✨ Civil Service Examination Results
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
MAY 6.]
577
Civil Service Examination, April, 1886.
Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Wellington, 3rd May, 1886.
APRIL, 1886, Examination:—
Junior Examination.
67 candidates were examined.
33 passed.
34 failed.
10 candidates failed in 1 subject.
13 candidates failed in English.
16 failed in Arithmetic.
8 failed in History.
5 failed in 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 | De Bakker, Leo | Ross | Public School, Ross | 446 | 485 | 445 |
| 2 | Polson, Angus | Dunedin | Tenaeraki Public School, 5 years; Oamaru District High School, 3 years; Otago Boys' High School, 1 year | 460 | 568 | 275 |
| 3 | Bethune, Walter Ellis | Wellington | Wesleyan Day School, 3 years; Terrace School, 6 years; Wellington College, 2 years 2 months | 440 | 455 | 425 |
| 4 | Richardson, Charles Ernest | Wellington | Rev. C. Turrill, 4 years; Boys' High School, Christchurch, 2 years; Wellington College, 6 months | 445 | 410 | 345 |
| 5 | Mair, Leslie Edward | Whangarei | Whangarei Public School, 7 years; Whangarei Commercial School, 1 year 2 months | 332 | 525 | 350 |
| 6 | Hoe, Richard | Auckland | Woodhill Public School, 4 years | 382 | 356 | 405 |
| 7 | Fache, George | Dunedin | Clyde Public School, 7 years; Boys' High School, Dunedin, 3 years | 340 | 423 | 345 |
| 8 | McGuire, Felix | Auckland | National School, Arney's, County Fermanagh, 8 years; Private Tuition, 3 years | 413 | 428 | 425 |
| 9 | Rudman, William Henry | Napier | Napier High School, 3½ years | 305 | 278 | 455 |
| 10 | Witchell, Henry Lancelot | Wanganui | Marton Public School, 6 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 2 years | 307 | 350 | 375 |
| 11 | Palmer, Cecil Watson | Wellington | Wainuiomata School, 1 year; Private School, 9 months; Clareville School, 1 year; Carterton School, 1 year; Wellington College, 1½ years | 290 | 368 | 410 |
| 12 | Booth, William Henry | Wellington | Clareville School, 7 years; Wellington College, 1 year | 364 | 413 | 355 |
| 12 | Bryce, Charles Edward | Wanganui | Brunswick School, 8 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 year | 435 | 358 | 280 |
| 14 | Burgess, Arthur Stewart | Wanganui | Foxton State School, 1½ years; Mount Cook School, Wellington, 4 years; Wellington College, 9 months; Wanganui Collegiate School, 4 months | 273 | 328 | 375 |
| 15 | Mueller, Frederick Henry | Hokitika | State School, 8 years | 348 | 430 | 240 |
| 15 | Russell, William Maurice | Dunedin | Greymouth State School, 8 years; Dunedin High School, 1 year | 304 | 249 | 405 |
| 17 | Archibald, Charles Ernest | Wellington | Thorndon School, 7 years; Wellington College, 1 year 3 months | 382 | 350 | 220 |
| 18 | Wells, Tom Umfrey | Auckland | Pokeno Hill School, 3 years; Auckland City East School, 6 months; Newton East School, 1 year | 372 | 310 | 340 |
| 19 | Wilson, Benjamin Marcus | Wellington | Thorndon School, 7 years; Wellington College, 1 year 2 months | 443 | 200 | 370 |
| 20 | Cave, Ernest White | Auckland | Lausanne House, Woking, 3 years; Dulwich College, 6 months; Mr. Gammell's School, Wellington, 1 year; Mr. Wilson's School, Wellington, 1 year; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 year; Church of England Grammar School, Auckland, 1 year | 296 | 465 | 295 |
| 21 | Porritt, Ernest Edward | Wanganui | Greytown School, 1 year; Wanganui Collegiate School, 4 years | 350 | 255 | 375 |
| 22 | Beere, Oswald Nenon | Wanganui | Terrace School, Wellington, 3 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 4 years | 338 | 400 | 200 |
| 23 | Armstrong, Alexander | Oamaru | Oamaru North School, 8½ years; Waitaki High School, 1½ years | 279 | 515 | 225 |
| 24 | Bullock, George Gilbert | Wanganui | Wanganui Academy, 2 years; Wanganui High School, 2 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 2 years | 335 | 365 | 200 |
| 25 | Avery, Arthur Alfred | Wanganui | Marton Public School, 6 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 year | 344 | 384 | 245 |
| 26 | Swainson, John William | Wanganui | Private Tuition; Wellington College, 14 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 year | 279 | 373 | 205 |
| 27 | Taylor, William | Dunedin | Portobello School, 8 years; Normal School, Dunedin, 1 year | 350 | 225 | 250 |
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🏛️ Civil Service Junior Examination Results
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration3 May 1886
Examination, Civil Service, Results, Junior, April 1886
27 names identified
- Leo De Bakker, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Angus Polson, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Walter Ellis Bethune, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Charles Ernest Richardson, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Leslie Edward Mair, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Richard Hoe, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- George Fache, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Felix McGuire, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- William Henry Rudman, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Henry Lancelot Witchell, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Cecil Watson Palmer, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- William Henry Booth, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Charles Edward Bryce, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Arthur Stewart Burgess, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Frederick Henry Mueller, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- William Maurice Russell, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Charles Ernest Archibald, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Tom Umfrey Wells, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Benjamin Marcus Wilson, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Ernest White Cave, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Ernest Edward Porritt, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Oswald Nenon Beere, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Alexander Armstrong, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- George Gilbert Bullock, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- Arthur Alfred Avery, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- John William Swainson, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
- William Taylor, Passed Civil Service Junior Examination
NZ Gazette 1886, No 27