2. For each error in spelling, for each transposition, for each abbreviation not in the copy, for each failure to capitalize according to copy, for each failure to punctuate according to copy, for each failure to indent margin as in copy, for each error in paragraphing, and for irregularity in left-hand margin 5 3. For each misdivision of a word at the end of a line, for each omission or improper use of the hyphen in dividing a word at the end of a line, for each word altered, interlined, or canceled, for each blot or minor erasure, if not neat 1 4. For any other deviation from copy not covered by the foregoing, charges are made in the discretion of the examiners. Rules for Rating Reading Addresses. The rating on this subject is for accuracy only. A charge is made for each error or omission in noting the errors on the printed sheet, when compared with the correct written addresses given. The difference between the sum of the errors thus found and 100 is the rating on this subject. CHAPTER XIII. DISTRICT REGULATIONS. RULES GOVERNING EXAMINATIONS. Competitors Required to State Clearly Whether They Desire Eligibility for Clerk or Carrier. There are in the United States, thirteen United States Civil Service Districts, and in each, examinations for letter carrier and clerk are held yearly. THE CHIEF has obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission the regulations governing the examinations in each district, the post offices for which examinations may be taken, the rules relative to the registers for clerk or carrier in each district, the approximate dates when examinations are held and whether or not more than one examination may be taken in the same Civil Service district. Intending competitors should read carefully the section covering their particular district, so as to know whether their names can be placed on the carrier and clerk register, or only on one. There is some difference in the regulations covering this part of the requirements, but the rules for the examination proper, as given in the preceding pages, are uniform all over the country. FIRST DISTRICT. Headquarters, Boston, Mass. At the following named offices the names of male eligibles will be entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants for those offices must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier: Boston, Mass.; Brockton, Mass.; Concord, N. H.; Fall River, Mass.; Gloucester, Mass.; Hartford, Conn.; Haverhill, Mass.; Holyoke, Mass.; Lawrence, Mass.; Lowell, Mass.; Lynn, Mass.; New Bedford, Mass.; Newton Center, Mass.; Pawtucket, R. I.; Portland, Me.; Providence, R. I.; Quincy, Mass.; Salem, Mass.; Springfield, Mass.; Taunton, Mass.; Waltham, Mass.; Worcester, Mass.