New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 34

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✨ Civil Service Examination Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 34

Civil Service Examination, April, 1881.
Office of the Civil Service Examination Board,
Wellington, 5th May, 1881.

A APRIL, 1881, Examination :—

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

39 candidates applied to be examined.
36 " underwent examination.
Of the candidates who failed,—
10 3 failed in 4 subjects.
4 2 "
13 1 "

6 candidates passed.
30 failed.
19 failed in English.
8 " Arithmetic.
15 " History.
21 " Geography.

The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow:—

Order. Name. Residence. Where Educated. COMPULSORY. OPTIONAL. Total.
English. Arithmetic. History.
Maximum obtainable 600 600 600
1 Gibson, William Herbert New Ply- mouth Private tuition; Bristol Grammar School, 1 year 438 473 505
2 Elliott, Henry Edward Opotiki Government School, Opotiki, 3\u00bd years: private tuition, 2\u00bd years 309 449 300
3 Keary, Henry Thames Kauaeranga Boys' School, 6 years; Thames High School, 7 months 342 341 330
4 Russell, William Henry Wellington Wesleyan Day School, 3 years; Buckle Street and Mount Cook Public School, 2 years; Wellington College, 2 years 374 305 345
5 Smith, Maurice Crompton... Auckland Church of England Grammar School, 6\u00bd years 367 243 305
6 Dalziel, Fredric George New Ply- mouth Tauranga District School, 4 years; Taranaki West School, 1 year; Mr. Ellis's, 2\u00bd years 232 337 240

SENIOR EXAMINATION.

13 candidates applied to be examined.
11 " underwent examination.
Of the candidates who failed,—
2 failed in 5 subjects.
2 3 "
2 1 "
11 examined and 2 failed in English.
11 0 Arithmetic.
11 2 Geography.
6 1 Latin.

5 candidates passed.
6 failed,
9 examined and 5 failed in French.
4 2 Trigonometry..
10 2 Algebra.
8 2 Geometry.
3 1 Science.
7 2 History.

The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow :—

Order. Name. Residence. Where Educated. COMPULSORY. OPTIONAL. Total.
English. Arithmetic. Geography.
Maximum attainable 600 600 600
1 Gibson, William Herbert New Ply- mouth Private tuition; Bristol Grammar School, 1 year 380 2nd 447 2nd 431 2nd
2 Morison, Charles Bruce Masterton Loughill School, Scotland, 4 years; Elgin Academy, 4 years; Nelson College, 1 year 520 1st 471 1st 296 3rd
3 Hunt, William Raymond Nelson Valley School, 8 years; Nelson College, 3\u00bd years 450 1st 304 2nd 289 3rd
4 Andrews, William Douglas Nelson Nelson College, 5 years 435 2nd 254 3rd 323 2nd
5 Ross, Charles Frederic Mackenzie Christchurch Mrs. Ross's, 6 years; Christ's College, 5 years 325 2nd 386 2nd 280 3rd

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

C. C. N. BARRON,
Secretary.



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🎓 Results of Civil Service Examinations held in April 1881

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
5 May 1881
Civil Service Examination, Examination results, Junior Examination, Senior Examination, Candidate scores
11 names identified
  • William Herbert Gibson, Passed Junior Examination
  • Henry Edward Elliott, Passed Junior Examination
  • Henry Keary, Passed Junior Examination
  • William Henry Russell, Passed Junior Examination
  • Maurice Crompton Smith, Passed Junior Examination
  • Fredric George Dalziel, Passed Junior Examination
  • William Herbert Gibson, Passed Senior Examination
  • Charles Bruce Morison, Passed Senior Examination
  • William Raymond Hunt, Passed Senior Examination
  • William Douglas Andrews, Passed Senior Examination
  • Charles Frederic Mackenzie Ross, Passed Senior Examination

  • C. C. N. Barron, Secretary