324 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

JOHN GILLIES, City of Dunedin, Roslyn, Caver-
sham, Port Chalmers.
JOHN DEWE, Taieri, Bruce, Clutha, Oamaru,
Waikouaiti, Manuherikia, Hampden, Gold
Field Towns.
JOHN HARE, Invercargill, Mataura, Riverton,
Wallace.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Certificate of Execution of W. A. Jarvey.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1865.

THE following Certificate and Declaration are
published in conformity with the provisions of
"The Execution of Criminals Act, 1858."
E. W. STAFFORD.

I, Edward Hulme, the medical officer in attend-
ance at the Execution of William Andrew Jarvey,
at the Gaol of Dunedin, do hereby certify and
declare that I have this day witnessed the Execution
of the said William Andrew Jarvey at the said Gaol;
and I do further certify and declare that the said
William Andrew Jarvey was in pursuance of the
sentence of the Supreme Court hanged by the neck
until his body was dead.

Given under my hand this twenty-fourth day
of October, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five, at the Gaol
of Dunedin.

EDWARD HULME, M.D.

We do hereby certify and declare that we have
this day been present when the extreme penalty of
the law was carried into execution on the body of
William Andrew Jarvey, convicted at the Criminal
Session of the Supreme Court, held at Dunedin on
the eleventh and subsequent days of September, one
thousand eight hundred and sixy-five, and sentenced
to death, and that the said William Andrew Jarvey
was in pursuance of the said sentence hanged by the
neck until his body was dead.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of October, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-five, at the Gaol of Dunedin.

R. H. FORMAN, Sheriff.
J. STODDART, Gaoler.
JAMES CALDWELL, Chief Warder.
ROBT. CHAPMAN, J.P.
JOHN HUGHES.
WILLIAM G. Fox.
FREDK. MALLARD.
ST. JOHN BRANNIGAN, J.P.
JABEZ HOLMAN.
JULIUS HYMAN.
JOSEPH R. MILLS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1865.

THE following Regulations for the Examination
of Candidates for the Civil Service in India are
published for general information.
E. W. STAFFORD.

REGULATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE
OF INDIA.

Regulations for the Open Competition of 1866.*

1. On Monday, March 19th, 1866, and following
   days, an Examination of candidates will be held in
   London. Not less than candidates will be
   selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified.
   Of these, will be selected for the Presidency of
   Bengal, [ for the Upper Provinces, and for
   the Lower Provinces,] for that of Madras, and

• The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.

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 Ex-
amination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st
February 1866, 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 March, 1866, will be above seven-
teen years and under twenty-one years;
(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or
surgeon, of his having no disease, constitutional
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 hereinafter 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: ||—
English Language and Literature—
Composition
Marks.
500
English Literature and History, including
that of the Laws and Constitution
1,000
1,500
Language, Literature, and History of Greece 750
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Rome 750
France 375
Germany 375
Italy 375
Mathematics, Pure and Mixed
Natural Science; that is, (1.) Chemistry,
(2.) Electricity and Magnetism, (3.) Na-
tural History, (4.) Geology, and (5.)
Mineralogy
* No candidate will be allowed to be ex-
amined in more than three of the
branches of knowledge included un-
der this head, and the total (500
marks) may be obtained by adequate
proficiency in any one.
Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Mental and
Moral Philosophy...
Sanskrit Language and Literature...
Arabic Language and Literature
1,250
500
500
375
375
7,125
5. The merit of the persons examined will be
estimated by marks, and the number set opposite to
each branch in the preceding regulation 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

† The number of appointments to be made, and the number
in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.
† Candidates are at liberty to send in their names and evidence
of age as soon as they think fit to do so; but evidence of health
and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st January,
1866.
|| 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.

• "Nothing can be further from our wish than to hold out
  premiums for knowledge of wide surface and of small depth. We
  are of opinion that a Candidate ought to be allowed no credit at
  all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smatterer."—
  Report of Committee of 1854.