Aug. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3155

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Booksellers', Stationers', and Fancy-goods' Shops in the Borough of Palmerston North under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the Borough of Palmerston North wherein is carried on the trade of a seller of books, stationery, or fancy goods, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 6 o’clock p.m.; Wednesdays, at 1 o’clock p.m.; Saturdays, at 9.15 o’clock p.m.; and on the eve of New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the birthday of the reigning Sovereign, and the five working-days immediately preceding Christmas Day, at 9.15 o’clock p.m.: And whereas the Palmerston North Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops wherein is carried on the trade of a seller of books, stationery, or fancy goods in the Borough of Palmerston North:

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 15th day of August, 1910, all such shops in the Borough of Palmerston North shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of August, 1910.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

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Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of Retail Grocers’ and General Storekeepers’ Shops in the Borough of Timaru under the Shops and Offices Act.

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WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the retail grocers’ and general storekeepers’ shops in the Borough of Timaru, has been forwarded to me, desiring that the hours of closing for all such shops in the borough shall be 7 p.m. on four days of the week—viz., Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; at 1 p.m. on Thursdays (being the statutory half-holiday), and 9 p.m. on Saturdays: And whereas the Timaru Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the retail grocers’ and general storekeepers’ shops within the Borough of Timaru:

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 15th day of August, 1910, all grocers’ and general storekeepers’ shops in the Borough of Timaru shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

The notice gazetted the 18th January, 1906, fixing the closing-hours of all retail grocers’ shops in the borough, is hereby varied accordingly.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of August, 1910.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

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Research Scholarships.

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Education Department,
Wellington, 15th June, 1910.

THE following regulations governing the award and tenure of New Zealand Research Scholarships are published for general information.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

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REGULATIONS FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS.

1. ONE Research Scholarship shall be offered each year for each of the four University Colleges affiliated with the University of New Zealand.

2. Any holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Engineering, or Bachelor of Agriculture, or Bachelor of Medicine, or Bachelor of Veterinary Science, or any other graduate of the University of New Zealand who has satisfied the requirements for a certificate of proficiency in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, or physiology, shall be eligible for the scholarship, provided in any case that he has given evidence of his power to carry on original work.

3. The Research Scholarship Board (hereinafter called “the Board”) for each University College shall consist of the Professors of Natural Science and Applied Science at such College. As soon as any person is elected to a Research Scholarship, the Minister of Education (hereinafter called “the Minister”) shall nominate an expert in the particular branch of research concerned to be a member of the Board for the purpose of assisting in its supervision of the work of the scholar.

4. Between the 1st November and the 31st May following the Board shall forward to the Minister the name of the candidate (if any) whom it recommends for election to the scholarship, together with the proposed subject of research; and, as soon as the Minister has signified his approval of such recommendation, the said candidate shall be deemed to be elected.

5. At its first meeting in each year the Board shall elect a Chairman, who shall keep the minutes of the business of the Board, and shall communicate with the Minister of Education as occasion may arise. The number that is to form a quorum at its meetings shall be fixed by each Board.

6. Each scholarship shall be of the value of £100 per annum, together with the College Laboratory fees, the cost of special apparatus or special books required for the purpose of the research, and the actual travelling-fares or cost of transit while the holder is engaged on the work of research. All such expenditure in addition to the allowance of £100 per annum must be previously approved by the Board and the Minister.

7. Each scholarship shall be tenable for two years if the holder shall so long fulfil the prescribed conditions, but the tenure of the scholarship may be extended to a third year on the recommendation of the Board, approved by the Minister.

8. The holder of the scholarship shall enrol his name at the College in connection with which the scholarship is held, and shall begin his work within a period to be named by the Board, but in no case later than six months after his election to the scholarship except with the approval of the Minister.

9. With such exceptions as may be previously approved by the Board and the Minister, the holder shall be required to devote his whole time during the tenure of the scholarship to the work of research in a subject or subjects to be selected by him at the time of application from an approved list of subjects in which research is likely to be of economic value to the industries of the Dominion. The research shall be conducted under the supervision of the Board, which, however, may delegate its powers of supervision to one or more of its members.

10. The Minister shall pay the amount of the scholarship to the holder in quarterly instalments, each instalment being paid at the end of the quarter on the receipt of a satisfactory report from the Board signed by the Chairman and one other member of the Board. The scholarship shall be payable from the date on which the holder begins his work.

11. The holder shall each year send to the Board a report on the progress of the research being carried on by him, and the Board shall forward the report to the Minister, with any comments it may see fit to make thereon.

12. (a.) All the results of the research carried on by any holder of the scholarship in accordance with the terms of his scholarship shall be the property of the Government of New Zealand: Provided, however, that if the results of the research prove to be of such economic importance as to warrant protection by letters patent, only the New Zealand rights shall be reserved to the Government, and the discoverer shall be permitted to reap any pecuniary benefit to be derived from patent rights elsewhere.

(b.) The holder shall embody an account of the results of his research in a detailed report which shall be sent to the Board, and by it to the Minister, who shall, if he sees fit, cause it to be published in suitable form.

(c.) No publication of the results of the research shall be made by the candidate unless the Minister gives his consent thereto.

(d.) The final instalment of the scholarship shall not be payable until the detailed report of the result has been made in a form approved by the Board and the Minister.

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Provisional List of Subjects of Research.

(i.) Economic Entomology.—Some one definite branch of the subject—as the life-history of a useful or of a harmful insect, with indications based on exact experiment of the proper time and circumstances for intervention.

(ii.) Plant-diseases (such as are not included above).—Definite investigation into the origin and course of diseases of a given disease group, or of the various diseases affecting any important plant or group of plants, with indications of the means of prevention and cure. The detailed chemistry of fungicides and blight sprays; their effects.

(iii.) Diseases of Farm Animals and Domestic Animals (so far as these are not included above).—Definite investigation into the origin and course of diseases of a given disease group, or of the various diseases affecting any