miners, to be read aloud to the competitors and reproduced by them.

IX. A short Essay on some familiar subject to be named by the Examiners.

X. Penmanship, as shown by the competitors' papers under subjects VII, VIII, and IX. Preference will be given to a plain round hand.

XI. Latin.—(High and Grammar School Boys). Grammar and Accidence; translation into English of a passage in Latin.

XII. French.—(High and Grammar School Girls). Grammar; translation into English of a passage from a French author.

XIII. Marks will be given for the reading of Prose and Poetry, and for Recitation from memory.

4. It shall not be necessary to award a scholarship to the best, or any other candidate, unless he or she shall have gained, in the aggregate, at least 70 per cent. of the number of marks attainable; and the Board shall be at liberty to suspend or terminate any scholarship on account of wilful misconduct or neglect of studies on the part of the holder.

5. Each holder of a Provincial Scholarship shall receive free education at the High School and a payment of £30 per annum.

6. Free education for terms of not less than two years nor more than four years may, at the discretion of the Board, be granted to the unsuccessful competitors for Scholarships who shall have gained a satisfactory percentage of the whole number of marks attainable; such Free Scholars may, attend the High School, a Grammar School, or an approved Main District School, at their option.

7. Certificates of Merit will be granted to those competitors who, though failing to gain Scholarships, distinguished themselves greatly.

8. Teachers must forward to the Secretary of the Education Board, before the 1st of April, 1874, the names of intending competitors belonging to their respective schools, together with a certificate of the age of every such scholar.

AUCTIONEERS.—A meeting will be held in the Government Offices, Dunedin, on Thursday, 8th January, at noon, to consider the following applications for Auctioneers’ Licenses for 1874:—

Pache, George, Clyde.

Stanbrook, Thos. Cromwell.

ABSTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES of Impounding Notices:—

26th December, Friday noon, a horse will be sold at West Taieri; a mare, two heifers, a bull, and bull-calf will be sold at East Taieri Pound; a mare will be sold at Lovell’s Flat Pound.

THE following Tenders have been accepted:—

Contract No. 795 A. McMenamin £189 0 0
" 796 H. Craven 80 18 9
" 797 A. McMenamin 698 0 0
" 810 James Deans 48 2 6
" 811 Ferriam and Gains 957 0 0
" 813 Patrick Martin 450 0 0

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 22nd December, 1873.

AMENDED NOTICE.—TIME EXTENDED.

AUCTIONEERS.

SEPARATE Tenders will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Friday, 26th Dec., 1873, for conducting during 1874 land sales within the various Land Districts in the Province.

The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender.

The Land Districts are as follow, and the auction sales are conducted at such places as the Waste Land Board may direct.

No travelling expenses to auctioneers allowed.

LIST OF AUCTION DISTRICTS, WITH THE PLACES AT WHICH AUCTION SALES ARE USUALLY HELD.

District. Places.
Oamaru Towns of Oamaru, Herbert and Hampden
Waikouaiti Towns of Palmerston and Hawksbury
Dunedin Dunedin and Outram
Balclutha At Milton
Tokomairiro At Balclutha and Clinton
Mataura At Mataura Bridge and Waikaia
Lawrence Town of Lawrence, Tapanui, Beaumont
Naseby At Naseby, Hill’s Creek, St. Bathans
Clyde Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Blacks, Ben- digo, Ophir
Queenstown Queenstown and Arrowtown

Tenders to be a commission on the net amount realized.

POLICE and other Government Departments.—Sealed Tenders will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of the 29th December, 1873, for the supplies stated, for the year ending 31st of December, 1874.

Stations. Nature of supplies Rate. £ s. d.
West Taieri Fuel—Manuka or other wood, per cord
Prisoners rations, at per ration
Clyde Fuel—Lignite, per ton
" Lignite, per ton
Alexandra " Lignite, per ton
Cromwell " Lignite, per ton
Blacks " Lignite, per ton
Queenstown Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Arrow Fuel—Lignite, per ton
" Manuka, or other wood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Cardrona " Lignite, per ton
" Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Tokomairiro Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Balclutha Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Naseby Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Lignite, per ton
St. Bathans " Firewood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Macraes " Firewood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Lawrence Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Lignite, per ton
" Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Waitahuna Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel, lignite, per ton
Waipori " Manuka, or other wood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Switzers Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Manuka, or other wood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Teviot Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel, Lignite, per ton
Waikouaiti Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Manuka, or other wood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Palmerston " Manuka, or other wood, per cord
" Lignite, per ton
Oamaru Prisoners rations, at per ration
Fuel—Lignite, per ton
Hampden " Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Kakanui " Lignite, per ton
" Manuka, or other wood, per cord
Invercargill " Manuka, or other wood, per cord