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civil service classes 469 intending Inspectors 700 rising by 25 annually to 800 14 Inspectors 500 rising by 20 annually to 650 220 Surveyors and 45 Assistant Surveyors 100 rising by 37 10s triennially to 400 the scale of pay attached to the Higher Division Clerkships in the Civil Service Surveyors receive not less than 200 per year The Senior Surveyors receive annually between them as extra pav 800 in sums 200 most 100 Act Candidates for Assistant Surveyorships of Taxes are advised to join the Excise Class at the latest at the beginning of the second period If however they can show that they have good reason to suppose that they can pass the Excise Exam- ination without much special preparation they can join the Class for the last month lessons of the course on payment of 25s Candidates successful for the Excise and unsuccessful for Surveyorships can compete again if they resign their Excise appointments before passing into actual employment un- successful Lower Division Clerks can retain their Clerkships Excise Officers and Surveyors of Taxes receive retiring allowances under the Civil Service Superannuation Act IV BOY CLEEKSHIPS "Lower Division" of the Civil Service and MEN and BOY COPYISTSHIPS mr walke Courses of preparation in this Class begin about month ter examinations for Boy Clerkships and continue until the llowing examination The Class affords suitable preparation the Classes for Men Clerkships and Excise Appointments Books required Brook-Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan 6d Richardson's Smaller Modern Geography Murray