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Conditions preliminary to Examination.

9. (1.) No candidate shall be eligible for examination unless he satisfies the Board—

(a.) That he has passed the matriculation examination of some recognised university, or the Junior Civil Service Examination of New Zealand (in which must be included English, geography, arithmetic, geometry, plane trigonometry, and algebra), or such other examination as in the opinion of the Board is equivalent thereto, and also has served an indentureship with an authorised surveyor in New Zealand for not less than three years, two of which have been in the field; or

(b.) That he has served an indentureship for not less than four years with an authorised surveyor in New Zealand, two years at least of which have been in the field, and also has received such education as will, in the opinion of the Board, qualify him for the proper exercise of his profession; or

(c.) That he has completed not less than a two-years course in engineering and surveying at some recognised university, together with eighteen months' service with an authorised surveyor in New Zealand, of which not less than one year has been in the field.

(2.) Service in the field comprehends minor triangulation, topographical survey, survey and subdivision of land, road-surveying and -grading, and the preparation of plans in accordance with the regulations and instructions, for the time being in force, of the Survey Department of New Zealand (hereinafter called “the Survey Regulations”).

10. At least thirty days before the date of examination, every intending candidate shall give notice to the Secretary of the Board, Wellington, of his desire to be examined. Such notice shall be written on forms to be obtained at the office of any Chief Surveyor; and must be accompanied by the evidence, certificate, plans, &c., referred to in the next following clause of these regulations.

11. (1.) Every candidate shall forward with the notice referred to in the last-preceding clause of these regulations—

(a.) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the requirements of clause 9 of these regulations, including a certificate from the surveyor with whom he served as to length of service, character, knowledge of surveying, and general ability;

(b.) A plan of at least three triangles;

(c.) Particulars of the measurement of a base-line not less than 80 chains in length;

(d.) A plan of topographical survey;

(e.) A plan of at least 100 acres of land, contained within not less than ten irregular sides;

(f.) A plan of a town section which is built on, to illustrate an application under the Land Transfer Act;

(g.) The original field- and level-books, and all calculations connected with the above surveys.

(2.) All plans must be drawn and plotted from surveys actually made by the candidate himself, and must be in accordance with the Survey Regulations. The plan must be signed and dated, and bear the following certificate: “I hereby certify that this plan was plotted and drawn by myself, from surveys made by myself, and that the accompanying field-books and computations are my own work.”

12. If the requirements of the last-preceding clause of these regulations are complied with to the satisfaction of the Board, the Secretary shall forward to the candidate at least fourteen days before the date of the examination a notice in writing authorising him to present himself for examination at a time and place to be specified in the notice. A fee of one guinea shall be payable by the candidate in respect of such notice, and unless the fee is paid to the Secretary at least seven days before the day appointed for the examination the candidate will not be permitted to sit. Upon payment of such fee the Secretary shall forward the candidate's name to the Supervisor.

Examination.

13. The subjects for examination shall be as follows:—

(1.) Construction, manipulation, adjustment, and use of instruments, including the following:—

(a.) Theodolite, plane and transit;

(b.) Levelling instruments;

(c.) Prismatic compass;

(d.) Sextant;

(e.) Measuring-bands, and their use in base-lines and ordinary measurement.

(2.) Principles and practice of land-surveying:—

(a.) Methods of field practice;

(b.) The keeping of field-books;

(c.) Laying out country for settlement;

(d.) Laying-out of roads, including curves;

(e.) Pegging and marking.

(3.) Trigonometrical surveys:—

(a.) Methods of calculating triangles;

(b.) Polygonal and ray-trace triangulation;

(c.) Trigonometrical heights;

(d.) Barometric heights;

(e.) Marking of trig. stations;

(f.) Topographical surveys.

(4.) Computations connected with surveying:—

(a.) Reductions of traverses;

(b.) Elimination of discrepancies in measurements and angles;

(c.) Computations of road-angles and -sides;

(d.) Computations of areas, regular and irregular.

(5.) Levelling and measurement of earthwork.

(6.) Determination of latitude, true meridian and convergence of meridians.

(7.) Construction of maps and plans:—

(a.) Projection of maps;

(b.) Compilation of maps from detached plans;

(c.) Plotting from co-ordinates, and by protractor and scale.

(8.) Drawing:—

(a.) Mechanical work of map and plan drawing;

(b.) Hill drawing and shading;

(c.) Writing.

(9.) The Survey Regulations, the sections of Acts referring to surveys, and the form and contents of certificates required on plans by law.

14. The examination in each subject shall be vivâ voce or in writing, as the Board from time to time determines.

15. (1.) Instruments required by the Survey Regulations must be produced to the Supervisor at the time of the examination; and, where practicable, an examination of the candidates' work shall be made in the field.

(2.) At the time of examination each candidate must provide himself with a book of logarithms, scales, parallel ruler, protractor, and all necessary appliances except paper.

16. On conclusion of the examination, all papers connected therewith, and the data on which they are based, shall be forthwith sealed up by the Supervisor and transmitted to the Secretary of the Board of Examiners at Wellington. The Board shall then meet to consider each case. The Supervisor shall forward a separate report in each case on the vivâ voce part of the examination.

17. The Board shall fix a value to each subject of the examination, and determine the percentage of the marks required to obtain a pass in each subject.

18. In the event of a candidate failing to pass at the first examination, the Board may, at its discretion, allow him to come up at the next examination, and may determine the special subjects in which he must pass on the second occasion.

19. Upon passing the examination to the satisfaction of the Board, and upon payment of a fee of £2 2s. (in addition to the fee of £1 1s. payable under clause 12 of these regulations), the candidate shall be entitled to a certificate to be issued by the Board under the hands of the Chairman and one other member thereof in the form following, that is to say:—

(Royal Arms.)

(Under “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Department of Lands and Survey,

Wellington, N.Z.,

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY BY FULL EXAMINATION.

No.

This is to certify that A.B., of , having passed the full examination required under the Regulations for the Examination of Surveyors made under section 4 of “The Land Act, 1892,” is hereby declared to be a duly-authorised surveyor of the Colony of New Zealand, and, as such, to be entitled to practise the profession of a land-surveyor so long as this certificate remains unrevoked.

Date of Examination. Age at Date of Examination. Educational and other Qualifications at Date of Examination. Instruments produced at Examination.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Examiners by

C.D., Chairman

E.F., Member of the Board.

20. No candidate shall be entitled to receive a certificate of competency until he has attained the age of twenty-one years.