THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH JULY, 1867.
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With regard to the several proposed lines of telegraphic communication my Lords are glad to find that, with some slight exceptions, the whole of the routes along which the lines in question would be laid have been examined, and the soundings completed sufficiently for telegraphic purposes, by the Admiralty, and marked in charts, the incomplete portions of the lines being between Java and Australia, of which about one-half has been sounded; between Saigon and Hongkong, of which about one- half has been sounded, and the remainder is in progress; between China and Japan, of which about one-third has been
sounded.
My Lords have now only to add that (whilst acting on the principles laid down for their guidance in the aforegoing Minute), they will be prepared to give their attentive consideration to any proposals which may be submitted to them for carrying out any of the schemes of telegraphic communication above adverted to, by parties who can adduce satisfactory proof of their possessing the necessary pecuniary means for carrying such undertaking into effect, whether by submarine cables, or when circumstances will admit, by alternative land lines; and my Lords will make arrangements with the Admiralty so as to afford such parties the opportunity of inspecting the surveys referred to.
Transmit copy of this Minute to Sir F. ROGERS, and request that in laying the same before the Earl of Carnarvon he will state to his Lordship, that my Lords, in laying down principles for their own governance in regard to the amount of encou- ragement which it may be deemed expedient on the part of the Imperial Government to afford towards the extension of telegraphic communication, have no wish to interfere with any arrangements, whether pecuniary or otherwise, which the Governments of any of the Australian Colonies may be inclined to enter into with any company or companies formed for the furtherance of the object in question.
Transmit copy of this Minute to Mr. Hammond, for the information of Lord Stanley; to Mr. Romaine, for the infor- mation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; to Mr. Merivale, for the information of the Secretary of State for India in Council; and to Mr. Farrer, for the information of the Board of Trade.
No. 103.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Regulations for an Examination of Candidates for the Civil Service of India, which is to take place in the months of March and April, 1868, are published for general information.
By Order,
than
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th July, 1867.
HENRY JOHN BALL, Acting Colonial Secretary.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
REGULATIONS
For the Open Competition of 1868.*
1. On Tuesday March 31st, 1868, and following days, an Examination of candidates will be held in London. Not less
candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified. Of these,
will be selected for the Presidency of Bengal, [
for the Upper Provinces, and
for the Lower Provinces,]
for that of Madras, and
for that of Bombay.+-Notice will hereafter be given of the days and place of examination. 2. Any natural-born subject of Her Majesty, who shall be desirous of entering the Civil Service of India, will be entitled to be examined at such Examination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st of February, 1868, have transmitted to the Civil Service Commissioners, Dean's Yard, London, S. W.-
(a) A certificate of his birth, showing that his age on the 1st March, 1808, will be above Seventeen Years and under Twenty-one Years;
(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him for the Civil Service of India;
(c) Satisfactory proof of good moral character;
(d) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge hereinafter enumerated in which he desires to be examined. 3. In any case in which a doubt inay arise as to the eligibility of a Candidate in respect of age, health, or character, such inquiries as may be necessary will be instituted by the Civil Service Commissioners.
4. The Examination will take place only in the following branches of knowledge.§-
Language, Literature and History of England-
Composition
History, including that of the Laws and Constitution Language and Literature..
Language, Literature, and History of Greece
Marks.
500 .500 1,500
500
750
Rome
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750
France
77
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375
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29
Germany Italy
375
375
Mathematics, Pure and Mixed
.1,250
Natural Science; that is, (1) Chemistry, including Heat, (2) Electricity and
Magnetism, (3) Geology and Mineralogy, (4) Zoology, (5) Botany
500
*
** The total (500 marks) may be obtained by adequate proficiency in any one
or more of the five branches of knowledge included under this head.
Moral Sciences; that is, Logic. Mental and Moral Philosophy
500
Sanskrit Language and Literature
375
Arabic Language and Literature
375
*The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.
+ The number of appointments to be made, and the number in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.
Candidates are at liberty to send in their names and evidence of age as soon as they think fit to do so; but evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st January, 1868.
It should be understood that candidates are at liberty to name at their pleasure any or all of these branches of knowledge, and that no subjects are obligatory.