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No. 45.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1879. 85

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Regulations for an Examination for the Civil Service of India, which have been transmitted by Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th February, 1879.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA. REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF JUNE AND JULY, 1879. N.B.--The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.

1. On June 17th, 1879, and following days, an Examination of Candidates will be held in London. At this Examination not fewer than

Candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified. Of these, will be selected for Presidency of Bengal, [

for the Upper Provinces, and

for the Lower Provinces,]

for that of Madras, and

for that of Bombay.*-Notice will hereafter be given of the days and place of Examination.

2. Any person desirous of competing at this Examination must produce to the Civil Service Commissioners, before the 1st of April, 1879, evidence showing:-

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

(b) That his age will be above seventeen years on the 1st of June, 1879, and under nineteen years on the 1st of January, 1879.† [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 Candidate may have resided.]

(c) That he has no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him, or likely to unfit him, for the Civil Service of India.†

(d) That he is of good moral character.

He must also pay such fee as the Secretary of State for India may prescribe.§

3. Should the evidence upon the above points be primâ facie satisfactory to the Civil Service Commissioners, the Candidate will, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be admitted to the Examina- tion. The Commissioners may, however, in their discretion, at any time prior to the grant of the Certificate of Qualification hereinafter referred to, institute such further inquiries as they may deem necessary; and if the result of such inquiries, in the case of any Candidate, should be unsatisfactory to them in any of the above respects, he will be ineligible for admission to the Civil Service of India; and if already selected, will be removed from the position of a Probationer.

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

** English Composition

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

Greek

Marks.

300

300

300

600

Latin

800

French

500

German

500

Italian

400

**Mathematics (pure and mixed)

1,000

Logic

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. Elements of Political Economy

300

300

500

500

§§ Sanskrit $$ Arabic

Candidates are at liberty to name, before April 1st, 1879, any or all of these branches of know- ledge. No subjects are obligatory.

5. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks; and the number set opposite to each branch in the preceding regulation denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained in respect of it.

6. The marks assigned to Candidates in each branch will be subject to such deduction as the Civil Service Commissioners may deem necessary, in order to secure that "a Candidate be allowed no credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smatterer."**

year.

* The number of appointments to be made, and the number in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.

At the Open Competition to be held in 1880, Candidates will be required to be above 17 on the 1st June, and under 19 on the 1st January, of that At subsequent competitions, they will be required to be above 17 and onder 19 on 1st June of the year in which the competition is held. Evidence of health and character must bear date noc earlier than the 1st March, 1879.

The Fee for this Examination will be £5, payable by means of a special stamp according to instructions which will be communicated to Candidates. ** Marks assigned in English Composition and Mathematics will be subject to no deduction.

†† A considerable portion of the marks for English History and Literature will be allotted to the work specially prepared. In awarding marks for this, regard will be had partly to the extent and importance of the periods or books selected, and partly to the thoroughness with which they have been studied.

The Examination will range from Arithmetic, Algebra, and Elementary Geometry, up to the elements of the differential and integral calculus, including the lower portions of applied Mathematics,

$$ The standard of marking in Sanskrit and Arabic will be determined with reference to a high degree of proficiency, such as may be expected to be reached by a Native of good education.