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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



Financial Department ; 1 ditto Eevenne ditto ; 1 ditto Judicial 

 ditto ; 1 ditto Public, Educational, and Ecclesiastical Depart- 

 ment ; 1 ditto Political and Secret ditto ; 1 ditto Railway and 

 Electric Telegraph Department ; 1 ditto Public "Works ditto ; 

 all at 1,200 ; 7 Assistants to the above, 700 ; 1 Precis Writer 

 (if also Private Secretary), 700 ; 1 Chief Clerk, ,800 ; 1 Clerk, 

 Fixed Station, .700 ; 1 ditto, .650 ; 1 ditto, ^600 ; 1 ditto, 

 550 ; Clerks, ,100, rising .16 to ,450. 



Military Department. 1 Secretary, ,1,200; 1 Assistant 

 ditto, 1,000 ; 1 Clerk, Fixed Station, .800 ; 1 ditto, .700 ; 1 

 ditto, 600 ; I ditto, .500 ; 1 ditto, .450 ; 1 ditto, .500 ; 

 Clerks, .100, rising .16 to .450. 



Marine and Transport Department. 1 Secretary, .1,200 ; 1 

 Chief Clerk, .800 ; 1 Clerk, Fixed Station, .600 ; Clerks, 100, 

 rising 16 to .450. 



Inspector-General of Stores Department. 1 Inspector-General, 

 1,200 ; 1 Deputy ditto, ^650 ; 1 Assistant ditto, .500 ; 1 

 Accountant, .800 ; 1 Sub-Inspector, .350 ; 1 ditto, 350 ; 

 Clerks, .100, rising 16 to .400 ; Examiners, .150 to .300 ; 

 Assistant ditto, .120 to 150. 



Accountant- General's Department. 1 Accountant-General, 

 .1,200 ; 1 Clerk, Fixed Station, 900 ; 1 ditto, 750 ; 1 ditto, 

 700 ; 1 ditto, 650 ; 1 ditto, 600 ; 1 ditto, .500 ; 1 ditto, 

 .450 ; Clerks, 100, rising .16 to ,450. 



Cashier's Department. 1 Cashier, .1,000 ; 1 Clerk, Fixed 

 Station, .800 ; 1 ditto, .700 ; 1 ditto, .600 ; Clerks, .100, 

 rising .16 to .450; 1 Auditor, .1,200; 1 Official Agent, 

 1,000; 1 Reporter of the Records, 1,000. (Clerks to the 

 above receive the same salaries as those in the other depart- 

 ments.) 1 Librarian, 500 ; 1 Keeper of the Museum, 500 ; 

 1 Under ditto, 300 ; 1 Reporter of Indian products, 500 ; 1 

 Examining Physician, 500; 1 Standing Council, 500 ; 1 

 Clerk of the Works, 400; 1 Geographer, 200; 1 Chaplain, 

 100. 



Writers 1 Department. 1 Superintendent, 500 ; 61 Writers, 

 for the first five years, 80 ; from 5 to 10, 90 ; from 10 to 15, 

 100 ; from 15 to 20, 120 ; from 20 to 25, 150 ; from 25, 

 200. (Allowance of Is. a sheet of 480 words for extra 

 work.) 



4. DUCHY OF LANCASTER OFFICE, LANCASTER PLACE, 



WATERLOO BRIDGE. (Nomination.) 



Discharges the few official duties of the Duchy Court of 

 Lancaster, Her Majesty being Duchess of Lancaster. The 

 Chancellor of the Duchy is a Cabinet Minister. There are 

 several professional and special appointments in connection with 

 the office, but the clerical staff is quite small, and the clerks on 

 it are not promoted to the higher posts. They are appointed 

 by the Chancellor of the Duchy ; must be between 18 and 25 

 years of age at time of appointment. 



OBLIGATORY SUBJECTS. 



1. Handwriting and Orthography. 



2. Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractious. 



3. English Composition. 



4. Prdcis Writing. 



5. Geography of the British Isles. 



OPTIONAL SUBJECTS. 



6. Law of Eeal Property, especially the Law of Landlord and 



Tenant (an elementary knowledge). 



7. Latin. 



8. English History. 



9. French. 



10. Mathematics (Euclid, Books I. IV. and VI.; Algebra, including 

 the Binomial Theorem; Plane Trigonometry, including the 

 Solution of Triangles. 



5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD, WHITEHALL. (Open 



Competition.) 



Formerly the Poor Law Commission. Discharges all duties 

 connected with the administration of the poor law in this 

 country, to which is now added the management of local 

 government business generally. Presided over by a Cabinet 

 Minister, who is called the President. Governed by secretaries 

 and assistant secretaries, and a chief clerk. Establishment 

 as follows : One Chief Clerk, 750 to 850 ; 7 Principal Clerks, 

 650 to 800 ; 12 First Class, 400 to 600 ; 30 Second Class, 



200 to 350 ; 1 Clerk, 200 to 350 ; 3 ditto, 90 to 200 ; 

 61 Clerks (Lower Division), 95 to 250; 7 Inspectors' 

 Clerks, 80 to 120; Clerks, various salaries, ranging from 

 100 to 400. 



6. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL. (Open Competition.) 

 Consists of a President and a Committee, with parliamentary 

 and permanent secretaries, assistant secretaries, and also 

 certain professional officers. The Civil Service element in 

 the office is represented by first, second, and third class, and 

 supplementary clerks. Establishment as follows : 6 Principals, 

 650 to 800; 17 Upper Division Clerks, 200 to 400; 2 

 Supernumerary Clerks, 600 ; 6 Assistant Clerks, First Class, 

 300 to 400 ; 21 ditto, Second Class, 160 to 280 ; 59 Lower 

 Division Clerks, 95 to 250. 



7. WOODS AND FORESTS, WHITEHALL PLACE. (Open 

 Competition. ) 



Office consists of two commissioners, two principal clerks, 

 two senior clerks, and assistant and junior clerks. A con- 

 siderable staff of professional persons is also attached to the 

 department ; but these are not strictly to be included in the 

 Civil Service. Establishment as follows : 2 Principal Clerks, 

 600 to 900 ; 2 Senior Clerks, 500 to 600. Clerks to Sur- 

 veyors of Forests 3 Supplementary, 200 to 250 ; 4 ditto, 

 100 to 200 ; 2 ditto (Lower Division), 80 to 200. 



8. OFFICE OF WORKS, WHITEHALL PLACE. 



Competition.) 



(Open 



Consists of a First Commissioner (who is the real governing 

 element), Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, and the 

 President and Vice-President of the Board of Trade. There are 

 a secretary, and a number of professional officers connected with 

 the royal parks and gardens, and with the maintenance of 

 public buildings. The office staff comprises principal clerks, 

 first class, second class, and third class clerks. Duty, to carry 

 out all administrative detail in connection with the parks, gar- 

 dens, and buildings belonging to the public. 3 Principal Clerks, 

 600 to 800 ; 8 First Class Clerks, 315 to 400 ; Clerk in 

 Charge of Accounts, 400 to 600 ; 10 Second Class Clerks, 

 100 to 300 ; 32 Clerks of the Lower Division, 80 to 200 ; 

 4 Assistant Examiners, 150 to 400; 7 Junior Examiners, 

 150 to 300. 



9. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL. (Open Competition.) 



Formerly there were two distinct establishments that of 

 the Secretary of State for War, and that of the Commander-in- 

 Chief of the Army. The former was of minor importance, the 

 military department transacting all the chief business connected 

 with the administration of military affairs. Recently the entire 

 civil business has been placed under the control of the Secre- 

 tary of State, and the establishment is now at the office in Pall 

 Mall. 



Civil Clerks. 21 Principals, 700 to 900 ; 45 Seniors, 450 

 to 650 ; 48 Clerks, 150 to 400 and 500 ; 17 Clerks (Upper 

 Division), 150 to 400 ; 56 Supplementary Clerks, 180 to 

 300 ; 209 Clerks (Lower Division), 95 to 250. 



Surveyors, Draughtsmen, Clerks, S;c. Chief Surveyor, 800 to 

 1,000 ; Chief Draughtsman, 400 to 650 ; 2 Assistant ditto, 

 250 to 400 ; 2 Surveyors, First Class, 400 to 500 ; Assis- 

 tant Surveyor, 180 to 280 ; 6 Clerks (Upper Division), 100 

 to 400 ; 5 Clerks (Lower Division), 1,800 together; 9 Lower 

 Division Clerks in Works Division, 95 to 250 ; 10 Civil As- 

 sistants and Draughtsmen, Intelligence Department, 1,725 

 together ; Draughtsman, 200. 



10. PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE, DOWNING STREET. (Open 



Competition. ) 



Discharges office duties connected with the several functions 

 of the Privy Council, whether as a court of justice or a govern 

 ing council. Is controlled by the Lord President, assisted by 

 coadjutors in the ministry, and by subordinate heads of depart- 

 ments. Chief Clerk, 1,000 to 1,200 ; 2 Senior Clerks, 500 

 to 800; 2 Junior ditto, 100 to 300; 3 Clerks (Lower 

 Division), 80 to 200 ; 1 Supplementary Clerk, 300 to 400. 



