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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

(b) A certificate, signed by a physician shall have obtained a greater aggregate
or surgeon, of his having no disease, number of marks than any of the remaining
constitutional affection, or bodily in- candidates will be set forth in order of merit,
firmity, unfitting him for the Civil and such candidates if found duly qualified
Service of India;
shall be deemed to be selected candidates for
(c) Satisfactory proof of good moral the Civil Service of India. They shall be
character;
permitted to choose, according to the order
(d) A statement of those of the in which they stand, as long as a choice
branches of knowledge hereinafter enu- remains, the Presidency to which they shall
merated in which he desires to be be appointed.
examined.
9. In July 1861, a further Examination of
3. In any case in which a doubt may the selected candidates will take place on the
arise as to the eligibility of a candidate in following subjects:—
respect of age, health, or character, such Marks.
inquiries as may be necessary will be
instituted by the Civil Service Commissioners.

1. Sanskrit ... ... ... ... 500
2. The Examination will take place only
   Vernacular Languages of India
   in the following branches of knowledge:—
   (each) ... ... ... 350
   Marks.
   *** Each candidate may name one or two
   English Language and Literature.—
   languages. If he names one only,
   Composition ... ... ... 500
   he must name either Sanskrit or a
   English Literature and History,
   vernacular language current in the
   including that of the Laws and
   Presidency which he has selected.
   Constitution 1,000
3. The History and Geography of
   Language, Literature, and History of
   India ... ... ... 500
   Greece ... ... ... 1,500
4. The General Principles of Juris-
   Rome ... ... ... 750
   prudence and the Elements of
   France ... ... ... 750
   Hindu and Mohammedan
   Germany... ... ... 375
   Law ... ... ... 1,000
   Italy ... ... ... 375
5. Political Economy ... ... 500
   Mathematics, Pure and Mixed ... 1,250
   In this, as in the preceding Examination, the
   Natural Science; that is, (1.) Chem- merit of the candidates examined will be
   istry, (2.) Electricity and Mag- estimated by marks, and the number set
   netism, (3.) Natural History, (4.) opposite to each subject denotes the greatest
   Geology, and (5.) Mineralogy ... 500 number of marks that can be obtained in
   *** No candidate will be allowed to be respect of it. The examination will be con-
   examined in more than three of ducted by means of printed questions and
   the branches of knowledge in- written answers, and by vivâ voce Examina-
   cluded under this head, and the tion, as may be deemed necessary.
   total (500 marks) may be ob- 10. No candidate will be permitted to
   tained by adequate proficiency in proceed to India until he shall have passed
   any three.
   the Further Examination, or after he shall
   Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Men- have attained the age of twenty-four years.
   tal and Moral Philosophy ... 500 11. The selected candidates who at the
   Sanskrit Language and Literature... 500 Further Examination shall be found to have
   Arabic Language and Literature ... 500 a competent knowledge of the subjects speci-
   7,375 fied in Regulation 9, shall be adjudged to
6. The merit of the persons examined will have passed, and to be entitled to be ap-
   be estimated by marks, and the numbers set pointed to the Civil Service of India.
   opposite to each branch in the preceding 12. The saniority in the Civil Service of
   regulation denote the greatest number of India of the selected candidates shall be de-
   marks that can be obtained in respect of it. termined according to the order in which they
7. No candidate will be allowed any stand on the list resulting from the Further
   marks in respect of any subject of Exami- Examination.
   nation unless he shall be considered to possess 13. No person will, even after passing the
   a competent knowledge of that subject. Further Examination, be allowed to proceed
8. The Examination will be conducted by to India unless he shall comply with the
   means of printed questions and written regulations in force, at the time, for the Civil
   answers, and by vivâ voce Examination, as Service of India, and shall be of sound bodily
   may be deemed necessary. health and good moral character. The Civil
9. The marks obtained by each candidate, Service Commissioners will require such
   in respect of each of the subjects in which he further evidence on these points as they may
   shall have been examined, will be added up, deem necessary before granting their Certifi-
   and the names of the candidates who cate of Qualification.
10. Applications from persons desirous to
    be admitted as candidates are to be addressed
    to the Secretary to the Civil Service Commi-
    ssioners, Dean's Yard, London, S.W.