UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2929, 4 May 1910, Page 53

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the execm tiveof the University Council, held on Mon» dav, was attended by the Chancellor (Mr James Allen, M.P.), Professor Shand, Professor Scott, -the R2V. Professor Hewitson, Mr John Roberts, C.M.G., the Rev. A. Cameron, Dr Church, Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., Mr D. Stewart, and Air Leslie Harris. CORRESPONDENCE. . ; Professor Malcolm wrote requesting that steps be taken to replace the laboratory; steward, who had some time ago resigned. The present salary was insufficient to attract a really, competent man. The writer? recommended that an offer be made to a. qualified person from Home- at an increased salary, .and that £25 be for passage money. —Request granted on condition that appointee, if he does not 1 remain two years, refund the amount of his passage money. . . J Professor Benham .- (secretary of the Hocken Library.. Trustees) .wrote stating that the collection was now legally the property of the ■ council, but . since Dr Hocken had- added- to-- his generosity by intimating -that- hi 6 collection of Maori objects, or -at least' a part of it, would I also form part of his gift, it was resolved I to request the University Council to allow : the trustees 'to retain control of the whole collection, in" co-cpe'ratton with the council if desired, till all'the Maori objects I bad been installed. The trustees also asked! I the council to permit them to utilise so I much of the lower hall as might be necessary for the adequate accommodation and exhibition of these Maori objects.—Request! granted; Dr Hocken to be thanked. REPORTS. The Veterinary Committee reported hav- : ing inspected various sites offered as suitable for the Veterinary School buildincr at I Burnside, Musselburgh, and North-Eaet Valley, but resolved not to recommend any of these until it had been decided whether the abattoirs were to be removed from the present site.—Adopted. The committee appointed ro renort on I the Beverly .trust recommended that the proposals of the Trustees. Executors, and Agency Company be adopted, with the exception that the frontage of the site, from which it is Drooosed to sell for removal the building lately occupied bv Mr Austen, bs increased from 27ft to 3?.ft. and the ri«;ht of way be made lift wide by taking sft from the land now occupied by Mrs Bush. If Mrs Bush would not consent, the committee recommended that a 6ft right, of : way he made until-such time as the coun- | cil (through- Mrs Bush's vig.hts ceasing) could extend 'the' right of wav to lift. In regard to the property as a 'whole' several ~of the buildings were ismiall. old, a.nd scarcely worth repairing—Adopted. The report of the Finance Committee I recommended that a vote of thanks be i tendered Professor Shand for his lons and! i valuable services as chairman and" hon. | treasurer for a neriod of over sever yoars. | Mr L. Harris had been appointed chairman and hon. treasurer.— Adopted. J A jjc-od deal of routine- biuiaesa was [ transacted, .-,-,••