Dec. 22.]

9. Clause 20 is hereby amended by deleting the words “between the fifteenth and the thirty-first day of October,” and substituting therefor the words “up to the end of the second week in June.”

10. Clause 21 is hereby amended by substituting the word “shall” for the word “will” wherever it occurs in the clause.

11. Clause 22 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:
    “The examination for Class D shall be in the subjects of the following schedule:—

“Group 1 (Compulsory).

“ (1.) Reading.
“ (2.) Writing.
“ (3.) Theory of Music.
“ (4.) Drawing I—Free Drawing with Pencil or Brush.
“ (5.) English Language and Composition.
“ (6.) Elementary Mathematics I—Arithmetic.
“ (7.) Geography.
“ (8.) History and Civics.

“Group II (Compulsory).

“ (9.) Methods of Teaching.
“ (10.) Vocal Music—Practical test.
“ (11.) Drawing II—Drawing with Instruments.
“ (12.) Drawing III—Blackboard Drawing.
“ (13.) Needlework (compulsory for women only).
“ (14.) Elementary Mathematics II—Algebra and Geometry (compulsory for men only).

“Group III (Elementary Hygiene and one other Subject compulsory).

“ (15.) Elementary Hygiene.
“ (16.) Elementary Practical Agriculture.
“ (17.) Elementary Dairy Science.
“ (18.) Elementary Home Science.
“ (19.) Elementary Chemistry.
“ (20.) Elementary Physical Science.
“ (21.) Elementary Botany.

“(NOTE.—Pupil-teachers and probationers may qualify for entrance to a Training College by passing in Group I.)”

12. Clause 23 is hereby amended as follows:
    (1.) By deleting paragraph ($a$) and substituting therefor the words
    “(a) To show a good standard of attainment in each of the subjects of Groups I and II and in Elementary Hygiene.”
    (2.) By deleting paragraph ($b$).
    (3.) By deleting paragraph ($c$) and substituting therefor the following :
    “To satisfy the pass requirements in one subject other than Elementary Hygiene selected from Group III.”
    (4.) By deleting the proviso to this clause.

13. Clause 24 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:
    “A candidate may at any one time take either ($a$) the examination as a whole, or ($b$) the subjects comprising any two groups or any one group.”

14. Clause 25 is hereby revoked and the following substituted therefor:
    “A candidate shall be held to have obtained a partial pass ($a$) in Group I if he passes in at least six subjects, including not less than three of the subjects English Language and Composition, Arithmetic, Geography, and History and Civics; ($b$) in Group II if he passes in any three subjects. A candidate may subsequently complete his pass in a group for which he has been credited with a partial pass, by passing in the subject or subjects in which he has failed ; provided that if he has failed in two subjects he shall be required to enter for both subjects at one examination. No partial pass shall be allowed in Group III.”

15. Clause 27 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:
    “(1.) A candidate in whose favour a pass or partial pass in the whole examination was recorded at the date of the coming into force of these regulations shall be credited with a pass or partial pass, as the case may be, under these regulations.
    “(2.) A candidate in whose favour a pass or partial pass in any group or groups was recorded at the date of the coming into force of these regulations shall be credited with a pass in corresponding subjects under these regulations.”

16. Clauses 28 and 30 are hereby revoked.