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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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11. The literary examination of students of the chartered colonial universities will be conducted entirely by those universities. Geometrical drawing will be an obligatory subject of such examination.

12. The name of the candidate selected for nomination must be forwarded to the Military Secretary so as to reach him on the 1st July, and should be accompanied by—

(a.) A certificate that the candidate is a British-born or naturalised British subject;

(b.) An extract from the register of his birth, or, in default, a declaration made by one of his parents or guardians before a Magistrate, giving his exact age (a certificate of baptism cannot be accepted unless the date of birth is shown therein);

(c.) A certificate of good moral character, signed by the tutors or heads of the schools or colleges at which he has received his education for the four years immediately preceding the date of application; or some other satisfactory proof of good moral character;

(d.) A certificate from the head of the college that the candidate has passed the required university examination, including geometrical drawing.

Examination in Military Subjects.

13. An examination in military subjects of candidates nominated under paragraphs 8 and 12, who have previously passed the literary examination, will be held in September in each year. The subjects and the maximum marks obtainable in each subject will be as follows:—

Marks.

1. The elements of field fortification .. 600
2. Military topography .. .. .. 600
3. The elements of tactics .. .. .. 600
4. Military law .. .. .. .. 600

The scope in these subjects will be that embraced by the Synopsis of the Course of Instruction at the Royal Military College.* There will, however, be no practical out-of-door examination in any subject. The text-books will be those in use at the time at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

In order to qualify for a commission, a candidate will be required to obtain 0·25 of the marks in each subject, and 0·5 of the aggregate. Not more than three trials will be allowed at these examinations.

14. A candidate will be required to undergo an inspection by a Medical Board, to be convened by the Governor of the colony, or other proper authority, and will not be allowed to proceed with his examination unless certified by such Board to be physically qualified, in all respects, for a commission in the army.

• This synopsis has been published by authority, and is sold by—Eyre and Spottiswoode, East Harding Street, Fleet Street, London, E.C.; or John Menzies and Co., 12, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, and 90, West Nile Street, Glasgow; or Hodges, Figgis, and Co., 104, Grafton Street, Dublin.
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Bonus for the Manufacture of Pig-iron from Ironsand or Iron-ore.

Mines Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £1 per ton will be paid on the production of the first 500 tons of pig-iron of marketable quality manufactured in the colony after this date from magnetic or titaniferous ironsand or iron-ore, all material, fuel, and fluxes being the produce of New Zealand, on the following conditions, that is to say:—

1. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st March, 1893.

2. The bonus will be payable in instalments of £50 as each lot of 50 tons of iron is manufactured, on the certificate of an officer appointed by the Minister of Mines that the iron is of good marketable quality.

3. In the event of more than one person manufacturing the required quality of pig-iron before the date named, inquiry will be made by the officer above referred to, when, if it is found that each applicant is equally entitled to a bonus, the amount will be divided; but in no case shall the total amount of money paid by way of bonus exceed £500.

4. The iron in respect of which any bonus is claimed and the ironsand or ore from which it is manufactured will be examined by the officer aforesaid, who may require proof that not only the ore, but that the lime, coal, and any other material used in the manufacture, is of genuine New Zealand production, and that sales of pig-iron have been made at fair market prices.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Mines.

Bonus for the Manufacture of Salt.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 24th February, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £1 per ton will be paid on the production of the first 500 tons of salt, exclusively either by evaporation of salt-water or from rock mined in the colony, on the following conditions, that is to say:—

1. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st March, 1893.

2. Not more than £250 will be paid for salt manufactured in the North Island, and not more than £250 for salt manufactured in the South Island.

3. The bonus will be payable in instalments of £50 as each lot of 50 tons of salt is manufactured, on the certificate of an officer appointed by the Minister of Mines that the salt is of good marketable quality.

4. In the event of more than one person manufacturing the stated quantity of salt in the North or South Islands respectively before the 31st March, 1893, inquiry will be made by the officer above referred to, when, if it is found that each applicant is equally entitled to a bonus in either the North Island or the South Island, the amount will be divided, but in no case shall more than £250 be paid for salt manufactured in the North Island and £250 for salt manufactured in the South Island.

5. The salt in respect of which any bonus is claimed and the material used in its manufacture will be examined by the officer aforesaid, who may require proof that the salt is of genuine New Zealand production, and that sales have been made at fair market prices.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Mines.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th September, 1891.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1893, the period of literature will be the reign of Elizabeth, and the special books will be Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macaulay’s Essays on Bacon and Walpole.

W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.

Designation of Post Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 13th April, 1892.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the designation of the Post Office in the Hokitika Postal District, known as Lake Brunner, will, from the 1st proximo, be changed to

JACKSON’S.

By order of the Postmaster-General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1892.—Notice No 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th April, 1892.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend James Mackie.
The Reverend Robert Barr.

Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Reverend James Cumming, M.A.

Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Reverend Arthur Ashcroft.

Congregational Independents.
The Reverend Frank Seth Smith.

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

A SEPARATE Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette is now published fortnightly, containing all notices concerning patents and trade-marks required by law to be gazetted; also, particulars of lapsed applications for patents, expired letters patent, and other information useful to inventors, manufacturers, and others. The Supplement will be issued free to subscribers to the Gazette, and to others on payment of a special subscription of ten shillings per annum, payable in advance to the Government Printer.