MAY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1705

Cancellation of Certificate and Registration as a Teacher of Mrs. Myrtle Jardine Spencer.

Education Department,
Wellington, 7th May, 1930.
NOTICE is hereby given that the teacher's certificate and registration of Mrs. Myrtle Jardine Spencer are hereby cancelled under section 17 (3) of the Education Act, 1924.
HARRY ATMORE, Minister of Education.

Teachers' Appeal Boards.—Grading and Classification of Teachers.

Education Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1930.
IT is hereby notified for general information that the Appeal Boards for 1930 set up to hear appeals in connection with the grading or classification of teachers will consist of—

Chairman—
Andrew Duncan Thomson.
Representatives of Education Department—
Alexander Bell, M.A.
William Watson Bird, M.A.
Nelson Thomas Lambourne, M.A.
Representatives of Teachers—
Secondary School Teachers—
Thomas Brodie, B.A.
Frank Hyde Campbell, B.A.
Technical School Teachers—
Frederick William Martin, M.A., B.Sc.
Robert John Thompson.
Primary School Teachers—
North Island—
Alfred Joseph Charles Hall.
Frank Livingston Combs, M.A.
South Island—
Henry Frank Penlington
David Dickie Steadman.
HARRY ATMORE, Minister of Education.

Members of General Council of Education elected.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st May, 1930.
IN pursuance of the regulations under section 9 (5) of the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected members of the General Council of Education :-

As representatives of the members of North Island Education Boards—
Burns, Archibald.
Wauchop, John Stewart.

As a representative of the Public School Certificated Male Teachers, North Island—
Rae, Duncan McFadyen.

As a representative of the Public School Certificated Female Teachers, North Island—
Carnachan, Blanche Eleanor.

The following are particulars of the voting in the several elections :—

1. By members of the North Island Education Boards—
   Burns, Archibald .. .. .. .. 24
   Wauchop, John Stewart .. .. .. 23
   Valentine, James Archibald .. .. .. 20
   Number of valid ballot papers recorded .. 41
   Number of votes rejected as informal .. Nil.

2. By Public School Certificated Male Teachers, North Island—
   Rae, Duncan McFadyen .. .. .. .. 490
   Gould, William Horace .. .. .. .. 304
   Number of valid votes recorded .. .. .. 794
   Number of votes rejected as informal .. .. 55

3. By Public School Certificated Female Teachers, North Island—
   Carnachan, Blanche Eleanor .. .. .. 472
   Magill, Margaret .. .. .. .. 259
   Park, Jean .. .. .. .. 210
   Number of valid votes recorded .. .. .. 941
   Number of votes rejected as informal .. .. .. 63
   A. E. LAKE, Returning Officer.
   Notice of Date of the Public Service Entrance Examination.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 12th May, 1930.
NOTICE is hereby given of the intention to hold the Public Service Entrance Examination on or about the 19th November, 1930, and following days.

Entries for the examination must be addressed “The Director of Education, Wellington,” and be sent so as to reach his office on or before the 8th September, 1930. Both male and female candidates will be admitted to the examination.

All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained from the office of the Education Department or of any Education Board.

For the examination a fee of £1 is payable.

Late applications for the examination will be received up to the 22nd September if accompanied by a receipt for a late fee of 10s. (in addition to the £1 ordinarily payable). Fees of candidates attending a school or college should be collected by the Principal and paid in one deposit. The Department’s copy of the receipt form should be accompanied by a schedule of the names of the candidates on whose behalf the fees have been paid. Further particulars will be found on the application form.

In accordance with the regulations, appointments to cadetships in the Public Service, in the order in which vacancies occur, will be offered to candidates in the order in which their names appear on the latest pass-list, provided that the applications from any lads who have at any time passed the University Entrance (matriculation) or a higher examination shall receive prior consideration, in order of merit.

The regulations further provide that no one, except in such cases as the Commissioner may declare to be special cases, shall be appointed to a cadetship in the Clerical Division unless his age at the time of appointment is not less than fifteen nor more than eighteen years. In the case of a lad who has passed the University Entrance Examination (matriculation) the maximum age is nineteen years.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Public Service Commissioner.

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

Education Department,
Wellington, 12th May, 1930.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned examinations will be held on or about the dates specified in each case :-

Training College Entrance Examination : 17th November, 1930, and following days.
Senior National Scholarship Examination : 19th November, 1930, and following days.
Intermediate Examinations for Senior Free Places in Secondary Schools and District High Schools : 19th November, 1930, and following days.
Junior National Scholarships : 27th and 28th November, 1930.

Entries must be made as follows :-

For Training College Entrance Examination : To the Director of Education, Wellington, up to the 8th September, 1930.

• For Junior National Scholarships : Through the head teacher of the school, to the Secretary of the Education Board, up to the 8th September.
  For Senior National Scholarships : Through the head teacher to the Director of Education, Wellington, up to the 8th September.
  For the Intermediate (Senior Free Place) Examination : Through the head teacher to the Director of Education, Wellington, up to the 8th September.

Those candidates who are recommended for a Senior Free Place under the provisions of clause 7 (c) of the regulations relating to free places, as amended by Order in Council of the 1st November, 1926, shall, if required to sit for examination, be admitted without fee. Otherwise a fee of 10s. is payable. Fees of candidates attending a school or college should be collected by the Principal and paid in one deposit. The Department’s copy of the receipt form should be accompanied by a schedule of the names of the candidates in whose behalf the fees have been paid.

Late applications for the above-named examinations, accompanied by a receipt for the payment of a late fee of £1 in the case of the Training College Entrance Examination, and 10s. for the other examinations, will be received up to the 22nd September.

All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained from the office of any Education Board.
T. B. STRONG, Director of Education.