THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH AUGUST, 1877.
3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for public employment; and
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4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his
official duties.
The Salary of the vacant post is Eighty Dollars a month.
Candidates should send in their names, with any Certificates or Testimonials they may possess to C. MAY, Esquire, 1st Police Magistrate, before Noon on Monday, the 9th July.
The limits of age for this appointment are 16 to 28.
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The following Gentlemen have consented to act as a Board of Examiners on this occasion:-
The Right Reverend Bishop BURDON.
C. MAY, Esquire, 1st Police Magistrate.
NG ACHOY, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law.
For the existing vacancy, the examination will mainly consist of translations, oral and written, from Chinese into English, and English into Chinese. The Examiners will also set papers to test the Candidates' general knowledge and their capacity for official work.
The Examiners will lay before the Governor the names of the three Candidates whom they may determine to be the best, and from those three the Governor will select the person to be appointed.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th June, 1877.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
REPORT OF THE EXAMINERS.
The Examination having been duly held on the 10th of July, the Examiners made the following Report:--
HONGKONG, 16th July, 1877.
SIR,--With reference to the Competitive Examination for a third. Clerkship in the Magistrates' Office, we have the honour to report :-
1. That the examination was held at the Magistracy at 11 A.M., on Tuesday, the 10th of July, in the presence of the three Examiners.
2. That eleven Candidates presented themselves, who were within the prescribed age of 28 years. 3. That papers were given them testing their power of translation from Chinese into English and from English into Chinese.
4. That after a careful examination of all the papers of these eleven Candidates, we are unable to recommend any one of them as really fit for the important and responsible post now vacant in the Magistrates' Office.
5. That their chief defect is want of power or experience in translating Chinese into English. As this is the main requirement of the post, and as much will often depend on the translation of a document, it is highly important that every effort should be made to find as good a translator as possible.
6. That we think it probable, that if the age were extended, a much better man might be had than any of those who presented themselves, and we, therefore, beg His Excellency the Governor to fix the limit of age between 20 and 35, instead of between 16 and 28, to advertise the vacancy once more in the Gazette, and appoint another Examination. We shall be happy to conduct this second Examination, but leave this to His Excellency to arrange as he thinks best.
The Honourable CECI. C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servants,
J. S. BURDON,)
Bishop.
C. MAY,
NG CHOY,
Board
of
Examiners.
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