Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY GEORGE E. EYRE AND WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,

PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

CONTENTS.

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APPENDIX I.

Table A. Showing the Limits of Age for each Class of

Situation

B. Showing the Subjects of Examination for

each Class of Situation

C. Showing for each Department and Class the

Number of Nominations, &c.

D. Showing the Nominations, &c., for each De-

partment and Class in 1857, as compared

with 1856 -

E. Showing for each Department the Number

and Particulars of Competitions to De-

cember 31, 1857

F. Showing the Number, &c., of Competitions

for Clerkships for each Department in 1857,

as compared with 1856, and the Number of

Persons nominated to similar Situations

without Competition during the same

periods

Gl. Showing the Causes of Rejections in 1857

G 2. Showing the Extent to which, in 1857,

Rejections have been owing to Failure in

Spelling and Arithmetic

H. Showing the Extent to which Alterations

in the Result of Competitions would have

taken place if the Examination had been

limited to purely practical Subjects

I 1. Showing the Schools attended by Candi-

dates for certain of the principal Depart-

ments

I 2. Showing the Colleges attended by the same

Candidates

K 1. Showing the Social Position of the Fathers

of the same Candidates

K 2. Showing the previous Occupation of the

same Candidates

L. Showing the Profession or Occupation of

the Fathers of 2930 Candidates for Clerk-

ships, &c.

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