JUNE 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1827

110. A number of scholarships, of the value of £35 per annum, not exceeding ten in any year, tenable at a secondary school approved of by the Minister are offered to deserving Maori children, boys or girls, attending other than Native schools.

111. Maori boys or girls in attendance at any school other than a Native school will be qualified for such scholarships if—

(a) They are of predominantly Maori descent—i.e., pure Maori or of race intermediate between half-caste and pure Maori :
(b) They have obtained certificates of proficiency or an equivalent or a higher qualification:
(c) There is no secondary school, district high school, or technical high school which, without living away from home, they can reasonably be expected to attend as holders of free places under the regulations respecting free places in secondary schools.

112. Scholarships held under these conditions are tenable for two years from the 1st January preceding the actual date of admission to a secondary school, but in no case after the end of the year in which the holder reaches the age of seventeen.

113. If in any year there are more candidates than scholarships to be awarded, preference will be given in the first instance to those who have qualified for free places in the Junior National Scholarship Examination. If further limitation be necessary, the Director shall take steps at his own discretion to determine which of the candidates shall receive the scholarships.

114. Holders of scholarships shall receive instruction in the following subjects:-

BOYS. GIRLS.
(1) English. (1) English.
(2) Arithmetic. (2) Arithmetic.
(3) Physical drill. (3) Physical drill.
(4) Elementary practical agriculture. (4) Housecraft.
(5) Woodwork or metalwork. (5) Sewing and dressmaking.
(6) Singing. (6) Singing.
(7) Hygiene and first aid. (7) Hygiene and first aid.
(8) Maori. (8) Maori.

And in one at least of the following:-

BOYS. GIRLS.
(1) Elementary mathematics. (1) Geography.
(2) Geography. (2) History and civics.
(3) History and civics.

115. Holders of scholarships shall receive instruction according to a two years' programme in the subjects above named, the standard of the work in the first year being in advance of that required for Form II (Standard VI) of the Public School syllabus.

The programme should be arranged in order that the best qualified of the scholarship-holders may reach the standard indicated by the Public Service Entrance Examination at the end of the second year.

116. In woodwork any suitable course will be accepted if it is directed to the practical end of giving the pupils such knowledge of principles and such practical instruction as will be of use to them as Maoris.

117. In agriculture, the programme shall be based upon the requirements for the Public Service Entrance Examination, and may be arranged so as to cover a two or, in some cases, a three years’ course.

118. In connection with both woodwork and agriculture the pupils will be required to make drawings (freehand and to scale) illustrating various stages of the work, and similarly in the case of girls taking housecraft.

119. The rough working drawings made in connection with the woodwork, and the pupils’ note-books containing entries of their own observations made during the year in agriculture, woodwork, or housecraft, as the case may be, should be shown to the Inspector, who shall give them due weight in forming his estimate of the value of the individual and general work of the pupils.

120. The term of each of the above scholarships shall be two years, if the holder faithfully fulfills the prescribed conditions.

121. A scholarship may be awarded to any Maori boy who-

(a) Has obtained a certificate of proficiency or an equivalent qualification in any public school, or in a Native school under the control of the Department, or in any other school for the education of Natives; and
(b) Has received not less than one year’s training in some branch of technical work; and, further,

D

Scholarships for Maori children attending other than Native schools.

Senior scholarships.