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NOTICE

AFTER this date Poison will be laid on our properties for the destruction of dogs. Any party found trespassing on our properties after this date with dogs and guns will be prosecuted according to law.

WILLIAM JAFFRAY,
R. SOMERVILLE,
ROBT. FINNIE.

Saddlehill,
22nd June, 1876.
6t. 21s. p.d.

NOTICE TO TEACHERS AND PUPIL-TEACHERS.

THE Half-yearly Examination of Candidates for Certificates or for Provisional Licences will be held at the Education Office, Dunedin, on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of July next.

The annual examination of pupil-teachers and candidates for employment as such will be held on the 28th, 29th, and 30th of September next, at places to be hereinafter fixed.

Intending candidates must forward their names to meet at least three clear days before the examinations.

The attention of pupil-teachers and intending candidates is specially directed to the Board’s regulations, which may be had on application.

JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

LIBRARY COMMITTEES are informed that another order for books has been forwarded to Britain. After meeting existing claims the remaining books will be distributed among Committees in the order of the dates on which moneys are paid in and claims lodged. The Committee that ordered copies of Scott’s Quentin Durward, Kenilworth, and Heart of Midlothian, will receive the same on application.

JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary.

SCHOOLMASTER wanted for Cromwell main School.

Salary £200, with good residence. The successful applicant is expected to enter on his duties on August 1st. Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged on or before 10th July with

W. H. WHETTER LEE,
Cromwell.

SCHOOLMISTRESS WANTED for Outram School.

Salary £100. Applications, with certificates, to be lodged with the Clerk not later than 15th July.

TEACHER WANTED for the School at Wild Bush, near Riverton.

Salary £75, with the school fees and rent allowance. Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged on or before July 27th, with

A. GARDEN,
Wild Bush, Riverton.

ABSTRACTS from previous Gazettes of Impounding Notices:—

7th JULY, FRIDAY NOON.
A horse will be sold at South Dunedin Pound.

The three Cattle advertised in last week’s Gazette to be sold in the Oamaru Pound on the 14th July, are claimed by Collin Campbell, Boundary Creek.

JOHN GRAY,
Poundkeeper,
Oamaru.

STATEMENT of the AFFAIRS of the SCANDINAVIAN WATER-RACE COMPANY (Registered) for the half-year ended 1st June, 1876,

in accordance with Section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name Company—“The Scandinavian Water-Race Company, (Registered).”
When formed and date of registration—1865; 6th May, 1868.
Where business is conducted and name of legal manager—St. Bathans, Otago; George Purton.
Nominal Capital—£2,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders—£50.
Number of shares taken—240.
Amount of calls made—Nil.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—£12,000.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company—28.
Amount of cash in hand—nil.
Whether in operation or not—In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared—£510.
Number of shares unallotted—nil.

GEORGE PURTON,
Manager.

St. Bathans, Otago,
June 24, 1876.
1t.—17s. p.d.

INCENDIARISM.

Maliciously Setting Fire to Corn and Corn Stacks in the Waikouaiti District.

£100 REWARD AND A FREE PARDON TO AN ACCOMPLICE.

WHEREAS the following property has been destroyed by fire in the Police District of Waikouaiti, viz.:—

1. Two stacks of oats, value £50 8s., at Shag Valley belonging to John Jordan, on the 9th ultimo.
2. One barn, containing 600 bushels of oats, 17 bushels of wheat, and sundry articles, value £160, between Mount Watkins and Flag Swamp, belonging to John Galbraith, on the 6th instant.
3. 163 bags of wheat, value £100, at Flag Swamp belonging to Donald Sutherland, on the 7th instant.
4. Two stacks of wheat, value £92, at Pleasant Valley belonging to J. W. Murdoch, on the 7th instant.
5. One stack oat straw and 125 bags oats, value £75, at Bushy Park, belonging to A. and W. Cochrane, on the 12th instant.
6. Five stacks of wheat and one stack of oats, value £340, at the Maori Kaik, belonging to D. Elston and M. Peacock, on the 14th instant; and as the destruction of said property is attributable to incendiaries:

Notice is hereby given that a reward of £100 will be paid by the Provincial Government of Otago to any person who shall first give such information to the police as will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons by whom any of the said fires were caused, and in addition thereto His Excellency the Governor will be advised to grant a free pardon to an accomplice not being the person who actually caused any of the fires who will give such information as shall lead to a like result.

T. K. WELDON,
Commissioner of Police.

Police Office, Dunedin,
15th May, 1876.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by George Jones, of High-street, Dunedin, Printer to said Provincial Government for the time being.