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Maori. — For Junior Civil Service. Time allowed: 8 hours. 1. Translate into English the following: I Hawaiki a Euatapu c noho ana, he tama ia na Uenuku, na tana wahine mokai na Paimahutanga. I tetahi rangi ka whakahorohoro a Euatapu i tana maun taratahi, te tapokotanga tau ana ki runga kite whare o tona matua o Uenuku. Katahi tera a Euatapu ka piki kite tiki i tona manu taratahi. Ka rongo a Uenuku ka patai ake, "Ko wai tenei c takahi nei i taku whare?" Te kiinga iho a Euatapu, "Ko au." Ka patai ake ano a Uenuku, "Ko koe! Ko wai?" Katahi ka whakahokia iho, "Ko aura, ko Euatapu." Ko te kiinga ake a Uenuku, " E tama, heke ki raro i taku whare, man rawa c kake taku uru tapu. Ka pa ano ra ma Kahutiaterangi te tama rangatira tena mau! he tama meainea noa ra koe naku ! " Katahi ka mamae te ngakau o Euatapu ki nga kupu a tona matua a Uenuku. Te rongonga o Euatapu, ka noho te ngakau mauahara i roto i a ia, ka tahuri tonu ia kite tarai i tetahi waka nui. 2. Translate into Maori the following : The Ngatimamoe, after the destruction of their pa at Kaikoura, retreated south as far as Kaiapoi, in the Canterbury Province, where they were left unmolested for a time, while the Ngaitahu were engaged in building fortified pas at Kaikoura. As soon, however, as these were fairly established there they despatched a war-party in canoes to the east coast of Banks Peninsula, where they stormed a pa occupied by the Ngatimamoe, called Pare Wakatu. Soon after this the Ngatimamoe were again defeated, at a place called Parekakariki, and then at Waikaikai, where one of their chiefs, named Tutekawa, was killed, and another, named Eangitamau, was taken prisoner. After this Ngaitahu advanced on Kaiapoi, where Tukiau had fled after murdering Manawa at Kaikoura; there they killed and drove out the Ngatimamoe and took possession of the country, killing or keeping as slaves all that fell into their hands. The Ngatimamoe, weakened and dispirited, retreated south beyond Taumutu. 3. Put the following into Maori: —Where are you going? Do you know where Willie left my book? As you go to school leave this letter at the post-office. In former days the Maori lived on high ground, and were not so liable to disease as they are now. These fish were caught by Peter and James this morning. The gale will be over by to-morrow morning. 4. Put the following into English : He whare nunui etahi o nga whare o mua i hanga hoki hei nohoanga mo nga manuhiri, hei whare korero mo nga huihuinga tangata i kiia nei he runanga. E aha ana korua i konei? E tiaki ana maua ite tamaiti a Henare. Nawai ena hoiho i roto ite taiepa na? Kihai ia i haere ki Makara inanahi. Xi te karanga koe i a Hori c kore ia c haere mai. Kua tae ranei koe ki Eotomahana. Xi te haere a Tame Parata ki Otepoti, mana c hoko etahi pukapuka ma taua. Hei konei koe noho ai. E kore rawa ia c haere. 5. Give three examples in Maori, with translation, of sentences without verbs. Give three examples in Maori in which the English active should be translated by the Maori passive. 6. Translate into Maori: I, Te Tangata Totika, aboriginal native of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare—(l) That I am one of the vendors of the block of land known as WhenuaMomona, situated at Hawaiki, containing 19,273 acres, to the Crown; (2) that neither spirituous liquors, arms, nor warlike stores form any part of the consideration for the said block of land; (3) that there is sufficient land in possession of the vendors, over and above the land now offered by us for sale, for all our future wants. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly intituled " The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."—Na Te Tangata Totika. Declared by the said Te Tangata Totika, this second day of May, 1876.—Jonathan Eobeets, J. P. Elementary Biology. — For Class I) and Junior and Senior Civil Service. Time allowed: 3 hours. Zoology (alternative with Botany). 1. Describe the form and structure of the vertebral column. Why is it composed of numerous pieces ? 2. " The blood is the great means of communication of material between the tissues." Explain fully what is meant by the above statement. 3. Give an account of the structure of the heart, and explain how the valves act. Do you know of any valves other than those of the heart ? 4. What are the lymphatics and lymphatic glands? What is their function? W T hat is the microscopic character of the lymph, and what is its fate ? 5. Mention the chief digestive ferments, and explain the kind of action which they exert on the food. Why are the changes they produce in the food necessary ? Describe any experiments by which you could support your answer. 6. What are the general properties of nerves? Describe any experiments which show the connection between nerves and muscles. 7. Describe the appearance under the microscope of a transverse section of the spinal cord. What kind of action is the spinal cord capable of performing when isolated from the brain ? Give examples. 8. What is the temperature of the body ? What is the source of the animal heat, and how is it regulated ? 9. Describe the structure of the eye. A man is reading a book and suddenly turns his eyes to observe a distant object: what alterations take place in his eyes, and how are they effected ? Botany (alternative with Zoology). 1. Describe, with examples, the chief modes of branching found in stems. How is the branching of the stem related to the arrangement of the leaves ? 2. Describe the characters of a typical vegetable cell, and point out those which are essential. 3. What is the circulation of the sap? To what causes is it due, and what course does it take?