9. Passage will be paid to England by the Government, and in special cases, where the Head- master certifies it to be absolutely necessary, an advance of $150 will be made for purposes of outfit, but the whole amount so advanced for outfit must be repaid through the Crown Agents, in quarterly instalments, during the first year of the Scholarship.
10. The holder of a Scholarship will also, within four years after its expiration, be gram free return passage to the Colony, if his conduct and the manner of spending his time shall have with the approval of the Secretary of State.
11. The holder of the Scholarship will not be allowed to remove to another College or Institution or to enter any situation whatever during the tenure of his Scholarship without the permission of the Secretary of State.
EXAMINATION.
12. The time of examination will be within the last fourteen days of the mouth of October. 13. Due notice of the day and hour will be given in the Government Gazette.
EXAMINERS.
14. The Examiners will be the Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.
15. The Inspector of Schools will act as local Presiding Examiner, and may associate with him- self for the purpose such person or persons as may be approved by the Governor.
SUBJECTS.
16. The subjects, with the maximum marks attached, will be the following:
Geography..
English Grammar,..
17
Composition,
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History,
14
Literature,
Arithmetic,.
Algebra,
Euclid,
Mensuration,
100
.200
·600
.150
150
.100
100
100500
100
.100
Latin, or Chemistry, or both, may be offered instead of Euclid, or Mensuration, or both, and will be allowed 100 marks each.
17. No candidate will be elected who fails to get 400 marks in the four English subjects, together with 300 marks in the remaining subjects.
DETAILS OF SUBJECTS,
18. History.-An epoch to be selected from time to time by the Inspector of Schools.
Literature.-A hand-book on English literature, and a special play of Shakespeare, or work of any other English poet, to be selected from time to time by the Inspector of Schools.
Geography-General, political, and physical geography, but special knowledge of the British Isles, of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and of China, will be required.
Arithmetic.-All the subjects included in the usual standard text books. Algebra.--To quadratic equations (inclusive).
Euclid.--Books I to IV.
Mensuration.-Lengths, areas, volunes, and areas of the surfaces of solids.
Latin-A book of Cæsar, with graminar an I translation of short simple sentences into Latin. Chemistry. Elementary.
19. Within a month after the conclusion of an examination, the details concerning the subjects of the next ensuing examination will be published in the Government Gazette.
RESULT OF EXAMINATION.
20. Immediately after the receipt of the decision of the Examiners, the names of the first six Candidates will be published, in each case, in the Government Gazette in the order of merit, with the number of marks obtained and the names of the Schools where they were educated.
CORRESPONDENCE.
21. All correspondence with the Government and with the Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, on subjects connected with the Government Scholarships, must be sent through the Inspector of Schools for the time being.
22. Candidates who intend to compete should file their applications at the Office of the Inspector of Schools not later than the 1st of May preceding the examination, by using the printed forms approved, for the purpose, by the Governor. approval of the Governor, will be open for the inspection of Headmasters during the first week in May The complete list of Candidates, to be submitted for the of the year in which an examination is held.
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