UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. HONOURS AND DEGREES. Wellington, April 10.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 255, 14 April 1888, Page 5

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. HONOURS AND DEGREES. Wellington, April 10.

A si'i ci vl se?&ion of the Univeisity Senate \\as held to-day ior the purpose of consider. ing the detailed leports ot the examiners in England for the Kovcraber examination in 1887 The following is the full lisfc of honoui-s conteired :—: — Doerok of Lvws.— Wellington : Rev. W. H. \\i' S |. B vcm.i.OK oi Lav^.— Wellington : T. R. Fleming. M\M"U 01 Arts.— Auckland : J. M. Fionch. Wellington : T, R. Fleming. ChiivU'lunch : A. R. Meek, A. G. Talbot, M. Louiner, B. Gibson, M. Gibson. Dune(lm . F. B. Allen, J. K. Dow, «]. R. Montgomery, G. A. Summers, A, Forbes, W. E^ Spencer, R. Donald. Bvcni'Loii 01 SoihNt'L. — Dunedin: C. Chiltern. Bvchi.lok or Arts. —Auckland : R. M. R\bum, S. Gillies. Nelson :J. Harkness, F. M. lnnes Jones. Wellington : A. Heane. L'hustehiuch . J. H. Smith, 11. Speight, T. Kiochie, W. F. Ward, G. H. Merton, A. E.Mills, W. Milk, G. Alpers, E. Gribben, J. Aitken, M. C. Aikman, H. Connor. Dunediti : .J. Bee, \V. Macahster, F. M. Allan, .). W. Smith, E. A. Ferguson, A. H. Tieadwell, S. J. Fraser, C. T. Little. The following were declared to have obtained honouifr :—ln: — In arts: J. M. French, Auckland, Ist class*. In languages and literature : A. X Meek, Christchurch, Ist ('las^ \n languai}'e^ and literature ; A. G. Talbot, Chrihtchurch, l^t class in mathematics and Ist class in physical science ; B. Gibs-ou, Chribtchurch, Ist class in languages and liLoialure; F. B. Allen, Dunedin, Ist clas^ in mathematics ; G. A. Summer, Dunedin, Ist class in phy-ical science ; A. Forbes, Dunedin, Ist cla-s in languages and literature ; J. R. Don, Dunedin, l&t clas^- in chcmi-t ry ; M.. Lorimer, Ch istchurch, 2nd cUi'-s in languages and literature : W. E. Spencer, Dunedin, 2nd class in chemistry ; M. (Jib^on, Christclnu'ch, 3rd class in languages and literature ; J. R. Montgomery, Dunedin, 3rd class in mental science. The John Tinline scholarship goes to 0. J. Alpei'h, Chi istchurch, and the senior scholarships aio awarded as follows: — J. H. Smith, Christchurch, Latin and Greek ; W. F. Ward, Chrifctchurch, Latin and English ; C. T. Little, Dunedin, Latin and French ; A. Speight, Cliristdmrch, mathematics : A. E. Mills, Clnistclnuch, Politial Science.

A Waiheke native made £10 from an acre ot water melons. A doctor made CIO oft the same acre. A newly-rich woman, being asked how she liked her new house, leplied with an air ot supreme delisfht : "I like ifc very much ; it is so contiguous and highly adjacent)." A fortnight ag-o 1 sent my tailor a cheque for t's, and I have had no receipt from him eupto now. Perhaps he has not yet recov red from the shock '