THE NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1164, 22 April 1872, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

The precise position of this mysterious institution will be best comprehended by a perusal of some of the proceedings at a meeting of the University Council at Wellington, on Wednesday last: — In the report read by the Chancellor (Mr H. J. Tancred), he announced that

his Excellency had given his approval to <-.he statutes and regulaitojis passed byjthe Couij§ilof Dunedin and^ellinjgtpn, that therefore the irapedimemW io 'we ; userjit 'fless of the Council were removed, and that an order in Council had given them force till the 12th of October next. With regard, to tiie affiliation, of collegiate.^a«d. scholastic bodies, he thought the Council should give alarge share of its attention to the promotion of the efficiency and well-being of those institutions by the establishment of a .system of .supervision and inspection. On this subject he bad already addressed letters to those bodies that have applied for affiliation, requesting to be furnished with detailed information on certain points which he considered should be obt lined. The creation and expansion of those centres of learning appeared to him the only means by which the Council coitld meet the wauts of the Colony. In the cases of. some scholastic bodies, arrangements have already been made for increasing the staff of teachers I and lecturers, and for extending the range of subjects to be taught, with a view of taking advantage of the proposed assistance, and he believed even the small sum set apart for this object would produce no inconsiderable benefit. The Chancellor of the Otago University had informed him that the authorities did not think it desirable to apply for affiliation. Thirtyfive notices had been received from candidates in various parts of the Colony who in+end to compete for the University Scholarships. This showed the advantage of not fixing upon one particular spot as the place to which all should be compelled to go for examination, as many would have been unable to bear the expense of travelling and living at the place fixed j upon. The gentlemen selected by the I Council as examiners have consented to act, and have also drawn up an elaborate set of rules for the guidance of supervisors, to which he recommended the early consideration of the Council. The subjects in which candidates will be examined n^t having been as yet determined, he suggested that the Council, in concert with the examiners, should decide without delay, if not the particular books, I at least the branches of . the subjects j named in the regulations. The question as to whether the Council or the Government should administer the University endowments, he recommends should be taken into consideration, with a view to its being put on a proper footing with as little delay as possible.