vince to undertake the examinations of the persons so appointed. I have, &c. Mr. Maitland to Mr. Booth. Civil Service Commission, 25th March, 1857. SIR,-In reply to your letter of the 21st instant, relative to the examination of such persons as may be nominated by Local Marine Boards, and by the Trinity House, the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, and the Port of Dublin Corporation, to the situations therein referred to, I am directed by the Civil Service Commissioners to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, that on the proposed arrangement being carried out the Commissioners will be prepared to comply with the request which their Lordships have been good enough to address to them. It is perhaps unnecessary that matters of detail should be discussed until the applications contemplated by their Lordships have been made. I have, &c. Mr. Gardner to Mr. Maitland. Custom House, London, SIR, -With reference to the order of the Lords of the Treasury, dated the 28th ultimo, nominating to the situation of tidewaiter at Dover, I am directed to transmit to you for the information of the Civil Service Commissioners, the accompanying certificates, produced by —— in evidence of his age, together with the correspondence which has taken place thereon, by which it appears that in the certificate marked A. the figures in the year were erased by and altered from 1827 to 1833, and that the second certificate (marked B.) was a counterfeit copied under the directions of and by him produced to the Collector of Customs at Dover as in the hand of Hgranted. by whom the original certificate (A.) was Under these circumstances I am to signify the request of the Board to be informed whether the commissioners are of opinion that proceedings should be instituted by the Board of Customs against Ꮪ I am to add, that the board have ordered nomination to be cancelled, and to request that the certificates and correspondence herewith enclosed may be returned to this department. I have, &c. Mr. Maitland to Mr. Gardner. Civil Service Commission, 15th February, 1858. SIR,-In reply to your letter of the 12th instant, relative to the forgery of baptismal certificates by who was nominated as tide-waiter at Dover, I am directed by the Civil Service Commissioners to state that the offence which has been committed appears to them a very serious one, and that as the Board of Customs are good enough to ask their opinion as to the desirableness of instituting proceedings against the culprit, they do not think they would be justified in recommending that the chance of obtaining a conviction, which might tend to prevent its repetition, should be lost. The certificates are herewith returned, as requested. I have, &c. ultimo, in the case of who had produced false and forged certificates in proof of his age on his nomination to the office of tidewaiter at Dover, I am directed to acquant you, for the information of the Civil Service Commissioners, that the Board of Customs, on the 20th ultimo, directed their solicitor to institute legal proceedings against -, provided it should appear that there was sufficient evidence to ensure his conviction. An information was accordingly preferred against before the magistrates at Dover on the 16th instant, when he pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 257. and costs, 97. 13s. 6d., which he paid and was released. I am to add that -, through his solicitor, expressed great contrition for the offence which he had committed. I have, &c. The above exercises, taken from the correspondence of the Civil Service Commissioners with the authorities of the Committee of Council for Trade, and the Custom House Department, are intended to test two different qualifications of the candidate, namely, first, the power of seizing the important point or points of a letter and expressing the same correctly, briefly, and distinctly; and, secondly, the ability of the candidate of writing a clear, neat, and rapid hand. The following comparative table shows the number of candidates examined in the different "voluntary subjects" during the years 1855-58: Of those who presented Of those who were suc SUBJECT. themselves. Total of cessful. Total of 1855 1856 1857 1858 the Four 1855 1856 1857 1858 the Four V. SALARIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. To appreciate the various advantages of the different departments of the Civil Service, it is absolutely necessary to know the amount of salary paid to each functionary, for which purpose the following list is appended. It includes the salaries of the very highest as well as of the most subordinate officials; partly, because the amount of money so paid shows to a considerable degree the character of the department, and the respective rank which it holds in the public service; and partly also because it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to draw a strict line of separation between what are called "junior situations,' and the upper ranks of the official hierarchy, at least as far as concerns the possible advancement of candidates, who are once accepted as members of the service: Four Junior Lords (with residence) each First Secretary (with residence) Second Secretary Private Secretary to First Lord Surveyor of the Navy . £4500 1000 2000 1500 300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1000 Ten first-class clerks, beginning at 6007. a year, and advancing, by 20l. per annum, up to . 850 Storekeeper-General Comptroller of Victualling and Transports Twelve second-class clerks, beginning at 350%. £550 350 Twelve fourth-class clerks, beginning at 1007. a year, and advancing, by 107. per annum, up to b. Accountant-General's Office. Two chief clerks Three first-class clerks, beginning at 6707. a Five second-class clerks, beginning at 5201. a c. Comptroller's Office. Two first-class clerks, beginning at 6701. a year, 210 850 800 650 500 300 150 800 600 500 300 |