18. What testimonials can they produce of fitness for their office, and have you examined such documents ?

19. Have they been at any time previously employed as Teachers of a National School?

20. State your opinion of the Teachers as to literary acquirements. As to character. As to method of conducting the School. 21. Have the Teachers any other occupation? State the nature and emoluments of it.

22. What is the annual amount of local Funds towards payment of the Teacher's salary and repairs of the School-house?

23. Do the Scholars pay any thing? What are the rates of payment, and by whom regulated?

24. Are any, and what number of children admitted gratuitously, and by whose authority ?

25. If any Teacher die or be removed, will the Patron or Committee take care that such change be reported immediately to the Commissioners ?

26. Is it proposed to keep a register in the School, recording the daily attendance of the children, and the average attendance in each week and each quarter?

27. Will the inscription "National School" be put up conspicuously on the School-house ?

28. Will the General Lesson be hung up in the School-room; or, if not, will any other, and what, be substituted in its stead?

29. Will the Commissioners, by themselves or their Officers, be allowed to visit and examine the School whenever they think fit? 30. Will the School be bona fide open for Children of all religious denominations?

31. Will access be given to the public of all denominations to visit the School, with liberty to inspect the Registry, witness the mode of Teaching, and see that the regulations of the School are faithfully observed, though not to interfere with the management or to interrupt the business of the School?

32. State the Titles of all such Books as are intended to be used. If those published and issued by the Board, state which of them ?

33. What arrangements have been made or are proposed to be made, for the Religious Instruction of the Children, either in the School-house or elsewhere?

34. Are they such as not to interfere with or impede the secular business of the School? 35. Are they satisfactory to the Parents of the Children, and publicly notified?

36. What is the Population of the Parish, and what proportion of them are of the poorer class? State any thing you can ascertain respecting that portion of the Population of the neighbourhood, whose Children are likely to attend a National School.

37. How many Children were present at the time of Inspection? How many on the Books for the last six months? What was the

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average daily attendance for the last six months? Is any increase expected, and to what extent?

38. Is the School under the direction of a Committee, and by whom chosen ?

39. How many days in each week, and how many hours in each day, are employed, in instructing the Children in the ordinary branches of Secular Education? State particularly at what hour the School commences, and when it closes.

40. Has this application been got up by the Teacher or his Friends, or for his benefit exclusively ?

41. Have you communicated with the Clergymen of the different denominations in the neighbourhood, with respect to this application; and have they made any, and what objections thereto?

42. If this School be taken into connexion, is there a reasonable prospect that adequate local aid, in addition to what the Commissioners contribute, will be provided for its permanent support?

43. State any other circumstances connected with this application you may consider material for the information of the Commissioners, and the grounds upon which you recommend it to be entertained or otherwise.

44. Have you had an interview with the Patron or Correspondent of the School? State the religious denomination to which he belongs.

45. Have you communicated personally with any other individuals in the neighbourhood on the subject, and what has been the result of your interview?

46. State the date of your visit.

XIV. Report upon Application for an Additional Salary to the Teacher, and for Supply of Books, &c.

Evening School, County of- -, Patron or Corres

pondent

1. Visited on the

Post-town,

2. When was the Evening School established?

3. During what portions of the year is it in operation?

4. Is it conducted in the National School-room?

5. If not, where is it held?

convenient?

Is the room suitable?

adequately supplied with proper School furniture?

Is the locality

Is it

6. Is the Evening School attended by males and females?

7. Number present at the time of inspection?-Males, Females,

Total,

8. Average attendance each evening for the last three months? -Males, Females, Total,

9. Number on the books for the last three months?Males,

Females,

Total,

10. Of this number on the books, how many are pupils of the

National Day School?-Males, Females,
State their average age. - Males,

Females,

Total,

11. Of the number on the books, how many are adults?

Males,

age.-Males,

Females,

Females,

Total,

State their average

12. Are they employed in various daily occupations in the

neighbourhood? State the nature of these occupations.

13. What are the weekly rates of payment?

14. State the average amount received per week for the last three months.

15. State the amount of local contributions, if any, towards the support of the Evening School.

17. What are the hours of attendance?

16. Upon what days of the week is the Evening School held?

18. What branches are taught?

If

19. Is the instruction given exclusively secular? not, state the nature of the other instruction, and the arrange

20. State the titles of the books used in the Evening School.

ments for communicating it.

21. State the name and age of the Teacher.

22. State your opinion as to his literary acquirements.

23. As to his character.

24. As to his method of conducting the School.

25. Will he be able to conduct this Evening School in a credit

able and satisfactory manner?

26. Is he Master of the National Day School?

27. If so, will his attendance at the Evening School interfere in any way with his duties, or impair his efficiency as Teacher of the Day School?

28. Has this application been got up by the Teacher or his friends, or for his benefit exclusively?

29. Has the application for assistance been made with the concurrence of therecognised Manager of the School, and will he promise to visit it occasionally, to see how it is conducted?

30. State any other circumstances connected with this application you may consider material for the information of the Comissioners, and the grounds upon which you recommend it to be entertained or otherwise.

XV.-QUERIES to be answered on Application to the CoмMISSIONERS of EDUCATION for Aid towards the Salary of the Teacher or Teachers of (a Vested) NATIONAL SCHOOL, in the Parish of, County of

1. State the Christian and Surname of the Teacher or Teachers on whose behalf you now apply. State also the age of each. 2. Have they been educated at any, and what Model School? 3. Did they ever conduct a National School? and if so, state the name of it; during what period, and date of leaving it.

4. What testimonials can they produce of fitness for their office ? 5. When did this School open for business under his or their superintendence?

6. What is the annual amount of Local Funds towards payment of their salary?

7. Do the Scholars pay any thing, and what?

8. How many School-rooms are there?

9. What are the dimensions of each in the clear?

10. How many Children have been present on an average each

week, since the opening of the School?

Males,

11. Do you expect any increase, and to what extent?

Females.

Signed for and on behalf of the Applicants and Committee,

and by their Authority,

day of

Post-town.

XVI. QUERIES to be answered on Application to the CoмMISSIONERS of EDUCATION for Aid towards the Salary of an Assistant Teacher in

in the Parish of

NATIONAL SCHOOL,

County of

1. How many apartments are there in this house used as

School-rooms?

2. What are the internal dimensions of each?

3. State the Number and Names of Teachers employed in

each School-room.

4. State the Christian and Surname of the Assistant Teacher or Teachers on whose behalf you now apply.

5. State also the age of each.

6. Did they ever conduct a National or any other School?

7. If so, state the name of such National School, and during

what period.

8. State the date of appointment to the School in which they are now employed.

9. What testimonials of fitness for their office can they produce? 10. What are the internal dimensions of the School-room in

which the Assistant is employed?

11. How many Children are at present on the roll?

Males,

Females.

12. What has been the average of the daily attendance for the

last six months?

Males,

Females.

13. State the names of the other Teachers in the School-room

in which the Assistant is employed.

Males,

Females.

14. Is the Assistant employed in teaching every day, and during

the whole of the ordinary School hours?

Manager or Correspondent.

XVII. QUERIES to be answered on Application to the CoмMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION for Aid towards the Salary of a Work-mistress in

in the Parish of

NATIONAL SCHOOL,

-, County of

1. State the Christian and Surname of the Teacher on whose behalf you now apply.

2. State also her age.

3. What testimonials can she produce of fitness for her office as Work-mistress?

4. Is she to be employed exclusively in teaching Needle-work? 5. When did she commence giving instruction in Needle-work in this School?

6. Specify the different kinds of Needle-work, &c., which it is proposed she shall teach.

7. Upon what days of the week, and for how many hours each day, does she give such instruction?

8. Is instruction in Needle-work to be given in the ordinary School-room, or in a separate apartment?

9. If in the School-room, what are the dimensions of it in the clear?

10. Is there any other Female Teacher in this School, and how

is she employed?

11. What is the average daily attendance of Children for the

past six months?

Males,

Females.

12. What number of Female Children are receiving instruction

in Needle-work?

13. Has a convenient Work table been provided?

14. Has a Press for holding work been also provided?

MAURICE CROSS,

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Manager or Correspondent.