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30th of January, 1900, transmitting copy of a report of a Committee appointed to consider questions relating to the position of students holding scholarships in the United Kingdom granted by Colonial Governments.
2. The questions raised have been fully considered by the Committee of Superior Instruction, and I enclose, for your information, an extract from the Minutes of pro- ceedings of a meeting held on the 11th October last bearing on the subject."
The Committee recommend:-
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1st. That the yearly allowance to scholars be raised to £250 free of income tax, the duration of the scholarships to remain the same; that the sums which the scholar may require to pay the fees to the institution at which he will study and to buy the books or instruments which he may require, or for any other purpose approved by the Secretary of State, should be advanced to him, and the amount deducted from the amount of the scholarship, as the Secretary of State may think best under the circumstances of each
case.
2nd. That the quarterly instalments of the yearly allowance should be paid into a bank to the credit of the scholar, but that he should be entitled to dis- pose of the money without any control or supervision.
3rd. That the scholarship should be provided with good medical advice and,
when necessary, attendance at the expense of the Colony.
4th. That some competent person (not being a clergyman) should be appointed as Director, to give advice, assistance, and guidance when applied for by the scholars, and to receive the certificates required by the regulations for the payment of the allowances, but not to exercise financial or disciplinary control or supervision over the candidates.
5th. That a fine of £10 should be inflicted by the Secretary of State on a report from the Director, and only for persistent idleness or serious and repeated breaches of discipline at the Institution at which the scholar studies, and that the continuance, after due warning, of such conduct should entail forfeiture of the scholarship.
4. I also enclose an extract from the Minutes of the Executive Council at which the recommendations of the Committee of Superior Instruction were discussed.
5. The Executive Council advise that Recommendations 1, 2, 4, and 5 be approved, and that a proviso be added to Recommendation No. 3 so as to exclude a student from free medical treatment when the disease from which he may be suffering has been brought on by his own fault.
6. The Council are also of opinion that the value of scholarshin should be fixed at £250, irrespective of the position of the parents, and that, in view of the division of the scholarships at the Royal College into two sections, the number of scholarships granted, i.e., one in each section every year, should not be reduced.
7. Should you approve of these recommendations, in which I entirely concur, an Ordinance will be necessary, which might be introduced into the Council of Govern- ment early next session.
8. In the event of your approving recommendation 1, that the scholarships be increased from £200 to £250 a year, I would like to be informed whether you consider that the holders of present scholarships should be allowed for the remaining periods of their scholarship to enjoy the allowance at the increased rate, or whether the increased allowance should only apply to future scholarships.
I have, &c.,
GRAHAM BOWER. Administering the Government.
Enclosure 1 in No. 10.
EXTRACT from the Minutes (paragraph 4) of the proceedings of the Committee of Superior Instruction at a meeting held at the Education Office on Thursday, the 11th of October, 1900.
Present:
Mr. W. T. A. Emtage, M.A., Chairman.
Mr. W. W. Hamley, M.A., Acting Rector, Royal College.
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Honorable G. R. Dick, M.A.
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G. Guibert, Q.C
J. F. Trotter.
Mr. A. de Boucherville.
A. Hugnin, fils.
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G. Ireland.
Absent:
Honorable Sir Virgile Naz, K.(".M G.
G. A. Ritter.
Mr. E. Serret.
E. Nairac.
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4. The Board considered the following documents under reference from Govern. ment :-
1st. The Secretary of State's despatch, No. 29, of 28th of February last. 2nd. The report of the Committee appointed by the Secretary of State to consider questions relating to the position of students holung scholarships in the United Kingdom.
On the motion of the Honorable G. Guibert, seconded by Mr. Hugnin, fils, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolutions:--
1st. That the yearly allowance to scholars be raised to £250 free of income tax, the duration of the scholarships to remain the same; that the sums which the scholar may require to pay the fees to the institution at which he will study and to buy the books or instruments which he may require, or for any other purpose approved by the Secretary of State, should be advanced to him, and the amount deducted from the amount of the scholarship, as the Secretary of State may think best under the circumstances of each
case.
2nd. That the quarterly instalments of the yearly allowance should be paid into a bank to the credit of the scholar, but that he should be entitled to dispose of the money without any control or supervision.
3rd. That the scholarship should be provided with good medical advice and,
when necessary, attendance at the expense of the Colony.
4th. That some competent person (not being a clergyman) should be appointed as Director, to give advice, assistance, and guidance when applied for by the scholars, and to receive the certificates required by the regulations for the payment of the allowances, but not to exercise financial or disciplinary control or supervision over the candidates..
5th. That a fine of £10 should be inflicted by the Secretary of State on a report from the Director, and only for persistent idleness or serious and repeated breaches of discipline at the Institution at which the scholar studies, and that the continuance, after due warning, of such conduct should entail forfeiture of the scholarship.
W. T. A. EMTAGE,
Enclosure 2 in No. 10.
Chairman.
At a meeting of the Executive Council, held on 28th December last, the resólu- tions of the Committee of Superior Instruction were discussed:→
Resolution I:.
The Council advise that the value of the scholarship should be £250, irrespec- tive of the position of the parents, and that the number of scholarships should not be reduced on account of the division of the scholarships at the Royal College into two sections.
Resolution 2:
Approved.
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