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rized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter autho-
it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may
rized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of rate-
be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum :
payers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or
the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of
determined, and such money or any part thereof has not
the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and
been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that
such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate
the rate of interest that may be paid by the Eketahuna
of interest, or for such term, as may be prescribed by the
County Council in respect of the said loan of one thousand
Governor-General by Order in Council:
and fifty-three pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per
And whereas the Eketahuna County Council has been
centum per annum, and the said Eketahuna County Council
authorized to borrow the sum of one thousand and fifty-three
is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of one thousand
pounds for the purpose of reforming and metalling Bemton's
and fifty-three pounds accordingly.
Road:
F. D. THOMSON,
And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent
Clerk of the Executive Council.
consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and

Education.—Regulations regarding the Payment of Subsidies on Voluntary
Contributions.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1925.
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 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,
both hereby revoke the regulations at present in force relating to the
payment of subsidies on voluntary contributions, and in lieu thereof both
make the regulations set out in the Schedule hereto; and, with the like
advice and consent, both prescribe that this Order shall come into force as
from the date hereof.

SCHEDULE.

1. For the purposes of section 159 of the Act a voluntary contribution
   shall not be directly or indirectly derived from public funds or from ordi-
   nary sources of revenue, or be a consideration directly or indirectly for the
   use of public property of any kind, or for services rendered or to be rendered,
   or be of the nature of discount, rebate, or refund, or be derived directly
   or indirectly from subsidies previously granted or from moneys on which
   subsidies have been previously granted.

2. The moneys, land, buildings, &c., constituting any voluntary contri-
   butions upon which subsidy is paid, and the subsidies thereon, shall be
   utilized solely and without deduction for the purpose of the school or classes
   as defined by the immediately succeeding clause hereof.

3. Subsidies may be approved on contributions available for the
   following purposes:—

(a.) In the case of public schools including district high schools,—
(i.) Fuel for school use; water for school use exclusive of
water for school baths; vacuum cleaners for school use ; utensils
and permanent apparatus used in connection with the provision
of hot lunches for children.
(ii.) Extension and improvement of the school-grounds.
(iii.) Erection and improvement of buildings used for school
purposes.
(iv.) The provisions of special furniture, apparatus, and ap-
pliances for school use (including pictures and works of art for
school-decoration).
(v.) The provision of apparatus and material for handwork
or manual instruction and the payment of instructors in such
subjects who are not on the regular staffs of schools.
(vi.) The initial expenditure for the provision of apparatus
and equipment of a permanent character for the promotion
of organized games, physical education, and recreation of the
pupils.
(vii.) The establishment and maintenance of school and class
libraries.
(viii.) The provision of school flags and the purchase of New
Zealand Ensigns to be flown thereon.