STATISTICAL INFORMATION. The primary object of the statistical information in this report is to show the work accomplished and the progress made during the year, so far as this may be done by means of tables. Statistics covering more than a year are presented wherever deemed desirable. The statistical information deals first with the number of examinations held and the number of competitors therein by States for the general examinations, and by cities for those held for local services, and shows the number of competitors and the number that passed and the number that failed (Tables 1 to 6). This is followed by the information given in Table 7, showing more in detail the number and kinds of examinations, the number of competitors, and the number and per cent that passed, by sex and by examination; also the number appointed from all examinations during the year. Then follows a table showing the apportionment of appointments among the States and Territories (Table 8). Next is a table showing appointments by years from some principal examinations (Table 9). Then follow tables showing the changes in the service during the year for the several branches of the service, these changes being summarized in another table (Tables 10 to 17). Table 18 shows separations by years for a period of over ten years. Table 19 shows the number of positions by status in the several branches of the service at the beginning of the year, additions thereto, and separations therefrom during the year, and the number at the end of the year. Table 20 shows, by years since the rules went into operation, the number of competitive positions, the number of persons examined, the number and per cent of applicants that passed, and the number of persons appointed. Owing to the fact that the papers of a large number of persons examined during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908, had not been rated when the Twenty-fifth Report was published Tables 1, 2, 3, and 6 were necessarily omitted, and Table 7 was limited to showing the number of persons appointed. To make up for the deficiency in the preceding report these figures are accordingly published here. They are as follows: 169 TABLE 1.-Showing, by place of examination, the number of examinations held for entrance to the classified service, except the Post-Office, Customs, and Internal-Revenue services, and for the Philippine service, the number of competitors and the number that passed and that failed, during the year ended June 30, 1908.a a See Table 7 for kinds of examination. b Includes examinations for transfer and promotion, as well as for entrance to the service. |