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appoint the teacher, provided he or she be one duly certificated 

 by the Board of Eduction ; (C) to make use of the schoolhouse 

 for any lawful purpose, before and after school hours ; (D) to 

 grant holidays and vacations, provided the school be kept open 

 not less than 200 days annually. 



Third. That the teacher of the school is one duly licensed by 

 the Board of Education. 



Fourth. That the school is open to all children, without 

 distinction of religion or race. 



Fifth. That no child receives any religious instruction ob- 

 jected to by the parent or guardian of such child ; or is present 

 whilst such instruction is given. 



Sixth. That free access is given, under regulations approved 

 by the Board of Education, to all ministers of religion who may 

 desire to afford religious instruction to children of their own 

 persuasion being pupils in such schools. 



Seventh. That the school is, at all times, open to inspection. 



Tenth. That the rules and books of secular education are 

 subject to the approval of the Board of Education. 



Eleventh. That the aid to which such schools are to be en- 

 titled shall consist of : — 



1st. Provision for the remuneration of teachers, by (a) a 

 fixed salary dependent upon the possession of a first, second, 

 or third class certificate, obtainable by examination ; (b) a capi- 

 tation grant, paid proportionately to the educational results 

 certified annually by the inspector of schools ; (c) a capitation 

 grant paid proportionately to the attendance of pupils, certified 

 quarterly by the local manager or managers. 



2nd. Grants in aid of the erection of buildings and supply of ^V 

 necessaries proportionate to the amount obtained from private 

 sources. 



7th. That reformatory and industrial schools for criminal 

 and vagrant children be established at the cost of the colony. 



Though more in accordance with the general feelings of the 

 population, this modified system cannot be said to have answered 

 the expectations of the introducer. 



Further and more important modifications were, therefore, 

 introduced in our system of primary education by our last 

 Governor, Sir Henry Irving. He caused an ordinance to be 

 passed in 1875, by which schools of primary education became 



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