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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

The total number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—
East Ward—
Lock, William .. .. Returned unopposed.
Middle Ward—
Baigent, Thomas John .. Returned unopposed.
West Ward—
Shepherd, George Bell .. .. .. 53
Williams, David Joseph .. .. .. 28
Samuel, Thomas .. .. .. 16
Phillips, William Henry .. .. .. 2
Total number of valid votes recorded, 99. Total number of votes rejected as informal, 1.

N. R. WILLIAMS,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Nelson, 25th August, 1909.

Education Board of the District of Westland.—Election of Members.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Westland :—

North Ward .. .. ROBERT ROUSE.
Middle Ward .. .. GEORGE A. PERRY.
South Ward .. .. ANDREW CUMMING.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the several candidates of the contested election of the North Ward was,—

Robert Rouse .. .. .. 21 votes.
Henry Linklater .. .. .. 17 ”

The total number of valid votes, 38; and the total number of invalid votes was 1.

A. J. MORTON,
Returning Officer.

Hokitika, 10th August, 1909.

Education Board of the District of North Canterbury.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury :—

Central Ward .. HERBERT LANGFORD.
South Ward .. WILLIAM ROBERT SMITH.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the several candidates was,—

Central Ward—
Rev. I. A. Bernstein .. .. .. 48
James Hight, Litt.D. .. .. .. 34
Herbert Langford .. .. .. 55

South Ward—
John Rennie .. .. .. 189
William Robert Smith .. .. .. 197

The total number of valid votes was,—

Central Ward .. .. .. 137
South Ward .. .. .. 386

The total number of invalid votes was,—

Central Ward .. .. .. 2
South Ward .. .. .. 2

H. C. LANE,
Returning Officer.

Christchurch, 10th August, 1909.

Education Board of the District of South Canterbury.—Election of Members.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with the provisions of section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of South Canterbury :—

North Ward .. .. THOMAS SHERRATT.
Middle Ward .. .. JOHN MAZE.
South Ward .. .. WILLIAM LINDSAY.

The numbers of valid votes recorded for the several candidates of the contested elections were,—

North Ward—
Thomas Sherratt .. .. .. 88
Charles J. Talbot .. .. .. 83

Middle Ward—
John Maze .. .. .. 35
George J. Sealey .. .. .. 28

The total numbers of valid votes were—North Ward, 171; Middle Ward, 63. There was 1 informal vote.

A. BELL,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Timaru, 10th August, 1909.

Education Board of the District of Otago.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Otago :—

Northern Ward .. DONALD BORRIE.
Central Ward .. GEORGE CASHMORE ISRAEL.
Southern Ward .. DAVID THOMAS FLEMING.

The number of valid votes recorded for the several candidates of the contested election of the Southern Ward was,—

David Thomas Fleming .. .. .. 291
Parker McKinlay .. .. .. 228
Robert McCaw .. .. .. 71

The total number of valid votes was 590, and the number of invalid votes was 10.

P. G. PRYDE,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Dunedin, 10th August, 1909.

The Education Board of the District of Southland.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Southland :—

East Ward .. DUNCAN GILCHRIST.
Central Ward .. WILLIAM MACALISTER, B.A., LL.B.; and WILLIAM NELSON STIRLING.
West Ward .. JOHN COWIE.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the several candidates of the contested election of the Central Ward was,—

William Macalister .. .. .. 144
William Neilson Stirling .. .. .. 135
Jacob Alsweiler .. .. .. 39

The total number of valid votes was 318, and the number of invalid votes was nil.

JOHN NEIL,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Invercargill, 10th August, 1909.

Notice of Date of Examinations.

Education Department,
Wellington, 10th May, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Civil Service Junior Examination will be held in November, 1909, beginning on or about the 20th day of the month; that a Junior National Scholarship and Free Place Examination will be held on or about the 1st and 2nd days of December, 1909; and that a Civil Service Senior Examination and an examination for teachers’ certificates of Class C and Class D will be held in January, 1910, beginning on or about the 5th day of the month.

With the Civil Service Junior Examination will be taken the Special Examination for senior free places in secondary schools and district high schools and the First Examination of 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).

Entries for Junior National Scholarships, Junior Free Places, and the First Examination of pupil-teachers 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 15th September, 1909.

Entries for the Civil Service Junior Examination and Special Examination for Senior Free Places will be received by the Inspector-General of Schools, at Wellington, until the 15th September, 1909, or, with a late fee of £1, until the 22nd September, 1909.

Entries for the January examinations will be received by the Inspector-General of Schools, at Wellington, until the 30th September, 1909, or, with a late fee of £1 in addition to the ordinary fee, until the 15th October, 1909.

All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained later from the office of any Education Board or of the Education Department.

Special attention is drawn to alterations in date for the receipt of applications.

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.