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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Clause (a), of the Regulations, that I am a natural-
born subject of Her Majesty.

I am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
Name in full—
Address—
To the Secretary,
Civil Service Commission.

EVIDENCE OF AGE TO BE REQUIRED FROM CANDI-
DATES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

I. Every candidate born in England or Wales
should produce a certificate from the Registrar-Gene-
ral of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, or from one of
his provincial officers. This certificate may be ob-
tained at Somerset House, or from the Superinten-
dent Registrar of the district in which the birth
took place.

II. A candidate who is a native of India must
have his age certified by the Government of India, or
of the Presidency or Province in which he may have
resided.

III. Every other candidate not producing the
certificate mentioned in Clause 1, must prove his age
by statutory declaration, and should also, if possible,
produce a record of birth or baptism from some
official register; under which term may be included
the parochial registers of baptisms, the non-parochial
registers of baptisms and births deposited at Somerset
House under Acts of Parliament, the register kept
at the India Office of persons born in India, &c., &c.
This regulation applies—

1. To all candidates not born in England or
   Wales.
2. To candidates who, though born in England
   or Wales, cannot produce the Registrar-
   General's certificate.

The Civil Service Commissioners reserve to them-
selves the right of deciding in each case upon the
sufficiency of the evidence produced, but they subjoin
the following general rules for the guidance of
candidates:—

(a.) The declaration should specify precisely
the date and place of birth, and should, if
possible, be made by the father or mother
of the candidate. If made by any other
person, it should state the circumstances
which enable the declarant to speak to the
fact. If an entry in a Bible or other family
record be referred to, the Bible or other
record must be produced at the time
of making the declaration, and must be
mentioned in the declaration as having been
so produced.

(b.) If the candidate was born in England or
Wales, the declaration must contain a state-
ment that after due inquiry no entry has
been found in the books of the Registrar-
General; or a separate declaration must
be made to that effect.

(c.) If no extract from any register is produced,
the declaration must contain a statement
that after due inquiry no such record is
believed to exist; or a separate declaration
must be made to that effect.

(d.) Statutory declarations must be exactly in
the form prescribed by the Act of 5 and 6
William IV. c. 62. A printed form, if
required, will be supplied on application to
the Civil Service Commissioners.

N.B.—Clergymen, as such, are not qualified to
take declarations.
Deputy Registrar of Marriages &c. appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN RYAN
to be Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages, and of
Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the District of
Hampden, as the same is defined in Proclamation of
the 7th day of November, 1873, and published in the
New Zealand Gazette, No. 66, of the 13th November,
1873.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," to the under-mentioned persons,
viz.,—

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

Name and Address of General Manager of
Railway registered.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1875.

IT is hereby notified for public information, that, in
accordance with the provisions of "The Rail-
ways Regulation and Inspection Act, 1873," the
name and address of the person mentioned in the
first column of the Schedule hereto have been
registered in the Office of the Colonial Secretary,
at Wellington, for the Railway mentioned in the
second column of the said Schedule, and set opposite
such name.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of February,
1875.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).

SCHEDULE.

| Name and Address of
General Manager. | Name of Railway. |
|---|---|
| William James Miller, Napier. | Napier to Waipukurau. |

Clerk of Licensing Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th February, 1875.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint
HENRY MCARDLE,
to be Clerk of the Licensing Court for the Licensing
District of Cobden.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(in the absence of the Minister of Justice).