Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. PRINTED BY GEORGE E. EYRE AND WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE, PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. 1858. CONTENTS. D. Showing the Nominations, &c., for each De- partment and Class in 1857, as compared E. Showing for each Department the Number and Particulars of Competitions to De- F. Showing the Number, &c., of Competitions for Clerkships for each Department in 1857, as compared with 1856, and the Number of Persons nominated to similar Situations without Competition during the same periods G 1. Showing the Causes of Rejections in 1857 G 2. Showing the Extent to which, in 1857, Rejections have been owing to Failure in H. Showing the Extent to which Alterations in the Result of Competitions would have taken place if the Examination had been limited to purely practical Subjects |