JULY 4.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

2497

Notice of the Date of Examinations under the Control of the
Director of Education.

Education Department,
Wellington, 24th June, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned examinations will be held on or about the dates specified in each case:
Senior National Scholarship Examination : 20th November, 1918, and following days.
Intermediate Examination for Senior Free Places in Secondary Schools and District High Schools: 20th November, 1918, and following days.
Junior National Scholarship (candidates for Junior Free Places who will be over fifteen on the 1st December next must now take this examination): 28th and 29th November, 1918.
Teachers' Certificate Examinations, Class C and Class D: 5th January, 1919, and following days.
Entries must be made as follows :-
For Junior and Senior National Scholarships and Junior Free Places, through the Head Teacher of the school, to the Secretary of the Education Board, up till the 7th September.
For the Intermediate (Senior Free Place and Drawing Only) Examinations, through the Head Teacher, to the Director of Education, Wellington, up to the 7th September.
(Late applications for the three above examinations, accompanied by receipts for the payment of a late fee of 10s. to the Public Account at some branch of the Bank of New Zealand, will be received up to the 22nd September.)
For the Teachers' Certificate Examinations, to the Director of Education, Wellington, up to the 15th October; or, with the receipt for payment to the Public Account at the Bank of New Zealand of a late fee of £1, up to the 31st October.
All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained shortly from the office of any Education Board.

W. J. ANDERSON,
Director of Education.

Notice of Date of Examinations for the Public Service.—Public Service Examinations.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 25th June, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given of the intention to hold Public Service Examinations as follows, namely :-
The Public Service Entrance Examination: On or about the 20th November, 1918, and following days.
The Public Service Senior Examination: On or about the 5th January, 1919, and following days.
For the Entrance Examination a fee of £1 is payable, but this fee will be refunded if a candidate is successful in passing the examination and accepts employment in the Public Service.
Except in the case of officers who, owing to their absence with the Expeditionary Force, were unable to complete the examination, only those candidates who are already officers of the Public Service and who were unsuccessful in completing a pass at the Senior Examination of January, 1916, will be given a final opportunity of completing the examination in January, 1919.
Entries for the Public Service Entrance Examination and the Public Service Senior Examination must be addressed “The Director of Education, Wellington,” and be sent so as to reach his office on or before the 8th September, 1918, and 15th October, 1918, respectively. Both male and female candidates will be admitted to the Entrance Examination.
Late applications, if accompanied in each case by a receipt for the late fee of £1 in addition to any fee ordinarily payable, will be received for the Entrance and Senior Examinations up to the 15th September and 31st October respectively.
All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained shortly from the office of the Public Service Commissioner, or of the Education Department, or of any Education Board.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.

ACCEPTED TENDER-RATES FOR STORES REQUIRED BY THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DURING THE YEAR ENDING 30th JUNE, 1919.

To be supplied in accordance with the terms and conditions of contract signed by the Chairman, Public Service Stores Tender Board, and dated 15th May, 1918.

AT BLENHEIM.

SCHEDULE 3.--CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, ETC.

• Must be in accordance with latest British Standard Specification. † 2d. each allowed on bags returned in good order.