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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 488, 18 March 1881, Page 3

jVOflcellancous. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTERBURY. ELECTION OF COMMITTEES. THE householders of tne undermentioned School Districts, that is to say, the districts of French Farm Okain's Bay having failed to elect Committees at the annual meeting held on January 24th, the Board, in pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred by " The Education Act, 1877," Section G6, hereby directs that a public meeting of the householders in every such district be held on Monday, the twenty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty one, at seven o'clock in the evening, for the election in each district of seven householders (Section 64) to form the Committee for such district for the year ending with the fourth Monday in January next. The place of meeting shall be the schoolhouse in each district. The Board further directs that the fir. t meeting of each School Committee be held in the place appointed for the election, and immediately aiter the election upon the same evening. J V. COLBORNE-VEEL, Secretary. Christchurch, March 4th, 1881. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTERBURY. SCHOLARSHIPS. "VTOTICE is hereby givon that Ten _I_\| Scholarships of the annual value of Forty Pounds each, and tenable for two years, will be awarded upon examination in the month of June next as follows :— (a) Two scholarships open to all children whose age does not exceed eleven years on the first day of June, 1881. (b) Two scholarships open to all whose age does not exceed twelve years on the first of June. (c) Two scholarships open to all whose age does not exceed thirteen years on the first of June. (d) Two scholarships open to all whose age does not exceed fourteen years on the first of June. And two scholarships to be applied to the three classes, a, b, and c, according to the respective merits of the candidates in those classes. Candidates must enter their names by giving notice in their own handwriting to the Chairman of the Board, on or before the tenth day of May next, in every case stating the day and year of birth, and the school at which the candidate is receiving instruction. The Board will not publish the name of the school from which a candidate comes without the consent of the principal teacher of the school, which may be sent with the notice of entry. Any candidate not attending school must give his or her address. Ihe Board reserves the right of acquiring proof as to age. The examination will be held at Christchurch, beginning on Tuesday, the seventh day of June, for classes (a), (b), and (c), and on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of June, for class (d). Necessary expenses ot travelling, and of board and lodging, will be defrayed by the Board. The subjects in which candidates in classes (a), (b), and (c) will be examined are the following :—Reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, English grammar and composition, geography, British history, and elementary science. Tho subjects for class (d) are as follows :—Arithmetic, English grammar and composition (including spelling), physical and political geography, and history (ancient and modern), geometry, algebra, and elementary science. A scholarship will not be awarded to any candidate who has not obtained 25 per cent, of the possible number of marks in each subject, and 50 per cent. of the possible total. J. V. COLBORNE VEEL, Secretary. Christchurch, 14th March, 1881. n i in v. ll - RATING ACT, 1876 "VTOTICE is hereby given tbat in J_N pursuance of the above named Act, ASSESSMENTS COURTS will be held by me for the under-mentioned Borough and Road District at the times and places set opposite their respective names, for the purpose of hearing and determining ALL OBJECTIONS to the Valuations List for the said Borough and Road Districts, when all clerks or othev persons duly appointed by and on behalf of the local bodies, and all Valuers and Collector of the Rates of the said Road Districts will be required to attend the sittings of tbe said Courts, and produce all books and papers relating to the respective offices, which the said Court may require to be produced— Pigeon Bay Road Board District— Schooi bouse, Saturday, March ID. at 11 o'clock. Port Levy R<«ad Board DistrictSchool house, Wednesday, March 23, at 12 o'c.ock. Little River. Road Bonrd District— Rtr-ul Board Office, Kaituna. Friday, March 25, at 12 o'clock. J. AYLMER, Judge. P. E. JACQUET, Clerk of Assessment Court. Akaroa, Feb. 15, 188 i: