874
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 36

Natural science—i.e., any number not exceeding three of the following subjects:—
Elementary chemistry and elementary physics .. .. 600
(N.B.—This subject may not be taken up by those who offer either higher chemistry or higher physics.)
Higher chemistry .. .. 600
*Higher physics .. .. 600
Geology .. .. .. 600
Botany .. .. .. 600
Zoology .. .. .. 600
Animal physiology .. .. .. 600
} 1,800
Greek history (ancient, including constitution) .. 400
Roman history (ancient, including constitution) .. .. .. .. 400
English history .. .. .. .. 500
General modern history (one of the periods specified in the syllabus issued by the Commissioners)(a) .. .. .. .. 500
Logic and mental philosophy (ancient and modern) .. .. .. .. 400
Moral philosophy (ancient and modern) .. 400
Political economy and economic history .. 500
Political science (including analytical jurisprudence, the early history of institutions, and theory of legislation) .. .. 500
Roman law .. .. .. .. 500
English law. Under the head of “English law” shall be included the following subjects—viz., (1) law of contract, (2) law of evidence, (3) law of the Constitution, (4) criminal law, (5) law of real property; and of these five subjects candidates shall be at liberty to offer any four, but not more than four .. .. .. .. 500

Candidates are at liberty to name any or all of these branches of knowledge(a). None is obligatory.

5. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks; and the number set opposite to each branch in the preceding regulation denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained in respect of it.

6. The marks assigned to candidates in each branch will be subject to such deduction as the Civil Service Commissioners may deem necessary(b) in order to secure that no credit be allowed for merely superficial knowledge.

7. The examination will be conducted on paper and vivâ voce, as may be deemed necessary.

8. The marks obtained by each candidate in respect of each of the branches in which he shall have been examined will be added up, and the names of the several candidates who shall have obtained, after the deduction above mentioned, a greater aggregate number of marks than any of the remaining candidates, will be set forth in order of merit, and such candidates shall be deemed to be selected candidates for the Civil Service of India, provided they appear to be in other respects duly qualified. Should any of the selected candidates become disqualified, the Secretary of State for India will determine whether the vacancy thus created shall be filled up or not. In the former case, the candidate next in order of merit, and in other respects duly qualified, shall be deemed to be a selected candidate. A candidate entitled to be deemed a selected candidate, but declining to accept the nomination as such which may be offered to him, will be disqualified for any subsequent competition.

9. Selected candidates, before proceeding to India, will be on probation for one year, at the end of which time they will be examined with the view of testing their progress in the following subjects(c):—

[N.B.—Some changes may possibly be made in this regulation before the competitive examination of 1901 is held.]

*After the examination in 1901, “Elementary Chemistry and Elementary Physics” will cease to be a separate subject, and the subjects in natural science will be as follows:—
Any number not exceeding three of the following subjects:—
Marks.
Chemistry... .. .. .. .. 600
Physics .. .. .. .. .. 600
Geology .. .. .. .. .. 600
Botany .. .. .. .. .. 600
Zoology .. .. .. .. .. 600
Animal physiology .. .. .. .. 600
} 1,800

(a) A syllabus, defining the character of the examination in the various subjects, may be obtained on application to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission.

(b) No deduction will be made from the marks assigned to candidates in mathematics or English composition.

(c) Instructions, showing the extent of the examination, will be issued to the successful candidates as soon as possible after the result of the open competition is declared.

Compulsory—
Marks.
(1.) Indian Penal Code .. .. .. 250
(2.) Code of Criminal Procedure .. .. 250
(3.) The Indian Evidence Act .. .. 250
*(4.) The principal vernacular language of the province to which the candidate is assigned .. .. .. .. 400
Optional [not more than two of the following subjects]—
(1.) The Code of Civil Procedure and the Indian Contract Act .. .. 400
(2.) Hindu and Muhammadan law .. .. 450
†(3.) Sanskrit .. .. .. .. 400
†(4.) Arabic .. .. .. .. 400
(5.) Persian .. .. .. .. 400
(6.) History of British India .. .. 350
(7.) Chinese (for candidates assigned to the Province of Burma only) .. .. 400

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 examination will be conducted on paper and vivâ 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.”

If any candidate is prevented by sickness or any other adequate cause from attending such examination, the Commissioners may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for India in Council, allow him to appear at the final examination to be held in the following year, or at a special examination.

10. The selected candidates will also be tested during their probation as to their proficiency in riding. The examinations 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, candidates 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 or 100 marks, according to the degree of proficiency displayed, to be added to their marks in the final examination.
    (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 candidate who fails at the end of the year of probation to gain at least the certificate of minimum proficiency in riding will be liable to have his name removed from the list of selected candidates.

11. The selected candidates who, on examination, shall be found to have a competent knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9, and who shall have satisfied the Civil Service Commissioners of their eligibility in respect of nationality, age, health, character, conduct during the period of probation, 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 Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London, S.W.,” at any time after the 1st December in the year previous to that in which the examination is to be held. The forms must be returned so as to be received at the office of the Civil Service Commissioners on or before the 1st July (or, if that date should fall

• The principal vernacular language prescribed for each province to which candidates are assigned is as follows:—
  For the North western Provinces and Oudh, the Punjab, and the Central Provinces—Hindustani.
  For Burma—Burmese.
  For Bombay—Marathi.
  For Madras—Tamil or Telugu (at the option of the candidate).
  For the Lower Provinces of Bengal—Hindustani or Bengali (at the option of the candidate).

In Hindustani the candidate will be required to be acquainted with both the Persian and the Nagari character; and in the case of the last two provinces mentioned above, a candidate whose vernacular language is either of the languages shown against his province must offer the other for examination.

† These subjects may not be offered by any candidate who has offered them at the open competition.