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$(i.)$ That his feet and toes are well formed.
$(j.)$ That he does not suffer from any inveterate skin-disease.
$(k.)$ That he has no congenital malformation or defect.
$(l.)$ That he does not bear traces of previous acute or chronic disease pointing to an impaired constitution.
V. The opinion of the Board regarding a candidate’s fitness or unfitness will be final.

APPENDIX II.
In November, 1898, the subjects of examination and syllabus will be as follow:-

Class I.
Mathematics I. (including arithmetic) .. 3,000
Latin .. .. .. .. 2,000
French or German .. .. .. 2,000
English composition .. .. .. 1,000
Geometrical drawing .. .. .. 1,000
Freehand drawing .. .. .. 500
Geography .. .. .. .. 500

Class II.
Mathematics II. .. .. .. 2,000
Mathematics III. .. .. .. 2,000
German or French .. .. .. 2,000
Greek .. .. .. .. 2,000
English history .. .. .. 2,000
Chemistry and heat .. .. .. 2,000
Physics .. .. .. .. 2,000
Physiography and geology .. .. 2,000

All the subjects of Class I. may be taken up. Only two of the subjects of Class II. may be taken up, and if one of these subjects be a modern language it must be different from the modern language selected in Class I.
Candidates must qualify in arithmetic,* and obtain such an aggregate of marks in the examination as a whole as may indicate, in the judgment of the Civil Service Commissioners, a competent amount of general proficiency.

Syllabus of Subjects for the Foregoing Military Examination.

Mathematics I.-Arithmetic; algebra, up to and including the binomial theorem, the theory and use of logarithms; Euclid, Books I. to IV. and VI.; plane trigonometry, up to and including solution of triangles; mensuration.
Mathematics II.-Further questions and problems on the syllabus of Mathematics I.; elementary solid geometry, including Euclid, Book XI., Propositions 1 to 21, Book XII., Propositions 1 and 2; geometrical conic sections; statics; the equilibrium of forces acting in one plane and of parallel forces, the centre of mass, the mechanical powers; dynamics, uniform and uniformly-accelerated rectilinear motion, uniform circular motion, falling bodies and projectiles in vacuo; hydrostatics, including the pressure of fluids, specific gravities, floating bodies, barometric heights. In statics, dynamics, and hydrostatics a knowledge of the construction and of the use of the more simple instruments and machines will be expected.
Mathematics III.-Plane analytical geometry, the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, referred to rectangular axes, with simple applications. Differential and integral calculus, including differentiation and integration of simple functions, Taylor's theorem, maxima and minima with one independent variable, tangents to curves, curvature, areas of curves; statics, force diagrams, friction, virtual work; dynamics, simple harmonic oscillations, collisions, energy; Newton's Principia, the first, second, and third sections in Book I., the propositions to be proved by Newton's methods.
Latin.—Passages selected from the authors usually read in schools will be set for translation into English. Passages from English authors will be given for translation into Latin prose and verse, but candidates will be allowed, in the place of verse composition, to answer questions of a simple character, which will test whether they possess a fundamental knowledge of the grammar of the language, and such an elementary acquaintance with Roman history as is required for the intelligent study of the books they have read.
Greek.—Passages will be set for translation into English from the authors usually read in schools, and in other respects the examination will proceed on the same lines as in Latin.
French.—Translations of unseen passages from French into English and from English into French. The passages for translation will be taken mainly from standard authors, and a few simple questions may be asked on the passages set as to the structure and character of the language, and allusions of obvious and general interest. The vivâ voce
In examinations which are not competitive, candidates who fail in arithmetic only, but who otherwise qualify, may be, if again presented, re-examined in that subject only at the next examination.

examination will include dictation. 300 marks will be allotted to colloquial knowledge of the language.
*German.—The passages for translation will be taken mainly from standard authors, and in other respects the examination will proceed on the same lines as in French.
English Composition.—The standard of positive merit will be looked for in logical arrangement of thought and in accuracy and propriety of expression, but large deductions of marks will be made for faults of writing and spelling. (Candidates are also warned that, for similar faults in the use of the English language, similar deductions will be made from the marks obtained in other subjects.)
Geometrical Drawing.—Practical plane geometry; the construction of scales; and the elements of solid geometry, and of simple orthographic projection. Great importance will be attached to neatness and exactness of drawing.
Geography.—Simple questions in descriptive and general geography.
English History.—The general paper in this subject will be confined to events subsequent to the Norman Conquest. It will test whether the candidates are accurately acquainted with the facts of English history, and also possess an intelligent knowledge of the meaning of the facts.
The paper on the fixed period will be confined to distinctly modern history. It will require from the candidates more minute knowledge than the general paper.
Natural Science Subjects.—The standard of examination in these subjects will be such as may be reasonably expected from the education given at schools possessing appliances for practical instruction, such as a laboratory, &c. A considerable portion of the marks will be given for proficiency shown in the practical part of the examination. A knowledge of the metric system will be expected.
Chemistry.—The laws of chemical combination and decomposition, and the preparation, classification, and properties of the principal metallic and non-metallic elements, and of such of their compounds as are treated of in inorganic chemistry. In the practical part of the examination only the more ordinary apparatus and the less dangerous reagents will be supplied, and no candidate will be allowed to bring his own apparatus or reagents.
Heat.—The elementary portion of the subject.
Physics.—The elementary properties of electricity, magnetism, light, and sound.
Physiography—i.e., Physical Geography.
Geology.—Chiefly economic, including the recognition of the more familiar minerals and rocks, and their properties and uses.
[M. & V., 96/2178.]

Bonus for Production of Mineral Manure.—Notice No. 454.
Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 25th July, 1896.
A BONUS of £200 is hereby offered for the discovery and working within the colony of a deposit or deposits of marketable mineral manure.
The following are the conditions under which the bonus is offered and will be paid:-

1. That the raw material be easily accessible, and within reasonable distance of a road or railway.
2. That the person appointed by the Minister for Agriculture to examine the deposit is satisfied that there is sufficient to meet all ordinary demands for five years.
3. That at least 200 tons of such manure have been disposed of at a price which will allow of its being remuneratively used for agricultural purposes, and that a further supply can be placed on the market at the same price.
4. That, if the deposit be mineral coprolites, it shall contain by analysis at least 20 per cent. of phosphoric acid.
5. That, if the deposit be mineral apatites, it shall contain by analysis at least 25 per cent. of phosphoric acid.
   Applications addressed to “The Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington,” will be received up to and including the 1st day of August, 1897.
   JOHN MCKENZIE,
   Minister for Agriculture.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phormium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 430.
Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st November, 1895.
BONUS No. 1.
A BONUS of £1,750 is offered for a machine or process for dressing New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax) which shall be an improvement on the machines or processes now in use, and which shall, after trial, be found to materially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or increase the quantity of dressed fibre.