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Degrees Conferred, &c. At the beginning of the present year the Senate conferred degrees and made awards of scholarships and prizes on the results of the academic year 1908, as under:—

TABLE M2.—Degrees conferred by the New Zealand University at the Beginning of 1909.

The total number of graduates (exclusive of ad eundem graduates) admitted up to the 31st December, 1908, was 1,275. The Cecil Rhodes Scholarship was awarded by the special committee of selection to A. MacDougall, Victoria College. The degree of Doctor was not granted this year in any branch, and there were no Bachelors of Agriculture, Music, Dentistry, or Commerce ; nor was the Tinline Scholarship awarded. The degree of Doctor of Music, and the degrees of Bachelor of Agriculture, Bachelor of Dentistry, and Bachelor of Veterinary Science have not yet been granted at all by the University ; in regard to the last two, it may be mentioned that the School of Dentistry has not been in operation long enough to allow this to be done, and the proposed Veterinary School at Dunedin has not yet been opened. The necessary grants for buildings and maintenance (£3,000 and £1,200 a year respectively) have, however, been promised by the Government, and before long, no doubt, the Veterinary School will be in operation. The following scholarships, &c, were held during 1908 :—

TABLE M3.-Scholarships, Bursaries, Exhibitions, and Studentships held at the Affiliated Institutions in 1908.

The proportion of male and female students who have won the chief entrance scholarships in the last three years may be seen from the following table :—■

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Auckk] id. Victoria College. Canterbury College. (ptago University. Total. Degrees. M. i Total. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. V. I Totel. M. F. Total. Honours in Arts Honours in Science Honours in Law Doctor of Medicine Master of Arts Master of Science Master of Laws Bachelor of Arts ,, Science ,, Engineering ,, Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery „ Laws Senior University Scholarships Medical Travelling Scholarships Macmillan Brown Prize 1 .. 9 6 15 3 1 3 6 1 6 3 9 18 2 1 1 25 4 1 27 5 7 9 12 30 2 1 1 38 5 1 54 7 7 9 l 1 .. 1 1 3 9 1 2 •• •• 1 ! •• 1 .. i i i2 6 1 .. ! '6 6 1 I is 6 2 4 10 2 9 21 1 2 7 1 6 1 1 I i ii i 12 2 12 1 7 5 3 5 10 27 2 9 '.'. 9 2l .. 3 1 2 4 3 .. 2 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 :: ! '.'. l l l 7 8 1 3 'i 7 11 1 1 • * • • Total 116 59 175

Scholarships, &c. Auckland University College. Victoria College. Canterbury Otago T , College. University. olaL Junior University Scholarships Senior National Scholarships Tarauaki Scholarships QueenV Scholarships Senior University Scholarships Bursaries Scholarships Sir George Grey Scholarships Other Scholarships and Exhibitions Training college Studentships II) 7 1 2 1 2 18 8 7 16 1 1 1 5 78 8 7 16 1 1 1 5 78 10 11 39 6 11 31 [1 •• 1 16 4 2 8 1 4 8 1 1 4 22 4 33 72 76 274 10 6 Ei 4 1 1 22 72 11 11 2 4 1 4 76 Totals 71 117 117 109 414