University Senate.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5557, 3 March 1886, Page 3

University Senate.

« THIS DAY. The Senate of the University of New Zealand opened its annual session to-day at noon, in the Canterbury College Hall. The following were present — Dr Hector, tho Chancellor (in the chair) ; the Hon W. Eolleston, Vice-Chancellor ; the Bight Eev Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland ; the Eevs Dr Salmond, D. Bruce, and M'Gregor, Sir G. Maurico O'Eorke, Professors Cook, Brown, and Shand, and Mr Giles. OHANCELLOE'S EEPOET. Tho Eegistrar (Mr Maskell) read the following report of the Chancellor :— I have the honour to lay before the Senate a report of the proceedings of the University for the past year. VACANCIES. Since the last session the Hon Mr Bobert Stout has been elected by convocation as Fellow of the University, in the room of the lato Mr Theophilus Heale. AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS. I lay before tho Senate the reports received from the Affiliated Colleges ; also a letter received from the Eight Rev the Bishop of Nelson, relative to the disaffiliation of Bishopdale College, and asking for a reconsideration of the Senate's decision theron. AUTHORS ANI» PERIODS. It will be necessary for the Senate to select these, in Latin, Greek, English, French, German, and probably Italian, and history, for the examinations of 1 November, 1888 ; also a Latin work for the medical preliminary examination of the [ Bame year. The Senate last year omitted to prescribe periods in English and French ! for the B.A. pass examination of 1887.

Provision is necessary for this ; and some change is required, as I am informed, in the works prescribed by the Senate in French for 188G and 1887. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THB -NQLISH AQENT. I lay before the Si-.nate all letters which have passed during the year between the University office and Mr Carpenter. Amongst these will be found a letter from Professor Kay Lankester, on the subject of appointing University Examiners in the Colony instead of in England. THE -INLINE SCHOLARSHIP. Mr John Tinline, of Ainuri, on leaving for England last year, made a donation to the University of the sum of .£IOOO for the purpose of founding a scholarship of the aunual value of MO, tenable by students of the Canterbury College in the subject "English." I have conveyed to Mr Tinline my thanks on behalf of the Senate for his generous gift. Perhaps the Senate may desire to supplement my letter by a formal resolution to the same effect. I lay before the Senate the correspondence which has taken place on this subject. HOOKER'S FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. Tho Senate last year directed me to apply to the Government for the publication of a new edition of this work. 1 havo been informed that the Government cannot at present accede to the request. COMMISSIONS IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. I was informed by His Excellency the Governor, in November laat, that he had received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, announcing that the Imperial Government proposed to grant commissions in the Eoyal Engineers to graduates of the Australian and Now Zealand Uaiversities under certain conditions. The Colonial Government inserted in the New Zealand Gazette a notice that candidates for such commissions should apply to the Minister for Education. I understand that one graduate so applied this year, and that he haa been recommended for a commission. Perhaps the Senate would desire some notice inserted in the Calendar a3 to this matter. DISABILITIES OP COLONIAL MEDICAL GRADUATES. I communicated, as directed by the Senate last year, with the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne on the subject of the barriers which prevent Colonial graduates in medicine from admission to the medical service of the Army, Navy, and Mercantile Marine. I lay before the Senate the replies received, from which it will be seen that both of those Universities are ready to co-operate with the Senate in attempting to remove these disabilities. I suggest the appointment of a Committee to prepare an address on thia subject to the proper authorities in England. RECOGNITION OF NEW ZEALAND DEGREES BY ROME UNIVERSITIES. A letter was received from a graduate of this University at Aberdeen, relative to the recognition by the University of that place of the B.A. degree which he had taken in this Colony, as qualifying for the Aberdeen M.D. degree. Logic and Greek are optional with us, but compulsory at Aberdeen. In the particular case in point it was of course open to the student to have taken those subjects if he had chosen to do co ; but perhaps the Senate might see fit to appoint a Committee to investigate the whole question of assimilation between the New Zealand and Home degrees. • ACCOUNTS. The accounts and balance-sheets for 1885, duly audited, will be laid before the Senate. The following is an abstract of income and expenditure for the year : — Income,

To estimate the actual position of the University on Dec. 31, 1885, the above balance should be reduced by £750, one quarter of the statutory grant, which ought to have been received in 1884. The actual result is a balance of income over expenditure of £274 23 2d, and, comparing the result shown in my report of last year (Minutes, 1885, p. 6, paragraph 2), it will be seen that the position of the University has, since then, somewhat improved as regards the annual income and expenditure. The amount of fixed deposits shows in the balance sheet a diminution of about £1000, there being now £6500 on scholarship account, and none on general account, against £6450 on the former and £1000 on the latter last year. The general account shows, however, a credit balance in the Bank of £1700, and on receipt of the quarter's statutory giant of £750, now due, I propose to place £1000 at fixed deposit on that account, so that here also the University will not really be in a worse position than in 1885. The fees are, as the Senate will see, steadily increasing, especially those for matriculation and for the November examinations. Taking into account, then, the increased expenditure involved in the examinations in Medicine and Science, I see no reason to doubt that the finances of the University will be able, at least for the present, to meet requirements. THE AGENT IN ENGLAND. In accordance with the resolution of the Senate, Mr W. L. Carpenter has been appointed the English Agent of the University. I have learnt with great regret the death of Dr Carpenter who in formeryears rendered great services to the University, and undertook much work in the selection and appointment of Examiners in England, and I propose to ask the Senate to pass a resolution recording those services.

Statutory Grant— £ B.&. £ a. 6". Last Quarter, 1884 ... 750 0 0 1885 3000 0 0 3750 0 0 Foes 639 13 0 Interest 388 8 8 Miscellaneous 15 0 £4779 6 8 Expenditure. £ s.d. Senate 387 4 2 Office 46t» 0 0 Examinations 1339 13 1 Scholarships 1416 1 3 General Purposes 146 6 0 Balance 1024 2 2 .&177Q a s