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480 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES Simpkin 6d Dr Smith's Smaller History of Englanc Murray 3s 6d King's College Digesting Returns intc Summaries 46 to be had at the College by Students only Gill's Imperial Geography Gill 23 Warwick Lane Pater noster Row 2s 6d but Richardson's Geography may used by those who have this and have not Gill King'i College Arithmetic and Book-keeping Papers 9d to be hac at the College by Students only Books recommended -Spelling Vocabulary Chambers 6d Abbott's "How to Write Clearly for composition Seeley Is 6d Mackay's Physiography Blackwood 15 6c Collins' Progressive Atlas Is 6rf King's College Tot3 Gd to had at the College by Students only Inquiries respecting this class should be addressed to th Secretary King's College or to Mr Braginton Edgcunib House Friends' Road Croydon Men Clerkships Candidates must be between 17 and 20 About nine-tenths of the Appointments are in London Subject to the convenience of the public service successfu candidates are allowed choice of locality and choice offices Men Clerks rise by triennial increments of £15 fron £95 to £250 in seven-hour offices and from £80 to £200 11 six hour offices The most competent of them may receive extra pay not exceeding £100 year They may after ter years' service be promoted exceptionally to the Iiighe Division They are at any time eligible for the open com petitions for the Higher Division and all other Appointment if between the prescribed limits of age and the upper limii is extended in favour of persons already in the service se on page 474 Although the number of Lower'Division Clerks promoted to the Highei Division must always bear small proportion to the number not so promoted it is not necessary that they should be an insignificant proportion of th Upper Division On the contrary my Lords look forward to that Divisior being largely replenished in certain Departments from the best members the Lower Division It will probably always be necessary to reserve powei of direct appointment to the Upper Division but there are many Departments in which this power need not-so far as my Lords can foresee-be exercisec habituaUy or even frequently Promotion from the Lower to the Highei Division may therefore fairly be considered as legitimate aspiration for tht superior members of the former "-Treasury Letter dated 19th June 1881