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" Geology and Geological Surveying. " Physical Geology—The earth as a planet, its form and motions; geological climate; the atmosphere ; ocean ; solid crust; the interior of the earth. " Dynamical Geology. —Metamorphism ; agencies modifying the crust of the earth—atmospheric, aqueous, chemical; weathering ; sedimentation ; classification of deposits—mechanical, aqueous, organic, and chemical; denudation and erosion. " Structural Geology. —Stratification; jointage; contortion; faults; conformity; unconformity; dip and strike ; cleavage ; metamorphic rocks; intrusive sheets, bosses, dykes, fissures ; formation of quartz-veins, lodes, and metallic deposits; dynamics of lodes ; recovery of lost lodes. _" Geological Surveying. —The practice of running natural sections; noting dip, strike, and inclination of strata and lodes; mapping geological formations; collection of mineral and rock specimens. " Stratigraphical Geology. —Classification of plants and animals ; fossils ; blending of species ; geological record ; the study of characteristics, life, and distribution of formations from archa3an to recent times, with special reference to the geology of New Zealand. " Mining. "Shafts: Selection of site, size, modes of excavation in dry and wet rock, wet sand, and swamp; timbering of shafts; ladders; chambers—size, excavation, timbering; levels and drives— size, excavation, timbering; securing sets or inclines ; modes of stoping, height, and timbering of stopes ; main passes—size, timbering, division; mullock passes—size, timbering, distance apart. Pumping and pit work—pumps and engines used in metal-mining, force-pumps, plunger-pump, draw-lift, fixing pump-pieces, bearers, friction-rollers, V-bobs, balance-bobs, main rods, flat rods, clacks, buckets, bucket-rod, catches, staples, and glands ; thickness of pipes; capacity of pumps. Ventilation'—atmospheric pressure, vapour density; ventilation of drives and underground workings by natural and artificial means ; furnaces, water-blasts, fans; division of air-courses; noxious gases met with in metal- and coal-mines, their composition and detection. Explosives—their use in quarries and mines, relative strengths, action, gases evolved, composition; charging bore-holes; firing explosives ; quantity to be used. Hauling and winding—safety-cages; man-engines; strength of ropes; strength of timbers. Water-power—turbines, pelton-wheels, calculation of horse-power and flow of water from boxes and nozzles. " Text-book used : Gordon's ' Miner's Guide,' 55.; Government Printer. "Land and Mine Surveying. " Adjustments of theodolite, dial, level; chain and steel tapes ; traversing with theodolite and dial; connecting survey with standard meridian ; ranging lines ; division of land ; computation of areas by latitudes and departures ; reduction of slope-measurements ; off-sets ; chaining ; computation of co-ordinates ; balancing survey ; plotting survey and off-sets. Mine-surveying : Different methods of connecting underground with surface meridian; magnetic variation ; to reduce magnetic meridian to true meridian; conducting underground traverse with theodolite and dial; correcting magnetic survey by method; back- and fore-sights ; holing. Mathematics: Equations; logarithms; plane trigonometry ; solution of triangles ; calculation of last or connecting line ; of distance from working-face to nearest point on boundary of lease. Levelling : Becording levels; practice with level and staff; grading roads, tramways, and water-races ; plotting and striking grades. "Practical Astronomy. "The ecliptic; equinoxes; meridians; longitude; latitude; altitude; declination; right ascension; azimuth; use of Nautical Almanac; polar distance; zenith distance; hour-angle; sidereal time; meantime; solar time; parallax; refraction; retardation; acceleration; convergency of meridian ; determination of meridian by star- and- sun-observations, by single altitudes ; greatest elongation of circumpolar stars ; use of star-charts ; calculation of hour-angle, azimuth, and altitude of celestial bodies for any time and place; determination of latitude by meridian altitudes ; determination of time by star transits and sun-observations. " Physics. " Fundamental ideas of matter and energy ; conditions of matter; gravitation; mechanical powers ; sound ; light; heat; magnetism ; electricity ; chemistry; physiology, and health. "Mechanical Drawing. "Use of scales; printing and lettering; outline drawing; shading; colouring; drawing to scale from copies and objects, portions of machinery, and woodwork, showing plans, elevations and sections. " Scale of Charges for Public Assays and Analyses. „• £ s - a - "Bullion assays ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Assay of quartz, tailings, or concentrates ... ... ... 050 Examination and determination of rocks and minerals ... ... 0 5 0 Assay of lead-and tin-ores, each ... ... ... ... 050 „ iron- and manganese-ores ... ... ... ... 010 0 „ copper- and antimony-ores ... ... ... ... 010 0 „ zinc-, mercury-, and bismuth-ores ... ... ... 010 0 „ gold-and silver-ores, with parting assay ... ... ... 050