Papers of Examination. See Examination Papers. Papers, Précis of. See Précis. Percentages, Averages, &c. See Arithmetic. Principles of Book-keeping. See Book-keeping. Property, Law of. See Law. Purpose of Examinations. See Examinations. Qualification, Standards of. See List of Departments. Real Property, Law of. See Law. Roman and Greek Literature. See Literature. Rules of Examination. See Examination. Russian. See Languages. See List of Departments Single Entry. See Book-keeping. Spanish. See Languages. Spelling. See Orthography. Subjects of Examination. See List of Departments. LIST OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF QUALIFICATION ESTABLISHED FOR EACH. Revised and Corrected up to the present Time. **The numerical references form an Index to the Examination Papers. 1. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography, 71 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, Square Root, and the use of Logarithms), 74-77 3. English Composition, 67 4. Précis (involving the preparation and digest of tabular statements), 72 5. Geography, 39 6. History of England, 45 8. French, or another Modern II. OFFICE - KEEPER, MESSENGER, AND PORTER. 1. Exercises designed to test In examinations which are not competitive the exercises in Languages are restricted to translation. Handwriting and Orthography, 71 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions), 74-77 3. Précis or Abstract of Official Papers, 72 4. Geography, 39 5. Translation from one of the following Languages, Greek, Latin, French, Ger- FINAL EXAMINATION:- 3. Modern History, including 4. Elements of Constitutional and International Law, 85 -Elements of Political Economy, 87 5. Pure and mixed Mathematics, not including the highest branches, 88-Accounts and Book-keeping,† 61 II. WRITERS IN CEYLON.‡ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:1. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography, 71 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions), 74-77 4. Geography, particularly that of British India and its Dependencies, 54 5. Translation from either Greek, Latin, French, German, Spanish, or Italian -at the option of the Candidate, 100 FINAL EXAMINATION:1. Languages and Literature of Greece and Rome, 111 2. Modern History, including that of the British Colonies & Possessions, 50-Exercises in English Composition designed to test purity and accuracy of style, 67 3. Elements of Constitutional and International Law, 85 -Elements of Political Economy, 87 4. Pure and mixed Mathematies, not including the highest branches, 88-Accounts and Book-keeping, 61 5. Geology, Chemistry, & Civil Engineering,† 94-98 Colonial Land and Emigration I. PERMANENT CLERKS. 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar & Decimal Fractions), 74-77 3. Précis, 72 II. TEMPORARY CLERKS. 1. Exercises designed to test Handwriting and Orthography, 71 Candidates failing to satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners upon each of these subjects will not be permitted to proceed further with the examination. Of the five classes of subjects thus defined, Candidates are at liberty to select any number not exceeding three in which they desire to be examined. Gentlemen appointed to Writerships are required, after their arrival at Ceylon, to pass an examination in the Cingalese and Tamul languages before being appointed on the Civil Establishment of the Island; and a further examination, proving a thorough knowledge of those languages, is required for promotion. 2. Elementary Arithmetic, 76 3. Correspondence, 67 Commander-in-Chief's Office. I. PERMANENT CLERKS. 1. Exercises designed to test 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar 5. Geography, 39 6. Latin, or one Foreign Lan. II. SUPERNUMERARY CLERKS. III. CLERK TO THE COUNCIL OF 1. Writing from Dictation, 69 *In examinations which are not competitive the exercises in Languages are restricted to translation. + In competitions there is a further examination, the above being then merely preliminary. The subjects which may be taken in the second examination are (1) English Composition; (2) Geography; (3) Modern History; (4) Mathematics; (5) Natural Science; (6) Languages. The examination for Inspectorships of schools is confined to the single point of physical competence. |