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copies of the amended regulations under which commissions in the British Army may be obtained by officers of colonial military forces.

I request that these regulations may be substituted for those which accompanied my predecessor's despatch of the 20th September, 1886.

I have, &c.,
H. T. HOLLAND.

The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

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REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH COMMISSIONS IN THE BRITISH ARMY MAY BE OBTAINED BY OFFICERS OF COLONIAL LOCAL MILITARY FORCES.

1. Commissions in the cavalry or infantry of the line will be granted to officers (who are bonâ fide colonists) of the local-military forces of certain colonies, to be specified from time to time, under the conditions hereinafter prescribed as to age, physical and moral fitness, length of service in the colonial forces, literary and military qualifications, and general eligibility for the position of an officer in Her Majesty's regular forces.

2. A candidate will be required to have served at least fifteen months as an officer in the local military force of the colony from which he is nominated, and must have attended two annual trainings, or have seen active service in the field. A certificate to this effect from his commanding officer must be attached to the candidate's papers.

3. The candidate must be within the ages of nineteen and twenty-two on the 1st January of the year in which he is allowed to present himself for the examination hereafter specified. A certificate of birth, or a declaration of his exact age, made by the candidate's parents or guardian before a Magistrate, must be attached to his papers when forwarded to the War Office.

4. He will be required to undergo an inspection by a Medical Board, to be convened by the Governor of the colony, or other proper authority, and will not be allowed to proceed further with his candidature unless certified by such Board to be physically qualified in all respects for a commission in the army.

5. An intending candidate must apply for a nomination to the Governor, through his commanding officer, or such other channel as the Governor may prescribe, in sufficient time to allow of arrangements being made for his undergoing the military examination before he has exceeded the limit of age specified in paragraph 3.

6. A candidate will not be allowed to enter upon his examination until he has satisfied the Governor of the colony in which he is serving that he is actually a colonist, that he is of good moral character, and in all other respects a fit and proper person to hold a commission in Her Majesty's army. A certificate from the Governor to this effect must be attached to the candidate's papers when they are forwarded to the War Office.

7. The candidate will be required to undergo a qualifying literary examination in the following subjects:—
   (1.) Mathematics—viz., (a) arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, proportion, and simple interest; (b) Euclid; Book I.; (c) algebra, up to and including simple equations.
   (2.) French, German, or some other modern language; the examination being limited to translation from the language, and grammatical questions.
   (3.) Writing English correctly, and in a good legible hand, from dictation. English composition, tested by the power of writing an essay, letter, or précis.
   (4.) The elements of geometrical drawing; including the construction of scales and the use of simple mathematical instruments.
   (5.) Geography.

In addition to the foregoing, the candidate will be required to select and qualify in two, and not more than two, of the following subjects;—
(a.) Mathematics—viz., algebra, up to and including the binomial theorem; the theory and use of logarithms; Euclid, Books I. to IV. and VI.; plane trigonometry, up to and including the solution of triangles; and mensuration.
(b.) Classics (Latin or Greek).
(c.) English history (general).
(d.) Freehand drawing.

8. The candidate will be exempted from the above examination, except in geometrical drawing, if he can produce a certificate from the proper university authority that he has taken his degree in arts, or has passed the examination for the degree of B.A. or M.A., at one of the following universities, viz., Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, the Royal University, Ireland, or from one of the chartered colonial universities; or if he has passed one of the university examinations specified below, viz.:—
   Oxford, “moderations.”
   Cambridge, “the previous examination.”
   Dublin, “the final examination of the senior freshman year,” or “the final examination of the School of Engineering.”
   Durham, “the first year's examination.”
   The Royal University, Ireland, “the second university examination in arts, or the second professional examination in engineering.”
   Scotch universities, “the examination for candidates for the army.”
   London University, the “first examination” for the degrees of B.A., LL.B., Sc., or M.B.; or if he has passed some other test which is accepted by the university as exempting from the above examinations.

An equivalent examination at one of the chartered colonial universities will likewise be accepted as a sufficient ground for exemption.

9. The subjects of the military examination and the maximum marks obtainable in each subject will be as follows:—
   Marks.
10. The elements of field fortification .. 600
11. Military topography .. 600
12. The elements of tactics .. 600
13. Military law .. 600

In order to qualify for a commission, a candidate will be required to obtain 25 of the marks in each subject, and 5 of the aggregate.

The scope will be that embraced by the synopsis of the course of instruction (in the subjects specified in paragraph 9) at the Royal Military College. There will, however, be no practical out-of-door examination in any subject. The text-books will be those in use at the time at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, which, for the present, are as follows:—

1. The elements of field {Phillips’s Course of Artillery and fortification .. { Fortification.

2. Military topography {Official Text-book of Military Topography.

3. The elements of tac- {Field Exercises.
   tics .. {Clery’s Minor Tactics.

4. Military law .. {Army Act.
   {Queen’s Regulations.
   {Elements of Military Administration and Law (Boughey).

5. Sets of papers for the examination in both the literary and military subjects will be forwarded in due course, in sealed envelopes, to the Governors of the respective colonies, who will convene Boards, the duty of which will be to see that the papers are fairly worked by the candidates. The papers will then be returned without delay to the Director-General of Military Education, War Office, London, for adjudication.

The Governor of the colony will notify to the War Office, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, as early as possible in each year, whether he has any duly-qualified candidates to nominate, and will at the same time state how many sets of papers he will be likely to require for their examination.

The literary examination will be held in the month of July.

11. Until further notice, two army commissions will be allotted to each of the under-mentioned colonies annually: New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, and Cape of Good Hope.

12. In the event of the number of candidates nominated by the Governor in a colony at any time exceeding the allotted number of commissions, the selection will be decided by competition in the military portion of the prescribed examination.

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REGULAR FORCES.—GRANT OF COMMISSIONS TO OFFICERS OF COLONIAL MILITARY FORCES.

With reference to paragraph 11 of the regulations issued with G.O. 184 of 1887, six army commissions will be allotted annually to the Dominion of Canada, and one biennially to Tasmania.

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Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 7th February, 1888.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1889, the period of literature will be the age of Queen Anne, and the special books will be Shakespeare’s Henry IV. and Henry V., and Lamb’s Essays of Elia.

GEO. FISHER.