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Page 50 - The name of the soldier or seaman, with his class or description, must appear in the direction, and the officer having the command must sign his name, and specify the ship or regiment, corps, or detachment to which the soldier or seaman belongs ; the name of the ship or regiment being entered in full. The foregoing particulars must be given in one of the following forms : — SEAMEN.
Page 97 - German; and the number of marks gained in these subjects will be added to the total number of marks obtained in the obligatory part of the examination by Candidates who shall have been found qualified for admission, and whose position on the list of successful competitors will thus be improved in proportion to their knowledge of these branches of science.
Page 50 - If/.; but if any such letters have to pass through a foreign country they are subject, in addition, to the foreign postage, whatever that may be. Thus the postage to the under-mentioned countries (including the British charge of...