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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO. [In Continuation of E.-6, 1886.]

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

The Chancellor to His Excellency the Goveenoe. Sib,— University of Otago, 19th April, 1887. In compliance with "The Otago University Ordinance, 1869," I have the honour to forward to your Excellency the following report of the proceedings of the University for the year ending the 31st March, 1887 : — The«session, which commenced on the Ist May, was attended by 140 students, of whom 90 have matriculated. The attendance on the several classes was as follows:— 1885. 188 G. 1885. 1886. Latin ... ... ... 43 34 Biology ... ... ... 15 15 Greek ... ... ... 2 1 Practical Biology ... ... 13 12 English ... ... ... 16 22 Botany ... ... ... 7 9 Constitutional History ... 1 6 Zoology ... ... 15 14 Political Economy ... ... 8 14 Anatomy ... ... ... 12 18 Mathematics... ... ... 41 28 Practical Anatomy ... ... 15 19 Natural Philosophy— Physiology ... ... ... 1 8 Physics ... ... ... 27 16 Surgery ' ... ... ... 6 5 Mechanics... ... ... 18 25 Materia Medica ... ... 2 4 Mental and Moral Philosophy ... 21 16 Midwifery ... ... ... 1 4 Chemistry ... ... ... 21 40 Medical Jurisprudence ... 0 3 Practical Chemistry ... ... 30 30 Public Health ... ... 0 1 Assaying ... ... ... 2 2 Pathology ... ... ... 1 0 Mining ... ... ... 1 2 Practice of Medicine ... ... 1 1 Mineralogy ... ... ... 2 0 French ... ... ... 10 8 Mining Geology ~. ... 0 3 German ... ... ... 7 4 Peliography ... ... ... 0 3 Law ... ... ... 6 4 Determinative Mineralogy ... 3 3 Applied Mechanics ... ... 0 3 Totals ... ... 348 377 The following degrees were conferred by the Senate of the New Zealand University in April, 1887 :— M.A. Degeee.—P. Levi, with second-class honours in mental science. LL.B. Degeee.—J. G. Findlay and W. A. Stout. B.A. Degeee.—P. B. Allen, J. B. Montgomery, J. E. Don, E. Donald, Annie Forbes, J. Methven, J. A. Valentine, W. Mill, G. A. Simmers, W. E. Spencer, and A. Hendry. Soholaeships.—Senior scholarships have been awarded to Annie Forbes in Latin and English, and G. A. Simmers in natural science. The following are recorded as having passed examinations towards the degree of LL.B. : T. K. Sidey, 8.A., second examination ; E. McNab, M.A., second examination; F. E. Baume, first examination. The following are recorded as having passed the first section of the examination for the degree of B.A. : J. L. Eield, J. N. Waddell, Mary Montgomery, Isabella Duncan, Marion Ferguson, Flora Allan, P. G. Morgan, and F. E. Baume. During the year three members of Council have been removed by death, viz., Messrs. John Hyde Harris, John Bathgate, M.L.C., and James Macandrew, M.H.R., all of whom rendered good service to the University, but especially Mr. Macandrew, to whom belongs the honour of being its chief founder. It is with satisfaction the Council reports that the Government has filled two of the vacant seats by the appointment of Messrs. George Gray Eussell and John McLean. Chaib op Mathematics.—The chair of mathematics, which became vacant by the appointment of Professor Shand to the chair of natural philosophy recently founded, has been filled by the election of Mr. F. B. Gibbons, M.A., Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, and Second Wrangler, from a list of fifty-eight candidates. I—B. 6.