Sept. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1605

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force
upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me
under "The Public Works Act, 1894," and any amend-
ment thereof, and also of "The Government Railways Act,
1894," I, Alfred Jerome Cadman, the Minister for Rail-
ways, do hereby make the following alterations in the
scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New
Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such altera-
tions to come into force on and after the 1st day of October,
1896:—

PART I. — PASSENGERS: GENERAL FARES AND
REGULATIONS.

TECHNICAL SCHOOLS COMMUTATION TICKETS.

Twenty-trip commutation tickets, available for three
months from date of issue, will be issued to bonâ fide students
and scholars over twenty years of age attending technical
schools or classes (including music-schools) registered with
the Minister of Education.

The name of the purchaser must be duly inscribed on the
ticket, which will be available only for use by the purchaser
when travelling to or from the technical school or class for
the purpose of receiving tuition. If used for any other pur-
pose the ticket will be forfeited.

Any portion of the ticket punched, detached, or not used
before the date on which the ticket expires will not be avail-
able for use.

The tickets are not transferable.
They will be charged as follows:—

Applications must be accompanied by a certificate in the
following form, signed by the director of the technical
school or class:—

"I hereby certify that A.B., residing at , is a bonâ
fide student or scholar in attendance at Technical
[Music] School [Class], duly registered with the Minister of
Education, and that present age is years
months."

These tickets will be issued conditionally on a roll of
attendance being kept at each technical or music school or
class, such roll to be open for inspection by any officer of
the Railway Department deputed for that purpose.

TEACHERS' SATURDAY SEASON TICKETS.

30. Teachers' Saturday tickets will be issued at the follow-
    ing rate per term, not exceeding four months, or fractional
    part of a term, for public-school teachers attending Saturday
    training-classes, or examinations held in connection with
    such training-classes.

(a.) Allowing teachers to travel to class or examination on Friday and return on Saturday .. .. .. .. First Class. 30s.

(b.) Allowing teachers to travel to class or examination on Saturday and return on Monday .. .. .. .. 30s.

(c.) Allowing teachers to travel to class or examination on Saturday and return the same day .. .. .. .. 20s.

These tickets cannot be used unless the holder is proceed-
ing to or coming from the training-school or examination.

Application must be made in the following form, and
certified to by the Secretary of the Education Board, before
a ticket will be issued:—

"Form of Application and Certificate.

"I hereby declare that I, , am employed by the
Education Board as teacher at District
School, and that I intend, during the session ending ,
to attend the teachers' training-classes or University lectures
at ; and I hereby request the Railway Department
to supply me with a Teachers' Saturday Season Ticket, at
fare as per (a), , which I undertake to use solely for
the purpose of attending the said training-classes or lectures
as indorsed, and subject to the by-laws, rules, and regu-
lations in force on the New Zealand Government railways;
and I agree that the ticket shall be forfeited should I at any
time fail to observe such by-laws, rules, and regulations, or
to fulfil this undertaking.

, Applicant."

"I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and
belief this application is correct, and that the applicant will
attend (1) lectures and classes on (2) , and
also that the applicant is entitled to a Teachers' Saturday
Ticket.

, Secretary, Education Board."

"Signed by applicant before me, this day of
, 189 .

, Postmaster or Stationmaster."

"(1) Insert here name of lecturer or teacher.
"(2) Insert here subject of lectures."

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

Firewood from Catlin's River Branch.

The maximum rate for firewood consigned from Owaka-
Glenomaru and intermediate stations to Abbotsford-Pelichet
Bay and intermediate stations will be 30s. per truck of 6 tons.
This rate will operate until 31st March, 1897.

As witness my hand, this twenty-second day of Sep-
tember, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
six.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Examinations for the Indian Civil Service.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st September, 1896.

THE following regulations, respecting examinations for
the Civil Service of India, are published for general
information.

W. C. WALKER.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

An open competitive examination for admission to the Civil
Service of India will be held in London, under the subjoined
regulations, commencing on the 3rd August, 1897.

The number of persons to be selected at this examination
will be announced hereafter.

No person will be admitted to compete from whom the
Secretary, Civil Service Commission, has not received on or
before the 31st May, 1897, an application on the prescribed
form, accompanied by a list of the subjects in which the
candidate desires to be examined.

The order for admission to the examination will be posted
on the 20th July, 1897, to the address given on the form of
application. It will contain instructions as to the time and
place at which candidates will be required to attend, and as
to the manner in which the fee (£6) is to be paid.

Civil Service Commission, July, 1896.

Regulations.

• • The following regulations, made by the Secretary of
    State for India in Council, are liable to alteration
    from year to year.

1. An examination for admission to the Civil Service of
   India, open to all qualified persons, will be held in London
   in August of each year. The date of the examination and
   the number of appointments to be made for each province
   will be announced beforehand by the Civil Service Commis-
   sioners.

2. No person will be deemed qualified who shall not satisfy
   the Civil Service Commissioners—

(1.) That he is a natural-born subject of Her Majesty.

(2.) That his age will be above twenty-one years and
under twenty-three years on the first day of the
year in which the examination is to be held.

[N.B.—In the case of natives of India it will
be necessary for a candidate to obtain a certifi-
cate of age and nationality, signed, should he be
a resident in British India, by the Secretary to
Government of the province, or the Commissioner
of the division, within which his family resides,
or, should he reside in a native State, by the
highest political officer accredited to the State in
which his family resides.]

(3.) That he has no disease, constitutional affection, or
bodily infirmity unfitting him, or likely to unfit
him, for the Civil Service of India.

(4.) That he is of good moral character.

3. Should the evidence upon the above points be prima
   facie satisfactory to the Civil Service Commissioners, the
   candidate, on payment of the prescribed fee, will be