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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

*+Mathematics (pure and mixed) ... Marks.
1,000
Natural science: that is, the elements of any
two of the following sciences, viz.:—
Chemistry, 500; electricity and magne-
tism, 300; experimental laws of heat
and light, 300; mechanical philoso-
phy, with outlines of astronomy, 300.
Logic ... ... ... ... 300
Elements of political economy ... 300
† Sanskrit ... ... ... 500
† Arabic... ... ... ... 500

Candidates are at liberty to name, before April
1st, 1879, any or all of these branches of knowledge.
No subjects are obligatory.
5. The merits of the persons examined will be es-
timated 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. The marks assigned to candidates in each branch
will be subject to such deduction as the Civil Service
Commissioners may deem necessary, in order to
secure that "a candidate be allowed no credit at all
for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smat-
terer."*
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, provided they appear to be in other respects
duly qualified. Should any of the selected candi-
dates become disqualified, the Secretary of State for
India will determine whether the vacancy thus
created shall be filled up or not. In the former
case, the candidate next in order of merit, and in
other respects duly qualified, shall be deemed to be
a selected candidate. A selected candidate declining
to accept the appointment which may be offered
to him will be disqualified for any subsequent com-
petition.
9. Selected candidates, before proceeding to India,
will be on probation for two years, during which
time they will be examined periodically, with a view
of testing their progress in the following sub-
jects:-§

1. Law ... ... ... ... Marks.
   1,250
2. Classical languages of India- ... ... ...
   Sanskrit ... ... ... ... 500
   Arabic ... ... ... ... 400
   Persian ... ... ... ... 400
3. Vernacular languages of India (each) ... 400
4. The history and geography of India ... 350
5. 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 number 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

• Marks assigned in English composition and mathematics
  will be subject to no deduction.

• The examination will range from arithmetic, algebra,
  and elementary geometry, up to the elements of the differen-
  tial and integral calculus, including the lower portions of ap-
  plied mathematics.
  The standard of marking in Sanskrit and Arabic will be
  determined with reference to a high degree of proficiency, such
  as may be expected to be reached by a Native of good educa-
  tion.
  § 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,

I by viva voce examination, as may be deemed neces-
sary. The last of these examinations will be held at
the close of the second year of probation, and will
be called the "final examination," at which it will
be decided whether a selected candidate is qualified
for the Civil Service of India. At this examination
candidates will be permitted to take up any one of
the following branches of natural science, viz.,
botany, geology, and zoology, for which 350 marks
will be allowed.
10. Any candidate who, at any of the periodical
examinations, shall appear to have wilfully neglected
his studies, or to be physically incapacitated for
pursuing the prescribed course of training, will be
liable to have his name removed from the list of
selected candidates.
11. The selected candidates who at the final ex-
amination shall be found to have a competent know-
ledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9, and
who shall have satisfied the Civil Service Com-
missioners of their eligibility in respect of age,
health, and character, shall be certified by the said
Commissioners to be entitled to be appointed to the
Civil Service of India, provided they shall comply
with the regulations in force at the time for that
Service.
12. Applications from persons desirous to be ad-
mitted as candidates are to be addressed to the
"Secretary to the Civil Service Commissioners, Lon-
don, S.W.," from whom the proper form for the
purpose may be obtained.
October, 1878.

The Civil Service Commissioners are authorized by
the Secretary of State for India in Council to make
the following announcements :—
(1.) Selected candidates will be permitted to choose,* accord-
ing to the order in which they stand in the list resulting from
the open competition, as long as a choice remains, the Presi-
dency (and in Bengal the Division of the Presidency) to which
they shall be appointed, but this choice will be subject to a
different arrangement, should the Secretary of State or the
Government of India deem it necessary.
(2.) The probationers, having passed the necessary examina-
tions, will be required to report themselves to their Government
in India not later than the close of December, 1882.
(3.) The seniority in the Civil Service of India of the se-
lected candidates shall be determined according to the order
in which they stand on the list resulting from the final ex-
amination.
(4.) An allowance of £150 a year will be given during each
of the two years of their probation to all candidates who pass
their probation at some University to be approved beforehand
by the Secretary of State, provided such candidates shall have
passed the required examinations to the satisfaction of the
Civil Service Commissioners, and shall have complied with such
rules as may be laid down for the guidance of selected candi-
dates.
(5.) All selected candidates will be required, after having
passed the second periodical examination, to attend at the
India Office for the purpose of entering into an agreement bind-
ing themselves, amongst other things, to refund in certain cases
the amount of their allowance in the event of their failing to
proceed to India. A surety will be required.
(6.) After passing the final examination, each candidate
will be required to attend again at the India Office, with a view
of entering into covenants. The stamps payable on these docu-
ments amount to £1.
(7.) Candidates rejected at the final examination of 1881
will in no case be allowed to present themselves for re-exami-
nation.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF
INDIA.

OPEN COMPETITION OF 1879.

For the guidance of candidates who may have a
difficulty in making their selections under the heads
of English history and literature, the following lists

• This choice must be exercised immediately after the result
  of the open competition is announced, on such day as may be
  fixed by the Civil Service Commissioners.