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APPENDIX 11

6.

No tenders for furniture and equipment will normally be accepted by the ducation Department after 1st January of each year. In cases however where such a tender is acceptor after 1st January, it will be only on the understanding that the articles will be supplied and bills for payment submitted

to the Education Department before 1st March.

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Grants may be claimed after the submission of receipted bills which must be personally certified by the supervisor of the school to the effect

that all items included in the bill have been received in good condition and

in accordance with the specific-tions and drawings, and that all items are for aided school purposes only. In this connection, if any items received from a supplier do not conform to the specifications or sample provided to the supplier

when invited to tender, the school should refuse payment until such time as the correct item is supplied. If the supplier is unable or refuse to supply

the correct item the Director should be advised.

Application for a Revote of Non-Recurrent Grants Approved

8.

Grants approved during the current financial year but not claimed in accordance with the procedure described in this Appendix, will lapse after

the end of that financial year. If a school anticipates that it will be unable to use an approved grant during the current financial year, it should apply on or before 15th September of that year for a revote of the grant in the next financial year, giving grounds in support of the application.