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candidates the Secretary of State is guided by the recommendations of the Committee of the Colonial Nursing Association, which has been formel with the express object of providing the Colonies with trained Nurses, for private as well as Government employment. All appli- cations should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Colonial Nursing Association, Imperial Institute, S.W. There are practically no other appointments in the Secretary of State's gift which are open to ladies.

25. From the foregoing information it will be seen- (1) that the higher offices in the Colonies are filled by vacancies, promotion; (2) that the lower offices, not requiring professional qualifications, are usually filled either by the appointment of local candidates or by means of open com- petitive examination at home; and (3) that there are consequently but few openings for candidates from this country, except in tropical Africa, and except for those possessing the professional and other qualifications above Specified.

Mode of applica- tion for appoint-

ment.

26. All applications for appointments described above as being filled by selection of the Secretary of State must be addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Forms are supplied by the Downing Street, S.W. Private Secretary, which the candidate must fill with full particulars regarding his career and qualifications, and the employment he desires; he must name on the form two referees who will answer from personal knowledge for his character and capacity, and he must return it to the Private Secretary with originals and copies of testimonials (not more than six), which should be sent in all together. The originals will be inspected and returned to the candidate, and the copies retained for record in the Colonial Office. If the candidate is considered suitable his name will be noted in the list, and will be considered with those of other candidates as vacancies from time to time occur; but no promise can in any case be made, and no definite prospect whatever can be held out, that the Secretary of State will be in a position to offer employ. ment to any particular candidate. If a candidate is offered an appointment, he can usually be allowed sufficient time to make préparations and to terminate the employment in which he may be engaged.

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Candidates who do not send testimonials will not be considered, unless they give satisfactory reasons for the absence of testimonials,

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vacancies.

27. It is impossible to foresee the occurrence of Informa- vacancies, and the Secretary of State cannot undertake tion re

garding to give any information as to the likelihood of a vacancy vacancies occurring. Nor can he undertake to keep candidates or others informed of the actual occurrence of vacancies. When candidates have been noted on the list of applicants for a class of employment, their names come up for consideration whenever a vacancy in that class occurs; a communication will then be addressed to the candidate or candidates whom the Secretary of State is prepared to place on his select list for the particular

vacancy.

28. Information as to the staff of the different Colonies, General the climate, and local conditions, can be obtained from informa- the "Colonial Office List," published by Messrs. Waterlow tion re and Sons. That publication also contains the Colonial specting Regulations governing the Colonial Services generally, nial ser- and showing the rules as to leave of absence, free vices. passages, &c.

the Colo-

29. Particulars as to legal, military, police, and medical Special appointments, and as to leave and pension in East and informa- West Africa are published in separate memoranda, tion

regarding namely:-

particular classes

of appoint.

Miscellaneous No. 117. Legal Appointments. African (West) No. 691. West African Frontier ments.

Force.*

African No. 783. King's African Rifles.* Miscellaneous No. 115. Colonial Police Appoint-

ments.

Eastern No. 85. Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States Police Probationers (competitive examination;

and 21).

limits

of age

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At present only officers and non-commissioned officers of the Regular Army are eligible for appointments in these Forces.

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