Oct. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2733

Education Act, 1914.—Amended Regulations.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this 29th day of October, 1929.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Education Act, 1914, and the amendments of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that 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 amend the regulations relating to training colleges and probationers, in the manner set forth in the Schedules hereto; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that, except where stated to the contrary, this Order shall come into force on the date of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

TRAINING COLLEGES.

THE regulations relating to training colleges made by Order in Council dated 13th December, 1926, and amended by Orders in Council dated 13th April, 1927, 22nd August, 1927, and 13th December, 1927, are hereby further amended as follows:—

1. (1) By deleting from paragraph (a) of subclause (1) of clause 4 the words “of such grade as the Minister may determine and.”

(2) By deleting subclause (2) of clause 4 and substituting the following therefor:—

“ For the purpose of giving students wider observation of and practice in teaching-methods, any teachers of public schools, secondary schools, or technical high schools may be selected by the Chief Inspector, after consultation with the principals or head teachers, to supervise and report on the work of students assigned to such schools to observe and practise teaching in the classes under the charge of the selected teachers. The head teacher or principal of any school to which students are sent shall be responsible for the efficient carrying-out of all arrangements pertaining to the training of the students in his school.”

2. By deleting subclause (2) of clause 5 and renumbering subclause (3) accordingly.

3. By deleting subclause (1) of clause 6 and substituting the following therefor:—

“ (1) Appointments to the staff of a training college shall be made in the manner following:—

“ (a) For every vacant position on the staff of a training college the Board shall invite applications by advertisement in the Education Gazette, or elsewhere as the Minister may require or approve, and shall, after consultation with the Committee of Advice, select the applicant whom it considers best qualified for the position, and submit his name to the Minister for his approval. The Board shall at the same time forward to the Minister all the applications that have been received for the position, together with the testimonials of all the applicants.

“ (b) If the Minister approves of the selection so made he shall inform the Board of his approval, and the Board shall thereupon appoint to the vacant position the person selected; but if the Minister does not approve of the selection he shall notify the Board of his non-approval, and the Board shall thereupon select another applicant and submit his name to the Minister for approval. Upon receipt of notification of the Minister’s approval the Board shall make the appointment accordingly.

“ (c) If no appointment has been made in accordance with the previous paragraphs of this subclause within three months after the date on which the Board’s first selection was submitted to the Minister, the Minister may either direct that the position shall be readvertised, in which case the procedure shall be that prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof, or may himself select and appoint one of the applicants and notify the Board of such selection and appointment.

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