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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Book-keeping: The object and value of book-keeping. Double entry, its meaning and advantages. The form, nature, and classification of accounts; the balancing and closing of accounts. The explanation of simple commercial terms such as debit, credit, balance, profit (gross and net), interest, discount, commission, insurance, assets, liabilities, capital, bankruptcy, composition, bad debts, folio, trial balance, company (limited and unlimited), invoice, receipt, voucher, cheque, bill of exchange. A knowledge of the transactions involved and the special terms used in connection with cheques, promissory notes, and bills of exchange. The forms and uses of the cash-book, the purchase-book or invoice-book, the sales-book or day-book, the journal and the ledger, and methods of keeping them. Journalizing an easy set of transactions, posting the journal, taking out trial balance, preparing profit-and-loss account, and balance-sheet. The prevention, detection, and rectification of errors.

(23.) Woodwork.

Tools and timbers: The classification, description (illustrated by hand-sketches), proper uses, and correct handling of tools; care of tools; their hardening, grinding, and sharpening; the functions of their several parts; the mechanical principles underlying their construction and manipulation.

A very elementary knowledge of the geographical distribution, appearance, and general character (including structure of trunk and limbs) of trees from which the timbers in common use in New Zealand are obtained; the countries and ports from which New Zealand receives its supplies of foreign timbers; the forms in which timber is brought into the market; the growth, felling, conversion, seasoning, storage, and preservation of timber; measurement of timber; selection of timber for particular purposes; methods of working hard and soft woods; appearance, characteristic properties (including specific gravity), and defects of timbers. Candidates may be required to identify specimens of timbers in common use.

Bench-work: Measuring and setting out work; dressing a piece of timber truly; principles to be observed in designing joints and fastenings. Processes—sawing, planing, paring, grooving and trenching, slotting, gouging, cutting curves, shaping and filing, chamfering, finishing; fastening-devices—nails, screws, dowels, pins, cleats, keys, and wedges. Joints—the ordinary joints, including haunched mortise and tenon, bridle, mitre, common dovetail. Use of glues.

The examination in woodwork shall consist of a written examination only, but, in addition, every candidate in the subject of woodwork shall be required to hand to the supervisor at the examination a piece of woodwork specified for the particular examination and designed by him, as a specimen of his work performed under ordinary workshop conditions, such specimen to be made during the three months immediately preceding the date of the examination, and to be accompanied by the freehand sketch or the finished drawing from which the piece of work was executed. With the specimen of work there must be sent a certificate signed by the class instructor and the Principal of the school that the work is the candidate’s unaided effort, executed without the supervision or direction of the instructor.

(24.) Metal-work.

The use of scales, calipers, and micrometer and vernier calipers; measurement to ordinary tolerances in fitting and machine work. Simple workshop calculations, including questions involving elementary mensuration. The characteristics and properties of the commoner metals and alloys employed in metal-work, such as iron, steel, copper, brass, zinc, aluminium, &c.

The description, use, and care of setting out, measuring, and testing instruments and of hand tools. The setting-out of a simple piece of work from the drawing. Bench and forge work of a very simple character, drilling, hand riveting, soldering, and brazing.

The examination in metal-work shall consist of a written examination only, but, in addition, every candidate in the subject of metal-work shall be required to hand to the supervisor at the examination a piece of metal-work specified for the particular examination and designed by him, as a specimen of his work performed under ordinary workshop conditions, such specimen to be made during the three months immediately preceding the date of the examination, and to be accompanied by the freehand sketch or the finished drawing from which the piece of work was executed. With the specimen of work there must be sent a certificate signed by the class instructor and the director of the school that the work is the candidate’s unaided effort, executed without the supervision or direction of the instructor.