Aug. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2777

(3) No candidate shall present himself for examination in subjects numbered 5 to 10 inclusive until he has submitted to the satisfaction of the Board original field notes and plans drawn therefrom by himself with such additional information with regard thereto as the Board may after receiving them require--

(i) Of the survey of a country area of not less than 40 acres, one of the boundaries of which shall be a watercourse or other natural feature or an irregular road;

(ii) Of the survey of a town lot with buildings on or near the boundaries together with the technical description thereof as made for the purpose of an application under the provisions of the Real Property Acts;

(iii) Of a proposed road, railway, or drainage work not less than 10 chains in length with requisite longitudinal and cross sections thereof;

(iv) Of a base line not less than 80 chains in length connected by a series of at least three triangles with the triangulation of the district; and

(v) Of a topographical survey of not less than one square mile of hilly country.

Each plan shall bear the following certificate signed by the candidates:--

"I hereby certify that this survey was made by me personally between the day of 19 , and the day of 19 , and that this plan and the accompanying field notes are entirely my own work.

"Signature............"

(4) No candidate shall present himself for examination in subjects numbered 11 to 14 inclusive until he has received credit for a pass in all the subjects numbered 1 to 10 inclusive.

RULE IX.--EXAMINATION CREDITS.

(1) The maximum number of marks allotted to each subject shall be 100 (Physics, Geology, and Forestry being regarded as one subject).

(2) To receive credit for a pass in any subject the candidate must obtain not less than sixty marks in that subject.

(3) In the case of the subject Physics, Geology, and Forestry, the candidate must also obtain sixty per centum of the maximum marks allotted to each of the three parts of the subject:

Provided that a candidate who submits a certificate or diploma satisfactory to the Board from a university or from a public technical school recognized by the Board relating to one or more of the three parts shall without examination therein be credited with sixty per centum of the maximum marks allotted to that part or parts.

(4) A candidate who submits a degree or diploma granted by a university upon completion of a course which in the opinion of the Board necessitates sufficient training in surveying and in which a person appointed or approved by the Board or a reciprocating Board is a co-examiner in surveying shall, without examination therein, receive credit for a pass in such of the following subjects as he has qualified in for the purposes of such degree or diploma:--

Subject numbered 2--Plotting and plan-drawing.

Subject numbered 3--Physics, Geology, and Forestry.

Subject numbered 4--Computations A.

Subject numbered 5--Computations B.

Subject numbered 6--Engineering surveying.

Subject numbered 7--Astronomy and Geodesy.

(5) At no examination shall a candidate receive credit for a pass in less than three subjects:

Provided that a candidate who has received credit for a pass in three of the subjects numbered 1 to 4 inclusive shall receive credit for a pass in the remaining subject if he pass in it before the completion of his term of articles:

Provided also that a candidate who has received credit for a pass in not less than eight of the subjects numbered 1 to 10 inclusive shall receive credit for a pass in the remaining subject or subjects of these ten if passed at one examination:

Provided also that a candidate who has received credit for a pass in three of the subjects numbered 11 to 14 inclusive shall receive credit for a pass in the remaining subject if he pass in it at either of the next two succeeding examinations conducted by the Board, but if he fail to do this he must present himself again for all four subjects.

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