630. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 31

however, in their discretion, at any time prior to the grant
of the certificate of qualification hereinafter referred to,
institute such further inquiries as they may deem necessary,
and if the result of such inquiries, in the case of any candidate, should be unsatisfactory to them in any of the above
respects, he will be ineligible for admission to the Civil
Service of India, and, if already selected, he will be removed
from the position of a probationer.

4. The open competitive examination will take place only
   in the following branches of knowledge:—

Marks.
English composition
Sanskrit language and literature
Arabic language and literature
Greek language and literature
Latin language and literature
English language and literature (including
special period named by the Commissioners)(d)
French language and literature
German language and literature
Mathematics (pure and applied)
Advanced mathematical subjects (pure and
applied)
Natural science—i.e., any number not exceeding three of the following subjects:—
Elementary chemistry and elementary physics
(N.B.—This subject may not
be taken up by those who offer
either higher chemistry or
higher physics.)
Higher chemistry
Higher physics
Geology
Botany
Zoology
Animal physiology
Greek history (ancient, including constitution)
Roman history (ancient, including constitution)
English history
General modern history (period to be selected
by candidates from list in the syllabus issued
by the Commissioners, one period at least to
include Indian history)(e)
Logic and mental philosophy (ancient and
modern)
Moral philosophy (ancient and modern)
Political economy and economic history
Political science (including analytical jurisprudence, the early history of institutions,
and theory of legislation)
Roman law
English law—viz., law of contract, criminal
law, law of evidence, and law of the Constitution

Candidates are at liberty to name any or all of these branches
of knowledge(f). No subjects are obligatory.

5. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by
   marks; and the number set opposite to each branch in the
   preceding regulation denotes the greatest number of marks
   that can be obtained in respect of it.

6. The marks assigned to candidates in each branch will
   be subject to such deduction as the Civil Service Commissioners may deem necessary(g) in order to secure that “a
   candidate be allowed no credit at all for taking up a subject
   in which he is a mere smatterer.”

7. The examination will be conducted on paper and vivâ
   voce, as may be deemed necessary.

8. The marks obtained by each candidate in respect of
   each of the subjects in which he shall have been examined
   will be added up, and the names of the several candidates
   who shall have obtained, after the deduction above mentioned, a greater aggregate number of marks than any of the
   remaining candidates, will be set forth in order of merit, and
   such candidates shall be deemed to be selected candidates
   for the Civil Service of India, provided they appear to be in
   other respects duly qualified. Should any of the selected
   candidates become disqualified, the Secretary of State for
   India will determine whether the vacancy thus created shall
   be filled up or not. In the former case, the candidate next
   in order of merit, and in other respects duly qualified, shall
   be deemed to be a selected candidate. A candidate entitled
   to be deemed a selected candidate, but declining to accept
   the nomination as such which may be offered to him, will
   be disqualified for any subsequent competition.

(d) In the syllabus referred to in note (f).
(e) See note (f).
(f) A syllabus, defining in general terms the character of the
examination in the various subjects, may be obtained on application to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission.
(g) Marks assigned in English composition and mathematics will
be subject to no deduction. Each science will, for the purpose of
deduction, be treated as a separate subject.

9. Selected candidates, before proceeding to India, will be
   on probation for one year, at the end of which time they will
   be examined with the view of testing their progress in the
   following subjects(h):—

Compulsory—

Marks.

1. Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure
   Code, 1882
2. The principal vernacular language of the
   province to which the candidate is assigned
3. History of British India.

Optional [not more than two of these subjects]—

1. “The Code of Civil Procedure, 1882,” and
   “The Indian Contract Act, 1872”
2. Hindu and Muhammadan law
   3. Sanskrit
   4. Arabic.
3. Persian
   *6. Political economy

• These subjects may not be offered by any candidate who has
  offered them at the open competition.

In this examination, as in the open competition, the merit
of the candidates examined will be estimated by marks
(which will be subject to deductions in the same way as the
marks assigned at the open competition), and the number
set opposite to each subject denotes the greatest number of
marks that can be obtained in respect of it. The examination will be conducted on paper and vivâ voce, as may be
deemed necessary. This examination will be held at the
close of the year of probation, and will be called the “final
examination.”

10. The selected candidates will also be tested during
    their probation as to their proficiency in riding. The examinations in riding will be held as follows:—

(1.) Shortly after the result of the open competitive
examination has been declared, or at such time
or times as the Commissioners may appoint
during the course of the probationary year.

(2.) Again, at the time of the final examination, candidates who may fully satisfy the Commissioners of
their ability to ride well and to perform journeys
on horseback shall receive a certificate which
shall entitle them to be credited with 200 marks,
to be added to their marks in the final examination.

(3.) Candidates who fail to obtain this certificate, but
who gain a certificate of minimum proficiency in
riding, will be allowed to proceed to India, but
will be subjected on their arrival to such further
tests in riding as may be prescribed by their
Government, and shall receive no increase to their
initial salary until they have passed such tests to
the satisfaction of that Government. A candidate who fails at the end of the year of probation
to gain at least the certificate of minimum proficiency in riding will be liable to have his name
removed from the list of selected candidates.

11. The selected candidates who, at the final examination,
    shall be found to have a competent knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9, and who shall have satisfied
    the Civil Service Commissioners of their eligibility in respect
    of nationality, age, health, character, and ability to ride,
    shall be certified by the said Commissioners to be entitled to
    be appointed to the Civil Service of India, provided they
    shall comply with the regulations in force at the time for
    that service.

12. Persons desirous to be admitted as candidates must
    apply on forms, which may be obtained from “The Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London, S.W.,” at any time
    after the 1st December, 1893. The forms must be returned
    so as to be received at the office of the Civil Service Commissioners on or before the 31st May, 1894(i).

The Civil Service Commissioners are authorised by the
Secretary of State for India in Council to make the following announcements:—

(1.) Selected candidates will be allotted to the various provinces upon a consideration of all the circumstances, including their own wishes; but the requirements of the public
service will rank before every other consideration.

(2.) An allowance amounting to £100 will be given to all
candidates who pass their probation at one of the universities or colleges which have been approved by the Secretary
of State—viz., the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge,
Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, St. Andrew’s, and Aberdeen;
University College, London; and King’s College, London:
provided such candidates shall have passed the final ex-

(h) Instructions, showing the extent of the examination, will be
issued to the successful candidates as soon as possible after the
result of the open competition is declared.

(i) These forms should be accompanied by evidence on the
points mentioned in Regulation 2, and by a list of the subjects in
which the candidate desires to be examined. Evidence of health
and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st May, 1894.