POLICE EXAMINATIONS, 1920.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 12 January 1921, Page 10

POLICE EXAMINATIONS, 1920.

Copies of Examination Papers are published hereunder. (For results see Police Gazette, 1920, page 753.) FOR THE RANK OE SUB-INSPECTOR. • Evidence. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Give a short description of evidence, hearsay, burden of proof, facts in issue. 2. What are facts relevant to the issue ? Give an illustration. If Ais on his trial for robbery, are any of the following facts relevant ? (a.) That A was out of work and in great want of money.. (6.) That A had a good character. (c.) That A had been convicted of robbery five years ago. 3. State some presumptions of laav that cannot be rebutted. What presumptions of law can be rebutted ? • 4. Upon whom does the burden lie of proving that a confession was free and voluntary ? Define a “ person in authority,” and say under what circumstances should a confession be taken from a prisoner. 5. What are the pro visions, the Evidence Act, 1908, with regard to the rejection of a confession tendered in evidence against a prisoner ? State the rule with regard to ' confessions or admissions laid down in Reg. v. Histed. 6. What evidence would you place before a Court of summary jurisdiction in order to prove — (a) An assault; ( b ) the theft of a suit of clothes ; (c ) the breach of a by-law ? 7. Occurrences similar to but unconnected with the facts in issue are valent except in certain cases. Discuss this statement and say in what cases such occurrences are allowed to be proved. 8. What is an admission ? Who may make admissions on behalf of others, and when ? Give examples. 9. What is meant by corroboration ? In what cases is corroboration necessary ? State what method you would adopt to test the credit of witnesses. 10. State what you know of the following cases : Rex v. Hickey; Bex v. Or pen; Bex ' v. Osborne; Price v. Torrington. Prescribed Statutes. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Distinguish between an information and a complaint Is- it necessary that every information should be in writing ? Who may lay an information ? 2. Define a summons, a warrant. In what cases should a summons be granted rather than a warrant ? 3. State shortly the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, dealing with the rehearing of an information or a complaint. What conditions must be satisfied before a rehearing can be granted ?

4. State shortly the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, dealing with parties to an offence. For what reasons are depositions taken before Justices in indictable offences ? 5. Define “licensed premises” and public bar.” State shortly the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1908, dealing with applications and transfers of licenses. 6. Define “ a gaining house.” In what cases may the Supreme Court declare premises common gaminghouse ” ? State the procedure necessary in the case of an application for such a declaration. 7. A and B are driving towards each other at night, without lamps. Ais on his proper side of the road when B runs into him and A is thrown, from his cart and billed. Is B guilty of any, and, if so, what offence ? 8. What are the successive steps necessary to obtain a conviction for perjury ? 9. What are the principal provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, with regard to bail ? What are the chief rules for the guidance of- Justices in fixing bail ? What is meant by the estreat of a recognizance ? 10. State what you know of the following cases : Bex v. McKinnon ; Stephens v. Andrews ; McGrath v. Vine ; McDuff v. Hammond. Police Force Act and Regulations. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. What are the instructions relating to allegations of perjury by witnesses in civil actions and criminal prosecutions ? 2. (a.) What are the regulations relating to saluting the senior officer of the Royal Navy in New Zealand for the time being ? (6.) What military officers should be saluted, and by whom ? 3. If a constable is dissatisfied with the Police Surgeon’s treatment, state the course which may be taken. 4. What matters should a Sub-Inspector give special attention to in supervising the watchhouse and lock-up ? 5. What is prescribed by regulations regarding complaints made — (a.) By members of the Force against each other ? (b.) By civilians against members of the Force ? 6. What are the instructions relating •to the employment and payment of medical practitioners in criminal cases in their various stages ? 7. Detail as fully as you can the duties of watchhousekeepers regarding the searching, care, and safe custody of prisoners in their charge. 8. Members of the Force may make representations to the Minister or Commissioner on matters relating to the Force. How and on what conditions may such representations be made ? 9. What are the regulations relating to the selection rind appointment of detectives ? * Police and Detective Duties. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. The dead body of an infant is found three weeks after birth near a fence in a paddock in the neighbourhood of several dwellinghouses. A piece of tape is round the neck, and a portion of a woman’s linen undergarment is on the body. How would you investigate this case, stating what offence might have been committed according to the circumstances ? 2. It is reported that deleterious liquor is sold in licensed premises. What steps would you take to prove the offence ? 3. (a.) A human body is found, and it is not certain that life is extinct. What signs would you look for to establish that death has taken place ? ( b .) By what various means may identity of deceased be established if his name is not known ? 4. An important witness for the prosecution has been discovered after accused was committed for trial. How can Iris evidence be secured before the trial so as to be admissible in case of his death or departure from the Dominion ? 5. (a.) What steps may be taken by the police to suppress a riot ? ( b If the rioters can be apprehended without warrant at any stage of the riot, indicate when ? (c.) If the assistance of the military is required, who may apply for it ? Who controls their actions, and what force may they use in quelling the riot ? 6. A man is arrested on a charge of attempted murder. The . victim is in the hospital, and the surgeon expects, that death'will result. State fully what you know about the procedure whereby the victim’s testimony may be placed on record as evidence against the accused.

7. It is reported to you that A married B in England in July, 1914, and married C in New Zealand in December, 1919. You are responsible for any action that can be taken. Discuss what, if anything, can be done, and what you would do. 8. A warrant is issued in Suva for the arrest of a man charged with wife-desertion. He is found in New Zealand, and his arrest and return to Suva are desired, You are advised accordingly. Detail the procedure from this stage up to the time when he should be returned to Suva, and state to what points you would direct your attention. 9. A man enters a clothing-shop, purchases goods, value £l9, - and tenders a valueless cheque in payment. Discuss the question of his criminal liability. State what inquiries you would make, what evidence is necessary to support a prosecution, and the procedure from the time of arrest until the matter passes out of the charge of the police. Arithmetic. Time allowed : Two hours and a half. 1. From Ist January to 30th April, 1917, New Zealand imported 1,055,320 gallons of benzine, and for a like period in 1918 1,468,448 gallons: calculate the retail value of the import for each period, given that benzine was 21s. 6d. per case of 8 gallons in 1917 and 275. in 1918. 2. How much would the interest be on £243 6s. Bd., from 15th May .to 7th November, at 3§ per cent, per annum ? 3. Boots that cost 255. 6d. before the war now cost 355. ; bread has advanced from 3d. to 5Jd., sugar from 12s. 6d. to 165., and oatmeal from 4s. to 6s. 6d. : in each case calculate, correct to one decimal place, the percentage of increase in price. 4. A school-garden plot 33 ft. by 16|- ft. yielded 4 cwt. 98 lb. of potatoes : calculate the value of the yield per acre if the market price of potatoes is £8 10s. per ton. 5. If 9 horses can plough 45 acres in 15 days, how many days will 24 horses take to plough 60 acres ? 6. In a town of 50,000 inhabitants 0 - 275 of the population are men, o'3 are women, and the remainder are children : find the number of men, women, and children in the town. 7. Find the value, of f of 7s. 6d. + 0625 of 10s. -- -ff of 9s. 2d., and express the result as the decimal of £4. 8. I buy 500 oranges at two for three half-pence, and another 500 at two for threepence, after which 60 of the dearer sort are eaten ; I then sell the remainder at five farthings each : how much do I gain or lose ? 9. Find by the shortest method you know the cost of metalling 7 miles 3 furlongs 2 chains of road at £47 18s. 6d. per mile. 10. Find the income-tax on an income of £862 10s. if the ordinary tax is Bd. in the pound, the special tax is 3d. in the pound, and the war-tax lOd. in the pound, with an exemption of £3OO in each case. ~ Show all the working of the sums. Number the sums correctly, and set out the answers clearly. Geography. Time allowed : One hour and a half. 1. In the blank map of the South Island supplied to you insert the following : Cape Farewell, Cape Campbell, Cape Saunders, Puysegur Point, Lake Ellesmere, Queen Charlotte Sound, Tasman Bay, D’Urville Island, Stewart Island, Lake Te Anau, Lake Hawea, Lake Coleridge, Lake Tekapo, Mount Sefton, Mount Aspiring, Clutha River, Waitaki River, Ashburton River, Awatere River, Hokitika, Invercargill, Dunedin, Reefton, Westport, Greymouth, Christchurch, Oamaru, Tim am, Temuka, Picton, Nelson, Blenheim, Balclutha, Kaikoura, Kaiapoi. Indicate the railway route from Christchurch to Invercargill. 2. Name the ports at which H.M.S. “ Renown ” called on the voyage from England to Australasia and back. 3. Say all you can about any eight of the following : Glasgow, Bombay, Trieste, Marseilles, Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Montreal, Newcastle, Havana, Durban, Cairo, San Francisco, Rotterdam, Belfast, Archangel, Sheffield. . English. Time allowed : Three hours and a half. 1. Write an essay of about 250 to 300 words on one of the following : The Housing Problem in New Zealand; Bolshevism Causes of Crime ; The Conquest of the Air; Games and the National Character: National Defence League.

2. Rewrite the following sentences correctly : (a.) An annual grant is voted every year by Parliament. . (b.) My sister only gave me one apple. (c.) Neither Tom nor him have yet decided whether spring or summer is the most pleasant season. (d.) Wanted a boy to run errands with a reference. (e.) Their mother said they didn’t ought to have gone without asking. 3. Combine the following short sentence into a single wellbalanced sentence : His face was shaded with bright chestnut hair. His face was of a delicate complexion. The features were finely moulded. The usual cast of expression was slightly thoughtful. There was frequently a bright, kindling light in the dark, blue eyes. . This changed the whole countenance from the grave look of a scholar. It changed it to the bold glance of a warrior. 4. In the following extract put in the necessary stops and capital letters : mrs. harrington quietly said there are his fathers debts to pay my lady his fathers debts under £SOOO but above £4OOO my lady five thousand pounds mrs harrington the ladys delicately gloved hand gently rose and fell and this poor young man she pursued my son will have to pay it my lady for a moment the lady had not a word to say presently she remarked but mrs harrington he is surely under no legal obligation he is only under the obligation not to cast disrespect on his fathers memory my lady and to be honest while he can but mrs harrington surely what can the poor young man do he will pay it my lady but how mrs harrington there is his fathers bus - ness my lady 5. Make sentences using correctly the following words : Assets, freight, monopoly, percentage, audit, sine die. 6. Write an official letter to the Minister for Housing, embodying briefly the principal points in the following newspaper article: — More Steed in Housing. One of the suggestions made in the course of a brief debate on housing, in Parliament on Friday night, was that the Labour Department, or rather its Housing Branch, has a good deal to learn from the Railways Department where the rapid erection of dwellings is concerned. The two Departments are working under somewhat different circumstances in their housing activities, and in any case it is perhaps rather soon to institute general comparisons, but there does not seem to be much doubt that there are features of the Railways Department’s scheme which might advantageously be '' engrafted on the Government’s general housing scheme. The Railways Department is working to clear-cut plans drawn up by an expert and aiming at the speediest possible erection of dwellings. The nature of these plans is indicated by the General Manager (Mr. McVilly) in his annual report. Pointing out that the Department has found it necessary to enter upon a large housing scheme and to provide houses for all permanent members of its staff, he states that — “ Land has been acquired in various centres, and an up-to-date factory will be erected at Frankton Junction, where timber will be cut to standard and the complete house will be sent to the locality in which it is to be erected. In addition to dealing with the timber for houses, the factory will be capable of turning out timber suitably cut for other railway purposes ; and as soon as its own urgent requirements are met in regard to houses the Department will be in a position to supply other Government Departments with house material cut to size. Apart altogether from the economy in erecting factory-cut houses, the number of houses that can be built in a given time will be greatly increased as compared with the ordinary method of building.” What has been accomplished in other countries suggests that expectations of economy and speedy results in the factory production of houses are well grounded. At the same time it should be noted that resort to these methods does not necessarily imply that the bouses must be of uniform design. It is quite feasible to reconcile the standardization of parts with reasonable variety in the design of the completed houses. The suggestion that the Labour Department Housing Branch should follow the lead of the Railways Department in undertaking the factory production of wooden houses seems well worth considering. The Housing Branch, it is true, is committed to a programme which contemplates the erection of concrete and brick as well as wooden houses. The need at present, however, is to

turn out dwellings of a good stamp as quickly as possible, and since there is no doubt that under right methods wooden houses best lend themselves to rapid construction, it is upon these that the Housing Branch would most. profitably concentrate its efforts, at all events until the existing shortage has been overtaken. It is important also in this connection that an up-to-date housing factory would turn out a great deal of structural and finishing' material for concrete and brick houses as well as for those wholly built of timber. As a matter of fact, something in the nature of factory organization in furtherance of housing seems to have been tentatively considered by the Labour Department. The annual report of the Department for 1919 mentioned as one of the directions in which housing activities might be extended the “ establishment of workshops.” Presumably the idea was that these workshops should serve much the same purpose as the factory the Railways Department is establishing at Frankton Junction. Following out to some extent the methods which served well enough when the Labour Department was called upon only to erect annually a comparatively limited number of workers’ dwellings, the Housing Branch has relied chiefly upon letting contracts. It is probably on this account that the idea of establishing workshops has not been carried out. In the latest report of the Housing Branch an opinion is expressed that as a result of the measures taken to make more labour available for the erection of dwellings and to improve the supply of materials ; and with a reasonable increase in the statutory maximum cost of dwellings, the difficulty lately experienced in letting contracts will largely disappear. The expectation seems reasonable, and there is no reason to doubt that the great amount of patient preparatory work carried out by the Housing Branch will soon produce results. This, however, in no way affects the strong case that is to be made out for the factory production of housing parts. Speaking for the Labour Department and its Housing Branch on Friday night, Sir William Herries said that they were now considering whether they would not form a gang to go right through the country to build houses. They were getting modern appliances mixers, “ the concrete gun,” and other machinery which he believed would enable them to construct the houses quicker than at present. The Minister added that they bad to increase the amount allowed for each house —that is to say, the permissible maximum cost. In such a policy of enterprise a place certainly ought to be found for the factory production of houses. Whether the Housing Branch carries out the erection of dwellings on its own account, or prefers to let contracts. the system of factory production undoubtedly offers important advantages of economy or rapid output, and there is no reason why the Railways Department and staff should be allowed even temporarily to monopolize these advantages. The housing activities of local bodies, also, would be greatly facilitated if they were supplied at cost with standard parts and fittings of dwellings, and there are other directions in which the system might be extended with benefit. For instance, the member for Rangitikei (Mr, Glenn) stated in Parliament the other evening that fifteen railwaymen at Marton were prepared to build as many houses for their own occupation if plans were provided and one carpenter were detailed to assist them. With house materials turned out in convenient shape from a factory or factories much might be done on these lines to overtake the housing shortage where it is most acutely felt. The suggestion in the Marton case was that the railwaymen should be paid union rates for their building work, but where those doing the work are to buy the houses, the better plan would be simply to' charge them for what is supplied. A very material reduction in the cost of the houses, of course, would result. At the broadest view, the erection of “ factory-cut ” houses unquestionably would make for economy and rapid results.

FOR THE RANK OF SENIOR SERGEANT. Evidence. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define: Parol evidence, proof, confession, admission, irrelevant, accomplice. 2. Of what facts will a Court take judicial notice How does this statement apply to the law of a foreign country ? 3. What declarations made by deceased persons are Admissible in ev ; dence ? Enumerate them.

1. When are facts showing system deemed to be relevant ? A is accused of setting fire to his house in order to obtain the money for which it is insured. Set out some facts in connection with the fire which would tend to show that A had committed a crime. 5. What facts would you place before the Court in support of an application for summary separation under the Destitute Persons Act, 1910, on the ground of failure to maintain ? .. ■•; 3. When may a witness refresh his memory during examination ? When are leading, questions prohibited ? What is the object of the cross-examination of the witnesses ? 7. State the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908, dealing with privileged communications. In what cases will a witness be excused from answering questions touching the matter under inquiry ? 8. Hearsay evidence is inadmissible, with certain exceptions. Mention the chief exceptions. 9. Set out the form off oath administered in judicial proceedings. Tn what cases is an affirmation used ? ■ : Prescribed Statutes. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define : Riot, unlawful assembly, breach of the peace, treason, sedition. 2. State shortly the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, which deal with perjury. 3. State the duties tending to the preservation of life which are prescribed by the Crmies Act. 4. Distinguish between a remand and an adjournment. Under what circumstances may a remand or an ad- . journment be granted by Justices ? 5. State the -provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, which relate to the summary trial of indictable offences. * _ 6. What are depositions ? Can. the deposition of a witness who has died since the hearing before Justices be used as evidence in the Supreme Court on the trial of accused ? 7. State shortly the provisions of the Police Offences Act, 1908, with regard to (a) to laying poison ; (6) Sunday trading ; (c) tobacco-smoking by youths. A 8. A purchases B’s licensed premises. Enumerate the steps A must take before he can complete his contract and get possession of the hotel purchased from B. 9. State shortly the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, dealing with juvenile offenders. Police Force Act and Regulations. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. In respect of salutes, what are the instructions specially relating to a commissioned officer as to receiving and returning salutes ? 2. (a.) What action may be taken to recover appointments which a member of the force on being dismissed refuses to deliver up to the proper officer ? ( b By what means may their value be recovered if the appointments cannot be returned ? 3. What are the regulations relating to interviews between prisoners in the lock-up and solicitors ? . 4. A sergeant passed in 1918 the examination qualifying him for promotion. What matters may be a bar to his promotion now to the rank of senior sergeant ? 5. What do the regulations provide in respect of the keeping of poultry, cows, horses, and other animals ? 6. What are the instructions relating to the use of telegrams when crime has been reported and offenders inquired for ? • . , 7. What are the instructions laid down in the regulations for the guidance of members of the Force on escort duty ? 8. What are the provisions of the Police Force Act, 1913, relating to the disposal of claimed and unclaimed property respectively in possession of the police ? 9. In taking over.prisoners to be escorted what matters should be carefully attended to before starting for your destination ? Police and Detective Duties. Time allowed : Three hours. " 1. What are the duties of the police in respect of racecourses and race-grounds where horseraces are being held ? 2. (a.) What are the duties and powers of the police in respect of trespassers upon land or premises ? ■ What statutes deal with the matter ?

( b You are called upon to eject a man who has paid for admittance to a theatre, and refuses to leave when ordered by the lessee claiming he has acquired a right to remain there. What action would you take ? 3. It is suspected that deceased was poisoned. What action would you take to determine whether he was killed by poison, and who administered it ? 4. If you heard a disturbance taking place on licensed premises, how would you act ? 5. What action would you take if complaint were made to you that a child under fourteen years of age was locked up in her bedroom and ill-treated by her mother ? 6. Complaint is made to you at a railway-station that two men in a crowded railway-carriage made a disturbance. How would you act ? 7. On beat at night you notice a man loitering for some time in the neighbourhood of warehouses. How would you act, and on the authority of what statute would you rely ? 8. How would you provide for all the burial expenses of a destitute person on whose body an inquest has been held ? ' 9. What steps would you take if you had reasonable grounds to believe that a woman or girl was detained unlawfully for immoral purposes in a dwellinghouse in your sub-district ? FOR THE RANK OF SERGEANT. Evidence. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define : Deposition, credibility, complaint, corroboration, accomplice. 2. Distinguish between primary and secondary evidence. Give an illustration of each. 3. When is a declaration by a deceased person as to a crime admissable in evidence ? 4. What is the difference between “facts in issue,” and “ facts relevant to the issue ” ? Give examples. 5. What evidence is required to prove handwriting ? In what cases may oral evidence be given in connection with a written contract ? ■ " - 6. State what you know of presumptions of law and presumptions of fact. Give illustrations. 7. In what cases are opinions of witness admissible to prove facts in issue ? 8. Draw an information for breach of a prohibition order, and state what facts you would prove in support of the charge. 9. What are the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908, with regard to competent and compellable witnesses ? When may the husband or wife of an accused person be called as a witness for the prosecution ? Prescribed Statutes. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define “bail” and state shortly the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, with regard to the granting of bail. 2. A has been ordered to enter into a recognizance with sureties to keep the peace towards B for one year. What are A’s liabilities in such a case ? 3. When does ignorance of law or fact exempt from criminal liability ? 4. Define: Bigamy, theft, false pretence, robbery, and forgery. 5. What are the chief duties and liabilities of a licensee under the Licensing Act, 1908 ? 0 What is the difference between a summons and a warrant, and when should a warrant be applied for instead of a summons ? 7. Under what circumstances may an information be withdrawn ? 8. State the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, with regard to the restitution of stolen property. 9. Draw an information charging A with theft from a dwelling. Draw a complaint charging A with failing to provide his wife with adequate maintenance/ Police Force Act and Regulations. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. What authority has a Justice of the Peace over sergeants ? 2. If a constable imparts, contrary to regulation, information to a private person, what means may be resorted to to punish the constable ? 3. What are the provisions for appeal in respect of promotion ? 4. What are the regulations respecting the wearing of gloves by members of the Force in uniform ?

5. What particulars should be included in a Superintendent’s or Inspector’s report upon the qualifications of a constable who has passed the examination for promotion ? 6. What provisions are made respecting bribing members of the Force ? Distinguish between a bribe and a gratuity. 7. What are the duties of police in respect of aged, infirm, or mentally defective persons brought into their charge ? 8. What are the provisions of the statute and the regulations respecting communication with prisoners in the lock-up by others than members of the Force ? 9. What'are the instructions regarding prisoners in police custody who desire to get out on bail ? . Police and Detective Duties. • Time allowed : Three hours. ■ 1. It is reported to you that a grocer has sold tinned meat unfit for human consumption : how would you act ? 2. By what authority is a jury list compiled ? When and within what limit must it be compiled ? 3. A warrant to apprehend signed by a Justice of the Peace is directed to a constable named therein, who, on account of illness, is unable to execute it. What means would you take to execute the warrant or to effect its purpose? • ‘ 4. (a.) In attempting to arrest a person for a “crime” he takes refuge in a house and you are refused admittance. What action may you take to effect the arrest ? (6.) What steps may be taken if the culprit in such case was charged only with an “ offence ” ? 5. A man complains to you while on beat duty that he was assaulted immediately before on the street by another man whom he points out. How would you act in such case ? 6. How would you act if such a man complained to you that he had been assaulted an hour ago in a private house where both were visiting ? 7. In testing the credibility of a female who reports to you that she has been indecently assaulted, what points in respect of corroboration would you bear in mind ? 8. You arc informed that a person has just been killed by another in a dwelling. How would you investigate the matter ? 9. An innkeeper must not suffer any unlawful game to be carried on on his premises. What games are unlawful ? Arithmetic. Time allowed : Two hours and a half. 1. A town had a population of 2,750 people. If it increased 20 per cent., how many people were then in the town ? 2. A bankrupt who owes £2G2 has assets valued at £54 125.. fid. : if the expenses connected with his bankruptcy are £ll 2s. 6d., what dividend can he pay ? 3. How many pounds of muscatels at Is. a pound can I obtain in exchange for 1 cwt. of rice at 5Jd. a pound 4. Find the value by any method of 7 qr. 151 b. 10 oz. at £1 ss. fid. a quarter. 5. If a man spends § of his income on food, f on clothing, and lon other things, he has £95 left: find his income. 6. Find the sum of j-l of £1 -j- | of a crown -f- 0375 of Is. + 0-5 of ljd. 7. After paying a tax of Bd. in the pound a man has £275 10s. left: find his gross income. 8. In an orchard of 300 apple-trees, a man gathers on the average 30 lb. of fruit from each tree : if 20 per cent, is unsaleable, what will be receive for the crop at ljd. a pound ? 9. Divide £llO ss. among 3 boys, giving the first three times as much as the second, and the second, twice as much as the third. 10. If y of a hundredweight of tea cost £6, at what price per pound must it be sold so as to gain § of the outlay ? Show all the working of the sums, number them correctly, and set out the answers clearly. ' Geography. . - Time allowed : One hour and a half. 1. In the blank map of the North Island of New Zealand supplied to you, insert the following : Great Barrier Island, White- Island, Kapiti, Cape Colville, Cape Kidnappers, Cape Palliser, Poverty Bay, Kawhia Harbour, Firth of Thames, Bay of Islands, Tongariro, Ruapehu, Mount Egmont, Tararua Range, Ruahine Range, Lake Taupo, Lake Wairarapa, Lake Rotorua, Mohaka River, Waikato River, Wanganui, River, Awanui Wireless- Station, Masterton, New Plymouth, Tauranga,' Napier, Hastings, Gisborne, Whakatane, Levin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Dannevirke, Whangarei, Waihi, Stratford, Hawera.

2. What is the most valuable industry in New Zealand ? Indicate the parts of New Zealand where the industry is carried on. _ 3. Write brief notes on any five of the following : Quebec, Calcutta, Singapore,' Brisbane,. Liverpool, Vancouver, Yokohama, Hull, Gibraltar, Aberdeen. Attempt all the questions. English. Time allowed : Two hours and a half. 1. Dictation and spelling (as dictated by the Supervisor). 2. Essay : Write about 250 words on one of the following : Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales; A Country Constable ; The Asiatic Problem ; The Mineral Wealth of New Zealand; Football; Pleasures of Gardening or of Reading. 3. Punctuate the following, and put in capital letters where necessary : in 1899 the south african war broke on an ill-prepared nation reverse after reverse fell upon our arms and the eyes of britain turned to the unconquered hero of india one official spoke hesitatingly of such an arduous task being offered to a man of his years i am ready said the grand old field-marshal simply i have been training for this moment since 1881 that indeed was the year when he weak still from his long afghan campaign had been made a phantom offer of the governorship of natal recalled when a hasty and illadvised peace had been made with the boers after majuba hill. 4. Write a letter to .the proper authority applying for a month’s leave of absence on the grounds of ill-health. Dictation and Spelling. Instructions to Supervisor. — The passage for dictation should be read, out right through once, then slowly, a short phrase at a time, so as to permit the candidate to write in his best possible style. The whole passage should, then be finally read right through so as to admit of correct punctuation. The words for spelling should be dictated slowly and distinctly, the meaning of each word being explained. As soon as the dictation and spelling are finished candidates must hand in their papers without delay. Candidates must put in their own stops and capital letters. . . ■ - Here for hundreds of miles on all sides there stretches a vast uninhabitable country —a great wilderness of gleaming yellow sand and sun-scorched, blackened rock. Sometimes the surface of the desert is quite level, and in the distance there shimmers the tantalizing mirage, turning the burning sands into what seem to be pools of water. Sometimes the sand is furrowed by the wind into lines of sand-dunes which advance pitilessly onward, travelling about sixty yards a year and burying all that is in their way. Sometimes there are great hills and mountains of black rock, which make a striking contrast with the glittering drift-sand which fills the valleys. . Existence, civilization, revolutionaries, profiteering, triumph, prosecution, development, petroleum, representatives, courteous.