Aug. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1575

from which the plant obtains them; reserve material, the methods adopted for its storage. The phenomena of nutrition, of respiration, of transpiration; elementary vegetable physiology in general. A knowledge of the chief characters of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and of the leading characters of the cryptogams. A knowledge of the chief characters of the following natural orders, of their principal commercial products, of the broader features of their distribution, and of their best known representatives in New Zealand: Rosaceae, Compositae, Coniferae, Gramineae. A knowledge of the more commonly used botanical terms. The process of dissecting plants, and of preparing hand-cut sections for elementary microscopical examination. Ability to describe a typical flowering plant, although perhaps not with the full use of botanical terminology.

Zoology.—Candidates will be expected to have a knowledge of the points indicated below: The typical animal cell and its more ordinary modifications. The main points of the structure and life-history of Amoeba, of a sea-anemone, a hydroid, a sea-urchin, a worm, a spider, a beetle, a whelk, a fish, a lizard, a frog, a bird, a rabbit. The differences between animals and plants. Elementary physiology so far as it relates to the types noted above. A knowledge of the characters of the Insecta and of the Mollusca, with some reference to New Zealand examples. A knowledge of how to take the simplest steps in the dissection of a rabbit and of a frog.

Elementary Physiology.—The chief differences between animals and plants especially as regards nutrition. Structure of bone and of cartilage; the principal bones and the general arrangement of the skeleton; structure of the principal joints. Muscles, their structure, mode of attachment, and functions. The structure and functions of the vocal organs. The alimentary tract, and the function of alimentation. The lymphatic system. The heart and the circulatory system in general, including the physical composition and functions of the blood. Respiration and the respiratory organs. Glands, especially those concerned in alimentation, their structure, and the general function of secretion. Structure and functions of the skin and of the kidneys. Structure and function of nerve; the chief features of the central nervous system; distinction between afferent and efferent nerves; reflex action. The organs of sense, especially the ear and the eye. Candidates should be able to show that they are familiar with the more important steps to be taken in dissecting, say, a rabbit.

Shorthand.—Writing eighty words a minute, reporting style. No other system of shorthand will be recognised in the examination but Pitman’s, or a system founded on the same principles as Pitman’s.

Drawing.—Any three of the following branches: Blackboard, freehand, model, geometrical, perspective, brushwork.

Book-keeping.—The ledger and subsidiary books.

SCHEDULE.

“The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886.”—Physical Examination of Candidate.

I, , of , a legally qualified medical practitioner, hereby certify that I have this day physically examined , aged years, a candidate for admission to the public service of New Zealand. I find the condition of his heart and lungs healthy, and I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief his constitution is sound, and that he is physically fit for the public service. His height is feet inches, weight stones pounds, and chest measurement on full inspiration inches.

Date:

REGULATIONS FOR THE SENIOR EXAMINATION.

6. An examination to meet all the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of “The Civil Service Examination Act, 1900,” shall take place in the month of January in each year, commencing between the fifth and the tenth days of the month, in each city or borough in which the Board of any education district has its office, and in any other places that may from year to year be appointed by the Minister of Education. Further, this examination shall take the place of the Civil Service Senior Examination, and shall in future be called the Senior Examination.

7. (1.) Every candidate must give notice in a form prescribed by the Minister of Education, and such notice must be sent so as to reach the office of the Education Department not later than the 31st day of October next before the examination, and must be accompanied by a receipt for the payment of one pound to the Public Account at some branch of the Bank of New Zealand.

(2.) A candidate’s notice may, however, be received between the 31st day of October and the 15th day of November, if it is accompanied by a bank receipt for a late fee of £1, in addition to the receipt for the entrance fee.

8. The examination may be taken as a whole, or may be taken in two sections. In the latter case the first section must consist of not less than three subjects. A candidate that takes the whole examination at once shall, if he fails in not more than two subjects, be regarded as having been “partially successful,” and shall, at a future examination, be allowed to present himself in those subjects in which he has failed. In like manner, candidates that enter for a section of the examination may, if they fail in not more than one subject, attempt that subject at a future examination. For every admission, whether to the whole examination, to a section of the examination, or to examination for completion of partial success, the usual entrance fee of £1 shall be paid.

9. As soon as possible after the senior examination has been held, the Minister of Education shall publish a list of the successful candidates, and in the list those that, taking the whole examination, have passed with distinction shall be specially indicated.

10. The examinations of any British chartered university, of any chartered institute of accountants or surveyors, the advanced stage (and in mathematics the first stage, first division) examinations of the Science and Art Department of the English Board of Education, recognised public examinations of barristers and solicitors, and examinations of any authorised Medical Board in subjects corresponding to those prescribed for the Senior Examination, will be accepted, quantum valent, in lieu thereof.

11. (a.) Every candidate will be required to pass in the two subjects named below as constituting Group I., and also in four, or, in the case of cadet engineers, five subjects to be selected, with the limitations indicated in section (b) of this regulation, from among the subjects named as constituting Group II. Not more than four, or, in the case of cadet engineers, five subjects may be selected.

GROUP I. (compulsory for all Candidates).

(1.) Précis writing and correspondence.
(2.) English language and literature.

GROUP II. (four of the Subjects to be taken).

(1.) Latin.
(2.) Greek.
(3.) French.
(4.) German.
(5.) Italian.
(6.) Maori.
(7.) Arithmetic and algebra.
(8.) Euclid and trigonometry.
(9.) Commercial geography.
(10.) General history.
(11.) Constitutional history.
(12.) Botany.
(13.) Zoology.
(14.) Physiology and the Structure of the Body.
(15.) Geology.
(16.) Hygiene.
(17.) Sound, light, heat.
(18.) Magnetism and electricity.
(19.) Chemistry.
(20.) Agricultural chemistry.
(21.) General agriculture.
(22.) Agricultural zoology.
(23.) Agricultural botany.
(24.) Theoretical mechanics.
(25.) Applied mechanics.
(26.) Machine construction and drawing.
(27.) Building construction.
(28.) Shorthand.
(29.) Book-keeping.
(30.) Industrial economics.
(31.) Industrial legislation.
(32.) Commercial and actuarial arithmetic.
(33.) Life insurance law.
(34.) Principles involved in life assurance; Life assurance book-keeping.
(35.) Principles involved in the selection of lives for assurance.
(36.) Contracts and torts.
(37.) Real and personal property.
(38.) Criminal law.

(b.) The following Schedule indicates the extent to which the choice of subjects from Group II. is limited in the case of candidates in the service of certain departments. At least one of the subjects recommended by any department must be taken by candidates in the service of that department. Nothing in this regulation shall apply to cadets that passed the Senior Examination before entering the service:—