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Advertisements received too late for Classification. Otago university scholarship. The following SCHOLARSHIPS will be open for competition to Students for the Ministry, of the Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland, on the sth day of June next, — 1. The {Synod Scholarship. Value L 25 per annum for three years. 2. The Lang Scholarship. Value, Ll6 per annum for three years. 3. The Knox Church Scholarship. Value, L3O per annum for three years. Th ; Competi ive Examination will be held in the Class-room of Knox Church, Dunedin, oitl e day al ove nam d. Intending competitors, who must not b) under K> years of age, are required to leave written notice accompanied by cel til Kate of character, not liter than the loth May, with the unrlersignel, who will afford any needful information as to the subjects of examination. E. B. CARGILL, Convener of Unive sity Committee of Synod. Steam to Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland. j. FIIHE C.B.N. Co.’s s.s. JL L‘)R!) ASHLEY, H. C. andkew, Commander, «tfSKtwSsaS3saM will sail for above ports on or about Monday, 20th insL Shipping orders now being issued. Dunedin passengers free by 2 o’clock steamer. For freight or passage apply GEO. S. BRODiUCK, Agent. (DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES. Patron : Hip Excellency Sir George Bowen, K.C.8., &c. Applications to erect stalls for the sale of Fruit, Toys, Ac., must be made to me. Any person found selling without an order will be summarily ejected. By order, SYDNEY JAMES, Secretary. Government Notices. [Extract from page SO of Xeiv Zealand Umettr, No. 8, February 4. 1871.] Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 3rd February, 1871. IN compliance with recommendations co tained in the Reports of the Flax Commission Committee, and of the Joint Committee on Colonial Industries, to the effect that “ p einiums not exceeding in the whole LSOO should he granted for the encouragement of Sericulture in the Colony,” and that the development of < e tain industrial pursuits would of:en he best p omoted by the offer of a b mis on production, the following Rewards are offered, subject to the under-men-tioned conditions:

A bonus of 50 ]> r cent, on the value resized is offered f«»i the production of the fist 1.1,000 worth of cocoons of the silkworm or £o'* ’ of the ■ ilkwonu produced in the Colony, to be paid on quantities of nob less value than LSO or more than LIOO produced by any one person. To any person or persons who shall manufacture, within the Colony, from Few Zealand flax— For the first 500 reams of Printing Paper, a sum of Ul!0 ; and a further sum of L2SQ for the fiivt 500 reams of Packing Papery and the like sum for the first 10,()00 of Scrim cloth suitable; covering flax bales. "" ( QNDITIONS. The required cpiautity of each article to he completed before the 50th June, IS7'2The weight of each ream of pointing paper to be, not less than 5,0 lbs. of bach ream, of packing paper pot less than 40 lh,s < apcl each piece of scrim-cloth o| IpO yards ip length and double pudfli, hot leas than 3Cj 11m. The rewards will he paid on the certificate of an officer to be appointed by the Government that the above conditions have been complied with. W. GISBOUNF.

Publioati ns and Literature. riIHE YOUNG LADIES JOURNAL X Contains suitable Reading for families Elegant Designs in all kinds of useful and ornamental Needlework, accompanied by simple and complete directions. Colored Fashion Plates and Berlin Pat terns from Paris Home and Cookery Receipts, Pastimes New Music, &c. Full-size Patterns for cutting out every description of garment worn by the members of a family NGLISH AND EUROPEAN NEWS —The Ufa!/, a paper containing tha news, the principal leaders, a well-digested Summary and all interesting matter from The Times. The newspaper hitherto known as The Bvcenivg Mail, having become the property of the proprietors of The Times, is now published twice a week, under the title of The Mail, at the price of threepence per copy as heretofore. The days of publication will be Tuesday and Friday, and each paper wiil contain the news and all matters of interest appearing in the three previous numbers of The Times, which will thus be rendered available, in a cheap and convenient form, tor persons residing abroad ur in the Colonies, Subscribers can obtain The Mall through Newspapers Agents, or may have it from the Publisher on pre-payment, at Printing-House Square, London. QHE A P PRINTING “EVENING STAR OFFICE. Dunedin,