MAY 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1379

Education Act, 1914.—Amended Regulations for Junior and Senior National Scholarships.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 26th day of April, 1927.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Education Act, 1914, and the amendments of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations at present in force relating to the Junior and Senior National Scholarships, and in lieu thereof doth make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that this Order shall have effect on and from the first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

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SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

1. QUALIFYING examinations for candidates for Junior and Senior National Scholarships respectively shall be held annually in the month of November or December at such centres as the Director of Education may appoint.

2. Every application for a scholarship must be on the form provided, and must be accompanied by a certificate in the form contained in the Schedule hereto from the Principal of the school attended by the candidate for the six months immediately preceding.

Forms of application may be obtained at the office of the Education Board of each district on and after the 1st day of August in each year.

3. Applications for Junior National Scholarships must be forwarded to the Secretary of the Education Board of the district in which the school attended by the candidate is situated, and applications for Senior National Scholarships must be addressed to the Director of Education, Education Department, Wellington.

In all cases applications must be sent in time to be delivered not later than the 8th day of September of the year in which the qualifying examination is held:

Provided that applications, accompanied by a bank receipt for a fee of 10s., paid to the Public Account at some branch of the Bank of New Zealand, may be received after the 8th day of September and on or before the 22nd day of September.

AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS.

4. Scholarships shall be awarded on the results of the examination to those candidates who reach the required standard and otherwise comply with the conditions of the Education Act and these regulations:

Provided that not less than twenty-five Junior National Scholarships shall be awarded to candidates who have attended schools not higher than Grade IIIA for at least nine months of the period 1st January to 30th November of the year in which the examination is held and who qualify for a pass:

Provided further that compensating marks at the discretion of the Director be allotted as follows:—

(a) To any candidate from a school of Grade 0 or Grade I—not more than 10 per cent. of the marks actually assigned the candidate.

(b) To any candidate from a school of Grade II—not more than 5 per cent. of the marks actually assigned the candidate.

5. If less than twenty-five candidates from country schools qualify for scholarships, the scholarships thus set free shall be awarded to qualified candidates from other schools.

STANDARDS OF QUALIFICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.

6. The standards of qualification for Junior and Senior Scholarships open to award in any year shall be relatively so fixed as to provide as nearly as possible, having regard to the provisions of the

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