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1882. NEW ZEALAND.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BOARD (REPORT OF THE).

Presented to loth Souses 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, Sib,— Wellington, 16th May, 1882. I have the honor to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Civil Service Examination Board since the date of my last report (30th May, 1881) : — OCTOBER 1881 EXAMINATION. Junior Examination. Eighty-four candidates were examined, 20 candidates passed, 64 candidates failed. Of the candidates who failed, 17 failed in 4 subjects, 8 failed in 3 subjects, 18 failed in 2 subjects, 21 failed in 1 subject, 25 failed in English, 33 failed in arithmetic, 49 failed in history, 41 failed in geography, 1 failed in shorthand.

The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows : —■

o T5 E o Name. Residence. Where Educated. "mi a :S _ J 1 o a fee >-. o A _ P. _■ • "- .A b 3 o I Maximum obtainable 600 600 600 600 600 600 1 2 MeCurdie, William Buekeridge, Henry... NewPlym'th Nelson Miniahant School, 7f years Private School, 3 years; Nelson College, 4 years St. Mary's Scliool, 4J years ; Bridge Street School, 1| years ; Nelson College, 1J years Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, 5 years; High School, Thames, li years Woodlands School, G years; Nelson College, 19 months Lower Wakefield School, 4J yrs.; Upper Wakefield Scliool, 2|yrs.; Nelson College,9 mths. Government School, 9 years; Nelson College, 7 months Bishop's School, 1 year; Nelson College, 5 years Middle District School, 3 years ; Normal School, 3 years Mr. St. Hill's, 2 years ; Christ's College, Christchurch,3 years; Mr. Godwin's, Wanganui, 2\ yrs. St. George's Grammar School, 4 years j Kauaeranga School, 2 years ; Waiokaraka School, li yrs.; Thames High School, li years Wanganui Grammar School, 4 years ; High School, 2i years Government School, Wairoa South, 6 years; Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, lj years Miss Goodingham's, 4 years; Mr. J. Martin's, 2| years; Auckland College and Grammar School, 3i years Mount Eden School, Auckland, li years Nelson College, 4 years ; University College School, London, 1 year; King Edward VI.'s School, Retford, 2 years Private School, Wellington,2yrs.; High School, Wellington, ]J years ; State School, 4 years Auckland Grammar School,4 yrs.; Mr.Pycroft's,lyear; Ponsonby District School, 8 months Collegiate Institute, Launceston, 3 yrs.; Middle District School, Dunedin, 1 year Patea Government School, 5 years 479 420 440 498 395 327 475 455 1789 1706 3 Bartel, John George Nelson 303 540 367 340 1550 Adams, Ernest Feltus Thames 274 580 3791 300 1533 5 Trotter, Ninian George Nelson 340 438 411 315 1504 6 Hodgson, Ernest William Nelson 395 385 315 1420 7 Terry, John Nelson 394 475 319 225 1413 8 Sharp, Harry Augustus Nelson 407 435 287 230 1359 9 Christie, John Bruce Dunedin ..'r~ 309 455 213 355 1332 10 Harper, Henry Spencer Grey... Wanganui... 379 410 288 245 1322 11 Burns, John Stuart... Thames ... 267 483 289! 2281 1267 Walker, Frederick Joseph Wanganui... 1184 12 250 484 250 200 13 Browne, Francis William Wairoa South 305 329 330 205 1169 14 Fraser, Donald Elliot Parnell 369 289 266 215 1139 Johnston, Walter Herhert ... Tauranga ... 1071 15 283 212 226 350 16 Richmond, James Wilson Nelson 239 293 211 305 1048 Baker, William Ward Dunedin ...s 311 280 230 220 1041 17 18 Dowden, Charles William Auckland ,,, 223 294 260 225 1002 19 Israel, Ernest Augustus Dunedin ,,^ 272 291 203 210| 976 Buscke, Alfred Alexander NewPlym'th GJtfl 20 216 298 239 200