SCIENTIFIC COURSE.

1st year.—Latin, Mathematics, Natural Science.

2nd year.—Latin, Mathematics, Natural Science, Mental Science.

3rd year.—Natural Philosophy, Natural Science.

Classes marked * are taught only three days a week.

In the Scientific Course students will not be required to attend both the English classes and the Moral Philosophy class, but must take one or the other.

Though students are recommended to adhere to one of the above courses, if they wish to graduate at the end of three years, the Council desires it to be understood that they are at liberty to take the prescribed classes in any order, and to spread them over a longer period.

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION FOR THE B.A. DEGREE.

Latin.—Portions from the works of two verse and two prose authors; selections to be made from year to year from the works of Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Juvenal, Cicero, Livy and Tacitus. Questions on Grammar, History and Antiquities.

Greek.—Portions from the works of two verse and two prose authors; selections to be made from year to year from the works of Homer, Æschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon. Questions on Grammar, History and Antiquities.

English.—A general knowledge of the structure and history of the English Language and of the principal periods of English Literature, with their representative authors. Portions from the works of the following authors:—Chaucer, Langland, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and Dryden; selections to be made from year to year.

Mental and Moral Science.—1. Logic—deductive and inductive; books recommended—Bain’s logic and Jevons’ logic. 2. Psychology.—Lectures on nervous system; books recommended—Carpenter’s physiology; lectures on the special senses, and the intellect, including the historical evolution of modern doctrines. 3. Ethics—class lectures and the study of ancient and modern ethical theories; books recommended—Stewart’s outlines and Bain’s mental and moral science. 4. Political Economy; books recommended—Mill’s political economy.

Mathematics.—1. Plane geometry; 2. Algebra; 3. Plane trigonometry; 4. Plane co-ordinate geometry and conic sections.

Natural Philosophy.—1. The elements of statics, dynamics, hydrostatics, and pneumatics, with the solution of problems not requiring the differential or integral calculus. 2. Heat and light as far as explained in the class.

Chemistry and Mineralogy.—1. Chemistry.—The principles of chemical combination and action; the chemistry of the non-metallic elements, of the metals, and of organic compounds; complex qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis of simple salts, and of limestones, silicates, soil, water, coal. 2. Geology and mineralogy: physical geography; dynamical geology—the nature and operations of geological agents, structural geology, rock-masses, their structure and relations; joints, cleavage, metamorphism, faults, unconformability; stratigraphical geology; structural characters of successive geological periods; Palæontological geology: characters and distribution of the more important organic remains. Mineralogy: physical and chemical characters and composition of minerals.

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION FOR THE M.A. DEGREE.

Attendance on two additional classes—both literary or both scientific. Additional subjects in Latin and Greek: portions from authors not included in the examination for the B.A. degree. Additional subjects in mathematics: elements of differential and integral calculus. Natural philosophy: electricity and magnetism, as far as explained in the class. Astronomy as in Herschel’s Outlines.

Mental and moral science and natural science: the examination more extended than for the B.A. degree.

Intending students and persons desirous of obtaining further information are requested to communicate with

A. LIVINGSTON,
Secretary.

TO ROAD BOARDS AND OTHERS.

NOTICE.—Several parties having this week forwarded Advertisements and failed to comply with the rule requiring prepayment, Advertisers in the Gazette are now informed that in all cases the money must be sent, or their Advertisements cannot be inserted. Those now on hand are held over until receipt of payment.

HAWKESBURY Road Board.—Wanted, Surveyor,

by tender, stating terms. HENRY ORBELL,
Chairman.

2t. 4s.

WAIPORI Road District.—Notice.—Ratepayers within the respective subdivisions of the above district are requested to pay the amount of their respective rates for the current year, to me, on or before Tuesday, the 25th March, 1873, or legal proceedings will be taken to recover the same. JAMES SIM, Collector.

Maungatua, 24th Feby., 1873. 3t.—8s.

BLUESKIN ROAD DISTRICT.

RATEPAYERS are respectfully requested to pay their respective rates to me, at my house Purakanui, as early as possible. For convenience, I shall attend at Mr. Kettle’s store, Port Chalmers, from one to four p.m. on Saturday, March 15; at the Tollhouse, Blueskin, from one to four p.m. on Monday, 17th; and at Seacliff Schoolhouse, Lower Harbour, from four to five p.m. on Tuesday, 18th. JOSEPH MAWSON,
Clerk and Collector.

2t. 7s 6d

SEASIDE DISTRICT ROAD BOARD.

IT is hereby notified that on the 24th February, 1873, a special rate of 6d. in the pound was laid on Brighton Subdivision for the year ending June, 1873. Ratepayers having objections to valuation, are required to forward same to the undersigned, and will be heard at a special meeting of the Board, to be held in the house of Mr. Graham, Boat Harbour, on 8th April, 1873, at 2 p.m. ALLAN CAMERON,
Clerk to Board.

4s.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure of the CLYDE CEMETERY, for the year ending 31st December, 1872:—

Receipts.
£ s. d.
To Balance from last report ... 3 18 9
,, Interments ... 12 5 0
,, Land sold ... 8 8 0
24 11 9

Expenditure.
By Interments (grave digging) ... 10 6 6
,, Iron box for books ... 1 15 0
,, Cash balance in hand ... 12 10 3
24 11 9

We hereby certify that the above is a correct statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Clyde Cemetery, for the year ending 31st December, 1872.

W. GRINDLEY,
D. McPHERSON,
JOHN COX,
GEORGE CLARK, Hon. Sec.

Signed before me—
JAMES HAZLETT,
Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

27th February, 1873.

IMPOUNDED on the 25th day of February, 1873, by

Mr. E. B. Atkinson,
One red and white bullock, branded WC off ribs, piece out of off ear
owner unknown, for trespassing on fenced land, for which no damage is claimed; and in default of being released, the above bullock will be sold at the Public Pound at Oamaru, on Friday, the 21st day of March, 1873, at 12 o’clock noon.

FRED. HOLLIS,
Poundkeeper of the Oamaru Pound.

IMPOUNDED on the 3rd day of March, 1873, by Peter Grant, farmer, West Taieri—

1 chestnut horse, no visible brand, blaze down face; 1 dark bay horse, brand like X on off shoulder, unknown, for trespassing on Gowrie Farm, West Taieri, for which no damages are claimed; and in default of being released, the above horses will be sold at the Public Pound at Oamaru, on Friday, the 21st day of March, 1873, at 12 o’clock noon.

FRED. HOLLIS,
Poundkeeper of the Oamaru Pound.