COOPER'S HILL CIVIL ENGINEERING COLLEGE. This College has been established at Cooper's Hill, in Surrey, to supply Civil Engineers for the Indian Public Works. The College course usually extends over three years; a free passage is provided to India, and a commencing salary of £420 given to each, the appointment being "Assistant Engineer, second grade." The examination for about 50 admissions is held yearly in the month of July. The candidates are to be under 20 years of age-on 1st July each year. The College is open to all British-born subjects. Of these subjects, two will be compulsory, viz.: (1) English Writing from Dictation and Composition, to the extent of a candidate's being able to write grammatically and with correct spelling. (2) The following branches of Mathematics, viz: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry (first four and sixth book of Euclid), Mensuration, and Plane Trigonometry, in which the candidates will be required to obtain not less than one-fourth of the aggregate marks assigned to them. COLONIAL OFFICE. I. Clerks. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. II. Ceylon Writers, Hong Kong and Strait's Settlement Cadets. A. OBLIGATORY. 1. Handwriting and Ortho- | 3. Précis and English Comgraphy 2. Arithmetic position 4. Latin and one of the following Languages: Greek, French, German, Italian, the selection being left to the candidate. B. OPTIONAL. 5. Pure and Mixed Mathe- | 7. Elements of Constitutional matics 6. Ancient and Modern History and Geography. and International Law, and Political Economy. Every candidate must pass in the first four subjects, and may select any two of the optional subjects. COPYHOLD, INCLOSURE, AND TITHE COMMISSION. I. Clerks and Assistant Record-Keepers. 1. Writing 2. Arithmetic 3. Spelling 4. Correspondence. Architectural Surveyor requires in addition (a) Design of Structures and Preparation of Working Drawings. (b) Measurement of the Estimate of Builders' Work. (c) Knowledge of Quality and Strength of Materials. Permanent Draughtsmen, Assistant Surveyor, and Assistants in the Survey Department require, in addition to the subjects for "Clerks," Land Surveying and Plan Drawing. Temporary Assistants require Handwriting and Spelling, Arithmetic (Elementary), and Plan Drawing. COUNTY COURTS JUDGMENTS REGISTRY. Clerks. The appointments will henceforth be filled up under the Second Class "Open Competition," as vacancies arise. CRIMINAL LAW ACCOUNTS (OFFICE OF Second Class and Funior Clerks. These also come under the "Open Competition" Scheme. CROWN OFFICE, CHANCERY. 1. Handwriting (including | 2. Spelling German Text and En- 3. English Composition. CUSTOMS. Now under the "Open Competition" but the scheme not finally arranged. II. Examining Officers and Gaugers. Now under the "Open Competition" Scheme: the staff has been considerably reduced-no examination likely to occur for some time. The examination of Outdoor officers, with the exception of the age, which is from 19 to 25, has been assimilated to that for the Excise. These will henceforth come under the "Open Competition" Scheme. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Clerks. These are henceforth to be selected under "Open Competion," Scheme I. Supplementary Clerks. These come under Scheme II. 1. Reading 2. Handwriting 3. Orthography EDUCATION OFFICE. I. Inspector's Assistants. 4. Arithmetic (including Reduction, Proportion, Practice, and Bills of Parcels). Youths. Age 14-16. Salary 12s. a week. 1. Arithmetic (first four | 3. Writing rules) 2. Totting 4. Copying MSS. |