_Syllabus of Subjects for Examination for Local Surveyors._ _Laws and Bye-Laws._--A thorough knowledge of the Acts affecting sanitary authorities, so far as they relate to the duties of local surveyors; also of the model bye-laws issued by the Local Government Board. _Sewerage and Drainage._--The sanitary principles which should be observed in the preparation of schemes for, and the construction of sewerage works; the ventilating and flushing of sewers and drains; the internal drainage and other sanitary arrangements of houses, privies, water-closets, dry-closets, and the removal of refuse; the sanitary details of builders’ and plumbers’ work. _Water Supply of Towns and Houses._--The sanitary principles which should be observed in the preparation of schemes for, and the construction of water-works; the various ways in which water is likely to become polluted and the best means of ensuring its purity. _Regulations of Cellar Dwellings and Lodging Houses._--General principles of ventilation; the amount of air and space necessary for men and animals; the means of supplying air, and of ensuring its purity. _Highways and Streets._--The sanitary principles which should be observed in the construction and cleansing of streets and roads. EXAMINATION PAPERS, NOVEMBER 6, 1879. _Questions for Surveyors, November 6, 1879, 2 to 4 o’clock._ 1. Define street; state the law applicable to every description of street in an urban sanitary authority district, and the rights and obligations and duties of sanitary authorities, owners and occupiers therein. 2. What are the relative advantages of circular and egg-shaped sewers; in what case are they respectively preferred? 3. Give a specification of a water-tight sewer. Describe and give a sketch of the form of man-hole which you consider best adapted for ordinary town sewers, and state the rule which you adopt for determining the amount of ventilation to be afforded in a main street sewer. 4. In what way does the size and shape of the sewer affect the velocity of sewage flowing through it? If a nine-inch pipe sewer, laid at an inclination of 1 in 200, gives a velocity of 3 feet per second, what velocity will it give when laid at an inclination of 1 in 800, the pipe running full in each case? Will this velocity suffice to keep it clear from deposits? Describe the various modes which may be resorted to for flushing sewers. 5. Give a description of the process termed intermittent downward filtration. State what area of land you would require, with a gravelly soil, for applying this method of purifying sewage to a town with a population of 1000 inhabitants, and state the arrangements you would adopt for dealing with the rain-water falling on the roofs, yards, and streets. _November 6, 1879, 6 to 8 o’clock._ 1. In reporting upon the source of water supply for a town, what are the points to which you would direct your attention?