[17th September and 3rd December, 1878.]

1. The grant under the Act of three pounds fifteen shillings per annum for every child in average daily attendance at the public schools shall be made to the Board by monthly payments.

2. The moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, at the rate of ten shillings per annum for each child in daily average attendance, for distribution amongst School Committees for educational purposes, shall be paid to the Boards monthly, and the whole of such moneys shall be distributed by the Boards amongst the School Committees according to a predetermined scale based upon the average daily attendance at the public schools under the charge of the several Committees, and shall form a portion of the School Fund to be disbursed by the Committees in terms of the Act.

3. The moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, at the rate of one shilling and sixpence for each child in average daily attendance, and being the funds made especially applicable to the support of scholarships established by Boards under the provisions of the Act, shall be paid to the Boards once in every three months, or at such other times as the Minister may determine, according to the amount, not exceeding one shilling and sixpence for each child in average daily attendance as aforesaid, shown by the Boards to be actually due in respect of such scholarships.

4. The moneys appropriated by the General Assembly in aid of training institutions and the inspection of schools, for school buildings, and for any other purposes, shall, unless otherwise provided, be paid to Boards in such proportions and at such times as the Minister may determine.

5. In the months of April, July, October, and January respectively an account shall be taken of the amount of rents or profits received by each Board during the previous quarter in respect of lands or other property vested in the School Commissioners under "The Education Reserves Act, 1877;" and the amount in each case of such rents or profits shall be deducted from the grants thereafter payable to the Board.

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6. Grants for special purposes shall be applied by Boards solely and exclusively to those purposes for which such grants have respectively been made; and the Minister may from time to time require from Boards statements showing in detail the application of any such special grant.

7. The monthly payments to Boards shall be made according to the ascertained average attendance of the preceding quarter, as shown by the summary statements of the quarterly attendance returns furnished by them in terms of the Order in Council of 28th May, 1878.

8. The form of the summary statement of quarterly attendance to be furnished by the Boards shall be as follows :—

9. These regulations shall come into force upon the date hereof.