NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5755, 28 February 1884, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

[FKJEBB ASSOCIATION THIMHAH.]

NELSON, February it. The New Zealand University Sestte commenced its annual session to-day. Tta Chancellor's report first referred toJ.T. Glasgow of Nelson, who having passed tta firet section of the B.A. degree had gone to Sandhurst, to which the University &ai> one nomination yearly, the examioatkft being conducted by the Governor of tit* colony. The supplementary charter graining power to confer degrees in science haj been received. Including the Goveramesi grant of £3000 the revenue of year had beta .£3713, and the expenditure .£3134. Tbk year the Senate will have to make pnrrt* siOn for examination in Medicine esA Science, but this ie not expected to amount to over £150, so a credit balance ia still expected. For the B.A. degree, firet mtion, there wero forty-four candidates, Alii ' the final section twenty-seven; for $t LL.B. degree, four, and for the M.A. LL.D. one. Honors seven, and prelimittuy Medical one; total eigtty-five, or twenty four more than 1882. Eleven teachers »■" siring to qualify for class under the Edeefe tion department had also been examined For the December examination there w» 135 candidates for matriculation, and foy(jt three for Junior Scholarships, being tft increase of forty-three on the pretfteg. year. . -,-.