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RULES PRESCRIBED BY THE BOABD OF EXAMINERS, WITH THE APPROVAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. [To come into force on the Ist January, 1879.] I. Conduct of Examinations. 1. Examinations will be held in June and December. 2. The Board will not examine candidates under the age of 15. 3. All candidates for examination must make application to the Secretary, according to Form A in the Schedule. 4. Certificates of age and character must be forwarded with the application. 5. Applications must be lodged not later than the Ist of May for the June examination, and not later than the Ist of November for the December examination. 6. Notice will be given to candidates by the Secretary to the Board, or by the Local Supervisor, of the exact time and place of examination. Further instructions will also be forwarded at the same time. 11. Subjects. junior examination. Compulsory Subjects. English. —Dictation, reading, spelling, grammar, and composition. Arithmetic. —lncluding vulgar and decimal fractions. History. —History of England. Geography. senior examination. Compulsory Subjects. English. —Grammar and composition, including abstract and precis writing; also dictation and reading, if the Board think necessary. Latin. —One prose and one verse author of the following : — Sallust, Ccesar, Cicero, Ovid, Virgil, Horace. The Board will from time to time notify iv the New Zealand Gazette the portion of each work selected by them for the choice of candidates. Arithmetic. Geography. —Political and Physical. Optional Subjects. Any two or more of the following subjects, at the option of the candidate :— Greek. —Any one of the following :— Xenophon. —Anabasis. Homer. —Any one book of the Iliad. 2Eschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides. —Any one play. French. German. Maori. Plane Trigonometry. Algebra. —So far as to include the solution of quadratic equations. Geometry. —The first Four Books of Euclid. Physical Science. —Outlines of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, or Geology. History. —History of England. Book-keeping. Shorthand. 111. Classification. junior examination. The names of successful candidates in the Junior Examination will be published in the order of comparative proficiency, ascertained by tho aggregate number of marks received by each candidate in all the subjects. senior examination. The names of successful candidates in the Senior Examination will be published in the order of comparative proficiency, ascertained by the aggregate number of marks received by each candidate in all the subjects in which he has passed. No marks will be allowed for any subject in which the candidate has not received the minimum number of marks required for passing. Certificates will be issued to passed candidates on the following principle : — First Class. —For each subject in which a candidate shall obtain not less than three-fourths of the maximum number of marks allotted thereto. Second Class. —For each snbject in which a candidate shall obtain not less than one-half of the maximum number of marks allotted thereto. Third Class. —For each subject in which a candidate shall obtain less than one-half of the maximum number of marks allotted thereto.