round ability, or to a success won [crossed out]gained[end crossed out] under exceptionally favourable circumstances. The hardship of a certificate being sometimes witheld[sic] from a [crossed out 'the'] deserving man through want of convincing evidence, is a lesser evil than the occasional grant of them to the undeserving. In the first case, [crossed out 'the'] an individual fails of his due; in the latter case, the credit of the Certificate [crossed out 'cause'] is shaken. 6 The ignorance of the particulars concerning a man's ancestry is usually so great that inquiries concerning hereditary gifts must perforce be limited to his nearest kindred, namely to (1) his brothers & sisters (2) his father & the father's (whole) brothers & sisters. (3) his mother & the mother's (whole) brothers & sisters, all of whom are usually within [crossed out 'easy reach'] the scope of [crossed out 'the'] information easily procurable by persons aged 23 to 30. Half-brothers and sisters are not taken into account. The questions concerning the[crossed out 'se'] kinsfolk of the Applicant, while they are framed to extract really useful replies, have to be much less detailed than those which concern the applicant himself. [end]