STATUTES OF N.Z. UNIVERSITY.-LAW

EXAMINATIONS.

evidence of his good character, to the satisfaction of the Judge to whom he applies for admission.

22. No fee paid for any examination or section thereof which the candidate may fail to pass shall be available for any subsequent examination or section thereof, excepting as provided under Section II. of the University Statute of Fees.

23. Candidates for admission as barristers or solicitors who may have taken the Degree of Bachelor of Laws in the University of New Zealand since June 1st, 1890, shall not be required to pass any further examination.

NOTE.

As the examinations in Law subjects are held in November, and the Matriculation and Junior Scholarship Examinations are held in December, candidates for admission as Solictors, and candidates for admission as Barristers who choose for their General Knowledge the Junior Scholarship subjects, will be allowed to take the Law subjects first-that is, may consider the November and December examinations as practically forming one.

But in this case the passing of the November portion will be considered as contingent on the passing of the December portion.

A candidate for admission as Barrister who chooses for General Knowledge the first LL.B. Pass Examination, cannot take Roman and International Law until after he has passed the General Knowledge Examination.

The foregoing note will not apply to those candidates who have passed part of their examinations previous to 1893.

THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS.

I. The subjects of examination for the Degree of Doctor of Laws shall be:

*

1. JURISPRUDENCE.

2. ROMAN LAW.

* The Examination is held in November. Places of Ex.nination: Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin.

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3. INTERNATIONAL LAW.

(These subjects to be more fully treated than for the degree of Bachelor of Laws).

4. PRINCIPLES OF LEGISLATION.

One paper will be set in each subject.

II. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination for the degree of Doctor of Laws until the November Examination of the second year following that in which the candidate shall have passed for the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

III. Every candidate intending to present himself for examination shall signify his intention to the Chancellor at least six months previously.

*

IV. The fee for the examination for the degree of Doctor of Laws shall be five guineas, subject to the provisions of the Statute "Conduct of University Examinations."

* This will not apply to candidates who were graduates in 1886, under certain conditions-see Statute " University Fees," Section V.

For them the fee will be one guinea.

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COURSE IN MUSIC.

THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC.

I. A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Music shall be matriculated, and after matriculation shall be required to pass the following examinations* :-(1.) The Intermediate Examination; (2) the First Examination in Music; (3.) the Final Examination in Music. He shall also, after passing the First Examination in Music, write a musical exercise to the satisfaction of the Examiners.

II. The subjects of the Intermediate Examination shall be:1. PHYSICS, as defined for the Intermediate Examination of students in Medicine.

2. One of the following languages-LATIN, GREEK, FRENCH, GERMAN. The examination papers will be the same as those used for the Junior Scholarship Examination, but the examiners will be instructed to treat this examinanion as not competitive.

3. Elementary History of Music.

III. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Music who shall have passed in (a) Physics, or (b) Latin, Greek, French, or German, in either the Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or the Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science, shall not be required to pass again in those subjects in the Intermediate Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music.

IV. The subjects of the First Examination in Music shall be:

:

1. ACOUSTICS.

2. COUNTERPOINT, in not more than three parts.

Candidates' notices for the Musical Examinations, with the examination fee, must be sent in to the Registrar not later than April 8th, or with a treble fee up to April 15th. The Examinations in Music are held in November. Places of Examination-Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill:

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3. HARMONY, in not more than four parts.

For the purpose of this examination, ACOUSTICS shall be understood to include the following subjects:

Sensation and external cause of sound. Mode of its transmission. Nature of wave-motion in general. Application of the wave theory to sound. Elements of musical sound. Loudness and extent of vibration. Pitch and rapidity of vibration. Measure of absolute and of relative pitch. Resonance. Analysis of compound sounds. Helmholtz's theory of musical quality. Motion of sounding strings. The pianoforte, and other stringed instruments. Motion of sounding aircolumns. Flute and reed stops of the organ. Orchestral wind instruments. The human voice. Interference. Beats. Helmholtz's theory of consonance and dissonance. Combination tones. Consonant chords. Construction of the musical scale. Exact and tempered intonation. Equal temperament. Systems of pitch notation.

No knowledge of Mathematics beyond Arithmetic shall be required to satisfy the Examiners in this subject.

V. Any candidate may be admitted to the First Examination in music who has previously passed the Matriculation and the Intermediate Examinations, provided that at the time of announcing his intention of presenting himself for the First Examination in Music he produces a certificate, signed by two or more trustworthy persons, that he has been studying or practising music for two years.

VI. The exercise must be a composition on a sacred or secular subject, written for the occasion, and such as would Occupy about twenty minutes in performance, and must fulfil the following conditions:-1. That it comprise some portion for a solo voice, and some portion for a chorus of five real vocal parts. 2. That it comprise some specimens of canon and fugue.

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3. That the whole have an accompaniment for bowed instruments only, with or without organ.

The exercise may be sent in by the candidate at any time subsequently to his having passed the First Examination in Music. The exercise must be sent to the Registrar of the University, and must be accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the candidate, that the work is his own unaided composition.

VII. The subjects of the Final Examination in Music shall be:

1. COUNTERPOINT, in not more than five parts.

2. HARMONY.

3. CANON, in two parts.

4. FUGUE in two parts, especially as to the relation of
subject and answer.

5. FORM IN COMPOSITION, as exemplified in the sonata.
6. THE PITCH AND QUALITY of the stops of the organ.
7. SUCH KNOWLEDGE OF THE QUALITY, PITCH, AND COMPASS
OF ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS as is necessary for
reading from score.

8. THE ANALYSIS OF SOME CLASSICAL COMPOSITION, with
regard to Harmony and Form, the name of which
will be announced by the Examiners at least six
weeks before the date of examination.

VIII. Any candidate may be admitted to the Final Examination in Music who has previously passed the First Examination, and who has satisfied the Examiners with the exercise prescribed in Section VI. of this Statute.

IX. Candidates who intend to present themselves for examination, either at the First or at the Final Examination, must give notice in writing to the Registrar not later than the 8th day of April in the year in which they intend to present themselves for examination