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Clause 104. —It has been objected by the Wanganui Board that the effect of the Bill might be to take away from the Boards the control of the small technical schools which are now most economically and efficiently managed by them. This is not the intention, but the matter may be made quite clear by inserting in the definition of " technical school." alter the word " Minister," the following words : " on the application of the controlling authority or on the advice of the Council." Clause 105. As in clause 84, insert after the winds " School Committee " the words " after consultation with the Board." Clause 108.—This clause refers to the Eleventh Schedule. The case of Canterbury College and the t chnical schools established by it lender it necessary to add to the schedule the following : " Part 111 Canterbury College School of Art," and to make the following amendments to clause 85 : In subclause (1) to insert after the words " technical schools " the words " other than classes or schools established by a University college " ; to add a new subclause (2) (a) as foil ws : " In th case of tintechnical s hooks named in Part 111 of the Eleventh Schedule hereto the controlling authority shall be the Managers thereof." Clause 108.—Subclause 3 ((/) : Alter the words "po sessed by" there should lie inserted the words " controlling authority and." These words were in the corresponding clause before, and apparen ly were omitted by inadvertence. Subclause 3 (a) : It was suggested by two witnesses that the word " one-half " should be amended to nail " one-third," on the ground hat the clause as it sands would give Education Boards too much powi r over echnical schools; but it may be pointed out that the only case in which the Education Board would have a majority of the total number of Managers would lie the case in which it provided more than half of the cost of maintenance, and therefore it appears to me should in justice have the chief control quite apart from its st tvs as an education authority. Clause 110. This clause might introduce some complication, and several witnesses asked that it be excised. There may be something in this, and its excision would have no drawback. Clause 111 (1). —Two witnesses asked that the word " eightpence " should be deleted and " ninepence " inserted, as in the present Act. As a matter of experience ninepence has proved to be far too liberal for the needs of any of the clauses concerned. In the third proviso (line 9) insert after the words "fourteen years" the winds "unless he is a holder of a certificate of proficiency." In the fourth proviso (line 13) insert after the word " moneys " the words " less the reasonable expenses of administration." This is asked for by the Wanganui and one or two other Education Boards. The amendment is reasonable. Clause 113.—Before the word " year " insert the word " calendar " to remove any doubt. Clause 116. —Amend so as to read "the Minister may direct any Inspector to visit, inspect, and examine technical schools and classes under this part of the Act." ( laiise 122. —To omit all the w mils after t he wind " accounts " at t he beginning of line 12 and substitute the following words: " in the prescribed form, and shall cause such accounts to be balanced to the end of each calenda year, and a statement and account to be prepared, in the prescribed form, o! their receipts and expenditure during the preceding year and of their assets and liabilities. " (2.) All such accounts shall be audited by the Audit Office, which for that purpose shall have and may exercise all such powers as it has under the Public Revenues Act, 1910, in respect of public moneys." Clause 127 (3). —Delete the word "this" in line 20 and substitute therefor the word "that." (Note.—lnspectors of the Education Department are appointed under the Public Service Act, not under the Education Act.) Add at the end of the subclause the following words : "No such Inspector hall receive a salary less than the ; alary he was receiving at the commencement of this Act, including the average annual amount of the fees received by him as examiner or supervisor for the Education Department for the three years immediately preceding." Further, add tiie following new subclause (1) : — " In the case of Inspector education service as defined by the Public Service Classification and Superannua ion Act, 1908, hall be deemed to have been public service." Clause 128 (3). —Insert before the word " registered," in line 29, the word " other." Clause 129 (3). —Omit the words " and its name shall appear in the next list of registered schools published in the Gazette " in lines 47 and 48. Add the following new subclause :— " ((i.) The Director shall publish in the Gazette, at intervals not exceeding one year, a list of all schools for the time being registered under this section." Clause 132. —Subclause (1) : Delete the words " a Chief " and insert the word " an." Subclause (2): Delete the words "Chief Inspector" and substitute the words "Director of Physical Education " ; and, further, delete the words " the Chief Inspector " and substitute therefor the word " him." Subclause (3) : Delete the word " Director " and substitute therefor the word " latter. Clause 113. —Line 17 : Insert after the word "transfer" the following words : "or in the case < I a teacher in a secondary school or in a technical school, against a reduction in salary." A consequential amendment will be necessary also in clause 149, in regard to which I propose to consult the Crown Law Draftsman. Clause 156 (1). —Paragraph (h) : Omit, and substitute the following paragraph : — " (/;.) For prescribing the accounts to be kept by Boards and Committees, and by Managers of Technical Schools, and the times and manner of auditing such accounts."