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Sess. 11.—1884. 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 Secretary, Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sir,— Wellington, 2nd June, 1884. 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 OF EXAMINEES. G. S. Cooper, Esq., Under-Secretary (Chairman). Eev. W. J. Habens, 8.A., Inspector-General of Education. J. Hector, Esq., M.D., C.M.G., F.E.S., Director of the Geological Survey, J. Hislop, Esq., LL.D., Secretary for Education. A. Macgregor, Esq., M.A. J. McKerrow, Esq., Surveyor-General. October, 1883, examination. Junior Examination. One hundred and twenty-two candidates were examined; 59 candidates passed, 63 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 5 failed in 4 subjects, 4 failed in 3 subjects, 26 failed in 2 subjects, 28 failed in 1 subject; 21 failed in English, 17 failed in arithmetic, 37 failed in history, 37 failed in geography. The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follow :—

Name. Eesidence. Where educated. 4 to to a Comp' 6 +-> o a 3 3 ilsory. s i .2 8 a o Optii u | M o 03 mill, •a O o a a *i O H Maximum obtainable 600 600 GOO 600 600 Tararu Public School, 6 years; St. George's Grammar School, Thames, 2 years; Waiokaraka Public School, 1 year ; Auckland College and Grammar School, 1 year Nelson College, 6| years Havolock School, 6 years; Nelson College, 8 months Wakefield School, 6 years ; Waiiti School, 3 years ; Nelson College, 1J years Wanganui Academy, 4 years; Wanganui High School, 4J years Wanganui Endowed School, 8 months; Wellington College, 2J years; Thorndon Classical School, 2J years Papanui School, 2 years; West Christchurch School, 5 years; Christchurch High School, 4 months Terrace School, 3 years ; Wellington College, 1 year and 8 months Private School, Blenheim, 2 years ; Public School, Blenheim, 4 years ; Nelson College, 9 months St. Alban's Grammar School, 2 years ; Nelson College, 3J years Nelson College, 4 years; University College School, London, 1 year; Edward VI. Grammar School, Eetford, 1J years 431 560 eiol I 395 189G Hall, William Henry Victor Thames .. Wither, James Price, Thomas George .. Nelson Nelson 361 307 583 512 470 430 395 450 1800 1699 2 3 4 Painton, Charles Francis Nelson 332 436 395 435 1598 5 Bamber, Thomas Wanganui 371 548 405 255 1579 6 Manning, Harry Slade.. Wellington 351 403 370 450 1574 Dunnage, Frank Styx 382 435 375 375 1567 Denton, William Henry Wellington 394 318 440 385 1537 8 9 Hodson, Francis Shirley Nelson .. 284 508 345 380 1517 Bailey, James Every Stephen Richmond, Richard Hutton Nelson 364 409 360 375 1508 10 11 Nelson 346 461 370 290 1467