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9. Selected candidates before proceeding to India, will be on probation for two years, during which time they will be examined periodically, with a view of testing their progress in the following subjects* :

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In these examinations, as in the open competition, the merit of the candidates examined will be estimated by marks, and the number set opposite to each subject denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained in respect of it at any one examination. The examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and by viva voce examination, as may be deemed necessary. The last of these examinations will be held at the close of the second year of probation, and will be called the "final examination," at which it will be decided whether a selected candidate is qualified for the Civil Service of India.

10. Any candidate who, at any of the periodical examinations, shall appear to have wilfully neglected his studies, or to be physically incapacitated for pursuing the prescribed course of training, will be liable to have his name removed from the list of selected candidates.

11. The selected candidates who, at the final examination, shall be found to have a competent knowledge of the subjects specified in regulation 9, and who shall have satisfied the Civil Service Commissioners of their eligibility in respect of age, health, and character, shall be certified by the said Commissioners to be entitled to be appointed to the Civil Service of India, provided they shall comply with the regulations in force, at the time, for that Service.

12. Applications from persons desirous to be admitted as candidates are to be addressed to the Secretary to the Civil Service Commissioners, London, S. W., from whom the proper form for the purpose may be obtained.

17th June 1875.

* Full instructions as to the course of study to be pursued will be issued to the successful candidates as soon as possible after the result of the open competition is

declared.

Including, besides the languages prescribed for the several Presidencies, such other languages as may, with the approval of the Commissioners, be taken up as subjects of examination.

The Civil Service Commissioners are authorised by the Secretary of State for India in Council to make the following announcements :

(1.) Selected candidates will be permitted to choose,* according to the order in which they stand in the list resulting from the open competition as long as a choice remains, the presidency, (and in Bengal the division of the presidency) to which they shall be appointed, but this choice will be subject to a different arrangement, should the Secretary of State or Government of India deem it

necessary.

(2.) No candidate will be permitted to proceed to India before he shall have passed the final examination, and received a certificate of qualification from the Civil Service Commissioners, or after he shall have attained the age of twenty-four years.

(3.) The seniority in the Civil Service of India of the selected candidates shall be determined according to the order in which they stand on the list resulting from the final examination.

(4.) It is the intention of the Secretary of State to allow the sum of 501. after each of the three first half years of probation, and 150l. after the last half year, to each selected candidate who shall have passed the required examinations to the satisfaction of the Commissioners, and shall have complied with such rules as may be laid down for the guidance of selected candidates.

(5.) All selected candidates will be required, after having passed the second periodical examination, to attend at the India Office for the purpose of entering into an agreement binding themselves, amongst other things, to refund in certain cases the amount of their allowance in the event of their failing to proceed to India. For a candidate under age a surety will be required.

(6.) After passing the final examination, each candidate will be required to attend again at the India Office, with the view of entering into covenants and giving a bond for 1,000l., jointly with two sureties, for the due fulfilment of the The stamps payable on these documents amount to 11. 10s.

same.

(7.) Candidates rejected at the final examination of 1878 will in no case be allowed to present themselves for re-examination.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION OF
CANDIDATES SELECTED IN 1875.

NOTICES.

1. This paper should be carefully preserved, and produced when required during the course of the examination.

2. No candidate will be allowed to quit the examination room on any day until the expiration of half an hour from the time fixed for the commencement of the examination; and candidates arriving after the expiration of that half hour will not be admitted.

3. No candidate who has left the examination room during the hours assigned to paper work will be permitted to return to the paper which he has quitted.

4. Any candidate detected in the use of a book or manuscript brought with him for his assistance, or in copying from the papers of any other candidate, or in giving or receiving assistance of any description, will be regarded as disqualified, and his name will be removed from the list.

5. The result of the examination will probably be known about the middle of July, and will be communicated by letter to each candidate. Civil Service Commission,

Cannon Row, London, S.W.,

June, 1877.

*This choice must be exercised immediately after the result of the open competition is announced on such day as may be fixed by the Civil Service Commissioners.

FINAL EXAMINATION. CANDIDATES

OF 1875.

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* Candidates will be admitted to the examination for prizes pending the decision of the Commissioners as to their eligibility. They must hold themselves in readiness to attend for vivâ voce examination, if required.

There will be a vivâ voce examination in each subject.

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* Candidates will be admitted to the examination for prizes pending the decision of the Commissioners as to their eligibility. They must hold themselves in readiness to attend for vivâ voce examination, if required.

JURISPRUDENCE. (1.)

T. C. SANDARS, Esq.

Tuesday, 12th June 1877. 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.

1. What is the province of Jurisprudence?

2. What traces of the position of women, children, and slaves in the patriarchal family are to be found in the developed jurisprudence of Rome?

3. Give a sketch of the Roman Law relating to Legacies.

4. What is the connexion between Bentham's analysis of Pleasures and Pains and his general views of Legislation?

5. Notice points of difference in the English as compared with the Roman Law of Contracts.

6. What are the chief topics to be discussed in giving an account of the Parliament of the United Kingdom?

7. What is meant by marital rights in English law, and what powers do they confer?

8. What did Bentham mean by sacrificing Security to Security; and what instances does he notice in which it is open to question whether the sacrifice should be made?

JURISPRUDENCE. (2.)

T. C. SANDARS, Esq.

Tuesday, 12th June 1877. 2 P.M. to 5 P.M.

1. What is meant by an independent political society?

2. What was the Roman principle of Occupancy, and what has been its effects on modern law?

3. Trace the gradually increasing prominence of Contracts in the history of jurisprudence.

4. "Omnes homines natura æquales sunt." What is the meaning of this, and how has it been misinterpreted?

FINAL 5. Examine the conditions and effects of justæ nuptiæ. EXAMINATION. 6. Give a sketch of the Roman law relating to Fidei commissæ. CANDIDATES 7. What instances are given in the Institutes of Real and Personal OF 1875. Actions created by the Prætor?

8. Notice the chief punishments inflicted under Roman and English law respectively.

LAW OF EVIDENCE. (1.)

T. S. SODEN, Esq.

Wednesday, 13th June 1877. 2 P.M. to 5 P.M.

1. State and illustrate the rule, with its exceptions, in regard to con-
fidential communications between a client and his legal advisers.
2. Distinguishing between primary and secondary evidence, how are
the following proved? An Act of Parliament. A Judgment of
the High Court of Justice. A Foreign Judgment. The boun-
dary of a Parish. A custom. A Treaty of a Foreign State.
The Byelaws of a Corporation. The execution of a Deed and of
a Will.
A Contract contained in several letters.
3. Distinguish the duty of the Judge from that of the Jury (a) with
regard to probable cause in an action for malicious prosecution,
(b) reasonable belief in an action for false imprisonment, (c) rea-
sonable time or hours in actions upon a cheque or bill, (d) the
seaworthiness of a ship, and (e) the non-communication of mate-
rial facts in an action upon a policy of insurance.

4. State the several ways in which a party to a suit may make admis-
sions. Are such admissions conclusive? Give your reasons.
5. State accurately how and for what purposes entries in books of
account, or entries in any public record, or maps, or charts, or
professional works, are in themselves relevant by the provisions
of the Indian Evidence Act.

6. When are "ancient documents" admissible in evidence in proof of
the transactions to which they relate? Give examples.

LAW OF EVIDENCE. (2.)

T. S. SODEN, Esq.

Friday, 15th June 1877. 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.

1. Opinion is not evidence. What are the reasons for this rule and for its exceptions?

2. Compare the English law with the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act upon the question whether or not witnesses are excused from answering questions on the ground that their answers may criminate them.

3. Show how "facts" though not in issue may become "relevant
facts" where it is necessary to prove (a) motive, (b) knowledge,
(c) bonâ fides, (d), accident, (e) malice.

4. Give reasons for rejecting or admitting the following statements:
(a.) The question is, whether a certain deed is a forgery.
The evidence is either the dying declaration of the attesting
witness, or the record of the conviction of A for the forgery.
(b.) The question is whether B by his negligence caused A's
death.

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