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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

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

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

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