THE CIVIL SERVICE.
. • a. FL...*' TO THE EDITOR^ . ; , ; .., Sir,— We are constantly-hearing the < praises of our Ciril Service sounded.. "flfhaV ' think you, then, of the. 'Gazette' noticiof ' date 3rd- inst ? The department' in orderi to? 7 ' occupy the leisure hours of the young gentle* > men, to develop talent to bring put tdtent talent, to put • money into their pockets, and make a mark for promotion, ' offered a prize for the best essay on " Pauperism and the duty of the State in regard "thereto in tho '"' colonies." The ambition of tftfeife&a.jista was fired, and the result is that none of them have appeared to be deserving a "prize! 5 What would you say to Boine . of 'our ldctft Literary Societies taking up the subject I^l am, etc., /• ' . _ QUTOH. Velvet 10th April, 1884., ' ;
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 347, 11 April 1884, Page 2
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