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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.

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, 1908.

This form must be received at the office of the Civil Service Commission on or before the 1st July, 1908.

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

[Extract from clause 4 of the regulations.]

“Candidates are at liberty to name any of these branches of knowledge, with the proviso that the maximum number of marks that can be obtained from the subjects chosen is limited to 6,000. If this maximum is exceeded by a candidate’s selection he will be required to indicate one of his subjects the marks for which should in his case be reduced so as to bring his maximum marks within the prescribed limit. The marks so reduced will be subject to the correspondingly reduced deduction under clause 6.”

Maximum Marks.

English composition .. .. .. 500
Sanskrit .. .. .. 600
Arabic .. .. .. 600
Greek, viz.,—
Translation .. .. .. 300
Composition .. .. .. 300
Literature .. .. .. 300
Latin, viz.,—
Translation .. .. .. 300
Composition .. .. .. 300
Literature .. .. .. 300
English .. .. .. 600
† Italian .. .. .. 600
† French .. .. .. 600
† German .. .. .. 600
Mathematics .. .. .. 1,200
Advanced mathematics .. .. .. 1,200
Natural science, viz.,—
† Chemistry .. .. .. 600
† Physics .. .. .. 600
† Geology .. .. .. 600
† Botany .. .. .. 600
† Zoology .. .. .. 600
† Animal physiology .. .. .. 600
Greek history .. .. .. 500
Roman history.. .. .. 500
English history: Period I .. .. .. 400
English history: Period II .. .. .. 400
General modern history: Period, .. .. .. 500
Logic and psychology .. .. .. 600
Moral and metaphysical philosophy .. .. .. 600
Political economy and economic history .. .. .. 600
Political science .. .. .. 500
Roman law .. .. .. 500
English law, viz.,—
Law of contract .. .. ..
Law of evidence .. .. ..
Law of the Constitution .. .. ..
Criminal law .. .. ..
Law of real property .. .. ..
} 500
(Signature.)
(Date.)

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 ‡. For the practical examination in chemistry candidates may bring any standard books on analysis, and, for the practical examination in botany, any standard flora. All books brought must be submitted to the presiding examiner for his approval. No written notes of any kind will be allowed.

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.

To the Secretary, Civil Service Commission,
London, W.

N.B.—Attention is drawn to the annexed form, which must be filled up by every candidate.

NOTE.

If open competitive examinations for the following services—viz., Eastern cadetships in the colonial service; clerkships (Class I) in the Home Civil Service—should be held in 1908 concurrently with the open competitive examination for the Civil Service of India, candidates, duly eligible in respect of age, will be admitted to compete for any two or all three of these services, subject to the following conditions:—

(1.) They must enter and return to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, within the time limited by the several regulations, an application on the form prescribed for each of the respective services.*

(2.) Every successful candidate who may have been admitted to compete for either the India or the colonial service (or both), as well as for the Home service, will be called upon to declare, immediately after the announcement of the result of the competitions, whether he prefers his name to remain on the list of candidates for the India or colonial service or on the list of candidates for clerkships in the Home Civil Service. The name of any candidate who fails to declare his choice when called upon to do so will be removed from the list of candidates for clerkships in the Home Civil Service.

(3.) Every successful candidate who may have been admitted to compete for both the India and colonial services will be called upon to declare, immediately after the announcement of the result of the competitions, whether he prefers his name to remain on the list of candidates for the Civil Service of India or on the list of candidates for Eastern cadetships in the colonial service. The name of any candidate who fails to declare his choice when called upon to do so will be removed from the list of candidates for Eastern cadetships.

(4.) All declarations of choice are irrevocable.

(5.) Candidates for all three or any two of the above-mentioned services will be required to pay a consolidated fee of £6.

Civil Service Commission, 20th July, 1907.

• Candidates who may desire to enter the competitions for the Home and colonial services should apply, about the beginning of February next, to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London, W., for the prescribed forms of application.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Forfeiture of Lands in Wellington Land District revoked.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 7th October, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the notification of forfeiture of lands in the Wellington Land District published in Gazette No. 87, of the 3rd October, 1907, page 3001, is hereby revoked in so far as it relates to the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 7th October, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at