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CIVIL 8ERVICE CLASSES 435 sometimes greater As the Civil Service Commissioners give only η few days notice of these Examinations Candidates should not delay their preparation until an Examination is announced Hours of employment from six to seven hours per day Holidays with pay fortnight per year in addition to the Bank Holidays etc Male Telegraph Learner ships -Open Competitive Examina- tions for about 50 Male Telegraph Learnerships in the Post Office are held at intervals varying from four to six months Limits of age 14 and 18 subjects of examination Arithmetic Handwriting and Orthography Male Telegraph Learners receive after three months' instruction 12s per week and when fully competent to transmit public messages after about twelve months'service 165 per week After one year's service at 16s per wreek they are appointed Telegraph Clerks with salary rising by £5 per year from £45 to £100 First class clerks rise from £110 to £140 and senior clerks from £150 to £190 per year There are few higher appointments with salaries ranging from £170 to £900 OUTDOOR CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS MR WALKE Books required -Barnard Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan 6d Spelling Vocabulary Chambers 6d and King's College Tots 6d to be had at the College by Students only Book recommended -For English Composition Abbott's "How to Write Clearly" Seeley Is 6c Hours of Attendance -On Friday evenings from 45 to a45 and on one additional evening at the latter part of each period from 45 to 15 Arithmetic is taught at every meeting but one Friday per period and the additional meeting are devoted to Higher Arithmetic ε ε