has composed upon some branch of law, or of the history or philosophy of law. The candidate shall indicate generally in a preface to his thesis and specially in notes, the sources from which his information is taken, the extent to which he has availed himself of the work of others, and the portions of the thesis which he claims as original; he shall further state whether his research has been conducted independently, under advice, or in co-operation with others, and, in what respects his investigations appear to him to advance the study of law.

3. Every candidate may also forward with his application three printed copies of any original contribution or contributions to the advancement of the science or study of Law whether published conjointly or independently and upon which he relies in support of his candidature.

4. No application shall be entertained unless two members of the Faculty of Law or two Doctors of Law shall have testified, to the satisfaction of the Syndicate, that since graduating as Bachelor of Law, the candidate has practised his profession with repute for five years, and that in habits and character, he is a fit and proper person for the Degree of Doctor.

5. Every candidate shall forward with his application a fee of Rs. 100. No candidate who fails to pass or present himself for examination shall be entitled to claim a refund of the fee.

The thesis mentioned in Regulation 2 and the original contributions, if any, mentioned in paragraph 3, shall be referred by the Syndicate to a Board consisting of the Dean of the Faculty of Law and two other persons.

7. If the thesis is approved by the Board, and, if the candidate has obtained a first class at the examination for the Degree of Master of Law, he shall not be required to submit to any further written examination; but he may be required by the Board, at their discretion, to appear before them to be tested orally with reference to the thesis, and the special subject selected by him. The Board shall report to the Syndicate the result of the examination of the thesis, and of the oral examination, if any; and if the Syndicate, upon the report, consider the candidate worthy of the Degree of Doctor of Law, they shall cause his name to be published, with the subject of his thesis, and the titles of his published contributions (if any) to the advancement of the science or study of Law.

8. If the candidate is a person who has obtained a second class at the examination for the Degree of Master of Law, and, if his thesis is approved by the Board, he shall be required to submit to a written examination.

Two papers of three hours each shall be set, one upon the special subject mentioned in the application of the candidate, and the other upon the subject of the thesis. The candidate may also

be required by the Board, at their discretion, to appear before them to be tested orally with reference to the thesis and the special subject professed by him. The Board shall report to the Syndicate the result of the examination of the thesis, and of the written examination, and also of the oral examination, if any; and if the Syndicate, upon the report, consider the candidate worthy of the Degree of Doctor of Law, they shall cause his name to be published, with the subject of his thesis, and the titles of the published contributions (if any) to the advancement of the science or study of Law.

9. In the case of a candidate falling under the preceding Regulation, if the Board, upon an examination of his thesis and of his original contribution or contributions to the advancement of the science or study of Law, hold the same to be generally or specifically of such special excellence as to justify the exemption of the candidate from the written examination, he may be so exempted by the Syndicate, provided that the report of the Board shall set forth the fact and the grounds of such exemption.

10. A diploma under the seal of the University, and signed by the Vice-Chancellor shall be delivered at the next convocation for conferring degrees to each candidate who has qualified for the degree.

11. Every candidate shall be at liberty to publish his thesis, and the thesis of every successful candidate shall be published by the University with the inscription : "Thesis approved for the Degree of Doctor of Law in the University of Calcutta."

CHAPTER XLIV.

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC M.B. EXAMINATION.

1. Any undergraduate of the University may be admitted to this examination provided he has fulfilled the following conditions :

(a) That he has passed the Matriculation Examination, and (b) That he has completed, since passing the Matriculation

Examination, a regular course of study, theoretical and practical in the subjects for the examination, for one academical year in a college affiliated to the University for this purpose.

2. The Preliminary Scientific M.B. Examination shall take place once in each year. Every candidate for admission to this examination shall send to the Registrar his application with a certificate in the form prescribed by the Syndicate, and a fee of

Rs. 10 at least fourteen days before the date fixed for the commencement of the examination. A candidate who fails to pass or present himself for examination shall not be entitled to claim a refund of the fee. A candidate may be admitted to one or more subsequent examinations on payment of a like fee of ten rupees on each occasion, provided that after three failures he shall not be admitted to the examination except on the special recommendation of the Principal of the College.

3. Every candidate shall be examined in the following subjects:-Inorganic Chemistry, Physics, Botany, and Zoology (one paper in each). The examination shall be written, oral and practical, three hours being allowed for each paper in each subject.

4. As soon as possible after the examination, the Syndicate shall publish a list of successful candidates arranged in alphabetical order. Every candidate shall on passing receive a certificate in the form entered in Appendix A.

5. The course of study for the Preliminary Scientific M.B. Examination shall be

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

Theoretical.

Chemical and Physical changes; Laws of Chemical action. Indestructibility of matter; the balance; weights and measures. Elements and compounds; Classification of the elements ; Periodic Law. Atoms and molecules; symbols and formulæ ; valency; equations, atomic weights; molecular weights.

Laws of Chemical Combination and Dalton's atomic theory, Avogadro's law.

Calculation of formulæ from percentage composition, and calculations relating to weight and volume.

Study of the following:-

Oxygen; oxides; acids, bases and salts; chemical terminology and Nomenclature; ozone; allotropy; isomerism, metamerism and polymerism.

Hydrogen; water; its composition by synthesis and analysis; impurities of water; hard and soft water; elements of water analysis; mineral water. Peroxide of hydrogen.

Nitrogen; argon; atmospheric air; nitric acid; oxides of nitrogen; nitrites and nitrates; ammonia and ammonium salts. Carbon; its oxides; Relation of CO2 to animal and plant life; coal and coal gas; combustion; structure of flame; cyanogen; hydrocyanic acid; and metallic cyanides.

Chlorine; bromine; iodine; fluorine ; fluorine; their compounds with hydrogen and oxygen; hypochlorites; hypobromites; chlorates and iodates.

Sulphur; its oxides; sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid, hyposulphurous acid, and their salts; carbon di-sulphide.

Phosphorus; oxides and oxy-acids of phosphorus ; phosphates; phosphuretted hydrogen.

Boron and silicon; their oxides; boric acid and borax ; Silicic acid; dialysis; glass and porcelain.

Occurrence in nature, sources and preparation of the following metals and metalloids and their principal compounds, omitting metallurgical processes: -

tin; platinum; platinum; gold;

Arsenic; antimony; bismuth; silver; mercury; copper; lead; manganese; chromium; iron; aluminium; zinc magnesium; calcium; strontium ; barium; lithium; sodium; sodium; potassium. Special attention will be paid to the general properties and reactions of compounds of medicinal and medico-legal importance and their methods of detection.

During the above course, the common laboratory processes such as mixture, solu ion, crystallisation, dissociation, distillation, electrolysis, evaporation, precipitation, filtration, decantation (syphon), desiccation, decomposition, separation, oxidation, reduction, and neutralisation, will be demonstrated.

Practical.

Fitting up of simple apparatus.
Use of burettes, pipettes, etc.
Use of the chemical balance.

Performance of experiments involving solution, filtration, distillation, crystallisation, oxidation and reduction.

Determination of the water of crystallisation of hydrated

salts.

Preparation and study of the principal properties of hydrogen, oxygen, nitric acid, ammonia, carbon dioxide, hydrochloric acid, chlorine, sulphur dioxide, sulphuretted hydrogen.

Experiments showing the composition of water by electrolysis and of air by burning phosphorus.

Qualitative analysis of a simple salt containing one basic and one inorganic acid radicle.

Detection of common impurities in chemicals, such as chlorine in hydrochloric acid; oxides of nitrogen in nitric acid; lead in sulphuric acid; arsenic in medicinal salt; iodine in potassium iodide; mercuric chloride in mercurous chloride, etc.

Alkalimetry and acidimetry (standardised solutions will be provided).

Candidates must produce note-books of their laboratory work, which must be duly certified by the Professor, and shall be taken into account in estimating their qualifications.

PHYSICS.

Theoretical.

States of matter.

General properties of solids, liquids and gases.

Units of measurement and definition of mass, force, motion. Velocity; acceleration; composition of velocities.

Laws of motion.

Measurement of force. Parallelogram of forces; composition and resolution of uniplanar forces acting at a point.

Moment of a force; Levers and simple pulleys.

Centrifugal and centripetal forces.

Gravitation; weight; centre of gravity.
Laws of falling bodies.

The Pendulum.

Work and Energy; Conservation of Energy.
Elementary ideas of wave-motion.

Laws of pressure of liquids and gases.

Measurement of pressure.

Principle of Archimedes; equilibrium of floating bodies. Specific gravity and its determination; hydrometer, urinometer, lactometer.

Physical properties of gases-Relation of volume to temperature and pressure-Dalton's or Charles' Law-Boyle's Law ; Calculations of volumes from weights; Reduction to normal temperature and pressure (N. T. P.)

Gay-Lussac's law.

Diffusion, liquefaction and solidification of gases.

Atmospheric pressure-Barometers; air-pumps; syphons.

Sound

The production and propagation of sound; velocity of sound in air.

Reflection and refraction of sound.

Relation between frequency and pitch.

Vibration of strings; sonometer.

Vibration of the air columns; organpipes.

Human voice; the ear.

The stethoscope; the air-trumpet.

Heat

Laws of expansion of solids, liquids and gases.

Temperature.

Measurement of temperatures; thermometers; the clinical thermometer; the maximum and minimum thermometers. Radiation, conduction and convection.