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4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing of a complex sentence (prose or

poetry) chosen by the examiner.

5. Geography.-America and Oceania, and to draw from memory a map. of any of these continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the continent prescribed.

6. History. A period of the History used in the school.

Value of a pass in at least five of the subjects of this standard : sixteen dollars.

STANDARD VII.

1. Reading. To read with intelligence (to be tested by questions), fluency and expression, a passage from a historical drama of Shakes- peare, chosen by the Manager.

2. Composition. A theme. Idiom, grammar, spelling and handwriting

to be taken into account.

3. Arithmetic. Cube root, averages, percentages, discount and stocks,

in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.

4. Grammar. Common prefixes, terminations and derivatives from

foreign languages.

5. Geography.-Commercial Geography of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and to draw from memory a map of any of the conti- nents of the eastern hemisphere.

6. Elementary Science.-Animal and plant life and distribution of plants,

animals and races of mankind.

7. History. A period of the History used in the school, in addition to

the History of the previous standard.

Value of a pass in at least six of the subjects of this standard :

eighteen dollars.

NOTE.-The Arithmetic of girls schools need not include decimal frac-

tions, square or cube root, dicount or stocks.

19. In all cases where copy writing is taken, it may be tested by work to be done in the presence of the examiner, but anyhow, not less than twenty-six hours' work must be submitted for inspection.

20. Scholars who are presented under standards IV, V, VI or VII in schools. of Class III may also be examined in the following special subjects, uamely;-Latin, Greek, German, French, Algebra, Euclid, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Physical Geography, the Natural Sciences, Book-keeping, Drawing and Stenography, pro- vided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. But no scholar may be presented for examination in more than two special subjects in standard IV, three subjects in standards V or VI and four subjects in standard VII, and, as a rule, no scholar, after being examined in one special subject, may change it for another before passing in three stages of it.

Value of a pass, in each of such cases: one dollar in standard IV, two dollars in standard V, three dollars in standard VI, and four dollars in standard VII, in addition to the proper value of the respective standard.

21. Managers of schools, wishing to have scholars examined in any of the special subjects, will receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.

22. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.