VII. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AT THE MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY: 1. Handwriting and Orthography. 2. Correction of the Press. 3. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). 4. English Composition. 5. Catalogue and Index Making. 6. French, Latin, and Italian (to the extent of being able to translate titles of books). VIII. CLERKS IN THE EDINBURGH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART: 1. Handwriting and Orthography. 2. Arithmetic (elementary). 3. Geography. 4. French (Translation)* 5. German (Translation).* 6. Zoology (elementary). IX. GENERAL CLERKS IN EDINBURGH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART: 1. Writing from Dictation. 2. Transcribing. 3. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). 3 Clerks at South Kensington Museum 24 Assistant Geologists Several professional officers also are employed. * Candidates are only required to pass in one of these. 60 1007. rising 107. a year to at 7s. to 128. a day. 200 PRIVY SEAL OFFICE. Open Competition. Limits of Age and Subjects of Examination not fixed for Clerks. 1. Handwriting and Orthography. 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). 3. Indexing. 4. Comparison of Copies with Originals. 5. English Composition. 6. Geography. 7. English History (the leading points). 8. Translation from Latin, or a Foreign Language. ::: 18 to 25 16 25 17 36 40 District Registrars, 1 at 12007., 3 at 10007., 20 from 500l. to 900l., and 16 from 2007. to 400l. 136 District Registrar Clerks, 4 from 300l. to 4501., 70 from 100l. to 2501., 62 from 391. to 907. I. CLERKS AND TEMPORARY ASSISTANT RECORD-KEEPERS: 1. Handwriting and Orthography. 2. Arithmetic (elementary) 3. Copying into Forms and Registers. II. MESSENGERS, OFFICE-KEEPERS, PORTERS, &c. : I. CLERKS: Subjects of Examination.* (t) 1. Handwriting and Orthography. (t) 2. Copying. (t) 3. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). (t) 4. English Composition. 5. Précis. 6. Geography of the British Islands. II. HOUSEKEEPERS: 1. Reading. 2. Writing. Chairman 2 Commissioners Salaries. Secretary and Registrar Chief Clerk 8 First-class Clerks 11 Second-class ditto 9 Third-class ditto Accountant Assistant ditto Cashier Assistant ditto 5 Second-class ditto PUBLIC WORKS LOAN COMMISSION AND WEST INDIA ISLANDS RELIEF COMMISSION. Clerks Limits of Age. Subjects of Examination. CLERKS: 1. Handwriting and Orthography. 2. Copying from MSS. and MS. Accounts. 3. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). Secretary Assistant ditto Accountant 3 Clerks Solicitor Office-keeper Messenger Housekeeper *See note as to alterations, p. 45. (t) Candidates will be required to pass a preliminary test Examination in the subjects marked (t). QUEEN'S AND LORD TREASURER'S REMEMBRANCER'S OFFICE (SCOTLAND). Open Competition. Limits of Age.* Clerks Doorkeepers I. CLERKS: Subjects of Examination.* (t) 1. Handwriting and Orthography. (t) 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). (t) 3. English Composition. 4. Geography. 5. English History. 18 to 28 21, 35 £1000 QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY (IRELAND). Limits of Age. Assistant Clerks in Secretary's Office Subjects of Examination. 1. Writing from Dictation. 2. Arithmetic (including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions). 3. Correspondence. 4. Précis. 5. Geography of the British Isles. Secretary Assistant ditto Clerk Clerk of Convocation 18 to 25 See note as to alterations, p. 45. (t) Candidates will be required to pass a preliminary test Examination in the subjects marked (t). |