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Provincial Scholar who may have given highly satisfactory evidence of diligence and progress in study.

3. The said Scholarships respectively shall be awarded to such candidates as shall have shown the greatest proficiency at a Competitive Examination, to be held simultaneously at the different schools on the day above specified; such Competitive Examination shall be by written papers, and shall embrace the following subjects:—

I. English Grammar, including analysis of Sentences.

II. Geography.—The Elements of Mathematical and Physical Geography; the chief Physical Features, Political Divisions, and Principal Towns of Europe and Australasia; the drawing from memory of an outline Map of a country in Europe or a Colony in Australasia, to be named by the Examiners.

III. Arithmetic.—Simple and compound Rules, Practice, Simple and Compound Proportion, Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, Interest, Discount, Profit and Loss, Extraction of the Square Root, Square Measure and Duodecimals.

IV. Algebra.—For Common School competitors, the Four Elementary Rules; for High and Grammar School competitors, as far as Simple Equations, inclusive.

V. Euclid.—For Common School competitors Book I, prop. 1—15; for High and Grammar School competitors, the whole of Book I. (For Boys only.)

VI. Writing from Dictation.

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

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

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

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

XI. Marks will be given for the reading of Prose and Poetry, and for Recitation from memory. Competitors will be expected to read and recite before the local Examiners, but those who stand very high in other subjects may be required to attend afterwards at Dunedin for Reading and Recitation.

4. A Scholarship will not be awarded 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, distinguish themselves greatly.

8. Arrangements will be made for holding the Examinations simultaneously at the several Schools of which intending candidates are pupils, and in order that sufficient time may be given for making the necessary preparations, teachers must forward to the Secretary of the Education Board, before the 15th November, 1874, the names of intending competitors belonging to their respective schools, together with a certificate of the age of every such scholar.

WANTED, for the Boys' High School, Dunedin, a thoroughly Competent English Master. The salary will consist of £300 per annum, and one-twelfth of the School fees. The School is about to be reorganised; and it is expected the supplement from the fees will reach £100.

Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged before December 1st, 1874.

J. HISLOP, Secretary.

TEACHER WANTED for Kaitangata School. Government allowance, £75 per annum and School Fees, with a good house detached from school, and 1½ acres of ground. There are 50 pupils at present on the roll. Applications with testimonials, to be lodged with the undersigned on or before the 10th November, 1874.

JOHN DARLING,
Chairman of Committee.

TEACHER WANTED for Te Houka School. Salary, £75 per annum, and school fees. Applications to be sent to the undersigned not later than the 18th November, 1874.

JAMES WILSON,
Te Houka, Balclutha.

WANTED for Walton School a female Pupil Teacher. For further particulars apply to Mr. Blair, teacher, who will receive applications until 18th November, 1874.

JAMES LOUDEN,
Clerk to School Committee.

WANTED, A TEACHER, for Highcliff District School, five miles from Dunedin. Salary—Government allowance of £100, and School Fees. There is a good residence, and glebe of 3 acres. Applications to be lodged at the Education Office before Friday, the 20th inst.

A. STEWART,
Chairman of Committee.

TEACHER Wanted for Manuka Creek school. Salary £65 per annum and school fees, with good glebe and residence of six rooms. There are forty-five pupils at present on the roll. Applications with testimonials to be lodged with the undersigned up till the 21st November, 1874.

WILLIAM HOUSTON.

INSPECTOR OF CARRIAGES, INVERCARGILL.

His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed

Mr. LESLIE CRUYNE,
To be Inspector of Carriages at Invercargill, vice Sergeant P. F. Fleming, resigned.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.

3rd Nov. 1874.

OREPUKI CEMETERY MANAGERS.

His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed

Mr. HENRY HIRST
Mr. ARTHUR CASSELS
Mr. CORNELIUS BARRY
Mr. THOMAS ESCOTT
Mr. HENRY HOWELLS
To be Managers of the Orepuki Cemetery.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.

3rd November, 1874.

ROAD RATES.

NOTICE is hereby Given, of the intention of the Clutha District Road Board, at its meeting, 28th November next, to make a general rate of One Shilling in the £, and a special rate of Threepence in the £, on all rateable properties throughout the district, for the year 1874-75. A statement of the proposed rate lies for inspection at the office of the Board.

Warepa, Oct. 24, 1874.

T. H. MEEKING, Clerk.