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in three of the other four compulsory subjects, were awarded Second- 
class Certificates : — 
7. Edward Douglas Malcolmson Hamilton, Magheraboy, Portrush, 
Co. Antrim. 
8. John Arthur Llewellyn Heasley, Aylest:>ne, Leicester. 
5). Geoege Pelham Thomas, Hemsworth, Waketiekl. 
1 ). James Gl t nter, Estate Office, Glasbury. 
11. George Sharman Mitchell, Cannon Street, Belgrave, Leicester. 
The next Senior Examination has been fixed for May 12 to 
16, 1891. 
31. The Annual Examination for the Society's ten Junior 
Scholarships of 20/. each took place on November 11 and 12, when 
forty candidates from fourteen schools competed. Of these candi- 
dates, sixteen passed in all four subjects (Agriculture, Chemistry, 
Mechanics, and Land- Surveying), and obtained the number of marks 
necessary to qualify them for the Society's Scholarships and Certifi- 
cates, in the event of their complying, during the forthcoming year, 
with the conditions of the Examination. Two other boys passed in 
each of the four subjects, but, not having obtained the minimum 
aggregate of marks, are ineligible for Certificates. Of the twenty- 
two other unsuccessful candidates, ten failed in one subject, seven 
in two subjects, three in three subjects, and one in all four sub- 
jects. There were nine failures in Agriculture, nine in Chemistry, 
eleven in Mechanics, and nine in Land-Surveying. Of the sixteen 
successful candidates, the first ten in the following list will receive 
Scholarships upon complying with the Society's regulations, and 
the remainder will receive Certificates : — 
1. Joseph Lister. Aspatria Agricultural College. 
2. William Wilson, Aspatria Agricultural College. 
f David Alexander. Maybole Public School, NR. 
(cq.) - William Austin Robinson. Serlgeferook School, nr. Grantham. 
I Edward Howard Smart, Portsmouth Grammar School. 
6, John Daniel, Ashburton Grammar School. 
7. William Grice Mason, Aspatria Agricultural College. 
8 William Hutcheson, Aspatria Agricultural College. 
9. William Avery Gillson, Norfolk County School. 
10. Ciliules Arnison, Aspatria Agricultural College. 
11. Robert George Heaman, Devon County School. * 
12. Ernest Edgecombe, Ashburton Grammar School. 
13. Charles Hugh Mills, Ashburton Grammar School. 
14. Robert Rexnie, Maybole Public School. 
]">. HENEY Johnson, Swanley Horticultural College. 
10. Joseimi Darker Newman, Surrey County School. 
32. The Council are gratified to find that the subject of Tech- 
nical Education in Agriculture has been taken up by the Board of 
Agriculture, and there is no doubt that the action of that Board has 
done very much to stimulate interest in this subject, both amongst- 
atrriculturists themselves and amongst other bodies which are con- 
sidering the general question of technical education. The alloca- 
tion by Parliament to the County Councils of a portion of the 
proceeds of the license duties, with an intimation that these funds, 
