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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 34

Compulsory—

1. Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure
   Code, 1882 500
2. The principal vernacular language of the
   province to which the candidate is as-
   signed 400
3. History of British India.. 300
   Optional [not more than two of these subjects]—
4. "The Code of Civil Procedure, 1882," and
   "The Indian Contract Act, 1872 " 450
5. Hindu and Muhammadan law .. 350
   3. Sanskrit 400
   4. Arabic.. 400
6. Persian 400
   *6. Political economy 400

• 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 examina-
tion will be conducted on paper and viva 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 exami-
    nations 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, candi-
    dates 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 examina-
    tion.
    (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 candi-
    date who fails at the end of the year of probation
    to gain at least the certificate of minimum pro-
    ficiency 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 sub-
    jects 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 Secre-
    tary, 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 Commis-
    sioners on or before the 31st May, 1894(1).

The Civil Service Commissioners are authorised by the
Secretary of State for India in Council to make the follow-
ing announcements:—
(1.) Selected candidates will be allotted to the various pro-
vinces upon a consideration of all the circumstances, in-
cluding 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 universi-
ties 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-
amination to the satisfaction of the Civil Service Commis-
sioners, and shall have complied with such rules as may be
laid down for the guidance of selected candidates.
(3.) The allowance of £100 will not be paid to any selected
candidate until he has been certified by the Civil Service
Commissioners to be entitled to be appointed to the Civil
Service of India; and every certificated candidate must,

(1) 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.

before receiving his allowance, attend at the India Office and
give a written undertaking to refund the amount in the
event of his failing to proceed to India.
(4.) All candidates obtaining certificates will be also re-
quired to enter into covenants by which, amongst other
things, they will bind themselves to agree to such regula-
tions for the provision of pensions for their families as may
be approved by the Secretary of State for India in Council.
The stamps payable on these covenants amount to £1.
(5.) The seniority in the Civil Service of India of the
selected candidates will be determined according to the
order in which they stand on the list resulting from the
combined marks of the open competitive and final examina-
tions.
(6.) Selected candidates will be required to report their
arrival in India within such period after the grant of their
certificate of qualification as the Secretary of State may in
each case direct.
(7.) Candidates rejected at the final examination of 1895
will in no case be allowed to present themselves for re-
examination.
Civil Service Commission, January, 1894.

Notice to Mariners, No. 17 of 1894.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 17th April, 1894.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is
published for general information.
J. G. WARD.

SPENCER GULF, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—APPROACH TO
PORT PIRIE.
Notice is hereby given that on or about the 1st August, 1894,
the lightship in Germein Bay will be discontinued, and in
lieu thereof a white light will be exhibited from the sea end
of Port Germein jetty, visible ten miles. Further notice
will be given.
ARTHUR SEARCY,
Secretary to the Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 8th March, 1894.

Notice to Mariners, No. 18 of 1894.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th April, 1894.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, is
published for general information.
J. G. WARD.

VICTORIA.—AUXILIARY LIGHTS, CAPE NELSON, CAPE
SCHANCK, AND GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSES.
Notice is hereby given that a red auxiliary light, illuminating
an arc of 180 degrees seaward, will be exhibited from the base
of the main lighthouse tower at each of the under-mentioned
stations in the following order, viz. :—
Cape Nelson, on and after 12th June, 1894.
Cape Schanck, on and after 26th June, 1894.
Gabo Island, on and after 10th July, 1894.
Such lights will be invisible to an observer 14ft. above the
level of the sea until about three miles distant from the
respective lighthouses.
These red lights are exhibited to warn mariners of their
near approach to the shore, and, when seen, a course should
be altered to seaward until the red light is run out; and in
hazy or misty weather mariners should not rely upon sighting
the red light, but should keep a good offing.
By order.
ALEXR. WILSON,
Port Officer.
Harbour Office, Customs, Melbourne,
14th March, 1894.

Notice to Mariners, No. 19 of 1894.

WRECKAGE IN HAWKE'S BAY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1894.
CAPTAIN KENNEDY, of the Government steamer
"Terranova," reports that he has examined the
wreckage reported between Napier and Wairoa, but was
unable to remove it. It consists of the heel of a mast, about
10ft. out of the water, in 14 fathoms. The following are the
bearings from it:—
Mohaka River: W. ¼ S.
Waihua River: N.W. ¼ N.
It is about three miles and a half off shore, and is directly
in the track of vessels between Wairoa and Napier.
A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister having charge of Marine Department.