EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In continuation of E.-6, 1899.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, E-06

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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In continuation of E.-6, 1899.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Visitor. —His Exoellency the Governor. Chancellor.—Sit James Hector, K.C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S. Fice Chancellor. —Rev. J. C. Andrew, M.A. The Senate. Eev. J. O. Andrew, M.A.; 0. C. Bowen; F. D. Brown, M.A., B.Sc.; J. M. Brown, M.A.; L. Cohen, M.A.; C. H. H. Cook, M.A.; Most Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D. ;F. Fitchett, M.A., LL.D.; M. S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G.: J. Hay, M.A., LL.B.; Sir J. Hector, K.C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S. ; D. MacGregor, M.A., M.B. ;W. D. Milne, M.A., LL.D.; Sir G. M. O'Rorke, Kt., 8.A.; Rev. J. Paterson ; Sir J. Prendergaat, Xt, B.A. ; Most Rev. F. Redwood, D.D.; W. Rolleaton, 8.A.; G. S. Sale, M.A. ; Rev. W. Salmond, D.D. ;J. H. Scott, M.D.; J. Shand, M.A.. LL.D.; Sir R. Stout, K.C.M.G.; A. P. W. Thomas, M.A., F.L.S. Registrar. J. W. Joynt, M.A., Dublin.

Annual Bepobt op the Senate. In compliance with the 28th clause of the University Act, the Senate makes the following report to His Excellency the Governor of the proceedings of the University since the date of the last report: — The Senate met at Wellington, pursuant to the provisions of the University Act, in annual session, on the 28th February, 1900, and at that session made certain amendments to the University statutes. These amendments have been approved by His Excellency. The usual examinations were held in November and December, 1899, and in January and April (for medical only). 1900, in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Medicine, Law, and Music, and for admission to the legal profession. The total number of candidates at all these examinations was 1,333. The Senate also held special sessions in January and April, 1900. At the annual and special sessions the Senate ordered the following degrees to be conferred by the Chancellor or his deputy, subject to the payment of the necessary fees : The degree of Bachelor of Arts on 30 candidates; the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Science on 8 candidates; the degree of Bachelor of Laws on 8 candidates; the degree of Bachelor of Medicine on 11 candidates ; the degree of Bachelor of Surgery on 11 candidates ; the degree of Bachelor of Music on 2 candidates ; the degree of Master of Arts on 15 candidates ; the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering on 1 candidate ; the degree of Doctor of Science on 1 candidate. In addition, 15 gained Honours in Arts; 3 gained Honours in Science; 7 gained Senior Scholarships ; 1 gained the John Tinline Scholarship; 1 gained the Bowen Prize ; 93 passed sections of examinations for various degrees, exclusive of the above-mentioned graduates; 52 passed various examinations for admission to the legal profession ; 1 passed the examination for the Teachers' "Glass G," under the Education Department; 14 gained Junior Scholarships; 35 gained " credit " at the Junior Scholarship Examination ; 390 passed the Matriculation Examination ; 23 passed the Medical Preliminary Examination; 2 gained " certificates of proficiency."

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The number of graduates of the University admitted and qualified for admission is now as follows:— Admitted Qualified by up to Examinations Total. 1899. of 1899. Bachelors of Arts (alone) ... ... 352 30 382 Bachelors of Arts and Bachelor of Science... 8 2 10 Bachelors of Arts and Bachelor of Laws ... 21 ... 21 Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery ... ... ... 6 1 7 Bachelors of Science (alone) ... ... 17 4 21 Bachelors of Science in Engineering (alone) 3 14 Bachelors of Laws (alone) ... ... 15 7 22 Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (alone) 26 10 36 Bachelors of Music (alone) ... ... ... 2 2 Masters of Arts (alone)... ... ... 189 15 204 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science ... 19 2 21 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science in Engineering ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Laws ... 14 1 15 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery ... ... ... 2 ... 2 Masters of Arts and Doctors of Science ... 2 1 3 Masters of Arts and Doctors of Laws ... 3 ... 3 Doctors of Laws (alone) ... ... 3 ... 3 Doctors of Laws and Bachelors of Arts ... 1 ... 1 Doctors of Medicine (alone) ... ... 5 ... 5 Doctors of Science (alone) ... ... 1 ... 1 688 76 764 The accounts of the University for the year 1899, duly audited, are appended to this report. James Hectoe, Chancellor.

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET, YEAE ENDING 31st DECEMBEE, 1899. [Summarised from full details in the original.] A.—CLASSIFIED RECEIPTS. I.—GENBBAii Account. £ s. d. Statutory grant (half share) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SO 7 10 General miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 11 6 Pees— 1. Degree .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 256 4 0 2. Ad eundem and certificate .. .. .. .. .. 17 11 0 3. Medical registration .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 8 0 4. Special examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 5. Examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,872 16 0 £4,813 0 4 II. —Ordinary Scholaeship Account. £ ... d. Statutory grant (half share) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 834 10 0 Masterton Gaeworks debentures, transferred from General Account .. 1,000 0 0 £3,334 10 0 lll.—John Tinlinb Scholaeship Account. £ s. d. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 16 0 IV.—Bowen Pbize Account. £ a . d. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 14 5 V. —Macmillan-Beown Pkize Account. £ s . a. Amount from General Account .. .. .. .. .. 109 0 0 SUMMAEY OF EECBIPTS, 1899. £ s. d. General Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,813 0 4 Ordinary Scholarship Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,334 10 0 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. 76 16 0 Bowen Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 14 5 Maomillan-Brown Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. 109 0 0 £8,337 0 9

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8.-CLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE. I.—General Account. 1. Senate sessions— £ s. d. £ s. <3. Expenses of Fellows .. ... 172 5 4 Brought forward.. .. 3,786 12 1 Expenses of sessions .. .. 132 11 7 4. Examinations— continued. (d) December, 1898— 2. Offioe and salaries— Special medical examinations— Registrar .. .. .. .. 283 6 8 Examiners' fees .. .. 452 12 6 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 331 14 4 Supervision fees .. .. 92 17 2 Messenger.. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Printing and advertising .. 25 6 0 Offioe furniture .. .. .. 42 18 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 0 5 6 Bonus .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 (c) January, 1899— Medical examinations — 3. Miscellaneous — Supervision fees .. .. 3 10 0 Printing— Examiners' fees .. .. 85 14 6 Calendar .. .. .. 82 10 0 Printing and advertising.. .. 9 15 0 Minutes.. .. .. .. 52 1 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 21 12 2 Diplomas .. .. .. 13 0 6 (/) April, 1899— General printing and stationery .. 68 7 8 Speoial medical examination— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 129 11 10 Supervision fees .. .. 4 5 6 On bebalf of Macmillan-Brown Prize Examiners' fees .. .. 80 4 0 Fund .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Printing and advertising .. 6 17 0 Macmillan-Brown Prize Fund, invested Miscellaneous .. .. 47 1 1 and transferred to separate aocount 109 0 0 (g) Special legal examinations— Expenses of journeys conferring di- February, 1899— plomas .. .. .. .. 75 7 6 Supervision fees .. .. 10 0 Masterton Gasworks debentures, trans- April, 1899— ferred to the Ordinary Scholarship Supervision fees .. .. 2 2 0 Aooount .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 August, 1899— Examiner's fee .. .. 5 0 0 4. Examinations — (h) November, 1899— (a) November, 1897 — Supervision fees and expenses .. 228 5 1 Printing and advertising.. .. 8 15 0 Examiners'fees.. .. .. 156 18 6 (b) April, 1898— Printing and advertising.. .. 35 13 3 Examiners'fees.. .. .. 10 5 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 43 7 7 (c) November, 1898— (i) December, 1899— Examiners' fees.. ' .. .. 906 0 3 Supervision fees and expensee .. 418 7 3 English Agent— Examinere' fees .. .. 12 15 6 Fee .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Printing and advertising.. .. 176 9 9 Telegrams .. .. .. 59 18 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 19 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 32 14 8 Supervision fees.. .. .. 36 12 6 5. Convocation .. .. .. 20 0 0 Printing and advertising.. .. 23 13 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 15 2 3 £5,718 0 5 Carried forward .. .. £3,786 12 1 ===. ll.—Ordinary Scholaeship Account. Scholarships— £ s. d. (a) Junior scholarships— Scholarships of 1896 .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Scholarships of 1897 .. .. .. .. .. .. 560 0 0 Scholarships of 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 (6) Senior scholarships— Scholarships of 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 £1,654 5 0 lll.—John Tinline Scholarship Account. £ s. d. Scholarship .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 070 £50 7 0 Summary of Expenditure, 1899. £ s . d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,718 0 5 Ordinary Scholarship Account.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,654 5 0 John Tinline Scholarship Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 50 7 0 £7,422 12 5 Investment Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cr. £ b. a. Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 16,100 0 0 Investments realised— General Account .. .. • • 109 0 0 General Aocount — Ordinary Scholarship .. .. .. 1, 500 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 700 0 0 Ordinary Scholarship Aooount— Loan on mortgage at 6 J per cent. .. 1,550 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per oent. .. 1,000 0 0 Balance— General Account— Loan on mortgage at 4J per cent. .. 500 0 0 Ordinary Scholarship Account— Masterton Gasworks debentures at 6 per cent. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 6 per oent. .. 10,000 0 O Loan on mortgage at 4 J per cent. .. 1,500 0 0 John Tinline Scholarship Acoount— Loan on mortgage at 6J per oent. .. 1,200 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 150 0 0 Macmillan-Brown Prize Fund Acoount— Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 109 0 0 £17,709 0 0 £17,709 0 0

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The English Agent in Account with the University. Dr. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. a. Expenses of November examination, Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 1,168 13 1 1898— Imprest, 1899 .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 792 12 3 Amount received for telegram .. .. 10 8 Agent's fees .. .. .. 75 0 0 Agent's expenses .. .. .. 92 13 4 Balance in Agent's hands .. .. 1,209 8 2 £2,169 13 9 £2,169 13 9

Comparative Statement of the Numbers of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees received by the University, 1885 to 1899, inclusive.

Balance-sheet.—General Account. Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. Balanoe from 1898 .. 2,559 17 2 Paid— Plus Imprest .. 1,168 13 1 Senate .. .. .. .. 304 16 11 : 3,728 10 3 Office and salaries .. .. .. 773 14 4 Eeceipts of 1899— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 1,398 13 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Examinations .. .. .. 3,220 16 2 Interest .. .. .. .. 50 7 10 Convocation .. .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 63 11 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,111 9 3 Fees— Loan on mortgage at 4£ per cent. .. 500 0 0 Degree ■.. .. .. .. 256. 4 0 Imprest, English Agency .. .. 1,209 8 2 Ad eundem and certificate .. .. 17 11 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 2 12 9 Medioal registration .. .. 50 8 0 Examinations .. .. .. 2,874 18 0 £8,541 10 7 £8,541 10 7 Balance-sheet.—Ordinary Scholarship Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ a. d. Balance from 1898 .. .. ..13,26113 10 Paid— Eeceipts of 1899— Scholarships ~ .. .. 1,650 0 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 4 5 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 834 10 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 2,441 18 10 Transfer from General Aooount (Master- Investments — ton Gasworks debentures) .. .. 1,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 6 per cent. .. 10,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 4J per cent. .. 1,500 0 0 Masterton Gasworks debentures, 6 per cent. .. .. .. ... 1,000 0 0 £16,596 3 10 £16,596 3 10 Balance-sheet. —John Tinline Scholarship Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ, £ s. d. Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 1,469 12 6 Paid— Jpts of 1899—Interest .. .. 76 16 0 Scholarship .. .. ~ 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 7 0 Balance .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 146 1 6 Investments — Loan on mortgage at 6J per oent. .. 1,200 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. .. 150 0 0 £1,546 8 6 £1,546 8 6 Balance-sheet. —Bowen Prize Fund Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 124 16 11 Balance in Post-Office Savings-Bank .. 128 11 4 Beceipfcs of 1899—Interest .. .. 3 14 5 £128 11 4 £128 11 4

Years. Candidates. Cost of Examinations. Total Fees received. 1885 .. ... 1886 1887 1888 .. .. .. 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 (including January, 1898) 1898 ( „ 1899) 1899 (reserved for Finance Committee) 407 491 535 557 593 708 782 903 957 976 1,071 1,149 1,198 1,318 £ s. a. 1,460 7 9 1,585 10 5 1,663 16 11 1,722 18 0 1,927 5 3 2,065 16 4 2,110 0 10 2,235 16 10 2,446 18 11 2,453 15 8 2,599 9 6 2,779 5 0 2,705 2 i 3,000 0 0 £ s. d. 639 13 0 742 16 0 1,102 12 0 1,253 4 0 1,342 19 0 1,582 4 0 1,723 7 0 1,893 15 0 2,019 3 0 2,011 13 0 2,348 8 0 2,604 11 6 2,892 10 0 2,937 18 6

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Balance-sheet. —Macmillan-Bkown Memokial Peize Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Amount received from General Account.. £109 0 0 Balance —Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. £109 0 0 Balance-sheet on all Accounts. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. £ c. d. Balance from 1898 ..17,416 0 5 Paid— Plus Imprest .. .. 1,168 13 1 General Account .. 5,718 0 5 18,584 13 6 Ordinary Scholarship AcReceipts of 1899— count .. .. 1,654 5 0 General Account .. 4,813 0 4 John Tinline Scholarship Ordinary Scholarship Ac- Account .. .. 50 7 0 count .. .. 3,334 10 0 ' 7,422 12 5 John Tinline Scholarship Balances, Current Accounts — Aocount .. .. 76 16 0 General Account .. 1,114 2 0 Bowen Prize Fund .. 314 5 Ordinary Scholarship Ac-Macmillan-Brown Memo- count .. .. 2,441 18 10 rial Prize Account .. 109 0 0 John Tinline Scholarship — 8,337 0 9 Account .. .. 146 1 6 Bowen Prize Fund Account .. .. 128 11 4 3,830 13 8 Imprest (English Agent) .. 1,209 8 2 ' Investments and mortgages 14,459 0 0 15,668 8 2 £26,921 14 3 £26,921 14 3 J. W. Joynt, Eegistrar. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wakbueton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,375 copies), £3 6s. 9d.

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