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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

The Commissioners have been requested by the Secretary of State for India to draw the attention of selected candidates to the prefatory note attached to this manual, as it is considered important that it should be clearly understood that this compilation is not to be regarded in any other light than that of a collection, made for facility of reference, of certain information and rules, that it is by no means exhaustive, and that it is liable to such modifications as may from time to time be sanctioned by competent authority.

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
OPEN COMPETITION OF 1906.—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 2nd July, 1906.

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, 1906.

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 hereby declare that I was born on the day of , 18 , and that therefore I shall have attained the age of twenty-two years and shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years on the 1st of August, 1906; 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; 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 certificate of age and nationality, 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 beg to inform you that I was* examined before the Civil Service Commissioners in the month of† in the year 1 , 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:†

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 is known.

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.

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.

To be filled up by the candidate himself, and returned with the Form of Application.

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION COMMENCING 1st AUGUST, 1906.

This form must be received at the office of the Civil Service Commission on or before the 2nd July, 1906.

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

English composition.
Sanskrit.
Arabic.
Greek, viz.,—
Translation.
Composition.
Literature.
Latin, viz.,—
Translation.
Composition.
Literature.
English.
† Italian.
† French.
† German.
Mathematics.
Advanced mathematics.
Natural science, viz.,—
† Chemistry.
† Physics.
† Geology.
† Botany.
† Zoology.
† Animal physiology.
Greek history.
Roman history.
English history: Period I.
English history: Period II.
General modern history: Period,
Logic and psychology.
Moral and metaphysical philosophy.
Political economy and economic history.
Political science.
Roman law.
English law, viz.,—
Law of contract.
Law of evidence.
Law of the Constitution.
Criminal law.
Law of real property.

(Signature.)
(Date.)

• 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.