CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1883 Session I, H-09

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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

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

The Chairman, Civil Service Examination Board, to the Hon. the Colonial Secbetaby. Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sib,— Wellington, 4th June, 1883. I have the honour to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Civil Service Examination Board since the date of my last report:— OCTOBEB, 1882, EXAMINATION. Junioe Examination. One hundred candidates underwent examination, 41 candidates passed, 59 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 11 failed in 4 subjects, 23 failed in 3 subjects, 12 failed in 2 subjects, 13 failed in 1 subject, 38 failed in English, 30 failed in arithmetic, 41 failed in history, 41 failed in geography. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows :—

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J.UUU. NEW ZEALAND. ML SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE). Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. The Chairman, Civil Service Examination Board, to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, 3ie,— Wellington, 4th June, 1883. I have the honour to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Civil Servio Examination Board since the date of my last report:— OCTOBER, 1882, EXAMINATION. Junior Examination. One hundred candidates underwent examination, 41 candidates passed, 59 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 11 failed in 4 subjects, 23 failed in 3 subjects, 12 failed in ! subjects, 13 failed in 1 subject, 38 failed in English, 30 failed in arithmetic, 41 failed in history, 4: lailed in geography. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows :— lomp' ilsory. Optii >nal. *§ o Name. Residence. Where Educated. A CO "si a fc. '•—1 a 3 1 __. & i i r6 a a 'r-i c *£. -j_ 1 ! '3 O Maximum obtainable.. 600 601 600 600 600 600 1 2 Morrah, Frank Dubrello .. Talbot, Alfred George Wellington Nelson .. Wellington College, 7 years Richmond School, 5 years ; Nelson College, 1\ years Richmond School, 7J years; Nelson College, 2 J years Riwaka School, 3 years; Pakawau School, 1£ years ; Nelson College, 1 year Spring Grove School, 3 years; Foxhill School, 4 years; Nelson College, 9 months Town Schools, Nelson, 9 years; Nelson College, 6 months Private School, London, 2 years; Bishop's School, Nelson, 2 years; Nelson College, 2| years Napier Grammar School, 4 years; Napier Trust School, 1 year Auckland College and Grammar School, 5 years Ballasalla Village School, 2 years; Hampden Street School, Nelson, 3 years; Town Schools, Nelson, 2 years ; Nel-' son College, 9 months Mount Albert School, 8 years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 3 years and 8 months Havelock School, 6 years ; Blenheim School, IJ years; Nelson College, 9 months 406 433 480 551 570 375 378 415 183* 177* 3 Harkness, John Tinline Nelson .. 262 469 415 486 163! i Ledger, Arthur Lindsay Forbes Nelson .. 306 474 378 452 1611 Rutherford, George Nelson .. 224 452 306 454 1431 6 Johnson, Frank Herbort .. Nelson .. 233 434 417 351 143, 7 Gibbs, Frederick Giles Nelson .. 366 331 331 401 142! Newton, Gollan McLean .. Napier .. 330 363 447 286 1421 8 9 Harington, Arthur Vivian .. Auckland 289 348 443 345 142J 10 Kelly, John Frederick Nelson .. 270 326 399 428 142; mam French, James Morison Auckland 353 499 323 204 137! U Douslin, Horace .. Nelson .. 12 309 408 335 296 1341 1—H. 9.

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Compulsory. Optii mal. o ! Name. Residence. Where Educated. A m a fc. a _ >. u o 43 co a f-. c_ ft o a> o ■d a o a o cd 3 o H 13 Pownall, Charles Aylmer .. Wellington Manawatu School, 1 year; Thomdon School, 3 years; Wellington Grammar School, 2 years ; Wellington College, 3 years Mr. GammelPs, 1 year; Wellington College, 3J years Mr. Adams's, 3 years; Nelson College, 2 years; Wellington College, 9 months Te Aro-School, 1| years ; Thorndon School, 3 years ; Wellington College, IJ years Lower Hutt School, 6 years; Wellington College, 1| years Ranzau School, 5 years; Nelson College, 3J years Wakefield School, 4 years; Richmond School, 4 years ; Nelson College, If years Dublin School, 3 years ; Lawrence School, 1 year; Sydenham School, 3 years ; Ashburton School, 2 years ; Invercargill South School, 2 years Private School, England; Nelson College, 2 years Private Schools, England, 5 years ; Nelson College, 2 years Auckland College, 2 years ; Wellington College, 3 years; Nelson College, 3 months Mr. Park's, Dunedin, If years; Wellington College, 2 years; Wellington High School, 1 year ; Mr. Morton's, 6 months Nelson College, 3 years ; Private Tutor, 4 years; Wellington College, 2f years Blenheim Borough School, 6 years Mr. Adams's, 5 years ; New Plymouth High School, 9 months Wellington College, 6*| years .. Clifton Bank, Scotland, 2 years ; Kamo Public School, 6 years ; Auckland College and Grammar School, 2 years Thorndon School, 7 years ; Wellington College, 9 months Mount Cargill School, 3 years; Albany Street School, 4 years; Normal School, Dunedin, 4 years Thorndon School, 1 year; Terrace School, 5 years ; Wellington College, 9 months Boys' District High School, 3J years; Napier District High School, 2J years Kaitoke School, Wanganui, 3 years; Private School, 5 years; Wellington College, 6 months Bishop's School, Nelson, 14 months; Blenheim Borough School, 5 years State School, Ballarat, 2 years; Wellington College, 13 months Auckland College and Grammar School, 6 years Christchurch School, 1 year; Ashburton School, 3 years; Nelson College, 6 months Private School, 4J years ; Hokitika Academy, 2 years ; Hokitika State School, 2-J years Parnell Grammar School, 3 years; Thames High School, 2J years Reefton State School, 7J years 341 350 392 262 1345 Harding, Harold William Litton Devenish, William Wellington 1341 14 291 443 330 277 15 Wellington 288 305 428 311 1332 16 Easton, George Henry Iveson Wellington 2521 445 351 283 1331 Pringle, Graham Speedy .. Wellington 301 450 248 323 1322 17 18 Meyer, Andrew Christopher Nelson .. 347 358 308 306 1319 19 Fairhall, Stewart Nelson .. 295 395 244 384 1318 Ermis, Alexander Thomas .. Invercargill 1305 20 200l 419 355 331 Glasgow, Francis Bernard .. 1288 21 Nelson .. 258 352 382 296 22 Innes-Jones, Frank Melville Nelson .. 284 268 363 366 1281 23 Kirk, Leonard Nelson .. 303 255 347 339 1244 24 Sleigh, Ernest Alfred Dunedin .. 204 354 302 378 1238 Smith, George Harold Wellington 344 428 229 231 1232 25 26 Dobson, Henry Bruce Blenheim 246 528 215 209 1198 27 Humphries, Thomas Larwell New Plymouth Wellington Auckland 256 260 315 364 1195 28 29 Galway, John de Burgo Meldrum, William 297 266 329 463 340 233 205 207 1171 1169 Bannister, Hamilton Wellington 303 225 263 356 *• 1147 30 31 Montgomery, William Barr Christch'eh 259 250 324 272 1105 Wallace, George Houston .. Wellington 301 295 200 304 1100 32 Grubb, Norman Charles Napier .. 200 343, 280 276 1099 33 Cameron, Allan Wellington 235 278 299 277 1089 34 Hustwick, Frederick Lewis Blenheim 277 290 280 225 1072 35 Pope, Roland Henry Wellington 269 264 1045 36 227 285 37 Ludhrook, William Williams Wellington 200 223 329 255 1007 38 Hodder, William Reginald Nelson .. 229 226 2901 227 972 Banks, William Arthur Dunbar Hokitika.. 245 266 248j 205 964 39 Adams, Cecil Walter °S.. Thames .. 929209 258 215] 247 40 ■ : 41 Reefton .. 896 McKay, James 211' 281 200 205

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Seniob Examination. Forty-three candidates were examined, 22 candidates passed, 21 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 1 failed in 5 subjects, 3 failed in 4 subjects, 1 failed in 3 subjects, 8 failed in 2 subjects, 8 failed in 1 subject, 43 examined and 13 failed in English, 43 examined and 3 failed in arithmetic, 43 examined and 4 failed in geography, 38 examined and 7 failed in Latin, 37 examined and 12 failed in French, 2 examined and none failed in German, 1 examined and none failed in Maori, 14 examined and none failed in trigonometry, 41 examined and 4 failed in algebra, 35 examined and none failed in geometry, 14 examined and 1 failed in science, 35 examined and 13 failed in history, 1 examined and 1 failed in book-keeping, 1 examined and 1 failed in shorthand. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows : —

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Coi tpulsory. Optional. Name. Residence. Where Educated. I I to o o 0 4 S a . I 3 I I fl I 5 I I C5 oq s a tub 'a QJ O M M § H 1 c $ 1 hi I Maximum attainable 600 600 600 600 600 60( 600 600 600 600 GOO 600 600 600 600 600 Meek, Alfred Richardson Wellington English High School, 3J years; Mr. Gammell's, 6 months; Wellington College, 3 years Upland House School, London, 2 years; Thorndon School, 2 years ; Wellington College, 3J years Richmond School, 5 years; Nelson College, 2J years Tonbridge College, Kent, 1 year; Auckland College, 1J years ; Nelson College, If years ; Wellington College, 1J years Thames Schools, 6J years; Nelson College, 2J years Thorndon School, 4 years ; Wellington College, 3 years Wellington College, 7 years Tuakau School, 8 years; Auckland College and Grammar School, If years Richmond School, 7J years; Nelson College, 2J years Napier Grammar School, 4 years; Napier Trust School, 1 year Nelson College, 3 years; Private Tutor, 4 years; Wellington College, 2$ years Clifton Bank, Scotland, 2 years; Kamo Public School, 6 years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 2 years Auckland College and Grammar School, 5 years Ayr Academy, 6 months; Private School, Wanganui, 4 ■ years ; Wellington College^ months Scott's School, Edinburgh, 1 year ; Clydesdale Academy, Glasgow, 2 years; Anderson's Academy, Glasgow r If years; Edinburgh Institute, 4J years 500 1st 496 1st 448 2nd 492 1st 454 1st * , 380 2nd 438 2nd 581 1st 220 3rd 248 3rd * * 4257 Barnett, Louis Edward Wellington * 4218 400 2nd 520 1st 465 1st 469 1st 356 2nd 374 2nd 528 1st 590 1st 210 3rd 306 2nd Talbot, Alfred George Nelson .. 460 1st 487 1st 590 1st 290 3rd 362 2nd 3849 225 3rd 475 1st 363 2nd 374 2nd 223 3rd Colbeck, Edmund Henry Wellington 400 2nd 245 3rd 443 2nd 473 1st 333 2nd 319 2nd 543 1st 575 1st 260 3rd 243 3rd 3834 Murray, Harry Holmden Nelson .. 483 1st 418 2nd 580 1st 400 2nd NP NP 3465 5 260 3rd 515 1st 475 1st 334 2nd Bolton, Frederick George Wellington 220 3rd 473 1st 388 2nd 472 1st 345 2nd * 472 1st 525 1st 448 2nd 3343 Morrah, Prank Dubrelle Poland, John Joseph Wellington 300 2nd 350 2nd 447 2nd 450 1st 383 2nd 316 2nd 435 2nd 237 3rd 270 3rd NP 431 2nd 489 1st 581 1st 531 1st 311 2nd 333 2nd * 3158 * * Tuakau .. * 302G 320 2nd Harkness, John TJnline Nelson .. 444 2nd NP * 2994 225 3rd 500 1st 266 3rd 438 2nd 225 3rd * 350 2nd 546 1st Newton, Gollan McLean Napier .. 215 3rd 409 2nd 382 2nd 372 2nd 279 3rd * 363 2nd 541 1st 286 3rd 2847 Smith, George Harold Wellington 330 2nd 378 2nd 286 3rd 360 2nd 273 3rd 200 3rd 371 2nd 397 2nd 250 3rd NP 2845 Meldrum, William Auckland 450 1st 444 2nd 267 3rd 336 2nd 215 3rd * * 410 2nd 500 1st NP 203 3rd 2825 Auckland 2754 Harington, Arthur Vivian NP * 565 1st 407 2nd 453 1st 239 3rd W NP 303 2nd 286 3rd 501 1st * Treadwell, Archibald Hamilton Wellington 450 1st 361 2nd 238 3rd 387 2nd * * * 494 1st 463 1st * 345 2nd orrQQ a/do **■ 2689 Watson, Georgo Invercargill * * * 450 1st 362 2nd 331 2nd 338 2nd 295 3rd 342 2nd 571 1st

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Note,—lst, 2nd, 3rd, —passed in Ist, 2nd, or 3rd class of merit. N.P. = xiot passed. * = did not take up the subject, APKIL, 1883, EXAMINATION. Junioe Examination. Fifty-one candidates underwent examination, 29 candidates passed, and 22 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 1 failed in 4 subjects, 4 failed in 3 subjects, 3 failed in 2 subjects, 14 failed in one subject; 7 failed in English, 4 failed in arithmetic, 15 failed in history, 10 failed in geography, 1 failed in shorthand. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows: —

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Co: ipulsi wy. Optio: ial. Name. Residence. Where Educated. ■S f | 3 •a Pi E | c5 o 3 a a i I II to 5 b o a § O o 'o i/3 i i w t a 8 m g ,a 1 CD i I o I a" d -p l-l i o B Colbeck, Charles Austyn Wellington Private School, 2 years; Auckland College, lj years ; Nelson College, If years; Wellington College, 1J years Kaitoke School, Wanganui, 3 years ; Private School, 5 years; Wellington College, 6 months Church of England Grammar School and Private Tuition, 5J years Manawatu School, 1 year ; Thorndon School, 3 years; Wellington Grammar School, 2 years ; Wellington College, 3 years Nelson College, 2 years; Geneva College, 2 years; Clifton College, 1 year Private Schools, 8 years ; Wellington College, 3J years Oamaru District High School, 7 years; Christ's College, Christchurch, 6 months. 225 3rd 538 1st 3G8 2nd 332 2nd 226 3rd 490 1st 491 1st NP 2671 Cameron, Allan Wellington 200 3rd 435 2nd 271 3rd 381 2nd 216 3rd 422 2nd 411 2nd NP 2331 Smith, Maurice Crompton Auckland 350 2nd 289 3rd 294 3rd 342 2nd 447 2nd 480 1st 220! Pownall, Charles Aylmer Wellington 200 3rd 459 1st 219 3rd 336 2nd NP 348 2nd 285 3rd 280 3rd 212' Richmond, Alfred Wellington 350 2nd 228 3rd 215 3rd 253 3rd 484 1st 435 2nd NP 196i Holdsworth, Joseph Godfrey Wellington 250 3rd 351 2nd 213 3rd 273 3rd NP 368 2nd 477 1st NP 193: Moore, Herbert Gifford Oamaru .. 230 3rd 474 1st 247 3rd * 303 2nd 423 2nd 254 3rd 193:

Name. Besidence. Where Educated. lomp' 2 £ <1 ilsory. O Optii s >nal. | o a "el} a I E 9 I Maximum obtainable 600 600 600 600 GOl 600 1 Lloyd, Thomas Henry Gordon Palmerston North Wellington College, 3 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 2 years Stourbridge Grammar School, 7% years Wanganui Academy, 2 years; Private School, 1 year; Wanganui Grammar School, 1 year; Wanganui High School, 3| years Te Aro School, 4J years; Wellington College, 2 years Mr. Sutton's, 2 years; State School, 4 years Private School, New Plymouth, 2 years; Terrace School, Wellington, 2 years; Bridge Street School, Nelson, 2 years; Nelson College, 1 year 478 515 345 372 1711 2 Penn, William Bainsford .. New Plymouth Wanganui 458 350 450 380 1631 4s 162; 3 Sim, Kobert Campbell 485 490 385 265 Wellington 4 Huggins, Herbert Augustus Robert Eeynolds, Arthur Broad .. 483 445 290 390 1608 5 Hokitika.. 341 495 485 285 1606 6 Stone, Charles'Edward Nelson 332 458 320 415 1525

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— Senior Examination. Fifteen candidates were examined, 6 candidates passed, 9 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 2 failed in 7 subjects, 1 failed in 5 subjects, 2 failed in 4 subjects, 4 failed in 2 subjects','ls examined and 8 failed in English, 15 examined and 3 failed in arithmetic, 15 examined and 4 failed in geography, 7 examined and 3 failed in Latin, 9 examined and 1 failed in French, 1 examined and 1 failed in Italian, 5 examined and none failed in trigonometry, 15 examined and 5 failed in algebra, 10 examined and 5 failed in geometry, 5 examined and 1 failed in physical science, 14 examined and 2 failed in history, 4 examined and 3 failed in book-keeping.

lompi ilsor; Optii >nal. I U O Name. Residence. Where Educated. i a I I s I § 0 i f, § i 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8 9 Cole, William McPherson .. Penn, Arthur Valentine Smith, Archibald Louis Eose, William Bartlett, Norman Statham Fox, Walter Collier Hinton, Charles James Felton, Henry Ernest Sinclair, Eoland Williams .. McNickle, William Chatwin, George William .. Haszard, Norman Frederick Johnston Masterton New Plymouth Wellington Wanganui Dunedin .. Christch'ch Wellington Ashburton Wellington Lawrence Wellington Auckland Mrs. Wilson's, 1 year; Masterton State School, 6 years; Eev. Mr. Eoss's, Turakina, If years Stourbridge Grammar School, 5f years Upokongaro School, 6 years; Private School, Wanganui, 1 year; Wanganui Collegiate School, 8 months; Wellington College, 3 months Nelson State School, 7 years; Nelson College, 1 year; Wanganui High School, 1 year Hoddesdon Grammar School, Herts, 1 year; Buntingford Grammar School, Herts, 5 years; Nonconformist Grammar School, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, 3 years Day Schools, 3 years; Wickwar Grammar School, Gloucester, 3f years ; West Christchurch School, 2J years; Boys' High School, Christchurch, 1J years Mount Cook School, 1J years; 'x iiorndon School, 1J years ; Mr. Gammell's, 1J years Ashburton State School, G years ; Ashburton High School, 1 year State Schools, 8 years Middle District School, Dunedin, 3 years ; Lawrence High School, 6 years Terrace School, 2J years; Wellington College, 2 years Paparoa School, Kaipara, 2| years; Wellesley Street School, Auckland, 2 years ; Auckland College and Grammar School, 1 year Auckland College and Grammar School, 6 years St. Mary's Boys' School, Onehunga, 7J years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 9 months Private School, 2 years; Wellington College, 4 years Foxton State School, 6 years; Eev. J. Eoss's, Turakina, 2J years Wellington College, 6 years; Thorndon Classical School, 9 months Private School, 5 years; Bradford Grammar School, 2J years Catholic School, Greymouth, 4 years; Mr. Godwin's, Wanganui, 2 years Hofwyl School, 1 year; Geneva College, 2 years; Clifton College, 2 years ; Wellington College, 1 year Mr. Evans's, 2 years; Wellington College, 3 years Taita School, 7J years Mr. Ellis's, New Plymouth, 4 years; Northcote Public School, Auckland, 3 months; Kamo Public School, 8 months ; Nelson College, 3 months 298 378 272 321 377 339 271 295 345 2G7 276 306 469 485 454 535 301 481 484 310 335 502 463 460 320 295 385 285 355 250 295 395 290 205 250 218 385 296 342 280 345 305 292 340 350 260 219 202 1472 1454 1453 1421 1378 1374 1342 1340 1320 1234 1208 1186 Nicholson, Waterhouse Auckland 1146 19 268 413 220 245 20 Cullen, Frederick Aloysius.. Onehunga 238 322 330 255 1145 Brandon, Hugh Frederick .. Wellington 1130 21 297 ZOO 205 340 22 Stewart, John Stephen Turakina.. 279 205 260 360 1104 23 Cooper, Guy Sclwyn Sisson.. Wellington 303 315 210 270 1098 24 Walker, Horatio Edgar Dawson Lundon, William Nelson .. Dunedin .. 279 233 218 220 273 300 272 257 KT.P. 1042 1010 25 Eichmond, Eobort EichardWellington 279 285 205 215 984 26 son Butts, George Vanderput Drury Welch, Ernest Alfred Atkinson, Harry Albert Wellington 948 27 249 210 255 234 28 29 3d Wellington Nelson 200 204 296 259 220 205 212 235 928 903

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The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows: —

N.B, —Ist, 2nd, 3rd, = passed in Ist, 2nd, or 3rd class of merit. N.P. = not passed. * =did not take up the subject. SUMMARY. Junior Examination. —lsl examined, 70 passed, 81 failed; 45 failed in English, 34 failed in arithmetic, 56 failed in history, 51 failed in geography, 1 failed in shorthand. Senior Examination. —sB examined, 28 passed, 30 failed ; 58 examined and 21 failed in English, 58 examined and 6 failed in arithmetic, 58 examined and 8 failed in geography, 45 examined and 10 failed in Latin, 46 examined and 13 failed in French, 2 examined and none failed in German, 1 examined and 1 failed in Italian, 1 examined and none failed in Maori, 19 examined and none failed in trignometry, 56 examined and 9 failed in algebra, 45 examined and 5 failed in geometry, 19 examined and 2 failed in physical science, 49 examined and 15 failed in history, 5 examined and 4 failed in book-keeping, 1 examined and 1 failed in shorthand.

NUMBEE OF CANDIDATES EXAMINED. Auckland, 30; Thames, 4 ; New Plymouth, 7 ; Gisborne, 2 ; Napier, 3 ; Wanganui, 19 ; Wellington, 63; Nelson, 39 ; Hokitika, 3 ; Eeefton, 1; Christchurch, 3 ; Dunedin, 10; Invercargill, 4. Since the establishment of the Board the number of candidates examined has been as follows:—

Year. Examined. Passed. 1869 ... ... 12 6 1870 16 10 1871 ... ... 11 5 1872 ... ... 39 18 1873 ... ... 57 38 1874 56 47 1875 ... ... 65 50 1876 ... ... 103 57 1877 ... ... 164 75

Year. Examined. Passed. 1878 199 96 1879 211 107 1880 ... ... 222 80 1881 155 41 1882 179 72 1883 (half-year) ... 62 34 1,551 736

EECEIPTS AND EXPENDITUBE.

Eeceipts. £ s. d. Voted by Parliament ... ... 250 0 0 Fees ... ... ... ... 100 8 0 __cv ._.-»£. *>. - • £350 8 0

Expenditure. £ s. d. Examiners' fees ... ... 116 16 0 Supervisors' fees ... ... 96 12 0 Attendance fee of member of the Board, not being a member of the Civil Service ... ... ... 25 0 0 Incidental ... ... ... 14 6 10 £252 14 10 Balance ... ... 97 13 2 £350 8 0 _■ ■>i.;__i-..i- rm ii.ii j ,i.«__—_

Compulsory. >tiona] Name. Kesidence. Where Educated. I 'to H 2 >> S a ■9 cs A 4 1 I a P a I S % & in 5 I Q O 1 CO I B GO c K T3 d | O & 3 o y Maximum attainable GOO 600 600 GOO 600 600 600 600 600 601 600 GOO 600 600 GOO 600 Johnson, Charles Pendred Nelson .. Nelson Public Schools; Nelson College, 3 280 3rd 600 1st 365 2nd 440 2nd 231 3rd * 515 1st 483 1st 515 1st 295 3rd 455 1st 4179 Penn, William Bainsford Buckeridge, H. New Plymouth Nelson .. years Stourbridge Grammar School, 7J years Private School, 3 years; Nelson College, 5J years Private School, London, 2 years; Bishop's School, Nelson, 2 years; Nelson College, 4 years Oamaru Grammar School, 6 years; Private Tuition, G months Patea State School, 7 years; Nelson College, If years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 month 550 1st 200 3rd 573 1st 556 1st 330 2nd 345 2nd 352 2nd 257 3rd * 495 1st 415 2nd 546 1st 566 1st 380 2nd * 295 3rd 465 1st * 3521 * * 3199 395 2nd Gibbs, Frederick Giles Nelson .. 350 2nd 401 2nd 300 2nd 292 3rd * 577 1st 355 2nd 445 2nd 2720 NP Sponce, Henry Bichard Dunedin 350 2nd 560 1st 260 3rd 254 3rd 475 1st 200 3rd 2099 Wray, Henry George Harvey Patea 1897 350 2nd 325 2nd 265 3rd 215 3rd * 417 2nd 325 2nd

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CIVIL SEEVICE LITEEAEY PEIZE. Four essays were received during the year 1882 in response to the offer of a prize of £15 for the best essay on " Freedom of Debate in Parliament," but, none of them appearing to the examiners to be deserving of the prize, it was not awarded. The Board resolved that for the present year two prizes of £10 and £5 respectively shall be given for the two best essays on "Pauperism, and the Duty of the State in regard thereto, in the Colonies," under the following conditions :— 1. Competition to be open to all persons under the age of twenty-five years at this date who have passed either the Junior or Senior Civil Service Examination, and who are in the service at the time of competition. 2. The prize to be in books or money, at the option of the prize-taker. 3. Essays to be legibly written, and on one side of the paper only. 4. Essays to be delivered to the Secretary of the Civil Service Examination Board, Wellington, by the 31st December, 1883. 5. No competitor to allow his name to appear on his essay, but to adopt a motto or cypher, which is also to be written on a sealed envelope containing the author's name, and attached to the essay. 6. The prize will not be awarded unless there is an essay which, in the judgment of the examiners, is of sufficient merit to entitle the author to receive it. 7. Competitors are advised to keep copies of their essays, as those sent to the Board will not be returned.

EXAMINATION PAPEES. I append copies of the examination papers set for the October, 1882, and April, 1893, examinations. I have, &c, G. S. Cooper, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Chairman.

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Civil Service Examination Papees, October, 1882. JUNIOR. ENGLISH. 1. Write the passage dictated to you. 2. How do you account for the italicized portions of the following words: .Betimes, rashness, ecstacy, hireling, girlhood, analyse, Jo-morrow, amiss, godly, justice ? 3. In the following passage parse the words printed in italics, and explain their construction with the rest of the sentence :— " Alack, the heavy day, That I have worn so many winters out, And know not now what name to call myself. O that I were a mockery king of snow, Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke, To melt myself away in water-drops ! Good king—great king—(and yet not greatly good)— An if my word be sterling yet in England Let it command a mirror hither straight; That it may show me what a face I have, Since it is bankrupt of his majesty." 4. Analyse the last four lines of this passage (Question 3). 5. What invention of modern days will, in your opinion, be most valuable to man ? State your reasons fully. Passage for Dictation. Here, as in India, it is common for the different trades to keep together—the workers in iron and brass, the shoemakers, the saddlers, the cloth- and chintz-sellers, generally may be found each in their own quarter; but confectioners', cooks', druggists', bakers', and fruiterers' shops are dispersed in various places, and sometimes are set out with a disposition of their wares that makes no unpleasing show, though quite unlike the appearance of European shops. Attached to these, bazaars in the larger towns these are generally several serais which serve for the reception of goods and travelling merchants : the chambers of these are constantly occupied as offices for the transaction of business, as well as for shops, and the gay scene they present, with the bustle which goes on in the space before them, and in the more public bazaars, with the costume, manners, and languages, all so opposite to everything the European has ever seen, presents a spectacle of which, I think, none can form a just idea who has not witnessed it. ~

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AEITHMETIC. 1. Add together— Tons. owt. qr. lb. oz. 6 5 2 21 8 99 17 1 0 12 87 9 0 16 3 5 8 3 9 11 18 16 3 18 9 Show that you have found the correct answer. 2. How much would the above total quantity be worth at 3d. per lb ? 3. State the unit of time, length, surface, volume, capacity, and money respectively. 4. Find the value of 2f + 1-^ -6f + 3s; also of fof 5 1 x 7 -h If. 5. Find, by Practice, the cost of 65 tons 16 cwt. 2 qr. 12 lb. at £2 15s. 8-|-d. per cwt. 6. Subtract -326 of £1 from -256 of 505.; and to 7-863 dwt. add 3-64 gr. (troy). 7. A man receives Bs. a day from the Ist March to the end of June, exclusive of Sundays: how much does he earn ? 8. What sum is to £13 ss. 6d. as 19 : 6 ? 9. Find the true discount on £80 18s. at 6f per cent. 10. A, working eight hours a day, shears 700 sheep in 10 days ; if B works the same number of hours a day he can only shear 650; and 0, under the same conditions, can only manage 600. How much longer each day must B and 0 work to get through their 700 sheep each in the 10 days ? HISTOEY. 1. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable : Elba, Glencoe, Cintra, Isle of Thanet, Newport, Limerick, Guinegate, Breda ? 2. Explain "Curia Eegis," " Annus Mirabilis," "Justices in Eyre," "scutage," "declaration of indulgence," "Ministry of all the Talents." 3. Why did Bellingham shoot Mr. Perceval ? Why was Lord William Eussell beheaded, —John Wilkes outlawed,—Newton knighted,—the Battle of Culloden fought ? 4. What do you know of the Provisions of Oxford, the Grand Remonstrance, the Toleration Act, the Mutiny at the Nore, the Peace of Eyswick ? 5. Explain fully how it is that a member of the Brunswick-Hanover family now sits on the throne of Great Britain. GEOGEAPHY. 1. On the accompanying map of New Zealand mark degrees of latitude and longitude, mountain ranges (not isolated peaks), lakes, sounds, and rivers (and no more). 2. Give the principal openings in the coast-line of Scotland. State what rivers flow into each. 3. If you went home by what is known as the Torres Strait route, what islands and countries would you pass, and at what ports would you be likely to call ? 4. What countries constitute North, Central, and South America ? Name the capital of each, the race to which the people belong, and the form of government. 5. Describe the entrance to the Baltic Sea.

SEisriOß. ENGLISH. Having read the accompanying correspondence, 1. Make a short abstract, schedule, or docket of the several letters. 2. Draw up a memorandum or precis—i.e., a brief and clear statement of what passed, not letter by letter, but in the form of a narrative. Directions. 1. The object of the abstract, schedule, or docket is to serve as an index. It should contain the date of each letter, the names of the persons by whom and to whom it is written, and, in as few words as -possible, the subject of it. The merits of such an abstract are—(l) to give the really important point or points of each letter, omitting everything else; (2) to do this briefly, (3) distinctly, and (4) in such a form as to readily catch the eye. 2. The object of the memorandum or precis, which should be in the form of a narrative, is that any one who had not time to read the original letters might, by reading the precis, be put in possession of all the leading features of what passed. The merits of such a precis are —(1) to contain all that is important in the correspondence, and nothing that is unimportant; (2) to present this in a consecutive and readable shape, expressed as distinctly as possible; (3) to be as brief as is compatible with completeness and distinctness. You are recommended to read the whole correspondence through before beginning to write, as the goodness both of the abstract and of the precis will depend very much on a correct appreciation of the relative importance of the different parts. Brevity should be particularly studied. AEITHMETIC. 1. Divide six million seven hundred and twenty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty-four by forty thousand and twenty-three, to the quotient add half itself, and square the result. Write the answer in words.

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2. From a million guineas take £499 2s. IOJd., and divide the remainder by 99. 3. What is the difference between the sum of f and § and the product of -f and T 7g-? 4. Eeduce 18 hours 2J minutes to the decimal of 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours 15 minutes. 5. A youth entered an office when he was sixteen years old, and received a salary of £80 for the first year, which was increased by £20 a year until he was twenty-five, when his salary was doubled, and then remained unchanged until he was thirty. For the first four years he saved nothing, but after that he lived on £150 a year. How much did he save altogether ? 6. If a bankrupt's estate pays 3s. 5Jd. in the pound, how much per cent, do the creditors lose ? 7. How many planks 16 ft. by 8 in. will it take to make a floor 18 ft. by 12 ft.; and what will the cost be at 4f d. per square foot ? 8. At what rate per cent, will the simple interest on £625 for 2-| years amout to £132 16s. 3d. ? 9. "What is a quarter's rent of 91-16 acres at £2-325 per acre per annum? 10. If a tradesman sold eleven articles for the price he had given for eighteen, how much per cent, would he gain ? GEOGEAPHY. 1. If you travelled westward through Australia from Brisbane, what rivers would you cross, what sort of country would you go through, and whereabouts would you hit the west coast? 2. What does England chiefly import from New Zealand, Australia, China, India, and Canada respectively ? 3. Draw a sketch map of the world, and on it mark the chief ocean currents. 4. What planets constitute the solar system, and where amongst them does the earth rank as regards size ? 5. Give some account of the course of the Mississippi, naming the States by which it passes, and the chief towns on its banks. LATIN. 1. Translate— Quisque suos patimur Manes : exinde per amplum Mittimur Elysium, et pauci laeta arva tenemus : Donee longa dies, perfecto temporis orbe, Concretam exemit labem, purumque reliquit Aetherium sensum, atque aurai simplicis ignem. Has omnes, übi mille rotam volvere per annos, Lethaeum ad fluvium deus evacat agmine magno ; Scilicet immemores supera ut convexa revisant, Eursus et incipiant in corpora velle reverti. 2. What different interpretations may be given of the passage, " Quisque suos patimur Manes " ? 3. Conjugate 'patimur, exemit, revisant; decline orbe, sensum, aural; and compare perfecto, purum, simplicis. 4. Translate— Suggere tela mihi; non ullum dextera frustra Torserit in Eutulos, steterunt quae in corpore Graium Iliacis campis. Turn magnam corripit hastam, Et jacet: ilia volans clypei transverberat aera Maeonis, et thoraca simul cum pectore rumpit. Huic frater subit Alcanor, fratremque ruentem Sustentat dextra : trajecto missa lacerto Protenus hasta fugit, servatque cruenta tenorem ; Dexteraque ex humero nervis moribunda pependit. 5. Who speaks and who act in the scene here described ? Eelate the circumstances. 6. Translate'— Sed postea guam nonnulli principes ex ea civitate, at familiaritate Cingetorigis adducti et adventu nostri exercitus perterriti, ad Caesarem venerunt, et|de suis privatim rebus ab co patere coeperunt, quoniam civitati consulere non possent, Indutiomarus, veritus ne ab omnibus desereretur, legatos ad Caesarem mittit; sese idcirco ab suis discedere atque ad cum venire noluisse, quo facilius civitatem in offiicio contineret, ne omnis nobilitatis discessu plebs propter imprudentiam laberetur. Itaque esse civitatem in sua potestate, segue, si Caesar permitteret, ad cum in castra venturum, et evas civitatisque fortunas ejus fidei permissurum. Also — Germani multum ab hac consuetudine differunt: nam neque Druides habent, gui rebus divinis praesint, neque sacriiiciis student. Deorum numero eos solos ducunt quos cernunt, et quorum aperte juvantur, Solem et Vulcanum et Lunain : reliquos ne fama quidem acceperunt. Vita omnis in venationibus atque in studiis rei militaris consistit: ab parvulis labori ac duritiae student. 7. Account for the cases of rebus, sacrificiis, deorum, opibus, and fama. 8. Explain generally the use of the gerund, gerundive, and supines. FEENCH. 1. Translate— La bougie que me faisaieSt remettre les commissaires etait en paquets ficeles. Lorsque j'eus de la ficelle en asge^ grande quantite, j'annoncai au roi qu'il re tenait qua lvi de dormer plus d'activite a sa correspondance, en faisant passer une partie de cette ficelle a madame Elisabeth, gui etait logee au-dessus de moi, et dont la fenetre repondait perpendiculairement a celle dun petit corridor gui communiquait a ma chambre. La princesse, pendant la nuit, pouvait attacher ses lettres a cette ficelle, et les laisser glisser jusqu'a la fenetre gui etait au-dessous de la sienne. On pouvait aussi attacher a la ficelle un peu de papier et d'encre, dont les princesses etaient privees. 2—H. 9.

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" Voila un bon projet," me dit sa majesty; "nous en ferons usage, si celui dont nous nous sommes servis jusqu' aujourd'hui devient impraticable." Effectivement le roi l'employa dans la suite. II attendait toujours huit heures dv soir pour l'execution de cette correspondance; alors je fermais la porte de ma chambre et celle dv corridor, je oausais avec les commissaires de la commune, ou je les engageais a jouer, pour detourner leur attention. 2. Write in French (a) the days of the week, (b) the months, (c) the cardinal numbers from seventy to a hundred. 3. Write out the present subjunctive of avoir, ttre, finir, pwrler, recevoir, rendre. i. When do vingt and cent take an " s," and when is mille spelt mil ? Give examples. 5. Translate—" 'My sisters, my cousins, and my aunts,' said I, 'have all gone to Melbourne.' ' I am sorry to hear it,' replied my friend, ' for I had hoped to meet them.' " 6. Show by examples how the feminine of adjectives is generally formed. Write the feminine of bon, frais, blanc, neuf, and sec. GEEMAN. 1. Translate into English— Als Pipin der Kleine lionig der Pranken geworden war, lachte das Yolk oft iiber ihn weil er so klein war. Einmal war- er zugegen, als auf dem Marktplatz em Kampf zwischen einem Lowen und einem Stier stattfinden sollte. Viele vornehme Manner und viele Manner aus dem Volke sahen zu. Da trat Pipin furchtlos zwischen den grimmigen Lowen und den wilden Stier, und todtete mit kraftigem Schwertschlag den Lowen. Natiirlich wagte nun Niemand mehr iiber den starken kleinen Mann zu spotten, sondern Jedermann lobte seine Tapferkeit, und als er starb trauerten alle guten Menschen urn ihn, und trosteten sich nur damit, dasz er zwei Sohne hinterlassen, yon denen man hoffte, sic wiirden ebenso stark und weise sein als ihr Vater. 2. Translate— The horses go quick. Do you drink white wine or red wine ? Our youngest and dearest sister is ill. The mornings are colder than the evenings. A good child loves his father and mother. 3. Translate— One thousand five hundred and eighty. The seventh of June. Charles the Fifth. Fourthly. The third part. 4. Name the genitive singular and the nominative plural of the following pronouns : Ich, clieser, dieselbe, der meinige. 5. Write down the first person of the present and imperfect tenses, and the past participle, of the following verbs : Sagen, besuchen, spazieren, unterrichten, anklagen, trinken, fliegen, reiten, sehen, wachsen. 6. Translate into German— Beading is the nourishment of the mind; for by reading we know our Creator, His works, ourselves chiefly, and our fellow-creatures. But this nourishment is easily converted into poison. Salmasius had read as much as Grotius, perhaps more; but their different modes of reading made the one an enlightened philosopher, and the other, to speak plainly, a pedant, puffed up (aufgeblasen) with a useless erudition. Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which all our studies may point. Through neglect of this rule gross ignorance often disgraces (verunziereri) great readers; who, by skipping hastily and irregularly from one subject to another, render themselves incapable of combining their ideas. So many detached portions of knowledge cannot form a whole. — Gibbon. *„* The above translation must be written in German. T MAOEI. 1. Translate into English the following : — Kei runga ko Waata. Tenei te haere nei kite ako i a koutou. Kia mau kite Ture, kia rnanaaki ai koutou, kei rere ke o koutou ngakau ki nga mahi hou, ki nga mahi kuare, ki nga mahi tutu, pouri, ote tangata ngakau kuare ki nga mahi pahi ote Ture ote Atua. Ko to te Atua Ture mo te wairua; ko to ke Kuini raua ko te Kawana, to raua nei Ture, hei Ture mo waho ote tangata mo te hara a te tangata, kia kaua c ngangare kino, kia kaua c kohuru. 2. Translate into Maori the following: — The people of this country say that they came from Hawaiki long ago. They came in canoes, and, when the canoes came to land, the men who came in them bespoke places for themselves, which places some of them afterwards occupied. It is said that some of the canoes returned again to fetch kumara; but this probably is not a correct statement, on account of the length of the voyage. The canoes in which they embarked were very large, each carrying many men. They had karaka, kumara, taro, and seeds of gourds with them, which they planted after their arrival. 3. Put the following into Maori :• — There was a great fire in the town last night. Which is the road by which you will go to Maketu to-morrow ? They said that they would not sell any of their land, but they would retain it for themselves. The Governor is at Tauranga now; he will come back next week. Hori and Pita have sold all the fish they caught this morning. 4. Translate the following into English : — I wehewehea nga tangata o taua pa, ko etahi i v ki a Eongo, ko etahi i v ki a Pao. Hoatu tatou kite : §,poapo kanga kei hinga i te hau. Kahore he ara ke atu i tena i te repo, me poka tonu ma reira. I hangakautia taua whare hei whakaoraora i te ngenge. I mua i noho huihui nga tangata ki roto kite pa. Kihai i roa kua tae mai a Hori. 4. Write a letter in Maori to the Governor, welcoming him on his arrival in New Zealand; assure him of your loyalty to the Queen, and that you will be obedient to her laws.

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TEIGONOMBTEY 1. Define what is meant by plane trigonometry, ratio, chord, sine, versed sine, tangent, secant, supplement of an arc, complement of an arc, cosine, coversed sine, cotangent, and cosecant. 2. Prove that— Sec 2A = l+Tan 2A. Cosec 2A =l + Cotan aA. 3. For any angle A express its trigonometrical ratios of Cos, Tan, Cot, Sec, and Cosec, in terms of Sin. 4. Show that— Sin6o° = iV3. Tan 30° =§V - 5. Given Sin (A-B)=|, and Cos(A+B)=|, find A and B. 6. Show that— Sin(A+B) = SinA Cosß+CosA Sinß. Sin(A-B) = SinA Cosß - CosA Sinß. Sin(A+B)Sin(A-B) = Sin 2A- Sin 28. 7. Compute the diameter of a circular pond covering 4,840 square yards (1 acre). 8. Find the area of a rhomboid of which the adjacent sides are 1,058 links and 764 links, and included angle 33° 12. 9. Let C and D be two mountain peaks beyond a lake : find their distance from each other, also their distances from the ends of a base AB = 10,000 links, the angle CAD = 42° 45', DAB = 54° 12', ABC = 57° 33', and CBD = 50° 19. 10. A person standing on the bank of a river observes the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank to be 60°, and when he retires 40 ft. from the river's bank he finds the angle to be 30° ; determine the height of the tree and the breadth of the river. ALGEBEA. 1. What is the value a- (b+ [c-(d-T^J)]) when a = 11, 6= 9, c=7, d= 6, e= 8, and/=10? 2. Of m-\-n, m—n, m 2+« a, in' — n 2, which are divisible by m+w, and which by m— n ? 3. Eesolve into factors %yz —y* — z 2 + x 3; also 3a 3r» 3 — 27<m:. 4. What quantity must be taken from a: 8-)-5a; 4+B, so that the remainder may be exactly divisible by x 3 — x~\-l ? Prove that your answer is correct. 5. Divide x+^ h+ ± i by w+'^+iSgg. 6. a;ffl+6-c x xa — b+c x xb-a+c = ? 7. bimplity I §_ i{x+m 8. What is the sth term of (a 3-& 2) 12? Explain how you found it. 9. Solve— 6y = z + 9x.\ x+7y+ iz = 2,7. } 10. A man's money in shillings being multiplied by itself and then doubled is equal to a hundred times his money with £1,627 10s. added : how many shillings had he? 11. If ?=^ show that b:a::d:c. b d When are three quantities in continued proportion, and when four ? GEOMETEY. 1. Define a trapezium, a rectangle, a gnomon, an arc, a sector, and a segment. 2. Parallelograms upon the same base and between the same parallels are equal to one another. 3. If a straight line be divided into two equal and also into two unequal parts, the squares on the two unequal parts are together double of the square on half the line and of the square on-the line between the points of section. 4. If in a circle a straight line bisects another at right angles, the centre of the circle is in the line which bisects the other. 5. The angle at the centre of a circle is double of the angle at the circumference upon the same base, that is, upon the same part of the circumference. 6. Describe an equilateral and equiangular pentagon about a given circle. CHEMISTEY. 1. State what weight of carbon is contained in one litre of CO a . (1 gramme H = 11-19 litres.) 2. How is nitrogen obtained from air? Sketch apparatus. 3. Describe the chemistry of combustion in a common fire. 4. Give a description of the manufacture of phosphorus, and express the various stages of the operation by formulas. 5. How is hydrofluoric acid prepared, and what are its properties ? • * NATUEAL PHILOSOPHY. 1. Describe a sipKoh, and explain the principle on which it acts. 2. How would you graduate a thermometer for Centigrade, Fahrenheit, and Beaumur scales ? Show how the value of each can be computed from the other ? 3. Describe some form of a frictional electrical machine, stating of what material the different parts are composed,

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4. How would you magnetize a bar of steel ? State what is the effect of breaking a magnet. 5. Describe the action of a Sprengel air-pump. 6. What expedient is adopted in electric lighting to get rid of the heat developed by the electric light under ordinary circumstances ? 7. What do you know of the transmission of light, heat, sound, and electricity ? N.B.—You can select any five of these questions. HISTOET. 1. What principle was involved in the struggle between Stephen and Maud ? 2. What part did the following persons respectively take in building up the Constitution of Great Britain : Henry 11., Stephen Langton, Simon de Montfort, John Hampden, Lord Shaftesbury, John, Lord Somers, Lord John Eussell? 3. When was gold first coined in England ; weaving introduced ; the title of " King of Great Britain " conferred ; the Bank of England incorporated; the " New Style " introduced ; the electric telegraph invented; steam applied as a motive-power ? Write notes on the above. 4. Which of our kings has been called the English Justinian ? What importants acts of legislation justified the title. 5. What are the chief benefits that arose from the feudal system ? BOOK-KEEPING. 1. How many methods are there of keeping books, and what are their respective names? 2. How many principal accounts are kept by the method termed " double entry," and what are their respective names ? 3. State briefly what are the results of a proper scheme of book-keeping, and in what book are these results epitomized. 4. Into how many classes or divisions are the ledger accounts divided, and what are they called ? (a.) Describe the nature of the accounts which are placed under the above divisions. (b.) Under which division would you place the "Cash" account, and under which such accounts as "Bills Receivable," " Merchandise," "Bills Payable," and " Salaries"? 5. A man starting a new business found his assets and liabilities to be,- —cash, £5,000; bills payable, £6,000 ; bills receivable, £8,000; merchandise, £7,000; owing to James Stuart, £4,000; and a half-share in a coal-mine, £5,000. Give the proper journal entries necessary to open his books. 6. Journalize in the most concise manner the following shipment of goods by order and on account and risk of— John Smith: £ £ £ Cotton ... ... ... ... 1,500 Charges paid ... ... ... ... 100 Commission ... ... ... ... 40 Insurance ... ... ... ... 30 1,670 P. King and Co.: Tea ... ... ... ... ... 3,000 Charges paid ... ... ... ... 150 Commission ... ... ... ... 75 Insurance ... ... ... ... 60 3,285 4,955 7. As the system of double entry provides for an exact equality of debits and credits, is it possible for the books to show incorrect records, notwithstanding this equality has been ascertained ? If it is answered that the books may turn out to be inaccurate, state the principal cases in which, in your opinion, errors can be committed in posting without affecting this equality. 8. When I send goods on consignment to an agent for sale, or when I receive goods as an agent, how are the transactions usually recorded ? 9. A company commenced business with a capital of £20,000. They bought goods to the amount of £36,000, and sold them for £41,000; their cash payments were £22,000, and their receipts £44,000; J. Thomson owes the company £27,000, and they owed him £24,000. State the assets and liabilities, the gain and losses, and the present net capital.

Civil Service Examination Papees, Apkil, 1883. jnCTNTOR. ENGLISH. 1. Write the passage dictated to yon. 2. Define and give examples of (1) a relative pronoun; (2) an intransitive verb ; (3) a preposition ; (4) a middle voice. 3. Into how many classes may irregular verbs be divided? Define each class; and give the first person singular, past tense, and. the complete participle of the following verbs: Bid, read, ride, shut, sting, dare, tear, si&wi, drink, fell. 4. Explain the terms "predicate," "extension of predicate," "object," "indirect object," "simple sentence," "compound sentence," "complex sentence." Illustrate by examples. 5. Parse all the words in the following sentence: "He resolved, in the gloomy recesses of a mind capacious of such things, to leave the whole Garnatic an everlasting monument of vengance." 6. Who, in your opinion, is or has been the most remarkable man of the present century? State your reasons fully.

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ENGLISH. Passage for Dictation. In the midst of all this national glory an ignominious fall was preparing for that comparatively small band of men who still called themselves a Parliament. Cromwell, who now thought it high time to drive them from the station which he had suffered them to occupy, went, on April 20th, 1653, to the Parliament House, while the members were assembled, and, placing a file of soldiers at each door, entered the hall,'saying, in his hypocritical manner, "■ that he was come with a purpose of doing what grieved him to the very soul, and what he had earnestly besought the Lord not to impose upon him; but that there was a necessity for it." He sat down for a time, and heard the debates, and then, suddenly starting up, he exclaimed, "This is the time. I must do it." Turning to the members, he loaded them with every term of reproach, and called them tyrants, oppressors, and public robbers. He then stamped with his foot, on which signal the soldiers entering the hall, he ordered them to drive all the members out, first saying, " You are no longer a Parliament. The Lord has done with you. He has chosen other instruments for carrying on His work." AEITHMETIC. 1. Multiply 635,742 by 805, and express the product in words. 2. How many acres, &c, are there in ten million square inches? 3. Esduce 12of tons to ounces avoirdupois. 4. How much would this (Question 3) amount to at Is. 5-|d. per lb. ? 5. How much per cent, is IOJd. in the pound? 6. Simplify l£j&. _fj_ 7. Having three guineas in my pocket, I spent ■*■ of it at one shop, fy at another, and | of the remainder at another. How many articles at Is. 6d. a dozen can I buy with what I have left ? 8. Find the sum, difference, product, and two quotients of 40-04 and -0447; and also the sum of all the results. 9. Eeduce 12s. 5f d. to the decimal of £1; and find the value of -6358 tons. 10. Fifteen sheep cost £45 ; 55 such sheep are worth 6 cows ; 9 such cows are worth 4 horses. What are 11 such horses worth ? 11. The discount on a sum due a year hence at 6-|- per cent, per annum interest is £22 10s. 4d.: what is the sum ? HISTOBY. - 1. Where did the Normans come from immediately prior to their invasion of England? How did they acquire the country they came from, and what was their leader's claim to the throne of England ? 2. In what counties are the following places situated, and for what historical events are they respectively celebrated : Vale of White Horse, Pontefract Castle, Fotheringay Castle, Berkeley Castle, Evesham, St. Albans ? 3. What events took place between the death of Cromwell and the restoration of Charles 11. ? 4. Why were the seven bishops tried, and what was the result ? 5. Describe the cause, course, and consequences of the American War of Independence. 6. What were the principal events, and who were the leading administrators of public affairs, during the first twenty years of Her Majesty's reign ? GEOGEAPHY. 1. Define the terms "axis," "poles," "diurnal motion," "annual motion," "latitude," "longitude," and "meridian." 2. Name the principal mountains of Asia, capes of Africa, plains of Europe, lakes of North America, and rivers of South America. 3. In what oceans, and nearest to what continents, are the following islands: Azores, Mauritius, Otaheite, Sandwich, Spitzbergen, St. Helena, Vancouver? 4. Name the county or other territorial division in which the capital of each of the following countries is situated: England, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, United States, France, British India, Spain, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. 5. Fill up the accompanying map of New Zealand as fully as you can.

SEISTIOT4. ENGLISH. Having read the accompanying correspondence, 1. Make a short abstract, schedule, or docket of the several letters. 2. Draw up a memorandum or precis — i.e., a brief and clear statement of what passed, not letter by letter, but in the form of a narrative. Directions. 1. The object of the abstract, schedule, or docket is to serve as an index. It should contain the date of each letter, the names of the persons by whom and to whom it is written, and, in as few words as possible,jtfnQ subject of it. The merits of such an abstract are —(1) to give the really important point or points of each letter, omitting everything else ; (2) to do this briefly, (3) distinctly, and (4) in such a form as to readily catch the eye. 2. The object of the memorandum or precis, which should be in the form of a narrative, is that any one who had not time to read the original letters might, by reading the prScis, be put in posses-

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sion of all the leading features of what passed. The merits of such a precis are—(l) to contain all that is important in the correspondence, and nothing that is unimportant; (2) to present this in a consecutive and readable shape, expressed as distinctly as possible; (3) to be as brief as is compatible with completeness and distinctness. You are recommended to read the whole correspondence through before beginning to write,' as the goodness both of the abstract and of the precis will depend very much on a correct appreciation of the relative importance of the different parts. Brevity should be particularly studied, AEITHMETIC. 1. The revenue of a country being £9,653,463 10s. 3d., and the average amount contributed by each individual £2 lls. 4§d., what is the population ? 2. From 31 of 6£§ take S-±l . 3. Extract the square root*of 529-276036. 4. Express 4-13 +'7 + of -825 as a vulgar fraction. 5. I bought a horse for £25, and sold him so as to gain 25 per cent, on the selling price. For how much was he sold ? 6. What fraction of £100 will remain if x7¥of a guinea be taken from of fof£s ? 7. If 42 men in 35 days of 12 hours each dig a trench of 4 degrees of hardness, 84 yards long, 3 wide, and 2 deep, what length of trench of 6 degrees of hardness, 4-J- yards wide, and 2J deep, may be dug by 45 men in 54 days of 10$ hours each ? 8. I exchange 25 foreign £100 bonds which are at 48, and £800 3-J per cent, stock at 99, for 3 per cent. Consols at 93f . What amount of Consols do I get ? 9. If bankers' discount at 5 per cent, be £4 19s. 3fd., what is the true discount ? What causes the difference between bankers' and true discount ? 10. A train travelling at the rate of 15 miles in 50 minutes starts at a quarter past 12 o'clock to run a distance of 120 miles, making four stoppages of five minutes each. When could you start a train on the same line in the same direction to travel 25 miles an hour without stopping, so as to give the other 10 minutes to spare at the terminus ? 78 feet. 11. A lawn-tennis ground is marked out thus, and the dimensions . are those given. What is the difference between the area of A (which -g -g b includes the whole; outside space) and B (which inclifdes the two inner -8 < £ courts) ? Also, what quantity of whiting will it take to mark out the 42 feet. lines, if an ounce will do a yard ? GEOGEAPHY. 1. Give a general description of the form of the earth, and of the distribution of land and water on its surface. Illustrate your description by diagrams and sketch-maps of the larger masses of land. 2. Write what you know of Japan and the Japanese. 3. What is the characteristic aspect of a volcanic mountain ? Name and describe three or four of the higher volcanoes, and state where they are situated. 4. Whence are the native inhabitants of New Zealand supposed to have come ? Mention some of the chief tribes, and say where they are situated. 5. What possessions has England got in Africa ? Mention the chief towns and exports. 6. What are the ecliptic and the zodiac, and why are they so designated ? Name the signs of the zodiac. LATIN. 1. Translate—Audax omnia perpeti Lethi corripuit gradum. Gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas. Expertus vacuum Daedalus aera Audax lapeti genus Pennis non homini datis. Ignem fraude mala gentibus inlulit. Perrupit Acheronta Herculeus labor. Post Ignem aetherea domo Nil mortalibus arduum est. Subductum, macies et nova febrium Caelum ipsum petimus stultitia ; neque Terris incubuit cohors ; Per nostrum patimur scelus, Semotique prias tarda necessitas Iracunda Jovem ponere fulmina. 2. Who was "lapeti genus"? How did he steal fire from heaven? Enumerate the labours of Hercules. 3. Translate— Non usitata nee tenui ferar Urbes relinquam. Non ego pauperum Penna biformis per liquidum aethera Sanguis parentum, non ego, quern vocas Vates : neque in terris morabor Dilecte, Maecenas, obibo, Longius, invidiaque major Nee Stygia cohibebor unda. Jam jam residunt cruribus asperae . _.jg Pelles ;et album mutor in alitem Superna, nascunturque leves Per digitos humerosque plumae. 4. Give the scales of Adonic and Sapphic stanzas. 5. Translate— Sed postquam Cn. Pompeius ad bellum maritimum atque Mithridaticum missus est, plebis opes imminutae, paucorum potsntia crevit. Hi magistratus, provincias, aliaque omnia tenere, ipsi

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innoxii, florentes, sine metu aetatem agere, ceteros judiciis terrere, quo plebem in magistrate placidius tractarent. Seel übi primum dubiis rebus novandis spes oblata est, vetus certamen animos eorum arrexit. Quodsi primo praelio Catilina superior aut aequa manu discessisset, profecto magna clades atque calamitas rempublicarn oppressisset; neque illis, gui victoriam adepti forent, diutius ea uti licuisset, quin defessis et exsanguibus gui plus posset imperium atque libertatem extorqueret. 6. Give the present and perfect indicative, supine, and infinitive (active) of missus, crevit, agere, arrexit; also of parco, pendeo, peto, findo, and fido. 7. What do you know of the persons mentioned in this passage (question 5) ? 8. Give the rules for the accusative of respect, the ablative absolute, the duration of time, time when, the place where, the genitive of the thing measured. FEENCH. 1. Translate— Cc recit naif et touchant fit une vive impression sur le ministre. Jamais il n'avait mieux senti toute la celebrite de son nom. "Je ne m'etonne plus," se disait-il avec ravissement, "si mes rosiers sont si beaux, et charges de tant de fleurs. Mais puisque toute la jeunesse dcs hameaux voisins daigne chaque matin me dormer une preuve si touchante de son amitie, je lvi promets, en revanche, de ne pas laisser passer un seul jour sans venir visiter ma solitude, gui m'est devenue plus chere que jamais." "Tant mieux," repondit la jeune fille, "cela fera que nous conduirons nos troupeaux de cc cote, pour avoir le bonheur de vous contempler tout a notre aise, de vous faire entendre nos chansonnettes, et de jaser quelquefois avec vous, si Monseigneur daigne le permettre." " Oui, mes enfants," reprit Monsieur de Malesherbes; " venez, oh! venez pres de moi. S'il vous arrive quelques malheurs, je tacherai de les adoucir; s'il s'eleve parmi vous quelques differents, je les aplanirai peut-etre; et si quelques manages assortis par le coeur ne pouvaient se faire par disproportion de fortune, eh, bien !je saurai tout concilier." " Dans cc cas-la," repartit vivement la jeune laitiere, "Monseigneur ne manquera pas d'occupation, et moi-meme je pourrai dans peu de temps lvi dire un petit mot touchant cela. . . . Mais j'oublie que ma mere m'attend; je cours lvi porter l'argent de son lait, et lvi conter l'heureuse rencontre que j'ai faite." 2. Give the nouns and verbs which correspond with the following adjectives: Ghaud, froid, grand, petit, large, etroit, blanc, triste, gai, libra. 3. When is the past participle declinable, and when is it indeclinable ? Give an example of each case. 4. Translate into French— (a.) It was time you came, for my eyes had already closed several times, (b.) In travelling, the most efficacious passport is* to speak fluently the language of the country which we propose to visit, (c.) Good morning, Sir: lam glad to see you looking better; but take care you don't catch cold. Write this last sentence (c) also as you would address it to a near relation or very intimate friend. 5. Give instances in which "to have " is expressed by etre, and " to be " by avoir. 6. Expliquez en francais l'emploi dcs trois temps suivants: Le passe defini, le passe indefini, Vimparfait de I'indicatif. Donnez dcs exemples, et comparez avec l'emploi dcs memes temps en anglais. ITALIAN. 1. Translate into English— Sisto Quinto mentre era cardinale fingeva d'essere estenuato dagli annie dalle infermita, c andava eccessivamente curve. Fu appena eletto Papa, che comincio a camminare assai piu ritto di quello che avea fatto per lo innanzi. Un tal cangiamento fu osservato da tutti, ed alcuno fu si ardito da domandargliene la cagione. Cercava, diss' egli, le chiavi di San Pietro, ora che le ho trovate non ho piu bisogno d'abbassarmi. 2. Write down the first person singular preterite indicative of the following irregular verbs, and explain how the remaining persons of that tense are formed: Affliggere, assumere, avere, cadere, chiudere, cogliere, conoscere, correre, distinguere, espellere, giungere, mettere, sapere, scrivere, tacere, valere, vivere, volere. 3. Translate— If I could do you that service, I would not refuse you. You could have done your exercise if you had been willing. You should have written to me since you knew my address* I would I had done my exercise. 4. Name a few cases in which the verb "to be" is expressed in Italian by the verb avere (to have), and, vice versa, when the verb " to have" is rendered in Italian by essere (to be). 5. When is the imperfect of the indicative used? When is the preterite of the indicative used? Give a few examples in support of your answers. c .. 6. Translate into Italian— I consider a human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties until the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection, which, without such helps, are never able to make their appearance.— Spectator. ■ ■''" TEIGONOMETBY. 1. Express the trigonometrical ratios of any angle A in terms of the tangent. 2. If Tan A= §, what is the value of cosine and sine? If Sin A = v^,y what is the value of cosine and tangent ? 3. Demonstrate that— (Sin A Cos B + Cos A Sin B) 2 + (Cos A Cos B - Sin A Sin B) Q =1,

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4. Express the signs of the sine, cosine, and tangent for the Ist, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quadrants; also the limiting values of these ratios from 0° to 360°. 5. Write down the general value of 0 when Tan 0= 1; of 6 when Sin 6= 1; of 0 when Cos 0 = 1. 6. Find the radius of the circle described about an equilateral triangle. 7. Find the number of degrees in the angle subtended at the centre of an arc of 5 feet when the radius is 50 feet; also the area of the circle to that radius. 8. In a plane triangle ABC, let AB = 345 feet, BC = 232 feet, and the angle A = 37° 20. What are the other angles and the third side if the triangle is acute-angled, and also if it is obtuse-angled ? 9. Eoquired the breadth AB of a river, the distance from A to C along one bank of the river being 24-36 yards, and the angles BAC and BCA being 91° 32' and 69° 18' respectively. 10. The horizontal distance of a tower is 190 feet, the angle of elevation of its top 32° 35', and the height of the eye 5 feet. What is the height of the tower ? ALGEBEA. 1. Simplify a 2-(- [6 2-(c 3-a 2)] + [c 2-( 2. Find the G.C.M. of aV—«V and x^+x'f, and the L.C.M. of Bx\x-y), 3a*i 2, and 12axy\ 3. Express in fractional form x 2 — if -f a . 4. Collect into one sum VaF+%VaF+-J. J (ab) i-+s(ab)-+lVaF+ \{abf. 5. Divide 3ax m- ibx m "1 +3cx m "2 by 2x m ' \ 6. Of what four equal factors is l+ix+2x^ — 8x 3 — 5x i+Bx Sjt-2xsix 7 —ix 7 -\-x s composed? 7. Solve the following equation:— i ( x+ a-b)=§[a-(b-x)]-%[x-(b-a)}-i-[b-(a+x)]. 8. Divide a yard into two parts whose ratio shall be 5 : 7. 9. Three of us have £35 amongst us. If you took what is held by the two largest holders from the smallest we should be £25 in debt, and if you took what is held by the largest from the two smallest we should be £5 in debt. How much have we each ? 10. Solve the following equation : 2,s 2 = ll(# +2)— 1. 11. I bought fifty £20 shares for £950, and sold forty of them when at a premium equal to onethird of the previous discount: what did I get for thosfe I sold ? 12. Expand (x^-iff. GEOMETEY. 1. If two angles of a triangle be equal, the triangle will be an isosceles. 2. If a straight line cut two parallel straight lines, the alternate angles will be equal; the external angle will be equal to the internal opposite angle; and the two internals on the same side will be equal to two right angles. 3. If a straight line be bisected, and produced to any point, the square on the whole line thus produced, and the square on the part of it produced, are together double of the square on half the line bisected and of the square on the line made up of the half and the part produced. 4. In equal circles, equal angles stand upon equal arcs, whether the angles be at centre or circumferences. 5. Bisect a given arc. 6. About a given circle describe a triangle equiangular to a given triangle. 7. Prove that the perpendicular from the vertex on the base of an equilateral triangle is equal to the side of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle whose diameter is the base. GEOLOGY. 1. Give a chronological table showing the sequence of the rocks of the Paleozoic period, 2. Describe how chemical action operates in modifying the surface-features of the earth. 3. What is marble ? Under what conditions and associated with what rocks is it usually found ? 4. Upon what grounds have the great geological divisions of Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic been adopted ? 5. State what evidence there is in New Zealand of a former great extension of the glaciers. 6. Explain the difference between plains of deposition and plains of denudation, and describe the origin of each. 7. Give a description of the formation of a volcanic cone, CHEMISTBY. 1. Describe the manufacture of phosphorus from bone-ash, and express the various reactions by means of equations. 2. What is amorphous"'phosphorus ? How is it obtained ? Give its properties and application in the arts. ; > 3. Describe a simple test for iodine. 4. A stream of sulphuretted hydrogen is passed through a hydrochloric acid solution containing alumina, iron, chromium, copper, mercury, and tin : state which of these would be precipitated. 5. How is arseniuretted hydrogen prepared, and what are the products of its combustion ?

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6. What weight of manganic binoxide is required for the evolution of 200 grms. of chlorine ? [Mm = 55, 0 = 16, 01 = 35-5.] 7. What is the difference between a mechanical mixture and a chemical compound? Give at least three illustrations of what you mean, and show how you would prove your statement in each case. HISTOEY. 1. Into what classes was society divided during the Anglo-Saxon period? What were their relations to one another ? How was the land divided ? 2. What were the relations between England and Scotland during the period 1239 to 1327 ? Belate events, and name leading characters. 3. When, why, and how were Ireland and Wales respectively united to England? 4. What securities were there for the privileges of the nation and the rights of the individual in the reigns of Henry VII. and Henry VIII.; and how far were these securities practically effectual ? 5. Who were the leading authors, statesmen, and naval and military commanders during the reign of George 111. ? What chiefly tended to make each famous ? 6. What were the Corn Laws ? When and why were they enacted, and how were they repealed ? BOOK-KEEPING. 1. Journalize the following transactions : — Indorsed to James Williams the under-stated bills, viz.— No. 1. On Lloyd and Co., due at 3 months... ... £1,000 ~ 2. On Brown and Co., due at 4 months ... 1,500 £2,500 Shipped on board the " Jupiter " for Sydney sundry goods by order and on account and risk of the following persons, viz.— For James Wright and Co.— Goods, value of ... ... ... ... £1,500 Shipping charges ... ... ... 50 Paid insurance... ... ... ... 34 Commission ... ... ... ... 75 £1,659 For Thomas Thompson— Merchandise, value of "... ... ... £2,300 Export charges ... ... ... ... 21 Policy of insurance ... ... ... 54 My commission ... ... ... ... 75 — £2,450 Beceived for freight per " Jupiter" ... ... ... ... £1,500 Sold Joseph Myers sugar consigned per " Mary " ... ... £2,500 Closed the account of sugar consigned to me per " Mary," and rendered account sales— Insurance ... ... ... ... ... £55 Charges ... ... ... ... ... 900 Commission ... ... ... ... 97 J. Tomlinsonson, net proceeds ... ... 1,448 £2,500 Henderson and Co. having become insolvent, I took their acceptance for £237 19s. 9d., at 2 months' date, representing a composition of 10s. in the pound on their debt to me of £475 19s. 6d., and then I wrote off the balance. 2. Place the following balances under the respective heads of Assets and Liabilities : — B/Payable, £5,000; ship "Jupiter," valued at £9,000; due by W. Warren, £1,500; due to James Williams, £2,300; my unpaid accounts amount to £1,900; cash in Bank of New Zealand, £10,000 ; goods in store, £8,000; B/Eeceivable, £13,000; accounts due to me, £1,200 ; owing to John Jones, £3,500. 3. Supposing you commenced business with these assets and liabilities, what would be the amount of your net capital ? 4. Brown, Jones, and Bobinson (not partners) in the course of business jointly and severally accepted bills to the amount of £21,000. These bills were discounted at the bank, and Brown, who managed the transaction, paid over to Jones and Bobinson one-third of the proceeds to each, less the discount, which amounted to £228. Bequired the respective journal entries which would be made by 8., J., and E.

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