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2. A candidate will be required to have served at least fifteen months as an officer in the local military force of the colony from which he is nominated, and must have attended two annual trainings, or have seen active service in the field. A certificate to this effect from his commanding officer must be attached to the candidate's papers. 3. The candidate must be within the ages of nineteen and twenty-two on the Ist January of the year in which he is allowed to present himself for the examination hereafter specified. A certificate of birth, or a declaration of his exact age, made by the candidate's parents or guardian before a Magistrate, must be attached to his papers when forwarded to the War Office. 4. He will be required to undergo an inspection by a Medical Board, to be convened by the Governor of the colony or other proper authority, and will not be allowed to proceed further with his candidature unless certified by such Board to be physically qualified, in all respects, for a commission in the army. 5. An intending candidate must apply for a nomination to the Governor, through his commanding officer or such other channel as the Governor may prescribe, in sufficient time to allow of arrangements being made for his undergoing the military examination before he has exceeded the limit of age specified in paragraph 3. 6. A candidate will not be allowed to enter upon his examination until he has satisfied the Governor of the colony in which he is serving that he is of good moral character, and in all other respects a fit and proper person to hold a commission in Her Majesty's army. A certificate from the Governor to this effect must be attached to the candidate's papers when they are forwarded to the War Office. 7. The candidate will be required to undergo a qualifying literary examination in the following subjects: (1.) Mathematics—viz.: (a) arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, proportion, and simple interest; (b) Euclid, Book I.; (c) algebra, up to and including simple equations. (2.) French, German, or some other modern language ; the examination being limited to translation from the language, and grammatical questions. (3.) Writing English correctly, and in a good legible hand, from dictation ; English composition, tested by the power of writing an essay, letter, or precis. (4.) The elements of geometrical drawing, including the construction of scales and the use of simple mathematical instruments. (5.) Geography. In addition to the foregoing the candidate will be required to select and qualify in two, and not more than two, of the following subjects : (a) Mathematics—-viz., algebra up to and including the binomial theorem; the theory and use of logarithms; Euclid, Books I. to IV. and VI.; plane trigonometry, up to and including the solution of triangles ; and mensuration; (b) Classics (Latin or Greek); (c) English history (general) ; (d) freehand drawing. 8. The candidate will be exempted from the above examination, except in geometrical drawing, if he can produce a certificate from the proper university authority that he has taken his degree in arts, or has passed the examination for the degree of B.A. or M.A., at one of the following universities — viz., Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, the Royal University, Ireland, or from one of the chartered colonial universities; or if he has passed one of the university examinations specified below, viz. : Oxford, " Moderations;" Cambridge, "the Previous Examination;" Dublin, "the Einal Examination of the Senior Freshman year," or, "the Einal Examination of the School of Engineering;" Durham, "the First Year's Examination ;" the Royal University, Ireland, " the Second University Examination in Arts or the Second Professional Examination in Engineering;" Scotch universities, " the Examination for Candidates for the Army;" London University, the "First Examination" for the degrees of 8.A., LL.B., Be, or M.B. ; or if he has passed some other test which is accepted by the university as exempting from the above examinations. An equivalent examination at one of the chartered colonial universities will likewise be accepted as a sufficient ground for exemption. 9. The subjects of the military examination and the maximum marks obtainable in each subject will be as follow : (1) The elements of field fortification, 600 marks; (2) military topography, 600 marks; (3) the elements of tactics, 600 marks; (4) military law, 600 marks. In order to qualify for a commission, a candidate will be required to obtain -25 of the marks in each subject, and -5 of the aggregate. The scope will be that embraced by the synopsis of the course of instruction (in the subjects specified in paragraph 9) at the Royal Military College. There will, however, be no practical out-of-door examination in any subject. The text-books will be those in use at the time at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, which, for the present, are as follow :— (1) The elements of field fortification —Phillips's Course of Artillery and Fortification ; (2) military topography — Official Text-book of Military Topography; (3) the elements of tactics — Field Exercises, Clery's Minor Tactics; (4) military law —Army Act, Queen's Regulations, Elements of Military Administration and Law (Boughey). 10. Sets of papers for the examination in both the literary and military subjects will be forwarded in due course, in sealed envelopes, to the Governors of the respective colonies, who will convene Boards, the duty of which will be to see that the papers are fairly worked by the candidates. The papers will then be returned without delay to the Director-General of Military Education, War Office, London, for adjudication. The Governor of the colony will notify to the War Office, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, as early as possible in each year, whether he has any dulyqualified candidates to nominate, and will at the same time state how many sets of papers he will be likely to require for their examination. 11. Until further notice, two army commissions will be allotted to each of the undermentioned colonies annually: New* South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, Cape of Good Hope. 12. In the event of the number of candidates nominated by the Governor in a colony at any time exceeding the allotted number of commissions, the selection will be decided by competition in the military portion of the prescribed examination.