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176 APPLIED SCIENCES II The Preparation of Alloys and the study of their properties III The methods of Assaying by fire the ores of Lead Silver Gold Iron Copper Tin &c IV The wet Assay of Iron Copper &c The Quantitative Blowpipe analysis of minerals VI The complete analysis of mineral substances Slags Fuels &c VII The Applications of the Microscope and the Spectro- scope to Metallurgy For fees see page 185 14 Engineering Workshops Matriculated Students The instruction given in the Workshop is divided into two branches namely Wood Work and Metal Work The Workshop is well provided with the necessary Carpenters' Vices and Benches together with Hand-Lathes Geared and Screw-cutting Lathes Planing Drilling and other Machine- tools The Foundry is furnished with Cupola Brass furnaces Drying-stoves and other suitable appointments The Smith's Shop contains forges and well-selected stock of tools Steam-engine is placed in the vicinitj of the Workshop by which the lathes Hfnachine-tools and foundry- fan are driven Model Hoom is attached to the Workshop in which are kept exercises examples and models to be worked to by the Students with the cost of the materials required for construction attached to each one II Students of the First Year on joining the department are made acquainted with the different Tools and their practical application to the purposes of Carpenters' and Pattern-makers' work by going through the processes of preparing the wood setting out and forming from figured drawings prepared by themselves the various joints used in constructions of wood Students in their Second Term are instructed in turning Soft and Hard Woods and other substances and also in the