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possible, and printed in the forthcoming Calendar for 1880 ; and to request that His Excellency the Governor may therefore be moved to give speedy assent to them. lam also to request you to return the sealed copies of these regulations, when assented to, as soon as possible, to me at Christchurch. I have, &c, W. M. Maskell, The Hon. the Minister of Education, "Wellington. Registrar.

Enclosure in No. 6. Annual Rbpoet of the Senate. 1. In compliance with the 28th clause of "The University Act, 1874," the Senate makes the following report to His Excellency the Governor of the proceedings of the University since the date of the last report:—■ 2. The Senate met on Pebruaiy 18th, at the Canterbury College, Christchurch, which time and place were fixed at the last annual meeting of the Senate, as prescribed by the New Zealand UniversityAct. 3. The Senate has made certain amendments in the statutes and regulations at present in force. The regulations passed with a view to giving effect to these amendments are herewith submitted for the approval of the Governor. 4. The Bowen Prize for the year 1879 has been awarded to John Innes, of the Canterbury College. 5. The reports of the examiners who were appointed in England not having as yet been received, the Senate has had to defer the gran ting of degrees for the current year until the reports referred to have been submitted to it. G. The Senate has to report, with great satisfaction, that the Trustees of the Gilchrist Educational Fund have agreed to transfer one of the Gilchrisfc Scholarships to New Zealand. 7. A statement of the income and expenditure of the University for the twelve months ending December 31st, 1879, audited as prescribed by your Excellency, is hereto appended. Hf.net John Tancred, Chancellor.

Sub-Enclosure 1 to Enclosure in No. 6. 1. Statute amending Statute —" Government and Discipline of the University." I. The following clause is hereby added to the above statute : — "The Chancellor, or in his absence from the colony the Vice-Chancellor, may of his own proper motion convene special meetings of the Senate."

2. Regulation amending Regulation —" Admission of Graduates in Arts, Medicine, Law, and Music to ad eundem Degrees." Any person who shall have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Laws, Doctor of Laws, Bachelor of Music, Doctor of Music, in any of the following Universities, namely, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Aberdeen, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Dublin, Durham, London, Queen's University of Ireland, Sydney, or Melbourne, may be admitted by the Senate to the same degree in the University of New Zealand. In all cases of application for ad eundem degrees, candidates shall be required to furnish as evidence a diploma or calendar of the University to which they have formerly belonged, or a certificate of the Registrar or other recognized officer of the said University or college of the said University, together with proof of their identity by means of a statutory declaration or a certificate from a member of the Senate.

3. Regulation repealing Regulation —" The Entrance Examination for Matriculation and Junior Scholarships," and making other provision in lieu thereof. I. The regulation, " The Entrance Examination for Matriculation and Junior Scholarships," is hereby repealed. 11. Candidates for matriculation shall, before they are admitted as matriculated students of the University, be examined in six or more of the following subjects: —(1.) Latin; (2.) English; (3.) Greek; (4.) French; (5.) German or Italian; (6.) Arithmetic; (7.) Algebra; (8.) Euclid; (9.) History; (10.) Geography; (11.) Elementary chemistry; (12.) Elementary physics; (13.) Elementary natural science. 111. Each candidate will be required to pass in at least six subjects, of which Latin, English, and arithmetic must be three. IV. The junior scholarships shall be awarded for excellence in any number not exceeding five of the following subjects : —(1.) Latin; (2.) English; (3.) Greek ; (4.) French ; (5.) German or Italian; (6.) Mathematics; (7.) History and geography; (8.) Natural and physical science. V. Candidates shall be held to have passed the matriculation examination who shall have obtained the minimum number of marks prescribed in the A Schedule hereunto appended in the compulsory subjects, and in three of the optional subjects. VI. The successful candidates for junior scholarships shall be held to have passed the matriculation examination, and unsuccessful candidates shall be held to have passed the same examination, if they shall have obtained on the junior-scholarship papers one-tenth of the marks in each of the three compulsory subjects, and also in each of the three other subjects prescribed for the matriculation examination.