New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 77

Page 1007

✨ Examination Results and Revenue



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1007
SENIOR EXAMINATION.

Order. Name. Residence. Where Educated. English. Latin. Arithmetic. Geography. Greek. French. German. Maori. Plane Trigonometry. Algebra. Geometry. Science. History. Book-keeping. Shorthand.
1 Heywood, Edwd. Baddeley Auckland See Junior ... 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd — 2nd — — 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd —
2 Richmond, Fran- cis William New Ply- mouth Mr. H. R. Richmond's, 3 years; Nelson College, 3 years 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd — 2nd — — 3rd 1st 2nd — 3rd — —
3 Bridges, William Bellers* Dunedin See Junior ... 3rd — 3rd — 2nd — — 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd — —
4 James, Herbert Louis Auckland See Junior ... 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd — 2nd — — 3rd 3rd N.P. 2nd — —
5 Marchbanks, James* Dunedin Middle District School, 4 years; Albany School, 1 year; private tuition, ½ year 3rd — 2nd 2nd — — — — 3rd 1st 2nd — 3rd — —
6 Dean, Edwin Harland Wellington St. James's, Auckland, 2 years; St. Paul's, Wellington, 2½ years; Wellington College, ¼ year; Invercargill Grammar School, 3 years 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd — — — — — — 2nd 3rd N.P. — —
7 Haultain, Henry Graham Auckland See Junior ... 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd — — — N.P. 1st 2nd N.P. N.P. N.P. —

NOTE.—1st, 2nd, 3rd=passed in 1st Class, 2nd Class, or 3rd Class of merit. N.P.=Not passed. —=Did not take up the subject.

  • The candidates whose names are marked with an asterisk passed in accordance with the following proviso to clause 9 of the Regulations: "In respect of Cadets in the Engineer's branch of the Public Works Department, Plane Trigonometry may be substituted for Latin as a compulsory subject; but any candidate availing himself of the exception will not be considered as having passed the Senior Examination in respect of the other branches of the service.

C. C. N. BARRON,
Secretary.

RETURN of the POSTAL REVENUE collected by the General Post Office and in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1879, together with a Statement of the Gross Revenue for the Financial Year.

Location Postage received from Foreign Offices. Postage Stamps Sold. Money Order Commission. Private Box and Bag Rents. Postal Guides. Miscellaneous. Total.
General Post Office 8,855 14 9 3,941 4 2 252 15 6 20 10 0 0 2 0 237 10 0 9,093 4 9
Auckland ... 419 2 6 42 12 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 ... 4,214 11 8
Blenheim ... 4,986 3 4 259 18 6 23 0 0 1 10 0 ... 462 15 2
Christchurch ... 5,812 3 11 334 11 2 15 15 0 2 7 6 ... 5,270 11 10
Dunedin ... 454 6 8 65 8 10 0 1 0 0 5 0 ... 6,164 17 7
Greymouth ... 397 11 1 44 17 6 0 10 0 ... ... 519 16 6
Hokitika ... 1,318 4 2 82 18 6 9 10 0 0 3 0 ... 443 3 7
Invercargill ... 1,335 12 10 98 3 4 8 0 0 0 3 6 ... 1,410 15 8
Napier ... 688 0 0 42 12 8 6 0 0 0 3 0 ... 1,441 19 8
Nelson ... 341 15 10 36 7 0 2 0 0 ... ... 736 15 8
New Plymouth ... 768 17 8 65 14 10 1 0 0 0 13 6 0 13 6 380 4 10
Oamaru ... 276 6 6 20 5 4 1 0 0 0 4 6 ... 836 6 0
Thames ... 1,352 3 0 85 15 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 ... 297 16 4
Timaru ... 1,199 0 0 116 4 8 ... 0 6 0 ... 1,443 4 0
Wanganui ... 3,313 16 2 241 19 8 27 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 1,315 5 2
Westport ... 137 0 0 25 14 6 ... 0 1 0 ... 3,584 6 4
Total second quarter in 1879 8,855 14 9 26,741 7 10 1,815 19 2 120 15 0 6 0 0 238 13 6 37,778 10 3
Total second quarter in 1878 5,526 14 1 23,105 10 4 1,532 16 4 108 10 0 9 4 0 239 17 0 30,522 11 9
Total for year ended 30th June, 1879 17,855 14 9 101,402 10 8 6,902 19 0 3,017 0 0 207 2 6 6,521 6 6 129,906 13 5

General Post Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1879.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🎓 Results of Senior Civil Service Examination Candidates

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Senior Examination, Civil Service, Merit list, Education, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
7 names identified
  • Edwd. Heywood, Passed Senior Examination subjects
  • Francis William Richmond, Passed Senior Examination subjects
  • William Bellers Bridges, Passed Senior Examination subjects
  • Herbert Louis James, Passed Senior Examination subjects
  • James Marchbanks, Passed Senior Examination subjects
  • Edwin Harland Dean, Passed Senior Examination subjects
  • Henry Graham Haultain, Passed Senior Examination subjects

  • C. C. N. Barron, Secretary

💰 Return of Postal Revenue for Quarter ended 30th June, 1879

💰 Finance & Revenue
18 July 1879
Postal Revenue, Quarterly Report, Financial Statistics, Post Office
  • W. Gray, Secretary