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II. That the Council shall appoint a Board of Examiners on the following- 

 subjects : — Science and Practice of Agriculture ; Mechanics and Construc- 

 tion ; Botany; Chemistry; Natural History; Veterinary Surgery; Field 

 Engineering and Surveying; and Book-keeping and Accounts. 



III. That the examinations shall be both written and oral, that the value 

 of the answers shall be determined by numbers, and that the oral examina- 

 tions shall be public. 



IV. That there shall be three Examinations,* to be styled respectively 

 the " Second Class Certificate Examination," the " First Class Certificate 

 Examination," and the " Diploma Examination." The first to be open to 

 candidates not less than seventeen years of age ; the second to those who are 

 not less than eighteen ; and the third to those who have completed their 

 twenty-first year. 



V. That to pass the " Second Class Certificate Examination," a candi- 

 date must be acquainted with the principles and practice of agriculture, 

 ngricultural chemistry, surveying and farm engineering, and farm accounts ; 

 and that a certificate in the following terms, signed by the President or 

 Vice-President of the Council on Education, the Examiners, and by the 

 Secretary, shall be granted to candidates passing this examination : — 



" We hereby certify that on the A. B. was examined, and 



has been found to possess a knowledge of agriculture, agricultural chemistry, 

 surveying and farm engineering, and farm accounts." 



VI. That to pass the " First Class Certificate Examination " a candidate 

 must be acquainted with the subjects of the second class certificate and 

 any three of the following subjects: — Botany, geology, physics or mechanics, 

 meteorology or climate, natural history, and veterinary practice ; and that 

 a certificate in the following terms, signed by the President and Vice- 

 President of the Council on Education, the Examiners, and by the Secretary, 

 shall be granted to candidates passing this examination : — 



" We hereby certify that on the A. B. was examined, and 



has been found to j^ossess a knowledge of agriculture, agricultural chemistry, 



surveying and farm engineermg, and farm accounts, 



and that he is therefore entitled to present himself for the further examination, 



in terms of the regulations, for the Society's DiiDloma." 



VII. That to pass the " DijDloma Examination" a candidate must have 

 attained his twenty-first year, and must possess a thorough knowledge of the 

 theory and practice of agriculture, of mechanics and mensuration, of the 

 physiology and treatment of domesticated animals, and of the application of 

 botany, chemistry, and natural history to agriculture ; and that a diploma in 

 the following terms, bearing the corporate seal of the Society, and signed by 

 the President or Vice-President of the Council on Education, the Examiners, 

 and by the Secretary, shall be granted to candidates passing this examina - 

 tion : — 



" These are to certify that, on the day of A. B. was 



examined in the arts and sciences connected with agriculture, and has been 

 rejjorted to be jiroficient therein by a Board of Examiners nominated by the 

 Council of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland on Education, 

 in terms and by authority of a charter given under the great seal on the 18th 

 day of August 1856." 



* It has been resolved that, under ordinary circumstances, the Examinations shall 

 be held annually in the end of March, candidates being required to lodge intimation 

 before the 10th of that month. 



