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4. Scholarships. —Mr. Mulgan (Convener), Messrs. Smith, Bakewell, Harkness, McKenzie, Owen, Charters, Strong, Burnside, Dr. Anderson. 5. Manual and Technical Instruction. —Mr. Richardson (Convener), Messrs. Brown, Isaac, Spencer, Stuckey, Brock, Bell, McKenzie, Strong, Dr. Don. 6. Miscellaneous. —Dr. Don (Convener), Messrs. Gill, Porteous, Walker, Pope, Mayne, Dr. Anderson. Dr. Anderson moved, and Mr. Owen seconded, That the Conference resolve itself into a committee of the whole to consider the proposed " Regulations for Organization and Inspection, and Syllabus of Instruction." At the suggestion of the Chairman, Dr. Anderson gave a resume of the suggested regulations. Mr. Garrard moved, That the words "as a general rule " be omitted from paragraph 1 of the Regulations.—host, 37 to 11. Mr. Canard moved, That the following words be added after the word " Inspector," in line 2 of clause 1 : " Provided that, in the case of schools with whose general efficiency the Inspector is thoroughly satisfied, all visits may be omitted for a period not exceeding two years."—host, 35 to 13. Mr. Burnside moved, That the following words be added after the word " Inspector," in line 2 of clause 1 : " Provided that, in the case of schools with whose general efficiency the Inspector is thoroughly satisfied, all visits may be omitted for a period not exceeding one year."—Carried, by 26 to 22.* Mr. Cox moved, That the words in clause 1 from " at least" to " required " (both inclusive) be deleted, and that the following be inserted : " That no notice of any visit of an Inspector to any school shall be necessary."—host, by 39 to it. The Chairman reported to Conference, and asked leave to sit again. Several notices of motion were refei red to the Business Committee, with instructions to refer them to the separate committees. The Conference adjourned at 4.30 p.m. till 10 a.m., Thursday.

13th February, 1913. The Conference resumed at 10 a.m, The minutes of the preceding day's proceedings were read and confirmed. Several notices of motion were received, and referred to the separate committees. Dr. Anderson moved, and Mr. Mulgan seconded, That in Committee of the Whole the timelimit he five minutes.—Carried. It was resolved to go into Committee of the Whole to continue consideration of the syllabus. Subsection (i) of clause 2 was retained. Subsection (ii) of clause 2 was rejected. Subsection (iii) of clause 2 was amended to read as follows : " The presence of any children in the Preparatory Division who are over eight years of age should be discountenanced, and should be specificially explained by the head teacher in his class lists." Subsection (iv) of clause 2 was retained. Subsection (v) of clause 2 : It was decided to delete all the words after " Junior Division " in line 4. The remaining subsections of clause 2 were all retained. Clause 2 as amended'above was adopted. Clauses 3 and 4 were retained. Clause 5 (a) was amended to read as follows : " The head teacher shall not later than the Ist of March in each year draw up schemes of work . . . results of these examinations." Clause 5 (a) as amended was retained. Clause 5 (6) was retained. Clause 6 was amended as follows: "Immediately after the annual examination the head teacher shall set out the results of that examination in class lists on forms provided by the Department; and he shall forward to the Inspector a copy of such class lists." Clause 6 (/) amended to read : " The number of marks on a scale 0 to 20 gained by each pupil in the Junior and Senior Divisions." Dr. Anderson moved, That the Chairman report progress, and ask leave' to sit again.— Carried. The Conference adjourned at 12.35 p.m. The Conference resumed at 2.30 p.m. An interim report of the Committee of Staffs and Salaries was received, and made an order of the day for to-morrow. An interim report from the Manual and Technical Committee was received, and made an order of the day for to-morrow. An interim report of the Committee on Education Commission was received, and made an order of the day for to-moi row. Resolved, That Conference go into Committee of the Whole. Clause 6 adopted, as amended in the morning. Clause 7 adopted, with consequential alterations where necessary. Clauses 8 and 9 adopted. Clauses 10 and 11 retained. Clause 12 (viii) amended to " Supervision in recess and organization of school games."