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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26тн MAY, 1880.
4. It is indispensable that whoever is appointed should have a good knowledge of English, a neat and clear handwriting and some knowledge of accounts, as he will be continually called upon to assist in checking bills and making calculations.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Honourable W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary,
&c., sc.,
&c.
Your obedient Servant,
J. M. PRICE,
Surveyor General,
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor.
On Mr. PRICE's recommendation, I promote Mr. J. G. GUTIERREZ to the Clerkship. The vacant Assistant Clerkship to be filled up on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners as usual, subject to Mr. PRICE's suggestion in para. 3.
J. POPE HENNESSY. 24th March, 1880.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
In accordance with His Excellency's instructions contained in the above, the Board of Examiners held an examination of the Candidates for the post of Assistant Clerk in the Land Office.
Seven Applicants submitted themselves for examination.
The qualifications requisite for the post as stated by the Surveyor General were a knowledge of English and Arithmetic and neat handwriting.
The enclosed list will show the number of marks obtained in the above. subjects and also the knowledge of written and spoken Chinese possessed by the Candidates.
An acquaintance with Chinese is not a requisite for the post, but the Board of Examiners examined the Candidates in that language as they understand it is His Excellency's wish that this should be done in all examinations for the Civil Service.
18th May, 1880.
M. S. TONNOCHY, for the Board of Examiners.
NUMBER OF MARKS obtained by the CANDIDATES in an Examination for the Post of ASSISTANT CLERK in the SURVEYOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
No.
NAME.
ENGLISH, (100 marks.)
HANDWRITING, (100 marks.)
ARITHMETIC, (100 marks.)
*TOTAL.
EXTRA SUBJECT, CHINESE, (50 marks.)
GRAND
TOTAL.
102 03 TL, KOS TO AN
53
90
60
45
65
50
59
·40
5
Wong Kam Mun,
78
90
******
79
90
63
45
8998998
3389889
80
223
4
227
40
145
failed.
145
40
155
155
60
159
200
167
40
203
50
258
40
209
14
223
60
168
failed.
168
*The marks obtained for Chinese are not included in the total.
M. S. TONNOCHY,
for the Board of Examiners.
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
1. Let Mr. WONG KAM MUN who has received the highest number of marks (counting English, Handwriting, Arithmetic and Chinese) be appointed.
2. I am much obliged to the Board for the pains they have taken in conducting this examination, and I entirely approve of their having examined the Candidates in Chinese.
3. The future scale as to the value of each subject, for appointments of this class, can be as follows:-
English, Handwriting, Arithmetic,. Chinese,
150 marks.
..100 do.
..100 do.
..100 do.
J. POPE HENNESSY. 19th May, 1880.
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