✨ Civil Service Examination Results
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86
Civil Service Examination, June, 1880.
Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, 7th September, 1880.
JUNE, 1880, Examination:--
JUNIOR EXAMINATION.
98 candidates applied to be examined. 24 candidates passed.
92 " underwent examination. 66 " failed to pass.
2 " were disqualified.
Of the candidates who failed,–
24 failed in all 4 subjects. 35 failed in English.
13 " 3 " 45 " Arithmetic.
16 " 2 " 60 " History.
13 " 1 " 40 " Geography.
The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows :
| Order. | Name. | Residence. | Where Educated. | English. | Arithmetic. | History. | Geography. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum attainable | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 2,400 | |||
| 1 | McKellar, Henry Dugald | Tauranga | Private School, Tauranga, 2 years; Public |
School, Tauranga, 3 years; Auckland
College and Grammar School, 1½ years. | 453 | 305 | 465 | 480 | 1,703 |
| 2 | Larmer, Nelson James | Dunedin | Church of England School, Braidwood,
5 years; Public School, Braidwood, 4
years; High School, Dunedin, 9
months | 295 | 409 | 455 | 230 | 1,389 |
| 3 | Allardyce, Edward Gordon | Wellington | Dorset County School, England, 5 years. | 315 | 393 | 305 | 330 | 1,343 |
| 4 | Spence, Henry Richard | Oamaru | Oamaru Grammar School, 7 years; pri-
vate tuition, 6 months | 360 | 425 | 230 | 275 | 1,290 |
| 5 | Atkinson, Edmond Tudor | New Plymouth | Nelson College, 3 years; Mr. Adams's,
New Plymouth, 3 months; Wellington
College, 3 months; Mr. Gammell's,
Wellington, 9 months | 255 | 237 | 405 | 365 | 1,263 |
| 6 | Crombie, Andrew Francis | Wellington | High School, Ballarat, 2 years; Welling-
ton College, 6 years | 405 | 470 | 205 | 170 | 1,250 |
| 7 | Percival, Reginald Ritchie | Auckland | Parnell Grammar School, 1½ years; New-
ton Grammar School, 1½ years | 335 | 270 | 237 | 310 | 1,152 |
| 8 | Ross, Charles Frederick Mac- | Christchurch | Mrs. Ross's, 6 years; Christ's College and
kenzie | Grammar School, 4 years | 290 | 444 | 200 | 205 | 1,139 |
| 9 | Poland, John Joseph | Tuakau | Tuakau School, 8 years | 255 | 339 | 285 | 220 | 1,099 |
| 10 | Stevenson, Archibald Clark | Auckland | Auckland College and Grammar School,
7 years | 280 | 298 | 220 | 280 | 1,078 |
| 11 | Russell, Jabez | Wellington | Preparatory Schools, 5 years | 320 | 265 | 255 | 215 | 1,055 |
| 12 | Grey, George Henry Ryell | New Plymouth | Mr. O'Connel's, 3 years; Mr. Ellis's, 1
year | 205 | 320 | 240 | 235 | 1,000 |
| 13 | Reynolds, Eardley Culley | Dunedin | South District School, 5 years; Collegiate
School, 2 years; High School, 4 years | 365 | 259 | 175 | 160 | 959 |
| 14 | Stuart, Arthur Henry | Tauranga | Private tuition | 310 | 246 | 190 | 200 | 946 |
| 15 | Calder, William | Dunedin | Tokomairiro Grammar School, 2 years;
Dunedin High School, 2 years | 273 | 276 | 170 | 225 | 944 |
| 16 | Provis, William Shackson | Napier | Beach School New Plymouth, 9 months;
Auckland College and Grammar School,
5½ years | 230 | 314 | 197 | 170 | 911 |
| 17 | Virtue, David Wilson | Hokitika | Mr. Tindall's, 1 year; Mr. Paterson's, 240 | 201 | 150 | 260 | 851 |
| | | | 1½ years; Mr. Scott's 6 months | | | | | |
| 18 | Kinder, Harry | Auckland | Church of England Grammar School,
Parnell, 2 years; Christ's College and
Grammar School, Christchurch, 3
years; St. John's College, Auckland,
3 months | 245 | 260 | 150 | 185 | 840 |
| 19 | Blake, George Benjamin | Christchurch | Milton Hall, 6 months; Linden School,
5 years; Dunedin High School, 1 year | 153 | 321 | 170 | 180 | 824 |
| 20 | Holmes, Ernest | Wellington | Mr. Thomas's, 2 years; Greymouth Go-
vernment School, 2 years | 175 | 275 | 165 | 205 | 820 |
| 21 | Hunter, James | Christchurch | Loanhead School, Scotland, 6 years | 173 | 163 | 152 | 315 | 803 |
| 22 | Gore, Henry Morland... | Wellington | Wellington College, 7 years | 190 | 301 | 150 | 155 | 796 |
| 23 | Pauling, George Alexander Lle- | Wellington | Bishop's School, Nelson, 2½ years; Nel-
wellyn | son College, 3 months; Wellington
College, 4½ years | 190 | 160 | 240 | 155 | 745 |
| 24 | Gordon, Angus William | Auckland | Rev. Mr. Brown's, Onehunga, 1 year;
Grammar School, Onehunga, 2 years;
Auckland College and Grammar School,
2 years | 180 | 150 | 157 | 165 | 652 |
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🎓 Results of the Junior Civil Service Examination held in June 1880
🎓 Education, Culture & Science7 September 1880
Civil Service Examination, Junior Examination, Pass list, Statistics, Merit order
24 names identified
- Henry Dugald McKellar, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Nelson James Larmer, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Edward Gordon Allardyce, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Henry Richard Spence, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Edmond Tudor Atkinson, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Andrew Francis Crombie, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Reginald Ritchie Percival, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Charles Frederick Mackenzie Ross, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- John Joseph Poland, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Archibald Clark Stevenson, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Jabez Russell, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- George Henry Ryell Grey, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Eardley Culley Reynolds, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Arthur Henry Stuart, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- William Calder, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- William Shackson Provis, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- David Wilson Virtue, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Harry Kinder, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- George Benjamin Blake, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Ernest Holmes, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- James Hunter, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Henry Morland Gore, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- George Alexander Llewellyn Pauling, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
- Angus William Gordon, Passed Junior Civil Service Examination
NZ Gazette 1880, No 86