Calendar: 1885-1886 Page 478

472 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES three years1 service they are appointed 2nd Class Telegraph Clerks with salary rising by per year from 45 to 100 First class clerks rise from 110 to 140 and Senior Clerks from 150 to 190 per year OUTDOOR CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS mr hi alke Advanced Candidates for the Customs Examination are received in Class III and backward Candidates in Class IV of this prospectus transfer from one Class to the other is allowed Customs students successful in the Customs Ex- amination before the expiration of their fee can have refunded the part unexpired when the result of the Examination is declared fees are not returned under any other circumstances Students less than 22 years of age are advised to aim for the Excise in preference to the Customs Subjects of Examination Arithmetic including Tots highest marks attainable 300 English Composition 200 Orthography 200 Handwriting 200 Inquiries respecting tuition for these appointments should be addressed to the Secretary King's College or to Mr Walke Albert Road Queen's Road Peckham The limits of age for the Customs Examinations are 19 and 25 years No candidate is eligible who is less than ft in in height and 34 in round the chest or who if ft 10 in and upwards in height is less than 35 in round the chest The organisation of the Customs Outdoor Department is as follows 944 Outdoor Officers 2nd Class rising by 10s annually from 55 to 80 629 1st Class 85 100 977 Examining Officers 2nd Class 110 7$ 220 243 1st Class 230 10 300 128 Surveyors in classes 300 550 10 Superior Officers with salaries between 560 and 800 Outdoor Officers after three years' service are eligible to compete for the Examining Officerships all the higher appointments are filled by promotion from the subordinate