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shall have shown special fitness " for the duties of the post requiring "to be filled?" "The whole Rule was adopted from the Mauritues Rules which state : " As a general Rule, appointments to vacant clerkships "shall be made according to the order of the names on the lists;

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" but the Governor may

may select for appointment any successful. competitor who, in his examination

" shall have shown special fitness for the duties of the post requiring to be filled". (See Mauritius Almance

1882

* It is presumed that the Mauriting Rules have been! approved by the Secretary of state.

see

yes

for

6833/81

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the

1882 - page 182). The omission of "last clause of Regulation 12 gives

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the

explanation required by the Secretary

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3.

of State of the words " As a Rule"?"

I

may at

that I am personally

at once observe

averse to

to any

limitation of the free play of

competitive examinations for. entrance to the Public Service, for which I have been a warm and consistent advocate throughout

period,

my public life, at a moreover, when that system, though

supported by the Statesmen of all_

parties