580 [No. 20

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Education Act, 1914.—Amended Regulations and Regulations for Special Classes.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 21st day of March, 1932.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Education Act, 1914, 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 make the following regulations amending the regulations at present in force relating to public schools (salaries, grading, staffing, &c.), secondary schools, manual and technical instruction, &c., examination and certification of teachers, junior high schools, and appointment of members of Napier Secondary Education Board; and, further, doth hereby make the following regulation relating to Special Classes, and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

AMENDED REGULATIONS.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS: SALARIES, GRADING, STAFFING, ETC.

1. THE regulations relating to Public Schools (salaries, grading, staffing, &c.), made by Orders in Council as shown in the First Schedule hereto, are hereby amended as follows:—

(1) By deleting from clause 17 the word “quarter”, and substituting therefor the word “term”.

(2) By adding to subclause (1) of clause 28 the following proviso:—
“Provided, however, that, subject to the prior approval of the Minister, teachers whose salaries are paid by the Board out of its General Fund may be employed in any school under such conditions and for such period as the Minister may determine.”

(3) By inserting, in clause 36 after the word “staffing” wherever it occurs, the words “or salaries”.

(4) By inserting after clause 48 the following clause:—
“49. If in the opinion of the Minister it appears expedient that a modification of the salaries and conditions of employment of relieving teachers as prescribed in these regulations is necessary, he may authorize or direct such modification to be made as he thinks fit.”

(5) By renumbering the subsequent clauses accordingly.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

2. The regulations relating to secondary schools made by Orders in Council as shown in the Second Schedule hereto are hereby amended as follows:—

(1) By adding to clause 1 the following subclause:—
“(3) Before being classified every applicant must satisfy the Director that he is of good moral character, is of sound health and good constitution, and is free from all such defects as are incompatible with efficiency in teaching.”

(2) By inserting, in subclause (1) of clause 17 after the words “Schedule II”, the words “for the grade of position to which they are appointed, or such other commencing salary within the grade as the Director may approve.”

(3) By adding to clause 17 the following subclause:—
“(5) Any teacher for the time being employed in the capacity of a temporary or relieving principal of a secondary school may be paid such salary as the Director may approve, not exceeding that provided in Schedule II for the grade of position occupied.”

MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION.

3. The regulations relating to manual and technical instruction made by Orders in Council as shown in the Third Schedule hereto are hereby amended as follows:—

By deleting the second sentence of subclause (iii) of clause 67, and substituting the following paragraph:—
“(b) Before being classified every applicant shall satisfy the Director that he is of good moral character, is of sound health and good constitution, and is free from all such defects as are incompatible with efficiency in teaching.”