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Nearly all possessed a very practical acquaintance with the farming of their own 

 parishes: we believe it would be an advantage if students were taught to take a 

 wider interest in the more representative systems of British Agriculture. 



We have again occasion to recommend candidates to read the questions carefully 

 before beginning to answer them, as they may thus save time and earn better marks. 



Agricultural Book-keeping. Mr. W. Home Cook, C.A. 



Old Regulations, 200 Marks. New Regulations, 200 Marks. 



As formerly the maximum number of marks obtainable was 200— the pass marks 

 necessary for the Diploma being 120 under the old Regulations and 100 under the ruw 

 Regulations. Forty-three presented themselves under the old Regulations, and of 

 these twenty-six obtained the necessary pass marks. Twenty-three candidates 

 presented themselves for examination under the vew regulations and of these 

 nineteen obtained the necessary pass marks. 



While a number of the candidates showed a good knowledge of their subject, the 

 average standard of efficiency was rather below that of recent years, and a few of 

 the papers submitted manifested a failure to grasj) the principles of book-keeping. 

 More attention should be given to neatness and style. 



Agricultural Chemistry. Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker, Ph.D., M.A., F.I.C., 

 and Dr. Bernard Dyer, D.Sc, F.I.C. 



Old Regulations (Part II.), 200 Marks. New Regulations, 300 Marks. 



The work presented in this part of the Examination was of a most satisfactory 

 kind. The candidates, alike under the old Regulations and the new, acquitted them- 

 selves exceedingly well, the general average attained being distinctly higher than on 

 any previous occasion within our experience. This was more particularly the case 

 with those who presented themselves under the iiciv Regulations. As a matter of fact, 

 all the candidates without exception fulfilled the requirements of the examination, 

 and what is more satisfactory is that not only did they do this, but the majority 

 scored high marks, and there were only three or four out of the whole number who 

 were at all near the " border line." 



Agricultural Engineering. Mr. Arnold G. Hansard, B.A., M.Inst.E.E. 



Old Regulations, 200 Marks. 



A really good standard was reached by about one-quarter of the candidates who 

 entered for this paper ; and, with the exception of a few of the remainder, all obtained 

 marks well above the minimum required for the Diploma, only one actually failing to 

 reach this standard On the whole the paper was better done than last year's, though 

 again a good many answers to questions involving simple numerical calculations were 

 spoilt by carelessness. 



Veterinary Science. Professor Sir John McFadyean, M.B. 



Old Regulations (Part II.), 100 Marks. New Regulations, 200 Marks. 



With a few exceptions the candidates exhibited a satisfactory knowledge of the 

 subject, both in the written and the viva voce part of the examination. Several of 

 the papers were disfigured by gross mis-spelling of both ordinary and technical words. 

 The average percentage of marks obtained under the new and old Regulations was 

 practically the same. 



12. The thanks of the Board are again due to the authorities 

 of the Leeds University, for their liberality and courtesy in 

 placing the Large Hall and other rooms of the University 

 at the Board's disposal for the Examination ; and to the 

 Examiners, for the care and attention they bestowed upon 

 the written answers to the papers set, and upon the viva voce 

 examination. 



Alexander Cross, Chairman. 

 Thomas McRow, Secretary. 



16 Bedford Square, liondon, W.C. 

 July, l'.)12. 



