✨ Government Scholars' Examination Results
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TABULAR REPORT OF ATTAINMENTS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOLARS.
| Name of Scholar. | Date of Scholarship. | Sacred History. | Reading. | English Grammar. | Spelling. | Punctuation. | Arithmetic. | Geography. | Modern History. | Ancient History. | Writing. | Euclid. | Algebra. | Classics. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merton (sen.), G. H. | 1866 | A | B | B | C' | C' | A' | B | B | B | B | A | C' | B |
| Wilkinson (sen.), T. W. | 1866 | B' | A | B' | A | B | A | A | A | A | B | A | A' | B' |
| Wilkinson (jun.), J. R. | 1866 | A | A | B' | A' | B | A' | A | A | A | A' | A' | B' | |
| Caygill, John A. | 1867 | B' | B' | B' | A | B' | A | B | B' | B' | A | B' | ||
| Triggs, Robert | 1867 | B' | B | C | A | C | B | B' | B' | B' | B' | |||
| Jennings, Charles E. | 1867 | C | B | C | B | C' | B | B | B' | B | ||||
| Ladbrook, Henry A. | 1867 | B' | B | C | A | C' | B' | C' | C' | B | ||||
| Dawson, Alfred | 1868 | A' | B | B | B | C | B' | A | A | B | ||||
| Merton (jun.), Alfred J. | 1868 | B' | B' | B | B | B | B | C' | B | B' | ||||
| Parson, Arthur J. | 1868 | B | C' | C | A | C | B | B | C' | B' | ||||
| Bean, Walter Stanley | 1868 | B' | B | B | B' | C | B' | B | B | B' |
A’—Best. A—Good. B’—Fair. B—Less so. C’—Imperfect. C—Very imperfect, or commencing.
(AUGUST 28—SEPTEMBER 24, 1868.)
APPENDIX B.—EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GOVERNMENT SCHOLARS.
SACRED HISTORY.
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Name the places where the Israelites stopped in the Wilderness, and state what happened at each place.
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State singly, and very briefly, who were:—Terah, Milcah, Manoah, Elkanah, Jesse, Joab, Gehazi, Nicodemus, Zacchæus, Jairus, Matthias, Barsabas, Sergius Paulus, Eutychus, Aquila.
PROFANE HISTORY.
State singly and very briefly who were:—Darius, Leonidas, Lycurgus, Camillus, Sulla, Crassus; Stephen Langton, Simon de Montfort, Pandulph, Sebastian Cabot, Vasco di Gama, Sir Thomas More, Commodore Anson, Sir Ralph Abercrombie, Lord Clive, Lord Raglan.
GEOGRAPHY.
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Which are the principal motions of the earth?
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What is the cause of Eclipses?
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Name the countries famous for any of the following productions:—Oak, deal, teak, maple, mahogany, grain, rice, tea, sugar, cotton, hemp, tar, tallow.
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Draw the coast line of Australia from Adelaide to Sydney.
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Name the furthest points to the North, S., E., and W. of New Zealand.
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And any other important capes.
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The Provinces of New Zealand, their capitals, harbours, and other chief towns.
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Name the longest river of New Zealand.
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Name the principal rivers, with their courses, in each Province.
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Give dates: Tasman’s discovery. Cook’s visit. Canterbury settlement.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1869, No 5
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11 names identified
- G. H. Merton (senior), Government Scholar
- T. W. Wilkinson (senior), Government Scholar
- J. R. Wilkinson (junior), Government Scholar
- John A. Caygill, Government Scholar
- Robert Triggs, Government Scholar
- Charles E. Jennings, Government Scholar
- Henry A. Ladbrook, Government Scholar
- Alfred Dawson, Government Scholar
- Alfred J. Merton (junior), Government Scholar
- Arthur J. Parson, Government Scholar
- Walter Stanley Bean, Government Scholar
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