The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Christchurch Boys’ High School Act, 1878.”

The Board of Governors of the Canterbury College, established under an Ordinance of the late Provincial Council of Canterbury, Session thirty-nine, Number four, shortly intituled “The Canterbury College Ordinance, 1873,” shall have power with respect to all lands vested in them by this Act to manage and deal with the same, and the rents and profits derived from such lands, as they may see fit, for the establishment and maintenance of a boys’ high school in or near the City of Christchurch, as effectually as the said Board can deal with all lands vested in the Board by the provisions of “The Canterbury College Ordinance, 1873,” aforesaid, and “The Canterbury Educational Reserves Sale and Leasing Act, 1876.”

The Board of Governors aforesaid shall have the same powers of appointment of teachers, officers and servants, and other persons for the carrying on of the said school, and shall have the same powers, rights, and duties with respect to the said school and its establishment, management, maintenance, and control as by virtue of the said Ordinance they have with respect to the College established by the said Ordinance.

It shall be lawful for the Commissioners appointed under “The Education Reserves Act, 1877,” or, if they shall refuse or neglect to act, then for two Commissioners appointed for that purpose by the Governor, to select out of the reserves for secondary education in the Provincial District of Canterbury such reserves as will be equal in value to one-half of the whole value of the said reserves, to be ascertained in manner provided by section sixteen of “The Timaru High School Act, 1878:” And on such ascertainment being made the Commissioners shall determine which of such reserves shall be of a value equal to one-half of the whole value thereof, and shall set apart the reserves last aforesaid for the maintenance of the Christchurch Boys’ High School: Provided always that the reserves to be so set apart shall, as nearly as possible, be selected out of that part of the whole reserves for secondary education which are situated within the Education District of North Canterbury: And, on the Proclamation of the Governor that such reserves have been selected and set apart for the said school, the said reserves shall absolutely vest in the Board of Governors aforesaid, in trust for the establishment and maintenance of the said school.

The High Schools established by the said Board of Governors shall be inspected by an Inspector appointed by the Governor.