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selves for their first examination, their nineteenth before they 
are eligible for the second, and their twentieth for the third. 
There are scholarships of 25Z. per annum, tenable for at least 
two years by students who have distinguished themselves in the 
matriculation and subsequent examinations. The number of 
students who entered the College in the five years from '78 to 
'82, inclusive, was 294. Of these, 221 passed the matriculation 
examination, and 73 entered by virtue of examinations pre- 
viously passed. In the course of the same period, as many as 
200 students, or an average of 40 per annum, passed the final 
examination and obtained the diploma of the College. At this 
institution, therefore, the education costs 12 guineas a year for 
three years. Whatever additional cost their education may 
entail, is defrayed partly by the treatment of horses in the 
hospital, which has accommodation for about 100 at a time, 
and partly by the contributions of subscribers. 
There are two Veterinary Colleges in Edinburgh and one in 
Glasgow: namely, at the former city, Dick's Veterinary College 
and the New Veterinary College ; and in the latter, one which is 
named after its locality. The course of study and the entrance 
requirements at all these are in conformity with the rules laid 
down by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and the 
fees are about the same, namely, 36 guineas for the complete 
course. The average number of students attending the Royal 
(Dick's) College is about 110, that at the New College (a suc- 
cessful private venture of Professor Williams), 124, and that 
at the Glasgow College from 90 to 115. 
The Science and Aet Depaktment. 
Assistance to instruction in agriculture is given by the 
English Government through the Science and Art Department 
in two ways, namely, by the delivery of a course of lectures at 
the ^lOrmal School of Science, and by the encouragement of 
teachers in elementary schools and science classes by the 
payment of fees. This is all the State aid which is afforded 
to agricultural education in Great Britain, with the exception 
of the endowment before mentioned to the Chair of Agriculture 
at Edinburgh. 
The lectureship in question was only established in the 
year 1882. The fee for the course of forty lectures is 4/., 
and for instruction in the laboratory, 10/. The course of 
instruction is given at the Normal School of Science, South 
Kensington, and it is designed to extend over four years, as 
follows : — 
