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Clause 16 (iv) amended by omission of the word " needlework." The following new subclause wag inserted: " (iv a) Courses of military drill and rifle shooting for men, and of needlework for women." Clause 16 (v) amended by omission of words " at the normal school." Clause 16, as amended, approved. Clause 17 approved. The following new clauses were inserted:- — " 17. (a.) That a statement be furnished to the professorial board giving the names of all training-college students in attendance at the University College, and the classes approved by the principal for each student. " 17 (&). That the professorial board be requested to report to the principal on the progress made by the students." Clauses 18, 19, and 20 approved. On the motion of the Chairman, it was resolved, " That the regulations as amended be the Regulations for Training Colleges." On the Chairman's motion it was resolved to report to the Conference the Training College Regulations as amended. Reported accordingly. It was resolved to consider the Report presently. The Conference then proceeded to consider the other matters on the agenda paper. A form of bond was submitted and amended, and as amended approved, except that the period of time to be allowed to retiring teachers for the fulfilment of the condition of this bond was reserved for the further consideration of the Crown Law Officer. A series of proposals, of which notice was given by Mr. Milnes (Auckland), was withdrawn. Similarly Mr. White (Dunedin) obtained permission to withdraw certain motions standing in his name. Resolved, on motion by Mr. Milnes, " That swimming and life-saving, and first aid, be a subject of Group VI for the C certificate." On a suggestion made by the Inspectors' Conference, " That the Training College Conference be asked to take the question of the training of unclassified teachers into favourable consideration," no action was taken. The Training College Regulations were recommitted for the purpose of reconsidering Regulations 3 and 8. Regulation 3 (a): The number "450" was substituted for "600" in the amendment previously adopted. Regulation 8 (6), Division A : Amended by deletion of the words " provided " to " qualifications " originally inserted on motion by Mr. Gray. Regulation 8 (c), Division A: The following words were added—"The bond shall be on the form provided by the Department." Regulation 8 («) (iv), Division B: Amended by inserting before " Have " the words " being not less than seventeen years of age." The regulations, as amended, were reported to the Conference. Report adopted. Resolved, " That the Inspector-General should have power to confirm the minutes of the day's proceedings."

TRAINING COLLEGE REGULATIONS AS READ WITH AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE CONFERENCE. (Additions proposed, in italics; words to be omitted, within square brackets.) Control and Organization. 1. The Education Board of any district in which any training college is situated, hereinafter called "the Board," shall have the entire control and management of such college, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained. The " university district " shall mean the university district in which the training college is situated, and the " university college " shall mean the university college in such university district. 2. For every training college there shall be a Committee of Advice, consisting of the Chairman or other member of the Board, an Inspector of the Board, a representative of the professorial board of the university college, and a representative of the other Education Boards (if any) in the university district, to be chosen, if there be more than one other Board, in such manner as the Minister of Education shall determine. The Board shall, as soon as possible, consider and give due weight to such representations and recommendations as the Committee of Advice may from time to time lay before it. A record shall be kept b) r the Secretary of the Board of such representations and recommendations, and of the action taken by the Board thereon. The Committee of Advice shall meet at least once in each year (it a time to be fixed by the Committee. Meetings may be called at any other time on the request of a member of the Committee, or on the initiative of the chairman. 3. Every training college shall have a normal or practising school connected with it. The normal school shall in general consist of three parts, — (a.) A " main school," organized as an ordinary public school with 300 children, more or less, in average attendance: Provided that on the recommendation of the Committee of Advice provision may be 'made for an attendance of J/.50 pupils, or for the establishment of a second main, school,- provided further that no pupil-teachers shall be employed on the staff: