Assisted Schools Abolition Act 1895 (WA)

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ANNO QUINQUAGESTINIO NONO

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No. XXVII.

AN ACT to amend the Education Acts, 1871-1894, and to provide for the payment of Compensation to the Managers of Assisted Schools on the cessation of the Grant-in-aid from Public Funds.

[Assented to, 12th October, Ig95.]

HEREAS it is expedient that the granting of public funds in effort, and not belonging to the Government, should be discontinued W aid of public Elementary Schools founded by voluntary Preamble'

after the coming into operation of this Act, and that a pecuniary compensation should be made to the managers of such Schools in lieu thereof : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

I. THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Assisted

Schools Abolition Act, 1895," and shall come into operation on and short Title and con,_

mencement of Act.

from the First clay of January, One thousand eight hundred and

ninety-six.

59" VICTORUE, No. 27.

Assisted Schools Abolition Act, 1895.

2. FROM and after the coming into operation of this Act,

belonging to Govern- a School in connection with an Orphanage or other Institution cer-mentary Schools not	Grants-in-aid of Ele- no Elementary School, not belonging to the Government, other than
meneabaished. tified under " The Industrial Schools Act, 1874," shall receive any Grant-in-aid from Public Funds.

3. IN lieu of the Grants-in-aid now paid to Assisted Schools

lose of Grants-in-aid.any amendment thereof, there shall be set apart and appropriated Compensation for under the provisions of " The Elementary Education Act, 1871," or

out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Fifteen thousand pounds, and such sum shall be distributed as hereinafter mentioned.

4. (i .) THE Colonial Treasurer, under the warrant of the

Proportion payable	Governor, shall, out of the said sum of Fifteen thousand pounds,
School.	pay to the manager of every Assisted School at present entitled to receive any Grant-in-aid as aforesaid, the sum which bears the same proportion to the said sum of Fifteen thousand pounds as the amount such manager has or is entitled to receive under the said Acts for the year ending the 31st day of December, 1895, bears to the amount paid or payable to such managers collectively.
(2.) Such payments shall be made in two equal instalments on the 1st day of January, 1896, or as soon after as the payment can be calculated, and on the 1st day of July, 1896.
(3.) In calculating the sum to be paid as aforesaid, the Grant- in-aid in respect of any School in connection with an Orphanage or other Institution, certified under " The industrial Schools Act, 1874," shall not be taken into account.

to each Assisted

5. SO much of "The Elementary Education Act, 1871," and

Repeal_

of any Act amending the same, as refers to " Assisted Schools," is

hereby repealed.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Administrator.

By Authority : Rxcrrzarcn PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.