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This regulation as amended by the Inspectors' Conference (and subject to necessary redrafting) was agreed to. Eegulation 31 agreed to as passed by Inspectors' Conference. Regulation 32. Mr. Jeffery moved, "That ' (3) geography ' be deleted." Amendment negatived, and regulation agreed to. Eegulation 33. Dr. Anderson moved, " That in schools of Grades 4-8 two of the subjects of Group I. must be taken by boys, and, where needlework is not taught, by girls also." Mr. Foster seconded. The Conference divided. Ayes, 11 —Miss Lorimer, Dr. Anderson, Messrs, Braik, Brskine, Foster, Gow, Hughes, Morton, Murray, Spencer, Watson ; Noes, 11—Messrs. Aitken, Fleming, Goyen, Gray, Harkness, Hill, Jeffery, Johnson, Law, MacMorran, Petrie. The Chairman gave his casting-vote with the "Noes," to give an opportunity for further consideration. Amendment negatived. Miss Lorimer moved, "That in paragraph 5 'one hour and a half' be substituted for ' two hours.' " Mr. Petrie seconded. Agreed to, and regulation as amended agreed to. Eegulation 34. Dr. Anderson moved, and Mr. Hughes seconded, " That in schools where S7 consists of a pupil or pupils who have failed to reach the standard of the certificate of proficiency this regulation shall not apply." The Conference divided. Ayes, 13; Noes, 7: majority for, 6. Motion agreed to, and Eegulation 34 agreed to. Eegulation 35. Mr. Jeffrey moved, and Mr. Hill seconded, " That regulations be introduced whereby any qualified teacher may be paid the extra capitation grant if he gives secondary education in schools out of reach of secondary schools." The Conference divided. Ayes, 15—Miss Lorimer, Messrs. Aitken, Braik, Erskine, Foster, Goyen, Gray, Hill, Hughes, Jeffery, Johnson, Law, MacMorran, Murray, Watson ; Noes, 7— Dr. Anderson, Messrs. Fleming, Gow, Harkness, Morton, Petrie, Spencer: majority for, 8. Motion agreed to. Mr. Aitken moved, "That after the words 'secondary school' there be inserted the words ' coming under section 5 of the Secondary Schools Act.' " Agreed to, and regulation agreed to. Eegulation 36 agreed to. Eegulation 37. Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Goyen seconded, " That in the English course, clause 37, in the section dealing with the comprehension of the language and the subject-matter of the reading lessons, a paragraph be added recommending teachers to give special attention to the lessonsjor recitation, and to six (6) of the best prose lessons in the reading-book." Agreed to, and regulation as amended agreed to. Eegulation 38. Mr. Jeffery moved, and Mr. Johnson seconded, " That in Standard VI. '250' be deleted, and ' 200' inserted." Agreed to, and regulation as amended agreed to. Eegulation 39. Mr. Petrie moved, and Mr. Goyen seconded, "That '£10,000' be substituted for '£200' in Standard 111. arithmetic." The Conference divided. Ayes, 11—Messrs. Braik, Gow, Goyen, Gray, Harkness, Hill, Johnson, Murray, Petrie, Spencer, Watson ; Noes, 11—Miss Lorimer, Dr. Anderson, Messrs. Aitken, Erskine, Fleming, Foster, Hughes, Jeffery, Law, MacMorran, Morton. The Chairman gave his casting-vote with the " Noes," in order to allow of further consideration. Mr. Hill moved, " That ' £I,ooo' be substituted for ' £200' in Standard III." Agreed to, and regulation as amended agreed to. Eegulation 40 agreed to. Eegulation 41, Mr. Petrie moved, and Mr. Hill seconded, " That the bulk of the matter contained in the alternative course C be incorporated in course A." Motion negatived. Dr. Anderson moved, " That geography course B be amended in the direction of making the incidental topography and humanistic elements more prominent, New Zealand and the British Empire generally receiving especial attention." Motion negatived, and regulation agreed to. Eegulation 42 agreed to. Eegulations 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61 agreed to, it being understood that consequential amendments would be made by the Education Department. Eegulations as amended reported from committee. On the motion of Mr. Foster, seconded by Mr. Law, the regulations were recommitted for the purpose of reconsidering Eegulation 11.

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