Calendar: 1885-1886 Page 464

458 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES examination it is useful preparation for the elementary work of the Men Clerks and Excise Examinations and Boy Clerks besides being excused the Preliminary Examination for Men Clerkships compete among themselves for limited number of these Appointments Boy Clerks should lose no time in commencing preparation for Men Clerkships or the Excise Lower Division Men Clerkships see page 462 If em- ployment is not desired until after 17 but soon after that age candidates for the Civil Service should aim at Men Clerkships age 17 20 salary J5 to 250 in seven-hour offices and 80 to 200 in six-hour offices with chance of additional pay in both cases Nearly nine-tenths of these appointments are in London Successful candidates are subject to the con- venience of the service allowed choice of locality and of office Men Clerkships are often sought as affording fairly remunerative employment in London whilst preparing for higher appointments in the Civil Service or elsewhere the hours being 10 or 10 only Excise Appointments and Assistant Survey or ships of Taxes see page 466 Excise Appointments age 19 22 salary 80 to 200 with very fair prospect of rising to 320 and many still higher salaries are scattered over the United Kingdom and present great variety of duties not ex- clusively clerical candidate for Man Clerkship becoming over age without obtaining an appointment and still wishing to enter the Civil Service cannot do better than compete for an Excise appointment the value of which is quite equal to that of Man Clerkship Success in the Excise Examination is the only means of entrance to the competitions for As- sistant Surveyorships of Taxes salary 100 to 400 with chance of additional pay and still higher appointments Men Copyistships see page 469 Candidates preparing for Men Clerkships or Excise Appointments who desire employ- ment in the meantime are often able to obtain situations as Men Copyists age not les than 18 pay 106 per hour These situations probably afford more time for evening study