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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

tion in General Law will not be so extensive
or minute as in the case of Candidates not
previously admitted elsewhere.
(b) Candidates previously admitted to practice in
Sheriffs Court, in Scotland.
Rule 16. Every Candidate for admission
as a Solicitor, who has been previously ad-
mitted to practice in any of the Sheriff Courts
of Scotland shall pass the same examination
in Law and general knowledge as are herein-
after required for Candidates not previously
admitted.

Provided that this rule shall not affect
Candidates who shall be in a position to
apply for admission within two years from
the day on which these rules come into force,
but such person may, if he please, be ad-
mitted on passing one examination only after
the expiration of his service.

Rule 21. The examination of Candidates
in this class in general knowledge shall com-
prise Ancient and Modern History, the
British Constitution, the Feudal System,
English Composition and Etymology, Writ-
ing from Dictation, the Latin Language,
Arithmetic, and the elements of Geometry
and Algebra.

(c) Candidates not previously admitted elsewhere.
Rule 17. Every Candidate for admission
as a Solicitor who has not previously been
admitted elsewhere must produce to the
examining Judge at his first and second
Examination, such Articles, Contracts,
Assignments, or Appointments as he may
rely upon, duly authenticated, or must give
satisfactory secondary evidence of the same,
if the originals cannot be produced, and the
same and the contents thereof must be
verified by affidavit, and where any such
documents are required by Law to be filed,
the filing thereof must be proved in like
manner.

Rule 18. An affidavit must be made by
the person or persons, under whom such
Candidate has served, of the bond fide and
exclusive service of such clerk under such
articles, and of the conduct of such Candi-
date during such service, or the absence of
such affidavit must be accounted for, and the
service sworn to, by the affidavit of the
Candidate.

Rule 19. Such Candidate as last men-
tioned shall produce at each examination,
evidence to the satisfaction of the examining
Judge, from the place where the past service
of such candidate has taken place, of the
good character and conduct of such Candi-
date, and in no case where the service, or by
part of the service, relied on has taken place
in any part of New Zealand not within the
Judicial District of the examining Judge, will
a Candidate be admitted till the examining
Judge has communicated with the Judge of
such other district.

Rule 20. There shall be two examina-
tions of this class of Candidates, the first of
which shall take place not less than twelve
months before the time at which the service
of the candidate under articles can expire.
The second examination will take place
after the expiration of the service upon
which the Candidate relies for his admission.
At the first examination, an intimation will
be given by the examining Judge to the Can-
didate of the matters, if any, in respect of
which the Candidate seems to be deficient,
and the Candidate will be expected to give
evidence at the second examination of pro-
gress in respect of such matters.

N.B. The examining Judge will, from
time to time give specific notice under Rule
2 of the particular subjects, and books on
which he will examine Candidates, but in the
meantime Candidates may give notice of
books relating to the above subjects, in
which they will be prepared to be examined.

Rule 22. The examination of this class
of Candidates in law will be generally on the
theory and practice of the Laws of England
and of New Zealand; and a general acquaint-
ance will be expected with Stephen's, Black-
stone, the Law of Evidence, the Criminal
Law and Practice, Sir J. Jervis's Acts, the
Ordinances and Acts of New Zealand, and
the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the
Supreme Court.

GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY, C.J.
ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON, J.
H. B. GRESSON, J.
C. W. RICHMOND, J.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, Feb. 15, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to cancel the commission held
by
Captain IVER MACIVER,
of the Auckland Militia.

T. RUSSELL.

POSTAL.

Letter Boxes placed on board Mail Steamers.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 10th February, 1864.

NOTICE is hereby given, that arrange-
ments have been made for fixing a
Letter Box on the poop (in such place as will
be most accessible to the public) of each of
the steamers belonging to the Inter-Colonial
Royal Mail Company and the New Zealand
Steam Navigation Company, for the reception
of inter-provincial letters, prepaid by postage
stamps, after Mails are closed at the Post
Offices.

G. ELIOTT ELIOTT,
Secretary.