✨ Examination Requirements for Post and Telegraph Department Positions
MAY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2185
| Position. | When held. | Certificates. | Examination. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers of the Seventh Class, before receiving salary beyond £165 per annum :— | |||
| Postal officer .. | Quarterly | .. | (1.) Postal rules and regulations, and postal work. (2.) A practical examination; efficiency test. Pass marks, 80 per cent. in that paper dealing with work of the branch in which officer is principally engaged; 60 per cent. in other paper. Time allowed (two papers), one hour and a half each. } Called “First Examination (Postal, General).” |
| Telegraphist .. | Any time | .. | (1.) Operating-test, sending thirty, receiving thirty, words—fifteen minutes each way (called “Operating”). Pass marks, 99 per cent. (2.) Telegraph rules and regulations (called “Regulations”). Pass marks, 50 per cent. Time allowed, three hours and a half. } Called “First Examination (Telegraph, General).” |
| Counter Clerk .. | " | .. | Examination in duties, rules, and regulations (called “Counter Clerk’s First Examination”). Pass marks, 75 per cent. Time allowed, three hours and a half. |
| Despatch Clerk .. | " | .. | Examination in duties, rules, and regulations (called “Despatch Clerk’s First Examination”). Pass marks, 70 per cent. Time allowed, three hours and a half. |
| Telephone-exchange Clerk | " | .. | Examination in duties, rules, and regulations (called “Telephone-exchange Clerk’s First Examination”). Pass marks, 75 per cent. Time allowed, two hours and a half. |
| Officer not otherwise described | " | .. | Any of the foregoing under the present heading. |
| Officer of the Seventh Class, before receiving salary beyond £200 per annum | " | .. | An oral test of efficiency to the satisfaction of his immediate controlling officer in the work usually performed by him. |
| Telephone-exchange Clerk (qualifying as senior or second Exchange Clerk at Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Wellington, or as senior Exchange Clerk at another centre) | Yearly | .. | Senior Technical (Check Clerk’s) Examination. Pass marks, 50 per cent. Time allowed, three hours and a half. |
| Check Clerk (officer qualifying for) | " | .. | Senior Technical Examination (also called Check Clerk’s). Pass marks, 50 per cent. Time allowed, three hours and a half. |
| Officers of the Sixth Class (unless exempt under Classification Regulations) | .. | .. | (1.) Senior Examination; or (2.) Senior Technical Examination (also called Check Clerk’s). Pass marks, 75 per cent. Time allowed, three hours and a half. |
| Officers below the First Class | .. | .. | Such technical or departmental examination as may be deemed necessary. |
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NZ Gazette 1914, No 54
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NZ Gazette 1914, No 54
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