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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

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

JUNIOR EXAMINATION.

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