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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Language, Literature, and History
of Rome - 507
Language, Literature, and History
of France - 375
Language, Literature, and History
of Germany - 375
Language, Literature, and History
of Italy - 375
Mathematics, pure and Mixed - 1 250,
Natural Science; that is, (1.)
Chemistry, (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 included under this head, and
the total (500 marks) may be obtained by ade-
quate proficiency in any three.

Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Men-
tal and Moral Philosophy - 500
Sanskirt 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 op-
   posite to each branch in the preceding regula-
   tion 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 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 viva 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 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 can-
   didates for the Civil Service of India. They
   shall be permitted to chose, 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 1864, a further Examina-
   tion of the selected candidates will take place
   in the following subjects:-
   Marks.

10. { Sanskirt - 500
    Vernacular Languages of India
    (each) - 350

** Each candidate may name one or two
languages. If he name one only, he must
name either Sanskrit or a vernacular lan-
guage current in the Presidency which he
has selected.

2. The History and Geography of
   India - 500

3. The General Principles of Juris-
   prudence and the elements of
   Hindu and Mohammedan Law 1,000

4. Political Economy - 500

In this, as in the preceding Examination, the
merit of the candidates examined will be es-
timated by marks, and the number set opposite
to each subject denotes the greatest number of
marks that can be obtained in respect of it.
The Examination will be conducted by means
of printed questions and written answers, and
by viva voce Examination, as may be deemed
necessary.

10. No candidate will be permitted to pro-
    ceed to India until he shall have passed the
    Further Examination, or after he shall have at-
    tained the age of twenty-four years.

11. The selected candidates who at the
    Further Examination shall be found to have a
    competent knowledge of the subjects specified
    in Regulation 9, shall be adjudged to have
    passed, and to be entitled to be appointed to
    the Civil Service of India.

12. The seniority in the Civil Service of
    India of the selected candidates shall be deter-
    mined according to the order in which they
    stand on the list resulting from the Further
    Examination.

13. No person will, even after passing
    the Further Examination, be allowed to proceed
    to India unless he shall comply with the re-
    gulations in force, at the time, for the Civil
    Service of India, and shall be of sound bodily
    health and good moral character. -The Civil
    Service Commissioners will require such further
    evidence on these points as they may deem ne-
    cessary before granting their Certificate of
    Qualification.

14. Applications from persons desirous to be
    admitted as candidates are to be addressed to
    the Secretary to the Civil Service Commis-
    sioners, Dean's Yard, London, S. W.

NOTE.-(1.) All persons appointed to the
Civil Service will be required to attend
at the India Office, to make the necessary
arrangements for entering into covenant,
and for giving a bond for 1,000l.,
jointly with two sureties, for the due
fulfilment of the same. The stamps pay-
able by civilians on their appointment
amount to 3l. 10s.

(2.) The Secretary of State for India
in Council has authorised the Civil Ser-
vice Commissioners to state that, with
the view of meeting the expenses to be
incurred by selected candidates during
the interval which must elapse before
they can proceed to India, it is his in-
tention to allow the sum of 100l. to
each selected Candidate who shall have
passed the Further Examination in
1864 to the satisfaction of the Commis-
sioners, and shall have complied with
such rules as may be laid down for the
guidance of selected candidates.

(3.) Candidates are at liberty to send
in their names and evidence of are as
soon as they think fit to do so; but evi-
dence of health and character must
bear date not earlier than the 1st March
1863.

(4.) Candidates rejected at the Further
Examination of 1864 will in no case
be allowed to present themselves for re-
examination in 1865.