in Great Britain and Ireland. There are at this office between thirty and forty junior situations, vacancies to which are filled by limited competition, on nomination of the Lords of the Treasury.

46. The Works and Public Buildings Office, or department for superintending and controlling the expenditure connected with the maintenance and repair of the royal palaces, the seats of the government functionaries, and other public buildings. The office has some fifty junior situations, all of which are at present disposed of by limited competition, subject only to the previous nomination of the Lords of the Treasury.

In Scotland.

47. The Board of Fisheries, or department for the superintendence of the British white herring fisheries. There are in this office some thirty junior situations, including officers at the various outposts. The patronage is exercised, as far as regards the clerkships, by the Secretary of the Board, while posts in the fisheries are at the disposal of the commissioners.

48. The General Register Office, or department for recording the births, marriages, and deaths in Scotland, and preparing the sanatory and other returns bearing upon the subject. The junior situations of this office are to the number of about fifteen, and vacancies to them are filled by limited competition, on nomination of the Lords of the Treasury.*

49. The Lunacy Board, or department charged with the supervision of lunatic asylums and the protection of lunatics in Scotland. There are five junior situations

The Scotch patronage in the hands of the Treasury is generally exercised upon the recommendation of one of the three junior Lords, who represents a Scotch constituency.

at this office, the patronage of which is vested in the commissioners.

50. The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer's Office, or department for controlling and recording the details of the revenue as far as regards Scotland. There are about fifteen junior situations in this department, which are at the disposal of the Lords of the Treasury.

51. The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. In this establishment are three junior situations, filled on nomination of the Secretary of State for Home Affairs.

In Ireland.

52. The Chief Secretary's Office, or department for controlling all matters relating to the internal affairs of Ireland, as far as they come within the executive power of the Lord Lieutenant. The department has a London branch at Whitehall. The number of its junior situations is about twenty, and vacancies to them are filled by limited competition, the nominations to which rest de jure with the Lord Lieutenant, but are made de facto by the Chief Secretary for Ireland.

53. The Constabulary for Ireland. This is a very important department of the public service, inasmuch as the number of its junior situations is extraordinarily numerous, not only the clerkships, but all the appointments in the force, from cadets upwards, being filled at present by limited competition. The nomination to these is in the hands of the Lord Lieutenant, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and the under Secretary.

54. The Convict Service, or department for the supervision of all the county and borough gaols in Ireland. The number of junior situations in the establishment, including officials who administer the disci

pline of the gaols, amounts to several hundreds, and vacancies to all these appointments are now filled by limited competition, after previous nomination by either the Lord Lieutenant or the Chief Secretary.

55. The Educational Office, or department for superintending the distribution and employment of the funds granted by Parliament for public education in Ireland. The number of junior situations in this department, including inspectorships, amounts to between seventy and eighty, and vacancies to them are filled by nomination of the resident Commissioner of the Board of Education.

56. The General Register Office, or department for recording the births, deaths, and marriages in Ireland, and preparing the sanatory and other returns connected therewith. The office has ten junior situations, vacancies to which are filled by limited competition, on nomination of either the Lord Lieutenant or the Chief Secretary for Ireland.

57. The Lunacy Board, or department charged with the supervision of lunatic asylums and the protection of lunatics in Ireland. There are six junior situations, vacancies to which are filled by limited competition, on nomination of the Lord Lieutenant.

This

58. The Paymaster of Civil Services Office. department, a branch of the Treasury, has some twenty junior situations, the nominations to which rest with the Lords of the Treasury.*

59. The Poor Law Board, or department for the supervision of unions, workhouses, vestries, and other establishments for the relief and management of the poor in Ireland. There are thirty-six junior situations

*The Irish patronage in the hands of the Treasury is exercised through one of the Junior Lords of the Treasury, who represents some Irish constituency.

in this department, the patronage of which is exercised by the three Poor Law Commissioners.

60. The Public Works Office, or department for the superintendence of roads, canals, railways, government buildings, and all other works of a public nature in Ireland. The Office is divided into three secondary departments, called the Secretary's Branch, the Accountant's Branch, and the Architect's Branch. There are about forty junior situations, nominations to which rest with the Lords of the Treasury.

61. The Registry of Deeds Office, or department for the registry of all deeds, conveyances, and wills in Ireland. There are between seventy and eighty clerks in this office, vacancies to which are filled by nomination of the Chief Registrar.

62. The War Department for Ireland. In this branch establishment there are eleven junior situations, vacancies to which are filled by limited competition, on nomination of the Military Secretary for Ireland.

III. LIMITS OF AGE AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES.

Departments of the Public Service in England.

1. The Admiralty. Candidates for clerkships must be between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five; except in the case of persons temporarily employed who may be nominated if under thirty, provided they were under twenty-five when first temporarily employed. The qualifications required are:

a. For the Whitehall branch:

1. Writing English from dictation.

2. Arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions.

3. English composition.

4. Précis writing, i.e. extracting and condensing the contents of papers.

5. Geography.

6. The leading points in English history.

7. Translation from French.

8. Translation from Latin or a second modern language.

b. For the Somerset House branch.

1. Writing English from dictation.

2. Arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions.

3. Book-keeping by double entry.

4. English composition.

5. Précis, writing, as above.

6. Geography.