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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

3. A weekly wage shall be paid by the master to the apprentice at the rate and on the conditions determined by the Arbitration Court, and in conformity with the provisions of the Factories Act.
   (The Department does not undertake to find situations for candidates. This must be done either by the friends of the candidates or by their teachers.)

II.—Agricultural Scholarships.

1. An Agricultural Scholarship may be awarded by the Department to any Maori boy who—
   (a.) Has obtained a certificate of proficiency in any public school, or in a Native school under the control of the Department, or in any other school for the education of Natives; and
   (b.) Has received not less than one year’s training in some branch of technical work; and, further,
   (c.) Notifies the Department of his desire to learn some branch of farming, to be approved of by the Department.
2. Agricultural Scholarships shall be tenable for two or for three years, either in the service of a farmer or at a farm under the control of the Agricultural Department, as may be arranged.
3. The total payments to or on behalf of the holder shall not exceed £20 in any one year, or £40 in all.
4. In the case in which the scholarship is held in the service of a farmer the employer shall pay to the holder a weekly wage at such rate and on such conditions as may be agreed upon between the farmer and the Department. The Minister may direct that a part of such wage shall be retained on behalf of the cadet for the purpose of his further training.
   The Minister may make similar arrangements in the case of any scholarship the funds for which are contributed by the Maoris of any district, or by any local authority, or by any other person.
   (The Department does not undertake to find situations for candidates. This must be done either by the friends of the candidates or by their teachers.)

III.—Nursing Scholarships.

1. For the purpose of training Maori girls in European methods of nursing and caring for the sick, in order that they may thereby assist people of their own race in remote districts mostly inhabited by Maoris, Nursing Scholarships have been established.
2. A candidate for a Nursing Scholarship must satisfy the following conditions :—
   (a.) She must be of predominantly Maori race;
   (b.) She must come from a Maori district;
   (c.) She must have obtained a certificate of proficiency;
   (d.) She must be at least seventeen years of age;
   (e.) She must be of good character and sound constitution.
3. The number of Nursing Scholarships offered will be limited to the number of places available at the various hospitals that have agreed to accept Maori girls for training. Nursing scholars will be required to attend the hospital daily for instruction, and return to the boarding-school in the evening, except when otherwise required.
4. Nursing scholars will receive the sum of £25 a year, of which at least £8 must be devoted towards clothing, outfit, &c., the rest being devoted to board.
5. To those scholars who have completed a year’s course as day-pupils at a hospital to the satisfaction of the authorities a Senior Nursing Scholarship or Probationership may be granted.
6. The Senior Scholarships will be tenable for a period of three years, during which time holders are expected to qualify for a nurse’s certificate.

C.—UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS.

1. A limited number of scholarships, each of the value of £40 per annum, may be offered to Maori youths who satisfy the following conditions, namely :—
   (a.) They are predominantly Maori by birth;
   (b.) They have passed well the Matriculation or the Medical Preliminary Examination of the New Zealand University;
   (c.) They have notified to the Department their desire to enter a University College with a view to qualifying for a profession.
2. The Department will pay the class fees, college fees, and examination fees prescribed by the University regulations.
3. An allowance not exceeding £10 per annum will also be made to scholarship-holders on account of such books, &c., as are necessary.