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AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The following Bye-Laws have been enacted under the 

 authority of the Supplementary Charter of 1856, and in terms 

 of the Report by the Council on Education thereby created : — 



BYE-LAWS. 



I. That in terms of a report by the Council on Education 

 the following Board of Examiners be appointed : — 



Science, and Practice of Agriculture — Mechanics and Construction. 



— Professor Wilson ; George Hope, Fenton Barns ; Robert 



Russell, Pilmuir ; and John Wilson, Edington Mains. 

 Botany. — Professor Balfour. 

 Chemistry. — Professor Anderson. 

 Natural History. — Professor Allnian. 

 Veterinary Surgery. — Professor Hallen. 

 Field Engineering and Surveying. — Professor Macquorn Rankine 



and David Stevenson, C.E. 

 Book-Keeping and Accounts. — Kenneth Mackenzie, C.A., and 



Archibald Paterson, Meadowfield. 



II. That the examination shall be both written and oral; 

 that the value of the answers shall be determined by numbers ; 

 and that the oral examination shall be public. 



III. That there shall be two examinations, to be styled 

 respectively the " Certificate Examination," and the " Diploma 

 Examination." The first to be open to candidates not less than 

 eighteen years of age ; the second to those who have completed 

 twenty-one years. 



IV. That to pass the " Certificate Examination" a candidate 

 must be acquainted with farm accounts, mensuration, and sur- 

 veying, and must possess a good knowledge of practical agricul- 

 ture, and a general acquaintance with the elements of botany, 

 chemistry, and natural history. 



V. That a certificate in the following terms, signed by the 

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

 by the Secretary, shall be granted to candidates passing this 

 examination : — ■ 



" We hereby certify that A. B. has been examined, and has 

 been found to possess a knowledge of farm accounts, mensura- 

 tion and surveying, a good knowledge of practical agriculture, 

 and a general acquaintance with the elements of botany, chemis- 

 try, and natural history, and that he is therefore entitled to 

 present himself for the further examination, in terms of the 

 regulations, for the Society's diploma." 



VI. That to pass the " Diploma Examination" a candidate 

 must be in possession of the certificate, and have attained hi.s 

 twenty-first year, and must be found to possess a thorough know- 



