Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1623

Application to share in the distribution must be by means
of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or
Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made,
and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and
expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st
day of December, 1886; and such declaration must be on
the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as
follows:—

DECLARATION.

I [name], of [place of abode], [occupation], do solemnly and
sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary or
Treasurer] of the [name of institution]; that during the
year ending on the 31st day of December, 1886, the receipts
of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library
only was as follows: From rates levied by a local governing
body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” pounds
shillings and pence; from the subscriptions
of members, pounds shillings and
pence; and from voluntary contributions other than mem-
bers’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and
pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the
information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix
hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of ac-
counts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of
the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of Decem-
ber, 1886; and that by the rules of the institution admission
to the reading-room is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices
of the Peace Act, 1882.”

(Signature.)

[Hereaffix and
seal of declarant]
Declared at , this day
of , 188 , before me—

Justice of the Peace,
[or Solicitor, or Notary Public.]

[Note.—The words relating to free admission may be
struck out if the library is not in a borough. The words in
brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be
inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from
the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secre-
tary of any Education Board.

ROBERT STOUT.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1886.

THE following notices of elections of Members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are
published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road
Boards Act, 1882.”

G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Town of Raglan Road District, County of Raglan :
Charles Sutton.
Cambridge Road District, County of Waikato :
Martin H. Pickering.
Mangawhero Road District, County of Wanganui :
Frederick Henry Haselden.
Whareama Road District, County of Wairarapa East :
Subdivision No. 1—
Walter Henry Mace.

The Gilchrist Scholarship.

Education Department,
Wellington, 6th April, 1886.

A SCHOLARSHIP of the value of £100 per annum, and
tenable for three years, is biennially awarded to the
highest among those candidates at the London University
January Matriculation Examination held in New Zealand,
who pass either in the Honours or in the First Division, are
not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-two years of age,
and are desirous of prosecuting their studies either at the
University of Edinburgh, or at the University College, Lon-
don, with a view to graduation in one of the Faculties of the
University of London.

If any candidates offer themselves, the January examina-
tion for New Zealand will be held some time in the month
of January, 1887, or as soon after as the examination papers
arrive in the colony, and at such place or places as may be
hereafter fixed, having regard to the candidates’ places of
abode.

Candidates will not be approved by the Examiners unless
they have shown a competent knowledge in each of the fol-
lowing subjects, according to the details specified under the
several heads:—

1. Latin :
2. Any two of the following languages : (a) Greek, (b)
   French, and (c) German :
3. The English language, English history, and modern
   geography :
4. Mathematics :
5. Natural philosophy :
6. Chemistry.

Particulars of the foregoing subjects of examination will
be found in the Calendar of the University of London, under
the head of “Regulations—Matriculation.” The special
Latin and Greek subjects for January, 1887, are Cicero, De
Senectute and Pro Lege Manilia; and Homer, Iliad, Book
XVI.

The scholarship will be considered as commencing from
the 1st July, 1887, but the first quarterly instalment will be
paid to the successful candidate in the first week of October,
1887, at which time he will be expected to present himself to
the Secretary of the Gilchrist Trust in London. Subsequent
payments will depend on attendance at three courses of
lectures in every session, and on good conduct ; and the
scholar must present himself for the first examination in one
of the Faculties of the University of London before the end
of the second year of the currency of his scholarship.

Every candidate will be required to give satisfactory
evidence that he is between the ages of sixteen and twenty-
two years, and either that he is a native of New Zealand, or
that he has resided in New Zealand for the last five years.

Notice of entry, with satisfactory testimonials as to per-
sonal character, and the London matriculation fee of £2,
must be sent to the Secretary for Education, Wellington, so
as to reach his office not later than the 1st January, 1887.

By order.
WM. JAS. HABENS,
Secretary for Education.

“Friendly Societies Act, 1882.”—Cancelling of Registry.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 11th December, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registrar of Friendly
Societies has, pursuant to section 10 of “The Friendly
Societies Act, 1882,” by writing under his hand, dated this
11th day of December, 1886, cancelled the registry of the
Loyal Te Aroha Lodge, No. 6088, Register No. 13 (10), held
at Te Aroha, branch of the Auckland District of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity) Friendly
Society, on the ground that the said branch has ceased to
exist.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

“The Native Land Administration Act, 1886.”

Native Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1886.

To Persons having dealings with Natives for Land in-
complete on the 1st day of January, 1887.

ATTENTION is hereby called to the provisions of
sections 1, 24, and 25 of “The Native Land Adminis-
tration Act, 1886,” which said sections are set out in
Schedule A herein.

A printed form of the notification mentioned in the said
section 24 may be obtained on application to a Registrar of
the Native Land Court.

The notification should be signed in duplicate by the
person making it, and should contain such particulars of the
purchase or lease intended to be notified as will show clearly
the nature of the transaction alleged.

One of such duplicates should be delivered to a Commis-
sioner under the above Act, and the other to the Chief Judge
of the Native Land Court. Such delivery may be personal
or by post in a registered letter.

The burden of proving delivery will be upon the party
asserting it.

Notifications under section 24 must be so delivered as to
reach the Commissioner and the Chief Judge of the Native
Land Court respectively before the 1st day of April, 1887.

SCHEDULE A.

Section 1. The Short Title of this Act is “The Native Land
Administration Act, 1886.” It shall come into operation on
the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-seven.

Section 24. A person who may claim to have heretofore
purchased or leased the share or interest of some out of
several owners of land (the title whereto was not at the time
of such purchase or lease subject to any restriction preclud-
ing such purchase or lease) may, within three months after
the coming into operation of this Act, notify the fact of such
purchase or lease to the Commissioner and also to the Chief
Judge of the Court, and it shall thereupon be a duty of a
Judge to inquire into the circumstances thereof, and who, if
satisfied that there had been a purchase or lease as alleged,