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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 599, 31 July 1858, Page 6

.NOTICE. f pHE Canterbury -Steam "Navigation -Com-;: X pany are-prepared to receive tenders for! obtaining a-steamboat frpm-England, according! to the.- particulars to be seen and furnished at; the Company's Offices in Lyttelton. • Tenders will be received until :noon, WED-r NESDAY, the 4th August. . J. MARTIN HEYWOOD, Manager; Lyttelton/Jnly 29,1858. CANTERBURY LAND, BUILDING, AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. TIIHE usual Monthly Meeting of the ShareX '." holders will be held; at tlie Town Hall, on WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, the 4th of August, at Seven o'clock, precisely, for the purpose of receiving' Subscriptions/and for the Sale ©f Shares. J. MARTIN HEYWOOD, Secretary. THE Deputy-Superintendent directs it to be notified, for general information, rthat a Writ for the Election of afMember of the Provincial Council ibr the Rakaia District having been issued in accordance with Clause 12 of an Act of Pariiament, passed in-the 15tb and 16th years of the reign of her-present Majesty, entituled "" An Act to Grant.a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand"— the^Deputy-Returning-Officer for the said District has returned the said Writ,, with a certificate' to the effect that the undermentioned gentleman'has been duly electa'to serve as a Member of the Provincial Council iFor the Rakaia District, GEORGE A.RTHUR7EMTLIUS ROSS. -33y'Order.'o£the.: Deputy-Superintendent, T. B.KEELE, " For the" Provincial -Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christcharch, July 24, 1858. CHRIST'S COLLEGE, CANTERBURY. -SOMES' SCHOLARSHIP. ICTOTICE is hereby given, that) the; First [ J3l Election of Scholars on the^mes Foundation of Christ's College, will take place-on SATURDAY, the 25th of SEPTEMBER, in the presentyear. Two scholarships-will be -ofFered'-for competition, one of the annual value, of jE4B, tenable for three years and a-half;the' other of; the annual value of £32, tenable for two years and a-half; the" former amount to be raised, t0.£60, thelatter to 7£40, annually, pro--vided>theschblar shall pass a satisfactory annual examination in the studies of the preceding' year. - ? All members of the United Church of England and Ireland, or of any branch of <■ the said^ Church, or of-any Church in communion therewith, wheresoever born or resident, who shall have attained on the day of election the full age of fifteen, and shall not have exceeded thee age of nineteen years, are admissible as candidates. Preference toII be given, cceteris paribus, _ to the kindred-of Maria Somes, the foundress j or. of her late husband, Joseph Somes, deceased. \ Candidates must bring or send their applica- '- tions in writing to the Sub-Warden of Christ's.7 College, at any time not later than the 20th bf) September, every such application to be accompanied by-satisfactory certificates of age and of good moral character. Any candidate claiming' the privilege of founder's kin will also be re-' quired to furnish satisfactory proof in writing of his consanguinity. Candidates must attend in person at the College, on ■Wednesday, the 22nd of September, at 10 a.m., to be examined on that and the following days. ? They will first be examined viva -voce in the Church Catechism, Scripture History, History of England, Grammar,, Geography, and Arith-", metic; and such as exhibit a satisfactory knowledge of those subjects will be farther examined: Firstly, in Latin and Greek Grammar, and in two or more of the Latin and Greek Authors most commonly read in schools. Secondly, in Algebra as far as Quadratic Equations, The First Four Books of Euclid, The Elements of Plane Trigonometry, especially in its application to Navigation and Land Surveying, and the Elements of Physical Science. And, Thirdly, in History, Ancient and Modern, The History of tbe Church, Physical Geography, and one or more Modern Languages. In estimating the comparative merits of the candidates, marked proficiency in any one of the three branches,-; even if there should be great deficiency in one or both of the remainder, will be rated higher than a superficial knowledge of a greater number of subjects. The successful candidates will be required to reside within the precincts of the College during the College terms (except where special exemption from residence shall have been granted by the Governing Body the College) and to observe all the regulations, and the course of study, prescribed by the College. Further particulars may be obtained by applying personally, or by letter, to the Sub-War-den of Christ's College, Christchurch, Canter- '< bury, New Zealand. ' By order of the Governing Body, HENRY JACOBS, Sub-Warden. URSTJANT to the provisions of the Auctioneer's Ordinance, Sess. 111., No. 3, I hereby give notice, that ROBERT WAJTT, of Lyttelton, Merchant, has taken out an Auctioneer's License for the term endine 30th JUNE, 1859. s .CHARLES C.. BOWEN, Provincial Treasurer. Provincial Treasurer's Office, July 29, 1858. FOR SALE, '"TIWO very superior double barrelled guns by -*- the best London makers. Apply to MR. OLLIVIER, at the Auction Rooms, Cashel-st.