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The milk supplied this year was very suitable for cheese- 
making purposes, and the arrangements made for oonducting 
the Examination were excellent. 
7. Dr. T. W. Drinkwater, the Examiner in Chemistry and 
Bacteriology, reports that at the Reading Centre he examined 
thirty-one candidates. He found that their knowledge of 
Bacteriology was sound, and the questions were well answered 
both on the paper and viva voce examination. Dairying 
Chemistry was on the whole satisfactory. Some of the 
candidates were badly prepared in General Chemistry, their 
knowledge of this branch of the subject being of a most 
elementary character. One candidate was totally unprepared 
for an examination of the Diploma standard. 
At the Scottish Centre thirty-six candidates were examined 
by Dr. Drinkwater. The majority of them, were well prepared 
for the examination, and the written answers were more satis- 
factory than on any previous occasion on which he has acted as 
Examiner. In the oral examinations one or two candidates 
showed that they had learned a good deal by heart and were 
altogether unable to apply their knowledge to the practical 
side of dairy practice. The majority, however, showed a 
good practical knowledge of both general chemistry and 
bacteriology. 
Alexander Cross, 
Chairman. 
16 Bedford Square, London, W.C. 
October, 1913. 
