Calendar: 1889-1890 Page 494

492 civil service classes annually for years then by £10 to £200 Many 2nd Class Clerks have special allowances in addition to the above service salary They are eligible for promotion without examination to- 1st Class Clerkships £220-£15-£400 and Outport Collectorships £200-£1 200 As open competitions will not be frequent and the clerkships hlled by them not numerous success may be delayed even though it may be certain Candidates are therefore advised meantime to take the Lower Division Examinations Lower Division Clerks are eligible for Outport Clerkships and will probably eecure very large proportion of these appointments -BOY CLERKSHIPS See page 486 for arrangements that are common to all Classa in Division Competitions for Boy Clerkships are held at irregular intervals of four to seven months Candidates for Boy Clerkships who join for one evening week attend on Thursday The instruction given on thin evening constitutes complete course of preparation for the Boy Clerks' examination Unless their time for preparation is very limited candidates are however recommend attend on Mondays as well as on Thursdays The Class is divided into two sections for Arithmetic the lower section meeting from 15 to 45 and from to 25 and the higher section from to It is however advisable for all Students to attend at 50 as short Special Classes in to all meet at this time Fees -One evening per week One period of nine weeks £1 two £1 16s Two evenings per week One period £1 13s two £3 08 Subjects of Examination -Handwriting highest marks attainable 400 Orthography 400 Arithmetic 350 Tot 50 English Composition 200 Geography 200 Copying Manuscript 200 Books required -Brook-Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan 48 6d Gill's Imperial Geography Gill 23 Warwick Lane Paternoster Row 26 6d King's College Junior Problems