FEB. 14.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

187

Militia Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1889.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ac-
cept the resignation of the commission of the under-
mentioned officer:----
Major Alfred St. George Hamersley, New Zealand Militia.
Date of resignation, 8th December, 1888.
THOS. FERGUS.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1889.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ac-
cept the resignation of the commissions held by the
under-mentioned officers:--
New Zealand Regiment Artillery Volunteers.
Major Alfred St. George Hamersley. Date of resignation,
8th December, 1888.
Timaru Rifle Volunteers.
Captain John William White. Date of resignation, 8th
February, 1889.
THOS. FERGUS.

Volunteer Officer's Commission cancelled.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1889.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cancel
the commission of the under-mentioned officer for
absence from the colony without leave:--
Waitemata Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant Richard Sherwood Boyes.
THOS. FERGUS.

Engineer Studentships in the Royal Navy.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th Feburary, 1889.

THE following regulations for the entry of engineer
students in Her Majesty's navy, &c., are published
for general information.
T. W. HISLOP.

Admiralty, November, 1888.
EXTRACT FROM REGULATIONS FOR THE ENTRY OF ENGINEER
STUDENTS IN HER MAJESTY'S NAVY, AND FOR THE ENTRY
OF STUDENTS IN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, WITH A VIEW TO
THEIR BEING TRAINED IN HER MAJESTY'S DOCKYARD AT
DEVONPORT. (THE ENGINEER STUDENTS TO BE TRAINED
FOR SERVICE AFLOAT AS ENGINEER OFFICERS; THE
STUDENTS IN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TO BE TRAINED WITH
A VIEW TO THEIR JOINING THE ROYAL CORPS OF NAVAL
CONSTRUCTORS.)

1. VACANCIES for appointments as engineer students in Her
   Majesty's navy will be filled principally by means of com-
   petitive examinations open to all sons of British subjects,
   being of the prescribed age and of good moral character;
   but their Lordships will reserve to themselves the right to
   nominate a few candidates at each entry, who will be
   appointed on passing the examination specified in para-
   graph 11.

The candidates to be nominated will be selected by the
Board of Admiralty from sons of officers of the navy, army, or
Royal Marines who have been killed in action or who have
been lost at sea on active service, or killed on duty, or who
have died of wounds received in action or injuries received
on duty within six months from the date of such action or
injury, or sons of officers of the navy or Royal Marines who
have performed long and meritorious service. The number
to be so nominated will not exceed one-fifth of the total
number of engineer students to be entered. Except as
regards exemption from the competitive examination, these
candidates will be subject in all respects to these regula-
tions.*

Three engineer studentships will be given annually to sons
of gentlemen in the colonies on the recommendation of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, provided they pass the
required examination. These candidates will be subject to
precisely the same regulations as herein laid down for nomi-
nated service candidates.†

• Applications for nominations must be made so as to arrive at
  the Admiralty before the 1st of February in each year, and should
  be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty if the candidate is
  the son of an officer of the navy or marines; to the Military Secre-
  tary, Horse Guards, if the candidate is the son of an officer in the
  army; and to the Military Secretary, India Office, if the candidate
  is the son of an officer of the Indian army.
  † The names of the colonial candidates are to be received at the
  Admiralty from the Colonial Office on or before the 1st of Feb-
  ruary in each year.

2. The number of appointments to be made in each year
   will be fixed by their Lordships.
3. The list of candidates for the appointments by open
   competition will be kept at the office of the Civil Service
   Commissioners. All applications for the forms to be filled
   up by persons who wish to compete must be sent to the
   Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London, S.W., on or
   after the 1st of January in each year, and care must be
   taken that the forms when filled up are returned so as to
   reach the Civil Service Commissioners on or before the 15th
   March following, as no notice will be taken of forms received
   after that date. The list of nominated candidates will be
   kept at the Admiralty.
4. Candidates must not be less than fifteen nor more than
   sixteen years of age on the 1st day of May in the year in
   which they are examined.*
5. Evidence of age and character will not be required
   before the examination, but candidates successful in it will
   not be eligible for appointment unless they satisfy the Civil
   Service Commissioners on these points.
6. The medical examination of the successful candidates
   will be held under the authority of their Lordships as soon
   as possible after the result of the educational examination
   is made known. No candidate will be entered as an
   engineer student unless he is pronounced to be physically
   fit. Candidates in or near London will be medically
   examined by the Medical Director-General of the Navy at
   the Admiralty. Those residing near one of Her Majesty's
   dockyards, or one of the first reserve ships, or drill ships of
   the Royal Naval Reserve, or the flag-ship at Queenstown,
   will be examined by the medical officers attached thereto.
   The medical examinations will be conducted in all respects
   in strict accordance with the instructions for the examina-
   tion of persons for admission into the naval service. All
   candidates at the time of their medical examination must
   produce certificates to the satisfaction of the examining
   officers that they have been re-vaccinated, or they must be
   re-vaccinated before they can be considered eligible for entry
   as engineer students in Her Majesty's navy.
7. The educational examination will be held by the Civil
   Service Commissioners in London, Liverpool, Portsmouth,
   Devonport, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Edinburgh,
   Glasgow, and Dublin, and will take place in the month of
   April in each year. The exact date may be ascertained by
   application to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, on or
   after the 1st of January in each year.
8. The following will be the subjects of the competitive
   examination, and the maximum number of marks for each
   subject:--
   Arithmetic .. .. .. .. .. .. 300
   English-
   Handwriting .. .. .. 40
   Accuracy and intelligence in writing
   from dictation .. .. .. 60
   *Composition .. .. .. 100
   Grammar .. .. .. .. .. 150
   350
   French or German or Italian-
   Translation into English .. .. 150
   Latin-
   Translation into English .. .. 150
   Very elementary physics and chemistry .. 100
   Geography (including physical geography) .. 200
   Algebra (up to and including quadratic equations) 300
   Euclid's Elements (Books I. to IV. and Book VI.,
   and the definitions of Book V.) .. .. 300
   Freehand drawing .. .. .. 100
   Total .. .. .. .. 1,950

All candidates will be tested as to their ability to read
aloud with clearness, distinctness, and accuracy, and with-
out hesitation. Stammering, or any imperfection of utter-
ance, will be regarded as a disqualification.
9. A fee will be required from every candidate attending
an examination.†
10. Candidates in the competitive examination who fail to
pass in the first four subjects (those marked with an as-
terisk), or in reading aloud, will be disqualified, and their
other papers will not be examined. Successful candidates
will be entered as engineer students in Her Majesty's navy,
according to the number of appointments which it may be
decided to make that year; they will be taken according to
their position on the examination list. Candidates who
obtain less than 780 marks in the aggregate will not be
placed upon the list.
11. The candidates who are nominated by their Lordships,
and by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, will be
required to pass the same test examination in the first four
subjects and in reading aloud as the candidates who enter

• The age will be extended to seventeen for the year 1859 only.
  † At present this fee is one shilling, but it must be understood
  that the amount may be raised at any time by notice in the London
  Gazette.