That the attention of School Committees be directed to section 19 of the “Education Ordinance, 1864,” and to the “Board’s Regulations” of February 29th, 1872; and that Committees be informed that no appointment by any School Committee of an uncertificated teacher can be recognised as valid unless such appointment shall have been made by leave of the Board, previously obtained, as provided by section 19 of the Ordinance referred to—

JOHN HISLOP, Secretary.

Education Ordinance 1864, Sec. 19.

The School Committee of every Educational District shall be entitled to select a Teacher or Teachers for every Main and Side School in the District but no election of a Teacher shall be deemed valid until such Teacher shall have produced to the Board a certificate of qualification from Her Majesty’s Committee of Privy Council on Education or from the Inspector of Schools appointed as aforesaid, and such other certificates of fitness as shall be required by any regulations that may hereafter be made by The Board: Provided nevertheless, that in case a qualified Teacher cannot be obtained for any School or Schools a person not duly qualified may by leave of The Board be temporarily appointed until a qualified Teacher shall be obtained.

Notice is hereby given that I have appointed Friday the 7th day of August 1874, at 12 o’clock noon, at my office for the purpose of hearing the application when persons claiming any interest in the above mentioned sections are requested to attend and state their objections, if any, to the claim of the said Robert McIntyre being granted.

J. T. THOMSON,
Commissioner.

Land Claims Office,
Dunedin 31st July 1874.

NOTICE

The undermentioned Town Sections will be sold by auction, at the Land Office, Invercargill, at noon, on Tuesday, the 1st day of September, proximo.

J. T. BOYD,
Deputy Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 28th July, 1874.

Applications having been received to purchase sections 57, 59, 61, Block VII and section 5 Block XIII, Waipahi District, it is hereby notified that objections to the issue of certificates for the occupation thereof on deferred payment, must be notified at least twenty-four hours before the 12th day of August, 1874; and should no objections be made or sustained, the sections will be granted to the applicants.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 29th July, 1874.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the land adjoining the Training Wall, being sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, block LXVII, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, block XLVIII, Dunedin, containing 21 poles each, will be offered for sale by public auction by Mr. James Milner, at the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, on Wednesday, the 19th August, 1874.

Terms, 25 per cent. cash, and 25 per cent. at 6, 12, and 24 months, bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum.

Conditions to be seen at this office on and after the 13th instant.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that section 1, block 3, Tuapeka West District, containing 57a. 2r. 20p., will be offered for sale by auction at the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Monday, the 7th day of September next, at noon, at the upset price of £1, and subject to the repayment of valuations for improvements to the occupant.

Immediately after, section 25, block 39, Lawrence Township, hitherto temporarily reserved for educational purposes, will be offered for sale at the upset price of £3.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that the Lease of section 117, block II, Lammermoor District, containing 4a. 0r. 36p., will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Survey Office, Clyde, on Monday, the 7th day of September next, at noon, at the upset rent of £5, subject to repayment of half valuations for cost of road line to the adjoining lessee.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that section 50, block II, Wyndham District, containing 50 acres, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Court-house, Mataura, on Wednesday, the 9th day of September next, at noon, at the upset price of £1 per acre.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that section 2, block 5, Warepa District, containing 322 acres, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Royal Mail Hotel, Clinton, on Wednesday, the 9th day of September next, at noon, at the upset price of £1 per acre.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 3rd August, 1874.

TENDERS

The following list of successful and unsuccessful Tenderers are published for general information.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1874.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

CROWN GRANTS

Whereas an application for Crown Grants for Section 24 Block XV, Dunedin, and Section 12 Northeast Valley has been made on behalf of the late Robert McIntyre of Greenock, Scotland, and which application has been referred to me by His Excellency the Governor, in order that it may be heard and decided under the provisions of the New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Ordinance.