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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

French,—
Translation from French into English, and
from English into French prose; grammati-
cal questions, dictation, and conversation.. 400
English history,—
The examination in this subject will cover
the history of England from the date of
the Norman Conquest to present times;
but about two-thirds of the marks assigned
to the whole subject will be alloted to
questions relating to the period subsequent
to the accession of Queen Elizabeth .. 200
Geography,—
The elements of physical and political geo-
graphy, with special reference to the geo-
graphy of the British Empire .. .. 200

Total .. .. .. .. 3,200

Class II.

Drawing,—
(a) Freehand and simple rectangular model
or (b) geometrical .. .. .. 200
One of the following subjects:—
Mathematics—
Elementary trigonometry, including solu-
tion of right-angled triangles, and harder
questions in arithmetic, algebra, and
geometry, as defined in Class I., with the
addition of Euclid, Book VI., proposi-
tions 1-12 .. .. .. .. 400
German,—
Translation from German into English,
and from English into German prose;
grammatical questions, dictation, and
conversation .. .. .. .. 400
Natural science,—
Mechanics, with either (a) physics or
(b) chemistry .. .. .. .. 400

Mechanics.
Definition and measure of length, time, velo-
city, acceleration, force, couple, composition
of two forces acting at a point, the equili-
brium of a body capable of turning about an
axis; centre of mass; definition and illus-
trations of work and energy, and simple
examples of the conservation of energy.

Physics (with practical tests).
The characteristics of matter in its various
states of solid, liquid, vapour, gas; the
methods of determining mass and density,
the laws of Boyle and Charles; the effects
of heat on bodies, the production of heat;
the methods of transference of heat; the
measurement of heat and of temperature.

Chemistry (with practical tests).
The elements of inorganic chemistry, includ-
ing the more obvious physical and chemical
properties of common minerals, metals,
acids, and other substances, oxidation and
reduction.

10. Colonial and service candidates will be required to
    satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners in the subjects of
    Class I. as stated in paragraph 9.

11. A candidate who qualifies under Class I., but does not
    succeed in the competition, will be entitled to compete at
    the next examination, provided he is within the limits of
    age at that time. A candidate who fails to qualify will not
    be entitled to another trial, but will be allowed to com-
    pete at the next examination if he receives a fresh nomina-
    tion and is still within the limits of age.

12. A candidate who, owing to illness, fails to appear at
    the examination for which he has obtained his nomination
    may receive another nomination, provided he is still within
    the limits of age.

13. For all cadets entered under these regulations the pay-
    ment will be at the rate of £75 per annum for the period in
    the “Britannia,” to be paid every term in advance to the
    cashier of the Bank of England on receipt of claim from
    the Accountant-General of the Navy. But the Lords Com-
    missioners of the Admiralty reserve the power of selecting
    from among the cadets entered at each examination a num-
    ber, not to exceed six, being sons of officers of the navy,
    army, or marines, or of civil officers under the Board of
    Admiralty, with respect to whom the annual payment will
    be £40 only. In this selection their Lordships will have re-
    gard solely to the pecuniary circumstances of the cadet.
    Applications for the reduced scale must be received at the
    Admiralty not later than the 1st January, 1st May, and 1st
    September,

Marks.
Parents or guardians are further required to make a private
allowance of £50 per annum to cadets from the expiration of
their period of training in the “Britannia” until they reach
the rank of acting sub-lieutenant.

14. In addition to the annual payments mentioned in the
    foregoing paragraph, the parent or guardian will be charged
    with the personal expenses incurred by the cadet for wash-
    ing, repairing boots and clothes, hair-cutting, pocket-money,
    &c.

15. The period of training on board the “Britannia” will
    be four terms. There will be three terms in each year. The
    first term of each year will be approximately from the 14th
    January to the 14th April, the second from the 5th May to
    the 5th August, and the third from the 16th September to
    the 16th December.
    The vacations will be four weeks at Christmas, three weeks
    at Easter, and six weeks at midsummer.

16. (a.) Reports of progress in seamanship, mathematics,
    navigation, and technical subjects will be made to the
    Admiralty at the end of each term, and an intermediate
    examination will be held at the end of the second term.
    (b.) Cadets who are reported at the end of any term as
    having made unsatisfactory progress, through idleness or
    want of attention, will be “warned,” and in the event of a
    second report to the same effect being received they will be
    liable to be discharged.
    (c.) Cadets who fail at the final examination to obtain 45
    per cent. of the maxima marks in the mathematical subjects,
    including the theory of navigation and nautical astronomy,
    or in seamanship, and 40 per cent. in charts, instruments,
    French, steam and drawing combined, will be ordered to be
    withdrawn.
    (d.) Reports of conduct will be made to the Admiralty at
    the end of each term, or at any time during the period of
    training on board, if considered desirable. Cadets who are
    reported to the Admiralty at any time for unsatisfactory
    conduct will be “warned,” and should they again be reported
    they will be liable to be discharged. Any cadet, however, who
    is reported for unsatisfactory conduct during his final term
    will be liable to be discharged without being allowed to
    present himself at the examination for passing out of the
    “Britannia.”
    (e.) Any cadet who shall at any time appear to their Lord-
    ships to be unfit for the naval service, for any reason what-
    ever, will be removed from the “Britannia”; and it must be
    understood that this rule will apply to those who are con-
    sidered unfit from insufficient physical development or weak-
    ess of constitution, although no actual organic disease may
    have been developed.

17. It is to be distinctly understood that the period of
    training on board the “Britannia” is a time of probation,
    and the parent or guardian of every cadet will be required to
    sign a declaration (on the admission of the cadet to the
    “Britannia”) to the effect that he shall be immediately
    withdrawn on the receipt of an official intimation of his
    being considered unfit for the navy.

18. Cadets will, on passing out of the “Britannia,” rank
    according to the amount of sea-time they obtain at their
    final examination, and those who obtain equal amounts of
    sea-time will rank in the order of merit in which they pass
    out of the “Britannia.”
    Sea-time will be awarded according to the following
    scale:—

19. The parent or guardian of every cadet will be required
    to provide outfit under the regulations in force.

20. No pay will be allowed by Government to cadets in
    the “Britannia.” The pocket-money allowed to cadets will
    be charged to the parents.

21. As only cadets who are able to swim are permitted to
    use the boats belonging to H.M.S. “Britannia,” the Lords
    Commissioners of the Admiralty desire to impress upon
    parents and guardians the importance of cadets being taught
    to swim before they join the training-ship, so as to enable
    them to obtain the full benefits of use of the boats.
    The age on entry having been raised, it is hoped that boys
    who are members of the Church of England will, if possible,
    be confirmed before joining the “Britannia.” The demands
    made upon the time of cadets, owing to the shortened period
    of training, will render it difficult to prepare such a large
    number for confirmation with the necessary care.

By command of their Lordships.

Evan MacGregor,

Admiralty, May, 1902,