JULY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1871

The Education Act, 1914.—Amendment in Regulations regarding Free Places in Secondary Schools, District High Schools, Technical High Schools, and Technical Schools and Classes.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of July, 1923.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Education Act, 1914, and its amendments, and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following amendment in the Regulations regarding Free Places made by Order in Council dated the nineteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of the first publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

FREE PLACES.—AMENDMENT IN REGULATIONS.

CLAUSE 3 (b) of the Regulations for Free Places is hereby amended by the insertion after the words “from time to time determine” of the words “or has satisfactorily completed an approved course of instruction in the Ninth Grade of a junior high school and has gained a Certificate of Proficiency therein.”

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

The Education Act, 1914.—Amendment in Regulations for Junior High Schools.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of July, 1923.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Education Act, 1914, and the amendments of that Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following amendment in the Regulations for Junior High Schools made by Order in Council dated the fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of the first publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.—AMENDMENT IN REGULATIONS.

CLAUSE 11 of the Regulations for Junior High Schools is hereby amended by the addition of the following subclause:—

(iii.) A pupil who has completed an approved course of instruction in the Eighth Grade and has, in the opinion of the Senior Inspector, reached a good standard of attainment therein, or who has made satisfactory progress in an approved course in the Ninth Grade, shall receive a Certificate of Proficiency, which for all purposes shall be regarded as at least equivalent to the Certificate of Proficiency as defined in the Regulations for the Organization, Examination, and Inspection of Public Schools.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.