8. It has been said that Kant never rose above Hume's limitation of consciousness to impressions and ideas. Examine the statement, explaining the relative positions of Hume and Kant on this subject.

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCE.

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Explain the physical and lithological characters usually distinguishing (a) Igneous, (b) Metamorphic, and (c) Stratified Aqueous and Æolian Rocks, with as many examples as you can refer

to.

2. Give as fully as you can the exact rules and laws bearing upon the different experimental determinations of the density of the earth, with the geological bearings of the results. Also discuss the questions of partial solidity and fluidity of the earth, and causes and kinds of displacements of superficial portions forming the physical features of the earth and disturbed positions of

strata.

3. Give in as full details as you can the methods of observations employed by geologists for forming such records as geological maps and sections.

4. Give examples of the notations of Weiss, Naumann, and Miller respectively for as many faces of primary and secondary forms as you can in the monometric system of crystallisation.

5. Give as many accurate examples of causes producing secondary faces in combination with primary forms of crystals as you can, and explain why complex crystals are more commonly found than simple ones.

6. Explain the constitutions of the principal groups in systematic mineralogy following from the different classifications arising from giving most weight to the Electro-negative and to the Electro-positive constituents respectively.

STRATIGRAPHICAL GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Write as fully detailed a chronological list as you can of all named fossiliferous Stratified Forma

tions.

2. Give as full structural details as you can of the Reptilian types peculiar to Mesozoic Strata.

3. Give in as full detail as you can the structural peculiarities of Cephalopoda confined to Mesozoic Formations.

4. Give the characters of as many genera of fossil plants and animals peculiar to the Paleozoic Age as you can.

5. Give the dental formulæ for as many genera as you can of fossil mammalia found in formations of the Tertiary Period.

6. Give the generic characters of as many fossil Invertebrata characteristic of Eocene Strata as

you can.

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.

BIOLOGY.

FIRST PAPER.

The Board of Examiners.

Not more than FOUR questions are to be answered. All answers must, where possible, be illustrated by rough sketches.

1. Write an account of the Trematoda, and discuss the affinities of the animals included in this group.

2. Describe the development of (a) hairs, (b) feathers, (c) teeth.

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3. Describe and compare the methods of reproduction in Filicineæ, Gymnospermæ, Angiospermæ.

4. Write an account of the main features in the development of the heart and blood vessels in (a) Aves, (b) Mammalia.

5. Write an account of the Radiolaria.

6. Describe and compare the structure of the shoulder girdle in (a) Amphibia, (b) Lacertilia, (c) Monotremata.

7. Write a short essay on Parthenogenesis.

8. Discuss the following statement:-"The fauna of the coast has not only given origin to the terrestrial and fresh-water faunas, it has throughout all time, since life originated, given additions to the pelagic fauna in return for having received from it its starting point."

BIOLOGY.

SECOND PAPER.

The Board of Examiners.

Questions No. 3 and 5 and not more than three others are to be answered. All answers must, where possible, be illustrated by rough sketches.

1. Write a short essay on Larval forms.

2. Describe the structure and development of the water-vascular system in the Echinodermata.

3. Describe the structure, life history, and affinities of (a) Isoetes, (b) Lycopodium.

4. Describe the development of the foetal membranes in birds and mammals, and the structure of the the chief forms of placenta.

5. What do you know of the distribution in space and time of the following groups :-Cyclostomata,

Dipnoi,
Foraminifera?

Brachiopoda,

Ratitæ,

Ganoidei,

6. Describe the structure of the various forms of eyes met with amongst the Arthropoda.

7. Write an account of the structure, development, and affinities of the entoproctous Polyzoa.

BIOLOGY.

THIRD PAPER.

The Board of Examiners.

Question No. 1 and not more than three others are to be answered. All questions must, were possible, be illustrated by rough sketches.

1. Write a short essay on the faunas of oceanic islands.

2. Write an account of the structure and development of the Hydrocorallinæ.

3. Write an account of the Gephyrea, and discuss the affinities of the group.