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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

The Civil Service of India; Clerkships (Class I) in the Home Civil Service; and Eastern Cadetships in the Colonial Service.

Education Department,
Wellington, 12th October, 1909.

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, and for Eastern cadetships in the colonial service, are published for general information.

E. O. GIBBES,
Secretary for Education.

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA, ETC.

SYLLABUS OF ANY OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA, CLERKSHIPS (CLASS I) IN THE HOME CIVIL SERVICE, AND EASTERN CADETSHIPS IN THE COLONIAL SERVICE THAT MAY BE HELD IN THE YEAR 1910, AND OF ANY OTHER COMPETITION THAT MAY BE HELD IN COMBINATION THEREWITH.

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.

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.

1. English Composition.—An essay to be written on one of several specified subjects.

2. Sanskrit Language and Literature.—Translation from Sanskrit into English, and from English into Sanskrit. History of Sanskrit literature (including a knowledge of such Indian history as bears upon the subject); Sanskrit grammar; Vedic philology.

3. Arabic Language and Literature. — Translation from Arabic into English, and from English into Arabic; history of Arabic literature (including a knowledge of such Arabic history as bears upon the subject); Arabic grammar; Arabic prosody.

4. Greek Translation. — Translation from Greek into English.

5. Greek Composition.—Composition in prose and verse, or (as an alternative for verse composition) an original prose composition in Greek.

6. Greek Literature. — Critical questions on the Greek language (including questions on philology) and literature.

7. Latin Translation. — Translation from Latin into English.

8. Latin Composition.—Composition in prose and verse, or (as an alternative for verse composition) an original prose composition in Latin.

9. Latin Literature.—Critical questions on the Latin language (including questions on philology) and literature.

10. English Language and Literature.—The examination will be in two parts. In the one the candidates will be expected to show a general acquaintance with the course of English literature, as represented (mainly) by the following writers in verse and prose, between the reign of Edward III and the accession of Queen Victoria:—Verse: Chaucer, Langland, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Gray, Collins, Johnson, Goldsmith, Crabbe, Cowper, Campbell, Wordsworth, Scott, Byron, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats. Prose: Bacon, Sir Thomas Browne, Milton, Cowley, Bunyan, Dryden, Swift, Defoe, Addison, Johnson, Burke, Scott, Macaulay (essays and biographies).

A minute knowledge of the works of these authors will not be looked for in this part of the examination, which will, however, test how far the candidates have studied the chief productions of the greatest English writers in themselves, and are acquainted with the leading characteristics of their thought and style, and with the place which each of them occupies in the history of English literature. Candidates will also be expected to show that they have studied in these authors the history of the English language in respect of its vocabulary, syntax, and prosody.

The other part of the examination will relate to one of the periods named below, which will follow each other year by year in the order indicated:—

1. For the year 1910: A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800 (Pope to Cowper).

2. For the year 1911: A.D. 1800 to A.D. 1832 (nineteenth-century writers to the death of Scott).

3. For the year 1912: A.D. 1360 to A.D. 1600 (Chaucer to Spenser).

4. For the year 1913: A.D. 1600 to A.D. 1700 (Shakespeare to Dryden).

The examination in this part will require from candidates a more minute acquaintance with the history of the English language and literature, as illustrated in the chief works produced in each period; and will be based to a considerable extent, but by no means exclusively, on certain books specified each year by the Commissioners. The names placed beside the dates are intended to suggest the general character of the literary development of the period, and, consequently, the natural limits of the examination. All the works of Shakespeare, for example, will be regarded as falling within the period 1600 to 1700; all the works of Swift within the period 1700 to 1800; all the works of Scott and Wordsworth, and all the works of Macaulay, within the period 1800 to 1832.

The books specified for the year 1910, period 1700 to 1800, are:—Swift: Tale of a Tub; Journal to Stella. Mandeville: Fable of the Bees. Bolingbroke: Idea of a Patriot King. Berkeley: Minute Philosopher. Thomson: Seasons. Letters of Junius. Johnson: Life of Savage; Lives of Pope and Gray. Burns: Poems. Blake: Songs of Innocence and Experience.

11. Italian Language and Literature.—Translation and composition. Critical questions on the Italian language and literature. Oral examination.

Paper 1 will consist of translation from and into the language. In Paper 2 (Critical Questions) 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. Passages for translation may be set, and questions asked, demanding a knowledge of the language in its early stages.; but it will not be obligatory upon candidates to master in detail the old forms in use before the time of Dante.

12. French Language and Literature.—Translation and composition. Critical questions on the French language and literature. Oral examination.

Paper 1 will consist of translation from and into the language. In Paper 2 (Critical Questions) 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. Passages for translation may be set, and questions asked, demanding a knowledge of the language in its early stages; but it will not be obligatory upon candidates to master in detail the old forms in use before 1500.

13. German Language and Literature.—Translation and composition. Critical questions on the German language and literature. Oral examination.

Paper 1 will consist of translation from and into the language. In Paper 2 (Critical Questions) 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. Passages for translation may be set, and questions asked, demanding a knowledge of the language in its early stages; but it will not be obligatory upon candidates to master in detail the old forms in use before 1500.

14. Lower Mathematics.—Plane geometry, including conic sections; solid geometry, including the method of orthogonal projection; algebra and plane trigonometry; elementary plane co-ordinate geometry; elementary mechanics of solids and fluids; geometrical optics; elements of differential and integral calculus, with simple illustrations from other branches of the subject. The questions may involve the use of drawing instruments. The use of the slide rule is allowed.

15. Higher Mathematics.—Higher algebra (including theory of equations), plane and spherical trigonometry, differential calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, analytical geometry (plane and solid), statics (including attractions), dynamics of a particle, rigid dynamics, hydrodynamics, the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism. The questions may involve the use of drawing instruments. The use of the slide rule is allowed.

16–21. Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Animal Physiology.—Candidates are warned that the practical examinations carry a large proportion of the marks.

22. 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