1. Qualifications fob Appointment. persons of either Bex, who are at least fifteen years of age, of good character, of good constitution, and free from any bodily or other defect or in firmity which might interfere with the efficient discharge of their duties as teachers, and ■ who have passed the examination prescribed for the sixth standard, are eligible for appointment as pupil teachers. ; Applications for appointment must be accompanied by a medical certificate bearing on the points indicated above. I 2. Nature of the Agreement with Pupil Teachers. Pupil teachers are engaged from year to year, the engage ment to be terminable on either side by giving one month's notice of the termina tion. ' Should a pupil teacher fail2to pass any of the .prescribed annual examinations, the engagement is to be held terminable at once; and in the case of a second failure, the engagement will be absolutely terminated. 3. Rate of Pay.—

£5 of the salary will be a bonus for results (the ratio of pay being reduced by that amount). The payment for the first year's service will be at the rate of £35 for a male, and £25 for a female; but the payment in after years will be subject to the classifica tion obtained. '4. Tuition of Pupil Teachers and Remuneration for the same.—ln the City of Wellington all pupil teachers will be required to attend four times a week, for at least an hour and a half each day, one large instruction class held in a central school, after school hours, and taught by four certificated teachers of good standing in the service, specially appointed by the Board, who will be paid £25 per annum each, with a bonus added of £lO each, if the results in their sub jects are satisfactory on examination. In the remaining public schools of the Wellington district, the head teachers shall be held responsible for the tuition of the pupil teachers in their respective schools. Payment will be made of £lO per annum for the first, and of £5 for every other pupil teacher in the same school. Instruction must be given in the schoolroom, out of school hours, for at least four hours a week. Full payment will be made conditional on the pupil teacher passing the annual examination required by the Board. 