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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30ти SEPTEMBER, 1865.

The present sea rate of 4d. charged on letters sent intermediately between any two Ports in India, or between India and Ceylon, or between Hongkong and Penang or Singapore, will remain unaltered.

I have to beg that you will move Mr. Secretary Cardwell to communicate to the Officers administering the Governments of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Mauritius, Hongkong, and of the several Australian Colonies, the uiteration which has been determined on in the rates of postage on letters sent by Packet direct between India and Australia, China, Mauritius, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helena, requesting them to give the necessary instructions for the collection by the Colonial Post Office of the increased rates of postage, commencing on the 1st September next. I am &c.,

Sir Frederick Rogers, Bart.,

&'c.,

&c. Colonial Office.

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TREASURY WARRANT.

Whereas by an Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of the duties of postage," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, from time to time, and at any time after the passing of that Act, by Warrant under their hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage or inland postage payable by law on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to subject. the same to rates of postage according to the weight thereof and a scale of weight to be contained in such Warrant.

And whereas further powers are given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury by another Act of Parliament passed in the eleventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for giving further facilities for. the transmission of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of postage thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post Office."

And whereas, by a certain Warrant of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, bearing date the 19th day of September, 1855, certain rates of packet postage were fixed and made chargeable and payable upon letters transmitted by the post direct by British packet boat between any ports in the British colonies or between any ports in the British colonies and any foreign port (not in any such cases passing through the United Kingdom), and it is expedient to alter certain of the said rates on certain letters transmitted as hereinafter mentioned, and to fix certain other rates in lieu thereof as are hereinafter contained.

Now we, the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in exercise of the powers vested in us in and by the said recited Acts, and each of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do, by this Warrant (under the hands of two of us the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case made and provided) order and direct as follows:-

1. That on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight transmitted by the post direct by British packet boat, or partly by British packet boat and partly by French packet boat, between any port in the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Saint Helena, Ascension, or the Mauritius, and any port in the East Indies, China, or Australia, or between any port in Australia, and any port in the East Indies or China (not i any such cases passing through the United Kingdom), there shall be charged and taken a packet rate of postage of ten

pence.

2. That on every letter, transmitted as is mentioned in this Warrant, excceding half an ounce in weight, there shall be charged, taken, and paid, progressive and additional rates of postage as follows (that is to say):

On every such letter exceeding half an ounce in weight and not exceeding one ounce in weight, two rates of postage;

On every such letter exceeding one ounce and not exceeding one ounce and the half of another ounce in weight, three rates of postage;

(Signed) F. HILL.

On every such letter exceeding one ounce and the half of another ounce and not exceeding two ounces in weight, four rates of postage;

And for every half of an ounce in weight above the weight of two ounces, there shall be charged and taken one additional rate of postage, and every fraction of half an ounce above the weight of two ounces shall be charged as one additional half of an ounce, and each progressive and additional rate chargeable under this elanse shall be estimated and charged at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under this Warrant if not exceeding half an ounce in weight. 3. That the rates of postage chargeable on such letters as aforesaid, for the sea conveyance thereof, shall be charged in addition to any inland colonial rates that may be payable

thereon.

4. That nothing in this Warrant contained shall in anywise alter, prejudice, or affect the exemptions and privileges granted by the said recited Act, passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, nor in anywise prejudice or affect the previlege which officers, seamen, and soldiers employed in Her Majesty's service now by law enjoy of sending and re- ceiving letters by the post, subject to the regulations and restrictions in respect of the same.

5. That the term "East Indies," used in this Warrant, shall be construed to mean every port in Her Majesty's domi- nions in Asia (China, the Mauritius, Java, Borneo, and Australia excepted), and the several other terms and expres sions used in this Warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning in all respects as they would have had if inserted in the said Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty.

6. That so much of the said recited Warrant of the 19th day of September, 1855, as relates to or affects letters trans- mitted by the post direct by British packet boat between any port in the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Saint Helena, Ascension, or the Mauritius, and any port in the East Indies, China, or Australia, or between any port in Australia and any port in the East Indies or China (not in any such cases passing through the United Kingdom) is hereby repealed. .

7. That this Warrant shall come into operation on the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. 8. That it shall be lawful for the Commissioners for the time being of Her Majesty's Treasury, or any two of them, by Warrant under their hands, at my time hereafter, to alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered, or the regulations hereby made, and to make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof, and from time to time to appoint at what time the rates that may be payable are to be paid.

Whitehall, Treasury-chambers, the first day of June, one

thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

Luke White. W. P. Adam.

No. 148.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Regulations for an Examination of Candidates for the Civil Service of India to be held in London in the Month of March, 1866, are published for general information.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Acting Colonial Secretury.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th September, 1865.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1865.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS

For the Open Competition of 1866.*

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1. On Monday, March 19th, 1866, and following days, an Examination of candidates will be held in London. Not less

candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified. Of these,

will be selected for the for the Upper Provinces, and for the Lower Provinces,] for that of Madras, and for Presidency of Bengal, [· that of Bombay.t-Notice will hereafter be given of the days and place of examination.

2. Any natural-born subject of Her Majesty, who shall be desirous of entering the Civil Service of India, will be entitled to be examined at such Examination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st February 1866, have transmitted to the Civil Service Commissioners, Dean's Yard, London, S.W.

(a) A certificate of his birth, showing that his age on the 1st March 1866 will be above seventeen years and under twenty-one years;

(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily in- firmity, unfitting him for the Civil Service of India;

(e) Satisfactory proof of good moral character;

(d) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge herein-after enumerated in which he desires to be examined.

3. In any case in which a doubt may arise as to the eligibility of a candidate in respect of age, health, or character, such inquiries as may be necessary will be instituted by the Civil Service Commissioners.

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

Marks.

English Language and Literature.-

Composition

500

English Literature and History, including that of the Laws and Constitution...

.1,000

1,500

Language, Literature, and History of Greece

750

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Rome

France

Germany

Italy.

750

375

375

375

Mathematics, Pure and Mixed

Natural Science; that is, (1.) Chemistry, (2.) Electricity and Magnetism, (3.) Natural

History, (4.) Geology, and (5.) Mineralogy...

.1,250

500

* No candidate will be allowed to be examined in more than three of the branches of knowledge included under this head, and the total (500 marks) may be obtained by adequate proficiency in any one.

Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Mental and Moral Philosophy

500

Sanskrit Language and Literature

375

Arabic Language and Literature

375

7,125

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.s

7. The Examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and by vivâ voce Examination, as may be deemed necessary.

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8. The marks obtained by each candidate, in respect of each of the subjects in which he shall have been examined, will be added and the names of the candidates who shall have obtained a greater aggregate number of marks than any of the remaining candidates will be set forth in order of merit, and such candidates shall be deemed to be selected candidates for the Civil Service of India. They 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.

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

1. Oriental Languages : Sanskrit.

Vernacular Languages of India (each).

2. The History and Geography of India

3. Law

4. Political Economy

* The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.

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

Marks.

500

400

350

.1,250

350

Candidates are at liberty to send in their names and evidence of age as soon as they think fit to do so; but evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st January 1866,

It should be understood that candidates are at liberty to name at their pleasure any or all of these branches of knowledge (subject only to the restriction above mentioned as to Natural Science), and that no subjects are obligatory.

Nothing can be further from our wish than to hold out premiums for knowledge of wide surface and of small depth. We are of opinion that a Candidate ought to be allowed no credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smutterer.-Report of Committee of 1854.

¶ 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 open competition is declared.

484 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30тп SEPTEMBER, 1865.

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 marks that can be obtained in respect of it at any ong Examination. The Examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and by vivâ voce Examination, as may be deemed necessary. The marks obtained at each of such periodical Examinations will be added to those previously or subsequently obtained. The last of these Examinations will be held at the close of the second year of proba ion, 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. No candidate will be permitted to proceed to India until 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.

11. The selected candidates who at the Final Examination shall be found to have a competent knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9. shall be adjudged to have passed, and to be entitled to be appointed to the Civil Service of India.

12. 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.

13. No person will, even after passing the Final Examination, be allowed to proceed to India unless he shall comply with the regulations in force, at the time, for the Civil Service of India, and shall be of sound bodily health and good moral character. The Civil Service Commissioners will require such further evidence on these points as they may deem necessary before granting their Certificate of Qualification.

14. Applications from persons desirous to be admitted as candidates are to be addressed to the Secretary to the Civil Service Commissioners, Dean's Yard, London, S.W.

NOTE. (1.) The Secretary of State for India in Council has authorized the Civil Service Commissioners to state that it is his intention to allow the sum of 1001. for the first year of probation and 2001. for the second year to each selected candidate who shall have passed the required Examinations to the satisfaction of the Commissioners, and shall have complied with such rules as may be laid down for the guidance of selected candidates.

(2.) All selected candidates will be required, at the commencement of the 2nd year of probation, to attend at the India Office, to make the necessary arrangements for entering into covenants (binding themselves, amongst other things, to refund in certain cases the amount of their allowance in case of their failing to proceed to India), and for giving a bond for 1 0001, jointly with two sureties for the due fulfilment of the same. The stamps payable by civilians on their appointment amount to 31. 10s.

(3.) Candidates rejected at the Final Examination of 1868 will in no case be allowed to present themselves for

re-examination.

Νο. 149.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

On the nomination of the Honorable the ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, His Excellency the ACTING GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint Mr. H. J. HOLMES, Clerk of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction to be Clerk to the CHIEF JUSTICE, vice A. G. PROCTOR, deceased.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th September, 1865.

Νο. 145.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that, under the terms of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1858, Thursday the 26th day of October next, is fixed for a Special Sessions of the Justices of the Peace, to be held at the Police Magistrates' Office, at 11 o'Clock in the forenoon of that day, for the purpose of considering Applications for Licenses for the Sale of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors during the Year commencing on 1st December next.

Applications for such Licenses must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office at least Ten days before the Sessions, in the Form prescribed by the above quoted Section of the first mentioned Ordinance, and no Application will, after that period, be received for submission to the Sessions.

Printed Forms of Applications may be obtained by intending Applicants at the Police Magistrates' Office between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1865.

No. 146.

GOVERNMENT NTIFICATION.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received between the hours of 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. at the Surveyor General's Office, until the 30th November, 1865, for the privilege of farming all granite quarries in Hongkong and Kowloon during the year, 1866.

Persons desirous of tendering are directed to call at the Surveyor General's Office to obtain a proper form of tender and to register their names and address.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1865.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Acting Colonial Secretary.