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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

Public Service Senior Examination, 1921-22.—Railway Department Candidates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 13th February, 1922.

THE following list contains the names of those candidates who have passed the Public Service Senior Examination held in January, 1922, for the purpose of the Railway Department 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.

J. CAUGHLEY, Director of Education.

PASSED THE EXAMINATION.

Name. Examination Centre.
McLeod, Edwin George .. .. .. Auckland.

PASSED IN FIVE OR MORE SUBJECTS.

Lovatt, Cyrus Roy .. .. .. Wellington.
Lucy, William Emerson .. .. .. Christchurch.

PASSED IN FOUR SUBJECTS.

Adams, Trevor Alwyn .. .. .. Wellington.
Malcolm, Ian McLean .. .. .. Wellington.
Raeburn, John Lindsay .. .. .. Wellington.

PASSED IN TWO SUBJECTS.

Gandell, Alan Thomas .. .. .. Greymouth.
O’Hara, William Keith Macky .. .. .. Auckland.

Junior Free Place.—Qualified Candidate.

Education Department,
Wellington, 14th February, 1922.

THE following candidate qualified for a Junior Free Place at the Junior National Scholarship Examination held in November, 1921 :—

Name. Education District.
Alfred Charles Lindsay Fooks .. .. Canterbury.

J. CAUGHLEY, Director of Education.

Junior Free Place Pass List.—Erratum.

Education Department,
Wellington, 14th February, 1922.

THE name of Webb, Philip Edward, occurring in List 3 (Junior Free Place Pass List) in the Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of Thursday, 19th January, 1922, should not have appeared in the list. This candidate failed to pass the examination.

J. CAUGHLEY, Director of Education.

Public Service Entrance Examination.—Successful Candidate.

Education Department,
Wellington, 14th February, 1922.

THE following candidate passed the Public Service Entrance Examination held in November, 1921 :—

Name. Examination Centre.
George Lorimer McLatchie .. .. Oamaru.

His position in order of merit is 615.

J. CAUGHLEY, Director of Education.

The Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 14th February, 1922.

THE following estimated average yields per acre of wheat and oats for the season 1921-22 have been compiled from reports furnished by Stock Inspectors of the Department of Agriculture throughout the Dominion, and are now published for general information :—

District. Wheat. Oats.
Bushels per Bushels per
Acre. Acre.
North Island .. .. .. 32·73 37·08
Nelson .. .. .. 22·97 24·00
Marlborough .. .. .. 34·48 44·66
Canterbury .. .. .. 27·89 37·45
Otago .. .. .. 34·06 44·56
Southland .. .. .. 39·67 48·81
Average (estimated) for the Dominion,
season 1921-22 .. .. .. 29·32 40·68
Average (actual) for the Dominion,
season 1920-21 .. .. .. 31·24 35·41

In accordance with the above estimates, the total yield of wheat for the Dominion should be approximately 10,500,000 bushels, as against an actual yield of only 6,872,262 bushels for the season 1920-21.

The percentage of oats threshed for the five seasons ending with 1920-21 was 31·87 of the total area under that crop. Assuming that a similar proportion is threshed this year, the total yield of grain should be approximately 6,000,000 bushels as against an actual yield of 5,225,115 bushels for the season 1920-21.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Education Reserves in North Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 20th February, 1922.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 27th day of March, 1922, for leases of the undermentioned education reserves, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908, and the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Mangonui County.—Awanui Parish.

Section 9 : Area, 103 acres ; minimum annual rental, £6. Weighted with £80, valuation for improvements consisting of fencing, draining, and grassing.

Undulating to steep land, covered with scrubby tea-tree, fern, and wiwi bush, about 40 acres of which is ploughable. There are 8 acres of swamp land of good quality soil, and 5 acres in grass and paspalum. The bush is light, and comprises 2 acres only. The section is well watered by a small stream. It is situated about one mile and a half off the main Kaitaia-Awanui Road, and about two miles and a half from the latter-named port. The one mile and a half from the main road is by formed but unmetalled road, and is very bad for traffic in the winter.

Otamatea County.—Suburbs of Pahi.

Section 43 : Area, 11 acres 1 rood 10 perches ; minimum annual rental, £2 10s.

Weighted with £43, valuation for improvements consisting of grassing, felling, and fencing.

Elevation ranges from sea-level to 150 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, about ¾ acre of mixed bush, ½ acre of tea-tree, the remainder being under grass, rushes, and tussocks. The forest is sparse, comprising puriri, cabbage-trees, ngaio, ngaio, and kohekohe, with a thin undergrowth of ferns and native shrubs. The soil is of clay, a small area limestone, resting on clay formation. There is no permanent water on the section. It is situated to the west of the Paparoa-Pahi Road, and bounded by the Paparoa River on the western side. The access is from Paparoa, which is about five miles distant by cart-road.

Mangonui County.—Town of Mangonui.

Section 142 : Area, 1 rood 27 perches ; minimum annual rental, £1 10s.

Weighted with £4 10s., valuation for improvements (fencing).

The section lies on the outskirts of the Township of Mangonui, about half a mile from the post-office and wharf, and is just off the main Mangonui-Awanui Road. The section slopes to the harbour, and is suitable for a building-site.

Rodney County.—Oruawharo Survey District.

Section 176 : Area, 182 acres ; minimum annual rental, £22. Weighted with £595, valuation for improvements consisting of grassing, felling, and fencing.

Undulating to broken land, formerly covered with heavy bush, which has now been felled and the land grassed, with the exception of 20 acres, which has a little fern and second-growth tea-tree on it. The soil is of sandstone-clay formation, resting on sandstone formation. The section is well watered by creek and gullies. Section is situated between Te Hana and Topuni Railway-stations. Access is from main road, thence up a ridge which is an unformed road about five miles distant from Te Hana Railway-station.

Hokianga County.—Town of Hokianga (now known as Rawene).

Section 10 : Area, 34 perches ; minimum annual rental, £2 10s.

Weighted with £350, valuation for improvements consisting of kauri house of five rooms with iron roof and chimney.

The section is situated on the beach at Rawene, and is subject to invasion by spring tides.