22 LAND REFORM 



Under Clause 3, local Education Authorities are 

 empowered to form small museums or collections, con- 

 sisting of minerals, plants, seeds, birds, animals, etc., 

 etc., for the purpose of illustrating the instruction 

 given. 



Towards the expenses of putting this section into 

 operation a special grant, not exceeding 50 per cent 

 of the cost, is to be made by the Board of Education 

 to the local Education Authorities. 



Local Education Authorities are empowered to apply, 

 for the purposes named in this Clause 3, any sums 

 they may deem necessary from the Local Taxation 

 Act, 1890 (Whisky Money). 



Under Clause 4 the Board of Education is directed 

 to make such alterations in the Code as may be neces- 

 sary to make the teaching specified in the Bill com- 

 pulsory in all elementary schools situated in rural and 

 semi-rural districts. 



Further, the grants paid on account of children 

 taught in the subjects named are to be according to 

 the hiofhest scale named in the Code.^ 



1 A Bill similar to the present one was introduced by the present 

 writer in 1893. It was backed by Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury), 

 Sir Bernhard Samuelson, Sir John Kennaway, Sir Robert Reid, and 

 Mr. George Dixon. It passed its second reading, but the Education 

 Department at that time looked on the measure with scant favour, and it 

 went no further. The present heads of the Board of Education, together 

 with the Secretary to the Board, are, however, showing themselves more 

 favourable to a change in the direction desired. 



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