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CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES 503 200 English History 200 Book-keeping 200 There is Preliminary Examination in the first three of the above subjects Books required -Brook-Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan 4s 6d Hunter's Self-Instruction in Book-keeping required by beginners Longmans 2s Hamilton and Ball's Book- keeping required by advanced Students Macmillan 2s Curtis's Outlines of English History Simpkin 6d Dr Smith's Smaller History of England Murray 3s 66 High School Manual of Geography Allman 3s 6cL King's College Indexing 9c to be had at the College by Students only King's College Digesting Returns into Summaries 4c to be bad at the College by Students only King's College Arith- metic and Book-keeping Papers 9c to be had at the College by Students only Recommended Spelling Vocabulary Chambers 66 Abbott's How to Write Clearly for Composition Seeley Is 6c Mackay's Physiography Blackwood Is 6c Col- lins's Progressive Atlas Is 6c King's College Tots 66 to be had at the College by Students only Second Division Clerks -Candidates must be between 17 and 20 About nine-tenths of the Appointments are in London Second Division Clerks rise by annual increments of £5 from £70 to £100 by £7 10s to £190 by £10 to £350 and may reach certain Staff appointments with higher salaries reserved for Second Division Clerks They may after eight years' service be promoted exceptionally to the First Division They are at any time eligible for the open Competitions for the First Division and all other Appoint- ments if between the prescribed limits of age and the upper limit is extended in favour of persons already in the service see on page 498 London County Council Clerkships -Age 17 to 21 Obliga- Λ tory Subjects Handwriting and Orthography maximum marks attainable 150 English Composition 150 Arithmetic 200 Compound Addition 100 Shorthand or Book-keeping 150 Optional Subjects Shorthand or Book-keeping 100