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CANTERBURY COLLEGE. Board of Governors. _ The following members of the Board, who retired by rotation, as provided by the Act of 1896, "were re-elected to represent the several constituencies : Representing His Excellency the Governor —-Right Rev. Churchill Julius, D.D. Representing the Canterbury members of Parliament —John Lee Scott. Representing the Graduates of Canterbury College—Thomas Scholfield Foster, M.A., and George Thorngate Weston, 8.A., LL.B. Representing the Teachers of Canterbury—Jonathan Charles Adams, B.A. Representing the School Committees of Canterbury—Charles Henry Adolphus Truscotti Opie. Number of Students. The following table shows the number of matriculated and non-matriculated students who attended lectures each year since 1902 : — Males. Females. , " , , " , Total. Matric. Non-matric. Matric. Non-matric. 1902 .. .. .. ..108 14 43 60 225 1903 .. .. .. ..119 26 48 56 249 1904 .. .. .. ..144 20 66 47 277 1905 .. .. .. ..135 26 65 51 277 1906 .. .. .. ..129 35 69 71 304 1907 .. .. .. ..153 44 100 45 342 1908 .. .. .. ..156 49 137 39 381 1909 .. .. .. ..176 38 145 41 400 1910 .. .. .. .. 179 31 130 30 370 1911 .. .. .. ..177 37 118 34 366 Note.—ln 1911 there were eight exempted students (seven males and one female) who were examined but did not attend lectures. The accompanying table will enable members to see the fees received during the past six years. In 1910 there was a considerable falling-off in students and fees, owing to changes that were made in connection with the attendance of students from the Training College, but this last year a slight increase is again noticeable, which I hope will be maintained in succeeding years: — 1906 .. .. .. .. .. ..2,148 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 2,532 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,654 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,886 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,445 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,462 Successful Students. The following students were recorded by the University as having passed in their respective examinations (names omitted): — Diploma of Honours and also degree of Master of Arts : First class in languages and literature (English and French), 1 ; first-class in languages and literature (French and German), 1 ; second-class in languages and literature (French and German), 1 ; second-class in chemistry (physical), 1 ; secondclass in natural science (botany), 1 ; second-class in political science, 1.; third-class in languages and literature (Latin and English), 1 ; third-class in mental science, 1 ; third-class in languages and literature (English and German), 1. Degree of Master of Arts : 1. Degree of Bachelor of Arts : Final section, 9 ; first section, 23. Certificates of proficiency (B.A. standard): lin botany and mental science, lin military science, 1 in economics and education, 1 in Latin, 1 in mental science and [education, [and I in"pure mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Diploma of Honours and also degree of Master of Science: 1, second-class, in physical science (electricity). Degree of Bachelor of Science : First section, 1. Degree of Bachelor of Laws : 5. Ten passed in certain subjects for the degree of Bachelor of Laws or for Barristers' Examination. Degree of Bachelor of Commerce : Final section, 1 ; (part only), 1. Eleven have passed a section of the Professional Accountancy Examination. Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (electrical) : Final section, 2 ; (part only),|6. Four passed the Engineering Entrance Examination. Senior University Scholarship : 1. Henry Rands, M.A., of Canterbury College, was awarded a Government Research Scholarship of £100 per annum, tenable for two years, with allowances for laboratory fees, purchase of equipment, books, &c.