Feb. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 559

Public Service Senior Examination, 1919–20.—Returned Soldier Candidates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 13th February, 1920.

THE following list contains the names of those candidates who, by special permission of the Public Service Commissioner, were examined in January, 1920, for the Public Service Senior Examination, and passed the examination. Those who have passed in two or more subjects of the examination are also shown. Results of former examinations and of equivalent examinations have been taken into account.

W. J. ANDERSON,
Director of Education.

PASSED THE EXAMINATION.

Name. Examination Centre.
Butler, James .. .. .. Wellington.
Cummins, Matthew William Wayward .. .. ,,
Eggers, Wilford Raymond .. .. ,,
Foy, Nelson Reginald .. .. ,,
Gair, Charles Jeremiah Marsh .. .. ,,
Petre, Joseph Austin .. .. ,,
Shannon, John Allen .. .. Wanganui.
Veitch, Stephen Robert .. .. ,,

PASSED IN FOUR SUBJECTS.

Fulton, Edward William.. .. .. Christchurch.
McEvoy, John Nolan .. .. .. Auckland.
Taylor, Edwin George .. .. .. Invercargill.
White, Harold Reginald .. .. .. Wellington.
Whiting, Edward Harold .. .. .. Blenheim.

Public Service Senior Examination, 1919–20.—Railway Department’s Candidates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 13th February, 1920.

THE following list contains the names of those candidates who have passed the Public Service Senior Examination held in January, 1920, for the purpose of the Railway Department’s regulations, and of those who have passed in two or more subjects of the examination. Results of former examinations and of equivalent examinations have been taken into account.

W. J. ANDERSON,
Director of Education.

PASSED THE EXAMINATION.

Name. Examination Centre.
Duncan, Joseph Ferguson .. .. Wellington.
Hawk, Charles Henry McLeod .. .. ,,
O’Connor, Harold Arthur Wellesley .. .. ,,
Reynolds, James Anthony .. .. Wanganui.
Westwood, Robert Alexander .. .. Dunedin.
Wilson, Charles Gardiner .. .. Christchurch.

PASSED IN FIVE SUBJECTS.

Anderson, Alfred Thomas .. .. Wellington.
Grace, William James Eglinton Vernon .. Wanganui.

PASSED IN THREE SUBJECTS.

Hampton, Clement Alfred .. .. Wellington.

Examination for Elementary Kindergarten Certificates, 1919–20.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th February, 1920.

THE following is a list of candidates who at the examination for Elementary Kindergarten Certificates held in November, 1919, and January, 1920, (1) obtained a complete pass, (2) obtained a partial pass.

W. J. ANDERSON,
Director of Education.

PASSED THE EXAMINATION.

Boswell, Kathleen Ida .. .. .. Auckland.
Brookfield, Anna Florence Dickey .. .. Wanganui.
Grosvenor, Mary Gascoigne .. .. Wellington.
Lockwood, Dorothy Lilian .. .. Christchurch.
Miller, Thomazena .. .. .. Auckland.
Nairn, Grace .. .. .. ,,
Smallfield, Ruth Hughlings .. .. ,,
Walton, Clarice Ross .. .. ,,

OBTAINED A PARTIAL PASS.

Lett, Agnes .. .. .. Dunedin.

Invitation to Chiefs and Representatives of all Tribes of the Maori Race to welcome the Prince of Wales at Rotorua.

To the Maori People of Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu :
Greetings.

ON hearing that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Son of King George V, will be visiting New Zealand during the month of April next, representatives of various Maori tribes expressed the wish that the Government should give the Maori people as a whole an opportunity of welcoming the Prince to Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu. The Government has agreed to grant that request. Following the precedent that was created in 1901 on the occasion of the visit of the present King, then Duke of Cornwall and York, the Government has decided that the welcome of the Maori people to the Prince of Wales shall take place at Rotorua on or about the 21st of April next. The Government, therefore, cordially invites the chiefs and representatives of all the tribes of the Maori race to assemble at Rotorua about a week or ten days before that date. The Government is desirous of having the welcome as warm, and the display of Native dances as good, as they were in 1901. It is hoped that at least as many Natives will attend the welcome on this occasion as in 1901, which was about 5,000. Contingents from each tribe should consist of the principal chiefs, the haka and poi dancers, and any returned Maori soldiers who can get away, as it is hoped to arrange for a parade of the Maori Pioneer Battalion. No children shall be taken for fear of an outbreak of influenza.

Free transport both going to and returning from the reception will be provided by the Government.

A camp will be formed on the racecourse at Rotorua capable of accommodating 5,000 people.

Those in camp will be provided with food by the Government, so that they need not take any with them.

When the time arrives, arrangements will be made by the Native Department for transport to Rotorua, of which due notice will be given. The Native Department would therefore be glad of early notice as to the numbers from each centre who are likely to make the journey. The Maori members of Parliament will be asked to see that the invitation of the Government is made known to the Natives in their respective districts, and to see that proper arrangements are made for their transport to and comfort at Rotorua.

Come to welcome the “Manuhiri Tuarangi, te Kotuku Rerengatahi.”

W. H. HERRIES,
Native Minister.

M. POMARE,
Member of the Executive Council representing the Native Race.

Officiating Ministers for 1920.—Notice No. 5.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 17th February, 1920.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend James Fordyce.
The Reverend William J. Robertson.
The Reverend William Tanner.

Methodist Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend William T. Blight.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

ERRATUM.—In notice No. 1, published in New Zealand Gazette of 29th January, 1920, under “Presbyterian Church of New Zealand,” for “The Reverend Gant, Henry C.,” read “The Reverend Gaut, Henry C.”; and for “The Reverend Walker, Leslie H.,” read “The Reverend Walker, Leslie N.”

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Government Offices to be closed on Wednesday, the 17th March, 1920 (St. Patrick’s Day).

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 18th February, 1920.

AS provided under the Public Service Regulations, the Government Offices throughout New Zealand will be closed on Wednesday, the 17th March, 1920, for the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.