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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 11, 1910.

Failure in examina-

tion.

Fee must be paid first.

Fees not returned on failure.

Table of fecs.

but if the Governor is satisfied that the error in the calculation of the candidate's services did not occur through any fault or wilful misrepresentation on his part, he will have the fee returned to him. Should his service entitle him to a Certifi- cate of a lower grade it may be granted to him, and the difference, if any, between the fee paid by him for the superior Certificate and the fee payable for the inferior Certificate will be returned to him. The superior Certificate will not be granted until the candidate has performed the amount of service in which he was deficient, and has been re-examined in all the subjects, unless the Governor sees fit to dis- pense with the re-examination.

15. If the candidate fails in practical knowledge he may not present himself for re-examination until he can produce proofs of three months' further service at sea as Engineer on watch on the main engines or boilers from the date of failure. If he fails in arithmetic, elementary questions, or drawing only, he may come up again at any time.

16. Candidates for examination, in making their application on the form Exn. 3, will be required to pay the examination fee before any step is taken to- wards inquiring into their service or testing their qualifications, &c. If the candi- date is found not to be qualified, the fee will be returned to him.

17. If a candidate fails in his examination, no part of the fee he has paid will be returned to him.

18. The fees are as follow:-

Second Class Engineer's Certificate...

First Class Engineer's Certificate........

.$15

.$20.

养

Second Class.

CHAPTER II.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE VARIOUS Grades.

19. Second Class Engineer,-A candidate for a Second Class Engineer's Cer- tificate must be 21 years of age :-

(a.) He must have served as an Apprentice Engineer for four years at least, and prove that during the period of his apprenticeship he has been employed on the making or repairing of steam engines, boilers, &c. Three years of the apprentice time must have been passed in the fitting or erecting shops, or in both. In calculating the four years of artisan service which are to constitute the required apprenticeship, which should not begin at an earlier age than 15, time spent at a technical school (recognised by the Board of Trade as suitable) where there is an engineering laboratory, may be taken into account and accepted as equivalent to artisan service at the ratio of three years in the technical school to two in artisan service, provided that the applicant was over 15 years of age, and can produce the Principal's Certificate for regular attendance and satisfactory progress, and provided also that in such case the other portion of the time was spent in the fitting or erecting shops of an Engineer, as indicated above.

Time spent in a technical school cannot be accepted as equi- valent to more than two years' artisan service, and time spent in foreign technical schools can in no circumstances be recognised.

Journeyman's time will be considered as equivalent to apprenticeship.

Every applicant must produce testimonials of ability as an Engineer workman to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master.

On and after January 1st, 1910, if the candidate has served as an apprentice Engineer or Journeyman, under the conditions above prescribed for less than four years, he will be required to