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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

Theoretical Geometry: Definitions of the principal terms used either in practical or in theoretical geometry within the limits of the syllabus. The substance of the theorems contained in Euclid, Book I, Propositions 4–6, 8, 13–16, 18, 19, 26–30, 32–34. Very simple deductions from these theorems. The order in which the theorems are stated is not imposed as the sequence of their treatment.

(5.) French or German, with an oral examination to which importance will be attached.

(6.) Latin (easy passages for translation from Latin into English and from English into Latin, and simple grammatical questions).

The list of successful candidates will be published in alphabetical order.

12. For all cadets entered under these regulations the payment will be at the rate of £75 per annum for the period under training at the Colleges, to be paid in sums of £25 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 Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve the power of selecting from among the cadets entered at each examination a limited number, 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 regard solely to the pecuniary circumstances of the cadet.

Applications for the reduced scale must be received at the Admiralty not later than 1st January, 1st May, and 1st September.

Parents or guardians are further required to make a private allowance of £50 per annum to cadets from the time they leave the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth until they reach the rank of acting sub-lieutenant.

13. In addition to the annual payments mentioned in the foregoing paragraph, the parent or guardian is charged with the cost of outfit and the personal expenses incurred by the cadet for washing, repairing boots and clothes, pocket-money, instruments, school-books, sports, &c.

14. The period of training is four years and eight months (i.e., two years at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, two years at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and two terms in the Training Cruiser). The three terms of each year are approximately as follows: 15th January to 15th April, 7th May to 7th August, 15th September to 15th December.

The vacations are four weeks at Christmas, three weeks at Easter, and six weeks at midsummer.

15. It is to be distinctly understood that the period of training, including the time spent in the Training Cruiser, is a time of probation, and the parent or guardian of every cadet is required to sign a declaration on the admission of the cadet, to the effect that he shall be immediately withdrawn on the receipt of an official request for his withdrawal. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to themselves full discretion to request the withdrawal of any cadet from training, if after a sufficient trial he is in their opinion, for any reason, unsuitable for the Naval Service. This discretion will, as a rule, be exercised at the end of the first year, but the proficiency and progress of the cadets will be periodically determined, and they may be required, if necessary, to withdraw at a later stage.

16. In all subjects of instruction the principle will be followed of giving merit marks for current work. At the end of each term the cadet’s proficiency and progress will be determined, partly by examination and partly by the marks gained for current work.

17. Cadets who fail to reach a certain standard, or who, for any reason, are considered unsuitable for the Naval Service, may be required to withdraw at any time.

This rule will apply to those who do not show an aptitude for Naval life, as well as to those who make insufficient progress, or whose constitution is weak, although no disease may have developed.

18. Cadets whose conduct is unsatisfactory may at any time be required to withdraw.

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

20. No pay is allowed by Government to cadets in the training establishments, except in the case of Cadet-Captains, who receive a small weekly allowance. The pocket-money allowed to cadets is charged to the parents.

By command of their Lordships,

Admiralty, March, 1908. C. I. THOMAS.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR NEW ZEALAND CANDIDATES.

Two nominations are reserved in each year for New Zealand candidates, but not more than one of these nominations will be made at one time.

These nominations are open to boys, otherwise qualified, who belong to families resident in the Dominion and are being educated in the Dominion. The names of approved candidates will be submitted to the Secretary of State by His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand. New Zealand candidates for nomination must comply with all the conditions required in the case of other candidates; except that, in respect of the date and method of application and in respect of the qualifying examination, the following provisions will hold:—

(1.) Such candidates must forward their applications for nomination so as to reach the Inspector-General of Schools, Wellington, on or before the 1st January, the 15th April, and the 1st August in each year; but no nomination can be made in August if both the nominations allotted to the Dominion in that year have already been filled.

Each application for nomination must be accompanied by a declaration from the parent of the boy that he is willing to comply with all the conditions that apply to boys admitted to the Royal Naval College; by certificates of good character from the headmaster of the school attended by the candidate and from some other well-known person; and also by a certificate of birth showing that he will not be less than twelve years eight months and not more than thirteen years of age at the date (15th May, 15th September, or 15th January, as the case may be) on which he would, if his nomination is accepted by the Lords of the Admiralty, enter the Royal Naval College at Osborne. Each candidate should also state in his application whether, in addition to the subjects prescribed for the Junior National Scholarship Examination, he has received any instruction in algebra, geometry, French, German, or Latin.

(2.) If the candidate’s application is accepted, he will be required to pass a medical examination by a medical officer approved by the Minister of Education, at a time and place of which he will be duly advised.

(3.) Every candidate for nomination will be expected to sit for the Junior National Scholarship Examination in the December preceding the date of his application.

He will be further examined, if need be, by writing or orally, or in both ways, by an officer appointed by the Education Department.

Due notice will be given to him of the time and place of such further examination.

Candidates who are nominated must be prepared to proceed to England as soon as they are informed of their nomination, so as to enter the Royal Naval College on the 15th May, 15th September, or 15th January next ensuing, as the case may be.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS IN THE ROYAL NAVY.

With a view to preventing candidates who may be physically unfit for His Majesty’s Service from incurring the inconvenience and expense of preparing for commissions in the Royal Navy, it is suggested that they undergo examination by the medical adviser of the family, or any other qualified medical practitioner, to whom the following list of defects which cause rejection may be submitted for guidance.

It is to be understood that this private examination is merely suggested as a guide for intending candidates and to lessen the chances of disappointment, and that it is by no means intended to take the place of, or to influence in any way, the regular official physical examination.

1. A weak constitution, imperfect development, physical weakness, either hereditary or from chronic disease, wounds, or injuries.

2. Skin-disease, unless temporary or trivial.

3. Malformation of the head, deformity from fracture or depression of the bones of the skull, impaired intellect, epilepsy, paralysis, or impediment of speech.

4. Blindness or defective vision, imperfect perception of colours, fistula lachrymalis, or any chronic disease of the eyes or eyelids. Candidates for Naval Cadetships must possess full normal vision as determined by Snellen’s tests, each eye being separately examined. For candidates for other branches of the Royal Navy full normal vision is not required, but any defect of vision must be due to errors of refraction which can be corrected to normal by glasses, and vision without glasses must in any case be not less than 6/6 with each eye, and the candidate must also be able to read D = 0, six of Snellen’s test types.

5. Impaired hearing, or discharge from one or both ears, or any disease of the external, middle, or internal ear.

6. Disease of the bones of the nose or of its cartilages, nasal polypus, or disease of the naso-pharynx.

7. Disease of the throat, tongue, palate, or tonsils; many unsound teeth,* unhealthy gums, disease of the glands of

• I.e.—Seven teeth defective or deficient in persons under seventeen years of age on the date of entry, ten defective or deficient teeth in persons above the age of seventeen—a tooth being considered as defective when it cannot be made permanently serviceable by dental repair. Credit is also given for teeth which have not erupted. Candidates must, however, possess some sound opposing molars and incisors. The numbers given above are intended as a general guide, and are not necessarily strictly adhered to, provided the general condition of the teeth is good.