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civil service evening classes 319 don must be between 17 and 20 Men Clerks of the Lower Division rise from £80 to £200 by triennial increments of £ The most competent of them receive extra pay not exceeding £100 They may after ten years' service be pro- moted exceptionally to the Higher Division They will of course be eligible for the open competitions for the Higher Division at any time if between the limits of age prescribed for it and the upper limit is usually extended five years in favour of persons already in the service "LOWER DIVISION" OF THE CIVIL SERVICE Boy Clerks mr walke Each course of preparation is commenced about six weeks after the preceding examination and lasts until the following examination Fee for each period of weeks 105 for the first two periods of the course 17s 6c The Class meets on Saturday Evenings from 45 to The subjects of examination are Handwriting Orthography English Composition Arithmetic including Vulgar and Decimal Fractious Geography Copying MS to test accuracy Books required -Barnard Smith's Arithmetic Johnston's Civil Service Spelling Book Ryan's Civil Service Examination Papers Simpkin 25 Johnston's Civil Service Tots Curtis's Outlines of Geography Simpkin 6d Anderson's Class Book of Geography Philips' First School Atlas This class may be used as suitable preparation for the Men Clerks' and Excise Classes Further inquiries respecting this class may be addressed to Walke Esq Looe Villas New Brompton Chatham Candidates for these Clerkships which are mostly in London must be between 15 and 17 The salary of Boy Clerks" begins at Is per week and rises by Is per week per annum They will not be retained as such after