Ixxxiv Agricultural Education — Examination Papers, 1871. 
7. A, B, C, D, E, are five stations iuclosing a wooded area. It is 
found by mcasnrcment that AI3, BC, CD, and DE, are respectively 
110, 96, 81, and 85 chains in length, also that at A, the bearing of B 
is 31° N. of E. ; at B that of C is 63° S. of E. ; at C that of D is IV 
S. of W. ; at D that of E is due west. Plot these points and determine 
from your figure the number of acres in the enclosure ABODE. Also 
if EA were measured to test the work what length would it be, if the 
other measurements were all right ? 
8. ABC is an equilateral triangle, each side being a mile long. A 
station P is placed in the prolongation of AB and it is found that 
the angle subtended at P by BO is 21° 15', find the distance of P 
from C. 
9. In a triangle two sides are respectively 2107 yards, and 1563 
yards, and they contain an angle of 34' 18'. Find the remaining 
angles of the triangle. 
EXAMINATION IN BOOKKEEPING. 
Maximum Number of Marks, 200. Pass Number, 100. 
Friday, April 21s/, from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. 
Journalise and jJost into a ledger, in proper technical language, the 
following series of facts and transactions ; and from such ledger make 
out a Trial Balance, a Profit and Loss Account, and a Balance Sheet. 
Liabilities and assets of John Holmes, Corn Merchant, at 31st 
December, 1870: — 
Liabilities. £ s. d. 
Amount due B. Jones 175 0 0 
Bill payable, due January 31, 1871 150 0 0 
Assets. 
Stock of corn in hand 1300 0 0 
Amount in deposit at Alliance Bank 750 0 0 
J. Browi's promissory note due 11th January, 1871 150 0 0 
Cash in current banking account 320 0 0 
Business premises and stores, valued at .. .. 560 0 0 
1871. 
Jan. 4. Drawn from bank for petty cash .. .. 25 0 0 
„ 6. Bought for cash 40 quarters corn, at 49s. 
per quarter 9800 
9. Sold corn for cash 750 0 0 
„ 12. Bought of J. Smith, corn value 300 0 0 
„ 13. Accepted J. Smith's draft at 3 months, being 
in payment of above purchase 300 0 0 
„ 15. J. Brown's promissory note due 14th inst. 
returned dishonoured 150 0 0 
„ Paid out of Petty cash for noting ditto .. 0 16 
„ 16. Sold to B. Jones, corn value 235 0 0 
