CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD, (REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1876 Session I, H-18

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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD, (REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF).

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by command of Sis Excellency.

The Chaibiian, Civil Service Examination Board, to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaey. Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sib,— Wellington, Ist July, 1876. I have the honor to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Civil Service Examination Board for the year ending 30th June, 1876: — DECEMBER 1875 EXAMINATION. Thirty-one candidates presented themselves for the Junior, and IS for the Senior Examination. Of these, 27 passed the Junior, and 11 the Senior Examination. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in the order of merit, are as follow :—

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

Name. Residence. Where Educated. Chambers, Joseph Bernard Jeid, Robert Hume ... Napier Auckland Grammar School, Napier, 3 years. High School, Auckland, 1 year; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4J years. Mrs. Bloxham's, liampstead, 1 year ; Dr. Speyer's, Weybridge, 2 years ; Mr. Andresen's, St. John's Wood, 2 years ; University College School, Gower Street, 3 years. St. John's College, Auckland, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years. Mr. Malcolm's, Hokitika, 2 years; Mr. Petersen's, Hokitika, 1 year ; All Saints, Hokitika, 1 year ; Hokitika Academy, 1 year. Grammar School, Napier, 3 years. Church of England Grammar School, Auckland, 5 years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. Paparoa School, 3 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 3 years. Private Schools, England, 6 years ; Arnold House, Brighton, 1 year. Provincial Government School, Nelson, 6 years; College, Nelson, 2 Trankland, Frederick William ... Wellington laultain, Jamee Frederick Auckland Shain, William Alexander Hokitika Jhodes, William Barnard llitford, William Frederick Napier Auckland Wilson, John Harris Auckland 31ow, Horatio John Hooper Sadd, Robert Thomas Wellington Nelson Utkin, Thomas Pilcher, Ernest Gregory Jameron, John Nicholson .loynihan, John Joseph Cing, George Alfred ... Cnowles, Henry John... 'erston, Norman Mathew Fortescue filler, William Auckland Wellington Greymouth Nelson Auckland Wellington ... Wellington Wellington ... years. Hauraki Grammar School, 2 years ; Karaka School, 1^ year ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 1 year. Grammar School, Wellington, 3 j'ears ; Mr. Branu's Evening Class, li year. Mr. Patterson's, Hokitika, 4J years; Mr. Stanton's, Hokitika, 2J years; National School, Greymouth, 2 years; High School, Carlton, Melbourne, li year. St. Mary's, Nelson, 3 years. Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years. Rev. J. 1). Fergusson's, Lyttelton, 7 years; Christ's College and Grammar School, Christchurch, 15 months; Mr. Brann's Evening Class, Wellington, 3 months. Grammar School, Wellington, 3 years; English High School, Wellington, 2 years. Ferry School, 2 years; Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, Wellington, 2 years. Church of England Grammar School, Auckland, 5 years ; Collegeand Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, Wellington, 5 years. Private Tuition, England, 2 years ; Victoria College, Jersey, 3 years. Wesley College, Sheffield ; High School, Christchurch, 1 year; Christ's College and Grammar School, Christchurch, 1 year. St. Mary's, Wellington, 4 years ; Mr. Brann's, Wellington, 1 year. Private Tuition ; Halswell School, 4 years. Mr. Schofield's, New Plymouth, 4 years; Mr. Greenwood's, New Plymouth, 1 year; Mr. Adams', New Plymouth, lj year. Southport, 1 year; Liverpool, 1 year; Mr. Compton's, New Plymouth, 3 years ; Mr. Adams', New Plymouth, 1J year. Grammar School, Wellington, 2 years ; Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, Wellington, 1 year. ?urchas, George Henry Arthur... Auckland lenner, John )ard, George Kobert ... Lshwin, Theodore CraTen Wellington ... Wellington Christchurch ... VNeill, Edward Edmund 3rakc, Alfred Marshall, Gifford Wellington Christchurch ... New Plymouth )umbell, John Thomas New Plymouth lirschberg, Alexander Morilz ... Wellington

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SENIOR EXAMINATION.

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

Name. Residence. Where Educated. I U t bo o 2nd s 'a g I" s a I § B 2nd I 5 f a o p C5 d o 'o b O "tfc w 2nd to f B O O 1 Eeid, Robert Hume Auckland... High School, Auckland, 1 year ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4J years Grammar School, Napier, 3 years St. John's College, Auckland, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years Grammar School, Napier, 3 years Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years Paparoa School, 3 years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland,3yrs. Provincial Government School, Nelson, 6 years; College, Nelson, 2 years Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, 2J years ; Mr. Brann's Evening Class 4 months Church of England Grammar School, Auckland, 5 years ; College and Gram. School, Auckland, 2 yrs. Church of England Grammar School. Auckland, 5 years ; College and Gram. School, Auckland, 2yrs. Mr. Godwin's School, Wanganui, 7 years 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Chambers, Joseph Bernard Haultain, James Frederick Napier ■1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st lsi 2nd Auckland... 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd Rhodes, William Barnard King, G-eorge Alfred Napier 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd Auckland ... 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st, 3rd 2nd Wilson, Joseph Harris Auckland ... 2nd 1st 1 it 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd Sadd, Robert Thomas Nelson 3rd lft 1st 3rd 3rd l»t lsi, 3rd Brown, James William Wellington 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd Mitford, William Frederick Auckland ... 3rd ltt 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st Purchas, George Henry Arthur Auckland ... 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd Powell, Frederick William Wanganui 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd N.P. 1st 2nd 3rd Note. —1st, 2nd, 3rd = passed in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Class of Meri it. N.P. = Not passe 1. — = Did not take up the subject. JUNE 1876 EX. Twenty-three candidates presented themselves f •f these, 10 passed the Junior, and 9 the Senior Exa The names of the candidates who passed, placed AMINATION. for the Junior, and imination. . in the order of mi 13 for the Senior Examination. srit, are as follow:—

Name. Residence. Where Educated, and Length of Stay at each School. Barstow, Thos. Malcolm Hulme Pereival, Wm. Ernest McGowan, Jas. Paterson Ridings, Jas. Percy ... Haultain, Arthur Robertson Theodore Bell, Edward Spencer Barham... St. John, Geo. Francis William Lyon, William Deans ... Auckland Auckland Lytteltou Auckland Auckland Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, 6J years. Rev. P. Mason's, Newton, Auckland, 2 years 8 months. Rev. J. D. Fergusson's, 5 years. College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. Preparatory School, Cheltenham, 5i years; Cathedral School, Worcester, 4 years. Mr. Ross's, Christchurch, 15 months ; and Private Tuition. College, Wellington, 4 years. Grammar School, Wellington, 4 years; Te Aro Grammar School, 1 year; Mr. Gammell's, Wellington, 1 year. Grammar School, Dundalk, 3 yrs ; Foyle College, Londonderry, 1 yr. Preparatory Schools, England, 2 years ; Terrace School, Penge, 3 years; South Penge Park College, 1 year. Wellington Wellington Wellington Kennedy, George Alexander Blow, Henry Wm. Pereival Wellington Wellington

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SENIOR EXAMINATION.

Note.—lst, 2nd, 3rd=Passed in Ist, 2nd, or 3rd Class of Merit. N.P.=!S"ot passed. —=Did not take up the subject. * The candidate whose name is marked with an * passed the examination in accordance with the following proviso in the Regulations : —" In respect of Cadets in the Engineer's branch of the Public Works Department, Plane Trigonometry may be substituted for Latin as a compulsory subject; but any candidate availing himself of the exception will not bo considered as having passed the Senior Examination in respect of the other branches of the service." SUMMARY FOR THE TEAR. Underwent Junior Examination ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 Ditto Senior ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 Passed Junior ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 Ditto Senior ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20

Name. Eesidence. Where Educated, and Length of Stay at each School. I | H H .2 b 1 l f I I 'I S OJ S ?* D CS <( (5 4 h 4 S E a 9 | o I o o s o 'o DO I •I J* o O m 1 CO Sim, William Alexander Barstow, Thomas Malcolm Hulme rankland, Fredk. William Wellington Wanganui Auckland ... M>s. Bloxharn's, Hampstead, 1 year; Dr. Syer's Weybridge, 2 years; Mr. Andresen's, St. John's Wood, 2 years; London University College School, 3 years Kev.MrNicholl's, Wanganui, lyr., Grammar Sch., Wanganui, 5 years; Mr. Godwin's Evening Class, Wanganui, 1 year Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, 6i yeara Christ's College and Grammar School, Christchurch, 7 years High School, Dunedin, 6 yrs. Grammar School, Maida Hill, 6 months; Grammar School, Colchester, 2 yra.; P hilological School, London, 2 years; School of Arts, South Kensington, 1 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st l3t 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st N.P. 1st 1st 1st 1st Jordon, George Christchurch 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st N.P. N.P. Hartin, Alfred Bowden 'Hunter, Ashley John Napier 3rd l*t 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st Auckland ... 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd N.P. 1st 'ileher, Ernest Gregory mxford, Henry Jabez Wellington Wellington year Grammar School, Wellington, 3 years ; Mr. Brann's Evening Class, Wellington, ljj year Mr. Brann's Sehool.Wellington, 7 years; College, Wellington, ]i year Grammar School, Wellington, 4 years; Te Aro Gram. School, 1 year ; Mr. Gammell's,Wellington, 1 year 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd N.P. 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd jyon, William Deans Wellington 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd N.P. 3rd 3rd BT.P.

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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.

RegTJLATICCN'S. In consequence of recommendations, addressed partly to the Government and partly to the Board, certain alterations have been made in the regulations for the conduct of examinations ; and amended regulations, which are to come into force on the Ist January, 1577, were published in the New Zealand Gazette of 15th June last. I forward a copy of these regulations herewith.* Under the amended regulations the limitation as to the ago at which candidates can be examined is done away with; and persons not intending to enter the Civil Service, such as law students and others, can be examined on payment of a fee of £2 2s. These amendments were rendered advisable chiefly by the fact that the Judges of the Supreme Court occasionally take the Board's pass certificate for the Senior Examination as evidence of the satisfactory lay education of a candidate for admission to the Bar. Such candidates have hitherto been placed at a disadvantage, inasmuch as they have to pass the Junior Examination before they can pass the Senior, and they must pass the Junior before they have reached the age of twenty-two. Under the amended regulations, they may pass the Junior Examination after they have reached that age, though still obliged to pass the Junior before the Senior. Candidates will be required to state, in their applications to be "examined, whether they are candidates for employment in the Civil Service. Another alteration, and one which the Board consider will be of no little advantage, is that candidates for the Senior Examination will be ahle to take up part of a Latin prose work and part of a Latin poem, instead of being examined solely in either prose or poetry as now provided by the Regulations. It was represented to the Board that the constant application of a youth to the study of one Latin author, during the course of preparation for examination, rather tended to weary him with his work, and that a variety in the subjects, without increasing the total quantity, would lighten his labours and render him more conversant with the language. The Board recommended the Government to make such an alteration in the regulations as would conduce to this result, and the alteration has been made. Examination Papees. I forward herewith, in duplicate, copies of the papers used at the December, 1875, and June, 1876, examinations. I have, &c, W. Gisboene, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, &c, Ac. Chairman.

* Vide Gazette of 15th June, 1876.

By Authority : G-eoe&e Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB76. Price 3d.]

£ s. d. £ s. d. Fees to supervisors ... ... 68 5 C Preparation and revision of papers ... 66 16 C Books ... ... ... lie Attendance fees of members not being members of the Civil Service 1G 16 0 oted by Parliament for the purposes of the Board ... ... 200 0 0 Total ... ... £152 18 6 Balance unexpended ... 47 1 6 £200 0 0 £200 0 0