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monthly payments by hundreds of pupils or parents at the Head
Office would present a formidable labour to the clerical staff
at the office. Nevertheless, the Commissioners feel strongly
that the proposal should not be dismissed as impracticable.
very pupil is registered at his or her school under an
Admission Fumber,( which should remain the same throughout
the pupil's school life), and the Department could is sue a
receipt bearing the name of the School, the admission number
of the pupil, the amount of payment, and the name of the month
for which payment was made. This receipt should be prosented
by the pupil at the school, say, not later than the fifth of
each month, and a check kept by each class-teacher in the class-
register.
The admission numbers of absentees or defaulters
could be reported to the office by the Heads of Schools at a
fixed date later in the month, and thus a check kept upon the
payment and receipt of foes. This system of collection of fees
would necessitate holding school entrance examinations before
the boginning of the term. The payment of school fees at the
Head Office is in accordance with the syster: in vogue in
England, where fees are paid at the educational centres.
(c) The Education Office should carry out the payment of
school monthly bills. The present method proved itself
unsatisfactory when there was a few years ago an ambezzlement
of public moneys allotted for the payment of the monthly bills
at Queen's College.
16.
HOURS OF WORK IN SCHOOLS.
Bao Commissioners have had for their information the
*Amo-tablos of each member of the Department, and as a result
of theiz sezutiny of these time-tables the following
orn and recorren lations are madei