CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session II, H-04

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Sess. 11.—1884. 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 Secretary, Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sir,— Wellington, 2nd June, 1884. 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:— BOARD OF EXAMINEES. G. S. Cooper, Esq., Under-Secretary (Chairman). Eev. W. J. Habens, 8.A., Inspector-General of Education. J. Hector, Esq., M.D., C.M.G., F.E.S., Director of the Geological Survey, J. Hislop, Esq., LL.D., Secretary for Education. A. Macgregor, Esq., M.A. J. McKerrow, Esq., Surveyor-General. October, 1883, examination. Junior Examination. One hundred and twenty-two candidates were examined; 59 candidates passed, 63 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 5 failed in 4 subjects, 4 failed in 3 subjects, 26 failed in 2 subjects, 28 failed in 1 subject; 21 failed in English, 17 failed in arithmetic, 37 failed in history, 37 failed in geography. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow :—

Name. Eesidence. Where educated. 4 to to a Comp' 6 +-> o a 3 3 ilsory. s i .2 8 a o Optii u | M o 03 mill, •a O o a a *i O H Maximum obtainable 600 600 GOO 600 600 Tararu Public School, 6 years; St. George's Grammar School, Thames, 2 years; Waiokaraka Public School, 1 year ; Auckland College and Grammar School, 1 year Nelson College, 6| years Havolock School, 6 years; Nelson College, 8 months Wakefield School, 6 years ; Waiiti School, 3 years ; Nelson College, 1J years Wanganui Academy, 4 years; Wanganui High School, 4J years Wanganui Endowed School, 8 months; Wellington College, 2J years; Thorndon Classical School, 2J years Papanui School, 2 years; West Christchurch School, 5 years; Christchurch High School, 4 months Terrace School, 3 years ; Wellington College, 1 year and 8 months Private School, Blenheim, 2 years ; Public School, Blenheim, 4 years ; Nelson College, 9 months St. Alban's Grammar School, 2 years ; Nelson College, 3J years Nelson College, 4 years; University College School, London, 1 year; Edward VI. Grammar School, Eetford, 1J years 431 560 eiol I 395 189G Hall, William Henry Victor Thames .. Wither, James Price, Thomas George .. Nelson Nelson 361 307 583 512 470 430 395 450 1800 1699 2 3 4 Painton, Charles Francis Nelson 332 436 395 435 1598 5 Bamber, Thomas Wanganui 371 548 405 255 1579 6 Manning, Harry Slade.. Wellington 351 403 370 450 1574 Dunnage, Frank Styx 382 435 375 375 1567 Denton, William Henry Wellington 394 318 440 385 1537 8 9 Hodson, Francis Shirley Nelson .. 284 508 345 380 1517 Bailey, James Every Stephen Richmond, Richard Hutton Nelson 364 409 360 375 1508 10 11 Nelson 346 461 370 290 1467

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Junior Examination — continued.

Compulsory. Optii mal. O u O Name. Eesidence. Where educated. j I to 8 a 3 to 3 a *fi H -3 (A .2 8 n a -3 s J *E o 53 t 3 "3 o H 12 Gibb, James Liddle Milton .. Young Street Institute, Edinburgh, 1 year; Dunedin High School, 1 year; Milton High School, 7 years Napier High School, 2J years ; private school, six months; Nelson College, 2 years and 8 months Marton Public School, 6 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 year and 4 months Johnsonvillo School, 4 years; Wellington College, 1 year and 8 months Thorndon School, 3 years; Wellington College, 1 year and 8 months Kaikoura District School, 5years; Marist Brothers', Wellington, 1J yeara Groymouth State School, 5 years; Dunedin High School, X$ years North - East Harbour School, 2 years; Union Street School, 1J years ; Sandymount School, 1J years Blue Spur Public School, 5 years; private school, 7 years Terraco School, 4 years; Wellington College, 1J years Avonsidc School, 2 years ; Bridge Street School, Nelson, 2 years ; Spring Grove School, 2 years; Richmond School, 2 years ; Hope School, 1 year Mr. Ellis's, New Plymouth, 3 years Wellington College, 2 years Onehunga Grammar School, 3 years Wanganui Grammar School, 1 year ; Wanganui Academy, 2J years ; Wanganui District High School, 4J years Wavorley State School, 2 years; Adams's, 2 yoars ; Nelson Collego, 5 years Private School, 2J years; Arthur Street School, 4 years Te Awamutu School, 2 years; Hautapu School, 5 years Mr. Thomson's Academy, 3 years; Wanganui Collegiate School, 4J years Ecclesall College, Stafford, 3f years; Doncastcr Grammar School, 1J years Mount Cook School, 6 years ; Wellington College, 1 year and 8 months Mr. Gee's, Christchurch, 4 years: Kaiapoi Borough School, 3 years; Invercargill Central School, 3 years Terrace School, 4 years ; Wellington College, 1 year and 8 months Nelson College, 7J years Public schools, Nelson, 6 years; Nelson College, 0 months Private school, 3 yoars; State school, Hokitika, 5 years ; High School, Dunedin, 2 years Catholic School, Hokitika, 2 years; Mr. Robinson's, Kanieri, 1 year; Kanieri Boys' Catholic School, 1 year; Rangiri Stato School, 6 months ; Arahura State School, 1J years Turakina Classical School, 3 years ; Wellington College, 9 months Mr. Adams's, 2 years ; New Plymouth High School, 1J years Terrace School, 2 years; Mount Cook School, 3 years; Wellington College, 9 months Highbury, London, 3 years; Napier High School, 3 years Kauaoranga Boys' School, 3 years; Thames High School, 3 years Geneva College, 1£ years; Wellington College, 2 years Thames Public School, 1 year; St. George's Grammar School, Thames, 3J years Richmond State School, 8 years ; Nelson College, 5 months Blenheim State School, 2 years ; Mount Cook School, 1 year; Wainuiomata School, 1 year; Carterton School, 2 years 354! 427 305 821 1466 13 Tyloe, Robert Canning Nelson 275! 403 410 370 1458 14. Ward, Robert Percy .. Wanganui 3381 459 385 275 1457 15 Mowbray, Herbert Wellington 319 555 355 225 1454 16 Luckio, Martin Maxwell Fleming O'Donnell, John Joseph Wellington 355 390 425 255 1425 17 Wellington 301 383 455 285 1424 18 Wilson, William Dunedin .. 410 481 225 295 1411 19 Neill, William Thompson Dunedin .. 313 305 395 330 1403 20 Boys, John Augustus .. Hokitika .. 307 440 395 250 1392 21 Robertson, James Wellington 312 330 410 320 1372 22 Lightband, Harold Nelson 355 461 320| 230 1366 Marshall, Frederick Wellington 1363 23 258 300 435 310 24 25 Hunt, William Duffus.. Kendall, Thomas Dick.. Onehunga Wanganui 221 312 502 366 405 325 230 345 1358 1348 20 Fookes, Harry Nelson 284 501 315 245 1345 27 Bolt, Francis Bruce Dunedin .. 318 403 345 200 1326 28 Maclaurin, Edward Thomas Woodford Woon, William Howard Hautapu .. 293 398 390 235 1316 29 Wanganui 372 326 260 355 1313 80 Frith, John Frederick .. Wellington 382 313 320 295 1310 31 Wilson, Archibald M. .. Wellington 308 305 365 320 1298 32 Buckley, Francis John.. Invercargill 270 420 385 220 1295 33 Clark, Donald George .. Wellington 373 388 320 210 1291 34 35 Wither, Alfred Buckeridge, George Hy. Nelson Nelson 344 336 290 308 365 245 290 305 1289 1254 86 Bawdon, William Honry Dunedin .. 307 400 255 225 1253 87 Kirk, James Alfred Hokitika .. 352 363 2051 265 1245 Cameron, John Wellington 1225 38 300 205 325 335 39 40 Wilson, Richard Chilman Stevens, Frank William Buck New Plymouth Wellington 254 275 335 275 305 295 310 355 1204 1200 41 Walker, George Napier 371 328 255 245 1199 4*2 Farrell, John Thames .. 235 430 265 265 1195 43 Richmond, Edward Thomas Atkinson, ■ Jeremiah George Wellington Thames .. 360 280 265 280 1185 -11 294 315 325 250 1184 45 Malcolm, Alfred Andrew Nelson 207 351 295 320 1173 46 Palmer, Herbert Claroville.. 280: 293 340 255 1168

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Senioe Examination. Thirty-seven candidates were examined ; 17 candidates passed, 20 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 1 failed in 5 subjects, 5 failed in 4 subjects, 5 failed in 3 subjects, 3 failed in 2 subjects, 6 failed in 1 subject; 37 examined and 12 failed in English, 37 examined and 7 failed in arithmetic, 37 examined and 3 failed in geography, 28 examined and 6 failed in Latin, 1 examined and 1 failed in Greek, 24 examined and 10 failed in French, 2 examined and none failed in German, 2 examined and none failed in Italian, none examined in Maori, 9 examined and 2 failed in trigonometry, 37 examined and 10 failed in algebra, 32 examined and none failed in geometry, 5 examined and 3 failed in physical science, 31 examined and 8 failed in history, 1 examined and none failed in book-keeping, none examined in shorthand. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow :—

!omp ■lsory. Optic inal. ' -a u O Name. Eesidenco. Where educated, i. a H 3 3 3 o m a s 5b o o O ■d a a 3 o S o a ■i o B 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Flahavan, John Tovey, Alexander Martin Galbraith, Richard Seymour Treadwell, William James Eliott, Huntly John Harry Friberg, Nils Arnold .. Catley, Ralph Addington Tauranga Onehunga Wellington Wellington Makatoku Nelson State schools, 6 years; Christchurch Catholic School, 2 years Tauranga District School, 5 years; private tuition, 3 years; Rev. Mr. Jordan's, 3 years Galway Grammar School, 5 years ; Onehunga Grammar School, 6 months Wanganui Academy, 1J years; Wanganui Grammar School, 2 years ; Wellington College, 2J years Private school, 3 years; State school, 5 years ; Wellington Collcgo, 2 years Hawke's Bay High School, 2 years Private school, 2 years ; Nelson College, 4f years Wellington College, 5 years Beach School, 2J years ; Wanganui High School, 4 years Featherston School, 2J years; Wellington College, 2 years Honolulu High School, 7 years; Mr. Kenneth Wilson's Evening Class, 6 months Hawthorn Grammar School, 3J years; Wellington College, 8 months North Public School, 7 years; Central Public School, 1 year 264 258 325 309 236 343 289 318 350 308 275 265 245 302 325 275 243 325 315 275 245 255 255 200 225 315 255 280 1102 1144 1136 1134 1131 1118 1116 54 55 Morrah, Walter Hopo .. Eyre, Richard Booth Dudley Hume, Charles Edward Wellington Wanganui 307 283 310 251 285 275 200 285 1102 1094 50 Wellington 200 275 340 260 1081 57 Hutchinson, Francis Leigh Wellington 291 305 245 215 1056 58 Coghill, David Wellington 326 260 230 200 1016 59 Macneill, Hector Invercargill 208 343 215 205, 971

Compulse >ry. Optional. Name. Eesidenco. Where educated. *4J tn a "So a « k J-* tc G 5 U S -fl o3 a . a S © II i 1 I 1 ! I I jo *i< a S 3 h «i a 6 o a OQ it o 03 E fcb '3. « M M O o -3 3 3 ■s u o S in '3 Maximum attainable 600 000 000 600 600 600 000 600 ,600 600 600 600 600 000 600 600| Wither, James Trotter, Ninian George O'Leary, James John Innes -Jones, Frank Melville Nelson .. Nelson .. Blenheim Nelson .. Nelson College, 6J years Woodlands School, 3 years; Nelson College, 3 years Renwick School, 3J years; Blenheim High School, 3J years; Nelson College, 2 years Private schools, England, 5 years; Nelson College, 2 j years Hampden State School, 4 years ; First Division,. Town Boys' School,2years; Nelson College, 1J years Nelson College, 4 years; University College School, London, 1 year; Edward VI. Grammar School, Retford, 1J years* 400 2nd 450 1st 250 3rd 300 2nd 403 2nd 285 3rd 465 1st 268 3rd 460 1st 415 2nd 320 2nd 440 2nd 405 2nd 325 2nd 318 2nd 400 2nd N.P.j 275 3rd 340 2nd 455 1st 295 3rd 556 1st 450 1st 405 1st 318 2nd 470 1st 400 2nd 385 2nd 540 1st 470 1st 375 2nd 340 2nd 520 1st 290 3rd 3799 3141 3003 2851 Kelly, John Frederick Nelson .. 275 3rd 483 1st 385 2nd N.P. 210 3rd 235 3rd 298 3rd 470 1st 325 2nd 2681 Richmond, Richard Hutton Nelson .. 455 1st 350 2nd 395 2nd 300 2nd 463 1st 260 3rd 345 2nd 2628

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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. Shobthand Examination. The following candidate has passed in shorthand under Ecgulation 12; Andrew Thomas Maginnity, Collingwood.

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ipul; >ry. Optional Name. "Residence. Where educated. ■**■* 4 CO a H 6 a 3 1 | R O © CD | a a ***! o a ■ s a b a § g CD Q •a 3 B 5 ■h a o o 0 •? o § o OS >, h o +*"» m 3 CD .3 « o A) Ji o o 13 o w d +-* t! A o 8 ■3" -t-t O H Tylee, Robert Canning Hall, William H. Victor Rose, William.. Glasgow, Francis Bernard Sim, Robert Campbell Nelson ,. Thames .. Wanganui Wellington Wanganui Napier High School, 2J years; private school, 1J years; Nelson College, 2 years 8 months Tararu Public School, 6 years; St. George's Grammar School, Thames, 2 years; Waiokaraka Public School, 1 year; Auckland College and Grammar School, 1 year Nelson State schools, 7 years ; Nelson College, 1 year; Boys' High School, Wanganui, 1J years Private schools, England ; Nelson College, 4J years ; Wellington College, 2 months Wanganui Academy, 2 years ; private school, 1 year; Wanganui Grammar School, 1 year ; Wanganui High School, 3| years Middle District School, 3 years ; Normal School, 3 years Tokomairiro District School, 5 years ; Christ's College, Christchurch, 3 years To Aro School, 1J years ; Thorndon School, 3 years ; Wellington College, 1J years Nelson College, 3 years; University College School, London, 1 year ; Edward VI. Grammar School, Retford, 1J years Auckland College and Grammar School, 5 years Paparoa School, 2f years ; Auckland City East School, 2 years ; Auckland College, 1J years 401 2m 350 2nd 325 2nd 250 3rd 250 3rd 388 2nd 580 1st 340 2nd 345 2nd 225 3rd 415 2nd! 385 2nd 270 3rd 510 1st 260 3rd 360 2nd 27; 8k 320 2nd 285 3rd 240 3rd N.P. N.P 260 3rd N.P. N.P. 40! 2m 435 2nd 351 2nd 325 2nd 201 3r( 340 2nd 280 3rd 380 2nd 380 2nd N.P. 385 2nd 325 2nd 375 2nd 325 2nd 360 2nd 2581 242; 241! 23H 2101 Christie, John Bruce 395 2nd Dunedin.. 200 3rd 465 1st 275 3rd 335 2nd 470 1st N.P. 2141 Butement, Thos. Dunodin.. 270 3rd 320 2nd 340 2nd 255 3rd 323 2nd 400 2nd 205 3rd 211; Easton, George Henry Ivcson Wellington 400 2nd 300 2nd 325 2nd 355 2nd 295 3rd N.P. 350 2nd 208! Richmond, Jas. Wilson Nelson .. 275 3rd 395 2nd 365 2nd 200 3rd 315 2nd 390 2nd 1941 Jackson, Harry Hughlings Wanganui 200 3rd 325 2nd 330 2nd 262 3rd N.P. 345 2nd 290 3rd 175: Haszard, Norman Frederick Johnston Auckland 200 3rd 293 3rd 305 2nd 230 3rd 210 3rd 390 2nd 162!

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APRIL, 1884, EXAMINATION. Junioe Examination. Eighty candidates were examined ; 44 candidates passed, 36 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 3 failed in 4 subjects, 10 failed in 3 subjects, 10 failed in 2 subjects, 13 failed in 1 subject; 12 failed in English, 23 failed in arithmetic, 20 failed in history, 20 failed in geography; 3 candidates were examined and 2 failed in shorthand. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow :—

Name. Kesidence, Where educated. 4 bo a H Compulsory. W '■*-» "■* a & S "S 6 § < ►*, A & to Q) O a O Optional. ■o a i -a "C % o 3 m 3 I to O to o v. x 1 O H Maximum obtainable 600 600 600 600 600 600 Kamo District School, 5 years ; Alexandra District School, 3 years ; Auckland College and Grammar School, 1 year Lower Hoathcote School, 5 years ; Christchurch College, 1 year Castle School, Hastings, England, 2J years ; University School, Hastings, 2J years Napier District School, 4 years; Wellington College, 1J years Thames High School, 4 years English School, 2 years ; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1J years Private School, January, 1866, to April, 1870; Haileybury College, Hertford, England, April, 1870, to August, 1874 Urenui Public School, 2 years; Mr. Adams' Private School, 1 year; New Plymouth High School, 2 years Port Molynoux School, 3 years ; William Street School, Dunedin, 4 years 0 months Private School, 4 years; Colombo Road District School, 1 year 6 months ; Mr. Charles Cook's, Melville House, 2 years 6 months ; Christ's College, 2 years 4 months; West Christchurch School, 9 months; Canterbury College, 6 months Palmerston North Public School, 3J years; Collegiate School, Wanganui, 2 years Ballarat College, 3 years; Wellington College, 2 years Nelson College, 2 years ; Wellington College, 2 years Private School, 2 years; Mount Cook School, 2 years ; Wellington College, 4 years Bishop's School, Nelson, 3 years ; Nelson College, 2J years To Aro School, 1J years; Thorndon School, 5J years ; College, Wellington, 1J years Hokitika Academy, 2 years ; Mr. Scott's Private School, 2 years; Mrs. Sofia; State School, Hokitika; Mr. Dixon, 4 years; Boys' High School, Dunedin, 2 years Portobello School, 6 years ; Dunedin High School, 2| years Waihenga Public School, 6 years; Wellington College, 2£ years Tauranga District School, 5 years ; Newton East District School, 3 months; Auckland Grammar School, 1 year Te Aro School, 4 years; Willis Street School, 1 year; Wellington College, 2J years Mr. Daniell's Privato School, 3 years; Nelson College, 4 years Bishop's School, 2 years ; Nelson College, 2J years Waiotahi Creek School, 9J years; Thames High School, 1 year Private School conducted by lady, 6 years; Newton West Public School, 1J years ; Newton East Public School, 2 years ; Grammar School, 1 year ,-- Hampden School, 4J-years; Bridge Street School, 1 year Thames High School, 3 years; Tuma Public School, 3 years Turakina State School, 4 years'; Turakina Commercial and Classical School, 5 years Thorndon School, 9 months ; Wellington College, 7 years Choral Hall, 2 years; Grammar School, 3 years 452 505 460 440 185' Carter, Henry James .. Auckland.. Boswell, John Ritchie .. Christchurch 480 585 440 345 1851 2 3 Bendely, John George .. Christchurch 400 250 385 475 80i 18K 4 Large, Harold Wellington 447 400 455 460 170: 5 6 Adams, Edith Mary Marshall, Joy Marriott.. Thames .. Wanganui 368 394 413 523 495 365 395 355 N.P. 167: 163 1 7 Paske, Edward Lake .. Napier 484 285 480 375 162Wilson, James New Plymouth 400 525 385 305 161! Burn, Alfred Dunedin .. 512 420 355 325 161! 9 10 Whitelaw, George Christchurch 544 295 350 385 157; Holt, William Towers .. Wanganui 11 299 343 425 420 1487 12 Pope, Frederic Sidney .. Wellington 397 330 375 375 1477 13 Colbeck, Wilfred Bruno Wellington 319 405 380 325 1429 14 Morpeth, Charlton Douglas Wellington 514 245 290 355 1404 Mabin, Arthur Emerson Nelson 392 310 400 300 1402 15 16 Easton, Alfred Thomas.. Wellington 378 558 250 205 1391 17 Nelley, Walter Henry .. Hokitika .. 367 305 295 350 1377 McCartney, George Dunedin .. 18 415 383 215 350 1363 19 Hanlon, William James Wellington 428 400 300 225 1353 20 Tunks, Charlos James .. Tauranga 348 363 325 315 1351 21 Tattle, George Albert .. Wellington 396 380 285 285 1346 22 Rochfort, John Henry .. Nelson 375 213 285 445 1318 Gibbs, Sidnoy Alfred .. Nelson 341 311 345 310 1307 24 Rennick, James William Thames .. 328 520 200 255 1298 25 Smith, Charles Henry .. Auckland.. 389 320 325 245 1279 Graham, Claude Pettigrew Bagnall, Harold Carleton Nelson 344 314 335 275 26 1261 27 Thames .. 397 355 220 265 123' 2S Ross, Murdook William Turakina.. 316 295 255 370 1231 Bannister, George Harold Wellington 376 315 270 250 121: 29 30 La Roche, Charles Augustus Auckland.. 359 373 225 245 120!

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Junior Examination— continued.

Senior Examination. Twenty-one candidates were examined ; 8 candidates passed, 13 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 1 failed in 6 subjects, 1 failed in 5 subjects, 5 failed in 4 subjects, 1 failed in 3 subjects, 3 failed in 2 subjects, 2 failed in 1 subject; 21 examined and 9 failed in English, 21 examined and 5 failed in arithmetic, 21 examined and 5 failed in geography, 12 examined and 2 failed in Latin, none examined in Greek, 16 examined and 4 failed in French, 4 examined and 2 failed in German, none examined in Italian, none examined in Maori, 8 examined and 4 failed in trigonometry, 20 examined and 7 failed in algebra, 19 examined and 1 failed in geometry, 2 examined and none failed in physical science, 14 examined and 5 failed in history, 1 examined and 1 failed in bookkeeping, none examined in shorthand. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow : —

lompi ilsory. Optii >nal. »* ■a o Name. Eesidence. Where educated. i bb a 1 1 u o 5 ■a d ■- 5b o <D -a s 3 'A o h o 3 i o H •* 31 32 33 34 35 30 37 38 39 Pirani, Arthur Samuel.. Wray, Cecil James Mowat, Henry Anthony Ingles Goldsmit , Oliver George Owen, Charles Smith, John Carmichael Hodge, Charles David Vere Gormley, Edward Joseph Speedy, James Groves.. Napier Patea Wellington Gisborno .. Wanganui Wellington Wanganui Wellington Wellington Model School, Melbourne, 2 years; All Saints School, Hokitika, 2 years; Blenheim Borough School, 3 years; Grammar School, Napier, 6 months Patea District School, 7 years ; Wanganui Collegiate School, 1 year Nelson College, 2J years; Wellington College, 2J years Private School, 3 quarters; Wellington College, 1J years; Public School, 2 years 3 months Wanganui Collegiate School, 5 years Wellington College, 2 years 3 months; Greytown State School, 5 years Grammar and Commercial School, Wanganui, 2 years; Collegiato School, 2 years Marist Brothers' School, 7 years Lower Hutt State School, 1 year; Wellington College, 2 years St. Andrew's School, Auckland, 2 yoars ; Mrs. George's School, Auckland, 1 year; Auckland College and Grammar School, 5J years Whangarei Public School, 2 years; Mr. Thompson's School, Wanganui, 1 year ; Wanganui Endowed School, 2 years; Mr. Godwin's School, Wanganui, 2 years Public School, Turakina, 5 years; Turakina Commercial and Classical School, 5 years Nelson College, 9£ years Terrace School, 4 yoars ; Wellington Collego, 2J years 303 370 321 381 290 270 378 277 292 323 288 288 303 308 200 200 280 275 280 305 295 205 320 290 265 345 240 225 215 270 220 230 300 270 200 290 1191 1178 1174 1169 1148 1120 1113 1102 1097 40 Johnstone, George John Alexander Gisborne .. 262 303 310 210 1085 41 Douglas, Robert Auckland.. 205 223 275 315 1018 Ross, Catherine Duff .. Turakina.. 359 235 200 215 1009 42 43 44 Wither, John Gillon, Ernest Edward Nelson Wellington 288 232 255 255 225 280 210 200 978 967

Compulsi >ry. Optional. Name. Residence. Where educated. d to 3 to •+■> a 'B H <! I o 3 O 4 o a © E a I a" "3 M u © § Q o to *H S o 5 © § o o O &** s a *s O & *) | 3 9 "E •S « 1 2 co M pq 13 i ■a o ■P d hi 4 m Q c 0 B o d s "3 o H Maximum attainable 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 000 600 600! 600 600 600 600 I I I — — — Boswell, John Ritchie Bondcly, John George Christchurch Christchurch . m*z . "^ Lower Hoathcote School, 5 years; Christ's College, 1 year Castle School, Hastings, England, 2J years; University School, Hastings, 2J years Wellington College, 6 years Wellington College, 5 .years Minishant School, 7| 600 1st 250 3rd 375 2nd 396 2nd 285 3rd 395 2nd 460 1st 455 1st ■ 540 1st 453 1st 550 1st 420 2nd 280 3rd 380 2nd 430 2nd 3190 3079 Galwoy, John de Burgh Harding, Harold Wm. Litton McCurdie, William Wilson, William Wellington Wellington 2944 Dunedin .. 200 3rd 250 3rd 420 2nd 400 2nd 358 2nd 245 3rd 290 3rd 300 2nd 320 2nd 255 3rd 455 1st 230 3rd 335 2nd 275 3rd 340 2nd 315 2nd 320 2nd 290 3rd 275 3rd 320 2nd 305 2nd 511 1st 403 2nd 296 3rd 499 1st 600 1st 560 1st 530 1st 450 1st 205 3rd ■2843 2631 Greymouth years Greymouth State School,5years; High School, Dunedin, 2 years 335 2nd N.P. ■2519

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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. SUMMAEY. Junior Examination. —202 examined ; 103 passed, 99 failed ; 33 failed in English, 40 failed in arithmetic, 57 failed in history, 57 failed in geography. Senior Examination —58 examined, 25 passed, 33 failed; 58 examined and 21 failed in -English, 58 examined and 12 failed in arithmetic, 58 examined and 8 failed in geography, 40 examined and 8 failed in Latin, 1 examined and 1 failed in Greek, 40 examined and 14 failed in French, 6 examined and 2 failed in German, none examined in Italian, none examined in Maori, 17 examined and 6 failed in trigonometry, 57 examined and 17 failed in algebra, 51 examined and 1 failed in geometry, 7 examined and 3 failed in physical science, 45 examined and 13 failed in history, 2 examined and 1 failed in book-keeping, none examined in shorthand.

NUMBEE OF CANDIDATES EXAMINED. Auckland, 27 ; Thames, 6; Now Plymouth, 7; Tauranga, 4; Gisborne, 5; Napier, 8; Wanga- ' nui, 30; Wellington, 79; Blenheim, 8; Nelson, 33; Greymouth, 1; Hokitika, 6; Christchurch, 11; Oamaru, 2 ; Dunedin, 17 ; Invercargill, 5. Since the establishment of the Board the number of candidates examined has been, — Year. Examined. Passed. Year. Examined. Passed. 1869 ... ... 12 6 1878 ... ... 199 96 1870 ... ... 16 10 1879 ... ... 211 107 1871 ... ... 11 5 1880 ... ... 222 80 1872 ... ... 39 18 1881 ... ... 155 41 1873 ... ... 57 38 1882 ... ... 179 72 1874 ... ... 56 47 1883 ... ... 213 106 1875 ... ... 65 50 1884 (half-year) ... 98 50 1876 ... ... 103 57 1877 ... ... 164 75 1,800 858

CIVIL SEEVICE LITEEAEY PEIZE. Three essays were received during the year 1883 in response to the offer of two prizes, of £10 and £5 respectively, for the two best essays on " Pauperism, and the Duty of the State in regard thereto in the Colonies;" but, none of them appearing to the examiners to be deserving of either prize, no prize was awarded. The Board resolved that for the present year a prize of £25 shall be given for the best essay on "Land Laws, and their Effect, socially and economically, upon the Condition of the People," under the following conditions : — 1. Competition to be open to all persons under the age of thirty 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, 1884. 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.

ipu: >ry. Ho: Name. Residence. Where Educated. ■H ■9 a ,a 5 P. C3 El o © o o a © a J-t © 5 b -» 5 a o i o _tp 'to M © do h © a o © 0 ■ © t>i o to 1 1 ° M a '& © o 4 o H -d a | *E o Go a 1 © © d a h-i o o Bailey, James Every Stephen Nelson Edward VI. Grammar School, St. Albans, 2 years; Nelson College, 4 years Spring Grove Public School, 3years; Poxhill School, 4 years; Nelson College, 2 years 251 3i'( 23i 3r< 285 3rd 36' 2ni 210 3rd '.P. 310 2nd 360 2nd 201! Rutherford, George Havelock, Marlborough 220 3rd 435 2nd 305 2nd 262 3rd N.P. 360 2nd 255 3rd 183'

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EECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. Eeceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Voted by Parliament ... ... 250 0 0 Examiners'fees... ... ... 118 18 0 Fees... ... ... ... 120 7 0 Supervisors'fees ... ... 12116 0 Attendance fee of member of the Board, not being a member of the Civil Service ... ... ... 25 0 0 Hire of examination halls, and other incidental ... ... ... 15 2 6 £280 16 6 Balance ... ... ... 89 10 6 £370 7 0 £370 7 0

EXAMINATION PAPEES. I append copies of the examination papers set for the October, 1883, and April, 1884, examinations. I have, &c, G. S. Cooper, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Chairman.

APPENDIX. Civil Service Examination Papers, Octobeh, 1883. J TJ IIST I d u_ ENGLISH. 1. Write the passage dictated to you. 2. What is meant by accent ? Give six examples of words whose meanings are dependent upon accent, and explain the alteration in meaning caused by the alteration in accent. 3. Name the parts of speech which are subject to inflection, and enumerate the inflections of which they are capable. Give examples. 4. Correct the spelling, grammar, and punctuation of the following passage : " The ships were laying near the shore in three seperate squaddrons; their freezed rigging glitering in the rays of the setting sun. The few sailers, who the unparalelled rigour of the winter had spared, remained faithfull to their posts, though alltogether bereft of the hope of safety." 5. Analyse the last sentence of this passage (in Question 4) when you have corrected it. 6. Of the four seasons, which do you prefer ? Give your reasons fully. Passage for Dictation. Having terminated his disputes with every enemy, and every rival, who buried their mutual animosities in their common detestation against the creditors of the Nabob of Arcot, he drew from every quarter whatever a savage ferocity could add to his new rudiments in the arts of destruction; and, compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation into one black cloud, he hung for awhile on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic. Then ensued a scene of woe the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function—fathers torn from children, husbands from wives—enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spurs of drivers and the tramping of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile land. AEITHMETIC. 1. What is the eighty-seventh part of the difference between £1,740,056 14s. 3|d. and £912,822 2s. o|d. ? 2. A man was sft. lOin. high, the heels of his boots added fin. to his height, and he wore a hat 6in. high, but he pressed it down lfin. on his head, and then tried to walk under a cross-bar 2in. thick, the bottom.of which was 6ft. from the ground. How far was the top of the cross-bar from the top of his hat ? 3. If you had Jd. a second from the beginning of the month to the hour at which you commenced this paper, how much money would you have ?

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4. How many drachms in a stone ; grains in a pound troy ; inches in an English ell; square feet in a rood; gills in a hogshead ; sheets of paper in a ream ? 5. What is the average speed per hour of a train that travels 121*3 miles in shrs. 38-|m. ? 6. What fraction of £1 is fof half a crown ; and what is the difference in the cost of 6£ yards of cloth at that rate and of 6-J yards at Is. 9d. per yard? 7. Add together JL a of Jf, and £ of f 8. Find the sum, difference, product, and two quotients of 44*24 and '04424; and find the sum of all the results. 9. Find simple interest and amount of £256 6s. Bd. from 23rd April to 11th August at s|-per cent. 10. Find the side of a square which contains 7,367 sq.ft. 52in. 11. Three partners own a warehouse valued at £3,500, which is insured for 92-J per cent, of its real value; their shares in the property are J, -§, and J- respectively. What would each lose if the warehouse were burnt down ? HISTOEY. 1. Sketch the events connected with the Eoman occupation of Britain, and state the reasons for the final withdrawal of the Eomans jjom the island. 2. Mention the several lines of kings who have occupied the throne of England since the Noi'man Conquest, and name the first and last monarch of each line. 3. Eelate the events connected with the conquest of Canada. 4. In what reigns did the following men live, and for what are they known in history : Owen Glendower, Jack Cade, Sir Thomas More, Ben Jonson, Charles James Fox, Sir Eobert Peel ? 5. Eelate the events attendant on the struggles of the Stuarts to regain the throne of England after they were finally ousted from it. 6. What were the provisions of the Eeform Bill of 1832, GEOGEAPHY. 1. Name the principal branches of the Pacific, the Indian, and the Arctic Oceans. 2. Where are the following towns, and for what are they noted: Astrakhan, Liege, Lyons, Medina, Tangier, Quebec, Eouen, Memel? 3. Give some account of the discovery and early history of New Zealand. 4. Mention, in order, from north to south, the principal seaport towns, rivers, and capes of the east coast of North America, between the St. Lawrence and Mexico. 5. Draw a sketch of the course of the Thames (England), with its chief tributaries. Show the counties through which it flows, and the principal towns on its banks. 6. Name the most northern, southern, eastern, and western capes of each of the continents (separating North from South America). MAOEI. 1. Translate into English the following :— I whanau a Eawiri Puaha ki Kawhia. Ko ana tupuna pu ake era i rere mai i Hawaiki inamata noa atu i runga i taua waka ingoa nui i a Tainui. Ko te whenua tuatahi i kitea c taua hunga, c ai te korero a te tangata ko Whangaparaoa, na ka ahu whaka-raro te hoe ma te taha tika, a tapoko noa ki Tamaki, ka v ki uta ka toia te waka i Otahuhu, ainarere noa kite wai o Manukau, rere tonu atu v noa ki Kawhia, katahi ka tau te noho; a noho tonu o ratou iwi ki reira, tae noa mai ki enei ra. 2. Translate into Maori the following :— Between twenty and thirty miles inland of Maketu there is a cluster of a dozen or more lakes, the largest of which is Eotorua ; about a mile and a half from its eastern shore lies the Island of Mokoia, with two hot springs, and cultivations, and kumara plantations. No fences are required to protect the crops from cattle, horses, or pigs, the latter only being allowed on the island during certain months in the year. Here are grown those kumara the fame of which is proverbial. 3. Put the following into Maori: — For whom are those two horses ? There are many chiefs in this country. This letter is not for you. Here is the lid of my new box. Hoani will arrive to-morrow. 4. Translate the following into English : — Ko te whare tena o to matou rangatira. Tokohia nga tangata kei roto i to korua whare ? Kihai ia i haere ki Tauranga inanahi. Ka haere raua ki Taupo a te Paraire. Ko te ara tena ki Eotorua. 5. Write a letter in Maori to the Government, praying for the removal of restrictions on a piece of land that you wish to sell; give the area, and state what quantity of land you still have remaining to you. —

BENIOE. 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. 2—H. 4.

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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: (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 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 relatiye importance of the different parts. Brevity should be particularly studied.

CoEBESPONDENCE FOE AbSTEACT AND PB"S*CIS-WBITING. No. 1. % Government House, Wellington, 3rd November, 1882.—My Lord, —I have this morning received from Ministers a memorandum (copy enclosed), signed by the Hon. Major Atkinson, Colonial Treasurer, in the absence of the Premier from Wellington, requesting me to forward to your Lordship the enclosed copy of a correspondence respecting the gallant efforts of certain persons at Timaru to save life from drowning, during the storm that occurred at that place on the 14th day of May last; with a view to the papers being laid before the Council of the Eoyal Humane Society.— I have, &c, James Peendeegast.—The Eight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Enclosure. Memorandum for His Excellency.—Ministers have the honour to forward herewith an account of the efforts made by a number of persons to save life on the occasion of the shipwrecks at Timaru in May last. The Administrator of the Government will be aware of the great interest which those efforts created throughout the colony; and Ministers think that His Excellency will agree with them in the opinion that the account does no more than justice to the daring gallantry displayed —gallantry which would none the less have deserved the highest praise had the endeavours to save life not resulted in loss of life amongst those who made them. Ministers would be glad if His Excellency would forward the account to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with a view to its being laid before the Council of the Eoyal Humane Society : any honours bestowed by whom upon the survivors will, it is believed, be richly deserved, and will be appreciated by the people of New Zealand.—H. A. Atkinson (in the absence of the Premier). Wellington, 2nd November, 1882. Sub-Enclosure. Timaru, 7th August, 1882.—Sir, —I have the honour, by direction of the Timaru Belief Fund Committee, to lay before you a statement of facts (attached hereto) in connection with a recent disaster in the Timaru Eoadstead, and a list of those who distinguished themselves in the endeavour to save life; and lam to express the hope that the circumstances of the case may be transmitted by your Government to the Eoyal Humane Society.—l have, &c, W. Zieslee, Secretary, Timaru Belief Fund.—The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. No. 2. Downing Street, sth March, 1883.—Sir, —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 85, of the 3rd of November last, respecting the efforts of certain persons at Timaru to save life from drowning during a storm on the 14th May last. In accordance with the wish of your Ministers, the papers enclosed in your despatch were communicated to the Eoyal Humane Society, and I now have the honour to transmit.to you, for the information of your Government, a copy of a correspondence which has passed between the Society and this department.—l have, &c, Deeby.—The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand. Enclosure. Downing Street, 19th December, 1882.—Sir, —I am directed by the Earl of Derby to transmit to you, to be laid before the Eoyal Humane Society, a copy of a despatch, with.its enclosure, from the Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand, respecting the efforts of certain persons at Timaru to save life from drowning.—l have, &c, J. Beamston.— The Secretary, Eoyal Humane Society. Sub-Enclosure 1. Eoyal Humane Society Office, No. 4, Trafalgar Square, W.C., 21st February, 1883.—Sir, I have the honour to refer to your letter of the 19th December last, enclosing the copy of a despatch, No. 86, from the New Zealand Government; and lam directed to express the regret of my Committee that the case cannot be recognized m consequence of there being a society in Melbourne bearing the name of the " EoyalHumane Society of Australasia ;" and which society is anxious to recognize acts of bravery occurring within its own sphere. lam desired to forward a copy of a resolution which has been passed by the Committee of this Society at the suggestion of the Eoyal Humane Society of Australasia, as the latter institution proposes to grant rewards in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.—l

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have, -fee., J. W. Hoene, Secretary.—The Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Downing Street. Sub-Enclosure 2. Eoyal Humane Society.—At a meeting of the Committee, held on the 20th February, 1883, at the Society's offices, 4, Trafalgar Square, London, the following resolution was adopted, viz.: " When a Humane Society is founded in any colony of Great Britain, with rules and regulations having similar objects to those of the Eoyal Humane Society, and offers medals and other honorary rewards for saving life from drowning, the Eoyal Humane Society shall, when requested by such colonial Humane Society, abstain from awarding its medals, &c, to residents in such colonies, and shall only comply with such request provided it reaches them through official channels, and is not disapproved of by the Governor. That the above rule shall not apply to officers and men of the Eoyal Navy or the Army on active service, who, wherever they may be quartered or stationed, shall, as heretofore, be recognized as having claims on the consideration of the Eoyal Humane Society when they save life from drowning at the risk of their own. That the Committee of the Eoyal Humane Society are prepared to receive, as heretofore, information of acts of courage and devotion in saving life from drowning in the colonies; but in the cases contemplated, where the salvor is a colonist, notice of the application shall (after being recorded) be remitted to the Humane Society of the colony. If the colony has no Humane Society recognized by the Governor, then the case shall be adjudiated by the Committee of this Society."—Extracted from the minute-book. True copy.—J. W. Hoene, Secretary. No. 3. Government House, Auckland, 21st May, 1883.—My Lord, —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's Despatch No. 15, of the sth March last, covering a copy of a correspondence which has passed between the Eoyal Humane Society and the Colonial Office, concerning the request made by the Government of New Zealand that the gallant efforts of certain persons at Timaru, in this colony, to save life from drowning should be brought before the Society. 2. The Committee have evidently acted under a misapprehension as to the facts of the case. This colony " has no Humane Society recognized by the Governor." I learn, from the enclosures to your Lordship's despatch, that there is " a society in Melbourne bearing the name of the Eoyal Humane Society of Australasia," but, as neither I nor my Government have any cognizance of that society, New Zealand cannot be regarded as within its sphere. 3. I transmit herewith a copy of a memorandum which I have received from my Ministers on the subject, and I have the honour to suggest that, should your Lordship see fit, these facts should be brought to the notice of the Committee, in order that the case may be adjudicated by them. —I have, &c, Wii. F. Deummond Jeevois.—The Eight Hon. the Earl of Derby, &c. Enclosure. Memorandum for His Excellency.—ln returning to His Excellency the despatch and enclosed correspondence respecting an application for the Eoyal Humane Society's recognition of efforts to save life during a storm at Timaru in May, 1882, the Premier has the honour to reply to the question put by His Excellency, that it does not appear that the Eoyal Humane Society of Australasia, at Melbourne, has been recognized by New Zealand, or indeed that any correspondence has taken place with the New Zealand Government regarding that society. The Premier would be glad if His Excellency would ask the Colonial Office to communicate these facts to the Eoyal Humane Society, and to state that it is the desire of this Government that New Zealand cases of bravery with respect to saving life should be considered and dealt with by that Society.—Feed. Whitakek. Wellington, Bth May, 1883. AEITHMETIC. 1. Explain clearly the difference between concrete and abstract numbers. 2. Find the greatest number that will divide 365 and 7,345, leaving remainders of 13 and 41 respectively. 3. What is the least sum of money that can be paid hi crowns, dollars (of 50d.), half-crowns, florins, shillings, and sixpences ? 4. I started on a journey on the 24th of the month at a quarter to 2 o'clock in the afternoon : commenced on a steamer for 215 miles, steaming at the rate of 124 miles an hour, but a breakdown detained us for 5f hours. On arrival had to wait 3-J hours for a train, which took me 310 miles at 18 miles an hour; then took a horse to ride 48 miles, but having ridden two-thirds of the way at 8 miles an hour he broke down, and I had to lead him in, walking at the rate of 3 miles an hour; my detentions for sleep and refreshment were 10^ hours. When did I get to my journey's end ? 5. If 60s. 6d. is taken off an account for £75 10s. in consideration of immediate payment, at v. hat rate per cent, is the deduction made ? 6. Find the value of I*B3 of half a guinea + 4-25 of ss. + 3-361 of *81 of £1 — I*4 of £3. 7. Some years ago the population of three towns was 25,460, 18,935, and 8,904; since then they have increased 10, 12, and 15 per cent, respectively. What is the average population of the three towns now ? 8. What amount"is paid for rent and rates on 15 acres 3 roods»-24 perches, when the rent is £3 6s. Bd. an acre, and the rates 25.-Id. in the pound on the rent? 9. I sold out pf, the Three-per-Cents at 92, and invested in Four-per-Cents at 98, thereby improving my income by £25 10s. What was the amount of my stocks in the Three-per-Cents ? 10. What is the length of a rectangular figure whose breadth is 4 inches and which is equal in an area to a square whose side is 12| feet long?

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GEOGEAPHY. 1. What is the distinction between a plain and a table-land, a gulf and a bay, a strait and an estuary ? Give two examples of each, and say where they are to be found. 2. Draw an outline map of British India, marking on it the Presidencies, with their capitals, the chief mountains, and rivers. 3. Give as full an account as you can of the animal life and vegetable and mineral productions of New Zealand. 4. Describe the oceanic currents in the Atlantic, and account for them. 5. What are the chief causes that determine the climate of a place; and how do they severally operate ? 6. What date and hour was it in England at 10 o'clock this morning in New Zealand ? LATIN. 1. Translate— Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus Multis ille bonis flebilis occidit Tarn cari capitis ? Praecipe lugubres Nulli flebilior guam tibi, Virgili. Cantus, Melpomene, cvi liquidam pater Tv frustra pius, heu ! non ita creditum Vocem cum cithara dedit. Poscis Quintilium Deos. Ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Quod si Thre'icio blandius Orpheo Urget! cvi Pudor, et Justitiae soror Auditam moderere arboribus fidem ; Incorrupta Fides, nudaqua Veritas, Non vanae redeat sanguis imagini, Quanda ullum inveniet parem ? Quam virga semel horrida, Non lenis precibus fata recludere, Nigro compulerit Mercurius gregi. Durum ! Sed levius fit patientia, Quidquid corrigere est nefas. 2. Who were Melpomene, "pater," and Orpheus? Explain the allusion to the latter. 3. Translate — Ille et nefasto te posuit die, Ilium et parentis crediderim sui Quicunque primum, et sacrilega manu Fregisse cervicem, et penetralia Produxit, arbos, in nepotum Sparsisse nocturno cruore Perniciem opprobriumque pagi: Hospitis; ille venena Colcha Et quidquid usquam concipitur nefas, Tractavit, agro gui statuit meo Te, triste lignum, te caducum In domini caput immerentis. 4. Scan the first stanza in this passage (Question 3), and name the metres. 5. Translate— Fuere ea tempestate gui dicerent, Catilinam, oratione habita, quum ad jusjurandum populares sceleris sui adigeret, humani corporis sanguinem vino permixtum in pateris circumtulisse; inde quum post execrationem omnes degtistavissent, sicuti in sollemnibus sacris fieri consuevit, aperuisse consilium suum, atque co dictitare fecisse, quo inter se magis fidi forent, alius alii tanti facinoris conscii. Nonnulli ficta et haec et multa praeterea existimabant ab iis, gui Ciceronis invidiam, quae postea orta est, leniri credebant atrocitate sceleris eorum, gui poenas dederant. Nobis ea res pro magnitudine parum comperta est. 6. Parse, giving rules, all the words in the last sentence, " Nobis ea res," &c. 7. Give the rules of syntax which relate to the accusative of the object. GEEEK —XENOPHON'S CYEOPAEDIA, BOOKS I. AND 11. 1. Translate — (a.) "AvSpes <f>iXoi, eye!) -rrpoo-eiAo/x-^v /xcv tyxus, ov vvv irpurrov So/a/ndo-as, S.XX' e« -rratoW opaiv v/xas a /tev KaXb. rj 7roAis vop,i£ei, TrpoOvfj-ors ravra eKirovovvra's, a Se aio*xpd rjyeiTai, iravTeXu><s tovto>v dire-^op.h'ov's. &v S'eVeKa airds re ovk clkiov cis ToSe to TeAos Kareo-Tigv /cat tyxai TrapeKaAeo-a agXwo-ai vplv /So-yAo/xai. eyw yap Karerorjaa on ol Trpdyovoi xeipoves flhi rjfuujv ovblv iyevovro * airKovvres yow ko.ko.voi. diereXeaav direp epya dperrj's vo«.i£eTiu • o,ri jj.ivToi TrpocreKTrjcravTO towvtoi ovrcs ■g tw twv llepc*w koivw dyaObv t] airots, tout' ovk€tl Svvap.ai iSeii/. (b.) 'E^eracrtv Se xore iravroiv roy Kt'pou iroiov/xtvov Iv rots 6-*rAo*.s ko! 0-bvro.iziv rjXOe 7rapa Ki>a£dpou dyyeAos Xeyuiv on 'Iv&Zv -Kaput) -irpecrfitia * KeAeuei ovv o*e iXBeiv (os rd^io*Ta. <-bepa> Se' <roi, €<f>rj b dyyeAos,*Kai (ttoXtiv ttjv KaXXlo-T-qv irapd K.va£dpov * fSovXerai yap o~€ a>s Aap-.-rpoT-xTa Kai ev-coo-yxoraTa irpoo-d.ye.lv, ws 6ij/op.(voiv tS>v 'li/ Sun* 07TU)-; ay irpoo-lr]';. aKovo-as Se ravra 6 Kvpos Trapr/yyeiXe ra Trpdiroi Tcrayp.ev<o ra^tap^a) cis fxcTunrov arrival, i<j>' evos dyovra rigv rd^iv, iv Sefid e^oi-Ta eairroi', kou tv! Sevrepw eKeAei>o*e ravrb tovto -n-apayyeiAai, Kal Sia TtdvTwv ovrui -rrapaSiSoVai eKeAeucre*'. ol Se Trudo/Jitvoi ra)(y /xci/ 7raprjyyeXXov, ra^-j Se to. irapayyeAAd/xei/a iiroiovv, hi dAiycu Se xpdno iykvovro to pfzv p,€Tonrov im TpiaKocnW, toctoStoi yap r/o-av ol rai;iapy(oi, to Se ySa^os i<f> tKarov. 2. Decline dvr)p, o-v, and oari-*. w 3. Compare (piXo's, KaAds, atcr^pds, KaKo-i, and dya#ds. 4. Parse fully— irpocruX6p.rjv, Karlerr-gv, iSetr, and dipop-ivorv. 5. Write down—(a.) The various moods of Kario-rnv and tSeZv. (J.) Second aor, sub. act, of e^w. (c.) Imp. md. of Svva r tu. (d.) Pres. part of wdpei/u in its two meanings. 6. Conjugate the following : tpepia, bpdw, irpoadyoi, e^ci), io-TrjfJ.l, and ire.i6ia,

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7. Give the meaning of ttciOw in the several voices; and mention which tenses of 'io-T7jjj.i are transitive and which intransitive. 8. Give a brief account of the Cyrus that forms the subject of this treatise. By what title is he distinguished from the hero of the Anabasis? FEENCIL 1. Translate— Un jour apres diner je vcnais d'ecrire un memoire de depenses dans la chambre dv conseil, et je l'avais renferme dans un pupitre dont on m'avait donne la clef. A peine fus-je sorti, que Marino, officier municipal, dit a ses collegues, quoiqu'il ne fut pas de service, qu'il fallait ouvrir le pupitre, examiner cc qu'il contenait, et verifier si je n'avais pas quelque correspondance avec les ennemis dv peuple. "Je le connais bien," ajouta-t-il, "et je sais qu'il reijoit dcs lettres pour le roi." Puis, accusant ses collegues de managements, il les accabla d'injures, les menaca, comme complices, de les denoncer au conseil de la commune; et il sortit pour executer cc dessein. On dressa aussitot un proces verbal de tousles papiers que contenait mon pupitre, on l'envoya ala commune, ou Marino avait deja fait sa denonciation. 2. In the above extract explain the meaning and the origin of the construction, Je venais d'ecrire; also of the -t in ajouta-t-il, and give the general rule for its employment. 3. Write notes on the different usages oipas, point; plus,' davantage ; and give examples. 4. Write down throughout the past subjunctive of avoir, the present indicative of appeler, the future indicative of voir, the present subjunctive of concevoir, and the imperative of savoir. 5. Translate— (1.) Tache sans tache. De retour chez moi mon garcon me dit que j'avais bien fait de m'^vader. Je fit part a mon ami de notre conversation. J'en serais au desespoir. II me vint k l'idee de lvi demander. (2.) Bring your brother with you, and tell him he must bring his books. Have you a headache ? That coat suits you well. 6. Write a letter in French to a friend. Choose your own subject. The letter to be not less than one page of foolscap. GEEMAN. 1. Translate into English— Ich will nicht schlechter yon mir denken als yon meinem Hunde. Vorigen Winter ging ich in der Damerung an dem Kanale und horte etwas winseln. Ich stieg hinab und griff nach der Stimme, und glaubte em Kind zu retten, und zog einen Pudel aus dem Wasser. Audi gut, dachte ich. Der Pudel kam mir nach, aber ich bin kein Liebhaber yon Pudeln. Ich jagte ihn fort, umsonst; ich priigelte ihn yon mir, umsonst. Ich liesz ihn dcs Nachts nicht in meine Kammer; er blieb vor der Thiire auf der Schwelle. Wo er mir zu nahe kam, stiesz ich ihn mit dem Fusze ; er schrie, sah mich an, un wedelte mit dem Schwanze. Noch hat er keinen Bissen Brod aus meiner Hand bekommen, und doch bin ich der einzige dem er hort und der ihn anruhren darf. Er springt vor mir her und macht mir seine Kiinste unbefohlen vor.* Es ist em haszlicher Pudel, aber em gar zu guter Hund. Wenn er es liinger treibt, so hore ich endlich auf, den Pudeln gram zu sein. 2. Decline in the singular and plural the nouns der Hammer, der Fisch, das Haus, and die Feder. 3. What would be the German of " Tell it Lady Stuart " ? 4. Give the past participles of untergehen and verbergen. 5. Translate into German— One day he started from home with a drove of young horses, all in high condition, with which he hoped to do great things at the fair he was about to visit. He rode on, thinking what use he would make of his gains, both in future investments and in little additions to the pleasures of the moment, and was lost in thought as he came to that part of the road which runs parallel with the Elbe, when, just beneath a noble Saxon castle, his horse shied. ""„* The above translation must be written in German characters. ITALIAN. 1. Translate into English— Un vecchio Ateniese cercava posto a' giuochi Olimpici, c zeppi erano i gradini dell' anfiteatro. Alcuni giovanastri suoi concittadini gli accennarono che s'accostasse, c quando cedendo all' invito pervenne a grande stento sino a loro, invece d'accoglienza trovo indegne risate. Eespinto il povero canuto da un luogo all' altro, giunse alia parte ove sedeano gli Spartani. Fedeli questi al costume sacro nella loro patria, s'alzano modesti, c lo collocano fra loro. Que' medesimi Ateniesi che lo avevano si svergognatamente beffato, furono compresi di stima pei generosi emuli, ed il piii vivo applauso si levo da tutti i lati. Grondavano le lagrime dagli occhi del vecchio, c sclamava: " Conoscono gli Ateniesi cio eh' c onesto, gli Spartani l'adempiouo ! " 2. How many ways of addressing a person are there in Italian? Compose a phrase, adapting same to each particular way. 3. Bel, bell', bello. Gran, grand', grande. Explain the use of the foregoing adjectives in each of their three forms, giving examples accordingly. 4. Eender into Italian— I love. Do you think they will do it ? Ido love. Did you tlrtfck they would do it ? I did not think they would come ttj-cfay. '-Whatever may happen. Whosoever may come will be welcome. Let him be awake.or asleep, I must speak to him. However happy he may be, he always thinks himself unhappy. Whatever riches they may possess, they will never be contented. If you could lend me your horse, yon would oblige me very much. lam very sorry I cannot to-day; if I could

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I certainly would not refuse you. If you had asked for it yesterday, you could have had it then; or if you could wait till to-morrow, it would be at your disposal. 5. Give the compound of the present indicative of the reflective verb ingannarsi (" to be mistaken "). _ 6. Cite a few of the Italian verbs having two forms of infinitive, and state which are the tenses derived from each form, giving also the past participle of the verbs. TEIGONOMETEY. 1. Define what is meant by plane trigonometry, ratio, chord, sine, tangent, secant, cosine, cotangent, and cosecant. 2. Express the sine and cosine of the sum and difference of two angles in terms of the sines and cosines of the angles themselves, thus :— Sin (A + B) = Cos (A + B)_ Sin (A-B)-Cos (A-B) = 3. Show that— Sin 2A=2 Sin A Cos A. Cos 2A=2 Cos 2A-l = l-2 Sin--A=Cos 2A-Sin*-A. Sin 3A=3 Sin A-4 Sin 3A. Cos 3A=4 Cos 3A-3 Cos A. 4. Show that— Sin 18o =^=l. Sin 36 o = v:ao--^). 4 5. Find the side of a pentagon inscribed in a circle whose radius is 1. 6. Demonstrate that the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc which is equal in length to the radius is an invariable angle, and determine the value of that angle in degrees. 7. A circular park 100 yards in diameter is surrounded by a belt of plantation 20 yards wide. What is the area of the plantation ? 8. The height of a house subtends a right angle at an opposite window, the top being 60° above a horizontal straight line. Find the height of the hou-se, taking the breadth of the street to be 30 feet. 9. Find the distance between two objects A and B, separated from each other by a marsh, from the following data, viz.: AC=**soo yards; 8C=450 yards; and the angle ACB=66° 30. 10. In a triangle, given A=6B° 23', B = 62° 40', a=5,000, find b and c. ALGEBEA. 1. Express with brackets—(l) taking the terms three together, and (2) using an inner bracket, including in it the latter two of the three terms within the outer brackets— (6x 9 + 5y :> - 4a; 2 - 3y 2+2 x - y). A. Add xS _ x , x _ v x . i+x+r 8. Eesolve into fractions x i — 4a?y-\-4if; also aY — lOaz-f 25. 4. Divide a?(b+c) — b 2(a+c)+c\a+b)+abc by a—b+c. 5. Extract the square root of -fax — fyctyy — -f^z)+-i B y —sI/ts-z+ttt-?-6. Simplify (^)(SSH+ry 7. Multiply sx\/(a— a*) 2 by oa^/a—x. 8. Solve the following equations : — x+i f z=m-ly ) i^—ls+ \z=— |a> and a;-=B-y/(sa-fl0). 9. Expand (a — b) 1, and explain the process you adopt. 10. When I had been three months in business I took a partner, our joint capital being £416. Six months after, we divided stock and gain, when I received £228 and my partner £252. What "capital did we each invest ? 11. What numbers are to one another as 2 : 3, and the sum of whose squares is 117 ? GEOMETRY. 1. Define a superficies, a polygon, similar segments of circles, equal circles. 2. The angles made by one straight line with another on the same_side of it are either two right angles, or together equal to-two right angles. 3. The diagonals of every parallelogram bisect each other. 4. If a straight line be divided into any two parts, four times the rectangle contained by the whole line and one of tho parts, together with the square on the other part, is equal to the square on the straight line which is made up of the whole line and that part.

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5. The angles in the same segment of a circle are equal to one another. 6. Describe a square about a given circle. 7. Given the base, the vertical angle, and the perpendicular in a plane triangle, to construct it. NATUEAL PHILOSOPHY. 1. Explain the telephone and microphone, and their application in practice. 2. How can the amount of moisture present in the atmosphere which immediately surrounds the observer in any moment of time be observed, and in what terms is it expressed ? 3. How are differences of altitude measured with the barometer, and what corrections have to be applied ? 4. What is latent heat ? Describe the application of the air-pump to effect refrigeration. 5. Describe the forms of the electric light known as the "arc light" and the "incandescent light." 6. Describe the turbine water-wheel. 7. Explain the action of the siphon. 8. Describe the methods for ascertaining the specific gravity of solids, liquids, and gases. CHEMISTEY. 1. What changes does arsenic undergo when heated (1) by itself in a current of C0 2 , (2) in contact with air, (3) in contact with chlorine ? 2. How can baric sulphate be converted into baric chloride ? Give formulee. 3. What is the percentage of boric anhydride (B 2 O s ) in borax? 4. Describe the formation of ammonium amalgam, and explain why ammonium is considered to be a metal although it is composed of two elements. 5. Explain the bleaching action of chlorine. 6. How is hydrochloric-acid gas prepared, and what are its properties ? 7. Explain why two molecules of hydrochloric acid are required to act upon an atom of zinc. HISTOEY. 1. What were the duties and privileges of the priests of theancieht Britons, the objects of their worship, and kind of sacrifices ? 2. Explain "pra3munire," "Lollards," " Fifth-Monarchy men," "Covenanters," "Self-denying Ordinance." 3. How did Henry IV. obtain the Crown ? ■» 4. Eelate the proceedings of the Long Parliament, and give dates and circumstances of its first assembling and its final dissolution. 5. Describe the origin and growth of England's connection with, and power in, India. 6. What were the most remarkable legislative changes advocated in the reign of George 111. which have since been effected ? BOOK-KEEPING. 1. The Dr. side of Stock in a merchant's ledger on commencing business amounts to £9,000, and the Gr. side to £50,000 : the Dr. side of Profit and Loss at the time of adjusting his books amounts to £1,250, and the Cr. side to £875 : the Dr. side of Merchandise amounts to £22,000, and the Cr. side to £16,000; the goods on hand are valued at £8,375 : the Dr. side of ship " Nelson's " account is £17,500, and the Cr. side £5,500; the ship " Nelson " is unsold and valued at £16,000 : the Dr. side of Cash amounts to £34,000, and the Cr. side to £19,375 : the Dr, Side of Bills Eeceivable amounts to £28,600, and the Cr. side to £18,000: the Dr. side of Biiis Payable amounts to £11,000, and the Cr. side to £15,600: the Dr. side of J. Harvey's account is £7,000, and the Cr. side £8,000 : the Dr. side of W. Brown's account is £6,400, and the Cr. side £5,000: the Dr. side of T. Jones's account is £8,000, and the Cr. side £8,400 : the Dr. side of E. Morris's account is £11,000, and the Cr. side £9,000. Set out the transactions under the respective accounts, and give a statement of the assets and liabilities, the gains and losses, and the merchant's present net capital. 2. A merchant's property on commencing business amounts to £75,000, and his debts to £25,000. The result of his several transactions is as follows: His purchases of merchandise amount to £30,000, and the sales to £32,000: the cost and outlay for the ship " Nero "is £16,450, and the returns £8,000 ; the ship is unsold and valued at cost, £15,000 : he ships goods as an adventure to Halifax, the costs and charges amounting to £6,300 : his receipts of cash amount to £50,000, and the disbursements to £21,000: the bills received from his correspondents amount to £17,200, and those disposed of to £10,400: he has issued or accepted bills to the amount of £31,526, and the amount of such bills as have been redeemed or retired from circulation is £19,513 : Brown and Co. owe him £17,500, and he owes them £21,000: J. Taylor is indebted to him £3,000, and he owes Taylor £2,000: S. Johnson owes him £6,000, and he is indebted to Johnson £4,000: Peterson and Co. owe him £8,500, and he owes them £2,400 : he owes T. Fyfe £950 : Jackson and Co. owe him £8,100, and he owes E. Eussell £300: his gains as a factor amount to £637 : and his outlay for rent, salaries, and petty expenses amounts to £1,650. Eequired the present amount of the merchant's assets and liabilities, his gains and losses, and his net capital.

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3. Write down, with their meanings, words of the same sound as the following, but differently spelt: Air, hair, bare, check, boar, pour, pole, were. 4. Explain clearly, with examples, the distinction between concord and government, direct and • indirect object, complex and compound sentence, simple sentence and phrase. 5. Analyse the following : — It is quite natural that such a man should speak with contempt of the great reformers of that time, because they did not Rnow some things which he never would have known but for the salutary effects of their exertions. 6. Write a sketch of the life of the great Duke of Wellington. ' Passage for Dictation. Among men of less acquaintance with the subject of German taste, or of taste in general, the spirit of the accusation seems to be somewhat as follows : That the Germans, with much natural susceptibility, are still in a rather coarse and uncultivated state of mind, displaying, with the energy and virtues of a rude people, many of their vices also: in particular, a certain wild and headlong temper, which seizes on all things too hastily and impetuously ; weeps, storms, loves, hates, too fiercely and vociferously ; delighting in coarse excitements, such as flaring contrasts, vulgar horrors, and all sorts of showy exaggeration. Their literature, in particular, is thought to dwell with peculiar complacency among wizards and ruined towers, with mailed knights, secret tribunals, monks, spectres, and banditti. On the other hand, there is an undue love of moonlight and mossy fountains, and the moral sublime. Then we have descriptions of things which should not be described; a general want of tact; nay, often a hollowness and want of sense. ABITHMETIC. 1. Add together, and prove the correctness of your answer— £ s. d. 7,743 13 3£ 6,917 11 9J 14,370 15 10| 2,371 11 9 21,309 5 8J 1,528 3 6 6,408 13 10£ 8,411 1 5| 5,298 4 9 23,198 2 7--631 7 7| 691 13 9J 2,865 14 2 876 3 5f 12,839 16 6J 1,076 5 4 . 327 15 9J 29,986 19 llf 2. How many pounds troy = ninety thousand pounds avoirdupois? 3. Find, by Practice, the value of 16oz. 6dwt. 20gr. of gold at £3 17s. 6d. per ounce. 4. Define a fraction, and show that its value is not altered if its numerator and denominator be both multiplied by the same number. 5. What part of f off of 3 guineas is f of f of 15s. 9d. ? 6. Arrange in order of magnitude (a) 2*6, (b) J-g+ I\, (c) If + 1-35, (d) 2*3 + -2916. 7. Simplify jSSSSp 8. A metre = 1*09363 yards; a decimetre = metre ; a centimetre = T j^ metre. Express 3,571 feet in metres, &c. 9. If £1,200 produce £90 15s. simple interest in thre_e years, in what time will £1,850 produce £112 12s. 6d. at the same rate ? 10. If all the present denominations of English coins, from sovereigns down to farthings, inclusive, were being struck off simultaneously at the rate of 1,550 each per hour, what would be the total value of the money struck off in 14 days of 9 hours each ? 11. A public speaker spoke for an hour. During the first quarter he spoke at the rate of 150 words a minute, then increased to 160 (with occasional rushes up to 180, 190, and 200 words a minute for, say, 5 minutes, 4 minutes, and 3 minutes respectively). The reporter took 6 hours to transcribe his notes : at what rate per minute did he write ? HISTOEY. 1. Name the Kingdoms of the Heptarchy, their founders, and the tribes to which they belonged. What parts of Britain were not included in the Heptarchy ? 2. Eelate the chief social and political events of the reign of Edward I. 3. When and under what circumstances did England acquire Ireland, Scotland, and Wales ? 4. Why was the Spanish Armada sent against England ? Eelate its fate. 5. What do you-know of Stephen Langton, Owen Tudor, Arabella Stuart, William Perm, Dr. Sacheverell, Edmund Burke r -Daniel O'Connell? 6. What wars has England been engaged in since 1800 ? GEOGEAPHY. 1. Where are the following, and to whom do they belong: Buenos Ayres, Bahamas, Dantzic, Quillimane, Muskat, Pernambuco, Herat, Aracan, Callao, Magdala?

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2. Describe fully the boundaries between Europe and Asia. 3. Write what you know of the Soudan. 4. Is (a) the Cape of Good Hope, (b) Cape Horn, north or south of the most southerly point of New Zealand ? How much ? 5. Describe as fully as you can the highest mountain, the longest river, the largest lake, and the most extensive plain in New Zealand. 6. What wind would take you in a balloon in a direct line from London to Liverpool? Over what counties would you pass, and what cities would you be likely to see if it were fine weather ? MAOEI. 1. Translate into English the following:— Tera iana whakarongo mai kite take o te whawhai a Poutini raua ko Whaiapu, i heke mai ai raua. Noho nei raua noho nei, aka mate a Hine-tu-a-hoanga i te puku riri ki a Ngahue raua ko tana ika ko Poutini, ka tahi ka peia atu ia kia haere atu a whakatika ake a Ngahue, ka heke atu he whenua ke, ka kite tonu hoki a Hine-tu-a-hoanga ka maunu taua hunga, ka whai baere ano i a raua, a noho rawa mai i Tuhua, a Ngahue raua ko tona ika, tau mai ai ki reira, ehara tau ngatahi mai ana, ka anga ano ka pei atu i a ia heoi, ka haere ano ka rapu kainga, hei terenga mo tana ika, ka kite atu ia i waho i te moana i tenei Motu i Aotea-roa, ka mea ia kia whakauria ki uta. 2. Translate into Maori the following:— Before Tawhaki ascended up into the heavens, a son named Wahieroa had been born to him by his first wife. As soon as Wahieroa grew to man's estate, he took Kura for a wife, and she bore him a son whom they called Eata. Wahieroa was slain treacherously by a chief named Matukutakoto, but his son Eata was born some time before his death. It therefore became his duty to revenge the death of his father Wahieroa; and Eata, having grown up, at last devised a plan for doing this. He therefore gave the necessary orders to his dependents, at the same time saying to them, " I am about to go in search of the man who slew my father." 3. Translate the following into Maori: — It is the same man; I know him by his name. It is raining : go into the house. The men are seeking for their cattle. Mine is a better dog; he is always good. That is a very good book. 4. Translate the following into English:— I kite ahau i tetahi kiore c oma ana ki roto ki tena kowhao. Tena ano he toko pai; he taura roa hoki mo to" koutou poti. Ac, ma hoki i taka ta matou poaka ki roto ki taua poka inanahi. Kua riro nga tangata katoa, kua oti ta ratou mahi. Ka mamae toku kaokao i hinga ahau ki runga kite puranga kowhatu. 5. Write a letter to the Native Minister, giving your opinion as to the probable result of Tawhiao's visit to England.

SENIOR. ENGLISH. Having read the accompanying correspondence,— 1. Make a short abstract, schedule, or docket of the several letters (and enclosures if necessary). 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 fro 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: (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 correspondence 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.

CoEBESPONDENCE FOE AbSTEAOT AND PE"aICIS-WBITINGt. No. 1. Downing Street, Bth August, 1882.—Sir, —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches of the numbers and dates noted in the margin, forwarding resolutions of the Senate of the University of New Zealand in connection with the examinations for military cadetships at 3—H. 4.

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Sandhurst. I have also received your despatch of the 18th May, enclosing a memorandum addressed to you by the Premier, respecting the medical examination in New Zealand of candidates for cadetships. Copies of these despatches were forwarded for the consideration of the Secretary of State for War in a letter of which a copy is enclosed; and I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Government, and for that of the Senate of the University, a copy of the reply which has been received from the War Office, conveying the decision of Mr. Secretary Childers in respect of the various points which have been submitted.—l have, &c., Kimbebley.—Governor the Hon. Sir A. H. Gordon, G.C.M.G., &c. Enclosure 1. Downing Street, 25th July, 1882.—Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 20th of October last, and to previous correspondence respecting the rules which govern the grant of cadetships at the Eoyal Military College to successful candidates of the chartered Universities of Australia and New Zealand, I am directed by the Earl of Kimberley to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr. Secretary Childers, a copy of a despatch from the Governor of New Zealand, of the 15th May, forwarding resolutions of the Senate of the University of that colony on the subject of the examination for the nomination of military cadets. 2. I am at the same time to transmit to you a copy of a further despatch from Sir A. Gordon, of the 15th of May, with a resolution of the Senate of the University of New Zealand, requesting that the Government should be moved to take further steps to obtain the recognition of the first section of the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, as equivalent to the further examination of candidates for admission by competition. 3. Lord Kimberley understands that candidates nominated by the colonial Universities to the cadetships allocated to the students of these Universities will be admitted to the Boyal Military College without further examination, and will not undergo any competitive examination, though they will, of course, be required to pass those examinations which are necessary qualifications for a, commission. He presumes, therefore, that the information desired by the Senate of the University of New Zealand relates, not to the cadets nominated by the University, but to other students of the University who may be desirous of entering the Eoyal Military College. 4. lam also desired, with reference to your letter of the 28th of February, to enclose a copy of a despatch from Sir A. Gordon, of the 18th of May, with its enclosure, respecting the medical examination in New Zealand of candidates for cadetships; and I am to request that you will move Mr. Childers to inform Lord Kimberley of the answers which should be returned to the various questions raised in Sir A. Gordon's despatches.—l have, &c, John Beamston.—The Under-Secretary of State, War Office. Enclosure 2. War Office, 29th July, 1882. —Sir,—l am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th instant, forwarding copies of despatches from the Governor of New Zealand, together with resolutions of the Senate of the University of that colony, relative to the examination required of members of the University previous to their nomination as cadets at the Eoyal Military College, Sandhurst. With regard to the resolution dated 15th March, 1882, Mr. Secretary Childers desires me to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that, the ordinary entrance examination for the Eoyal Military College being strictly competitive, it would be impossible to recognize the first section of the examination for the degree of B.A. at the New Zealand University as equivalent to the further examination specified in paragraph 18 of the accompanying regulations, except so far as relates to the students whom the University authorities are entitled, under certain conditions, to nominate at the rate of one per annum. lam further to remark that the rules approved by the Secretary of State, and notified to you in my letter of the Bth June, 1881, came into operation from that date; and that the certificate of a medical officer of the Armed Constabulary in New Zealand will, under the circumstances mentioned, be accepted as sufficient evidence of the physical fitness for the army of University candidates for admission to the Eoyal Military College. —I have, &c, Ealph Thomson.—The Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office. No. 2. Downing Street, 9th April, 1883.—Sir, —With reference to that portion of my predecessor's despatch of the 24th August, 1880, which relates to a proposal that prelhninary examinations for the Eoyal Military College, Sandhurst, should be conducted by means of papers sent out to the colonies by the Civil Service Commissioners, I have the honour to transmit to you, to be laid before your Government, an extract of a letter from the War Office, stating that the Civil Service Commissioners will be prepared, upon being informed that a person residing in any of the more important distant colonies is desirous of passing the preliminary examination for admission, to forward to the Governor of the colony in question a sealed packet of examination-papers, with explanations as to the mode of conducting the examination; or, should the demand for examination be recurrent, they would be willing to supply papers beforehand, to be used by the Governor as occasion might require. It will be noticed that this arrangement supersedes that which was previously announced in Lord Kimberley's despatch of the 30th June, 1881, under which preliminary examinations for Sandhurst would have been conducted in accordance with the prescribed regulations by the authorities of any Universities or Colleges pos3e_ssing Eoyal Charters, but that it does not affect the annual grant of a cadetship to such Universities. Your Government will also observe that, in consequence of the increased facilities afforded by the present arrangement, it will now be unnecessary to take any steps in the direction indicated in the earlier of the two despatches referred to, with the view of choosing a common centre of examination in Australia.—l have, &c., Debby,—The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

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Enclosure. Extract from a letter from the War Office to the Colonial Office, dated 9th March, 1883.— "I am to observe that a communication has been received from the Civil Service Commissioners, from which it appears that, upon its being notified to them that a person residing in any of the more important distant colonies is desirous of passing in the colony the ' preliminary' examination for admission to Sandhurst, they will be prepared to forward to the Governor of the colony in question a sealed packet of examination-papers, accompanied by instructions as to the mode of conducting the examination ; or, should the demand for examination in the colony bo likely to be recurrent, they would be willing, for the purpose of avoiding delay, to supply the Governor with papers beforehand, to be used by him when the occasion should arise. This course will accordingly be adopted, in preference to the arrangement, originally proposed, of holding preliminary examinations in the colonies under the authority of chartered colonial Universities." No. 3. Downing Street, 9th April, 1883.—Sir, —With further reference to the despatch of the Officer Administering the Government of the 3rd of October, I have the honour to transmit to you, for communication to your Government, an extract of a letter which has been received from the War Office, in respect of the proposal of the authorities of the New Zealand University that students who had passed the first local examination for the degree of 8.A., and are candidates for admission into the army, should be placed on the same footing as graduates and students of the Imperial Universities. As regards the further point raised in the enclosure to the Administrator's despatch above referred to, you will observe, from another despatch of this day's date, that the arrangement under which the colonial Universities were empowered to conduct preliminary examinations for Sandhurst has been superseded by a system which will admit of more general application.—l have, &c., Deeby.—Governor Sir W. F. D. Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.8., &c. Enclosure. Extract from a letter from the War Office to the Colonial Office, dated 9th March, 1883.— " With reference to my letter of the Bth December last, and to the papers which you forwarded on the 22nd of the following month, relative to the curriculum at the New Zealand University, I have the honour to acquaint you, by direction of the Secretary of State for War, for the Earl of Derby's information, that, in the absence of any information as to the standard of attainment required in the several subjects comprising the first B.A. examination at the above University, it is impossible to decide whether the examination referred to can be accepted as equivalent to the examinations of the Home Universities, as set forth in paragraph 2 (b) of the Eegulations for Admission to the Eoyal Military College at Sandhurst." AEITHMETIC. 1. A man bought 184 shares at 15s. 6d.; sold 75 at 17s. 9d., and 40 at 19s. lid.; then came a fall, and he had to part with the remainder at lis. 6d.: how did he come out of the transaction ? 2. Extract the square root of (lH2 8+3 3+4 8+5 3+6 3+7 3+B:,+9 3). 3. Find (i+i+i-i) + of £556 10s. Ofd. 4. If the G.C.M. of two numbers be 5*7, and L.C.M. 68*4, find the two numbers. 5. Prove that every cipher added to the left of a decimal fraction reduces its value tenfold. Express £ and *-£ as decimals, and divide each result by 1,000. 6. Find the difference between simple and compound interest on £605 15s. 6d. at 6J per cent, in four years. 7. The number of children attending school in New Zealand was as follows :— Government Private Schools. Schools. 1871 ... ... ... ... ... 14,953 16,757 1881 ... ... ... ... ... 87,811 13,538 Find the increase and decrease per cent, in the two cases. 8. A sheet of glass is 3ft. 9in. long by 2ft. 7-Jin. wide : how much must be cut off the length so that it may cover a surface of one square yard ? 9. What is the difference between a banker's and the true present worth of a three months' bill for £75 10s. 6d., drawn on the 10th June and discounted the same day at 7-J per cent. ? 10. An average of 16,200 persons pass a certain corner every day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., and the average for the remainder of the time is 9 per minute. Every second person is a man, every fifth a woman, and the rest are girls and boys in the proportion of one of the former to two of the latter. How many of each pass between the Ist March and the 10th April, inclusive ? 11. What alteration would be made in a person's income by selling £4,500 out of the Three-per-cents at 98, and buying 5-per-cent. debentures at 102 ? GEOGEAPHY. 1. How do you account for the aurora australis, monsoons, Sargasso Sea, and icebergs? 2. By what different names are rotary storms known in different regions? Describe them. 3. Draw an outline map of the East Indian Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and Fiji Islands, so as to show their relative positions. 4. Where are the following, and for what are they noted: Agra, Boston, Chicago, Moscow,, Toulouse, Herzegovina,. Durban, and Meerut ? 5. Name the principal harbours of New Zealand, and state the distance by sea each is from the most central one. 6. Describe the distinctive animal and vegetable life of Australia.

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LATIN. 1. Translate — Quern virum aut heroa lyra vel aeri Arte materna rapidos morantem Tibia sumis celebrare, Clio ? Fluminum lapsus, celeresque ventos ; Quern deum ? Cujus recinet jocosa Blandum et auritas fidibus canoris Nomen imago, Ducere quercus. Aut in umbrosis Heliconis oris, Quid prius dicam solitis parentis Aut super Pindo, gelidove in Haemo ? Laudibus, gui res hominum ac deorum, Unde vocalem temere insecutae Qui mare ac terras, variisque mundum Orphea silvae, Temperat horis ? 2. Where are the mountains mentioned above situated ? For what are they celebrated ? What are their modern names ? 3. Translate— Bacchum in remotis carmina rupibus Euoe ! recenti mens trepidat metu, Vidi doeentem (credite, posteri!), Plenoque Bacchi pectore turbidum Nymphasque discentes, et aures Laetatur. Euoe ! parce, Liber! Capripedum Satyrorum acutas. Parce, gravi metuende thyrso ! Fas pervicaces est mihi Thyiadas, Vinique fontem, lactis et überes Cantare rivos, atque truncis Lapsa cayis iterare mella. 4. Explain arsis, thesis, synaeresis, diaeresis, caesura (strong and weak). Give examples. 5. Translate— Deos hominesque testamur, imperator, nos anna neque contra patriam cepisse, neque quo periculum aliis faceremus, sed uti corpora nostra ab injuria tuta forent, gui miseri, egentes, violentia atque crudelitate feneratorum plerique patriae, sed omnes fama atque fortunis expertes sumus; neque cuiquam nostrum licuit more majorum lege uti, neque amisso patrimonio liberum corpus habere, tanta saevitia feneratorum atque praetoris fuit. Saepe majores vestrum, miseriti plebis Eomanae, decretis suis inopiae ejus opitulati sunt; ac novissime memoria nostra, propter magnitudinem aeris alieni, volentibus omnibus bonis, argentum acre solutum est. 6. Parse the words printed in italics, and make such notes as you think necessary with regard to them. 7. Write down the Soman calendar for April. FEENCH. , 1. Translate— Les troupes de Guillaumo aborderent sans resistance k Pevensey, pres de Hastings, le 28 septembre de l'annee 1066. Les archers debarquorent d'abord ; ils portaiont dcs vetements courts, et leur cheveux etaient ras6s; ensuite descendirent les gens de cheval, armes de longues et fortes lances, et d'epees droites k deux tranchants. Apres eux sortirent les travailleurs de l'armee, pionniers, charpentiers, et forgerons, gui dechargerent piece k piece, sur le rivage, trois chateaux de bois, tailles et prdpards d'avance. Le due ne vint k terre que le dernier de tous. Au moment oii son pied touchait le sable, il fit un faux pas et tomba sur la face. Un murmure s'eleva; dcs voix crierent: " Dieu nous garde! c'est mauvais signe." Mais Guillaume, se relevant, dit aussitot: " Qu'avez-vous? quelle chose vous 6tonne? J'ai saisi cette terre de mes mains, et, par la splendeur de Dieu, tant qu'il yen a, elle est k vous." Cette vive repartie arreta subitement l'effet dv mauvais presage. 2. What is the difference in the meaning of the adjectives brave, honnete, vilain, petit, fameux, according as they are placed before or after the substantive ? Use homme to exemplify. 3. Debarquerent, portaient; touchait, fit. Explain the difference in the use of the perfect and imperfect indicative, as illustrated by these verbs in the above passage. 4. Give the French for " a dining-room," " a windmill," " a wine-glass," " a glass of wine," " a steamboat," "a straw hat;" and explain the use of the_prepositions de and a in rendering these words. ■ t 5. In the following sentences put the verbs in italics in the corresponding tense of the subjunctive :II faut que nous revenir demain. II ny avait que vous gui pouvoir le faire. Je crams qu'elle ne le savoir. Fallait-il que votre frere s'y rend/re ? Ma mere desirerait que vous venir avec nous. 6. Translate the following letter into French :— Gilchrist Educational Trust, Sic, — 4, Broad Sanctuary, S.W., 3rd January, 1883. Eeferring to previous correspondence on the subject of the Gilchrist Scholarship biennially awarded to candidates from New Zealand, I have the honour to inform you that at the last examination for this scholarship the highest place was taken by Mr. John William Salmond, of the University of Otago, and that the scholarship has been awarded to him accordingly. I have to request that you will cause this information to be communicated to the authorities in New Zealand, and by them to Mr. Salmond, with an intimation that he will be expected to present himself here on the Ist of October next. I have, &c, E. G. W. Herbert, Esq., C.B. ■ William B. Caepentee. GEEMAN. 1. Translate into English— In einer Gegend dcs Harzes wohnte em Eitter, den man gewohnlich nur den blonden Eckbert nannte. Er war ungefiihr vierzig Jahre alt, kaum yon mittlerer Grosze, und kurze helblonde Haare lagen schlicht und dicht an semen blassen eingefallnen Gesicht. Er lebte sehr ruhig fur sich und

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war niemals in den Fehden seiner Nachbarn verwickelt, auch sah man ihn nur selten auszerhalb den Eingmauern seines klcinen Schlosses. Nur selten wurde Eckbert yon Gasten besueht, und wenn es auch geschah, so wurde ihretwegen fast nichts in dem gewohnlichen Gange dcs Lebens geiindert, die Maszigkeit wohnte dort, und die Sparsamkeit selbst schien alles anzuordnen. Eckbert war alsdann heiter und auf geraumt; nur wenn er allein war, bemerkte man an ihm cine gewisse Verschlossenheit, cine still© zuriickhaltende Melancholic. 2. State the genitive and plural of der Schwan, das Schaf, der Haken, der Pudel, das Lamm, die Nadel, die Maus, der Staat. 3. Give the genitive singular and nominative plural of the following substantives: Der Stern, der Burger, die Feder, das Segel, der Hase. 4. What is, in German, " the young bird," and " the young birds " ? 5. State the gender of Stufe, Zahn, Ton, Strom, Dinte, Gabel, Freiheit, Liebe, Malerei. 6. Translate into German— A young man who had paid great attention to his studies, and consequently had made rapid progress, was once taken by his father to dine with a company of learned men. After dinner the conversation turned naturally upon literature and the classics. The young man listened to it with great attention, but did not say anything. On their return home his father asked him why he had remained silent when he had so good an opportunity of showing his knowledge. " I was afraid, my dear father," said he, " that if I began to talk of what I did know I should be interrogated upon what I do not know." " You are right, my dear boy," replied the father: " there is often more danger in speaking than in holding one's tongue." *„* The abovo translation must be written in German characters. TEIGONOMETEY. 1. In any plane triangle show that the sides are proportional to the sines of the opposite angles. 2. Prove that— Sin(A+B) = SinA Cosß + CosA Sinß. Sin (A - B) = Sin A Cosß - Cos A Sinß. Cos(A+B) = CosA Cosß-SinA Sinß. Cos(A-B) = CosA Cosß+SinA Sinß. 3. Prove that— Sin^V^^* CosiA = VSj^Area of triangle = </s (s —a) (sb) — b) (s — c). Eadius of inscribed circle = /y — . 4. Express the limits of the numerical values, also the signs of the sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant, of all angles from 0° to 360° in the first, second, third, and fourth quadrants. 5. Show that— Sin22y--= V(2-V2); Cos22f°*=^ 2+V2>; Tan 22i°= */2-l. 6. A circular pond covers an area of 4,840 square yards (one acre): what is the breadth, in yards, of a belt of plantation of uniform width surrounding it, and also containing one acre ? 7. What is the area of a triangle of which the three sides are respectively 700, 899, and 1,068 links? 8. The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 420, and the angle opposite to the perpendicular 33° 45' 19": what are the base and perpendicular? 9. In the triangle ABC, let AB = 345 feet, BC = 232 feet, and the angle A = 37° 20': what are the other angles and the third side ? 10. In the triangle DEF, let DF=I,SBO links, EF = 1,228 links, and the angle F= 98° 40': what are the angles D and E and the third side DE ? ALGEBKA. 1. Find the value of , and prove your answer. 2. Find the G.C.M. of 2x*-xy-6f and 3x i-Bxy+4y\ and the L.C.M. of a?—l and a?-l. 3. mm is m* »-„ o. (*££2)(- !=?)(- «=f) ? 4. From fa+6c-|6 take 9c+fa- T %&. X a x V i n n ,• im? 12mn 9»> 5. Square §— §, and find square root of -^ — +-■&..* 6. Simplify V(1 ~X)+^) . + V(l-a* 2) 7. Besclve -77— into an infinite series.

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8. Solve the following equations:— bx d a ex , =t — -5-; and a c 0 a %+y , b-v _ 0 ' 10 i" 2 ~vK+V . x-y _ 1 5 "»" ■ 2 -J*V 9. Out of 40 tons of goods a certain portion was sold, and there remained 8 tons more than was sold. The goods were bought at £5 15s. per ton, and the portion sold was sold at 20 per cent, profit. At what price per ton must the remainder be sold so that the seller may gam £48 on the whole transaction? 10. Eind the value of x in the following equation: — %x*-ix+l = 8-% x-x 2+221. 11. Three numbers are in continued proportion; the sum of the first and second is 10, and the third exceeds the second by 24: what are the numbers ? GEOMETEY. 1. Define postulates and axioms, and give two examples of each; also define an angle and a straight line. . 2. Every parallelogram that has one of its angles a right angle has all its angles right angles. 3. If the square described upon one of the sides of a triangle bo equal to the squares described upon the other two sides of it, the angle contained by these sides is a right angle. 4. Divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square on the other part. 5. If one circle touch another internally, they shall not have the same centre. 6. The straight line drawn at right angles to the diameter of a circle, from the extremity of it, falls without the circle ; and no straight line can be drawn from the extremity between that straight line and the circumference so as not to cut the circle : or, which is the same thing, no straight line can make so great an acute angle with the diameter at its extremity, or so small an angle with the straight line which is at right angles to it, as not to cut the circle. _ _ _ 7. When the centre of a circle described about a triangle falls withm the triangle it is an acute-angled triangle, when the centre falls in one side it is a right-angled triangle, and when the centre falls without the triangle it is an obtuse-angled triangle. NATUEAL PHILOSOPHY. 1. What is meant by specific heat and latent heat? 2. Explain compensating pendulums and balance-wheels. 3. How is sound caused ? Describe the mechanism of the human ear. 4. Explain the cause of Fraunhofer's lines in the solar spectrum, and the theory of spectrum analysis. 5. Explain the different forms of the electric light. CHEMISTEY. 1. Explain the action of chlorine as a bleaching agent. 2. Describe the mode of preparation of nitrous oxide, and give an account of its composition and properties. .-,„-.,... 3. Describe the compounds of arsenic with oxygen, and explain Marsh s test tor arsenic. 4. What percentage of iron is there in ferric oxide ? 5. Describe and give the formulas of the compounds of phosphorus and hydrogen. ZOOLOGY. 1. Describe the circulation of the blood and the respiratory apparatus in fishes and mammals. 2. Give examples of the different classes of the sub-kingdom Mollusca. 3. To which orders do whales, dugongs, seals, dolphins, manatees, walruses, respectively belong? Describe the distinguishing characters of these orders. 4. What are the classes of the sub-kingdom Articulata? 5. What is the geographical distribution of the Marsupialia ? HISTOEY. 1. Describe the forms of trial of accused persons under the Saxons, Normans, and Plantagenets respectively. . . . 2. Whence does the Privy Council derive its origin? What were its mam duties when farst formed, and what are they now? . 8. There are two triple alliances and two quadruple alliances well known in English history. Between what countries and for what purposes were these entered into ? 4. Mention the chief literary Englishmen during the Georgian period, with their best-known 5.' Acts confirming and extending the privileges granted by Magna Charta have been passed. Name them, and state their provisions. BOOK-KEEPING. 1. Eule out the usual form for a " Trial Balance-sheet," and explain its purpose. 2. On which side should the " Assets "be placed, and on which side the " Liabilities " ? And what does the difference between the two totals represent?

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3. In writing up a cash-book, on which sides are the cash in hand, receipts of money, payments of cash, placed ? And what is represented by the difference between the totals of the two sides ? 4. Journalize the following entries : — (a.) Being instructed by Miles and Co., of Timaru, I drew upon Henry Buchanan, of Auckland, for £1,000 on demand, and handed the draft to the Bank of New Zealand for collection. (b.) Afterwards I find the following entry in my bank pass-book :— Draft, H. Buchanan, £1,000. (Note. —On which side of the pass-book was the entry shown ?) (c.) Accepted Johnston, Thompson, and Co.'s draft at 60 d/st. in favour of Bank of New Zealand, for £1,500. (d.) Sold goods to Thomas Davies to the amount of £5,000, and received his acceptance at 3 mos, (c.) Invoice of goods shipped by Jones and Co., on board the " Dart," Saxby, master, for New York, by order and at risk of Messrs. Thomas Martin and Co., of New York :— £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 trunks, ea. containing 50 pieces sheeting, £150 300 0 0 Trunk and packing ... ... ... 300 ■ 303 0 0 1 bale containing 50 pieces sup. broadcloth ... 1,120 0 0 Canvas and packing ... ... ... 3100 1,123 10 0 1,426 10 0 Chabges. £ s. d. Cartage, wharfage, and shipping ... 1 10 0 Customs entries ... ... 3 5 0 B/L and agents'commission ... 2 15 0 7 10 0 2-J f commission on £1,434 ... ... 35 17 0 Insurance, @ 30/ fon £1,500 ... 22 10 0 ~ policy ... ... 4 2 6 Commission, @ §i° ... ... 7 10 0 34 2 6 77 9 6 Total ... ... . ... ... £1,503 19 6 (/.) Balance due to Wm. Eussell at date is £1,500. Sold him a parcel of tea for £1,000. Bought from him £800 worth of sugar. Gave my pro/note at one month for £800. Bought from him bales of cotton to value of £9,000. Paid him cash £1,500. Accepted his draft at two months for £1,000. Allowed him an abatement of £50 on the parcel of tea. Gave him my draft on Thomas Jenkins, at 90 d/st., for £2,050. 5. What is the balance of Wm. Eussell's account?

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