CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 168

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part of the Masters of the Village

schools, which are so

very essential

to sucess. I find, moreover, that in the case of Denominational. schools that receive Grants-in-aid, the sums earned by the Teachers are powerful incentive to continuous

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effort.

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3. I therefore, venture to propose a modified form of this mode of

remuneration, in the case es of

of the Government schools, the Central school excepted; and I do so not merely for my present object, but -step towards placing all these schools under a strict system of payment

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payment by results. It is impossible at present to extend that system in its entirety to these schools, for reasons which I have frequently laid before you ';

but the time must

soon come when it can be done,

and I believe the present proposal, if approved, will go far to bring

it about.

4. At the ensuing examinations, I should like to devide the schools

into three classes", "Very Good" "Good"," and "Fair ; to give the Masters

of the first class a reward of $25 each, and those of the second #15 each; to make no allowance for those of the third

Class