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No. 20.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MARCH, 1861.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The subjoined Regulations for an Examination of Candidates for the Civil Service of India, to be held in London in July, 1861, are published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 27th February, 1861.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS,

1. In July 1861, an Examination of candlikatos will to hold in London. Eighty candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified. Of these, will be sølvted for the Presideney of Bengal, for that of Madras, and

for that of Bombay,*---Notice will hereafter be given of the days on i place of examination.

2. Any natural-born subject of Her Majesty, who shall be devis of entering the Civil Service of India, will be entitled to be examined at such Examination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st May 1861, 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 May 1881 will be above eighteen years and under twenty-two years;

(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having no discuse, constitutional affbetion, or bodily infirmity, unfitting him for the Civil Service of India;

(c) Satisfactory proof of good moral ebaracter;

(4) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge hereinafter 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,

Language, Literature, and History of Greece,

1,000

1,500

750

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Rome,

Franice,

Germany,

Italy,

750

375

375

375

Mathematics, Pure and Mixed

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

tural History, (1.) 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 of tained by adequate profielency in any three.

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

600

Sanskrit Language and Literature,

500

Arabic Language and Literature,

500

7,876

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 competent knowledge of that subject.

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

8. The marks obtained by each candidate, in respect of each of the subjects in which he shall have been examined, will be added up, and the names of the eighty candidates who shall have obtained a greater aggregate number of marks than auy of the remaining candidates will be set forth in order of merit, and such endidates shall be deemed to be selecte i 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 to which they shall be appointed.

9. In June or July 1862, a further Examination of the selected candidates will take place in the following subjects :-

1. {Sanskrit,

Vernacular Languages of India (each),

2. The History and Geography of India,

**Each candid: te may name one or two languages. If he names one only, he must nume either Sanskrit or a vernacular language current in the Presidency which he has selected.

Marks.

500

• 350

4. Political Economy,

3. The General Principles of Jurisprudence and the Elements of Hindu and

Mohammedan Law,

500

1,000 500

In this, as in the preceding Examination, 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. The Examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written auswers, and by vivâ voce Examination, as may be deemed necessary,

* The number of appointments to be made in each Presidency will be announced hereafter.

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