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to have taken office upon the first day of that month of January which shall he nearest to the date of their election, whether hefore or after it. 44. In each University College there shall he a Professorial Board, consisting of all the Professors of that College and of such Lecturers, not exceeding one-third of the number of Professors, as the Council of the College shall appoint to be members of such Board, and the Governor in Council shall convene the first meeting of each of the Professorial Boards of the Otago and Canterbury University Colleges within one month after the passing of this Act, and shall also convene the first meeting of the respective Professorial Boards of the Auckland and Wellington University Colleges within one month of the time at which there shall first be, in the case of each College, four Professors of the College prepared to enter upon the duties assigned to their Chairs; and each Professorial Board shall have power to make regulations as to the time and place of all its meetings after the first. 45. In addition to the special powers conferred by this Act on Professorial Boards the following general powers shall attach to every Professorial Board : — (1.) To deal with, questions relating to the discipline of the students, subject to a right of appeal to the College Council: (2.) Subject to the approval of the Council, to fix the course of study and the days and hours of lectures and examinations, and to make all necessary regulations with regard to the attendance of the students ; (3.) Subject to the approval of the Council, to prescribe the subjects of examination for prizes, scholarships, and other College distinctions or awards : (4.) Subject to the approval of the Council, to make regulations for the management of the College library. (5.) To give, through the College Registrar, such instructions as may be necessary to the porter or other College servants. (6.) To furnish to the Council such information as the Council may require or the Board may deem necessary; and also to offer such suggestions for the consideration of the Council as the Board may think advisable. Each Professorial Board to elect one of themselves as Chairman of the Board, to hold office for one year, and to have an original as well as a casting vote, and to take minutes of the proceedings of the Board. 46. It shall be lawful for the Professors and Lecturers in each of the said University Colleges, in addition to their stipends, to receive from the students in the said Colleges such reasonable fees for attendance on their lectures as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Council of the College ; and it shall be the duty of the Registrar of such College to collect the fees and pay them over to the Professors and Lecturers entitled to to the same. 47. All the University Colleges coming within the provisions of this Act shall every year, before the thirty-first day of March, report their proceedings of the previous year ending the thirty-first day of December to the Chancellor of the University, who shall, before the thirtieth day of June, submit these reports, together with such remarks as he may wish to make thereon, to the Minister of Education, and shall at the same time furnish a report upon the condition and progress of the University during the same period; and a copy of all such reports shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one month after the same shall be received if Parliament be then sitting, or, if not then sitting, within one month after the next meeting of Parliament.

Professorial Board.

Powers of Professorial Board.

Feet may be taken.

Colleges and University to report annually.