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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1871.

Mathematics (pure and mixed),

Natural Science: that is (1) Chemistry, including Heat; (2) Electricity and Magnetism; (3) Geology and Mineralogy; (4) Zoology; (5) Botany, ** The total (1,000) marks may be obtained by adequate proficiency in any two or more of the five branches of science included under this head. Moral Sciences: that is, Logic, Mental and Moral Philosophy,..` Sanskrit Language and Literature,

Arabic Language and Literature,..

1,250

1,000

500 500

500

Candidates are at liberty to name, before February 1, 1872, any or all of these branches of knowledge. 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. No Candidate will be allowed any marks in respect of any subject of examination, unless he shall be considered to possess a competent knowledge of that subject.*

7. The Examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and

be deemed necessary. by vivâ voce Examination, as may

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8. The marks obtained by each Candidate, in respect of each of the subjects in which he shall Candidates who shall have have been examined, will be added up, and the names of the obtained a greater aggregate number of marks than any of the remaining candidates will be set forth in order of incrit, and such candidates shall be deemed to be selected candidates for the Civil Service of India, provided they appear to be in other respects duly qualified; and shall be permitted to choose, according to the order in which they stand, as long as a choice remains, the Presidency (and in Bengal, the division of the Presidency) to which they shall be appointed. Should any of the selected candidates become disqualified, the Secretary of State for India will determine whether the In the former case, the candidate next in order of vacancy thus created shall be filled up or not. merit and in other respects duly qualified, shall be deemed to be a selected candidate. A selected candidate declining to accept the appointment to which he may be entitled according to his place in order of merit will be disqualified for any subsequent competition.

9. Selected candidates before proceeding to India, will be on probation for two years, during which time they will be examined periodically, with a view of testing their progress in the following subjects:-

1. Oriental Languages:

Sanskrit,

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Vernaculars Languages of India (each),

2. The History and Geography of India,

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3. Law,

4. Political Economy;

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Marks.

500

400

350

1,250

350

In these Examinations, as in the open competition, the merit of the candidates examined will be estimated by marks, and the number set opposite to each subject denotes the greatest number of The Examination will be con- marks that can be obtained in respect of it at any one Examination. ducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and by virâ voce Examination, as may be deemed necessary. The last of these Examinations will be held at the close of the second year of probation, and will be called the "Final Examination," at which it will be decided whether a selected candidate is qualified for the Civil Service of India.

10. Any candidate who, at any of the periodical Examinations, shall appear to have wilfully neglected his studies, or to be physically incapacitated for pursuing the prescribed course of training, will be liable to have his name removed from the list of selected candidates.

11. No candidate will be permitted to proceed to India before he shall have passed the Final - Examination, and received a certificate of qualification from the Civil Service Commissioners, or after he shall have attained the age of twenty-four years.

12. The selected candidates who, at the Final Examination, shall be found to have a competent knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9, and who shall have satisfied the Civil Service Commissioners of their eligibility in respect of age, health, and character, shall be certified by the said Commissioners to be entitled to be appointed to the Civil Service of India, provided they shall comply with the regulations in force, at the time, for that Service.

13. The seniority in the Civil Service of India of the selected candidates shall be determined according to the order in which they stand on the list resulting from the Final Examination.

We are of opinion that ♣ "Nothing can he further from our wish than to hold out premiums for knowledge of wide surface and of small depth. "candidate ought to be allowed no credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smatterer."-Report of Committee of 1854. A deduction of marks will be made under each subject, including Mathematics.

+ This right must be exercised immediately after the result of the examination is announced, on such day as may be fixed by the Civil Servic

Commissioners,

+ Full instructions as to the course of study to be pursued will be issued to the successful candidates as soon as possible after the result of the egen competition is declared.

§ Including, besides the languages prescribed for the several Presidencies, such other languages as may, with the approval of the Commissies be taken up as subjects of examination.