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8. Parse the italicized words in the following passage, giving fully their syntax relations : — " So move we on; —I only meant They moved : I said Pitz James was brave, To show the reed on which you leant, As ever knight that belted glaive; Deeming this path you might pursue Yet dare not sag that now his blood Without a pass from Bhoclerick Dim." Kept on its wont and temper'd flood. 9. Write and punctuate carefully the passage dictated by the Supervisor. 10. Spell the words dictated by the Supervisor, syllabifying the last ten. 11. Write a brief essay on the Advantages of a National System of Education.

Class E. —Exercise in Dictation and Spelling. (Part of Paper on English Grammar and Composition.) 9. Dictation Exercise: How strange a chequer-work of Providence is the life of man! and by what secret differing springs are the affections hurried about, as differing circumstances present! To-day we love what to-morrow we hate; to-day we seek what to-morrow we shun ; to-day we desire what to-morrow we fear, nay, even tremble at the apprehensions of. This was exemplified in me at this time in the most lively manner imaginable ; for I, whose only affliction was that I seemed banished from human society; that I was alone, circumscribed by the boundless ocean, cut off from mankind and condemned to a silent life; I say, I actually trembled now at the very apprehensions of seeing a man, and was ready to sink into the ground at but the shadow or silent appearance of a man's having set his foot on the island. 10. Spelling Exercise : Accelerate, accommodate, ache, ague, embarrassment, furlough, indefeasible, intrigue, innuendo, liege, league, physique, paroxysm, pseudonym, rheumatism, rhinoceros, secede, separate, sovereignty, schismatic, unanimity, unique, unparalleled, woollen, wriggle.

Class E.—Arithmetic Time allowed: Three hours. 1. What is that number which, when added to three-fourths of itself, amounts to ten millions fiftyfour thousand and Jwo ? 2. Multiply 16 miles 5 furlongs 29 poles 4 yards by 37f. 3. Pind, by Practice, the value of 3 tons 14 cwt. 1 qr. 21 lb. at 17s. 4Jd. per cwt. 4. A bankrupt, whose liabilities are £2,480, has assets worth £1,077 55., and his book-debts, amounting to £930, are valued at 17s. 6d. in the pound : what will a creditor receive whose claim is £142 10s. ? 5. What is the relation between a pound avoirdupois and a pound troy ? Pind the least weight which can be expressed exactly either in pounds avoirdupois or in pounds troy. 6. Having given that a gallon of water weighs 101b., and a cubic foot of water weighs 1,000 oz., find to what depth a rectangular cistern, 16 feet 8 inches long and 8 feet 3 inches broad, is filled when it contains 11,000 gallons. 7. Divido the sum of £ and ii- by three-fourths of their difference, and express ~ of half-a-crown as the fraction of T " T of half-a-guinea. 8. Explain, with reasons, the method of converting a vulgar fraction into a decimal one. If the denominator of a fraction is 32, and the numerator an odd number, show why the equivalent decimal terminates in five places. 9. Divide 7809 by -0038, and find the value of-0234375 of 16 cwt. 2 qr. 8 lb. -.r, c.- re o°f 2 c i , '24 , -025 of 412 10. Simplify 2 of—; - , and— of 1 J t-f 2f +3— 4a ' -016 572—3175 11. A French tonne contains 1,000 kilogrammes, and a kilogramme contains 1,000 grammes. If a gramme = 15432 grains, express a tonne as the decimal of an English ton. 12. A clock, set to correct time at 8 o'clock on Monday morning, is found to have gained 3 minutes 20 seconds at 5 o'clock (true time) on Tuesday afternoon. Supposing the clock to go uniformly, what will be the correct time when the clock strikes 11 on Sunday forenoon ? 13. What sum will amount to £1,298 Bs. 10ad. in eight months at 4| per cent, per annum. 14. A grocer bought 26 chests of tea, each containing 46 lb., and paid, on removing it from bond, a duty of 10 per cent, on the cost price: if he makes a profit of 12 per cent, by retailing it at 2s. 9d. per pound, find the cost price per cwt.

Class E. —Geography. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Explain the meaning of the terms "longitude," "archipelago," "river-basin," ''delta," " meridian." 2. Why are there currents in the ocean ? Trace the course of the more distinctly marked currents in the ocean. 3. Describe the mountain system of South America. 4. What are the islands adjacent to the coast of Africa ? Give the position of each. 5. A traveller comes from London to New Zealand by way of Suez and Melbourne, and returns by way of San Francisco: give, in order, the oceans, seas, &c, through which he would pass, and state the places at which, under ordinary circumstances, he would call. 6. Draw a map of Great Britain and Ireland, showing their relative positions. Mark the position of six of the principal towns in each county. 7. Where are the following countries—Austria, Afghanistan, Egypt, China, Chili, Belgium? Give the principal towns of each, and explain their positions. 8. Where in New Zealand are the following towns—Milton, Onehunga, Poxton, Kumara, Blenheim, Rangiora, Palmerston, Gisborne ?