3246
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

schools and of manual-training classes, and classes in the subjects of elementary agriculture, dairy-work, and general elementary science, may be recognized on the following conditions, namely:—

(a.) That special and appropriate provision is made for the practical teaching of the subjects:

(b.) That in the case of classes at manual-training centres the instruction is held regularly throughout the school year in weekly periods of not less than one hour and a half nor more than two hours: Provided that in special circumstances the Director may approve of any convenient arrangement of time-table by which the pupils receive in any one year not less than twenty lessons of not less than one hour and a half; provided further that where pupils attend at a manual-training centre for a period exceeding two hours and a half, the time-table shall be suitably arranged to provide for necessary changes of work and intervals for play; in other cases the minimum weekly period shall be one hour:

(c.) That no pupils are admitted who are doing work in other subjects lower than that of Standard V:

(d.) Provided that the headmaster may, subject to the approval of an Inspector previously obtained, send to such classes other pupils of his school not under twelve years of age, on the sole ground that such attendance is necessary for their normal development, provided that the attendance of such pupils does not involve the exclusion of pupils in Standards V or VI:

(e.) That approved programmes of work and syllabuses of instruction are followed in each subject:

(f.) That at least half the total time shall be devoted to individual practice by the pupils themselves.

4. When classes in manual training are taught at a specially equipped manual-training centre attendance must be recorded in the special attendance registers. Where special attendance registers are not used the ordinary primary-school register must be signed in the margin by the special teacher of the class on the occasion of each class meeting.

II. MANUAL, TECHNICAL, AND CONTINUATION CLASSES.

5. To render a class eligible for a grant under the Act the controlling authority must, before the commencement of instruction in each year, submit for the approval of the Director, on forms supplied by the Department, particulars of the proposed class, accompanied by a programme and time-table of work, and, where necessary, by satisfactory proof of the competency of the instructors.

6. (i.) No payment shall be made on account of any class which has not been recognized by the Director.

(ii.) For the purposes of recognition, classes must be instructed by teachers employed by a controlling authority or the managers of a technical school, and must be conducted on premises belonging to or under the control of the Government or of a local authority.

(iii.) Except in the case of classes in which arrangements for the transit of pupils preclude the classes from being held for two hours, no time-table shall be approved in which the period of service by a full-time teacher is less than two hours in any half-day, morning, afternoon, or evening.

7. The time-table, which must show the subjects and hours of instruction and the names of the instructors, must be exhibited in a conspicuous place wherever classes are held.

8. A record of attendances at a technical or continuation class, other than a class at a technical high school, must be kept in the special register provided by the Department, and must be supervised by the controlling authority, or by some one appointed by the controlling authority, who shall record therein the number of pupils present at the time of each visit, attesting the same by a dated signature. Such supervision must include periodical visits, not less than once in each month during the school session, by the managers or a committee appointed by the managers, or, where the classes are administered directly by the controlling authority, by a committee appointed by the controlling authority.

The presence or absence of each pupil at a class shall be recorded by the instructor in the register within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting of such class. The register shall be marked and kept in accordance with the directions printed thereon.

9. The attendance of pupils in a technical high school shall be recorded in the public-school register of daily attendance, every morning and every afternoon: Provided that in no case shall the register be marked later