1608 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. No. 74

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
OPEN COMPETITION OF 1897.—FORM TO BE FILLED UP BY
CANDIDATES FOR EXAMINATION.

• • The order for admission to the examination will not be
    issued unless this form, filled up by the candidate him-
    self, is received by the Secretary of the Civil Service
    Commission on or before the 31st May, 1897.

(Date.)

SIR,—I beg to inform you that I wish to be a candidate at
the examination for the Civil Service of India, which is
appointed to commence in London on the 3rd of August, 1897.
I hereby declare that I was born on the day of
, 18 , and that therefore my age was above twenty-
one years and under twenty-three years on the 1st January,
1897; I also declare that I have no disease, constitutional
affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting me, or likely to unfit
me, for the Civil Service of India; and that I am of good
moral character, and otherwise eligible under the regulations.
I send herewith a statement of the subjects in which I
desire to be examined. [This should be given on the form
attached.]
I also send herewith a certificate of my birth, issued under
notification of the Government of India, No. 2252, dated
21st August, 1888. [Candidates who are not natives of
India should strike out this paragraph.]
I have also to state, with reference to section 2, clause (1),
of the regulations, that I am a natural-born subject of Her
Majesty. [Candidates not born within the British dominions
should state this fact in a separate letter.]
I have also to state that I was* examined before
the Civil Service Commissioners in the month of †
, in the year 18 , as a candidate for the situation of
. I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Name in full.)
Address to which it is desired that the order for examination
should be sent: ‡

(Date.)

To the Secretary, Civil Service Commission.

No certificates of age, health, and character, except as
mentioned above, should be supplied until the result of the
examination is known.
If candidates who fill up and return this application-form
do not receive an acknowledgment of it within four com-
plete days, they should write to the Secretary, Civil Service
Commission, London, S.W.
N.B.—Attention is drawn to the annexed form, which
must be filled up by every candidate.

• If you have never been examined, insert here the word "never."
  † If you have been examined, give the date, &c., of the last
  occassion.
  ‡ If a London address, state the postal district; if a country
  address, state the post town.

EVIDENCE OF AGE TO BE REQUIRED FROM CANDIDATES FOR
THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

1. Every candidate born in the United Kingdom should be
   prepared to produce, when required, a certificate from the
   Registrar-General of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, or from
   one of his provincial officers. This certificate may be ob-
   tained from the Registrar-General in London, Dublin, or
   Edinburgh, or from the Superintendent Registrar of the
   district in which the birth took place.

2. A candidate born of European parents in India should
   be prepared to produce, when required, a certificate of
   baptism from the district in which he was baptized. If this
   does not also mention the date of birth it should be accom-
   panied by a statutory declaration by one of the candidate's
   parents, stating the date and place of birth. When such
   certificates are not in the possession of the candidates an
   extract from the registers kept at the India Office will
   probably be obtainable.

3. A candidate who is a native of India must, before he
   can be admitted to the competition, have his age and
   nationality certified by the Government of India, or of the
   Presidency or Province in which he may have resided.
   [No certificates except those issued under notification of
   the Government of India, No. 2252, dated 21st August, 1888,
   will be accepted for this competition.]

Except as noted in paragraphs 2 and 3, every candidate
who proves to be successful is expected to produce a cer-
tificate of birth. The Civil Service Commissioners will not in
ordinary cases accept a certificate of baptism, or other testi-
mony, unless they are first satisfied that a certificate of birth
cannot be procured.

Official certificates of birth may generally be obtained as
follows:—

(a.) For persons born in England or Wales since 30th
June, 1837: From the Registrar-General, Somer-
set House, London, or from the Superintendent
Registrar of the district in which the birth took
place.

(b.) For persons born in Scotland since 31st December,
1854: From the General Register Office, Edin-
burgh; or from the Registrar of the parish or
district in which the birth took place.

(c.) For persons born in Ireland since 31st December,
1863: From the General Register Office, Dublin,
or from the Superintendent Registrar of the dis-
trict in which the birth took place.

(d.) For persons of English, Scottish, or Irish parentage
born on board British ships since the dates men-
tioned in (a), (b), and (c) respectively: From the
General Register Office, London, Edinburgh, or
Dublin, according to parentage.

(e.) For persons born in India of European parents
From the India Office, London.

Any candidate who cannot produce a certificate of birth
from one of the authorities named should, if possible, procure
a certificate of baptism, and should then apply to the
Secretary, Civil Service Commission, for further instructions.

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
OPEN COMPETITION OF 1897.—SELECTION OF SUBJECTS TO
BE FILLED UP AND RETURNED WITH THE FORM OF APPLI-
CATION.

• • Place your initials against the subjects which you select,
    and sign your name in the place indicated.

English composition.
Sanskrit language and literature.
Arabic language and literature.
Greek language and literature.
Latin language and literature.
English language and literature.
† French language and literature.
† German language and literature.
Mathematics (pure and applied).
Advanced mathematical subjects (pure and applied).
Natural science, viz.,—
† 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.
Roman history.
English history.
General modern history.
Period,
Logic and mental philosophy.
Moral philosophy.
Political economy and economic history.
Political science.
Roman law.
English law.

In addition to the written examination there will be an
oral examination in each of the subjects marked thus †, and
a practical examination in each of the subjects marked
thus ‡.

The oral examinations in modern languages being intended
as colloquial tests, no marks will be given at them to candi-
dates who are not able to converse.

Any candidate who wishes to decline the oral examina-
tion or the practical examination in any of the subjects
selected by him should state this in the blank space below.

(Signature.)
(Date.)

To the Secretary, Civil Service Commission,
London, S.W.

Notice to Mariners, No. 25 of 1896.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1896.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for
general information.
WM. HALL-JONES.

NORTH-WEST CHANNEL, MORETON BAY.—NEW LIGHTS AND
BUOYS.

Notice is hereby given that, on and after the 7th September,
the following lights, gas-buoys, and additional buoys will be
exhibited and in position for use in entering or leaving More-
ton Bay by the North-west Channel, viz.:—
Light on Caloundra Head.—The light is of the fourth
order dioptric condensing; it is placed in a circular tower
88ft. high from ground to lantern-top, standing on the