THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1307

2. In each class there shall be five divisions, dis-
   tinguished (from the highest to the lowest) by the
   numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
3. The class for which a certificate is granted shall
   depend upon attainments in learning as proved by
   examination; the division in the class, upon ex-
   perience and practical skill in the art of teaching and
   of school management.
4. The relative values of certificates shall depend
   in equal degree upon attainments in learning and
   upon practical skill, as indicated in the subjoined
   scale, in which the letter and number denoting any
   one certificate stand opposite to the letter and number
   which in any other column denote a certificate of
   equal value.

SCALE OF COMPARATIVE VALUES.

Column 1 Labels: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5
Column 2 Labels: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
Column 3 Labels: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5
Column 4 Labels: D1, D2, D3, D4, D5
Column 5 Labels: E1, E2, E3, E4, E5
Ranks: 1st Rank., 2nd ", 3rd ", 4th ", 5th ", 6th ", 7th ", 8th ", 9th "

5. An examination for the certificate of the lowest
   class (E), and, if necessary, for certificates of higher
   classes, shall be held every year, in the fourth week
   of the month of March. Candidates for any class
   must signify to the Minister of Education, in
   writing, not later than the first day of January
   immediately before the examination, their intention
   to present themselves for examination for that class,
   and must send in at the same time testimonials as to
   their moral character, and declare that they have
   either attained the age of nineteen years, or have
   passed through a course of not less than one year's
   training in a normal school, or have acted as pupil-
   teacher for not less than four years, and shall there-
   upon receive from the department a notification of
   the time, and of the place within the bounds of the
   education district in which they reside, at which
   they will be required to attend for examination.
6. A certificate will not be granted to any can-
   didate who has not attained the full age of twenty-
   one years, or who has not been engaged in school
   teaching for at least two years, nor until he has
   forwarded to the Minister of Education a testimonial,
   signed by a Public School Inspector, or by the prin-
   cipal of a training institution, certifying to the candi-
   date's fitness to teach and to exercise control.
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7. Except as hereinafter provided, every candidate
   will be required to pass an examination in elementary
   science, vocal music, and drawing, of such
   character as to prove his fitness to impart instruction
   in these subjects, as defined by the regulations for
   standards and inspection.
8. Every female candidate will be required to
   exhibit such proficiency in needlework as to prove
   that she is qualified to impart instruction therein, as
   defined in the Regulations for Standards, and, in
   consideration of such proficiency, shall be allowed to
   substitute for the examination in elementary science
   an examination in the practical laws of health and in
   domestic economy.
9. Every candidate will be required to pass an ex-
   amination in the principles of school organisation and
   government, of the art of teaching, and of method,
   including time-tables and notes of lessons.
10. Except as hereinafter provided, the special
    qualifications for the several classes of certificates
    shall be as follows:-
    For Class A. To have graduated at the University
    of New Zealand in first- or second-class honors.

For Class B. To have passed the examination for
the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the said Uni-
versity.
For Class C. To have passed the examination for
the compulsory subjects, or for the optional subjects,
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the said Uni-
versity, and, except in the case of candidates who
have passed the examination for Class D, to have
passed an examination in the compulsory subjects for
Class D.
For Class D. To have passed an examination in
four compulsory and two optional subjects, as
follows: -
I.-COMPULSORY.

1. English Grammar and Composition.
2. Arithmetic. - Fundamental rules-Vulgar and
   decimal fractions-Proportion and square root.
3. Geography. - The chief physical features and
   principal towns of Europe, Asia, Africa, and
   North and South America, together with more
   minute details of the geography of Great
   Britain and Ireland, Australia, and New Zea-
   land.
4. History. - Outlines of English history to the
   end of the eighteenth century.
   II.-OPTIONAL (ANY TWO).
5. Greek. - Grammar, and very easy passages
   for translation at sight.
6. Latin. - (As for Greek.)
7. Algebra. - To simple equations, inclusive, with
   easy problems.
8. Euclid. - Books I. and II.
9. Elementary Chemistry. - The non-metallic ele-
   ments, and the atomic theory.
10. Elementary Physics. - Any one of the follow-
    ing branches: (a) Electricity, (b) Sound and
    light, (c) Heat.
11. Elementary Natural Science. - Any one of the
    following branches: (a) Botany, (b) Zoology,
    (c) Geology.
12. Modern Languages. - Grammar of one modern
    language (French, German, or Italian), and
    easy translation at sight.
    [NOTE. - If the University of New Zealand shall
    institute a general examination for matricula-
    tion, upon the same scale as the present
    matriculation examination, candidates will find
    that the requirements here specified for Class
    D fall in with the programme for matriculation
    in such a way that, by taking the four com-
    pulsory subjects here prescribed, together with
    Latin and one other optional subject, they can
    at one examination matriculate and qualify for
    Class D. The Senate will be requested in
    that case to allow candidates for Classes C
    and D to sit at the University examinations
    for the purpose of qualifying for a class,
    although they may not desire to sustain any
    relation to the University as undergraduates.]
    For Class E. - To have satisfactorily passed an ex-
    amination in the following subjects: -
    Reading.
    Writing. - Including the setting of copies and
    writing on black-board.
    Spelling.
    English Grammar. - The subject generally, in-
    cluding derivation of words.
    English Composition. - Accuracy and facility,
    tested by exercise in dictation, paraphrase,
    and essay writing.
    Arithmetic. - The subject generally, including
    explanation of processes and rules. A some-
    what lower standard in this subject will be
    accepted from females than from males.
    Geography. - The elements of mathematical and