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Posts: 125 4-Feb-2011 5:38 PM	Remove this ad 662. Number. With a view to the readier filling up of vacancies in the rank of District Inspectors, Cadets, over and above the full number of officers, may be appointed, under the following conditions, for the purpose of under going instruction at the Depot, and of being prepared and fitted to take charge of districts as casualties occur. 663. Conditions. Candidates for Cadetships in the Royal Irish Constabulary must be unmarried, and between the ages of 21 and 26. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 and must not have attained the age of 26 on the first day of the examination. An officer in the Regular Army or Navy, having at least five years' service on full pay, or an officer in a Police Force, having three years continuous service, may be admitted up to the age of 28, sons of officers of the Force are permitted to enter at the age of 19. 664. Each candidate must be at least 5 feet 8 inches in height, with adequate chest measurement. He will be required to pass the medical examination of the Surgeon of the Force. He must be in good health, and free from varicose veins, varicocele, spinal curvature, impediment of speech, defect of sight or hearing, or any other physical defect or disposition to constitutional or hereditary disease or weakness of any kind; he must be in all respects well developed, and should possess sufficient strength to enable him to undergo the fatigues to which officers of the Royal Irish Constabulary are liable. 665. The following tests of vision will be applied to each candidate at the medical examination, viz.:- He must be able to read with each eye separately, and without glasses, Snellen's Metrical Test Types(Edition 1898) numbered D=10, at 20 English feet, and those numbered D = 0.8 at any distance selected by the candidate himself. Squint, inability to distinguish the principal colours, or any morbid condition liable to the risk of aggravation or recurrence in either eye, will involve the rejection of the candidate.
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Posts: 126 4-Feb-2011 9:01 PM	666. Each candidate will be required, when called upon by the Civil Service Commissioners, to produce a certified copy of the registry of birth, or in default of this, any other proofs of his age that the Commissioners may demand. He will also have to satisfy the Commissioners by such evidence as they may deem necessary that his moral character is such as to qualify him in all respects for appointment. 667. Every gentleman on being nominated for a Cadetship will receive intimation of the day on which he ought to present himself at Dublin. to go through a competitive examination with other candidates for the appointment. The examination will be conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners. 668. The following will be the subjects of examination, and the maximum number of marks for each subject :- Arithmetic-150,/Separate Addition-50,/Orthography-150,/Handwriting-150,/Digest of Returns-100. English Composition, including Epistolary Correspondence,-200, Precis,-150,/-Geography, especially that of the British Isles,-150, /Reading aloud,50,/British History, including that of the Constitution,200. Latin or French-candidate permitted the option,? In Latin the obligatory test consists of translation,into English Exercises in Composition are reserved for the optional portion,-In French the qualifying test consists of translation of French into English, or English into French, dictation, and a moderate proficiency in speaking Franch. The Elementary Principles of Law, as treated in :-Stephens Commentaries on the Laws of England (latest accredited edition) Vol.1.-Introduction ; Book 1. ; Book 2.,introductory chapter, entited, "As to Property in General " ;and Vol. 4., Book 6., -150 marks. Law of Evidence, Digest of the Law of evidence, by Sir James Fitzjames Stephen-150. Total Marks-1,850. 669. A candidate who is declared by the Civil Service Commissioners to be successful in a competitive examination, and whose age is within the prescribed limits, and whose health and moral character are certified to be satisfactory, will,on his nomination being confirmed by the Lord Lieutenant, be ordered to the Depot. But, previously to his entering on his course of instruction there,some person on his behalf must become answerable to the Commandant of the Depot that such Cadet, in addition to his regulated pay, shall receive a sum at the rate of £50 per annum until his appointment to the rank of District Inspector. 670. Cadets will be borne on the strength of the Reserve as Sergeants, but will be allowed to occupy the quarters, wear the undress uniform, and perform the duties of officers. 671. Cadets will be appointed to the rank of District Inspector as vacancies offer, according to their standing,proficiency, and conduct. 672. But cadets,being only in a state of probation,will not be considered as permanently attached to the Force until they attain the rank of District Inspector, and they are clearly to understand that if, in the interim,His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant should be pleased to dispense with their services, in consequence either of unfavourable reports received of their conduct or proficiency while at the Depot, or of their character and position previous to their joining it, they are not to expect or require any reason to be assigned for their removal from the establishment, on which account it will not be obligatory on the Cadet to purchase uniform,or to incur any other expense, consequent on his belonging to the Force.
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Posts: 127 5-Feb-2011 7:26 PM	673. Parades and Drill. Each cadet on joining the Depot will attend all parades, and commence drills in the same manner as recruits, going through the several squads under the superintendence of the Adjutant, and will not be reported fit by that officer until he has acquired a thorough knowledge of drill, and is in those respects competent to command. 674. Accompaniment of Orderly Officer. He will frequently accompany the orderly officer on his tour of duty, to perfect himself in the inspection of barracks, etc, so that when ordered he may be fit to perform that duty himself;but, except with the sanction of the Inspector-General, he is not to be placed as orderly officer until he has attained the rank of District Inspector, and has at least two months'service at the Depot. 675. Other Duties. It is his duty to accompany night patrols, and to attend stables, riding and sword drill. He is also to attend the lectures on veterinary science on the appointed days, and to be present at every court of inquiry held at the Depot, where he is to practised in taking down evidence, and acquiring a knowledge of a member's duties. 676. Study of Regulations. He must carefully study the standing rules and regulations of the Force, the Constabulary Manual and book of drill, issued for the guidance of members of the Force ; and he will make out copies of all reports and returns required of a district officer. Until this has been done, he is not to be reported to the Inspector-General as fit for final examination. If not reported fit to join a county within six months, a special report is to be made to the Inspector-General. 677. Depot School. Cadets are to attend regulary the Depot school under the Police Instructor. 678. For this instruction they will be required to pay a fee of thirty shillings, to be credited to the public, within a period of three months from date of their attestation. 679. Promotion. When a Cadet shall have been six weeks at the Depot, the Commandant will report to the Inspector-General whether he has made sufficient progress in the knowledge of his duties, and conducted himself in such a manner as would entitle him to promotion to the rank of District Inspector on a vacancy occurring. 680. Allocation. No Cadet, promoted to the rank of District Inspector, shall be ordered from the Depot to take charge of a district until he shall first have been examined by the Commandant, Police Instructor, and Clerk in charge of the accounts, and reported by these officers to have a competent knowledge of all the duties of his office. The position of third-class Distrist Inspector on the seniority list is regulated by the date of his promotion to that rank. 681. Instruction at County Head-quarters. A young officer on being appointed to a district, will proceed to the head-quartes of the county, where he will be stationed for three weeks, in order that he may be practically instructed in his duties by the County Inspector and District Inspector stationed there. After which time, the County Inspector, should he consider the District Inspector fit, will direct him to proceed to his district, and report accordingly to head-quarters.
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