EXAMINATIONS IN HORTICULTURE

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30938, 20 December 1965, Page 6

EXAMINATIONS IN HORTICULTURE

The result* of this year’s esaminations conducted by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture in horticulture, frull culture, apiculture, vegetable culture, and school gardening, both written and practical, have been released. There were 60 candidates and the percentage of passes obtained was 74 per cent. The Junior Memorial Prize for the candidate gaining the highest marks In the oral and practical stage I examination was awarded to. N. L. Avia, ot Christchurch: the David Tannock Memorial Prize for the highest marks in the oral and practical examination stage HI was awarded to D. Field, of Christchurch: the J. A. Campbell Memorial Prize for the candidate completing the intermediate examination and gaining the highest average marks was awarded to J. P. Itumbal. ot New Plymouth. The subjects in which passes have been gained by candidates are indicated by code numbers as follows:

Bookkeeping. 1; horticultural botany. 3: plant protection stage 1. 4: oral and practical stage I, 5: principles of botanical classification. 6: horticulture stage I. 7: special subject, S; oral and practical stage 11. 9: horticulture stage n. 10; plant protection stage H. 11: oral and firactlcal stage in. 12: thesis. 3: horticulture economics. 14: fruit culture stage 1. 15: fruit culture stage 11. 16: business aspects of vegetable culture. 17: vegetable production, 18; principles and practices of jplent 'brotection, 19: extra certificate. 20; entomology stage 11. 21: oathology, 22: garden problem. 23. Results: Christchurch.—Aitken. N. A., 9. 10: Avis, N. L., 5; Field, D.. 10. 11 12; Fortune, M. J.. 3: Klnvig, D. J. 7 8. 9: Mander, G D.. 10. 12: Porteous, B. E., 5: Scadden, W. J., 2, 7. 9; Scott, E (Miss), 5: Stagg, 1. 4; WoodIcy. J„ 2. 8. Hokitika.—Thompson, P. S., 10, 11,

NdlOM.—Gay D. S , 9. 14. 15; Wella. 1. M„ il •amaru.—Cook, v. A.. 12. n. M. 23. The following have now completed sections or the whois examination;— National Diploma In NortlcuHure Junior Certificate.—l. Stagg (Christchurch). Intermediate Certificate —N. A. Aitken t Christchurch >. D. J. Klnvig (Ashburton). National Diploma In Fruit Cultura Intermediate Certificate.—D. s. Gay (Nelson), J. A. Lees <Okaihau). Diploma.—K. J. Pick <Hamilton), I. M. Wells (Nelson). National Diploma In Apiculture Diploma.—V. A. Cook (Darnaru).