New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 69

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✨ Civil Service Examination Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

Civil Service Examination, October, 1885.

Office of the Civil Service Examination Board,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1885.

OCTOBER, 1885, Examination:—

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.
120 candidates were examined.
55 " passed.
65 " failed.

9 candidates failed in 4 subjects.
15 " " 3 "
26 " " 2 "
20 " " 1 "

33 candidates failed in English.
31 " " Arithmetic.
43 " " History.
36 " " 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.
600 600 600
1 Horne, George .. Wanganui Hawera School, 9 years; Collegiate School, Wanganui, 1 year 428 600 510
2 Joyce, William Joseph.. Greymouth Grammar School, Greymouth, 2 years; St. Patrick’s School, 4½ years 500 530 485
3 Munro, Fergus Ferguson Nelson .. State School, Westport, 7 years; Nelson College, 9 months 409 473 525
4 Cruickshank, George .. Auckland.. Private School, 2 years; Ponsonby District School, 3 years; Auckland Grammar School 451 575 490
5 McCallum, John .. Nelson .. Borough School, Blenheim, 5 years; Renwick Public School, 1 year; Nelson College, 6 months 401 395 510
6 Hickson, Joseph Marie.. Clyde, Otago St. Patrick’s School, Greymouth, 2 years; St. Patrick’s School, Christchurch, 2 years; Clyde Public School, 4½ years 395 560 390
7 Grubb, Mary .. .. Napier .. Napier District School, 3 years; Girls’ High School, Napier, 1 year 8 months 414 478 355
8 Milner, John Ernest .. Nelson .. Mrs. Daniell’s School, 5 years; Bishop’s School, 3 years; Bridge Street School, 2 years; Nelson College, 7 months 309 591 265
9 Carson, William James Wanganui Wanganui Academy, 4 years; Wanganui High School, 4½ years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 4 terms 342 510 390
10 Stewart, John William Auckland.. Private School, 4 years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 6 years 326 505 405
11 Beaglehole, Edward William Wellington Wesleyan Day-school, 3 years; Mount Cook School, 3 years; Wellington College, 1½ years 315 495 440
12 Page, Robert Forbes .. Wellington Wellington Public Schools, 4½ years; Wellington College, 1½ years 292 450 435
13 Littlejohn, James Gordon Wellington High School, Stirling, 2½ years; Gillespie’s School, Edinburgh, 2 years; Terrace School, Wellington, 2½ years; Wellington College, 7 months 339 425 325
14 Fraser, John Andrew .. North Taieri Waikouaiti School, 2½ years; North Taieri School, 4½ years; Dunedin High School, 1½ years 445 395 340
15 Cowan, James .. Kihikihi, Waikato Kihikihi School, 6 years; Te Awamutu School, 3 years 270 488 315
16 Dyer, Hardwicke Baddeley Karori .. Patea School, 6 years; Karori School, 2½ years; Wellington College, 6 months; Karori School, 6 months 377 398 325
17 Bollard, John Ganley .. Auckland.. Avondale Public School, 7 years.. 281 303 450
18 Mitchell, Walter Herbert Wellington Mount Cook School, 4 years; Wellington College, 2 years 285 411 425
19 Blomfield, Edward Clare Auckland.. Public School, 5 years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 2½ years 330 397 425
20 Drummond, Robert .. Wellington Terrace School, 6 years; Wellington College, 1½ years 245 415 450
21 Campbell, Gordon Alexander Noble Wellington Terrace School, 7 years; Wellington College, 1 year 356 440 345
22 Biss, Noel Leslie Holm Auckland.. Auckland College and Grammar School, 7 years 7 months 353 510 205
23 Porritt, Edmund William Masterton Greytown School, 3 years 361 330 400
24 Marchant, William .. Wellington Te Aro School, 1½ years; Mount Cook School, 5 years; Wellington College, 1½ years 331 465 290
25 Smith, Arthur Ernest .. Auckland.. Private School, 3 years; Newton West School, 2 years; Newton East School, 4 years; Newton Grammar School, 8 months 277 450 335
26 Lightband, Ernest .. Nelson .. Spring Grove School, 4 years; Bridge Street School, 1 year; Nelson College, 7 months 278 406 345
27 Sinclair, David Patrick Wellington Blenheim Borough School, 6 years; Wellington College, 2½ years 296 360 435


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👷 Civil Service Examination Results, October 1885

👷 Labour & Employment
3 December 1885
Examination, Civil Service, Candidates, Results, Merit
27 names identified
  • George Horne, Passed, 1st place
  • William Joseph Joyce, Passed, 2nd place
  • Fergus Ferguson Munro, Passed, 3rd place
  • George Cruickshank, Passed, 4th place
  • John McCallum, Passed, 5th place
  • Joseph Marie Hickson, Passed, 6th place
  • Mary Grubb, Passed, 7th place
  • John Ernest Milner, Passed, 8th place
  • William James Carson, Passed, 9th place
  • John William Stewart, Passed, 10th place
  • Edward William Beaglehole, Passed, 11th place
  • Robert Forbes Page, Passed, 12th place
  • James Gordon Littlejohn, Passed, 13th place
  • John Andrew Fraser, Passed, 14th place
  • James Cowan, Passed, 15th place
  • Hardwicke Baddeley Dyer, Passed, 16th place
  • John Ganley Bollard, Passed, 17th place
  • Walter Herbert Mitchell, Passed, 18th place
  • Edward Clare Blomfield, Passed, 19th place
  • Robert Drummond, Passed, 20th place
  • Gordon Alexander Noble Campbell, Passed, 21st place
  • Noel Leslie Holm Biss, Passed, 22nd place
  • Edmund William Porritt, Passed, 23rd place
  • William Marchant, Passed, 24th place
  • Arthur Ernest Smith, Passed, 25th place
  • Ernest Lightband, Passed, 26th place
  • David Patrick Sinclair, Passed, 27th place

  • A. L. Herdman, Minister of Justice