TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 January 1901, Page 3

TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

TVi'.r.i.iNGTON, This Day. The Education Department has prepared regulations under the Manual and Technical Instructions Act, 1900; controlling the authority to receive from the public fund a capatation of three halfpence for every attendance of a pupil over thirteen years old at continuation of class —that is class commencing nut earlier than four p.m. Grants to he given for special subjects in school classes, include 1/- per head per annum for modelling, etc., in Standard Two, and sixpence per head for kindergarten work. Two shillings per bead for modelling crush wire and basket work, etc in Standards Three and Four, and 2/(1 for modelling, drawing, painting, carving, etc.

lii classes not lower than Standard Five, 2jC> for each pupil in or about Standard Five, who shall have received not less than twenty lessons in first aid and ambulance (boys), first aid and nursing (girls), cottage gardening, swimming and life saving. Ten shillings per annum each boy who has undergone thirty week’s instruction at two hours weekly in wood or iron work. Ten shillings per annum for each girl who has received not less than forty hours instruction in cookery or dairy work during the year (for both courses fifteen shillings). Five shillings for each girl who has had twenty hours at laundry work or forty hours at dressmaking. Two and sixpence for cacli pupil who has had not less than forty hours elementary agricultural physics on chemistry. For buildings for school and special classes established by a Board of Education, the whole cost maybe granted. For buildings for associated classes controlled hy Board two-thirds of tho cost.