Education Acts Compilation.

54. The Board Fund shall consist of the following moneys, that is to say : — (a.) Grants from the Consolidated Fund. (b.) Rents and profits derived from property or endowments 5 vested in the Board. (c.) Special endowments or grants for particular purposes. (d.) Special fees for higher education. (c.) Any other moneys which the Board may receive from donations, subscriptions, or otherwise. 10 55. Every Board shall, out of the Board Fund, make such provision from time to time as it shall seem fit for the following purposes, namely : — (a.) For the payment of salaries and other expenses connected with the carrying-on of the business of such Board; 15 (b.) For the expense of purchasing or renting school sites, playgrounds, and buildings, or for erecting, fitting up, and improving school buildings; (c.) For the payment of teachers' salaries; (d.) For the maintenance and education of pupil-teachers; 20 (c.) For giants to Committees for general educational purposes; (/.) For subsidising school libraries; (g.) And generally for the payment of all expenses necessarily incurred by such Board or any Committee under their supervision in the carrying out of any of the provisions 25 of this Act: Provided always that no Board shall be liable for the payment of any expenditure incurred by any Committee or teacher unless such expenditure shall have been previously sanctioned by such Board. 56. (1.) The Board shall keep full and true accounts, in which 30 shall be entered every sum received into and paid out of the Board Fund in the order of date of each such receipt and payment, including all moneys received from rents or profits derived from lands or other property vested in the Board, or under its control or management. 35 (2.) It may be provided by regulations that Boards shall keep general and special accounts in such convenient form as may be thought fit. (3). All such accounts shall be rendered annually, or at such periods as may be prescribed by regulations, and all such accounts 40 shall be audited by an Auditor to be appointed by the Governor. (4.) Copies of all such accounts, when audited, shall be furnished to the Minister. Appointment of Teachers. 57. The Board of each district shall be entitled to appoint 45 teachers for every school under its control, or to remove such teachers from one school to any other school within the district, but no person shall be eligible for appointment who does not produce a certificate of competency from the Minister of Education, and such other certificates of fitness as shall be required by any regulations that may 50 hereafter be made under this Act. But in case a certificated teacher cannot be obtained for any school or schools, a person not duly certificated may be temporarily appointed until a certificated teacher can be obtained.

Board Fund, of what to consist. 1877, No. 21, sec. 42

Disposal of Fund. Ibid, sec. 43

Accounts to be kept. Ibid, sec. 44

Aocounts to be audited.

Appointment and removal of teachers. Ibid, sec. 45

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