§ COLONEL BERESFORDasked the Secretary of State for War, Why twenty-five marks are deducted by the Civil Service Examiners from the total number of marks gained in each subject by every candidate; and if in the event of a candidate obtaining the exact minimum of marks required to qualify in a subject, twenty-five marks are deducted from such minimum, thereby disqualifying such candidate?
§ MR. CARDWELLThe deduction is described on page 130 of the Report of the Civil Service Commissioners as a highly successful expedient for discouraging diffusive and shallow study. The minimum for a qualifying examination is the gross number of marks gained; but in cases of competition the deduction is made.