✨ Miscellaneous Notices
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 19th June, 1854.
THE following revised Minute on Education, adopted by the Executive Council on Saturday, the 17th inst., is published for general information.
H. G. GOULAND, Provincial Secretary.
The Council agree to substitute the following Clause for Clause 12 of the Education Minute of the 10th of April last —
The Fees of the District Schools shall be sixpence a week for each child, such fees to be paid on each Monday morning in advance.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.
SEVERAL Schoolmasters will shortly be wanted to take charge of the District Schools to be established by the Provincial Government.
Persons desirous of applying for such situations are requested to send in their applications to the Rev. O. Mathias, Commissary of the Lord Bishop of New Zealand.
Every application must state the age, and previous occupation of the applicant; and must be accompanied by testimonials as to character and qualification.
To take charge of some schools, married couples would be preferred.
The salaries will be determined by the Government according to the number of children in the school, and the qualification of the master, and will vary from £80 to £120 a year.
In all cases where it is possible, houses will be provided for the master adjoining the school.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 19th June, 1854.
THE Provincial Government invite competent individuals to submit Plans shewing the best means of crossing the Rakaia, the best position to effect such crossing, and estimates of the expense thereof. A reward of £20 will be given to the person whose plan shall be adopted; but the estimate and reward together must not exceed the sum voted by the Provincial Council, viz. £300.
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.
IMMIGRATION.
APPLICATIONS for assisted passages in ships under engagement with the Provincial Government may be sent in to the Provincial Secretary, Christchurch, or to the Inspector of Police, Lyttelton.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.
REPRESENTATIONS having been made to the Government of the great want of domestic female servants in the settlement, His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for public information that persons desirous of hiring such servants in England, and obtaining assisted passages for them to the colony, may receive information as to the manner in which this may be effected in accordance with the Immigration Regulations published in the Government Gazette of the 28th of March last, by application at this office, or at the office of the Inspector of Police, Lyttelton.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.
PRINTED BY I. SHRIMPTON, AT THE “TIMES” OFFICE, LYTTELTON.
Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1854, No 14
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🎓 Revised Minute on Education Fees
🎓 Education, Culture & Science19 June 1854
Education, Fees, District Schools, Canterbury
- H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary
🎓 Applications for Schoolmasters
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceSchoolmasters, Applications, District Schools, Canterbury
- H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary
🏗️ Call for Plans to Cross the Rakaia
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works19 June 1854
Rakaia Crossing, Plans, Reward, Canterbury
- H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary
🛂 Assisted Passages for Immigration
🛂 ImmigrationImmigration, Assisted Passages, Canterbury
- H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary
🛂 Hiring Domestic Female Servants
🛂 ImmigrationDomestic Servants, Immigration, Assisted Passages, Canterbury
- H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary