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CONTRACTS FOR EAST INDIA RICE.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MEDICAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,SOMERSET-PLACE, 13th I), c., 1855.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
,nd Ireland, 1)0 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY,
he 3d January, 1856, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat
with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and
delivering into the medical stores at her Majesty's Victualling Yard
at Deptford, all such quantities of
EAST INDIA RICE,
as may from time to time be demanded, for 12 calendar months cer-
tain, and further until the expiration of three months' warning.
Samples must be produced by the parties tendering.

A form of the tender may he seen at the said office. No tender will
be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be
noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised
ha writing.

Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-band corner the words, " Tender for East India
Rice," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied
by a letter signed by a responsible person. am/aging to become bound
with Ike person tendering, in the sum of 1001. for the due performauce
of tile contract.

IVIL SERVICE of the EAST INDIA
COMPANY.
1. In July, WC,. an examination will take place of candidates for
appointments to the Civil Service of the East India company.
Notice will be here ,fter given of the days and place of examination.
2. Any natural-horn subject of her Majesty who shall be desirous
of entering the Civil Service of the I ast India Company will be
entitled to be examined at such examination, provided he shall,
before the let of May, 1856, have transmitted to the India Board,
Cannon-row, Westminster:—
(a) A certificate of his Wilk. showing that his ass, en the Ist of
May, 1063 will be above eighteen years and under twenty-three
years.
(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having
no disease. constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity, unfitting him
for tke Civil Service of the Eget India Company.
(c) ♦ certificate of good moral character, signed by the head of
the school or college at wkich he has last received his education ; or
if he has not received education at any school or college since the
year 1853, then suck proof of good moral character as may be satis-
factory to the Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India.
(d) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge herein-
after enumerated in which he desires to be examined.
3. The examination will take place only in the following branches
of knowledge :
English Language and Literature—
Composition
English literature and history, including that of the laws
1 000
and constitution ,

1,500

Lanzusge, literature, and history of Greece 750
110,11 750
France 375
Germany 374
OP
Italy l, 375
000

1 • 19
Mathematics, pure and mixed
Natural science—that is, chemistry, electricity and magne-
tism, natural history, geology, and mineralogy. ........... 500
Moral sciences—that is, logic, mental, moral, and political
500
philosophy
375
Sanscrit language and literature
375
Itablz language and literature

6,575
4. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks,
according to the ordinary system in use at several of the Universi-
ties, and the number set opposite to cacti branch in the preceding
paragraph denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained
in respect of it.
5. No candidate will be allowed any marks in respect of any sub-
ject of examination, unless he shall obtain, in respect el that subject,
011s•sixth of the number of marks set against that particular subject.
6. The examination will be conducted by means of printed ques-
tions and written answers, and by viva voce examination.
7. After the examination shall have been completed, the marks
obtained by each candidate, in respect of each of the subjects in which
ho shall have been examined, shall be added up, and the names of the
twenty candidates who shall have obtained a greater aggregate num-
ber of marks than any of the remaining candidates shall be set forth
in order of merit ; and such twenty candlibites shall be demot to be
selected candidates for the Civil service of the East India Company.
Their choice, so far as it can he allowed,
of the Presidency in India
to which they shall be appointed shall be determined by the order lu
which they stand on such list.
S. In August, 1857, a further examination of the selected candi-
dates will take place in the following subjects :
Law, including the ordinary rules of taking evidence and
1,000
The History of India ....... •• •.......... 400
•'• ' • •
Pob •
lical Economy
Any vernacular language of India, to be previously fixed
by the Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India 200
the mode of conducting civil and criminal trials .. •• . • 400
and such further examination will bo conducted in the same manner
as that above described. (The rum'aer set opposite to each subject
denotes the greatest number of marks which can be obtained in
respect of such subject).
9. Any selected candidate who shall not, at such further examina-
tion in 1857, obtain in each of the subjects above-mentioned, one-
sixth of ti,e number of marks set against such particular subject,
shall be struck off the list of selected candidates.
10. The selected candidates who, at such further examination,
shall Ito deemed by the examiners to have a competent inowledge
(ascertained iu the manner mentioned in the preceding paragraph)
of Law, the History of India, Political Economy, an 1 one Language
of India, shall be entitled to be appointed to the civil service of the
East India Company ; and the names of such candidates shall be
placed in a list in the order of their me, it in such examination, esti-
mated as above by the total number of marks which they shall have
obtained In respect of all the subjects in which they shall have been
examined at such examination.
11. The seniolty in the civil service of the East India Company
of such candidates shall be determined according to the order in
which they stand on the list resulting front such further examination.
12. No person will, even after such examination, be allowed to
proceed to India unless he shall comply with the regulations in farce
at the time for the civil service of the East India Company, and
shall be of sound bodily health and good moral character.
13 The Commissioners for the Affairs of India will be ready
to rez.elve, at any time previous to the Ist of May, 1856, the
testimonials of persons desirous of being appointed to the office of
Examiner; but, with respect to the examinations above mentioned,
no such appointment will be made until after the date above men-
tioned.

14. All papers relating to the above-mentioned examinations are
:o be sent, and all inquiries are to be addressed, thus :
" rho Secretary,
"India Board.
" Westminster.

E. I. C. CI•il Service
" Examination."