THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 83

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 14th April, 1859.

H IS Excellency the Governor has caused
the following Despatch to be published
for the guidance of the Officers of the Govern-
ment, who are directed not to undertake pri-
vate agencies of the description referred to.

HENRY JOHN TANCKED.

Downing-street,
11th December, 1858.

SIR,—My attention has recently been called
to a case which occurred in one of the Aus-
tralian Colonies, in which the Acting Registrar
of the Supreme Court and Curator of Intestates'
Estates appears to have placed himself in com-
munication with the natural claimants to some
intestate property, and having (apparently in
reliance on his position) been entrusted by them
with Powers of Attorney to act as their private
agent, appropriated the property to his own
use and left the Colony, having become a de-
faulter to a considerable amount.

I need scarcely point out to you, that cases
of this kind are not only productive of great
hardship, but are calculated to throw much dis-
credit on the Government, and they suggest
the propriety of prohibiting public officers from
undertaking private agencies in matters which
may be in any way connected with the execu-
tion of their public duties.

I have, &c., E. B. LYTTON.

Governor Gore Browne, C.B.,
&c., &c., &c.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 14th April 1859.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct the publication of the
following enclosure to a Despatch from H.M.
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
respecting the Examination of Candidates for
employment in the Civil Service of India.

HENRY JOHN TANCRED.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL
SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS.

1. In July 1859, an Examination of candi-
   dates will be held in London. Forty candi-
   dates will be selected, if so many shall be found
   duly qualified. Of these twenty-five will be
   selected for the Presidency of Bengal, eight for
   that of Madras, and seven for that of Bombay.
   Notice will hereafter be given of the days
   and place of Examination.

2. Any natural-born subject of Her Majesty,
   who shall be desirous of entering the Civil
   Service of India, will be entitled to be examined
   at such Examination, provided he shall, on or
   before the 1st May 1859, have transmitted to
   the Civil Service Commissioners, Dean's Yard,
   London, S.W.—
   (a) A certificate of his birth, showing
   that his age on the 1st May 1859 will be
   above 18 years and under twenty-three
   years;
   (b) A certificate, signed by a physician
   or surgeon, of his having no disease, con-
   stitutional affection, or bodily infirmity,
   unfitting him for the Civil Service of
   India;
   (c) Satisfactory proof of good moral
   character;
   (d) A statement of those of the branches
   of knowledge herein-after enumerated in
   which he desires to be examined.

3. In any case in which a doubt may arise
   as to the eligibility of a candidate in respect of
   age, health, or character, such inquiries as may
   be necessary will be instituted by the Civil
   Service Commissioners.

4. The Examination will take place only in
   the following branches of knowledge:

Marks.
English Language and Literature—
Composition ........................ 500
English Literature and His-
tory, including that of the
Laws and Constitution..... 1,000
1,500
Language, Literature,
and History of Greece... 750
" " Rome.... 750
" " France... 375
" " Germany 375
" " Italy ..... 375
1,250
Mathematics, Pure'and Mixed...
Natural Science; that is, Chem-
istry, Electricity and Mag-
netism, Natural History, Geo-
logy, and Mineralogy......... 500
*** No Candidate will be al-
lowed to be examined in
more than three of the
branches of knowledge in-
cluded under this head,
and the total (500 marks)
may be obtained by ade-
quate proficiency in any
three.
Moral Sciences; that is, Logic,
Mental, and Moral Philosophy 500
Sanskrit Language and Liter-
ature .......................... 500
Arabic Language and Literature 500
7,375

5. The merit of the persons examined will
   be estimated by marks, and the numbers set
   opposite to each branch in the preceding regu-
   lation denote the greatest number of marks
   that can be obtained in respect of it.

6. No candidate will be allowed any marks
   in respect of any subject of Examination unless
   he shall be considered to possess a competent
   knowledge of that subject.

7. The Examination will be conducted by
   means of printed questions and written answers,
   and by vivâ voce Examination, as may be
   deemed necessary.

8. The marks obtained by each candidate,
   in respect of each of the subjects in which he
   shall have been examined, will be added up,
   and the names of the forty candidates who
   shall have obtained a greater aggregate
   number of marks than any of the remaining
   candidates will be set forth in order of merit,
   and such candidates shall be deemed to be
   selected candidates for the Civil Service of
   India. They shall be permitted to choose,
   according to the order in which they stand, as
   long as a choice remains, the Presidency to
   which they shall be appointed.

9. In July 1860, a further Examination of
   the selected candidates will take place in the
   following subjects:—