the candidates
previously
having been nominated by
the Governor, which is in
accordance with the
principle suggested in Lord Kimberley's despatch A199 of 11th September 1882,
3. Or the Governor may
promote
a clerk
in
class B to class A in
cases of exceptional
merit without further
examination
Appointments to
class B will in all cases be
subject
to
a competitive
examination held locally
after a
nomination of the
candidates
by
the Governor.
Rule 10 provides
that the candidate who has
obtained the highest
number of Marks will, as
a rule,
receive the appointment
subject to probation for a
period of six months, but
that the Governor may
appoint any
other
competitor
who