THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 2nd January, 1862.

THE following Regulations for the Examina-
tion of Candidates for the Civil Service
of India, are published for general information.

H. SEWELL,
In the absence of Mr. Fox.

EXAMINANION FOR THE CIVIL
SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS.

1. In June or July, 1862, an Examination
   of Candidates will be held in London. Not
   less than eighty candidates will be selected, if
   so many shall be found duly qualified. Of
   these, will be selected for the Presidency
   of Bengal, for that of Madras, and
   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 of May, 1862, 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, 1862, will
be above eighteen years and under twenty-
two 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 Langnage and Literature. -
   Composition 500
   English Literature and History, includ-
   ing that of the I aws and Constitution 1,000

Language, Literature, and History of Greece 1,500
" " " Rome 750
" " " France 375
" " " Germany - 375
" " " Italy - 375

Mathematics, Pure and Mixed - 1,250
Natural Science; that is, (1.) Chemistry,

• The number of appointments to be made in each
  Presidency will be announced hereafter.
  † It should be understood that candidates are at
  liberty to name at their pleasure any or all of these
  branches of knowledge (subject only to the restriction
  above mentioned as to Natural Science), and that no
  subjects are obligatory.

(2.) Electricity and Magnetism, (3.)
Natural History, (4.) Geology, and (5.)
Mineralogy - 500

** No candidate will be allowed to be
examined in more than three of
the branches of knowledge in-
cluded under this head, and the
total (500 marks) may be ob-
tained by adequate proficiency in
any three.

Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Mental and
Moral Philosophy 500
Sanskrit Language and Literature 500
Arabic Language and Literature 500
7,375

5. The merit of the persons examined will
   be estimated by marks, and the number set
   opposite to each branch in the preceding regu-
   lation denotes 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, un-
   less he shall be considered to possess a com-
   petent knowledge of that subject.

7. The Examination will be conducted by
   means of printed questions and written an-
   swers, 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 eighty candidates who
   shall have obtained a greater aggregate num-
   ber of marks than any of the remaining can-
   didates, 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 June or July, 1863, a further Exami-
   nation of the selected candidates will take
   place in the following subjects :-
   Marks.

10. { Sanskrit 500
    Vernacular Languages of In-
    dia (each) 350
    ** Each Candidate may name one or
    two languages. If he name one
    only, he must name either Sans-
    krit or a vernacular language cur-
    rent in the Presidency which he
    has selected.

11. The History and Geography of
    India 500

12. The General Principles of Juris-
    prudence, aud the Elements
    of Hindu and Mohammedan
    Law 1,000

13. Political Economy 500

In this, as in the preceding examination, the
merit of the candidates examined will be
estimated by marks, and the number set
opposite to each subject denotes the greatest
number of Marks that can be obtained in
respect to it. The Examination will be con-
ducted by means of printed questions and
written answers, and by vivâ voce Examina-
tion, as may be deemed necessary.