EDUCATION. PAPERS RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In continuation of H.-3, Sess. 1., 1879.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1880 Session I, H-01b

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18S0. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. PAPERS RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In continuation of H.-3, Sess. 1., 1879.]

Presented to loth Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. The Secbetaby of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Goveenoe. Sib,— Downing Street, 22nd July, 1879. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 16, of the 13th of May last, transmitting a memorandum from Sir George Grey, submitting, with a recommendation from your Government, a petition addressed to the Queen by the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Council of the University of Otago, praying for a grant of Letters Patent providing for the recognition of the degrees _of the University, in the same manner as if they had been granted by any University of the United Kingdom. 2. I have also received your despatch of the 20th of May (No. 21), enclosing a petition to the Queen from the Governors of the Canterbury College, praying Her Majesty not to grant a charter to any educational body in New Zealand other than the New Zealand University; together with a copy of the resolutions adopted by the Senate of the University of New Zealand, expressing the opinion that it is undesirable that the power to confer University degrees should be possessed by more than one institution in the colony; and a printed address by the A ttornejr-General, containing information on the subject of the relations between the New Zealand and Otago Universities. 3. I request that you will inform the Chancellor of Otago University, and the Governors of Canterbury College, that their petitions have been laid before the Queen, but that, having regard to the objections pointed out in Lord Kimberley's despatch of the 31st of January, 1873 (No. 8), to the grant of a charter to more than one University in New Zealand, and not being able to find anything in the present circumstances which would justify me in departing from the decision then arrived at, or in recommending the establishment of more than one chartered University in any Australasian Colony, I have not thought it my duty to advise Her Majesty to authorize any steps towards granting Letters Patent to the University of Otago. I have, &c, Governor Sir Hercules Eobinson, G.C.M.G., &c. M. E. Hicks Beach.

No. 2. The A&ent-Genebal to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaey. Sib, — 7, Westminster Chambers, London, 6th August, 1879. Referring to your letter (No. 74) of the 19th May last, respecting the extension of the Gilchrist Educational Trust, I am glad to inform you that at length I can report to you a successful issue to the efforts which I have made in this matter. The Secretary to the Trust has written to me that the Gilchrist Trustees have agreed to transfer to New Zealand the biennial scholarship of £100 per annum for three years, which was twelve years ago assigned to the University of Melbourne, but which has never been claimed until the present year. The Secretary also states that the terms on which this scholarship will be awarded have not yet been definitely arranged, but that he has already communicated on the subject with Mr. Carleton, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, and will arrange them with him. The Secretary further remarks that, as the first scholarship will not be awarded until 1881 (or probably on the basis of a matriculation examination to be held in January, 1882), the matter does not press. I have, &c, Julius Vogel, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Agent-General.

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No. 3. The Secretary of Education to the Eegisthae. g IE Education Department, Wellington, 3rd September, 1879. I have the honor, by direction of the Minister of Education, to forward the enclosed copy of a resolution passed by the Civil Service Examination Board with regard to the resolution of the Senate of the University forwarded by you on the 20th April, 1879. You will please note that the resolution of the Board does not finally dispose of the question of assimilation of examinations, but only as regards the December examination this year. I have, &c. The Eegistrar, University of New Zealand, Christchurch. John Hislop.

Enclosure in No. 3. The Secretary to the Civil Service Examination Boaed to the Under-Secretart of Education. Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sib — Wellington, 14th July, 1879. I have the honor, by instruction, to inform you that the Civil Service Examination Board have taken into consideration the following resolution passed by the Senate of the New Zealand University, and submitted to the Board by the Hon. the Minister of Education : — "That the Chancellor be requested to negotiate with the Government for the adoption by the Civil Service Board of the entrance examination papers for the senior Civil Service examination in December next, and for the general arrangement and supervision of the entrance examination being undertaken by the Civil Service Board; and that the Chancellor be further authorized to cause the instructions and forms used for the Civil Service examination, or a modification of them, to be used in conducting the entrance examination, if he considers their adoption desirable as a part of any such arrangement." At a meeting of the Board held on the 12th instant, it was resolved, — " That the Board does not see its way to recommend the adoption of the course proposed by the Senate of the New Zealand University in regard to the December 1879 examination, as it involveschanges that might lead to miscarriage." I have, &c, S h C. C. N. Barhon, The Under-Secretary of Education. Secretary.

No. 4. The Eegisteae to the Hon. the Minister of Education. g IB University of New Zealand, Christchurch, 18th March, 1880. I have the honor to inform you that the Senate of the University, at its late session, passed the following resolutions: — , . . 1. " That, in the opinion of the Senate, a clause should be introduced in any Hospital and Charit-able-Institutions Bill to be passed by Parliament, making the following provisions :—(1.) That, where medical schools exist in connection with the New Zealand University, the professors and lecturers in such schools be ex officio members of hospital staffs in hospitals established there. (2.) That the Governor in Council be enabled to make equitable arrangements, where necessary, for hospitals to be practically utilized for medical instruction at such places as aforesaid." 2. " that the above resolution be forwarded to the Government." I have, &c, W. M. Maskell, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Eegistrar.

No. 5. The Secretary of Education to the Eegistrab. g lE __ Education Department, Wellington, 23rd March, 1880. I have the honor, by direction of the Minister of Education, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant with regard to the relations the Senate is of opinion should exist between the medical schools of the University arid hospitals, and to inform you that it will receive consideration ] nave> &c '> E. O. GrIBBES, The Registrar, University of New Zealand, Christchurch. (For the Secretary.)

No. 6. The Eegistrae to the Hon. the Minister of Education". g IE; _ University of New Zealand, Christchurch, 13th March, 1880. I have the honor, by direction of the Chancellor, to forward to you herewith the annual report of the proceedings of the University during the past year, as drawn up by the Senate in accordance with the provisions of clause 28 of " The New Zealand University Act, 1874." I am to point out to you that it is of great importance that the regulations appended to this report, and made during the recent session of the Senate, should be made public at as early a date as-

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possible, and printed in the forthcoming Calendar for 1880 ; and to request that His Excellency the Governor may therefore be moved to give speedy assent to them. lam also to request you to return the sealed copies of these regulations, when assented to, as soon as possible, to me at Christchurch. I have, &c, W. M. Maskell, The Hon. the Minister of Education, "Wellington. Registrar.

Enclosure in No. 6. Annual Rbpoet of the Senate. 1. In compliance with the 28th clause of "The University Act, 1874," the Senate makes the following report to His Excellency the Governor of the proceedings of the University since the date of the last report:—■ 2. The Senate met on Pebruaiy 18th, at the Canterbury College, Christchurch, which time and place were fixed at the last annual meeting of the Senate, as prescribed by the New Zealand UniversityAct. 3. The Senate has made certain amendments in the statutes and regulations at present in force. The regulations passed with a view to giving effect to these amendments are herewith submitted for the approval of the Governor. 4. The Bowen Prize for the year 1879 has been awarded to John Innes, of the Canterbury College. 5. The reports of the examiners who were appointed in England not having as yet been received, the Senate has had to defer the gran ting of degrees for the current year until the reports referred to have been submitted to it. G. The Senate has to report, with great satisfaction, that the Trustees of the Gilchrist Educational Fund have agreed to transfer one of the Gilchrisfc Scholarships to New Zealand. 7. A statement of the income and expenditure of the University for the twelve months ending December 31st, 1879, audited as prescribed by your Excellency, is hereto appended. Hf.net John Tancred, Chancellor.

Sub-Enclosure 1 to Enclosure in No. 6. 1. Statute amending Statute —" Government and Discipline of the University." I. The following clause is hereby added to the above statute : — "The Chancellor, or in his absence from the colony the Vice-Chancellor, may of his own proper motion convene special meetings of the Senate."

2. Regulation amending Regulation —" Admission of Graduates in Arts, Medicine, Law, and Music to ad eundem Degrees." Any person who shall have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Laws, Doctor of Laws, Bachelor of Music, Doctor of Music, in any of the following Universities, namely, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Aberdeen, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Dublin, Durham, London, Queen's University of Ireland, Sydney, or Melbourne, may be admitted by the Senate to the same degree in the University of New Zealand. In all cases of application for ad eundem degrees, candidates shall be required to furnish as evidence a diploma or calendar of the University to which they have formerly belonged, or a certificate of the Registrar or other recognized officer of the said University or college of the said University, together with proof of their identity by means of a statutory declaration or a certificate from a member of the Senate.

3. Regulation repealing Regulation —" The Entrance Examination for Matriculation and Junior Scholarships," and making other provision in lieu thereof. I. The regulation, " The Entrance Examination for Matriculation and Junior Scholarships," is hereby repealed. 11. Candidates for matriculation shall, before they are admitted as matriculated students of the University, be examined in six or more of the following subjects: —(1.) Latin; (2.) English; (3.) Greek; (4.) French; (5.) German or Italian; (6.) Arithmetic; (7.) Algebra; (8.) Euclid; (9.) History; (10.) Geography; (11.) Elementary chemistry; (12.) Elementary physics; (13.) Elementary natural science. 111. Each candidate will be required to pass in at least six subjects, of which Latin, English, and arithmetic must be three. IV. The junior scholarships shall be awarded for excellence in any number not exceeding five of the following subjects : —(1.) Latin; (2.) English; (3.) Greek ; (4.) French ; (5.) German or Italian; (6.) Mathematics; (7.) History and geography; (8.) Natural and physical science. V. Candidates shall be held to have passed the matriculation examination who shall have obtained the minimum number of marks prescribed in the A Schedule hereunto appended in the compulsory subjects, and in three of the optional subjects. VI. The successful candidates for junior scholarships shall be held to have passed the matriculation examination, and unsuccessful candidates shall be held to have passed the same examination, if they shall have obtained on the junior-scholarship papers one-tenth of the marks in each of the three compulsory subjects, and also in each of the three other subjects prescribed for the matriculation examination.

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VII. The marks allotted to each subject of the matriculation examination shall be in accordance with Schedule A annexed to this regulation, and the number of marks obtained by each successful candidate in each subject shall be reported by the examiner/ VIII. The junior scholarships shall be awarded to those candidates who shall have obtained the highest aggregate of marks in any number not exceeding five of the subjects prescribed in Section IV. of this regulation, and to which subjects the values given in the B Schedule hereunto appended shall be assigned : Provided that for the purpose of awarding junior scholarships no marks shall be counted in any subject in which the candidate shall have obtained less than one-fifth of the value assigned to that subject. IX. Candidates for the entrance examination shall, prior to the examination, pay the matriculation fee required by the University irrespective of their passing or failing to pass the entrance examination: Provided'that a candidate who may present himself and fail to pass at his first examination shall not be required to pay any further fee" on his giving notice of his intention to present himself again for examination. X. Every student shall at matriculation make the following declaration : " I do solemnly promise that I will faithfully obey the statutes and regulations of the University, so far as they apply to me ; and I hereby declare that I believe myself to have attained the age of fifteen years.'"

SCHEDULE A. Values of Subjects for Matriculation Examination.

SCHEDULE B. Values or Subjects foe Juniok-Scholaeship Examination. 1. Latin ... ... ... 1,500 5. German or Italian... ... 750 2. English ... ... ... 1,000 6. Mathematics ... ... 1,500 3. Greek ... ... ... 1,000 7. History and geography ... 750 4,. French ... ... ... 750 8. Science ... ... ... 1,000 4. KeotjI/Ation amending Regulation specifying Value, Tenure, and Conditions of Medical Scholarship. I. There shall be a medical scholarship of the value of £100 per annum, and tenable for three years. II. The competition for the medical scholarship shall take place at the senior-scholarship examination, and shall he decided by excellence in the papers on anatomy, physiology, zoology, botany, and chemistry. III. The medical scholarship shall be open to graduates of the University of New Zealand and to undergraduates of not less than two years' standing. IV. The medical scholarship shall he held on condition that the holder gives satisfactory proof to the Chancellor that he is taking the necessary steps towards the obtaining of his medical degree in any British or Colonial University, whose degrees can he registered in New Zealand as entitling to practise.

5. Regulation amending Regulation permitting certain Teachers to proceed to the B.A. Degree. Teachers in affiliated institutions, and certificated teachers of good repute in any school established or conducted under the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly or of a Provincial Council of this colony, having been in the practice of their profession for at least five years, may be admitted on the recommendation of the Chancellor or of the Vice-Chancellor to the examination for the B.A. degree, to be passed either in one or two sections, on payment of the ordinary fees, without matriculation and the keeping of the University terms ; and on passing that examination shall be entitled to all the other privileges of undergraduates of the University of the same standing, anything in other regulations of the University notwithstanding : Provided that under this regulation no teacher shall be admitted to the first section of his examination beyond the B.A. examination for the year 1883: Provided also that every teacher admitted to examination under this regulation shall give six months' notice to the Chancellor of the subjects in which he shall elect to be examined.

Subject. i 1. Latin 2. English 3. Greek 4. French 5. German or Italian 6. Arithmetic ... 7. Algebra 8. Euclid 9. History .0. Geography ... .1. Chemistry ... .2. Physics .3. Natural science L M tiinimum. 150 90 90 60 60 60 45 45 30 30 30 30 30 1 Maximum. 500 300 300 200 200 200 150 150 100 100 100 100 100

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6. Regulation amending Regulation prescribing Form of Diploma for Graduates. I. The following section is hereby added to the regulation prescribing form of diploma for graduates:— 11. Each successful candidate for honours shall receive a diploma under the hand of the Chancellor, sealed with the seal of the University, in the following form:— A. B. has been duly admitted to the degree of Master of Arts in the University of N~ew Zealand, with class honours in Given under my hand this day of , one thousand eight hundred and CD., Chancellor.

Sub-Enclosure 2 to Enclosure in No. 6. Balance-sheet —Geneeal Account. 1879. £ s. d. 1879. £. s. d. January 1. To Balance ... ... ... 933 10 0 January 1. By Paid Attendance of Senate ... 343 4 6 Receipts — Salaries ... ... ... 416 17 7 Government grant ... 3,000 0 0 Examinations ... ... 739 7 11 Fees ... ... ... 136 11 0 General printing ... ... 256 3 6 Examination deposits ... 75 0 0 Advertising ... ... 141 11 8 Interest on fixed deposits ... 29 15 0 Transfer to Scholarship AcSale of Calendars ... 3 16 8 count ... ... ... 1,500 0 0 Transfer from Scholarship Refunds ... ... ... 115 0 0 Account ... ... 397 13 0 Miscellaneous ... ... 49 4 6 Petty expenses ... ... 15 7 9 Balance in Bank £1,006 13 5 Less unpresented cheques 10 0 0 ■ 996 13 5 Balance in hand ... ... 2 14 10 £4,576 5 8 £4,576 5 8 1880. ■ ' ' " January 1. To Balance brought down ... £999 8 3 Balance-sheet —Scholabship A ccount. 1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. January 1. To Balance ... ... ... 5,791 2 6 January 1. By Paid Scholarships ... ... 788 15 0 Receipts— Transfer to General Account 397 13 O From General Account ... 1,500 0 0 Balance in Bank £728 12 0 Interest on fixed deposits ... 301 7 6 Less unpresented cheque ... 15 0 0 713 12 O Balance on fixed deposit ... 5,692 10 O' £7,592_ 10 0 £7,592 10 0 1880. "— ~ January 1. To Balance brought down ... £6,406 2 0 Balance-sheet —Bowen Peize Account. 1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. January 1. To Balance ... ... ... 109 19 11 January 1. By Balance ... ... ... 114 18 0 Interest received ... ... 4 18 1 £114 18 0 £114 18 0 1880. —— — | "■■ January 1. To Balance brought down ... 114 18 OJ ■ Statement of Sums on Fixed Deposit. Date of Deposit. Sum. Account. Bate of Interest. Period. When Duo. Interest Eeeeived. £ b. d. Per cent. Months. £ s . d. Nov. 13, 1878 ... 700 0 0 General Account ... 5 3 Feb. 13, 1879 ... 8 15 0 May 15, 1878 ... 1,025 0 0 Scholarship Account 5J 12 May 15, 1879 ... 56 7 6 Nov. 15, 1878 ... 1,000 0 0 Scholarship Account 5J 6 May 15, 1879 ... 27 10 0 Aug. 10,1878 ... 3,500 0 0 Scholarship Account 5\ 12 Aug. 10, 1879 ... 192 10 0 May 15, 1879 ... 700 0 0 General Account ... 6 6 Nov. 15, 1879 ... 21 0 0 May 15, 1879 ... 500 0 0 Scholarship Account 6 6 Nov. 15, 1879 ... 15 0 0 May 15, 1879 ... 2,000 0 0 Scholarship Account 6i 12 May 15, 1880 ... Aug. 15, 1879 ... 3,692 10 0 Scholarship Account 6f 12 Aug. 15, 1880 ... I , Also received Interest on Fixed Deposit short-paid in 1878, £10. £ s. d. Interest received on General Account ... 29 15 0 Interest received on Scholarship Account 301 7 6 £331 2 6 2—H. 1b.

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Geneeal Balance-Sheet. 1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. January 1. To Balance ... 6,834 12 5 January 1. By Expenditure, various accounts 4,763 5 5 Receipts as per balance-sheets 5,449 1 3 Balance on fixed deposit ... 5,692 10 0 Balance in Bank of New Zealand ... ... 1,710 5 5 Balance in Savings Bank ... 114 18 0 Balance in hand ... 2 14 10 £12,283 13 8 £12,283J13 8 1880. ' January 1. To Balance brought down ...£7,520 8 3

The accounts of the University of New Zealand for the year 1879, of which a summary is contained in this general balance-sheet, have this day been duly audited and found correct. J. Ollivise, February 16th, 1880. District Auditor.

No. 7. The Chakcelloe to the Hon. the Minister of Education. g IE , University of New Zealand, Christchurch, 7th May, 1880. I have the honor to inform you that the Senate of the University, at its late session, passed the following resolution: " That, in the event of a Bill for the redistribution of seats being likely to be brought before Parliament, the Chancellor be requested to call the attention of the Government to the claims of the University to a member." I understand that it is likely that a Bill such as that mentioned in this resolution will be submitted to the Assembly at its approaching session, and I venture, therefore, to put before the Government the following considerations : — There are, at the present time, 115 graduates of this University, whether by examination here or admitted from other Universities ad eundem gradwm: of these, fifteen have gone through all their course in this University previous to 1879 ; and it is expected that, when the results of the examinations of 1879 are known, there will be about nine more. In each year, also, this number of graduates admitted after examination in the University will be considerably increased. 1 venture to suggest that, in case the Government decide on giving a member to the University, the electoral body should consist of the Senate of the University and of all graduates thereof, whether admitted ad eundem gradwm or after examination here. I need perhaps scarcely remind you that this body would form, a constituency representing, probably, the highest intellectual power in the colony ; and that in each year there would be an increased number of electors drawn from those classes of the population whomay be supposed to take the most intelligent view of public affairs. I may refer you to the fact that, in England and elsewhere, the principle of University representation has been recognized, and that in New South Wales provision has been made in the Electoral Act whereby the University of Sydney is represented in the colonial Assembly. I have, &c., Henet John Tanceed, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Chancellor.

No. 8. The Hon. the Ministee of Education to the Chancelioe. g IR Education Department, Wellington, 20th May, 1880. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, enclosing a resolution of the Senate requesting you, as Chancellor, to call the attention of the Government to the claims of the University to be represented in the General Assembly in the event of a Bill for the redistribution of seats being likely to be brought before Parliament. In reply, I have to state that the subject will receive the careful consideration of the Government. I have, &c, The Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, W. Kolleston. Christchurch.

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