1688
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

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 1898.—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 on the next
    page.

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.

New Zealand Hemp.—Notice No. 478.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.
THE time for receiving applications for the bonuses
mentioned in Notice No. 430 has been extended to
31st December, 1897.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phor-
mium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 430.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st November, 1895.
Bonus No. 1.
A BONUS of £1,750 is offered for a machine or process
for dressing New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax)
which shall be an improvement on the machines or processes
now in use, and which shall, after trial, be found to mate-
rially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or
increase the quantity of dressed fibre.
The following are the conditions :—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed
   to the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington, and
   must reach him not later than the 31st December, 1897.
   Each application must be accompanied by a description of the
   machine or process, particularly stating improvements on
   present machines or processes, and also the cost at which
   the machine or process can be supplied.
2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their
   machines or processes to examination at such time and
   place as the Government may direct.
3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or
   more experts, to whom all applications shall be submitted.
   Such committee shall, after perusal, state what machines or
   processes they deem worthy of consideration, and may in-
   spect the same at any place within the colony; and, having
   so inspected the whole or any of them, may direct that the
   whole or any of them be brought for further trial to such
   place as they may think fit.
   The cost of bringing the machines or appliances on to the
   ground, from within the colony, supplying the necessary
   shafting, motive-power, and buildings, to be defrayed by the
   Government. If any machine sent from beyond the colony
   is awarded the bonus or part thereof, then the cost of
   bringing such machine shall be borne by the Government.
   The following shall be the basis of the test:—
   The committee shall supply a sufficient and equal quan-
   tity of green hemp to each machine or process as a test.
   The committee shall take into consideration—
   The time occupied by each machine or process in the
   operation;
   The cost of labour and time required after the fibre has
   left the machine or process before it is ready for
   baling;
   The percentage of dressed fibre and tow produced by
   each machine or process;
   The cost of producing the same;
   The cost of the machine, and the simplicity and dura-
   bility of the working parts.
   On completion of the tests the committee shall furnish a
   report to the Minister on all the machines or processes which
   they have examined or tested, and shall state,---
   (1.) The machine or process which they consider on the
   whole the most efficient and economic.
   (2.) Whether they consider that any machine or process
   tested so materially reduces the cost of produc-
   tion, or improves the product, as to be worthy of
   the whole bonus or of a part only.
   (3.) Whether, in the event of no one machine or process
   being entitled to the whole bonus, they deem any
   machine or process worthy of a part of the bonus,
   and, if so, how much.