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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 71, 12 April 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT. M PER CENT DEBENTURE LOAN ISSUE OF £500,000. Under the authority of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900." MINIMUM PRICE OF ISSUE, .£IOO PER CENT. THE Colonial Treasurer invites Trader* for i' 500,000 New Zealand Government 4 per cent Debentures, payable to Bearer, and of the faoe value of £lono, £SOO, £2OO and £IOO respectively, as maybe desired, Thsse Debentures are secured on the Public Hevenuss of the Colony, and are repayable on the Ist April. 1904, at the Treasury, Wolling'on, New Zealand, or (if the tenderer so requests in his tender) at the oftice of the Agent-General for New Zealand in London. Dividends represented by coupons attached to the debentures, will be payable on the Ist April and the Ist October in each year duiing the currency of the Loan, at the Cashiers Office, Treasury. Wellington, or at any branch of the Bank rf New Zealand in New Zealand, or (if the 'debentures are issued repayable in Londonl at the office of the Agent-General for New Zealand in London. At the option of the holder ef any debenture issued repayable in New Zealand, and on application made in that behalf at the Treasury, Wellington, New Zealand, he may at any time during its currercy have it endorsed payable, both as to principal and interest, at the office of the Agent-General for New Zealand, London, or at any specified branch of the Bank of New Zealand in Australia. Provided that in the former case the endorsement thall not be lets than throe months and in the latter oase net less than one month, before the due date of tha next ensuing payment of interest. The first interest coupon will be payable on the Jst October, 1901, and will be for a sum equal to six months' interest on tha nominal amount of the Debenture. The issue price will be at the rate of £IOO in money for every £IOO expressed in debentures (below which no tender will be acoepted), payable as follows: Deposit of 5 per cent, en application. First instalment of 45 per cent, on Tuesday, 7th May, 1901, Second instalment of SO per cent, on Tuesday, 4th Jane, 1901.

Payments may be made in fall at any t£me eu or after the 7th Hay, 1801, and prior to the 4th June, 1901, at a diiooint at the rate of one pound ten shilling! per centum per annum. Sealed tenders, addressed to the Secretary to the Treasury, Government Buildings, Wellington, accompanied with the 6 per cent, deposit, will be received up to Noon of TUBS DAY, 23rd April, 1901, when they will be opened in the presence of the Colonial [Treasurer and the Controller and AuditorGeneral, and allotment will forthwith be made. If cheques are lodged with a tender they must be draws upon a Bank in Wellington, and be marked by such Bank as " gaod " for fourteen days. Cheques issued by a Back need not be so marked. Tenders may be for the whole or any part of the Loan, and must state what amount of money will be given for every £IOO ef the Debentures tendered for. Tenders must be for even hundreds of pounds sterling:, and at prices which are multiples of sixpence. Tenders at different prices must be on separate forms. The nominal amount of Debentures tendered for must be written on the outside of the Tender. In case of default in the payment of any instalment at its proper date, the deposit and instalment (if any) previously paid will be Hade to forfeiture. If no allotment is made the deposit will be returned. The first and second instalments may be paid at any branch ef the Bank of New Zealand either in the Colony of Australia, to the credit of t h e Public Account, or at the Tioabury. Wellington, not later than the several dates previously mentioned. Scrip Certificates will be issued, to be suVsequmtly exchanged for the Debenture Bonds. Tcnderr must te on printed forms, which may bo obtained at the Cashier's Office, Tr. a ury, Wellington, or at the offices of the Bauk of New Zealand at Sydnev, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christohurch, or Durndin. Oltlco ' f tl'6 Colonial Treasurer, Welling! n 2nd Ap.il, IUOI. 28

EDUCATIONAL. I IF sufficiant inducement be offered Mr 0. M. Townsknd, 8.A., and Mr. H. H Wabd, of the High Bchool, will hold EVENING OLASSKS with the object of preparing Candidates for the Matriculation, Janior and Senior Civil Service, and Barristers and Solicitors general knowledge examinations. It is proposed also to form classes for commercial education generally, npßcial attention being given to Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, and English Composition and Correspondence. Intending pupils should" apply to t a 25 H. H. WARD. ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES. ANNUAL MEETING OF HOUSEHOLDERS. r|IHE Annual Meeting of Householders for X the election of School Committees will be held in the several School patriots, at the places stated below, •dMONDAY, April 22nd at the hour of 7 p : m„ for the purpose of electing duly nqmipatod persona as Members of School Committees for the efisqjog year-, asproyided by Section fi of <*Ths> School Committee's Election Apt, 183), The number of persons to be elected for each district is as follows : Pukearuhe, Tongaporutu, Mangorel, Hui rangi, Tarata, Huiroa, Ngariki Road, Whangamamona, Hurford Road, Tataraimaka, Waihi, Ratapiko, Uruti, Tututawa, Tahora, Puogarehu, Matau, and Pohokura, each five person*. The election to be held in the respective schoolhousei. Rowan Road, Mahoe, Opunake, Oarrington Road, Durham Road, Eltham Road, Oaonui, Rahotu, Okato, Frankley Road, Fitzroy, Bell Waitara, Tikorangi, Urenui, Lepperton, Kaimata, Tariki Road, Midhirst, Balisbury Road, Stanley Road, Pembroke Road, Toko, Ngaire, Bird Road, Cardiff, Kent Road, Omata, Oakura, Kaiauai, Denbigh Road, figment Tillage, Huiakama, Warea and Dudley Road, each seven (7) persons. The election to be held in the respective scboolhouses.

Kent Foad election to be held in the Lower Kent Road Schoolhouse; Bell, in the Befl Block Schoolhouse. New Plymouth, Inglewood, and Stratford each nine (3) persons. New Plymouth election to be held in the Town Hall, New Plymouth; Inglewood election to be held in the Schoolhouse, Inglewood. Stratford election to be held in the Schoolhouse, Stratford. Nomination op Candidates. Householders of the various School Di« tricts are hereby requested to send in to the Chairman of tjie School Oqmmjttge in their District the names of persons, being Resident Householders, nominated by them to serve on the Committee for the ensuing term. The nominations must be in writing signed by the proposer and candidate, and sent to the Chairman of the School Committee on or before MONDAY, April 15th, 1901, not m than 8 p,m, Nominations may also be made at the Meetings of Householders to be held on MONDAY, April 22nd, 1901. The first meeting of each of the newly elected Committees for the appointment of Chairman is hereby convened >it the above named places immediately after the elections. By order of the Board. P. S. WIIITOOMBE, Secretary, Education Ogfce, March 21st, 1901.