AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The following Bye-Laws were enacted in 1866, under the 

 authority of the Supplementary Charter of 1856, and in terms 

 of a Report by the Council on Education adopted January 

 1865:— 



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 Construc- 

 tion. — Professor Wilson ; George Hope, Fenton Barns ; 

 Robert Russell, Pilmuir ; and John Wilson, Edington Mains. 



Botany. — Professor Balfour. 



Chemistry. — Professor Anderson. 



Natural History. — Professor Allman. 



Veterinary Surgery. — Professor Williams. 



Field Engineering and Surveying. — Professor Macquorn Ean- 

 kine and David Stevenson, C.E. 



Booh-Kceping 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 on the A. B. was examined, 



and has been found to possess a knowledge of farm accounts, 

 mensuration, and surveying, a good knowledge of practical agri- 

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

 chemistry, 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 his 



