NAPIER.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3391, 4 November 1879, Page 2

NAPIER.

Last night. An examination Is to be held on December 15 by the Inspector of Schools of the Hawke's Bay district for three Maori scholarships ojf au sinnual value of £35, tenable for three yeats, the suecossful candidates to bo required to attend Te Auto Native College where for board, tuitioc, and books, etc., £20 per annum will be charged, and fchey will be allowed travelling expenses to and from their homes each'midsummer'vacation'. The competition is O])en to all Maori youths in Ne\v Zealand. At (he end of % years tho scholarship holders' may compete fur University scholarship of an annual value of £50, teuablo for tyro yearg, winner to bo required to bee me' a matriculated student of the University of New Zealand, and attend the college classes of somo institution affiliated to the University. The fund for scholarships is derived from the interest of £3000 invested by the late iSir Donald McLean for the purpose. iloadley aud Lyou report that large

lotH of frrft-dass quality of sheep-skins continue to conit: iv f'ro.u the stations, thy local markets (indin/ considerable favor iUiH»)({ settlers ami buyers ftiiko. The prices realised at thru- weekly sale on Saturday show a slight, improvement. Tho competition was goud, and iii! catalogued lots passed the haojuiur. Meiinu (good) fetched from (5,1 to G:,'d; ditto (medium) 41 lo SM; dislo (short) 2<l to 2-J-d ; crossbred (goosl). 'I'd lo 15'; l ; ditto (medium), 3£d t;» -l£ ; inferior short, Id to 3d ; hides, no demand.