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Ngatapa Settlement; thence by the north-western and western boundaries of the said Ngatapa Settlement to the Tahora Road; thence along the middle of that road to the Wharekopae Stream; thence by a line along the middle of that stream to Wharekopae No. 1A, Lot No. 2; thence by the said Lot No. 2 and Hangaroa-Matawai B Nos. 4 and 1 Blocks to the Hangaroa River; thence by a line to and along the middle of that river to the confluence of the Kawaimango Stream with the said river; thence by the said Kawaimango Stream and Tahora Block 2c No. 1, Section No. 3, to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 1, Block VIII, Tuahu Survey District; thence by the last-mentioned section to the Gisborne-Waikaremoana Road; thence by a line to and along the middle of that road to Bushy Knoll Road; thence by a line along the middle of the last-mentioned road to the northernmost corner of Section No. 2, Block IX, Hangaroa Survey District; and thence by Section No. 1, Block IX aforesaid, to its south-eastern corner; thence towards the south-west by Sections Nos. 3 and 4, Block IX aforesaid, and Tauwharetoi 4B and 3B Blocks to the southernmost corner of Tauwharetoi 3A Block; thence by the south-eastern boundary of the last-mentioned block to the Hangaroa River; thence by a line to and along the middle of that river to its confluence with the Ruakituri River; thence by a right line to the sea at Paritu; and thence towards the east by the sea to the south-eastern corner of the Anaura Block, the place of commencement: excluding the Borough of Gisborne.

WAikohu COUNTY.

All that area bounded towards the north-east by Waiapu County from the eastern boundary of Opotiki County to the western boundary of Cook County, hereinbefore described, at the southernmost corner of Huiarua No. 1 Block; thence towards the east and south-east by Cook County aforesaid to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 1, Block VIII, Tuahu Survey District; thence towards the south-west by Wairoa and Whakatane Counties to Maungapohatu; and thence towards the north-west generally by Opotiki County to the place of commencement.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Civil Service Junior Examination.—Amendment of Regulations.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of April, 1912.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE T. MACKENZIE, F.R.G.S., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Civil Service Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby amend in the manner set forth in the Schedule hereto the regulations in force relating to the competitive examination referred to in section six of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

THE regulations relating to the competitive examination aforesaid, made under the Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, by Order in Council dated the 27th day of February, 1906, are hereby amended as follows:—

I. As to clause 8, Optional Subjects, Group II: By adding, after the words “(13.) Elementary practical agriculture,” the words—

“(13A.) Elementary home science (not to be taken in addition to Elementary physical measurements, subject (12)).

“(13B.) Elementary dairy science.”

II. As to clause 13, Group II: By inserting, after the provisions relating to elementary practical agriculture, the following:—

“(13A.) Elementary Home Science.—British and metric systems of measurement. Measurement of the volume of solids and liquids. Use of the balance, measuring-glass, pipette, and U tube. How to find the relative density of solids and liquids. Flotation; principle of Archimedes; principle and use of hydrometer, lactometer, and suction pump; the atmosphere—Boyle’s law, barometer; expansion by heat of solids, liquids, and gas. Thermometers. Conductors and non-conductors. How to find the melting-points of solids and the boiling-points of liquids. Transference and absorption of heat.

“Simple experiments illustrating chemical action, the difference between chemical compounds and mixtures and between physical and chemical change. Solution, crystallization, emulsion. Simple experiments involving air and the light thrown on the properties of its constituents thereby. Oxidation and the formation of oxides. The occurrence in nature of carbon and its oxides. Combustion and incandescence. Simple experiments illustrating the properties and composition of water; the important properties of water and of hydrogen; natural waters; hard and soft water; chief impurities of water; distillation; ice and steam.

“An elementary study of sulphuric acid, of caustic soda, and of chalk, common salt, and blue vitriol as examples of acids, alkalis, and salts respectively.

“Simple experiments illustrating the properties of the more important materials of organic origin in common use for domestic purposes, such as fats, oils, glycerine, cane-sugar, starch, gluten, albumen, alcohol, acetic acid, and yeast. Saponification, fermentation, coagulation. Simple experiments and investigations bearing on the following topics: The composition and action of baking-powder; changes in foods as the result of the application of heat, and of the action of the agents of digestion; principles on which the various methods of cooking food are based; the temperatures at which the various culinary processes are best carried out; the proportion of water in different foods; comparison of the weight of foods before and after cooking.

“The candidate will be required to forward, before the date of examination, a certificate in the prescribed form that he has carried out satisfactorily a course of practical work based on the above syllabus.

“(13B.) Elementary Dairy Science.—The constituents of milk; causes of variations and defects in the composition of milk; the physical and chemical properties of milk; the coagulation of milk; the composition of skimmed milk, separated milk, buttermilk, and cream; the uses and value of separated milk, buttermilk, and whey; methods of determining the fat in milk; acidity, and the estimation of acidity; sampling; the care of milk; influence of temperature on milk; pasteurizing and sterilizing milk; objections to the use of chemical preservatives; conveyance of milk; milk as a medium for conveying disease. Methods of raising and separating cream; the ripening of cream; use of starters; the process of churning; composition of butter; common faults in butter.

“A very elementary knowledge of the general anatomy and physiology of the cow, with special reference to the parts concerned in nutrition and milk-production. The care, management, and feeding of dairy cows and calves.

“Candidates will be expected to show that during the course they have acquired a knowledge of elementary chemistry and physics sufficient to enable them to understand (a) the principles of the apparatus and appliances, and (b) the processes used in the study of milk.

“The candidate will be required to forward, before the date of examination, a certificate in the prescribed form that he has carried out satisfactorily a course of practical work based on the above syllabus.”

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Declaring Portion of Ohura Road, in the Whangamomona County, to be a County Road.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of April, 1912.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE T. MACKENZIE, F.R.G.S., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the portion of road described in the Schedule hereto shall, on and after the date of this Order in Council, become a county road.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that portion of road in the Taranaki Land District, Whangamomona County, known as the Ohura Road, com-