Aug. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2443

6. Every candidate, on receiving an offer of appointment, must produce—

(a.) Evidence of having attained an age of not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-one years on the 1st day of December nearest the examination. This evidence shall be a Registrar’s certificate of birth; provided that in the case of a candidate for whom it is impossible to obtain a Registrar’s certificate of birth the Minister of Internal Affairs shall decide what other documentary evidence of age and identity (if any) may be accepted instead of such certificate.

(b.) A medical certificate of fitness for the service in the form in the Schedule hereto.

An appointment shall not take effect until a medical certificate as prescribed by this regulation is received and approved of.

(c.) Testimonials as to character.

7. A candidate that declines an offer made to him under clause 5 shall have his name struck off the list of candidates for appointment, unless the Minister of Internal Affairs otherwise directs.

8. At every Junior Examination every candidate shall be examined in the two subjects named below as constituting Group I, in one subject to be chosen by the candidate from Group II, and in any two or more other subjects to be chosen by the candidate from Group II or from Group III, or from both, but so that the total possible maximum of marks assignable in all the subjects in which he is to be examined shall not exceed 2,100; provided that a candidate who takes the subject “botany” shall not also take the subject “elementary practical agriculture,” nor shall a candidate who takes the subject “elementary physical science” also take the subject “elementary home science.”

9. The following shall be the subjects of examination and the maximum marks assigned to the several subjects:—

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS.

Group I.

(1.) English … … … … 600
(2.) Arithmetic … … … … 300

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS.

Group II.

(3.) Elementary physical science … … … 400
(4.) Elementary home science … … … 400
(5.) Geography … … … 300
(6.) Elementary practical agriculture … … … 300
(7.) Elementary dairy science … … … 300
(8.) Elementary hygiene … … … 300
(9.) Elementary geology … … … 300
(10.) Elementary botany … … … 300
(11.) Elementary zoology … … … 300

Group III.

(12.) Elementary mathematics … … … 400
(13.) Greek … … … 400
(14.) Latin … … … 400
(15.) French … … … 400
(16.) German … … … 400
(17.) Italian … … … 400
(18.) Spanish … … … 400
(19.) Maori … … … 400
(20.) British history … … … 200
(21.) Shorthand … … … 100
(22.) Book-keeping and commercial correspondence … … 300
(23.) Drawing, I.—Free drawing with pencil or brush 100
(24.) Drawing, II.—Drawing with instruments … 100

10. In order to pass the examination a candidate must gain not less than 25 per cent. in each of the subjects English and Arithmetic, and not less than 40 per cent. of the total possible maximum of marks assignable.

11. In order to pass the examination with credit a candidate must gain, subject to clause 10, at least 1,260 marks in the aggregate.

12. In any case, if the marks assigned to a candidate’s work in any subject are less than 25 per cent. of the maximum assignable in that subject, such marks shall not be included in reckoning the candidate’s aggregate of marks.