Nov. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2927

Maximum Marks.

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 .. .. ..
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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 1909 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, August, 1908.

• 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.

Government Insurance Department.—Agency opened at Utiku.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1908.

AN agency of the Life Branch of the above Department will be opened at

THE POST-OFFICE, UTIKU,

as from the 16th November, 1908.

J. H. RICHARDSON,
Commissioner.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 6th October, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 4th February, 1909, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 27th January, 1909.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

2. In the division of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £75—that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100.

3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase of books for the library.

4. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1908; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1908, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under Part I of “The Libraries and Mechanics’ Institutes Act, 1908,” pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence; that the library is public in the sense of belonging to the public, and is not under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only; that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.”

(Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 190 , before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.