Calendar: 1886-1887 Page 473

CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES 473 examination it is useful preparation for the elementary vork of the Men Clerks and Excise Examinations and Boy lerks besides being excused the Preliminary Examination or Men Clerkships compete among themselves for limited umber of these Appointments Boy Clerks should lose no ime in commencing preparation for Men Clerkships or the Excise Lower Division-Men Clerkships see page 477 -If em- loyment is not desired until after 17 but soon after that age andidates for the Civil Service should aim at Men Clerkships age 17-20 salary £ to £250 in seven-hour offices and £80 ο £200 in six-hour offices with chance of additional pay in oth cases Nearly nine-tenths of these appointments are η London Successful candidates are subject to the con- enience of the service allowed choice of locality and office Men Clerkships are often sought as affording fairly emunerative employment in London whilst preparing for igher appointments in the Civil Service or elsewhere the ours being 10-5 or 10-4 only Excise Appointments and Assistant Surveyorships of Taxes see page 481 -Excise Appointments age 19-22 salary 80 to £200 with Very fair prospect of rising to £320 nd many still higher salaries are scattered over the United ingdom and present great variety of duties-not ex- lusively clerical candidate for Man Clerkship becoming ver age without obtaining an appointment and still wishing enter the Civil Service cannot do better than compete for π Excise appointment the value of which is quite equal to at of Man Clerkship Men Copyistships see page 484 -These Appointments tge not less than 18 pay 106 per hour were formerly led by open examinations For more than three years they xve been tilled by monthly examinations limited to Boy lerks and Boy Copyists between the ages of 18 and 19 Out-door Customs Appointments see page 487 -Candidates ho are too old for the Excise have the Out-door Department the Customs open to them age 19-25 salary £55 to £100