tend all meetings of the directors, and shall receive a salary for his trouble,

Treasurer.

to be determined by the directors, subject to the approbation of the trustees.

5. That the directors shall, every three months, appoint two or more of their own body under the name of Stewards, who shall more immediately conduct the business of the society.

Stewards.

6. That the directors shall have power to appoint a Clerk or Clerks, as may be necessary, at a salary to be determined by themselves, subject to the approbation of

Clerk.

the trustees; and shall have power to remove such Clerk or Clerks, whenever they shall see

cause.

7. That the stewards and directors (one steward and four directors to be a quorum, and the steward, if unable to attend, to provide a substi tute) shall meet once every week, for the purpose of admitting members and Meeting of transacting the other business of the society.

Directors.

8. That at these meetings the names of the members, whose day of payment was the preceding Monday, shall be called over; so that if any member shall not have paid his contribution and fines, or shall have, called over. in any respect, broken the rules of

Names to be

the society, he may incur the penalty or forfeiture hereinafter mentioned.

9. That the funds of the society shall be in the nature of shares amongst its members for the time being; and the sums to be contributed and paid by each member for or in respect of

Monthly Contri

butions.

each single share in the said society, shall be after the following rate; that is to say,

If under thirty years of age when admitted, he or she shall pay monthly

If above thirty, and under forty years of age, when admitted, he or she shall pay monthly

If above forty, and under fifty years of age, when admitted, he or she shall pay monthly

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And in proportion for each half share *.

This scale has been preferred by the framers of these rules, in preference to the regular advance of payments adopted by the Cork Friendly Society, from local considerations, which may be perhaps very generally applicable to this country. The most material is, the want of a regular registry of births.

No. V.

Appendix to the Account of the North Strand School.

THE

HE following books are kept to regulate the interior management of the School :

Ist, Admission Book, which consists of eleven columns to the following order :

The first column contains the number; the second, the child's name; the third, age; the fourth, religion; fifth, degree of their progres£ in either reading or writing at the time of admission; sixth, the name of either parents or friends; seventh, their occupation; eighth, their place of residence; ninth, recommender's name; tenth, the date of admission; eleventh is a broad column for observations, in which is entered what the children have acquired in the schools, and, after they were some time away, how they were disposed of.

2d, A Roll-Book, which consists of fifty-four columns :

EXAMPLE.

The attendance on Sundays is marked by the line down the centre of the square; on the weekdays, by the pops at the corners and sides of the square*.

Third Book.-A kind of ledger, in which a separate account is kept of the quantity of all materials purchased for clothing the children. The No. of each article made of each parcel of materials; what No. distributed; when, and to whom.

Also of books purchased, the whole balanced and compared with the stores on hand once a year.

Fourth A Class-Book for Spelling and Reading.

Great advantages arise from a general exami nation of the children twice a year, and ascertaining by means of this book, what improvement has been made since the last examination. The teachers being very apt to put forward a few whom they find easily instructed; and a visitor, without some proof of this kind, cannot be cer tain but that some are very much neglected. Fifth.-A Class-Book for Knitting and Working.

This book is regulated twice a year, and the, girls promoted or reprimanded.

There are separate Admission and Roll-Books for the boys and girls school. The Roll-Books are marked daily at the breaking up of the schools, by the resident master and mistress. Hours of attendance are from nine o'clock in the morning until half past three in the afternoon. The boys are dismissed a quarter of an hour before the girls, to prevent noise.

+ The whole girls school is divided into six classes : three of these are employed in knitting, and three in plain work.