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proceed further with his candidature unless certified by such
Board to be physically qualified in all respects for a com-
mission 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
required examinations 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. Subject to the exceptions stated in paragraph 8, a can-
didate will be required, before being permitted to present
himself for examination in military subjects, 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 or German; 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 mathe-
matical instruments.*
(5.) Geography.
Any candidate who has previously passed an examination
before the Civil Service Commissioners in three or more of
the above subjects will be exempt from further examination
in such subjects; but candidates who have to be examined
in two or more subjects will be required to qualify in all at
the same examination.
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 loga-
rithms; 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.
The subjects selected should in all cases be stated in the
application for papers.
8. The candidate will be exempted from the above exami-
nation, 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 universi-
ties: Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, London, Dublin, Edin-
burgh, St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, the Royal University,
Ireland; or that he has passed one of the university exami-
nations specified below :—
Oxford: “Moderations.”
Cambridge: “The Previous Examination.”
Dublin: “The Final Examination of the Senior Fresh-
man 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 uni-
versity 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 literary examination will take place on the second
Tuesday in April in each year.
10. An examination in military subjects of such candidates
as have previously passed the literary examination will be
held in September in each year. The subjects and the maxi-
mum marks obtainable in each subject will be as follows:—
Marks.

1. The elements of field fortification .. 600
2. Military topography .. .. 600
3. The elements of tactics .. .. 600
4. Military law .. .. .. 600

• Greater importance will be attached to neatness and exactness
  of drawing than to ability to solve geometrical problems.
  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.

11. The scope will be that embraced by the synopsis of the
    course of instruction (in the subjects specified in paragraph

10. 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 fortification: Phillips's Course of
    Artillery and Fortification.
    (2.) Military topography: Official Text-book of Military
    Topography.
    (3.) The elements of tactics: Field Exercises. Clery's
    Minor Tactics.
    (4.) Military law: Army Act. Queen's Regulations. Ele-
    ments of Military Administration and Law (Boughey).

12. 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 adju-
    dication.
13. The Governor of the colony will notify to the War
    Office, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, each
    year, whether he has any duly-qualified candidates to nomi-
    nate, and will, at the same time, state how many sets of
    papers he will require for their examination, and the optional
    subjects selected by the candidates.
    This notification must reach the War Office not later than
    the 1st February.
14. Until further notice, two army commissions will be
    allotted to each of the following colonies annually: New
    South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New
    Zealand, Cape of Good Hope.
    Six will be allotted annually to Canada, and one biennially
    to Tasmania.
    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 exami-
    nation.

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  Road Board Elections.
  Colonial Secretary's Office,
  Wellington, 2nd July, 1890.
  THE following notices of elections of Members of Road
  Boards have been received at this office, and are pub-
  lished in accordance with the provisions of “The Road
  Boards Act, 1882.”
  G. S. COOPER,
  Under-Secretary.
  Mount Wellington Road District, County of Eden:
  Edward Pilkington.
  Wairoa Road District, County of Manukau:
  Charles William Stephens.
  Daniel Crawford.
  Maraetai Road District, County of Manukau:
  John Gilbert.
  James Joseph Jacobs.
  Kirikiriroa Road District, County of Waikato:
  Richard Gillett.
  Pirongia Road District, County of Raglan:
  Samuel J. Bates.
  Isaac Hodgson.
  Whaingaroa Road District, County of Raglan:
  Charles H. Moon.
  Karori-Makara Road District, County of Hutt:
  James McMenamen.
  Peter Trotter.
  East Malvern Road District, County of Selwyn:
  Frederick Bull.
  Outram Road District, County of Taieri:
  West Taieri Subdivision—
  James Allan.
  John Allan.
  Henley Subdivision—
  John Stevenson.