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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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den, Swift, Defoe, Addison, Johnson, Burke, Scott, Macaulay (essays and biographies).

A minute knowledge of the works of these authors will not be looked for in this part of the examination, which will, however, test how far the candidates have studied the chief productions of the greatest English writers in themselves, and are acquainted with the leading characteristics of their thought and style, and with the place which each of them occupies in the history of English literature. Candidates will also be expected to show that they have studied in these authors the history of the English language in respect of its vocabulary, syntax, and prosody.

The other part of the examination will relate to one of the periods named below, which will follow each other year by year in the order indicated.

1. (1899.) A.D. 1800 to A.D. 1832 (nineteenth-century writers to the death of Scott).
2. (1900.) A.D. 1360 to A.D. 1600 (Chaucer to Spenser).
3. (1901.) A.D. 1600 to A.D. 1700 (Shakespeare to Dryden).
4. (1902.) A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800 (Pope to Cowper).

The examination in this part will require from candidates a more minute acquaintance with the history of the English language and literature, as illustrated in the chief works produced in each period, and will be based to a considerable extent, but by no means exclusively, on certain books specified each year by the Commissioners.* The names placed under the dates are intended to suggest the general character of the literary development of the period, and, consequently, the natural limits of the examination. All the works of Shakespeare, for example, will be regarded as falling within the period 1600 to 1700; all the works of Swift within the period 1700 to 1800; all the works of Scott and Wordsworth, and all the works of Macaulay, within the period 1800 to 1832.

French Language and Literature. — Translation from French into English, and from English into French. Critical questions on the French language and literature.

German Language and Literature. — Translation from German into English, and from English into German. Critical questions on the German language and literature.

Latin Language and Literature. — Translation from Latin into English, composition in prose and verse, or (as an alternative for verse-composition) a Latin essay or letter. Critical questions on the Latin language (including questions on philology) and literature.

Greek Language and Literature. — Translation from Greek into English, composition in prose and verse, or (as an alternative for verse-composition) a Greek dialogue or oration. Critical questions on the Greek language (including questions on philology) and literature.

Sanskrit Language and Literature. — Translation from Sanskrit into English, and from English into Sanskrit. History of Sanskrit literature (including knowledge of such Indian history as bears upon the subject); Sanskrit grammar; Vedic philology.

Arabic Language and Literature. — Translations as in Sanskrit. History of Arabic literature (including knowledge of such Arabic history as bears upon the subject); Arabic grammar; Arabic prosody.

English History. — General questions on English history from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1848; questions on the Constitutional History of England from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1848.

General Modern History. — Candidates may, at their choice, be examined in any one of the following periods: 1. From the accession of Charlemagne to the Third Crusade (A.D. 800 to A.D. 1198). 2. From the Third Crusade to the Diet of Worms (A.D. 1193 to A.D. 1521). 3. From the Diet of Worms to the death of Louis XIV. (A.D. 1521 to A.D. 1715). 4. From the accession of Louis XV. to the French Revolution of 1848 (A.D. 1715 to A.D. 1848). Periods 3 and 4 will include Indian history.

Greek History. — Questions on the general history of Greece to the death of Alexander; questions on the constitutional history of Greece during the same period.

Roman History. — Questions on the general history of Rome to the death of Vespasian; questions on the constitutional history of Rome during the same period.

In Greek and Roman history candidates will be expected to show a knowledge of the original authorities.

Mathematics. — Pure mathematics: Algebra, geometry (Euclid and geometrical conic sections), plane trigonometry, plane analytical geometry (less advanced portions), differential calculus (elementary), integral calculus (elementary). Applied mathematics: Statics, dynamics of a particle, hydrostatics, geometrical optics; all treated without the aid of the differential or integral calculus.

Advanced Mathematics. — Pure mathematics: Higher algebra, including theory of equations, plane and spherical trigonometry, differential calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, analytical geometry, plane and solid. Applied mathematics: Statics, including attractions, dynamics of a particle, rigid dynamics, hydrodynamics, the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism.

Political Economy and Economic History. — Candidates will be expected to possess a knowledge of economic theory as treated in the larger text-books; also, a knowledge of the existing economic conditions, and of statistical methods as applied to economic inquiries, together with a general knowledge of the history of industry, land-tenure, and economic legislation in the United Kingdom.

Logic and Mental Philosophy (Ancient and Modern). — Logic will include both deductive and inductive logic. Mental philosophy will include psychology and metaphysics.

Political Science. — The examination will not be confined to analytical jurisprudence, early institutions, and theory of legislation, but may embrace comparative politics, the history of political theories, &c. Candidates will be expected to show a knowledge of original authorities.

Civil Service Commission, August, 1898.

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

OPEN COMPETITION OF 1899.—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 himself, is received by the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission on or before the 31st May, 1899.

(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 1st of August, 1899.

I hereby declare that I was born on the __ day of __, 18____, and that therefore I had attained the age of twenty-one years and had not attained the age of twenty-three years on the 1st January, 1899; 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, as amended by notification No. 404, dated 19th May, 1898. [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 beg further to add that I have* __ been examined under the directions of the Civil Service Commissioners 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 complete 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.

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 obtained from the Registrar-General in London, Dublin, or Edinburgh, or from the Superintendent Registrar of the district in which the birth took place.

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