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9. That if any delay arises in fixing the meter
   after the service is laid on, the average consumption
   for the first month after the meter is attached shall
   be taken as the basis for charging for consumption
   for the time during which the meter was not attached.
10. That the meter in each case be fixed, at the
    discretion of the City Surveyor, at the nearest con-
    venient place to the main, within the premises of the
    consumer.
11. That if the supply in the reservoir at any time
    is such as to lead the City Surveyor to believe that
    the supply will not be sufficient for domestic pur-
    poses, the service shall be cut off at twenty-four
    hours' notice, by advertisement.
12. That services as above will only be supplied on
    the applicant signing an agreement to comply with
    the foregoing regulations.

In witness whereof the seal of the Corpora-
tion of Wellington was hereto affixed, on
(L.S.) the day and year above mentioned, in the
presence of-

J. DRANSFIELD,
Mayor.

Countersigned-
CHARLES C. GRAHAM,
Town Clerk.

Amended Rules for Civil Service Examinations.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1878.

THE following amended Rules for the conduct of
Examinations, having been prescribed by the
Board of Civil Service Examiners, and approved by
His Excellency the Governor, under the regulations
of the 15th June, 1876, are published for general
information, and are to come into force on the 1st
day of January, 1879.

G. S. WHITMORE.

RULES PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF EX-
AMINERS, WITH THE APPROVAL OF HIS EX-
CELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

[To come into force on the 1st January, 1879.]

I. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS.

1. Examinations will be held in June and De-
   cember.
2. The Board will not examine candidates under
   the age of 15.
3. All candidates for examination must make ap-
   plication to the Secretary, according to Form A in
   the Schedule.
4. Certificates of age and character must be for-
   warded with the application.
5. Applications must be lodged not later than the
   1st of May for the June examination, and not later
   than the 1st of November for the December exami-
   nation.
6. Notice will be given to candidates by the Secre-
   tary to the Board, or by the Local Supervisor, of the
   exact time and place of examination. Further in-
   structions will also be forwarded at the same time.

II. SUBJECTS.

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.
Compulsory Subjects.

English. Dictation, reading, spelling, grammar,
and composition.
Arithmetic. Including vulgar and decimal frac-
tions.
History. History of England.
Geography.

SENIOR EXAMINATION.
Compulsory Subjects.

English. Grammar and composition, including
abstract and précis writing; also dictation and read-
ing, if the Board think necessary.

Latin. One prose and one verse author of the
following: Sallust, Cæsar, Cicero, Ovid, Virgil, Horace.
The Board will from time to time notify in
the New Zealand Gazette the portion of each
work selected by them for the choice of candi-
dates.
Arithmetic.
Geography. Political and Physical.

Optional Subjects.

Any two or more of the following subjects, at the
option of the candidate :-
Greek. Any one of the following :-
Xenophon. Anabasis.
Homer. Any one book of the Iliad.
Æschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides. Any one
play.
French.
German.
Maori.
Plane Trigonometry.
Algebra. So far as to include the solution of
quadratic equations.
Geometry. The first Four Books of Euclid.
Physical Science. Outlines of Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, or Geology.
History. History of England.
Book-keeping.
Shorthand.

III.—CLASSIFICATION.

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

The names of successful candidates in the Junior
Examination will be published in the order of com-
parative proficiency, ascertained by the aggregate
number of marks received by each candidate in all
the subjects.

SENIOR EXAMINATION.

The names of successful candidates in the Senior
Examination will be published in the order of com-
parative proficiency, ascertained by the aggregate
number of marks received by each candidate in all
the subjects in which he has passed. No marks will
be allowed for any subject in which the candidate
has not received the minimum number of marks
required for passing.

Certificates will be issued to passed candidates on
the following principle:-

First Class. For each subject in which a candidate
shall obtain not less than three-fourths of the maxi-
mum number of marks allotted thereto.
Second Class. For each subject in which a candi-
date shall obtain not less than one-half of the maxi-
mum number of marks allotted thereto.
Third Class. For each subject in which a candi-
date shall obtain less than one-half of the maximum
number of marks allotted thereto.

SCHEDULE:

FORM A.

FORM OF APPLICATION TO BE EXAMINED.
To be filled up by the Candidate himself.