UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2258, 10 June 1897, Page 24

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Council of tha Olago University was held on Monday, when there were present — The Vice-chancellor (Mr E. B. Cargill), Mr James Allen, M.H.8., Dr Hocken, Professor Sale, the Rev. A. Cameron, Mr D. White, Dr Sh»nd, and the Hon. W. H. Reynolds. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance Committee reported having passed accounts for payment amounting to £2630 12b 9d. A letter had been received from tbo tenant of run 79c, Barewood, which was rof erred to the council ; an application from the janitor was also referred to the council ; and a roport on tho area affected in Barewood run by the Otago Central railway was forwarded to the council for consideration in committee. The letter from the tenant stated that « cheque was handed for h&lf-year's rent and that tha rent now due would be sent in as soon as possible. The tenant oomplained that the land was rough, that it cost from £35 to £40 a year to keep the rabbits down, and aiked that his case should receive consideration, otherwise ho would not be able to keep it on. Toe Vice-chancellor said ifc had been represented by the Government before the sale of the Barewood lessen that the council were not doing their duty in retaining the land in a. blook, and that if it wa& cut up there would be no end of people applying tor ifc in smail selections of pastoral land. The counoil had hud . the run cut up, and the only piece taken up ab ' the sale was the piece of 500 acres referred to' in the letter— a detached corner, which bad been taken up at a rental equal to lOd per acre. The Registrar said that the cutting up o£ the run had cost the council £150. The letter was referred to the registrar for inquiry and report, and the report of the committee was adopted nem con. PEES The committee appointed to report on tho question of fees for instruction in lunaov requested further time to consider the question betore reporting — The extension of timo was agreed t" v Tn.E JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. Ifc was reported tbat the Professorial Board desired to know if one day's holiday (the 22ad of June) would be sufficient during the Diamond Jubilee week, and suggeited that if it were" officially prociairaed that there should be three days' holiday, those holidays should be observed by the university, but that the commencement of the winter holidays should bo postponed from July 10 to July 15 .—The suggestion of thg Professorial Board was agreed to. The Vice-chancellor suggested that the university building should ba illuminated on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and the suggestion was concurred without a" formal motion being submitted on the subject. janitor's salary. The application lor an increase of the janitor's salary was referred to the House Committee, and the council then went into committee to consider the matter referred to in the report of the Finance Committee. This cocclnded the business.