Feb. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 475

Candidates. Examination Centre.
Wilson, Andrew Bourke .. Auckland.
Wilson, Andrew Joseph Tasman .. Greymouth.
Wilson, Avice .. Auckland.
Wilson, Hilda Mary .. Marton.
Wilson, Louis Geldart .. Dunedin.
Wilson, Robert Alexander.. Auckland.
Wilson, William Eckford .. Dannevirke.
Wilton, Elizabeth Irene .. Wanganui.
Wilton, Rubina Martha .. Masterton.
Wiseman, John Archibald.. Dannevirke.
Wiseman, Mabel Dorothy Napier.
WoebIing, John Keith Lyndsay .. Dunedin.
Wood, Ada .. Auckland.
Wood, Alethea Adelaide Grace Rosa Dunedin.
Woodham, Mabel .. Christchurch.
Woodruffe, Ida .. Stratford.
Worley, Clarence Palliser .. Nelson
Worrall, Hilda Annie .. Auckland.
Worthington, Minna Louise .. Auckland.
Wright, Madge Helen .. Christchurch.
Wright, Violet Mary .. Hokitika.
Wright, Wilfred Thomas Harding .. Auckland.
Wyatt, Marcus Edward .. Invercargill.
Wylie, Annie .. Thames.
Wylie, Olive Elizabeth .. Thames.
Wyllie, Eric Melvyn .. Stratford.
Young, Alexander Percy .. Auckland.
Young, Donald Kerr .. Dunedin.
Young, Eric Balfour .. Wellington.
Young, Leonard Bartlett Rosevear .. Dunedin.
Young, Marie Jeanie .. Rangiora.
Young, Mary Isabella .. Dunedin.
Young, Thomas Gray .. Dunedin.
Youngman, Lucy Myrtle .. Arrowtown.
Youngson, William John .. Dunedin.

The Civil Service of India, and Clerkships (Class I) in the Home Civil Service.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st February, 1908.

THE following regulations, received from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, respecting examinations for the Civil Service for Clerkships (Class I) in the Home Civil Service, are published for general information.

W. J. ANDERSON,
Assistant Inspector-General of Schools.

MEMORANDUM.

Notice with regard to any Open Competitive Examinations for the Civil Service of India, Clerkships (Class I) in the Home Civil Service, or Eastern Cadetships in the Colonial Service that may be held in the year 1908, and also for any other Competition that may be held in combination therewith.

1. IN view of the importance of legible handwriting in the public service, Candidates are warned that the provision as to deductions for bad handwriting in these competitions will be strictly enforced.

2. Candidates are warned that full marks cannot be obtained on any paper unless the whole of it is answered, or, in cases where the number of questions to be answered is specified, unless the full number specified is answered.

3. MODERN LANGUAGES.—Paper I will consist of translation from and into the language. In Paper II (Language and Literature) Candidates will be invited to answer in the foreign language some of the questions, and marks will be allotted for accuracy, facility, and elegance in the composition of these answers. Separate papers in original composition will, if necessary, be set to Foreign Office candidates. Passages for translation may be set, and questions asked, demanding a knowledge of the respective languages in their early stages; but it will not be obligatory upon candidates to master in detail the old forms in use, as regards French, German, or Spanish, before 1500, or, as regards Italian, before the time of Dante.

4. GENERAL MODERN HISTORY.—Candidates are warned that high marks will not be awarded in this subject unless the text of the prescribed books has been carefully studied by them. Candidates must be prepared to answer questions on historical geography, and to draw sketch-maps.

5. ENGLISH HISTORY.—The number of marks assigned to the question or questions dealing with the text of the prescribed books will be, both in Period I and in Period II, about one-sixth of that assigned to the whole subject. Candidates must be prepared to answer questions on historical geography, and to draw sketch-maps.

6. GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORY.—Candidates must be prepared to answer questions on historical geography, and to draw sketch-maps.

7. POLITICAL ECONOMY.—Candidates should pay attention to the study of statistical methods.

8. NATURAL SCIENCES.—Candidates are warned that the practical Examinations carry a large proportion of the marks.

Civil Service Commission, October, 1907.

MEMORANDUM.

It has been decided, in regard to open competitive examinations for Clerkships, Class I, in the Home Civil Service, that, after next year, Geography, treated scientifically, shall be added to the list of subjects included under the head Natural Science, of which four may be taken up. It is proposed to make a similar addition to the list of subjects for open competitive examinations held after 1908 for the Civil Service of India and for Eastern Cadetships in the Colonial Services.

A Syllabus is appended.

Syllabus of Geography.

The history of geographical ideas and methods.

The construction and use of the more familiar map-projections. A general knowledge of the methods of exploratory surveying.

The characteristics and cartographical analysis of the physical regions of the world. The configuration of the continents and of the bed of the ocean. The characteristics and distribution of typical land-forms. The circulation of air and water. The climatic characteristics of different parts of the earth. The distribution of plant and animal associations.

The classification and distribution of the races of mankind. Past and present lines of communication. The influence of geographical environment (physical features and other natural conditions) upon the habits, arts, industries, social organization, and, generally, the political and economical development of the more important existing peoples.

Civil Service Commission,
London, W., 15th November, 1907.

Adjournment of Sitting of Native Land Commission at Otorohanga.

Wellington, 31st January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sitting of the Native Land Commission which was notified to be held at Otorohanga on Thursday, the 20th day of February, 1908, has been adjourned to Wednesday, the 26th day of February, 1908, at 10 a.m.

ROBERT STOUT,
Chairman.

Tenders for Mail Steam Service to Chatham Islands.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1908.

TENDERS will be received at the Chief Post-office, Christchurch, until noon of Wednesday, the 26th February, 1908, for the conveyance of mails once every month, and also once every two months, by steamer to and from the Chatham Islands, calling at such places, inclusive of Pitt Island, in the group as may be determined upon by the Postmaster-General, for two years from the 1st April, 1908, with Lyttelton or Wellington as the port of departure and Lyttelton the port of arrival.

Tenders, which must state the maximum passenger-fares and freight-charges proposed to be levied to and from the Chatham Islands, are to be indorsed “Tenders for Chatham Islands Mail-service,” and addressed to the Chief Postmaster, Christchurch.

Names, tonnage, and horse-power of steamers proposed to be used to be stated.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

D. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.