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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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exhibit an intermittent white light every 20 seconds—thus,
light 10 seconds, eclipsed 10 seconds.
Further notice will be given when this buoy is established.
Approx. position: Lat. 0° 32' 18" N., long. 103° 46' 10" E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 529, 854b, 826a, 797, and
1170.
British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 941a,
2757, and 2402. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, 1907, No. 683a.
China Sea Directory, Vol. i, 1906, page 652.
EAST COAST BERHALA STRAIT.—LIGHT-BOUY TO BE ESTA-
BLISHED.—The Netherlands Government has given notice
that a black light-buoy, exhibiting an intermittent white
light every 20 seconds—thus, light 10 seconds, eclipsed
10 seconds—visible 6 miles, will be established in Berhala
Strait, southward of Berhala Island, east coast of Sumatra,
in (approximately) lat. 0° 52' 25" S., long. 104° 24' 10" E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 854b, 826a, 797, and
1170.
British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 2757
and 1789. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, 1907, No. 691a. China
Sea Directory, Vol. i, 1906, page 631.
EAST COAST.—BANKA STRAIT.—DAUN ISLAND.—INTENDED
CHANGE IN LIGHT.—The Netherlands Government has given
notice that the fifth-order fixed white light exhibited on Daun
Island, Banka Strait, east coast of Sumatra, will be replaced
by a fifth-order flashing white light, which will show 1 flash
of 1 second duration every 3 seconds.
Further notice will be given when the change has been
made.
Approx. position: Lat. 2° 54' 30" S., long. 106° 12' 45" E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 854b, 826a, and 1170.
British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 941a,
2597, and 2808. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, 1907, No. 711.
China Sea Directory, Vol. i, 1906, page 470.
EAST COAST.—BANKA ISLAND.—MUNTOK.—INTENDED
CHANGE IN LIGHT.—The Netherlands Government has given
notice that the sixth-order fixed white light exhibited on
the landing-pier at Muntok, Banka Island, east coast of
Sumatra, will be replaced by a sixth-order flashing white
light, showing 1 flash of 1 second duration every 3 seconds.
Further notice will be given when the change is effected.
Approx. position: Lat. 2° 04' 03" S., long. 105° 09' 45" E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 854b, 826a, and 1170.
British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 941a,
2757, 3471, and 2597. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, 1907,
No. 717. China Sea Directory, Vol. i, 1906, page 430.

Notice of Intention to take Land in the Hawera Survey
District for Scenery-preservation Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1905,”
“The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903,” and “The Scenery
Preservation Amendment Act, 1906,” to take for scenery-
preservation purposes the land described in the Schedule
hereto. And notice is hereby further given that the plan
of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the
Post-office at Mokoia, and is there open for inspection;
and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land
should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the
taking thereof, set forth the same in writing, and send such
writing, within forty days from the first publication of this
notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.
The parcels of land required to be taken:—

All in the Land District of Taranaki; as the same are more
particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 22643,
deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at
Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and
thereon coloured as above.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this thirtieth
day of May, one thousand nine hundred and
seven.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister for Public Works.

Notice of Date of Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 4th June, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Civil Service Junior
Examination and a Junior National Scholarship
and Free Place Examination will be held in December,
1907, beginning on or about the tenth day of the month;
and that a Civil Service Senior Examination and an
examination for teachers’ certificates of Class C and Class D
will be held in January, 1908, beginning on or about the
6th day of the month.
The Civil Service Junior Examination is prescribed as the
examination which holders of Junior National Scholarships
are required to pass at the end of the second year of their
scholarships (Junior Scholarship Continuation Examination). It is also a qualifying examination for senior free
places in secondary schools and district high schools;
further, it is the First Examination for pupil-teachers.
With the Junior National Scholarship Examination will
be taken the Junior Free Place Examination (including the
examination for junior free places in technical schools), and
candidates may qualify for junior free places in either
examination.
Entries for the examinations for Junior National Scholarships, for Junior Free Places, for National Scholarship
Continuation, and for Senior Free Places must be made
through the principals or head teachers of the schools
attended, and will be received by Secretaries of Education
Boards not later than the 30th September, 1907.
Entries for other examinations will be received by the
Inspector-General of Schools, at Wellington, until the 30th
September, 1907, or, with a late fee of £1 in addition to the
ordinary fee, until the 15th October, 1907.
All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may
be obtained from the office of any Education Board or of the
Education Department.
Candidates for Senior National Scholarships are reminded
that, in forwarding to the University authorities their application to be admitted to the examination for a Junior
University Scholarship, they must at the same time give
notice of their intention to compete for a Senior National
Scholarship.
Candidates who have to pass in elementary handwork
for the teachers’ certificate, or otherwise, are examined at
various times and places. Those who desire to be examined
in good time in this subject are recommended to apply
early.

W. J. ANDERSON,
Assistant Inspector-General of Schools.

Results of Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th June, 1907.

THE following notices of the election 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.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Mangawai Road District, County of Otamatea:
James Edwin Brown.
Robert Hastie.
John McNeill.
Kenneth Stewart.
Walter Wintle.

Tamaki West Road District, County of Eden:
John Massey.
John Wright.
James Churches.
Daniel Taylor.
Stapylton Cotton Caulton.

East Tamaki Road District, County of Manukau:
James Alexander Goodfellow.
Thomas Ellison.
John Cossentine Bryant.
William Baverstock.
Robert Patterson Eccles.

Papatoitoi Road District, County of Manukau:
William McLaughlin.
Samuel Hodge.
John Wyllie.
James Bell.
Marcus Madill.