nnecessary.]EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONDITION OF CANADA.The first Common School Act for Upper Canada bears date 1st April, 1816, though so early as 1807just fifteen years after the separation of the Province from that of Quebecan appropriation of 100 per annum was made to the Tea Moncler Jackets cher of one school in each of the eight districts into which it was divided. (Gourlay, Vol. I., pp. 244q. 46.)By the Act in question (which may be seen iii Gourlay, Vol. II., p. 277q. 83), the sum of six thousand pounds per annum was appropriated, for four years, to the support of Common Schoolsto be distributed as follows : Midland District, 1,000; Eastern, 800; Home, Lond Moncler Outlet on, Johnston, Gore, Niagara and Western, 600 each; Newcastle, 400; Ottawa, 200.The inhabitants were authorised to meet on the first of June in each year to make arrangements for the,establishment and management of Schools, three Trustees being to be chosen in any Town, Township, Village, or place, so soon as a suitable School-house should be erected or procured, twenty Scholars secured, and provision made in part for a Teacher's support.The Trustees were Moncler Jackets For Men empowered to examine and engage Teachers, who must be British subjects by birth or naturalization; and generally to manage the Schools, subject to a Board of five persons to be appointed in each District by the Crown. It was required that reports should be presented annually by the Trustees to the Boards, which should report annually to the Governor, who should cause said reports to be laid before Parliament. To each District Board liberty Moncler Jackets Men was given to expend, out of the sum placed at its disposal, 100 in the purchase of books for the Schools. The allowance to Teachers, out of the above funds, was limited to 25 per annum.In substance the above Act was borrowed from the State of New York. Considering th Moncler Quincy,Moncler Jackets Women circumstances of the country the grant was liberal, as was also the spirit of the Act, which left the working of the system with the peopleunder certain restrictions of a wholesome character.The present Common School system of Upper Canada had its commencement in the passing of a law in 1841introduced by Hon. S. B. Harrisonembodying the principle of granting money to each county on condition of its raising a
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