Calendar: 1881-1882 Page 416

CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES 417 י Fees -15s per period of six weeks or 25s for two periods For the present course the fee is 25s Subjects of Examination -Handwriting Spelling Arith- netic Composition Geography and History Book required -Brook Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan is Gd Books recommended -Spelling Vocabulary Chambers 6dL King's College Tots to be had in the class-room Qd Curtis's Outlines of Geography Simpkin 6d Richardson's Smaller Modern Geography Murray 2s 6c Philip's First School Atlas Is Curtis's Outlines of English History Simpkin 6d Ross's Outlines of English History Simpkin 2s 6d Inquiries respecting this class should for the present be addressed to Mr Braginton Edgcumbe House Friends' Road Croydon Female clerks of the lowest class receive salaries of £65 per year rising by £3 annually to £80 Promotion to higher classes depends on merit First class clerks receive from £80 to £100 per year principal clerks from £110 to £150 superintendents from £165 to £300 Office hours generally from 10 to Candidates for examination must be unmarried and must be between 18 and 20 years of age For information respecting Female Telegraph Learnerships see Section VIII VIIL MALE AND FEMALE TELEGRAPH LEARNERSHIPS Open Competitive Examinations for Male and Female Telegraph Learnerships in the Post Office are held at intervals varying from four to six months The limits of age are 14 and 18 The subjects of examination are -Arithmetic Handwriting and Orthography Male Telegraph Learners receive after three months' in- struction 12s per week and when fully competent to transmit public messages after about twelve months' service 16s per week After one year's service at 16s per week they are appointed Telegraph Clerks with salary rising by £5 per year from £45 to £65 Second class clerks rise by £5 per