APRIL 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 955

8. In subjects (1) to (19) inclusive the papers shall be those set in the Entrance Examination of the University of New Zealand.

9. A candidate may obtain a partial pass in the examination by passing in at least four of the subjects prescribed, and any candidate who has obtained such a partial pass may in any subsequent year complete the examination.

10. A candidate may in any year subsequent to that in which he obtained a partial or complete pass in the examination offer himself for examination in any additional subject or subjects chosen from the schedule of clause 7 hereof.

11. Every candidate for the Entrance Examination of the University of New Zealand who complies with the requirements of clause 5 hereof shall be regarded as a candidate for the School Certificate Examination.

12. As soon as possible after the examination has been held a list shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette of the names of the candidates who have passed the examination. Candidates shall be notified of the result of the examination and shall be entitled to receive a statement of the marks obtained in the several subjects.

13. To every candidate who has complied with all the requirements of these regulations there shall be issued by or under the authority of the Director of Education a School Certificate whereon shall be recorded the name of the school or schools at which he has carried out his post-primary school course and the names of the several subjects in which he passed the School Certificate Examination.

14. The scope of the School Certificate Examination in the several subjects shall be as follows, namely:—

(1) TO (19) INCLUSIVE.

As prescribed for the Entrance Examination of the University of New Zealand.

(29) PLANE TRIGONOMETRY.

As prescribed for the Engineering Preliminary Examination.

(20) TECHNICAL DRAWING.

A.—Mechanical Trades.

Construction and practical application of special curves such as ellipse, cycloid, involute of circle, helix, intersection and development of surfaces generated by a straight line constrained to pass through a fixed point.

Fastening devices, including rivets, bolts, nuts, studs, screws, cotters, and pins. Locking devices. Simple joints, including pin, cotter, single and double riveted joints.

Simple packing devices, including piston rings, stuffing boxes, pump leathers, and their applications. Design of lever safety valve, including calculations for a given steam-pressure and size of valve. Design of a bottle-jack, including calculations of the dimensions of the several parts for a given load and lift.

Design of a single riveted joint for a given load per inch, and given permissible stresses.

Design of a knuckle joint for tension, including calculations of the dimensions of the several parts for given permissible stresses.

Completion of working drawings of machine parts from dimensioned sketches. Preparation of tracings. Finishing and lettering.

B.—Building Trades.

Construction and practical application of curves such as the ellipse, parabola, helix. Intersection and development of surfaces generated by a straight line constrained to pass through a fixed point. Simple applications to problems in building construction.

Joints and fastenings in woodwork, including the commoner joints used in construction. Sashes, doors, window-frames, door-frames, wooden partitions, floors, roof-trusses up to 30 ft. span, straight work only.

Details and proportions of simple mouldings.

Elementary brickwork construction, including a knowledge of the commoner bonds and applications to straight work, including piers, angles, and junctions of walls. Circular arches in wall openings. Isometric projections of details.

Completion of working drawings of details in wood or brick from dimensioned sketches.

Preparation of tracings.

Finishing and lettering.

(21) ECONOMICS.

The meaning of the principal economic terms. Capital, wealth, value; the conditions and machinery of exchange; demand and supply; money, credit, and banking; rent, interest, wages, and other forms of income. An introductory treatment of the modern industrial system; competition and corporation; international trade; tariffs.