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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.

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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