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(ii.) Education Board Scholarships. The scholarship funds of the Boards are provided by grants which, although not statutory, are of old standing, and amount to Is. 6d. per head of the average attendance. The conditions of the scholarships are determined by regulations approved in the case of each Board by the Minister of Education. For the award of the Junior Scholarships all the Boards now use the Junior National Scholarship Examination, and for their Senior Scholarships nearly all use the Intermediate Scholarship or Competitive Examination; but the awards themselves and the subsequent control of the holders are entirely in the hands of the Boards. The number and value of the Board scholarships in the various districts are shown in Table L 5, the totals of which are for the whole of New Zealand :— Scholarships. At £40 per annum ... ... ... ... ... ... 121 At £35 per annum ... ... .. ... ... ... 5 At £30 per annum ... ... ... .. ... ... 45 Under £30 and not under £25 per annum ... ... ... 5 Under £25 and not under £20 per annum ... ... ... 16 Under £20 and not under £15 per annum ... ... ... 1 Under £15 and not under £10 per annum ... ... ... 186 Under £10 and not under £5 per annum ... ... ... 141 Under £5 per annum ... ... ... ... ... 46 Total... ... ... ... ... ... 566 Number of scholarships,— Boys 352 Girls ... ... ... ... ... ... 214 Total ... ... ... ... ... 566 Total expenditure of Boards on scholarships— £ In 1909 ... ... ... ... ... 8,694 In 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 9,232 In 1911 ... ... ... ... ... 9,244 In 1912 ... ... ... ... ... 9,976 As will be seen from the above summary, the value of the scholarships varies considerably. In five out of the thirteen education districts scholarships of the value of £40 are offered for competition, while in another the highest scholarship offered is of the value of £24. Further, four Boards do not give scholarships of a lower value than £10 per annum, whereas others offer scholarships of a value of £2. The most common period of tenure is two years. By the provisions of the Education Act every Education Board scholarship is tenable at a secondary school, or its equivalent approved by the Board. With very few exceptions holders of Education Board scholarships are also holders of secondary free places. (iii.) Foundation (or Governors' 1 ) Scholarships. These are of two kinds, those offered by the Governors of secondary schools not granting free places under the Act, and those offered as additional scholarships by the Governors of schools providing free places. (iv.) Private Scholarships. These are derived from funds provided by private donors ascertain schools, by bequest or otherwise. The number of foundation and private scholarships injthe last term 0fJ1912 was 175. Of the holders, forty-nine were also Government free pupils under the regulations. The total value of the scholarships in cash was £1,371 10s. In addition, free tuition was given by the schools to holders of foundation and private scholarships to the value of £1,029 lis., the value of the Government free places already mentioned not being included in this amount.