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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND (PAPERS RELATING TO THE). [In Continuation of E.-5, 1888.]

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

Annual Eeport op the Senate. In compliance with the 28th clause of "The New Zealand 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:— The Senate met at Auckland on the 27th February, 1889, the place and date fixed by the Senate at its previous meeting, as directed by the University Act The Senate, at its meeting of this year, made certain amendments and additions to the statutes formerly in force. The statutes made with the view of giving effect to these amendments and additions have been already submitted to and approved by His Excellency. The sixth meeting of the Court of Convocation was held at Dunedin on the 9th January, 1889. At that meeting several resolutions were passed, on which action has been taken by the Senate. The Bowen prize of 1888 has been awarded to J. C. Westall, an undergraduate of the University. The John Tinline scholarship has been gained by Lillian H. Williams, of the Canterbury College. A.statement of the accounts of the University for the year ending the 31st December, 1888, audited in accordance with the law, is herewith presented. The Senate held a special meeting at Christchurch on the 9th April, 1889, at which the following degrees, attained through the examinations of November, 1888, were conferred on students, after consideration of the reports of the Examiners: — The degree of Master of Arts on eleven Bachelors of Arts; the degree of Bachelor of Laws on two graduates in arts; the degree of Bachelor of Science on two graduates in arts; the degree of Bachelor of Medicine on three undergraduates; the degree of Bachelor of Arts on thirty undergraduates : a total of forty-eight degrees conferred for the year. With the foregoing additions, the number of graduates of the University admitted after examination is as follows: Bachelors of Arts (alone), 115 ; Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Laws, 7 ; Bachelor of Laws (alone), 1; Bachelors of Medicine (alone), 4 ; Bachelors of Science and Masters of Arts, 3; Masters of Arts (alone), 63; Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Laws, 4; Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws, 1; Doctor of Laws (alone), 1: total, 199. The University in the year 1888 examined the following numbers of candidates: At the November examinations, 168; at the December examinations, 370: total, 538. The total number of undergraduates on the roll of the University on the 31st March, 1889, was 937. James Hector, Wellington, 29th April, 1889. Chancellor.

CLASSIFIED RECEIPTS. I.—General Account.'* £ s. d. Fees — continued. £ s. d. Statutory grant (half share) .. .. 1, 500 0 0 6. Ad eundem .. .. .. 8 8 0 Fees— 7. Certificate .. .. .. 4 15 0 1. Degrees.. .. .. .. 207 18 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 20 5 0 2. November examinations, 1888 .. 278 5 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 81 13 1 3. December examinations, 1838 .. 705 12 0 4. Junior scholarship matriculation .. 25 4 0 Total .. .. .. £2,855 2 1 5. Medical registration .. .. 23 2 0 .— ll.—Ordinary Scholarship Account. £ s. d. Statutory grant (half share) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 1 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,840 1 0 * [Summarised from full details in the original.]