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7 . The Examiner in Book-keeping (Mr. Ernest Clarke) reports : 
“ On the whole, the results of the Examination in Book-keeping 
are disappointing. Of twenty-eight papers sent in, only four were 
done really well. Considering that the paper set was by no means 
a difficult one, and that ample time was given for its working, the 
answers are by no means satisfactory ; and it is to be feared that 
sufficient attention is not given, either by teachers or students, to 
this subject, which is one of cardinal importance in the profession 
of Land Agent, to which many of the candidates for the Society’s 
examination aspire.’ 
8. The Examiner in Mensuration and Land Surveying (Mr. 
G. H. Leane, F.S.I.) reports “an improvement in the quality of 
the work compared with that of last year, though there remains 
much to be desired, especially in that branch relating to the survey 
of small estates, of which very few seem to realise the importance.” 
9 . The Examiner in Agricultural Engineering (Dr. W. 
Anderson, E.R.S.) reports that “ the papers written this year do 
not call for much remark beyond the one I have so often made, as 
to the indifferent powers of sketching. Of the twenty-eight students 
who presented themselves for examination, only one candidate pro- 
duced presentable drawings. The answers to Questions 13 and 14 
were, for the most part, very meagre, and not such as might have 
been expected.” 
10 . In the optional subjects, the Examiner in Botany (Mr. W. 
Carruthers, F.R.S.) reports that the papers have a larger proportion 
of poor answers than he has ever had before. The Examiner in 
Geology (Professor Rupert Jones, F.R.S.) reports that “the results 
are very satisfactory. Of the twenty- three candidates all but one ob- 
tained half the marks or more, eleven obtained two- thirds of the maxi- 
mum of marks or more, and of these one obtained quite full marks.” 
The Examiner in Anatomy and Animal Physiology (Professor J. B. 
Simonds) reports that the results are not so satisfactory on the 
whole as could be wished. The Examiner in Agricultural Entomo- 
logy (Mr. Cecil Warburton, M.A.) reports that “the answers in 
this subject are by no means up to the level of those of last year. 
No fewer than twelve candidates have failed to obtain 50 per cent., 
and not more than three or four papers are distinctly good. Great 
ignorance was displayed with regard to the ‘ gout fly,’ which did 
such widespread damage in 1893. The question on clover weevils 
was only attempted by two candidates.” 
11 . On the whole, the general standard of success attained by 
the candidates is not so high as last year ; and the observations of 
some of the Examiners appear to indicate that unequal attention is 
given by the candidates to the several subjects which form part of 
the Examination. 
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