UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 56, 7 March 1889, Page 2

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

TUESDAY'S SITTING.

; 'COMMITTSE ON COURSE OF LAW.— The following report of the Committee on the ooiirse of Law was then considered :— •S?he .Committee have the hosiour to report (1) That in order to more clearly show how the>University can undertake,the Law and 'V_ General Knowledge Examinations required of candidates for admission a3 barristers i.v and solicitors they have drafted amended rules, under the "Law Practitioners' Act." Theso draft rales are annexed to the report. (2) These rules will requirq to bo mado by the Judges, of the Supreme . Court. (3) A Statute will also have to be made by the University authorising examinations and the issue of certificates. (4) 'The fees that can be charged for examinations are fixed by " The Law Practitioners' Act, 1882." They are ;—(1) For each examination •in .general knowledge of! ■ barrister or solicitor, £2 2s; (2) For each examination in law of a barrister, £5 Ss Od ; (3) For each examination in law of a solicitor, £2 2s Od ; (5) The Committee are of opinion that these fees, if paid to the University, should suffice for : tho examinations. (6) The Committee also annex to the report a draft statute to be passed by the Senate. Legal examinations statute: (1) Candi dates for the legal profession may bo examined by the University. (2) No fees shall be required for such examination other than thoso prescribed by tbe " Law Practitioners' Act, 1882." (3) Certificates shall bo issued to candidates specifying the examination which they have passed. (4) That Chancellor may, on the request of any judge of the Supreme Court, fix special examinations for such candidates,' a{> such times and places as may be required by a judge of the Supreme Court. Rules and regulations under " The Law Practitioners' Act, 1882 :'!;, By virtue of the powers vested in us by law, it is ordered by us, the Judges of the said Court, that the following shall be the rules and regulations under the Law Practitioners 'Act, 1882 :—(1) Every candidate for admission aa a barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court, not previously admitted elsewhere, shall give notice to the .Registrar of the Court at the place \ where he intends >to apply for admis- : sion, at. least two months before the | month of December in every year,. of his : desire to be examined, and shall state the . nature of the examination that he proposes :to submit to ; and shall at tho same time pay the proper fee in respect of such examination. ' (2) Candidates may present themselves for examination both in law and i general knowledge, or in law only, or in • general knowledge only, or they may split ; their examination for law as prescribed for ' candidates for the degree of LL.B., but if so ~_.Split each examination must be considered W'di separate examination. (5) The examinations will be conducted by the University of New Zealand, and shall be fheld' in the month of December at "Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and at " such other places a.i the number of candidates may warrant. '" (4) Candidates for admission as barristers who have been previously admitted as barristers in any superior or Supreme Court in any part of Her Majesty a dominions shall give two months'notice of their intention to apply for admission, and shall, as soon as conveniently may be thereafter, be examined only as to their knowledge of the law of New Zealand so far as it differs from the law of England. The judge in any judicial district may specially appoint times and places for the examination of any such* candidates, arid the examination shall be conducted by the examiners appointed by the University for the 9pecial subject. " (5) ' / Candidates for admission as hamsters who shall have taken a degree in arts, science, or law1 from somo University or other body in any part of Her "Majesty's dominions, which has or hereafter may have power by law to grant such a degree shall be examined only in law. (6) All other candidates for admission as barristers shall be examined in law and. general knowledge. (7) Solicitors on the roll who shall apply after the 15th day of September, 1883, to be admitted as barristers shall pass the examination in general knowledge provided by Rule 8, and shall pass the examination in Jurisprudence, . Constitutional History, Roman law,, International law, and Conflict of laws, required for barristers under Rule 9. (3) The examination in general knowledge for Candidates for admission as barristers, and for candidates foradmission as solicitors who are by law required to pass the barristers' examination, shall be the Junior Scholarship Examination required by the '2fsw Zealand University, aud a candidate must pass with credit such examination. Or hetavikt pa^a the first examination for the .Degree of Bachelor of Laws. (9) The examination in law for candidates for . admission as barristers shall be, the ' la* subjects required for the LL.B. degree in the New Zealand University, namely:— (I) Jurisprudence and Consiitntional History. (2) Roman Law. (3) international 'JfcHr and Conflict of Laws. English Law in New Zealand, jj (4) Contracts and Torts. (5) Real and personal property. (6) Evidence. (7) Criminal law. (8) Equity. (9) Statute law in New Zealand.' (10j Practice dnd procedure of the courts in New Zealand. (10) Candidates for admission as solicitors Who have been admitted as solicitors in any superior «r Supreme Court of any , part of Her Majesty's dominions fhali be ex- '' amined ( in law, including the lawof New Zealand in so far as it differs from the laws of Encland. For this class Of candidates there shall be two papers: one in law generally, the other in the law. of ]_3W Zealand iv so far as it differs from the law of England. The examination' shall be conducted by the examiners appointed by the University. (II) Candidates for admission as solicitors who have taken a degree iii arts or law 3or • science from some University or other body in any part of Her Majesty's dominions which" has or hereafter may have power by . law to grant such degrees shall be examined in law only. (12) The examination in general knowledge for . candidates for admission as solicitors shall be the matriculation examination of the New Zealand University. (13) Tho examination in law for candidates for admission as solicitors shall be the law subjects prescribed for the LL.B Degree of the University, omitting jurisprudence, constitu- ■ tional history, Roman law, international law, and conflict of law. , (14) Every ' candidate for admission, either as a barrister or solicitor who shall produce a certiI fieate emanating from the proper authority. I that ho has passed any examination in .' general knowledge required to be passed -by candidates for admission as solicitors in ■■■ England or Ireland or as law agents m ?,'. Scotland, or that he has. passed an examina- > _ tion either at the University of New Zealand or any* University in Great Britain, ■f Ireland, or the Australian colonies, or at ■ any college or institution affiliated to or - connected witlr any such University, or ',' who has passed the Now Zealand Senior ■Service examination, and who shall prove, to the satisfaction of a judge r of the Supreme Court that such examination comprised any subject or _,sub- - jeebs corresponding with any of those ' hereby prescribed for thegeneral knowledge I ■;•'< examination, shall be excused from being ex-. % amihedin such subject or subjects. (15) ;■' ; The age. of all candidates for admission must appear on affidavit. (16) A barrister or advocate previously admitted elsewhere must A produce to the Judge of the district to whom m he applies for admission his admission, or 7: some certificate or. other document, duly f verified, proving his admission and make '■'.. an affidavit that he is the person named A. therein, and was admitted as therein stated.

(l7) Evory candidate f.r admission as a barrister or solicitor who claims to be entitled, a3 a graduate of some University,' to be admitted after an examination in law only, shall produce bis diploma, or some duly:- authenticated certificate or other documentary evidence of his having taken a degree, with an affidavit verifying the <: same, and proving his identity with the-person mentioned in such document. (18) Every candidate for admission as a solicitor who claims to be entitled td be admittecV on the ground of some previous admission elsewhere must produce documentary evidence of such admission purporting to emanate from properauthority,and an affidavit vetifyingthe same, and proving his identity with the person named therein. (19) Every candidate before being admitted shall produce evidence of his good character to the satisfaction of the Judge to whom he applies for admission. (20) A sum equal to the examination fees paid under the "Law Practitioners' Act, 1882," by candidates shall be paid ovox to the University of New Zealand to defray the expense of examination. (21) Duplicates of all notices ofcandidat.es for examination shall be at once forwarded by the Registrar of the Supreme Court receiving the same to the Registrar of the University. The Committee have further to recommend that the following gentlemen be appointed examinei'3 for two years : — (1) Contracts and torts. F. Fitchefcfc, Esq., M.A., LL.D. (2) Real and personal property. P. Levi, Esq., M.A., LL.E. (3) Evidence. J. Macgregor, Esq., M. A. '(4) Criminal law. J..C. Martin, Esq., Crown Prosecutor. (5) Equity.' J. .r. SalmpricL Esq., M.A.,LL.B. (6) Statute Law of New Zealand. J. Tole, Esq., . LL.B. (7) Practice and procedure of Courts. Martin Chapman, Esq. The Examiners for (1) Jurisprudence and' constitutional history ; (2) International law and conflict laws; (3) Roman lav/, -..re at present appointed in England, but tho committee believe that in two years examiners in these subjects (save for the LL.D. degree) should be appointed in New Zealand. The report was agreed to. The following busiheß3 was transacted by the Senate yesterday in addition to that already published :— Medical Course.—The following report of the Committee on the medical course and the Gilchrist scholarship was considered : — The Committee find that in the cases of A. Hendry, E. J. Roberts, J. A. Newell, W. Buteman, R. H. Hogg, J. Torrance, J. F. Menztes, their certificates and the reports of the examiners show that these students have complied with the requirements of the Statutes ; and recommend that they bo declared to have passed the first professional examination. They find that in the case of G. S. Fooks, VV. H. Chappie, P. R. Cook, W. Hislop, W. J. Mullin, J. H. Reid, the certificates and the reports oil the examiners show that these students have complied with the requirements of the Statutes ; and recommend that they be declared to have passed the second professional examina- , tion. They find that George Andrew Cop-, land, Herbert Clifford Barclay, and William Thomas Dermer.kmve satisfied the requirements of the Statutes, and have passed the third professional examination'; and report that they are entitled to be admitted to the degree, of M.8... The Committee have to report receiptof an official communications from which it appears that graduates of the New Zealand University are recognised by the General Council, under the " Medical Act, 1886," as entitled to bo enrolled on the medical registrar as colonial practitioners: and they recommend that this fact be gazetted and notified in the calendar. The Committee have carefully considered the petition forwarded by the medical students. They find that it embodies two requests:—(l) That there be t&o medical examinations each year. (2) That the preliminary medical examination of theOtago Universityshouldbe recognised as entitling to registration for tho New Zealand degree. In regard to the first of these requests your Committee find that it is not in agreement with the practice of the Home Universities, and that it would in- ■ volve an expenditure out of all proportion to the fees received up to the present timo, and therefore recommend that it be not granted. In regard to the second request, your Committeo are of opinion that it [ should be declined, as it is not desirable that anyaxaiainations,excep.t.sucha3areprovided for by the statutes ad eundem, be recognised. The Committee beg to submit the following list of names, from which the medical examiners may be selected by the Chancellor, namely :—Doctors M. Coughtroy, W. H. Maunsell, D. Colqnhoun, W. S. Roberts, R, G. Macdonald, E. VV. Alexander, F. J. Macdonald, I. De Zouche, F. M. Hocken, F. OgSton, A. T. Ferguson, F. C. B&tchelor, W. Brown, andFrofessor Scott. They recommend that the fee of £5 be paid for each examination (including tho oral as well as the written part of it), and when tho candidates are over twenty in number an allowance of I five shillings be made for each oral examination conducted. In response to.the communication addressed to other Universities for adfflissidi) of medical Students ad eitiidem. definite-answers have been received from Dublin'and Cambridge. Dublin declines, as by its statutes it requires graduation in arts previous to graduation in medicine. Cambridge has agreed to include our University in the list of colonial schools which it recognises. The communication states'that "of the five years Which must be passed in medical study by a candidate for a Degree in Medicine or Surgery two may be spent in the Colleges of the University of New Zealand, three years at least being spent in residence at Cambridge." Students who propose .to take advantage of this privilege^ are advised to have their certificates of attendance on lectures in New Zealand duly attested in a specified form communicated. As tho number of medical students is rapidly increasing, and the business in connection with them in danger of becoming complicated, the Committee "recommend — Ist, that the names of registered medical students and. the terms they have kept bo published in the Calendar in a separate . list ; 2nd, that henceforth there be kept a much more minutely detailed medical register, capable of immediate reiorence for ascertaining the course of each student. Your Committee have inquired into the facts bearing on the petition of a medical student to be allowed to pass the first professional examination, and recommend that the petition be not granted. In reference to tho Gilchrist scholarship, the Committee recommend thatitis inexpedient to make any formal application at present, and that the matter be left in the hands of the Chancellor to take such steps during the recess as he may deem advisable, to have the benefits of the scholarship continued to the" colonies. The report was considered by the Senate in committee. On resuming resolutions were passed agreeing to the first three clauses of the report. It was also agreed " That tho recognition of the New Zealand graduates by _ the General Medical Council of Great Britain be gazetted and.notified in the Calendar." Clauses 5, 6 and 7 of the report were agreed to, as were also clauses 8, 9 and 10, GRADUATES PROM FOREIGN AND CoLONXAt Universities.—The Senate next considered the report of the CommittdS on applications for admission to ad euhdim degrees. The recommendation was as follows :—" That a Committee be appointed to consider during the recess the whole question of ad■mission ad eundem of graduates from foreign and colonial. Universities, nob included-in the list of Clause 2, oh, iii ('Statute admission ad enndem'). and to ascertain as .-far as possible how far any privilege granted .will be reciprocateii. Such Committee to consist of-The Chair man,-the yic^Ohancellor, mosti Rev, Dr, Redwood.Rev.Mr Habens.Dr, McGregor. An atncndmonb was moved by Sir R. Stout

•' That Robert Bradford Williams, of Yale University, United States of America, be admitted to the ad citndeiit degree of 13.A." This was carried by eight to three, The recommondation of the Committee was also agreed to. Dentistry.— The Senate next dealt with the following report of'the Committee on the course in dentistry:—The Committee are of opinion that the weight of evidence is adverse to the decision recorded in the minutes of .1887, p. 51, and therefore recommend that the regulations remain for the present ac they aro printed in the Calendar. The Committee further recommend that a copy of Dr. Coleman's letter to the Chancellor be sent to the Dentistry Board, with a request for advice as to the means of affording the instruction in dental science required by Dr. Coleman's scheme.—The report was agreed to. . Terms and Leotores, —The Sonate considered, tho following report of the Committee on the statute " Terms and Lectures," section IV. " The Committee recommend that the words ilin any year," and the words " during the jear " be omitted from the statute of Terms and Lectures, section IV." Itwasresolvedthatthereportbeagreed to, and that in lieu of the words, V during the year," the'words "subsequent by to matriculation he has both" be inserted, and that the statute be amended.accord-

ingly. "M Bt Degree.—-It was resolved, .That George' Anderson Conland, Herbert Clifford Barclay, and \V. T. Dormer be admitted to the degree of M.8." NeW "Statutes.—The Senate went into committee to consider Bills for new statutes, and on resuming agreed to pass the following Rills :-(1) To amend the statute "Junior Scholarships," (2) to amend the statute "Senior Scholarships," (3/ for a new statute regarding the course inlaw, (4) to amend the statute "Terms and Lectures." The third reading of these Bills was made an order of the day for today. The Senate adjourned at 4 p.m. till 10 a.m. to-day.