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1886. 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 Seceetaey. Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sib,— Wellington, 3rd May, 1886. 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 OP EXAMINERS. The Board consists of the following gentlemen : — G. S. Coopeu, Esq., Under-Secretary (Chairman). Eev. W. J. Habens, 8.A., Inspector-General of Education. J. Hectoe, Esq., M.D., C.M.G., F.E.S., Director of the Geological Survey. J. Hislop, Esq., LL.D., Secretary for Education. A. Macgeegob, Esq., M.A. J. McKeebow, Esq., Surveyor-General. October, 1885, examination. Junioe Examination. 120 candidates were examined. 55 „ passed. G5 ' , failed. 9 candidates failed in _ subjects. 33 candidates failed in English. 15 , 3 „ 31 » Arithmetic. 26 » 2 43 History. 20 „ 1 „ 36 „ Geography. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows: —

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'Ol-ip' ilsor Opti. inal. Name. Kesidanco. Where educated. to tlD 6 i < >> 5 a ft i o "3 a l 1 c 0_ o a E O O H Maximum obtainable 600 600 600 . 600 601 600 1 Home, George Wanganui Hawera School, 9 years; Collegiate School, Wanganui, 1 year Grammar School, Greymouth, 2 years ; St. Patrick's School, 4J years State School, Westport, 7 years ; Nelson College, 9 months Private School, 2 years ; Ponsonby District School, 3 years; Auckland Grammar School Borough School, Blenheim, 5 years; Renwick Public School, 1 year ; Nelson College, 6 months St. Patrick's School, Greymouth, 2 years ; St. Patrick's School, Christchurch, 2 years ; Clyde Public School, 4A years Napier District School, 3 years; Girls' High School, Napier, 1 year 8 months Mrs. Daniell's School, 5 years; Bishop's School, 3 years; Bridge Street School, 2 years ; Nelson College, 7 months Wanganui Academy, 4 years ; Wanganui High School, 4J years ; Wanganui Collegiate School, 4 terms Private School, 4 years ; Auckland College and Grammar School, 6 years Wesleyan Day-school, 3 years; Mount Cook School, 3 years; Wellington College, 1} years Wellington Public Schools, 4^ years ; Wellington College, 1J years High School, Stirling, 2J years ; Gillespie's School, Edinburgh, 2 years; Terrace School, Wellington, 2J years ; Wellington College, 7 months Waikouaiti School, 2J years ; North Taieri School, 4J years ; Dunedin High School, If years 428 000 510 485 2023 2 Joyce, William Joseph.. Greymouth 500 530 485 410 1925 3 Munro, Fergus Ferguson Nelson 409 473 525 500 1907 4 Cruickshank, George .. Auckland.. 451 575 490 305 1821 McCallum, John Nelson 401 395 510 425 1731 Hickson, Joseph Marie.. Clyde, Otago 39i 500 390 3101 1655 Grubb, Mary Napier414 478 355 365 1612 7 8 Milner, John Ernest .. Nelson 309 591 265 365 1530 Carson, William James Wanganui 34: 510 390 285 1527 Stewart, John William Auckland.. 326 505 405 285 1521 10 11 Beaglehole, Edward William Wellington 315 495 440 265 1515 Page, Robert Forbes .. Wellington 292 450 435 305 1482 12 13 Littlejohn, James Gordon Wellington 339 425 325 385 1474 Eraser, John Andrew .. North Taiori 14 445 395 340 270 1451