Harvesting and Disposal of minor Forest Produce :-Utilization of bark. Forest fodder. Field crops in combination with Forestry. Harvesting of fruits and seeds. Dry fallen wood. Stone and gravel. Forest litter. Grasses for fibre, thatch, mats and baskets; treatment of areas used for their supply. Resin tapping. Caoutchouc and gutta-percha. Other articles of minor produce.

Auxiliary Forest Industries:-Antiseptic treatment of timber. Sawmills. Wood carbonization. Digging and preparation of peat. Husking and cleaning of seeds. Extraction of oil of turpentine and resin from crude resin. Preparation of tanning and paper materials.

Textbook: Schlich: Manual of Forestry, Vol. V, by W. R. Fisher.

(7) Administration.

The Utility of Forests :-Direct utility through the produce of forests, the capital which they represent, and the work which they provide. Indirect utility through the effect of forests on the temperature of air and soil, on moisture and the movement of water in nature; the mechanical effect of forests, their sanitary and æsthetic effects.

The State in relation to Forestry :-Duties of the State in regard to Forestry. Protection forests. State forests. Forests of communes and other corporations. Private forests.

Forestry in the British Empire:-(a) India: Configuration of the country. The system of rivers. Climate and rainfall. General distribution of forests. Area of forests. The forests of the arid, dry, intermediate, and moist zones. Types of Indian forests. Forest policy of the Indian Government. (b) The Colonies. (c) Great Britain and Ireland.

Textbook :-Schlich: Manual of Forestry, Vol. I.

Candidates attend the courses on Forestry arranged by the Professor of Forestry.

(G) GERMAN.

Translation from and into German. Colloquial German.

Candidates will make their own arrangements for instruction in German. Special courses are arranged at the Taylor Institution.

(H) FOREST LAW (Optional).

Elementary knowledge of the law of crimes. Criminal procedure, evidence, contracts, and actionable wrongs in relation to forest administration. The Indian Forest Acts and Regulations.

II. PRACTICAL COURSE IN FORESTRY.

This Course comprises not less than seven months. For about five months the students are placed with selected forest officers, who will introduce them to the management of well-regulated forest districts which have been under systematic management for a sufficient period of time. During these five months the students will keep diaries in which they record their observations, with critical remarks. They will also prepare a complete working plan for a small range. During the remaining time the students will, under suitable supervision, visit and report on other interesting forest districts, so as to become acquainted with the management of forests under varying conditions.

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The Delegates may permit Candidates to take the Practical Course in instalments during the vacations, or to modify it in other respects. In the case of Probationers for the Indian Forest Service the Practical course is carried out under the direction and supervision of the Director of Indian Forest Studies. The Director's certificate of proficiency will be accepted by the Delegates as satisfying the conditions of this

section.

Information as to the arrangement of the course can be obtained on application to the Secretary to the Delegates.

Except by special sanction of the Delegates, Candidates cannot be admitted to this course until they have satisfied the Delegates that they possess a sufficient knowledge of the German language (Syllabus G).

III. EXAMINATIONS.

SUBJECTS FOR EXAMINATION.

(A) OBLIGATORY SUBJECTS

Part I.

1. General Botany (Syllabus B 1). Candidates will be required to make and describe microscopic preparations, and to identify and describe fresh or preserved specimens of various parts of plants. 2. General Geology (Syllabus C1).

3. Forest Botany (Syllabus B 2).

4. Zoology (Syllabus D).

Candidates who have obtained Honours in the final examination in the Honour School of Natural Science in either Botany, Geology, or Zoology are exempted from the Diploma examination in General Botany, General Geology, or General Zoology (Syllabus D1) respectively.

Certificates of having satisfied the Examiners for the Diploma in Forestry in subjects auxiliary to Forestry will be granted to Candidates who have satisfied the Examiners in Subjects 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Part II. Forestry (Syllabus F).

(B) OPTIONAL SUBJECTS—

1. Forest Law (Syllabus H).

2. Geology of India (Syllabus C 2).

3. Systematic Botany of Indian Trees (Syllabus B 3).

CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATIONS.

A Candidate, before presenting himself for examination for the Diploma, must

(1) have been accepted as probationer for the Indian Forest Service, or have passed Responsions (or an equivalent Examination), or have given evidence of having received a good general education, satisfactory to the Committee appointed under Statt. Tit. VI. Sect. IV. § 2. cl. 8;

(2) satisfy the Delegates that he possesses a sufficient knowledge of Physics and Chemistry (Syllabus A).

The Delegates will hold an Examination in these subjects.
A Candidate who has-

(a) obtained Honours in the Final Examination in Physics
or Chemistry in the Honour School of Natural
Science, or

(b) passed in both subjects the Preliminary Examination in the Honour School of Natural Science, or

(c) passed in any other examinations accepted by the Delegates as equivalents,

is exempted from passing in the subjects enumerated in Syllabus A1 and A2;

(3) submit, unless specially exempted, Certificates showing:

(a) that he has attended approved courses of instruction
in the subjects which he offers for examination;
(b) that he has gone through a course of practical work
approved by the Delegates, before presenting himself
for examination in Part II.

Candidates may offer the subjects of Part I at separate examinations. Names of Candidates for examination in either Part I or Part II must be sent to the Secretary to the Delegacy, together with the necessary certificates and a fee of £2 for each Part, not later than May 1 as regards Part I, and July 1 as regards Part II.

Additional Instructions for Probationers for the Indian Forest Service. Probationers must, unless specially exempted

(1) Qualify in German (Syllabus G), by June 30 of the first year of training.

(2) Obtain the University Diploma in Forestry by the end of the

second year.

The Secretary to the Delegates for Forestry will inform the Director of Indian Forest Studies whether Probationers for the Indian Forest Service have complied with the above instructions.

SUMMARY OF EXAMINATIONS TO BE PASSED FOR THE DIPLOMA IN FORESTRY.

(A) OBLIGATORY SUBJECTS.

Physics and Chemistry (Syllabus A) Easter and Trinity Terms. Engineering (Syllabus E)

German (Syllabus G)

Trinity Term.

Geology of India (Syllabus C 2): At the commencement of Hilary Term.

Forest Law (Syllabus H): At the commencement of Easter Term. Systematic Botany of Indian Trees (Syllabus B3): Hilary Term.

DIPLOMAS IN CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY.

(i) Statute.

[Statt. Tit. VIII. Sect. x.]

OF THE COMMITTEE FOR CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY AND OF THE EXAMINATION IN THAT SUBJECT.

I. There shall be a Committee for Classical Archæology, consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Proctors, the Lincoln and Merton Professor of Classical Archæology, the Camden Professor of Ancient History, the Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, the Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, and three other members appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Literæ Humaniores for periods of three years. One of the elected members of the Committee shall retire every year. When an elected member vacates his seat otherwise than by lapse of time, the vacancy shall be filled up at the next annual election. If the next election shall take place before the expiration of the period for which he was elected, the person elected in his place shall hold office for the unexpired residue only of such period. The Committee shall have power to co-opt not more than four additional members for periods of three years, and to appoint as Secretary one of their own number, or any member of Congregation.

2. The Committee shall have power to make arrangements for lectures and courses of instruction in Classical Archaology to be given within the University.

3. Candidates for the Diploma may be admitted as Students under such conditions as the Committee shall prescribe, provided always that, before admission to a course of study approved by the Committee, they shall have satisfied the

Committee that they are qualified to pursue the study of Classical Archæology.

*4. There shall be holden in every year an Examination in Classical Archæology, for the purpose of granting certificates of proficiency therein. The certificates so granted shall be styled Diplomas in Classical Archæology.

5. Subject to the approval of Convocation, the Committee shall make from time to time Regulations for the admission to the Examination in Classical Archæology of Candidates who shall have pursued an approved course of study at Oxford, or, in the case of members of the University who have passed all Examinations required for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, at Oxford or elsewhere.

6. The Committee shall fix the dates for the holding of Examinations, and for the entry of names for Examination, and shall determine the fees to be paid by Candidates. They shall also issue from time to time lists of books and particulars of subjects to be offered in the Examination, and shall make such further regulations as they shall deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Section.

7. There shall be three Examiners who shall be nominated annually subject to the approval of Convocation, to serve for one Examination; if members of the University, they shall be Masters of Arts or Bachelors of Civil Law or of Letters or of Science at the least, or they may be persons not members of the University.

8. Nominations of Examiners shall be made by a Committee of six persons, of whom three shall be the ViceChancellor and Proctors for the time being, and three shall be chosen by the Committee for Classical Archæology. The tenure of office of the elected members and the procedure of the Committee shall be subject to the regulations of Statt. Tit. VI. Sect. 1. E. §§ 2 and 3. The Committee for Classical Archæology shall make regulations as to the dates for the nomination of Examiners. The Secretary of the Committee for Classical Archæology shall act as Secretary of the Committee for the nomination of Examiners in Classical Archæology.

9. At the close of each Examination the Examiners shall enter and sign in a book, to be kept by the Committee for the purpose, a list of the Candidates who have satisfied them or have obtained distinction in the subjects of the Examination. They shall also make and sign two copies of this list, and shall cause one to be sent the same day to the Assistant Registrar, and the other to be affixed to a notice-board at the Schools.

* See cl. 10, p. 50.