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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

SUNKEN WRECKS AND FLOATING DERELICTS.—SUNKEN WRECKS.—SPENCER GULF.—On 24th March the ketch “Britannia,” masthead proj., in approx. 33° 51′ S., 137° 14′ E., about 20 miles S.W. of Middle Bank lt.-v. June.

PACIFIC OCEAN.

TUTUILA.—AUNUU ISL.—A F. red lt., elev. 250 ft. above H.W., R. 7 miles, is exb. from a white iron support, in 14° 18¾′ S., 170° 34¼′ W., on the highest part of the N.-ern. pt. of Aunuu Isl., to aid vessels passing through the chan. between Aunuu and Tutuila. July.

VOLCANO ISLANDS.—A NEW ISL.—A rocky isl., about 2¾ miles in extent, and 480 ft. high, is reported to have appeared in approx. 24° 20′ N., 141° 30′ E., about 3 miles N.-erd. from Minami Iwo jima (San Augustino), Volcano Isls. This isl., which has been thrown up by volcanic action, is covered with mud and ashes to a depth of 4 in. or 5 in, and has a beach of pumice-stone. Along the whole length of the N. coast of the isl. there is a long narrow pool, with boiling water and jets of steam in several places. Minami Iwo jima itself was covered with mud and ashes except in the S.-wrn. part. There was also an accumulation of pumice on the beaches. July.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND.—A dark-red iron conical beacon, surm. by a pole, the top of which is 45 ft. above the ground, and about 65 ft. above H.W., is est. in approx. 1° 41¼′ N., 157° 13¼′ W., about 1 mile from the ern. extr. of the S.E. pt. of the isl. July.

HAWAII.—LAUPAHUHU PT. LT.—The colour of this F. lt. (20° 0′ N., 155° 16′ W.) has been altered from white to red, is now elev. 48 ft. above H.W., and exb. from a white mast 18 ft. S. of its prev. position. July.

Examination in Drawing.

Education Department,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that any pupil-teacher, or any student of a technical school, or any other person, may be examined in drawing only either at the Civil Service Junior Examination or at the Teachers’ Certificate Examination. Candidates may offer for examination any one or more of the six branches of drawing prescribed for the Civil Service Junior Examination or for the Teachers’ Certificate Examination. The fee for examination is 2s. 6d. for each branch of drawing so offered. Passing in any branch of drawing will exempt the candidate from further examination in the same branch for a teacher’s certificate. Application to be examined must be made on the form provided, must be accompanied by a bank receipt for the amount of the fee, and must reach the office of the Inspector-General of Schools, at Wellington, not later than the 30th September. Forms may be obtained from the office of any Education Board, or from the office of the Inspector-General of Schools, at Wellington.

[The Civil Service Junior Examination is held during the second and third weeks of December, and the Teachers’ Certificate Examination is held early in January. More precise notification of the date will be sent to each candidate after receipt of his application to be examined.]

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Education.

Approving and appointing a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby approve and appoint the undermentioned warehouse to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond, namely,—

Port of New Plymouth.

Part of ground floor of a brick building, situate on corner of Gill and Currie Streets, to be known as

BURGESS, FRASER’S, AND CO.’S BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and five.

C. H. MILLS,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 781.]

Teachers’ Certificates.—Examination in Handwork.

NOTICE is hereby given that examinations in subjects (1), (2), and (3) of handwork under clause 36 of the Regulations for the Examination and Classification of Teachers will be held at various times and places.* Candidates that enter for examination in any of these three subjects at the teachers’ examination of January, 1906, will be given the option of attending for examination in such subjects at the first opportunity that occurs after the receipt of their applications to be examined. An application to be examined in handwork only may be sent to the Inspector-General of Schools at any time, and must be accompanied with a bank receipt for the amount of the fee, which is 2s. 6d. for each branch of handwork. Candidates that wish to be examined in handwork before Christmas are recommended to apply early.

N.B.—Applications for admission to the teachers’ certificate examinations of January, 1906, must reach the office of the Inspector-General of Schools by the 30th September, or, with a bank receipt for a late-fee of £1 in addition to the ordinary fee, by the 15th October.

G. HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

*Examinations in these subjects will be held at many places, chiefly in the North Island, before the end of the current year.

Junior National Scholarships.—Date of Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 26th June, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the next examination for Junior National Scholarships and for free places in secondary and technical schools will be held on Tuesday, 12th, and Wednesday, 13th December, 1905.

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

Drawing at Junior National Scholarship Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 10th August, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that at the Junior National Scholarship Examination to be held on the 12th and 13th December, 1905, the exercises in freehand drawing may include drawing from actual objects, or from a representation of some natural or conventional form with simple outlines. (Public-school Syllabus, clause 44.)

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

Tenders for Castor-oil for New Zealand Railways, 1905.

Railway Department (Head Office), Wellington, 7th August, 1905.

THE undermentioned successful and unsuccessful tender rates for the supply of 20,000 gallons of castor-oil for the New Zealand railways are published for general information.

A. L. BEATTIE,
For General Manager, New Zealand Railways.