THE
Hawke's Bay Government Gazette.

(PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY).

All public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

DONALD McLEAN, Superintendent.

Vol. X. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1869. No. 11.

Crown Lands Office,
Napier, June 10, 1869.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Runs, respectively awarded to John Harding, and transferred to Messrs. James and William Tait; James Anderson, Robert Riddell, transferred to Thomas, Martin, and John Pearse; John Lavin, transferred to Alexander Allan, senior; Robert Curtis, and Robert James Curtis, transferred to Philip and Richard Dolbel; and Robert Riddell, transferred to Thomas, Martin, and John Pearse, in the Mohaka Block,—are forfeited for breach of section 6 of clause 11 of the Additional Land Regulations, Province of Wellington, and the Licenses are cancelled accordingly.

And it is also notified that on WEDNESDAY, the 14th day of July, 1869, at noon, I shall offer the undermentioned lots, comprising the Runs aforementioned, to be let by public auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Napier, for a term of fourteen years, the boundaries and particulars of which can be seen at the Survey Office, Napier:—

Lot 1—4519 acres; upset price ¼d.
2—4476 ...
3—4780 ...
4—9570 ...
5—7767 ...
6—9530 ...
7—9748 ...

J. C. LAMBERTON CARTER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS.

Napier, 12th May, 1869.

Sir,—I have the honor herewith to forward the half-yearly report of the Provincial Schools up to the 31st December, 1868.

There is a general improvement visible in all the schools, especially in the purely elementary portion of education. The monthly reports show the following results in six months:—

Reading:—One-third have progressed from first to second book; one-third have progressed from second to third book; one-third have progressed from third to fourth book.

Writing:—Three-fourths of those who could only write simple copies can now write from dictation.

Arithmetic:—Four-fifths of those who could only form figures are in simple rules; four-fifths of those who were in simple rules are in compound rules; one-third of those who were in compound rules are in Proportion and Interest.

The want of maps is very much felt in most of the schools, and if this important branch of education is to be continued, I do not think that the requisite maps could be procured for a less sum than £40.

I wish again to bring to your notice that the School-houses are still uninsured, and the loss of much public property might be the result if any of these buildings caught fire.

There are many of the teachers who are only receiving the Government allowance, namely 10s. 6d. per quarter for each child in the country, with a bonus of £50 a year, and in the town 7s. per quarter, without the bonus. This rate would give a teacher in Napier, having the large average of 46, an income of only £64 8s.; and in the Port School, where the average is from 20 to 24, only half that sum annually.

As a means of providing a small addition to their salaries, I would suggest that all parents who can afford it should pay a minimum of four shillings a quarter for each child. This would be £1 16s. a year to the parent having one to educate, viz., the present rate, 20s., and 16s. extra, but the amount per head would lessen as the number in family increased; five children