New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 46

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✨ Civil Service Examination Results



MAY 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 725

Civil Service Examination, April, 1882.

Office of the Civil Service Examination Board,
Wellington, 15th May, 1882.

APRIL, 1882, Examination:—

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

40 candidates underwent examination.
16 ,, passed.
24 ,, failed.

Of the candidates who failed,—
5 failed in 4 subjects.
8 ,, 3 ,,
4 ,, 2 ,,
7 ,, 1 ,,

19 failed in English.
11 ,, Arithmetic.
14 ,, History.
15 ,, 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
1 Meek, Alfred Richardson ... Wellington English High School, 3½ years; Mr. Gammell’s, ½ year; Wellington College, 2½ years 481 510
2 Barnett, Louis Edward ... Wellington Upland House School, London, 2 years; Thorndon School, 2 years; Wellington College, 3 years 489 506
3 Colbeck, Edmund Henry ... Wellington Tonbridge College, Kent, 2 years; Auckland College, 2 years; Nelson College, 2 years; Wellington College, 6 months 370 443
4 Bolton, Frederick George ... Wellington Private School, 1 year 8 months; Thorndon School, 3 years; Wellington College, 2 years 4 months 390 320
5 McCredie, Alfred James ... Wellington English High School, 3 years; Terrace School, 1½ years; Wellington College, 1¼ years 338 504
6 Wray, Henry George Harvey Nelson ... Patea Government School, 7 years; Nelson College, 1 year 287 283
7 Condell, Thomas Henry ... Nelson Stoke School, 8 years; Nelson College, 2 years 284 395
8 Stone, George William ... Nelson Private School, New Plymouth, 2 years; Terrace School, Wellington, 2 years; Bridge Street School, Nelson, 2 years; Nelson College, 14 months 382 294
9 Colbeck, Charles Austyn ... Wellington Private School, 2 years; Auckland College, 2 years; Nelson College, 1¾ years; Wellington College, ¾ year 302 327
10 Treadwell, Archibald Hamilton Wellington Ayr Academy, 6 months; Private School, Wanganui, 4 years; Wellington College, 2 months 403 282 220
11 Lewis, Thomas William ... Wellington Mr. Bowden’s, 1 year; Mr. Curtis’s, 1 year; Wellington College, 2½ years; Mr. Morton’s, 9 months 308 220
12 Richmond, Alfred ... Wellington Nelson College, 2 years; Geneva College, 2 years; Clifton College, England, 1½ years 335 260
13 Holdsworth, Joseph Godfrey Wellington Private Schools, 8 years; Wellington College, 3 years 342 301 225
14 Hirschberg, Rudolph Sigismund Wellington Greytown School, 5 years; Wellington College, 3 years 256 332 230
15 Maunsell, Herbert ... Parnell Church of England Grammar School, 5½ years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 1½ years 338 235
16 Kebbell, Cecil ... Wellington Wellington College, 6 years... ... 290

SENIOR EXAMINATION.

8 candidates were examined.
2 ,, passed.
6 ,, failed.

Of the candidates who failed,—
1 failed in 5 subjects.
4 ,, 4 ,,
1 ,, 3 ,,

8 examined and 4 failed in English.
8 ,, 3 ,, Arithmetic.
8 ,, 2 ,, Geography.
5 ,, 3 ,, Latin.

5 examined and 3 failed in French.
1 ,, 0 ,, German.
2 ,, 0 ,, Trigonometry.
8 ,, 5 ,, Algebra.
5 ,, 1 ,, Geometry.
4 ,, 2 ,, History.
1 ,, 1 ,, Book-keeping.



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👷 Civil Service Examination Results - April 1882

👷 Labour & Employment
15 May 1882
Civil Service, Examination, Candidates, Results, Junior, Senior
16 names identified
  • Alfred Richardson Meek, Passed Junior Examination
  • Louis Edward Barnett, Passed Junior Examination
  • Edmund Henry Colbeck, Passed Junior Examination
  • Frederick George Bolton, Passed Junior Examination
  • Alfred James McCredie, Passed Junior Examination
  • Henry George Harvey Wray, Passed Junior Examination
  • Thomas Henry Condell, Passed Junior Examination
  • George William Stone, Passed Junior Examination
  • Charles Austyn Colbeck, Passed Junior Examination
  • Archibald Hamilton Treadwell, Passed Junior Examination
  • Thomas William Lewis, Passed Junior Examination
  • Alfred Richmond, Passed Junior Examination
  • Joseph Godfrey Holdsworth, Passed Junior Examination
  • Rudolph Sigismund Hirschberg, Passed Junior Examination
  • Herbert Maunsell, Passed Junior Examination
  • Cecil Kebbell, Passed Junior Examination

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