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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Service Commissioners, the enclosed Regulations for
an examination of Candidates for the Civil Service of
India, which is to take place in the month of
April, 1867.

I have, &c.
CARNARVON.

Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.,
&c. &c. &c.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE
OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS
For the Open Competition of 1867.*

1. On Tuesday, April 9th, 1867, 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
   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 exami-
   nation, provided he shall, on or before the 1st of
   February, 1867, 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, 1867, will be above
   seventeen 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:§—

   Language, Literature, and History of
   England—
   Composition ... ... ... 500
   History including that of the
   Laws and Constitution 500
   Language and Literature 500
   Language, Literature, and History of
   Greece
   " Rome ... ... 750
   " France ... ... 375
   " Germany ... ... 375
   " Italy ... ... 375
   Mathematics, Pure and Mixed 1,250
   Natural Science; that is, (1.) Chemis-
   try, including Heat, (2) Electricity
   and Magnetism, (3) Geology and
   Minerology, (4) Zoology, (5) Botany 500
   *** The total (500 marks) may
   be obtained by adequate

proficiency in any one or
more of the five branches
of knowledge included
under this head

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

5. The merit of the persons examined will be
   estimated by marks, and the number set opposite to
   each 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 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
   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 (and in Bengal, the division of the
   Presidency) to which they shall be appointed.

9. Selected candidates before proceeding to India
   will be on probation for two years, during which
   time they will be examined periodically with the
   view of testing their progress in the following
   subjects :-(†)

   1. Oriental Languages:
      Sanskrit ... ... ... 500
      Vernacular Languages of India (each) 400
   2. History and Geography of India (each) 350
   3. Law ... ... ... 1,250
   4. Political Economy ... ... 350

   In these examinations, as in the open competition,
   the merit of the candidates examined will be esti-
   mated by marks, and the numbers set opposite to
   each subject denotes the greatest number of marks
   that can be obtained in respect of it at any one
   examination. The examination will be conducted by
   means of printed questions and written answers, and
   by viva voce examination, as may be deemed neces-
   sary. The marks obtained at each of such periodical
   examinations will be added to those previously or
   subsequently obtained. The last of these examina-
   tions will be held at the close of the second year of
   probation, and will be called the "Final Examina-
   tion." By the merit then shown it will be decided
   whether a selected candidate is qualified for the
   Civil Service of India.

10. No candidate will be permitted to proceed to
    India until he shall have passed the Final Examina-
    tion, and received a certificate of qualification from
    the Civil Service Commissioners, or after he shall
    have attained the age of twenty-four years.

11. The selected candidates who at the Final
    Examination shall be found to have a competent
    knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9,

• The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.
  (†) 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, 1867.
  (§) It should be understood that candidates are at liberty to
  name at their pleasure any or all of these branches of knowledge,
  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.

(†) Full instructions as to the course of study to be pursued
will be issued to the successful candidates as soon as possible
after the result of the open competition is declared.