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New Zealand: Acts affecting Native Lands, 1886, 1888-91 and 1894-95

Part II. — Compulsory Attendance at Native Schools

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Part II.
Compulsory Attendance at Native Schools.

13.In this Part of this Act the following expressions shall haveInterpretation. the meanings hereby assigned thereto respectively:—

"Native school" means and includes any school carried on as a school for native Maoris and half-castes under the direct control of the Minister of Education:

"Committee" means a Committee for a Native school elected under any regulations from time to time prescribed by the Minister of Education for the conduct of Native schools:

"Chairman" means the person from time to time elected by a Native School Committee as Chairman of such Committee; and a certificate under the hand of the Secretary for Education showing that the person named therein is the Chairman shall be sufficient evidence of the fact.
14.Every Native or half-caste child who, if not a Native orCompulsory attendance of Native children at school. half-caste, would be required by this Act to attend a public school shall attend a Native school at least six times a week, subject to the page 4same provisoes and conditions as to exemption and penalty, and in all other respects, as are expressed in the First Part of this Act, except as follows:—
1.Exemptions. The functions assigned by this Act to School Committees shall be performed by the Committee.
2.Prosecutions on behalf of the Committee shall be conducted by the Chairman.
3.Penalties recovered shall be paid to the Public Account and be placed to the credit of the vote for Native Schools.
4.The passing of the Fourth Standard of the Native School Code shall be a sufficient ground for issuing a certificate of exemption.

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