"Aid to Schools of Art, etc.—The department will aid the instruction given in schools of art, when under the direction of a local committee of not less than five well-known responsible persons, and instructed by teachers bolding one or more art certificates of the third grade, provided that day classes be held, and that artisan night classes are taught at least three times in each week for two hours. A system of payment on results of teaching is made, on account of persons of the industrial classes, teachers, or their children above twelve years of age, who pay fees for their instruction. In a similar way the department gives aid to the teaching of drawing in art night classes to artisans, in elementary day schools, and training colleges for teachers.
. "Annual Examinations.—At the close of April or beginning of May in each year, a competitive local examination in drawing is held in all the schools of art on two con secutive evenings, conducted by means of examination papers supplied by the depart ment, the subjects given being free-hand and model drawing, practical geometry and linear perspective, certificates and prizes being awarded to the successful competitors. The works of the students from all the schools of art are annually transmitted to the department in April for inspection, prizes being awarded to the most meritorious.
"National Competition. —The best of the more advanced of the above works arc selected to compete with each other in this competition, which is annually held at Kensington in the month of May. The prize list for awards in this competition includes 10 gold, 80 silver, and 00 bronze medals. Additional prizes of works of art, books, etc., are also awarded.
"Prizes to Art Masters.—Monetary prizes are awarded annually, to the head-masters of schools of art, for the most satisfactory results in teaching.
" Circulation of Books and Examples.—The art library and collections of decorative art, etc., at S. Kensington are as far as possible made available for the purposes of instruction of schools of art.
" Grants for New Buildings, and Purchase of Examples.—In aid of new buildings to be adapted for schools of art, a grant not exceeding 2s. 6a. per superficial foot of inter nal area is made, up to a maximum of 4,000 feet. Grants of 75 per cent are made towards the cost of art examples selected from lists approved by the department, on behalf of art schools, mechanics' and other educational institutions."