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(c.) Fencing ; ill . i \\ ater-service : (c.) Extra cleaning where temporary buildings are occupied, as, for instance, during the construction of a school, 'or occupation of hired rooms in cases where the school is too small. (/.) The Board subsidizes to the utmost of its means the efforts of School Committees to effect permanent improvements. The scale of payment quoted on attached sheet is smaller than in BOllie other districts, 1 1 1 1 1 the Wellington Board makes to a larger extent than any other Board special grants when- the Special needs of the school render such assistance advisable. The Secretary for Education, Wellington. G. 1.. Stewabt, Secretary.

Scale of Payments to School Committees.

Hawkb's Hay Education Board: Uisuulationb i< Allowances paid m> School Committees. Payments to School Committees are made on the following scale, the payments being based on the average attendance for each preceding quarter: —

The grant from the Education Board must be applied by each Committee to the following purposes: Keeping clean the school buildings ami outhouses, spouting, and tanks: providing fuel and stationery; repairing window-, blinds, gpouting, doors, furniture, fences, and outhouses; keeping the grounds clean and in good order, and trees and hedges topped and trimmed.

Maryborough Education Board. 2-2 Payments to School Committees for " incidental expenses" shall be based on the average attendance of the previous year at the schools under their control, and shall be according to the following scale: — Average Attendance. Ito 8 (only to schools held in buildings belonging to the Boaid) .. •■ £4 per annum. 9 20 . ■ • • 10s. per head per annum on the average attendance. ■>l :',i> .. .. .. 9e> ditto. 31 ," 40 .. ■• •• ..Bs. Cxi. „ 41 „ 50 ... .. •• ~ Bs. ~

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Average Attendance. Quarterly Payment. Average Attendance. Reaches. Under. Quarterly Payment ■ Reaches. Under. 25 40 HI) 80 m> 140 180 220 25 40 60 HO 110 110 180 220 260 I B. (I. ■2 (I 0 2 lo 0 3 o o I 0 o ;") 0 (I 6 o o 7 0 0 8 0 0 ( .i 0 o 260 :'>! m ) . 340 380 120 ■Kio 51 )l l 600 .mil over 300 340 3811 120 460 5! M I i ii ii i i lo II 12 13 II 15 18 20 p. d. ii ii o o O 0 II II II I) (I II 0 i) 0 i»

Average Attendance. A vera; p From. Per Annum. V, Ai .11] num. To. Inoreaee per Iliad on the Average. I to 15 Mi .. l<1 10 .. 90 90 .. L60 150 ..280 280 .. 480 480 . . e s. it in 7 I L9 1 86 II 51 II 74 6 99 6 d. i) 0 0 0 0 0 0 e b. a. 7 10 0 l»> I I) :»; II ii 51 II 0 74 (i o 99 6 o Or at 10b. pel head. „ Ids. ,, increase over 15. ,. 7s. „ „ 40. „ - r ,s. „ „ '.Ml. ,. 3s. 6d. „ „ 150. „ 2s. 6d. „ „ 280. „ 2s. „ „ 480.