CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 664

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in England. The boating

of State may

exercise

his

discretion as to whether the appointment shall be offered to competition, or whether he will select

a candidate and appoint him without examination, Provided that it shall be in the power of the Governor in cases

of exceptional merit to recommend a clerk from

Class B

to the A class

without examination.

It shall be in the

discretion

of

the Governor

to decide which

of these three courses

shall be

adopted as occasion

arises.

3. Candidates for a vacant post may be

nominated

by

the Secretary of State. Class B work

will be filled by competitive examination for which

must be

entered by them

or

promotion.

It was laid down

by the Secretary of State, as

the case

may be: Candidates for Class

A must be over 20 and under 25 years of age, if recruited from home;

over 18 and under 28

years of age, if recruited locally by competitive examination, on the day of such examination; if appointed on promotion from Class B there will be no limit of age.

Candidates

for

Class

B must be over 17 and under 20 years of age, on the day of the competitive

examination.

4. Candidates for

a vacant post must send in their applications

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in England. The boating of State may exercise his discretion as to whether the appointment shall be offered to competition, or whether he will select a candidate and appoint him without examination, Provided that it shall be in the power of the Governor in cases of exceptional merit to recommend a clerk from Class B to the A class without examination. It shall be in the discretion of the Governor to decide which of these three courses shall be adopted as occasion arises. 3. Candidates for a vacant post may be nominated by the Secretary of State. Class B work will be filled by competitive examination for which must be entered by them or promotion. It was laid down by the Secretary of State, as the case may be: Candidates for Class A must be over 20 and under 25 years of age, if recruited from home; over 18 and under 28 years of age, if recruited locally by competitive examination, on the day of such examination; if appointed on promotion from Class B there will be no limit of age. Candidates for Class B must be over 17 and under 20 years of age, on the day of the competitive examination. 4. Candidates for a vacant post must send in their applications
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in England. The boating of State may lxercere his discretion as to whether the appointment shall be offered to competition, or whether he will select- a candidate and appoint bian without examination, Provided (C) that it shall be in the power. of the Governor in cases Convit any of excptional merit to recommend !.. "promote a dark from Me B to the A dar without examinition. It shall be in the discrition the Governor of Mere to decide which Three courses. shall be adopted as occasion Arixco. 3. Candidate for a mont post man be nominated by pore Southink? h Class B work be made by compes Exams for which must be naked by them 9 Orwis Zomit. Ther It was 25 mee from 650 by the Good nomes by the Suretary of State, as the case be:] mey Candidates for Class A must be over 20 and unter 25 years of age, faffronted from home ] over 18 and under 28. years of age, if affainted bably by competitive examination, on the day of such examination; of appointed on feomotion from dass 3 there will be no limet of age. Candidates for deso B Must be over 17 and under 20 years of age, on the day of the Competitive examination. 4. Candidates for vacant post must send in their applications
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in England. The boating

of State may

lxercere

his

discretion as to whether the appointment shall be offered to competition, or whether he will select-

a candidate and appoint bian without examination, Provided (C) that it shall be in the power. of the Governor in cases

Convit

any

of excptional merit to recommend !.. "promote a dark from

Me B

to the A dar

without examinition.

It shall be in the

discrition

the Governor

of

Mere

to decide which

Three courses.

shall be

adopted as occasion

Arixco.

3. Candidate for a mont

post man be

nominated

by

pore Southink?

h Class B work

be made by compes Exams for which

must be

naked by them

9

Orwis

Zomit.

Ther

It was 25

mee

from

650

by the Good nomes by the Suretary of State, as

the case

be:] mey Candidates for Class

A must be over 20 and unter 25 years of age, faffronted from home ]

over 18 and under 28.

years of age, if affainted bably by competitive examination, on the day of such examination; of appointed on feomotion from dass 3 there will be no limet of age.

Candidates

for

deso

B Must be over 17 and under 20 years of age, on the day of the Competitive

examination.

4. Candidates for

vacant post must send in their applications

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