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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

India; and that I am of good moral character, and otherwise eligible under the regulations; and I undertake that, if I am successful, I will conform, during my period of probation, to such rules respecting the conduct of public servants as have been laid down, or may hereafter be laid down, by the Secretary of State for India in Council.

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 in accordance with the rule respecting natives of India printed in paragraph 3 on the next page. [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 His 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.

Certificates of age (except as mentioned above), health, and character should not be supplied until after the result of the examination has been declared.

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.

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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.

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 accompanied 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, produce a certificate of age and nationality issued under Notification of the Government of India, No. 2252, dated 21st August, 1888, as amended by Notification No. 404, dated 19th May, 1898, and signed, should he be a resident in British India, by the Secretary to Government of the province, or the Commissioner of the division, within which his family resides, or, should he reside in a native State, by the highest political officer accredited to the State in which his family resides. No other certificates 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 certificate of birth. The Civil Service Commissioners will not in ordinary cases accept a certificate of baptism, or other testimony, 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: From the Registrar-General, Somerset House, London, or from the Superintendent Registrar of the district in which the birth took place.

(b.) For persons born in Scotland: From the General Register Office, Edinburgh; or from the Registrar of the parish or district in which the birth took place.

(c.) For persons born in Ireland: From the General Register Office, Dublin; or from the Superintendent Registrar of the district in which the birth took place.

(d.) For persons of English, Scottish, or Irish parentage born on board British ships: From the General Register Office, London, Edinburgh, or Dublin, according to parentage.

(e.) For persons born in India of European parents: From the Director of Funds, India Office, London, S.W. [These are certificates of baptism, but they usually furnish the date of birth, and are then accepted as certificates of birth.]

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.

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CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

OPEN COMPETITION OF 1902.—SELECTION OF SUBJECTS TO BE FILLED UP AND RETURNED WITH THE FORM OF APPLICATION.

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

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

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.,—
† Chemistry.
† 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 candidates who are not able to converse.

Any candidate who wishes to decline the oral examination 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.

This application form relates only to the competition for the Civil Service of India, and does not entitle a candidate to compete also for the Home or Colonial Civil Service.

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Bonus for the Production of Quicksilver.

Mines Office,
Wellington, 7th June, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of fourpence (4d.) per pound will be paid on the production of the first one hundred thousand pounds weight (100,000 lb.) of good marketable retorted quicksilver, free from all impurities, from any mine in New Zealand, on the following conditions, that is to say:—

1. That at least one-third of the quantity is produced on or before the 31st March, 1903, and the remaining two-thirds on or before the 31st March, 1904.

2. No bonus will be payable until the whole of the one hundred thousand pounds (100,000 lb.) of quicksilver has been produced as stipulated to the satisfaction of an officer to be appointed by the Minister of Mines, and on whose certificate alone the bonus will be paid.

3. In the event of more than one person producing the required quantities of quicksilver before the dates named, inquiry will be made by the officer above referred to, when, if it is found that each applicant is equally entitled to a bonus, the amount will be divided in proportion to the quantities

*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 postal district; if a country, state post town.