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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

Light.—During the south-west monsoon, from 15th March to 31st October, the pilot-vessel will exhibit every half hour, between sunset and sunrise, a searchlight beam at an elevation of 30°. This light will be revolved from east to west through south and back again, the total period of exhibition being 1 minute.

CAPE ST. JOHN.

SPINALONGA LIGHT.—INTENDED ALTERATION IN CHARACTER.

Date of Alteration.—Shortly.

Position.—Lat. 35° 20′ N., long. 25° 47′ E. (approx.).

Details.—The two vertical fixed white lights will be replaced by a fixed and flashing white light every two minutes. This alteration has not yet been carried out, and the two fixed white lights are still exhibited provisionally, but with a visibility of only 9 miles.

Remarks.—Further notice will be given when information is received.

PORTUGAL.

SOUTH COAST.—CAPE CARVOEIRO.—LIGHT ESTABLISHED.

On the 1st December, 1920, Cape Carvoeiro light, Algarve Province, will commence to function, showing group flashing white, groups of 2 flashes, period 15 seconds; shows all around the horizon. The illuminating-apparatus is one of the 3rd order, shown from a quadrangular masonry tower rising from a one-story building all covered with white tiles. The lantern and support are painted red. Focal height of light above ground 59 ft. (18 m.); above water-level 190 ft. (58 m.); visibility 20 miles.

Approx. position: 37° 5′ 4″ N., 8° 26′ 25″ W.

An experimental period will cause irregular functioning for a time.

NOTE.—This light is not to be confused with Cape Carvoeiro light, west coast of Portugal.

MISCELLANEOUS.

MINE WARNINGS TO MARINERS.—TEMPORARY ALTERATIONS IN AIDS TO NAVIGATION MARKING MINEFIELDS.

Notice is given that the latest information received regarding temporary alterations in aids to navigation, marking the safe channels and the limits of mined areas, will be found in Mine Warnings to Mariners.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 18 of 1921.

JACK’S POINT LIGHT, TIMARU.—TEMPORARY CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTIC.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th April, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that on account of repairs the occulting light on Jack’s Point will be shown as a fixed light for about ten days on and from Thursday, the 28th April, 1921.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 1212, 2532, and 3629; “New Zealand Pilot,” 1908, eighth edition, page 247; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1921, pages 261 and 363.

ROBERT DUNCAN, Secretary.

Special Books in Languages and Literature for the Teachers’ Class C Certificate Examination, 1922 and 1923.

Education Department,
Wellington, 19th April, 1921.

IN pursuance of regulations under the Education Act, 1914, notice is hereby given that at the Teachers’ Class C Certificate Examination of January, 1922, and January, 1923, respectively, the special books of which a knowledge will be required will be as follows:—

(a.) January, 1922.

ENGLISH.—Shakespeare, “Macbeth,” “The Tempest”; Spenser, “Faery Queen,” Book I; Bacon, Essays; George Eliot, “Romola.” In addition, a knowledge of the period of literature 1579 to 1625 will be required. Special attention must be paid to Marlowe, Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Bacon, and Jonson; but the other authors of the period are not to be neglected. The literary movements and their leaders, the current types and forms of literature and their representatives, as well as the influence of the ancient classics and of the leading Continental literatures on the English literature of the period must also be examined. Candidates must have some acquaintance with the general outlines of English Literature, including a knowledge and appreciation of the thought and style of standard English authors from Shakespeare to Tennyson.

LATIN.—Cicero, “De Officiis III”; Virgil, “Aeneid VI.”

FRENCH.—Rostand, “Cyrano de Bergerac”; Racine, “Andromaque”; Balzac, “Eugènie Grandet.”

(b.) January, 1923.

ENGLISH.—Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet,” “Hamlet”; Macaulay, Essay on Milton; Milton, “Samson Agonistes,” “L’Allegro,” “Il Penseroso,” “Lycidas.” In addition, a knowledge of the period of literature 1625 to 1688 will be required. Special attention must be paid to Milton, Dryden, Herrick, Butler, Taylor, Bunyan, and Browne; but the other authors of the period are not to be neglected. The literary movements and their leaders, the current types and forms of literature and their representatives, as well as the influence of the ancient classics and of the leading Continental literatures on the English literature of the period must also be examined. Candidates must have some acquaintance with the general outlines of English literature, including a knowledge and appreciation of the thought and style of standard English authors from Shakespeare to Tennyson.

LATIN.—Cæsar, “De Bello Gallico VII”; Horace, “Epistles I.”

FRENCH.—Taine, “Voyage aux Pyrénées”; Corneille, “Le Cid”; Molière, “L’Avare.”

J. CAUGHLEY, Director of Education.

Education Act, 1914.—General Council of Education.

Education Department,
Wellington, 20th April, 1921.

IN pursuance of the regulations made in terms of section 9 (5) of the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that—

For the election of members to represent the Education Boards of the North Island on the above-mentioned Council the following nominations were received, viz.: James Robert Kirk and Richard McCallum, M.P.

For the election of a member to represent the certified male public-school teachers of the North Island the following nomination was received, viz.: Tom Umfrey Wells.

For the election of a member to represent the certified male public-school teachers of the South Island the following nomination was received, viz.: Walter Eudey.

For the election of a member to represent the certified female public-school teachers of the North Island the following nomination was received, viz.: Estelle Rowlerson Wilson.

For the election of a member to represent the certified female public-school teachers of the South Island the following nomination was received, viz.: Emily Anne Chaplin.

As the number of persons nominated in each case does not exceed the number to be elected, I hereby declare James Robert Kirk, Richard McCallum, Tom Umfrey Wells, Walter Eudey, Estelle Rowlerson Wilson, and Emily Anne Chaplin to be duly elected members of the General Council of Education.

F. L. SEVERNE, Returning Officer.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Pastoral Runs classified in Otago Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey
Wellington, 12th April, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed to classify and report upon runs in the Otago Land District have classified the pastoral runs in the Schedule hereto as therein noted, and the classification has been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General under section 225 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Class A.—Pastoral Land.

Being Lands suitable exclusively for Pasturage, and not capable of being used with Profit in Areas of a Carrying-capacity of less than 5,000 Sheep.

Run 209, Waitaki County: Area, 520 acres (Crown land).

Run 259, Tuapeka County: Area, 28,292 acres (national endowment).

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.