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For defraying any expenses in connection with the Committee's business and correspondence, and any advertising ordered by the Committee. For providing blotting-paper, foolscap, chalk, ink. and pens (including slate-pencils for the infants) used in the school. Under the head of " Repairs " it shall be considered the Committee's duty, — (1.) To keep in good order and repair all furniture and apparatus used in the school, including gymnastic apparatus, for which the Board will take no responsibility; (2.) To glaze all broken windows, and to provide and fix new window-blinds and hai and coat hooks, or pegs, when required; (■S.i To keep in repair all fastenings and hangings of doors and windows, including door handles and locks, sash-cords and fastenings. ,Ye. : (1.1 To keep in repair, clean, and free from birds' lusts, dead leaves, or other obstruc lion, all gutters, valleys, spouting, and downpipes, ami to refasten any loose shingles, iron, ridgiug, spouting, barge-boiirds, and flashings; (•").) To trim hedges, and to keep all fences ( hoiinda ry-fences between the school grounds and the teacher's -house or premises shall be trimmed or kept in repair, as the ras<- may require, conjointly by the Committee and the teacher occupying the house), LTatcs ami posts, bridges and cidverts. protective walls, closets and screens, asphalt or concrete paths and Boors, in order and r.pair: to keep the school grounds tidy and level, and to clear off all gorse, broom, <fee, and to comply with Itoad Hoard notices relative to same: ((i.) To keep clean and in good order and repair all drains, channels, water tanks and stands, windmills and stands, wells, pumps, buckets, and filters; (T.) To provide door-mats, coal-scuttles, tiie-irons, fenders, utensils for cleaning, and closet-pans, as required : (S.i Generally to attend to any repairs that may lie needed for the good order and preservation of the school buildings and premises. The Committee shall also report to the Board if the teacher fails to fulfil his agreement to keep the teacher's house and premises in goed order. If the teacher occupying the house lii' a mistress, the Committee shall have the scaveugering done ami charge her with the cost, bul such charge shall not be more Mian at the rate of CI per annum. £ ,s. il. Up to 8 (minimum per district school) .. . . 8 0 0 9 ~ 20 (increasing by 10s. per head) .. .. 14 0 <> •il ~ 40 „ 7s. 6d. „ .. ..21 10 <» II .. 150 „ ss. „ .. .. 49 0 0 151 „ 510 „ 4.5. „ .. ..121 0 0 511 and upwards „ 3s. „ .. .. 121 3 0 and upwards.

South Canterburt Education Board. Regulation* for the Pai/ment and Disbursement of flu- School Finn/ for Incidental Purposes. 1. for the purpose of meeting incidental expenses, i-\-wy School Committee shall have the control of a fund called Ihe " Sel 1 fund." 2, The Sol 1 Fund shall consist of (») regular grants for incidental expenditure made by the Board: ('') donations, voluntary subscriptions, and all other moneys which may be paid to the Committee for educational purposes, :j. The grants from the Education Board shall be applied to th, following purposes: Repairing school furniture, buildings, premises, grounds, mid fences: cleaning school buildings and premises; improving the school grounds; providing stationery for school use: providing such appliances as the Committee may deem necessary for educational purposes ami the funds at its disposal will allow: paying expenses in connection with the Committee's meetings. No money from the Board's grants shall be spent on prizes, treats, or entertainments. 4. Tin- grants from the Education Board shall be paid quarterly to the credit of the Com iniltee. ai such liank as they shall appoint. Moneys shall be withdrawn only by the authority o f the Committee, and payments shall be made as far as possible by cheque, signed by the Treasurer and one other member appointed by the Committee 5, E ac h Committee shall keep full accounts of receipts and expenditure in the books supplied 1 )V the Board For the purpose, ami at the end of ths year (31s1 March) shall make out a proper balance-sheet oil the form provided for the purpose. The accounts shall be audited annually, and the books shall at any time be open to inspection by the Secretary of the Hoard. The balancesheet, books, and vouchers must be sent to the Education Office for audit not later than the sth April each year.