Nov. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2621

Act, 1905,” will be held on Tuesday, the 23rd January, 1906, and following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act [or Coal-mines Act], Wellington,” and must be received before the 23rd December. Forms of application may be obtained at School of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspector of Mines, Thames, Westport, and Dunedin.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

Examination for Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1905.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act, 1905,” will be held on Tuesday, the 30th January, 1906, at Greymouth and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington,” and must be received before the 2nd January, 1906. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspector of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

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.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Education Reserve in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 6th November, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserve described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 13th day of December, 1905, at noon, under the provisions of section 243 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

FRANCIS SIMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Morice Settlement, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 6th November, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Saturday, the 16th day of December, 1905, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—AKAROA COUNTY.—PIGEON BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.—MORICE SETTLEMENT.

Subdivision 2.

| 21 | XIII. | 20 2 0 | 27 0 | 13 16 9 |
| 30 | " | 21 1 0 | 23 0 | { 12 4 5 |
| | | | | (1) 3 9 2 |
| 31 | " | 19 3 0 | 23 0 | { 11 7 2 |
| | | | | (2) 4 15 1 |

Subdivision 3.

| 16 | XIII. | 33 3 0 | 27 0 | 22 15 8 |
| 17 | " | 35 3 10 | 26 0 | 23 5 7 |
| 18 | " | 36 1 0 | 27 0 | { 24 9 5 |
| | | | | (3) 7 11 6 |
| 22 | " | 28 0 0 | 27 0 | 18 18 0 |
| 23 | " | 28 1 30 | 27 0 | 19 3 11 |
| 25 | " | 39 2 20 | 26 0 | 25 15 2 |
| 26 | " | 38 2 20 | 26 0 | 25 2 2 |
| 27 | " | 29 3 0 | 25 0 | 18 11 11 |
| 28 | " | 31 0 0 | 23 0 | 17 16 6 |
| 29 | " | 39 0 0 | 22 0 | 21 9 0 |

Subdivision 4.

| 11 | XIII. | 56 2 0 | 23 0 | 32 9 9 |
| 12 | " | 54 2 0 | 23 0 | 31 6 9 |
| 13 | " | 57 3 10 | 23 0 | 33 4 10 |

Subdivision 5.

| 2 | XIII. | 113 3 0 | 15 4·5 | 43 14 6 |
| 3 | IX. | 118 3 0 | 15 10·5 | 47 2 7 |
| 4 | " | 94 0 0 | 15 10·5 | 37 6 2 |
| 5 | " | 100 0 0 | 13 10·5 | 34 13 9 |

Subdivision 6.

| 1 | XIII. | 136 0 20 | 16 1·5 | 54 17 6 |
| 6 | IX. | 217 0 0 | 11 7·5 | 63 1 4 |
| 8 | " | 176 0 0 | 13 4·5 | 58 17 0 |
| 8A | " | | | |

Subdivision 7.

| 14 | XIII. | 134 3 0 | 25 0 | 84 4 5 |
| 15 | " | 116 3 0 | 25 0 | { 72 19 5 |
| | | | | (4) 6 12 2 |
| 19 | " | 98 0 10 | 25 0 | 61 5 10 |

Subdivision 8.

| 9 | XIII. | 140 1 0 | 20 0 | { 70 2 2 |
| | | | | (5)15 13 6 |

Subdivision 9.

| 20 | XIII. | 99 3 0 | 26 0 | { 64 16 9 |
| | | | | (6)23 8 0 |
| | | | | (7)17 5 8 |

(1) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £40, repayable in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £3 13s. 2d. Total half-yearly payment, £15 13s. 7d.

(2) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £55, repayable in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £4 15s. 1d. Total half-yearly payment, £16 2s. 3d.

(3) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £150, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £7 11s. 6d. Total half-yearly payment, £32 0s. 11d.

(4) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £102, repayable in ten years by half-yearly instalments of £6 12s. 2d. Total half-yearly payment, £79 11s. 7d.

(5) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £310, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £15 13s. 2d. Total half-yearly payment, £85 15s. 8d.

(6) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £600, repayable in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £23 8s.

(7) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £200, repayable in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £17 5s. 8d. Total half-yearly payment of Section 20, £105 10s. 5d.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.