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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1879.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF JUNE AND JULY, 1880. N.B.-The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.

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1. On June 15th, 1880, and following days, an Examination, open to all qualified persons, being

1-ben subjects of Her Majesty, will be held in London. Not fewer than

Candidates le releered, if so many shall be found duly qualified; viz.

for the Presidency of Bengal, for that of Madras, and

for the Upper, and

that of Bombay. (a)

for the Lower Provinces,]

Any person desirous of competing at this Examination must produce to the Civil Service missioners, before the 1st of April, 1880, evidence showing:--

(1.) That he is a natural-born subject of Her Majesty.

(.) That his age will be above seventeen years on the 1st of June, 1880, and under nineteen yours ou the 1st of January, 1880, (1) [N.B.-In the case of Natives of India this must be certified by the Government of India, or of the Presidency or Province in which the Can- didate may have resided.]

(ii) That he has no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him, or

likely to unfit him, for the Civil Service of India. (c)

(iv.) That he is of good moral character. (c)

fle must also pay such fee as the Secretary of State for India may prescribe. (d) Should the evidence upon the above points be primâ facie satisfactory to the Civil Service issioners, the Candidate will, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be adinitied to the Examination. comissioners may, however, in their discretion, at any time prior to the grant of the Certificate estion hereinafter referred to, institute such further inquiries as they may deem necessary; result of such inquiries, in the case of any Candidate, should be unsatisfactory to them in any love respects, he will be ineligible for admission to the Civil Service of India; and if already

wald be removed from the position of a Probationer.

The Examination will take place only in the following branches of knowledge :-

Bolish Composition,

History of England--including a period selected by the Candidate, Enlish Literature-including books selected by the Candidate,

Grek,

Latin, French, German, Italian,

(C) (9) Maikeinaries (pure and mixed),

Natural Science: that is, the Elements of any two of the following Sciences,

viz. :-

Chemistry, 500; Electricity and Magnetism, 300; Experimental Laws of Heat and Light, 300; Mechanical Philosophy, with outlines of Astronomy, 300.

Logie,

Eléments of Political Economy,

(h) Sanskrit,

() Arabic,....

Matke.

300

800

300

600

300

500

500

400

1,000

300

300

500

500

Candidatos are at liberty to name, before April 1st, 1880, any or all of these branches of knowledge. Nos dicts are obligatory. (i)

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4. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks; and the number set opposite rach branch in the preceding regulation denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained

at of it.

The marks

assigned to Candidates in each branch will be subject to such deduction as the Civil 'Commissioners may deem necessary, in order to secure that " a Candidate be allowed no credit de talin, up a subject in which he is a mere smatterer." (e)

The member to be selected will be announced hereafter. Notice of the days and place of Examination will be sent to each Candidsde

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Aos absequent competitions, Candidates will be required to be above 17 and under 19 on 1st Junc of the year in which the "ompetition

tek borce of health and churaefer mest bear date not calier than the 1st March, 1880.

fee will im- 45, payable by means of a special stamp according to intructions which will be communicated to Candidates.

od in English Composition and Mathematics will be subject to no deduction.

de portion of the marks for English History and Literature will be allotted to the work selected by the Candidate. In torand will be hatt partly to the extent and importanen of the periods or hooks belccted, but chiefly to the thoroughness 1 studied.

na will rança deva Atitlaneric, Algeira, and Elementay Geometry, up to the chenints of the differovial and integrai lover portions of applied Mathounties.

And working in fongkalt and Archie will be determinad with reference to a high degree of profielmay, such as may be by » Motive of good cincation.

is leave to affer or to suit to the list of enchjects mumed will not be entertained anless received on or before the 15th of