JUNE 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1217

GENERAL RULES AS TO CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION.

Duration of examinations.

36. The examinations will commence at 9 o’clock in the morning of the days appointed, and will be continued from day to day until all the candidates whose names appear upon the Examiner’s list on the first day of examination are examined.

Candidates to be punctual.

37. Candidates are required to appear at the examination-room punctually at the time appointed.

Tables to be cleared.

38. Before commencing the examination, the tables and desks must be cleared of all scraps of paper, or books that are not used in the examination, and care should be taken that the candidates do not bring into the examination-room any book or paper.

Strangers not admitted.

39. No persons will be allowed in the rooms during the examinations other than those whose duties require them to be present. No instructors will be allowed on the premises.

Blotting-paper.

40. A sheet of blotting-paper will be issued to each candidate with the first examination-paper, and it must be returned to the Examiner when the last paper is completed, each day. The Examiner will be careful to see that the blotting-paper has not been used by the candidate in solving his problems, or for conveying information to other candidates.

All work to be shown.

41. No candidate will be allowed to work out his problems on a slate or on waste paper, or to write on the blotting-paper supplied for his use in the examination-room. Violation of this rule will subject the candidate to all the penalties of a failure. Additional sheets of paper will be supplied by the Examiner if required, but they must be attached to, and form part of, the examination-papers.

Books and papers strictly forbidden.

42. All books necessary for the use of candidates under examination will be provided by the Examiners, and candidates are prohibited from bringing into the examination-room books or papers of any kind whatever. The slightest infringement of this regulation will subject the offender to all the penalties of a failure, and he will not be allowed to present himself for re-examination for a period of three months.

Drawing-boards and T-squares are, but instruments are not, provided.

43. Candidates for first-class certificates have to pass an examination in rough working-drawing, which may, in the candidate’s option, be either hand-sketches clearly dimensioned, and complete in the necessary views and sections, or drawings to a scale. Drawing-boards and T-squares will be provided by the Examiners, but the applicants will have to bring with them any drawing-instruments they may require.

Candidates’ places.

44. Candidates should be so placed as to prevent one copying from another, and no communication whatever between the candidates should be allowed.

Penalty for copying.

45. In the event of any candidate being discovered copying from another, or affording any assistance or giving any information to another, or communicating in any way with another during the time of examination, or copying any part of the problems for the purpose of taking them out of the examination-rooms, he will subject himself to all the penalties of a failure, and will not be allowed to be examined for a period of six months.

Leaving examination-room.

46. No candidate may leave the examination-room without permission, and without giving up the paper (if any) on which he is engaged. Under no circumstances will the same paper be returned to him, but the Examiner may substitute other data, or another question.

Injury to books.

47. If a candidate defaces, blots, writes in, or otherwise injures any book or form belonging to the Marine Department, his papers will be retained until he has replaced the damaged book or document. He will not be allowed to remove the damaged book or document, and will be subjected to all the penalties of a failure.

Silence.

48. Perfect silence is to be preserved in the examination-room.

Penalty for breach of rules.

49. Any candidate violating any of the regulations, or being guilty of insolence to the Examiner, or of disorderly or improper conduct in or about the room, will render himself liable to the postponement of his examination, or, in the event of his having passed, to the detention of his certificate for such period as the Marine Department may direct.

Order of examinations.

50. The examination of candidates for second-class certificates consists of three parts—arithmetic, elementary questions, and vivâ voce; and that of candidates for first-class certificates of four parts—arithmetic, drawing, elementary questions, and vivâ voce (see paragraphs 30 and 32).

Examination-papers.

51. The arithmetical questions for each examination will be sent from the office of the Principal Examiner of Engineers at Wellington to the different Examiners.

Arithmetic.

52. When the number of marks obtained in arithmetic amounts to 28—that is, two-thirds of the maximum—the candidate passes in arithmetic, If the marks obtained amount to 21 but not to 28, and if the applicant has had long sea-experience, his testimonials should be taken into account, and his examination continued, if deemed advisable by the Examiner, and he may be passed or failed, having due regard to his practical knowledge and to whether he is being examined for third class, second class, or first class.

Elementary questions.

53. All applicants presenting themselves for examination for first and second class certificates will be required to give written answers to ten questions selected from “Elementary Questions,” shown in Appendix B. These questions are intended to furnish a record to some extent of the candidate’s knowledge at the time of his examination, and also to induce the candidates to pay more attention to their handwriting and spelling. Examiners will require all candidates to fill up a form Exn. 15B, and they will forward it to the Principal Examiner of Engineers, with the report of the examination. The questions for first and second classes of engineers will be taken from the same series of elementary questions; and candidates for