text_original: The fii st really effective step in this direction was taken by the The Act which in 1888 established County Councils. The Technical Technical *^ . Instruc  Instruction Act was passed in 1889, and gave power to the Councils tion Act, of counties and boroughs to supply or aid in supplying technical ^^^^ and manual instruction, and for this purpose to levy a rate not exceeding one penny in the pound.
text_transcription: THE FIRST REALLY EFFECTIVE STEP IN THIS DIRECTION WAS TAKEN BY THE ACT WHICH IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT ESTABLISHED COUNTY COUNCILS THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION ACT WAS PASSED IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY NINE AND GAVE POWER TO THE COUNCILS OF COUNTIES AND BOROUGHS TO SUPPLY OR AID IN SUPPLYING TECHNICAL AND MANUAL INSTRUCTION AND FOR THIS PURPOSE TO LEVY A RATE NOT EXCEEDING ONE PENNY IN THE POUND
phonemes: ðə fˈɪaɪ sənt ɹˈiəli ɪfˈɛktɪv stˈɛp ɪn ðɪs dᵻɹˈɛkʃən wʌz tˈeɪkən baɪ ðə ðɪ ˈækt wˌɪtʃ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɪstˈæblɪʃt kˈaʊnti kˈaʊnsəlz. ðə tˈɛknɪkəl tˈɛknɪkəl ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk . ɪnstɹˈʌk ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən ˈækt wʌz pˈæst ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd ɡˈeɪv pˈaʊɚ tə ðə kˈaʊnsəlz tɪˈɑːn ˈækt, ʌv kˈaʊntiz ænd bˈʌɹoʊz tə səplˈaɪ ɔːɹ ˈeɪd ɪn səplˈaɪɪŋ tˈɛknɪkəl ænd mˈænjuːəl ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən, ænd fɔːɹ ðɪs pˈɜːpəs tə lˈɛvi ɐ ɹˈeɪt nˌɑːt ɛksˈiːdɪŋ wˈʌn pˈɛni ɪnðə pˈaʊnd.