4. What changes have been introduced into the law and practice of the constitution in England since the Reform Act of 1832 ?

5. What are the Three Estates of the Realm ? Do they afford a satisfactory or complete description of the powers in the British Constitution to-day?

6. Give an account of the growth of the powers of the House of Commons in regard to Money Compare the powers of the House of Lords and the Legislative Council in regard to such Bills.

Bills.

7. What are the functions and powers of the Elections and Qualifications Committee in Victoria? By what body are the like functions exercised in England?

8. Consider the questions suggested by the action of the House of Commons in the cases of John Wilkes and Charles Bradlaugh.

A is committed by the judge of an inferior court under a warrant which specifies his offence merely as a contempt. B is committed by the House of Commons in like terms. In each case the prisoner sues out his writ of habeas corpus. State the probable decisions, with reasons.

9. Write short notes on

(a) The freedom of the press.

(b) The constitutional incidents of 1784 and 1834.

10. Describe the constitution and powers of the Legislature of New South Wales under the Act of 1823 (4 Geo. IV., c. 96), the Act of 1828 (9 Geo. IV., c. 83), and the Act of 1842 (5 & 6 Vict., c. 76), and of the Legislature of Victoria under the Act of 1850 (13 & 14 Vict., c. 59), and the 18 & 19 Vict., c. 55.

INTERNATIONAL LAW.

The Board of Examiners.

Candidates must not answer more than EIGHT
questions.

1. In what way does a new State obtain recognition? What are the circumstances which should guide States in granting recognition ?

2. Consider Occupation and Prescription as titles to territory. Has any and what arrangement been arrived at by the Powers in regard to the acquisition of territory in Africa?

3. What are the rules concerning the navigation of rivers passing through several countries?

4. What is meant by "the right of innocent passage"? Mention some cases in which the right has been claimed and exercised.

5. What are the tests applied to determine contraband of war?

6. For what purposes of private law is the nationality of an individual material?

7. What are the various grounds upon which jurisdiction is assumed by Victorian Courts?

8. Under what circumstances will our Courts recognize (a) a foreign divorce, (b) a foreign judgment?

9. In what cases is it necessary to prove a will in Victoria? What property is affected by an administration order?

10. What is the effect of a foreign winding-up order made against a company carrying on business in Victoria? What is the proper law for dissolving a company?

11. A bill of exchange, drawn, accepted, and payable in England, to the order of X & Co., was indorsed in Norway by X & Co., and ultimately came into the hands of S, agent for A & Co. While the bill was in the hands of S it was seized in execution under a judgment obtained against J, a partner in A & Co. Immediately afterwards the bill became due, and was then sold to M by public auction under the execution. M sold the bill to K, who bought without any knowledge of the preceding circumstances. All the transactions after acceptance took place in Norway. K sent the bill to England to the N Bank for collection. A & Co. then got injunctions against N Bank, restraining them from parting with the bill, and brought an action claiming that the bill was their property. (By

English law a person who takes an overdue bill takes no better title than his vendor had; by Norwegian law the purchaser of an overdue bill takes free of all equities.) Consider and determine the question that arises in this case.

THE LAW OF PROPERTY.

Mr. Gregory.

1. State what estates legal or equitable would be conferred by each of the following instruments at the time of their taking effect, giving in each case the reasons for your answer:

(a) This indenture made the .

: Witnesseth that A doth hereby grant unto B and his heirs all that (describing the parcels): To have and to hold unto B and his heirs upon trust during the life of C, to receive the rents and pay them to C, and after his death upon trust for D and his heirs.

(b) This indenture made the

: Witnesseth that A doth hereby grant unto B and his heirs all that (describing the parcels): To have and to hold unto B and his heirs upon trust for C and his heirs.

(c) This indenture made the .

: Witnesseth

that A doth hereby grant unto B and his heirs all that (describing the parcels): To have and to hold unto and to the use of B and his heirs upon trust for C during his life, and upon the death of Cupon trust for the first son of C who may be

born and his heirs.

(d) A will containing the following words :-"I devise my farm at Bald Hills to A on his attaining the age of 21 years," when A has not attained the age of 21 years at the death of the

testator.

2. A is tenant in fee simple of land which is in the possession of B under a lease for seven years, nine months of which are unexpired. A by parol makes B a lease of the same land for two years at a rack-rent, to commence on the expiration of the term which B then has. What estate or interest has B

(a) On the making of the parol lease?

(b) Supposing he continues in possession after the expiration of his existing seven years' lease? Give the reasons for your answer.

3. A, who is a tenant in fee simple of land, conveys it to B by way of mortgage to secure £1,000 and interest subject to a proviso for redemption on payment of the principal and interest twelve months after the date of the mortgage. The mortgage contains no provision giving the mortgagor any right to the possession.

(a) When is the mortgagee entitled to take possession ?

(b) What are his liabilities in the event of his taking possession.

Give the reasons for your answer.

4. Lands are conveyed to A, B, and C and their heirs upon the trusts of a settlement. A's estate is sequestrated for the benefit of his creditor