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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

(c.) That he has no disease, constitutional affec- | greater aggregate number of marks than any of the
tion, or bodily infirmity unfitting him, or | remaining Candidates will be set forth in order of
likely to unfit him, for the Civil Service of | merit, and such Candidates shall be deemed to be
India.
selected Candidates for the Civil Service of India,
(d.) That he is of good moral character.
provided they appear to be in other respects duly
And must also pay such fee as the Secretary of State | qualified; and shall be permitted to choose, according
for India may prescribe.†
to the order in which they stand, as long as a choice
3. Should the evidence upon the above points | remains, the Presidency (and in Bengal, the division
be prima facie satisfactory to the Civil Service Com- | of the Presidency) to which they shall be appointed.
missioners, the Candidate will, upon payment of the | Should any of the selected Candidates become dis-
prescribed fee, be admitted to the Examination. The | qualified, the Secretary of State for India will deter-
Commissioners may, however, in their discretion, at | mine whether the vacancy thus created shall be filled
any time prior to the grant of the certificate of | up or not. In the former case, the Candidate next
qualification hereinafter referred to, institute such | in order of merit, and in other respects duly qualified,
further inquiries as they may deem necessary; and | shall be deemed to be a selected Candidate. A
if the result of such inquiries, in the case of any | selected Candidate declining to accept the appoint-
Candidate, should be unsatisfactory to them in any of | ment to which he may be entitled according to his
the above respects, he will be ineligible for admission | place in order of merit will be disqualified for any
to the Civil Service of India, and, if already selected, | subsequent competition.
will be removed from the position of a Probationer.
9. Selected Candidates, before proceeding to India,
4. The Examination will take place only in the | will be on probation for two years, during which time
following branches of knowledge:— | they will be examined periodically, with a view of
English Composition ... ... ... 500 | testing their progress in the following subjects:—†
History of England—including that | Marks.
of the Laws and Constitution ... 500 | 1. Oriental Languages:
English Language and Literature ... 500 | Sanskrit ... ... 500
Language, Literature, and History of | Vernacular Languages of
Ditto Greece ... ... 750 | India (each) ... 400
Ditto Rome ... ... 750 | 2. The History and Geography of
Ditto France ... ... 375 | India ... ... 350
Ditto Germany ... ... 375 | 3. Law ... ... 1,250
Ditto Italy ... ... 375 | 4. Political Economy ... 350
Mathematics (pure and mixed) ... 1,250 | In these Examinations, as in the open Competition,
Natural Science; that is— | the merit of the Candidates examined will be esti-
(1.) Chemistry, including Heat; | mated by marks, and the number set opposite to each
(2.) Electricity and Magnetism; | subject denotes the greatest number of marks that
(3.) Geology and Mineralogy; | can be obtained in respect of it at any one Examina-
(4.) Zoology; (5.) Botany ... 1,000 | tion. The Examination will be conducted by means
*The total (1,000) marks may be obtained | of printed questions and written answers, and by
by adequate proficiency in any two or | viva voce examination, as may be deemed necessary.
more of the five branches of science | The last of these Examinations will be held at the
included under this head. | close of the second year of probation, and will be
Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Mental | called the "Final Examination," at which it will be
and Moral Philosophy ... 500 | decided whether a selected Candidate is qualified for
Sanskrit Language and Literature ... 500 | the Civil Service of India.
Arabic Language and Literature ... 500 | 10. Any Candidate who, at any of the periodical
Candidates are at liberty to name, before February | Examinations, shall appear to have wilfully neglected
1, 1872, any or all of these branches of knowledge. | his studies, or to be physically incapacitated for pur-
No subjects are obligatory. | suing the prescribed course of training, will be liable
5. The merit of the persons examined will be | to have his name removed from the list of selected
estimated by marks; and the number set opposite to | Candidates.
each branch in the preceding regulation denotes the | 11. No Candidate will be permitted to proceed to
greatest number of marks that can be obtained in | India before he shall have passed the Final Exami-
respect of it. | nation, and received a certificate of qualification from
6. No Candidate will be allowed any marks in | the Civil Service Commissioners, or after he shall
respect of any subject of examination, unless he shall | have attained the age of twenty-four years.
be considered to possess a competent knowledge of that | 12. The selected Candidates who, at the Final
subject.‡ | Examination, shall be found to have a competent
7. The Examination will be conducted by means of | knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9,
printed questions and written answers, and by viva | and who shall have satisfied the Civil Service Com-
voce* examination, as may be deemed necessary. | missioners of their eligibility in respect of age,
8. The marks obtained by each Candidate, in | health, and character, shall be certified by the said
respect of each of the subjects in which he shall have | Commissioners to be entitled to be appointed to the
been examined, will be added up, and the names of | Civil Service of India, provided they shall comply
the Candidates who shall have obtained a | with the regulations in force at the time for that
service.

• Evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier | 13. The seniority in the Civil Service of India of
  than the 1st January, 1872. | the selected Candidates shall be determined accord-
  † The fee for this Examination will be £5, payable by means | *
  This right must be exercised immediately after the result of
  of a special stamp according to instructions which will be com- | the Examination is announced, on such day as may be fixed by
  municated to Candidates. | the Civil Service Commissioners.
  ‡ "Nothing can be further from our wish than to hold out | † Full instructions as to the course of study to be pursued
  premiums for knowledge of wide surface and of small depth. | will be issued to the successful candidates as soon as possible
  We are of opinion that a Candidate ought to be allowed no | after the result of the open competition is declared.
  credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere | ‡ Including, besides the languages prescribed for the several
  smatterer."—Report of Committee of 1854. A deduction of | Presidencies, such other languages as may, with the approval of
  marks will be made under each subject, including mathematics | the Commissioners, be taken up as subjects of examination.