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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

Natural science—i.e., any number not exceeding four of the following, or three if both lower and higher mathematics be also taken:—

21. Chemistry .. .. .. .. 600
22. Physics .. .. .. .. 600
23. Geology .. .. .. .. 600
24. Botany .. .. .. .. 600
25. Zoology .. .. .. .. 600
26. Animal physiology .. .. .. 600
27. Geography .. .. .. .. 600
28. Greek history (ancient, including constitution) .. .. .. .. 500
29. Roman history (ancient, including constitution) .. .. .. .. 500

English history, either or both sections may be taken:—

30. Section I: To A.D. 1485 .. .. 400
31. Section II: A.D. 1485 to 1848 .. .. 400
32. General modern history .. .. 500
33. Logic and psychology .. .. 600
34. Moral and metaphysical philosophy .. 600
35. Political economy and economic history .. 600
36. Political science .. .. .. 500
37. Roman law .. .. .. .. 500
38. English law .. .. .. .. 500

(Signature.)
(Date.)

To the Secretary, Civil Service Commission,
London W.

N.B.—Attention is drawn to the annexed application 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 1914 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 send to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, within the time appointed, 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, July, 1913.

• 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.

† Candidates who may desire to enter the competitions for the Home and Colonial services should apply, about Easter next, to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London W., for the prescribed forms of application. The forms must reach the Secretary on or before the 1st June.

Maximum Marks.

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke’s Bay.

TWO scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships, to be called the senior scholarship, is open to all Maori boys not over sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination: the other, to be called the junior scholarship, is open to all Maori boys under fourteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination who have attended a Native school or schools under the control of the Education Department, and whose attendance at school during the previous year is considered by the Inspector of Native Schools to have been satisfactory. The scholarships are open to Maori boys on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Appendix to the Native Schools Code, 1908. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 8th and 9th of December, 1913.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted so as to reach the Department not later than the 30th of September, 1913.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education, Wellington

W. W. BIRD,
Inspector of Native Schools.

Education Department,
Wellington, 12th July, 1913.

Notice of Date of Examinations.—Public Service Examinations.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 30th April, 1913.

Extract from regulations made by the Public Service Commissioner, dated 1st April, 1913, section 172: “The syllabus and procedure for the Civil Service Junior and Senior Examinations are adopted and shall remain in force for all Entrance Examinations during the year 1913, and for all Senior Examinations until February, 1914.”

NOTICE is hereby given of the intention to hold Public Service examinations—viz., the Public Service Entrance Examination (heretofore known as the Civil Service Junior Examination) and the Public Service Senior Examination (heretofore known as the Civil Service Senior Examination), as follows:—

Public Service Entrance Examination: On or about 18th November, 1913, and following days.

Public Service Senior Examination: On or about 5th January, 1914, and following days.

No entrance fee will be payable for the Public Service Entrance Examination or the Public Service Senior Examination.

Entries for the Public Service Entrance Examination and the Public Service Senior Examination must be addressed “The Inspector-General of Schools, Wellington,” and be sent so as to reach him on or before the 8th September, 1913, and 15th October, 1913, respectively. No application received after the date herein specified will be considered, and the provision heretofore existing in regard to late entries is abolished.

All entries must be made on the proper forms which may be obtained at any time after the 1st July from the office of the Public Service Commissioner, or of the Education Department, or of any Education Board.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.