Oct. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1111

Land and Stock Census, 1891.

Registrar General's Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1891.

THE following results of the Census taken in April last, relating to land and stock, are published for general information.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

RETURN showing the Extent of Occupied Land in Holdings of over One Acre, and the Live-stock held by Europeans, according to the Census of 5th April, 1891, compared with the Results of the Census of 1886.

LIVE-STOCK.

NOTE.—179 ostriches are not included.

• The figures for the Crown pastoral leases and small grazing-runs are, as stated by the Crown Lands Department, and not taken from Census results.

† Besides the extent of occupied land shown in this table, 891,846 acres of unoccupied and unused freehold land were returned in the Census schedules, as against 768,281 in 1886.

‡ The number of sheep does not agree with that published by the Stock Department: (1) the Census returns are for the 5th April, the returns to the Stock Department are made up to the 30th April, while a considerable number of sheep were slaughtered in the interval; (2) it is believed that there is a want of completeness in the returns to the Stock Department.

§ The Maori Census 1891 and 1886 showed the following totals for sheep, cattle, and pigs (which are not included above) owned by Maoris:—

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay.

THREE scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships, to be called the senior scholarship, is open to all Maoris under sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination; the other two scholarships are junior scholarships, and are open to all Maoris under fifteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination, who have not been pupils at Te Aute or St. Stephen's, and whose attendance at school during the previous year is considered by the Inspector of Native Schools to have been satisfactory. The senior scholarship is offered for competition among Maori boys, on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Native Schools Code, 1886, and in the supplementary regulations that have been sent out to all teachers. Candidates for the junior scholarships will be examined in the subjects specified for Standard IV. in the Native Schools Code, 1886. The questions set will, however, be more difficult than those given at the standard examinations. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 21st and 22nd December, 1891.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted not later than the 31st October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.

Wellington, 17th August, 1891.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1891. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means. † Same month previous year.

REMARKS.—Fine early part of month; fresh N.W. wind on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th; showery middle of month and towards end, the maximum rainfall recorded on 26th, ·520in; strong S.E. wind on 25th and 26th; on the whole fine weather, with prevailing N.W. and S. winds; thunder on 25th, snow on hills on 26th, and hail on 25th. Maximum temperature in shade, 66; minimum, 38. Mean temperature of dewpoint, 47·9; mean humidity, 83. Slight earthquake on 25th.

R. B. GORE, Observer.