CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, H-09

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1877. NEW ZEALAND.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Chairman, Civil Service Examination Board, to the Hon. the Colonial Secretart, Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sir,— Wellington, 10th July, 1877. I have the honor to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Civil Service Examination Board for the year ending 30th June, 1877. DECEMBER, 1876, EXAMINATION. Fifty-eight candidates presented themselves for the Junior Examination, and 26 for the Senior Examination. Of these, 35 catrdidates passed the Junior Examination, and 19 the Senior. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow: —

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

Name. Residence. Where Educated. )rder. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Carruth, William Andrew Rhodes, Charles Thompson, Frederick Augustus Bannister, William Edwin Pcaehoy, Frederick Bullard, George Henry Du Moulin, Louis Eugene Norrie, David Smith, Henry Martin Harding, Samuel John Lupton, Charles Henry . Auckland Auckland Nelson Wellington Auckland Nelson Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Otara School, G years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years 10 months. Otara, 1_ year; Pokeno Hill, 2-i years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. Provincial Government School, Richmond, 8 years ; College, Nelson, 4 years. Wesleyan School, Christchurch, 6 years ; Mr. Brann's, AVellington, 4 years. College, Auckland, 1_ year; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4i years, Provincial Government School, Motueka, 5 years; College, Nelson, 5 years. Mr. Baird's, Auckland, 6 months; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4J years. Papakura School, 8 years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 8 months. Private tuition, 3 years; College and Grammar School, Wellington, 4 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 1£ year. Dr. Ividd's College, 6 months ; Coromandel School, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years. Mrs. Williams', Otahuhu, 2£ years ; Otara School, 5 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 8 months. Normal School, Christchurch, 7 months. Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, 4J- years; St. John's College, Auckland, 1 year. Waitahuna Main District School, 10 months. Bridge Street School, Nelson, 3 years; St. Mary's, Nelson, 3 years. Grammar School, Napier, 2 years; English High School, Wellington, 2 years. High School, Auckland, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, l-£ year. Clevedon House Grammar School, 4_ years ; Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, 4& years. Western Academy, Auckland, 5 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 9 months. Haileybury College, 4 years ; United Services College, Westward Ho, 1 year. Church of England Grammar School, 3 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2_ years. Blenheim Borough Schools, 8 years; Renwicktown School, G months. College, Auckland, 15 months; Mr. II. Worthington's, 13 months ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 3 years. 12 13 Brock, William Dyer, Robert William Christchurch ... Auckland 14 15 Browne, John Collins Wylie, Andrew Havelock, Otago Wellington 16 Harding, Alfred Ernest Wellington 17 Chceseman, Frederick Thomas Auckland 18 Kemble, Charles John Wellington 19 Stevenson, Alexander Auckland 20 Tuke, Charles Lawrence New Plymouth 21 Purchas, Arthur Challenor Auckland 22 McCallum, Robert ... Blenheim 23 Buchanan, Archibald Auckland

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SENIOR EXAMINATION.

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Irder. Name. Residence. Where Educated. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Montgomery, William Farmar, Richard William Robertson, Donald ... Dignan, Walter Mcars, Richard Wilson Jones, Robert Kay, Walter Herbert Wanganui Blenheim Dunedin Auckland Auckland Taieri Christchurch ... Mrs. Alabaster's, Christchurch, 3 years; Christ College, Christchurch, 6 months; High School, Dunedin, 3i years; Mr. Godwin's Evening Class, Wanganui, li year. Borough School, Blenheim, 5 years; Private Schools, Blenheim, 2J years ; Renwiek School, 6 months. Mornington and Middle District Schools, Dunedin, and private tuition. College and Grammar School, Auckland, 6 years. College, Auckland, G months; Grafton Road School, 20 months ; Newton Grammar School, 8_ months. South Metropolitan District School. Sutton, Surrey, 4 years. St. Mark's College, London, 6 years; Western Grammar School, London, 1 year; Grammar and Collegiate School, North Wales, 1 year. St. Paul's, Auckland, 3 years;'High School, Auckland, 3 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. Mr. Brann's, Wellington, 5 years. Mr. Mackintosh's, 5 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 5 years. Grammar School, Wellington, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years. Mr. Forrester's, St. Alban's, 4 years; Merchant Tailors' School, London, 1 year; College, Wellington, 1 year. 31 Yates, Edward Auckland 32 33 Mountain, Thomas John Stewart, John Anderson Wellington Auckland 34 Vickers, Heywood George Auckland 35 Leekie, Robert Wellington

Name. Residence. Where Educated. "sio Q P. d "8 3 '£ I i. P. ! • I •*"» "I to _ a _ !± E !il O b a a u o c « | ■P. _h 2 91 M°' Ph & *£ i u JO 9 i 1> ! c o i 1 <_> \1_ 'S. _ o I 1 1.3 ,02 1st 1st 1st Bu'lard, George Henry Nelson Provincial Government School, Motueka, 5 years; College, Nelson, 5 years Provincial Government School, Richmond, 8 years; College, Nelson, 4 years Otara School, 6 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years Id months Otara, IJ vear; Pokeno Hill, 2. years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years Mr Baird's,Aucklaiid, 6 months; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4J years Dr. Kidd's, Auckland,!'months; Coromandel School, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years Church of England Grammar School,Parnell, 4i years: St. John's College, Auckland, 1 year Private Schools, England, 6 years ; .Arnold House, Brighton, 1 year 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd Thompson, Frederick Augustus Nilson 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st Carruth, William Andrew Auckland ... 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st, 3rd Rhodes, Charles Auckland ... 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd Du Moulin, Louis Eugene Auckland ... 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd — Harding, Samuel John Auckland ... 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 1.1, 3rd Dyer, Robert William Auckland ... 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd Blow, Horatio Join Hooper 8 Wellington 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd N.P. 3rd 3rd

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Note. —Ist, 2nd, 3rd = passed in Ist, 2nd, or 3rd Class of Merit. N.P. = Not passed. — = Did not take up the subject.

Senior Examination— continued.

_ Name. Residence. Where Educated. ■ a .:_ -_ -. ■*. 1-. ,4 1 5, B o ■ • M 5 4 a I 6 C c a y 1 2 a a § s I i— ■ s B BO •A _ S o 6 o Q ■= .° "S GO 5 W ti I I i P. <_ - O o p. -t_> I 53 3rd 2nd 3rd Peichey, Frederick Auckland ... College, Auckland, 1. year; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4i 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd Stevenson, Alexander Auckland ... years Western Academy, Auckland, 5 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 9 months Private tuition, 3 years; College and Grammar School. Wellington, .years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, IJ year Hailebury C _■ lege, 4 years; United Services College, Westward Ho, 1 year Rev. J. D. Ferguson's, Lyttelton, 7 years; Christ'sCollegc, Christchurch, 15 months; Mr. Brann's Evening Classes, Wellington, - months; private tuition, \\ ellington, 5 months Mr W. Mowbray's, Wellington, 7 years; Grammar School, Wellington, 6 months Wesleyan School, Christchurch, 6 years; Mr. Brann's, \\ ellington. + \ ears St. Mark's * College, London, G j ears; Western Grammar SchooljLondon, 1 year; Grammar and Collegiate School, North Wales, 1 J ear Eu. t Taieri School, 8 years Ferry School, 3 years; Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, 2 years; College, Wellington, 1 \car Private Schools, Cambridge, 11 years; private tutor, 1 year 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd Smith, Henry Martin Auckland ... 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd N.P. 2nd 2nd Tuke, Charles Lawrence New Plymouth 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st Knowles, Henry John Wellington 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd JT.P. 3rd 3rd 14 Mowbray, Ernest Lester Wellington 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd Bannister, William Edwin Wellington 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd Kay, Water Herbert Christchurch 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd Id N.P 3rd Jones.John Henry Dunedin ... 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd Miller, William Wellington 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd — Hall, Henry Wellington 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd N.P. 3rJ 3rd

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JUNE, 1877, EXAMINATION. Forty-nine candidates presented themselves for the Junior Examination, and 10 for the Senior Examination. Of these, 26 candidates passed the Junior Examination, and 3 the Senior Examination. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow: —

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

SENIOR EXAMINATION.

Note.- --Ist, 2nd, 3rd = passed in Ist, 2nd, or 3rd Class of Merit. N.P. = Not passed. —=Did not take up the subject. * The candidate whose name is marked with an * passed in accordance with the following proviso to clause 9 of the Regulations :—"But 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 be considered as having passed the Senior Examination in respect of the other branches of the service."

•rder. .Name. Residence. Where Educated. 1 Rich, Francis Arthur Napier Rev. W. Marshall's, Napier, 15 months ; Kev. R. L. Stanford's, Tokomairiro, 1£ year; Rev. G. M. D'Arcy Irvine's, Napier. 2 years. Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years ; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 1 year. South Dunedin District School, 5 years; High School, 3J years ; Christ's College, Canterbury, 1J year. Royal High School, Edinburgh,4years; Edinburgh University. Private tuition, \i year; St. James', Auckland, 2 years; St. Paul's, Wellington, 2\ years; College, Wellington, 6 months ; Grammar School, Invercargill, 3 years. The Grange, South Yarra, 2 years ; Junior Grammar School, Geelong, 1 year ; High School, Dunedin, G\ years. St. John's College, Hurstpierpont, 8 years. Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, 6 years. Grammar School, Wellington, 5 years; High School, Dunedin, (! months ; Grammar School, Invercargill, 6 months. Middle District School, Dunedin, 6 years ; Grammar School, Invercargill, 3 jean. Provincial School*, Nelson, 8 years; College, Nelson, 1| year. Grammar School, Napier, 3 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, (! years. Nelson City Schools, 8 years. lli^'h School, Ballaiat, '■!, years; College, Wellington, 3 years; English High School, Wellington, 3 monllis. Grammar School, Denbigh, 1£ year; Grammar School, St. Asaph, 1 year; Christ's College, Christchurch, 4 years. Christ's College and Grammar School, Cliristcliurch, Hi years. St. James', Auckland, 2 years; St. Paul's, Wellington, 2 years; College, Wellington, 1 year; Grammar School, Invercargill, 2 years ; private tuition, 2 years. Mr. Richmond's, 2 years; Mr. Adam's, 2 years. Gummic's Bush School, 3 years; Grammar School, Invercargill, 4 yean. Mr. Searle's, Invercargill. 2 years; Mr. Paterson's, Hokitika, 3 years; Mr. Thomas's National School, Greymouth, 4 years. South Dunedin School, 7 years; High School, Dunedin, 1 year. High School, Lvttelton, U years. Grammar School, Great Crosby, 1»- year; College, Wellington, 2 years ; High School, Wellington, 1 year ; Christ's College, Christchurch, 1£ year. Western Academy, 1 year; Commercial School, 2J years. Grammar School, Auckland, 2| years. Private tuition, and Grammar School, Invercargill, 8 months. 2 Burton, Earnest William Auckland 3 Hardy, Edwin Henry Dunedin 4 5 Thomson, Charles William Henry Dean, Edwin Harland Wellington Invcroargill ... 6 Bum, Edgar Hiuo Dunedin 7 8 9 Hastings, Douglas llama Woolcott, Albert Henry Hamilton, William Milne Wellington Auckland Invcreargill ... 10 Hannah, John Invereurgill I 1 Barltrop, James Richard Thomas, Reea Esdaile Nelson Auckland ia 14 Aiken, William Calder Crombie, Charles Alfred Melville Greymouth Wellington 15 Hamner, George Christehurch ... 17 Mathias, Lionel, Octavianus ... Dean, William Lupton Christchurch ... Invercargill ... is lit Curtis Edward Temple Stevens, Charles New Plymouth Invercargill ... to Cameron, Albert Slee Greymouth ■1 22 28 Park, Herbert Grubb, David Lawaon, James Ibbs ... Dunediu Christchurch ... Christehureh ... M 25 BO Baker, John Gorrie, William John McClure, Gordon Hurrell Morland Auckland Auckland Invercargill

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COMPARISON OF RESULTS. Year 1875-6. Year 1876-7. Underwent Junior Examination... ... ... ... ... 54 107 Passed „ „ ... ... ... ... ... 37 61 Underwent Senior „ ... ... ... ... ... 31 36 Passed „ „ ... ... ... ... ... 20 22 A comparison between the results of the December, 1876, and June, 1877, examinations shows that the standard reached by candidates has fallen off considerably during the latter half of the past year. The highest number of marks attained in the Junior Examination, December, 1876, was 1,656 out of a possible 2,000 ; and in June, 1877, 1,535 out of the same maximum. Tho average number of marks attained in each subject by the best passed candidates in the Senior Examination, December, 1876, was 346 out of a possible 500 ; and in June, 1877, 328 out of the same maximum. Of 58 candidates who underwent the Junior Examination in December, 1876, 23 failed, whereas of 49 examined in June, 1877, 23 failed. The result of the Senior Examinations in this respect is still more unfavourable. Of 26 candidates examined in December, 1876, 7 failed; whereas of 10 examined in June, 1877, 7 failed. The following returns will show the numbers who failed in each subject:— Junior Examination. December, 1876. June, 1877. English ... ... 58 examiued, 11 failed 49 examined, 11 failed. Arithmetic ... ... 58 „ 16 „ 49 „ 11 „ History ... ... 58 „ 16 „ 49 „ 18 „ Geography ... ... 58 „ 7 „ 49 „ 14 „ Senior Examination. English ... ... 26 examined, 2 failed 10 examined, 1 failed. Latin ... ... 24 „ 1 „ 5 „ 1 „ Arithmetic ... ... 26 „ 3 „ 10 „ 3 „ Geography ... ... 26 „ 3 „ 10 „ 1 „ Greek ... ... 1 „ 0 „ 2 „ 0 „ French ... ... 5 „ 0 „ 5 „ 2 „ German ... ... 2 „ 1 „ 0 „ 0 „ Maori ... ... 0 „ 0 „ 0 „ 0 „ Trigonometry ... ... 5 „ 2 „ 7 „ 5 „ Algebra ... ... 23 „ 7 „ 8 „ 3 „ Geometry ... ... 16 „ 0 „ 4 „ 3 „ Science ... ... 2 „ 1 „ 1 „ 0 „ History ... ... 22 2 „ 8 „ 1 „ Book-keeping ... ... 3 „ 1 „ 1 „ 0 „ Shorthand ... ... 0 „ 0 „ 0 „ 0 „ The number of subjects in which candidates failed to pass is as follows: — Junior Examination. December, 1876. June. 1877. Failed in all subjects ... 3 ... 6 3 „ ... 4 ... 5 2 „ ... 7 ... 4 „ 1 „ ... j) ... _8 23 (58 examined) 23 (49 examined). Senior Examination. December, 1870. June, 1877. Failed in all subjects ... 0 ... 1 4 „ ... 1 ... 0 3 „ ... 3 ... 2 2 „ ... 3 ... 2 1 „ ... 0 ... 2 7 (26 examined) 7 (10 examined). RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. £ s . d. Voted by Parliament for the purposes of the Preparation and revision of papers ... 8111 0 Board ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Supervision of examinations ... ... 88 11 6 Fees for examination ... ... ... 6 6 0 Attendance fees of members of Board, not Fees for certificates ... ... ... 4 0 0 being members of Ciril Service ... 27 2 0 Total ... ... ... £197 4 6 Balance unexpended ... ... 13 1 6 £210 6 0 £210 6 0

EXAMINATION PAPERS. I forward herewith, in duplicate, the Examination Papers used at the December, 1876, and June, 1877, examinations. I have, &c, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. G. S. Cooper, Chairman.

By Authority : George Didsbuet, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB77.

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