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of words, phrases, and sentences, and to the order
and arrangement of the subject-matter. To write a
telegram or a letter on a given subject. To reproduce
in the candidate’s own words the substance of a nar-
rative or description that has been read over to the
candidate.

(2.) Geography: To understand maps and plans
generally, and to calculate distances therefrom. To
draw a simple plan of a room, building, or a given
locality. A knowledge of the chief physical features
of England, Australia, and New Zealand, and of their
leading seaports and other important towns. To
know the various sea routes between these countries,
as also their chief natural products, industries, ex-
ports, and imports. To be able to point out or mark
on a map of New Zealand the steamer and coach
routes and railway-lines.

(3.) Arithmetic: Simple and compound rules, both
in money and weights and measures, as applied
to the simple problems of everyday life. Easy
problems in vulgar and decimal fractions, in simple
and compound proportion, in simple and compound
interest, and in time and distance—e.g., to find the
speed in miles per hour from the time taken to cover
a given distance.

(4.) Questions on general Police and Detective
duties.

(5.) Police Force Act, and regulations made there-
under, and circulars and general orders issued from
time to time for the guidance of members of the Force.

(6.) Questions upon the elementary principles of
the law of evidence.

(7.) Police Offences Act and amendments.

(8.) Crimes Act and amendments.

(9.) Gaming Act and amendments.

(10.) Licensing Act and amendments.

433. Sergeants who are candidates for promotion
     to the rank of Senior Sergeant must pass a qualifying
     examination in the following subjects:—

(1.) Law of evidence; the Evidence Act, 1908;
and simple questions from Stephen’s “Digest of the
Law of Evidence.”

(2.) Police Force Act and Regulations for the time
being in force, in detail.

(3.) Practical Police and Detective duties.

(4.) Police Offences Act and amendments, Gaming
Act and amendments, Licensing Act and amend-
ments, Industrial Schools Act and amendments, and
Crimes Act and amendments.

(5.) Keeping of records, station books, and rules
relating to general correspondence.

434. Senior Sergeants who are candidates for
     promotion to the rank of Sub-Inspector will require
     to pass a written examination in the following
     subjects:—

(1.) English: To reproduce the substance of a
narrative or description that has been read to the
candidate. To write an essay on some fairly well-
known subject-matter. Easy précis-writing; the
writing of an official letter containing the chief facts
included in the précis. A knowledge of elementary
commercial correspondence.

(2.) Arithmetic: Fundamental rules. Vulgar and
decimal fractions applied to practical questions of
everyday life; proportion and easy percentages
similarly treated; simple and compound interest.
Areas of common plane figures. Volumes and weights
of common solids. Easy practical problems of time
and distance. A cash account; statement of receipts
and expenditure. Approximate value in English
weights and measures of common metric weights
and measures—viz., 1 centimeter = 0·4 in. (nearly);

1 decimeter = 4 in. (nearly); 1 meter = 40 in. (nearly);
1 kilometer = 50 chains (nearly); 1 liter = 1¾ pints
(nearly); 1 kilogram = 2·2 lb. (nearly).

(3.) Geography: Maps and plans, and ability to
calculate areas and distances therefrom, and to
draw simple locality and route plans. To mark on a
blank map of New Zealand the chief mountain-ranges,
rivers, lakes, steamer and coach routes, railway-lines,
seaports and other important towns in New Zealand,
and to know the leading products and industries of
each district. Similar knowledge in somewhat less
detail of the Australian States and the Pacific, and in
a general way of Great Britain and Ireland and the
rest of the British Empire.

(4.) Law of evidence: The questions set will be
more difficult than those set for candidates for pro-
motion from the rank of Sergeant to that of Senior
Sergeant.

(5.) The Police Force Act and Police Regulations,
in detail.

(6.) Treasury Regulations.

(7.) Police Offences Act, 1908, and amendments.

(8.) Gaming Act, 1908, and amendments.

(9.) Licensing Act, 1908, and amendments.

(10.) Industrial Schools Act, 1908, and amend-
ments.

(11.) Crimes Act, 1908, and amendments.

(12.) Questions on practical Police and Detective
duties.

(13.) The keeping of an Imprest Account, pre-
paration of contingent vouchers, salary abstracts, &c.,
and furnishing district accounts, estimates, and
requisitions.

(14.) Questions on the proper keeping of records,
district and station books, and rules relating to
general correspondence.

435. A candidate who fails to obtain one-third
     of the marks allotted to any of the subjects, or
     whose total marks in all the subjects are less than
     one-half of the maximum number of marks for such
     subjects, shall be disqualified at such examination.

436. No Constable, Sergeant, or Senior Sergeant
     who has failed three times to pass the examination
     qualifying for promotion to a higher rank shall be
     allowed to compete again.

437. No Constable shall be promoted to the rank
     of Sergeant till he has been medically examined by
     a Police Surgeon and certified as physically fit to
     perform the duties of a Sergeant in charge of Con-
     stables on day and night duties in one of the four
     large cities of New Zealand.

438. No Constable shall be promoted to the rank
     of Sergeant who has attained the age of fifty years.

Requisitions.

439. Officers in charge of districts shall forward
     to the Commissioner quarterly requisitions for
     supplies of stationery, forms, and books required
     from the Government Printer.

440. Country stations shall be supplied from the
     district headquarters as becomes necessary.

441. Requisitions for saddlery, blankets, appoint-
     ments, &c., shall also be forwarded quarterly if
     required.

442. Requisitions for authority to purchase stores,
     &c., may be forwarded to the Commissioner when
     the supplies are required.

443. Articles such as brooms, brushes, cleaning-
     kits, &c., should be purchased at district headquarters
     by the dozen, and supplied to out-stations as neces-
     sity arises. This will not only save a considerable
     number of vouchers for small amounts, but better
     value will be obtained.