EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In Continuation of E.-5, 1884.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, E-05

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EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In Continuation of E.-5, 1884.]

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

Annual Bepoet op the Senate. 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:— The Senate met on the 25th February at Auckland, which time and place were fixed at the last annual meeting of the Senate, as prescribed by the University Act. Since the last meeting of the Senate in 1884 the University has had to mourn the death of the first Chancellor, the late lienry John Tancred. The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate at its present meeting : " That the Senate record their deep sense of the loss which they have sustained through the death of the late Chancellor, Henry John Tancred; their admiration for his high and honourable character, his distinguished ability, and his devotion to the cause of education ; and also their appreciation of the untiring zeal, the watchful care, and the tact, skill, and courtesy with which he conducted the affairs of the University as Chancellor during the period of fifteen years from its foundation." The Senate has unanimously appointed James Hector to succeed the late Mr. Tancred as Chancellor, and the Bev. John Chapman Andrew to succeed Dr. Hector as Vice-Chancellor. By the death of the late Chancellor, and by the resignation of Mr. Theophilus Heale and the Bev. C. Fraser, three vacancies were created in the Senate. Two of these have been filled by the Senate by the appointment of Sir James Prendergast and C. H. H. Cook, Esq. The third vacancy remains to be filled, by Convocation. The Senate has at its late meetings made certain amendments and additions to its statutes at present in force. The statutes passed with a view to giving effect to these amendments are herewith submitted for the approval of the Governor. The Senate has further held a special meeting at Christchurch, on the 22nd April, 1885, at which the following degrees were conferred, after consideration of the Examiners' reports : — The degree of Master of Arts on seven Bachelors of Arts ; the degree of Bachelor of Laws on one Master of Arts; and the degree of Bachelor of Arts on nineteen undergraduates. Two senior scholarships and eight junior scholarships were also awarded. The number of graduates now on the roll of the University is as follows : Masters of Arts, 36 ; Bachelors of Arts, 73 ; Bachelor of Laws (not included in above), 1: total, 110. The number of undergraduates entitled to be on the roll of the University is at present 479. In accordance with the provisions of the University Act, the second meeting of Convocation was held at Dunedin on the 13th January, 1885. At that meeting of Convocation several resolutions on matters of importance were passed. These have been laid before the Senate, and action has been taken thereon. A meeting of Convocation has been called, to be held at Christchurch on the 4th May, 1885, for the purpose of electing a Fellow of the University. The Bowen prize of 1884 has been awarded to Margaret Lorimer, of Canterbury College. Alfred Bichardson Meek, of the same college, was recorded as proximo accessit. A statement of the income and expenditure of the University for the year 1831, audited in accordance with the law, is herewith presented. James Hectob, Wellington, 30th April, 1885. Chancellor.

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Enclosure No. 1.

Details of Expenditure.—General Account.*

1. Senate Sessions— £ s. d. Expenses of Follows .. .. 279 17 8 Begistrar .. .. .. .. 25 12 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 27 6 6 Messenger, &c. .. " .. .. 4 3 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 10 13 0 2. Salaries and Office— Begistrar .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Bent .. .. .. .. 56 11 6 Messenger, cleaning, &c. .. .. 13 10 0 3. General Printing— Minutes of Senate .. .. .. 31 12 6 Calendar .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 10 13 6 4. General Advertising— Bemoval of office .. .. .. 11 4 0 „ , ~ , _. , ~ , „ Presentation of diplomas .. ..* 3 4 0 5. Exempted UndergraduatesExaminers fees .. .. .. 14 14 0 6. Transfers — Scholarship account .. .. 1,125 0 0 7. Examinations— (a) November Examinations, 1883— Supervisors' fees .. .. 43 0 0 Expenses and stationery .. 45 5 9 Printing .. .. .. 10 0 Committee and miscellaneous .. 23 3 2 (b) December Examinations, 1883 — Supervisors' fees .. .. 64 0 0 Expenses and stationery .. 42 18 11 Examiners' fees .. .. 181 10 0 Printing .. .. .. 26 16 3 Advertising .. .. .. 24 12 0 Committee and miscellaneous .. 5 8 8

(c) November Examinations, 1884— Examiners' fees and expenses, £ s. d. England (imprest) .. .. 647 10 0 Agent's fee, England .. .. 52 10 0 Telegram, England .. .. 24 17 0 Printing .. .. .. 80 12 3 Supervisors' fee .. .. 9 0 0 Expenses and stationery .. 49 2 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 13 4 4 (d) December Examinations, 1884 — Supervisors' fee .. .. 8 0 0 Expenses and stationery .. 15 11 0 Printing .. .. .. 8 5 0 Advertising .. .. .. 42 14 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2 16 » „ _ t - -8. Convocation— p„ rn ituro and stationery .. .. 417 3 Transfer of fees .... .. 9 0 0 9. Miscellaneous — Expenses of supplementary charter .. 70 2 0 Edinburgh University tercentenary .. 23 14 2 Bobes .. .. .. .. 66 10 0 Cadetships .. .. .. 6 11 0 Stationery .. .. .. 14 19 10 Bemoval of office .. .. .. 9 19 3 Furniture .. .. .. 20 14 6 Presentation of diplomas .. .. 12 16 6 Bofunds .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Telegrams and postages .. .. 4 3 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 6 8 3 Total .. ..£3,743 3 9 : ■

* [Summarised from full details in the original.] Note.—The total cost of the examinations of 1883 was : November examinations, £733 Bs. 5d.; December xaminations, £404 15s. 7d.: total, £1,138 4s. The amount of fees from candidates was £256 4s.

Details op Expenditure.—Scholarship Account.*

1. Scholarships— £ s. d. 1881 .. .. .. .. 326 5 0 1882 .. .. .. .. 517 10 0 1883 .. .. .. .. 408 15 0 Carried forward .. .. £1,252 10 0

£ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 1,252 10 0 2. Befund— To General Account .. .. 391 0 0 Total .. .. .. £1,643 10 0

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Balance-sheet.—General Account.

1884.* £ s. d. To Balanco from 1883 .. .. .. 1,023 13 9 Beceipts of 1884— Statutory grant, throe quarters .. 2,250 0 0 Fees— Degree .. .. £112 7 0 Examination .. Jl2 7 0 Matriculation .. 225 15 0 Ad eundem .. .. 21 0 0 Convocation .. 6 0 0 Certificate .. .. 0 10 0 Exempted students .. 12 12 0 490 11 0 Befund from Scholarship Account .. 391 0 0 Sales of calendar, &c. .. .. 23 4 8 Miscellaneous .. ' .. .. 14 2 0 £4,792 II 11 Balance brought down Ist Jan., 1885 .. £1,049 8 2

1884. £ s. d. By Senate .. .. .. .. 347 12 2 Office .. .. .. .. 470 1 6 General printing .. .. .. 107 6 0 General advertising .. .. .. 14 8 0 Exempted students .. .. .. 14 14 0 Transfer to Scholarship Account .. 1,125 0 0 Convocation .. .. .. 13 17 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 239 2 3 Examinations .. .. .. 1,411 2 7 Balance in bank .. £49 8 2 Balance on fixed deposit 1,000 0 0 1,049 8 2 £4,792 11 11

Balance-sheet.—Scholarship Account.

1884. ' £ s. d. To Balance from 1883 .. .. .. 6,588 18 9 Beceipts of 1884 — From General Account £1,125 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits 3C6 0 0 — • 1,491 0 0 Balance, current aocount .. .. 13 11 3 £8,093 10 0

1884. £ s. d. By Scholarships .. .. .. 1,252 10 0 Transfer to General Account .. .. 391 0 0 Balanco on fixed deposit .. .. 6,450 0 0 £8,093 10 0 Balance brought down Ist Jan., 1885 .. £13 11 3

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Balance-sheet.—Bowen Prize Account.

1884. £ s. d. To Balance from 1883 .. .. .. 13G 19 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 6 2 5 £143 1 5 Balanco brought down Ist Jan., 1885 .. £14.3 1 5

1884. £ s. dBy Balance in bank .. .. .. 143 1 5 £143 1 5

General Balance-sheet.

1884. £ s. d. I To Balance from 18S3 .. .. .. 8,349 11 6 Beceipts of 1884— General Account .. £2,777 18 2 Scholarship Account 366 0 0 Bowen Prize Account 6 2 5 ■ 3,150 0 7 Balance, from Scholarship Account .. 13 11 8 £11,513 3 4 Balanco brought down Ist Jan., 1885 ..£7,642 9 7

1884. £ a. d. By Expenditure— General Account.. .. .. 2,618 3 9 Scholarship Account .. .. 1,252 10 0 Balances (current) — General Account .. £49 8 2 Bowen Prize Account 143 1 5 192 9 7 Balanco on fixed deposit .. .. 7,450 0 0 £11,513 3 4

I have audited this account and have compared the items with the various vouchers and find it correct. The balances are accurately stated. B. Macalister, Provincial District Auditor.

Enclosure No. 2. Statutes op the New Zealand University.

Statute amending Statute "Of Terms and Lectures." Section 111. of tho statute ". Of Terms and Lectures'' is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof :— 111. All undergraduates who are admitted to an annual examination under this statute shall pay a fee of one guinea for each subject taken at such annual examination.

Statute amending Statute " Of the Entrance Examination." Section I. of the statute " Of the Entrance Examination" is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof: — ' I. An entrance examination shall be held in tho month of December in each year, at which candidates shall be examined for matriculation, junior scholarships, and the medical preliminary.

Statute amending Statute " Of Matriculation." Subsections 7 and 8 of Section I. of the statute " Of Matriculation " arc hereby repealed, and the following are enacted in lieu thereof: — 7. Algebra.—To simple equations, inclusive, with easy problems. 8. Euclid. —Books I. and 11. Subsection 10 of Section I. of the same statute is hereby repealed, and tlie following is enacted in lieu thereof : — 10. Geography.—Political and physical.

Statute amending Statute " Of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts." The first paragraph of Section I. of the statute "Of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts " is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof : — The subjects of examination for the degree of Bachelor of A-rts shall be—l. Latin language and literature. 2. Greek language and literature. 3. English language and literature. 4. Modern languages and literature, fl. General history and political economy. 6. Jurisprudence and constitutional history. 7. Pure mathematics — elementary geometry, trigonometry, and algebra. 8. Applied mathematics — elementary mechanics and hydrostatics. 9. Physical science, to include —(a) Heat and radiant heat; and (6) sound and light: or, at the option of the candidate, electricity and magnetism. 10. Chemistry. 11. Natural science— General biology, and either botany or zoology or geology. 12. Mental science. The subjects will bo divided as follows: —(The remainder of Section I. as at present in force, subject to the following amendments : —) Subsections (1) and (2) of Section I. of the same statute are hereby repealed, and the following are enacted in lieu thereof: — (1.) Latin Language and Literature—(Two papers.) (a.) Translation of simple unseen passages from Latin into

English ; selected portions of tho works of one prose and ona verse author, (b.) An easy passage or passages for translation from English into Latin prose; questions on grammar. (2.) Greek Language and Literature. —(Two papers.) (a.) Translation of simple unseen passages from Greek into English ; selected portions of the works of one prose and one verse author, (b.) An easy passage or passages for translation from English into Greek prose ; questions on grammar. Subsection (8) of Section I. of the same statute is hereby amended by the omission of all the words after the end of paragraph (6), and the addition of the following in lieu thereof: — A candidate in physical science will be required, on presenting himself for examination, to furnish to the Supervisor a certificate from the teacher of the subject or branch subject that ho has passed a practical examination in such subject, as follows: (a.) Heat: Use of thermometers, barometers, and hygrometers ; determination of the density of solids and liquids ; calculation of the density of gases from observations of their temperature and pressure ; ealorimetry. (b.) Sound and Light: Use of goniometer, photometer, spectroscope, telescope, and microscope ; determination of tho curvature, focal length, and magnifying power of lenses; determination of the refractive index of solids and liquids, (c.) Electricity and Magnetism : Use of electrometer, galvanometer, voltameter, Wheatstone's bridge, and resistance coils ; determination of the resistance of conductors and batteries ; determination of the electro-motive force of batteries, and of the strength of currents ; measurement of magnetic forces. The certificate must be given by a teacher in an affiliated institution who shall have been authorised by tho Chancellor to grant certificates. A fee of one guinea shall be paid by the candidate to the teacher for conducting the practical examination, unless tho candidate be attending the lectures of such teacher. Subsections (10) and (11) of Section I. of tho same statute are hereby repealed, and the following are enacted in lieu thereof:— (11.) Natural Science.—(Two papers.) (a.) General Biology. —l. General structure and physiology of animal and vegetable cells. 2. General structure of the following animal and vegetable tissues:— Animal: Blood, epithelium, epidermis, connective tissue, cartilage, bone, muscle, nerve. Vegetable: Epidermis, fundamental tissue, fibro-vascu-lar tissue. 3. Arrangement of tissues into organs and systems of organs in plants and animals. 4. Physiology of nutrition, circulation, respiration, and excretion in plants and animals. 5. Elementary physiology of muscle and nerve. 6. General phenomena of reproduction, asexual and sexual, in plants and animals. 7. The chief stages in the development of tho egg-cell in plants and animals. 8. Significance of the terms fauna, flora, range of species, barriers, modes of dispersal. 9. Principles of classification. 10. Origin of species : He-

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redity and variation, struggle for existence, use and disuse, degeneration, rudimentary organs, mimicry and protective colouring, natural selection, production of varieties, connection between ontogeny and phylogeny. 11. Biogenesis and abiogenesis. Practical Work : The microscopical examination of Saccharomyces, Pleurococcus or some unicellular Alga, Bacterium and Amoeba; the anatomy and histology of a flowering plant; the microscopical examination of the tissues enumerated in 2 above. (5.) One of the following:— (i.) Botany. —l. The general morphology of the cells, tissues, and organs of plants. 2. The principal characters of tho classes of plants and of the following natural orders of flowering plants : Gramineee, Cyperaceee, Aroideee, Liliacea3, Irideae, Orchidese, Salicineae, Labiataj, Serophularineas, Solanacese, Primulacea-r, Ericaceas, Campanulaceae, Compositae, Umbellifer-n, Myrtaceae, Eosaeea?, Leguminosas, Geraniaceae, CaryophylleEe, Pittosporese, Cruciferae, Violarieae, Banunculaceas. 3. The structure (including histology) and lifo-history of the following types : Pleurococcus, Spirogyra, a Diatom, Closterium, Hormosira or any fueoid, Vaucheria, Volvox, Ceramium or any red-seaweed, Nitella or Chara, Bacterium, Saecharomyces, Mucor, Penioillium, Saprolegnia, Peziza, Stiota or any lichen, Agaricus, Punaria or any moss, Marchantia or Lunularia, Pteris or any fern, Azolla, Selaginella, Pinus or Thuja, Lilium or Hyacinthus, Vicia. 4. The outlines of vegetable physiology. 5. Modifications of flowers to insure fertilization, and of fruits to insure dispersal. 6. The main facts of the distribution of plants in space and time. .The chief characters of the phyto-geographical regions. Order of appearance in time of the classes of plants. Practical Work: (a.) The dissection and microscopical examination of the types enumerated under 3. (b.) The dissection and description of typical plants belonging to any of the natural orders enumerated in 2. (ii.) Zoology. —l. The principal characters of the chief classes and orders of animals. 2. The structure and lifehistory of the following types: Amoeba, Paramcecium or Vorticella or any ciliate infusorian, Hydra or any hydroid polyp, Actinia or Alcyonium, Asterina, Earthworm, Paranephrops or Palinurus, Blatta or Periplaneta or Bacillus, Mytilus or Mesodesma or Chione or IJnio, Helix or Limax or Arion, Boltenia or any simple Asoidian, Agonostoma or Lotella or Pagrus or any Teleost, Columba, Lepus. 3. The elements of comparative embryology. 4. The main facts of the distribution of the vertebrata in space ; the animals most characteristic of the zoo-geographical regions; the ' order of appearance in time of the classes of animals. 5. The definition and significance of the following terms: Parasitism, Commensalism, Symbiosis, Parthenogenesis. Alternation of generations—Metamorphosis, Polymorphism. Practical Work : The dissection and microscopical examination of the types enumerated under 2. (iii.) Geology (defined as follows): — Physical Geology. —The texture and composition of the principal rocks, and the characters of rock-forming minerals. The origin and classification of rocks; metamorphism and decomposition of rocks. The physical structure of rock masses, and their position in the earth-crust. Movements of surface of the earth. Chronological classification of rocks. Origin of the surface features of the earth. Palceontology. — The structure and chronological distribution of the classes of plants and animals found in a fossil state. The characteristic fossils of the three geological eras. The generalizations of palaeontology. Section 11. of the same statute is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof : — 11. No candidate shall be admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts unless he shall have passed in at least six of the above subjects of examination, of which two must be Latin and Pure- Mathematics. Sections 111. and IV. of the same statute are hereby repealed, and the following are enacted in lieu thereof:— 111. The examination may be passed in two sections. Either three or four subjects of examination, one of which must be either Latin or Pure Mathematics, shall constitute the first section, which may be taken after two years' terms have been kept by the candidate ; and the remaining subjects shall constitute the second section, which may be taken after three years' terms have been kept: or, at the option of the candidate, all the subjects may be taken together after three years' terms have been kept. IV. No student shall be admitted to the final examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts who has not kept three years' terms at some institution affiliated to the University of New Zealand, unless he shall have been admitted as an undergraduate under the Statute of Admissions ad eundem, or unless he shall be an undergraduate exempted under the Statute of Terms and Lectures, or unless he be a teacher who has passed prior to 1885 the first section of the examination for tho degree of Bachelor of Arts under the provisions of the statute formerly in force in that behalf.

Statute amending Statute " Of Honours." Section 111. of the statute " Of Honours " is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof: — 111. Candidates for Honours shall he examined in one or more of the following groups of subjects : Group 1. Languages and literature : any two of the following subdivisions, of which Latin must be one—(A) Latin; (B) Greek; (C) English ; (D) one modern language other than English. Group 2. Political science, including general history, political economy, jurisprudence, and constitutional history. Group 3. Mathematics and mathematical physics. Group 4. Chemistry and experimental physics. Group 5. Natural science. Group 6. Mental science. The subjects shall be divided as follows : —(The rest as at present in force, subject to the following amendment: —) Paragraph D (Modern Languages) of subsection (1) of Section 111. of the same statute is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof :— D. Modern Languages. (Three papers in each.) —French or German or Italian, (a.) Origin, history, and structure of the language ; questions on philology and etymology ; the periods of literature, and the principal authors of each period. (6.) Detailed examination in the literature of some one or more periods, and in the works of one or more authors. Selections to be made from year to year, (c.) Essay (to be written in the language chosen) on some subject arising out of the works selected under (6).

Statute amending Statute " Of the Degree of Master of Arts." Section 11. of the statute " Of the Degree of Master of Arts" is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof: — 11. Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts shall be examined in any one of the following groups of subjects : 1. Languages and literature : any two of the following subdivisions—(A) Latin; (B) Greek ; (C) English; (D) one modern language other than English. 2. Political science, including general history, political economy, jurisprudence, and constitutional history. 3. Mathematics and mathematical physics. 4. Chemistry and experimental physics. 5. Natural science. 6. Mental science. The papers set for the examination for the degree of Master of Arts shall be the same as those set for the Honours examination, and candidates will be required to show a degree of proficiency satisfactory to the Examiners, but not necessarily higher than that required for the third class in Honours.

Statute amending Statute " Of Junior Scholarships." Section VII. of the statute " Of Junior Scholarships " is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof: — VII. All junior scholars, unless for any reason specially licensed by the Chancellor, shall, as a condition of holding their scholarship, be required at the end of their second year after matriculation to pass in one section of their examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science.

Statute amending Statute " Of Senior Scholarships." Sections 11., V., VI., and VII. of the statute "Of Senior Scholarships" are hereby repealed, and the following are enacted in lieu thereof :— 11. The senior scholarships shall be distributed as follows among the under-mentioned subjects or groups of subjects:— Latin and Greek .. .. One scholarship. Latin and English, or Latin and one modern language other than English .. One scholarship. Mathematics .. .. One scholarship. Experimental science, namely, physical science and chemistry .. .. One scholarship. Natural science .. .. One scholarship. Political science or mental science .. .. .. One scholarship. V. The senior scholarship examination shall be held at the same time as the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts and of Bachelor of Science, and shall bo open to competitors who are taking the whole examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science, or who are taking the second section of one of those examinations. VI. A candidate may present himself for a senior scholarship in any of the subjects or groups of subjects prescribed in Section 11. of this statute, although he may not at that time be taking that subject or any subject of that group for his examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science; but no senior scholarship shall be awarded to a candidate unless he shall have passed, at the time of his candidature, the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science, or the second section of one of those examinations. VII. Por tlie purpose of awarding senior scholarships there shall be given separate papers containing questions of a higher character than those set for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or

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of Bachelor of Science, and not necessarily confined within the limits of the subjects as defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science. The following shall be the papers set, and where the Honours papers aro prescribed a lower standard of work will be accepted:—(The rest as at present in force.) The following additional section to the same statute is hereby enacted: — IX. The fee for the examination for senior scholarships shall bo one guinea.

Statute repealing Statute " Of the Medical Scholarship.'' The statute "Of the Medical Scholarship" is hereby repealed.

Statute amending Statute " Of the Preliminary Examination of Medical Students." Section 111. of the statute " Of the Preliminary Examination of Medical Students " is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof :— 111. No student can be registered till he has passed the first seven of the compulsory subjects at one examination.

Statute amending Statute " Of University Fees." Sections I. and 11. of the statute of "University Fees" are hereby repealed, and the following are enacted in lieu thereof:— I. Candidates for any examination shall, at the time of signifying to the Chancellor their intention to present themselves, pay the foe required by the University, irrespective of their passing or failing to pass; and no candidate shall be admitted to examination until he has paid the examination fee. 11. The fees payable to the University of New Zealand shall be as follow :— £ s. d. For the entrance examination, or any other University examination, except for examinations under the statute " Of Terms and Lectures," and in tho medical course .. .. .. ..110 For annual examinations under the statute "Of Terms and Lectures," each subject .. .. .. ..110 For medical preliminary examination — For first seven subjects .. .. ..110 For all the remaining subjects .. ..110 For medical registration .. .. ..220 For first professional examination in medicine 330 For second professional examination in medicine .. .. .. .. ..330 For third professional examination in medicine .. .. .. .. ..550 For certificate of any examination .. 0 5 0 For the degree of B.A 3 3 0 For the degree of M.A 7 7 0 For the degree of B.So 3 3 0 For the degree of LL.B 7 7 0 For the degree of LL.D 15 15 0 For tho degree of B.Mus 7 7 0 For the degree of D.Mus 15 15 0 For the degree of M.B 7 7 0 For the degree of M.D 15 15 0 For graduates of other Universities admitted to the same degree in the Univerversity of New Zealand .. .. ..220 For undergraduates of other Universities admitted to the same standing in the University of New Zealand .. ..220 Neiv Statutes. The following statute " Of Degrees in Science " is hereby enacted: — Of Degrees in Science. I. Candidates for matriculation, who are intending to proceed to a degree in science shall, before they are admitted as students of the University, be required to pass in not less than seven of the following subjects [as defined under the statute "Of Matriculation"] :1. English (compulsory). 2. Arithmetic (compulsory). 3. Algebra (compulsory). 4. Euclid (compulsory). 5. French or German (compulsory). 6. Latin. 7. Greek. 8. French, or German, or Italian (not being the language taken as a compulsory subject). 9. History. 10. Geography. 11. Mechanics. 12. Elementary physics. 13. Elementary chemistry. 14. Elementary biology. 11. All candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science shall be required to keep terms as now prescribed in the statute " Of Terms and Lectures," and shall also be required to go through a prescribed course of practical work at an affiliated institution in each of his science subjects in which a practical examination is required.

111. The subjects of examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science shall bo : 1. Mathematics : pure mathematics and elementary mechanics and hydrostatics. 2. Physics. 3. Chemistry. 4. Natural science. 5. Latin. G. Greek. 7. English. 8. Modern languages. 9. Mental science. The subjects will be divided as follows :— (1.) Mathematics.— (Three papers.)—As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (2.) Phy-sics.—(Two papers.)—As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (3.) Chemistry.—(Two papers.)—As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (4.) Natural Science.—(Two papers.)—As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (5.) Latin Language and Literature. —(Two papers.) —As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (6.) Greek Language and Literature.—(Two papers.) —As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (7.) English Language and Literature.—(Two papers.) —As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (8.) Modern Languages and Literature.—(Two papers. —As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (9.) Mental Science.—(Two papers.)—As defined for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. IV. No candidate shall be admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science unless he shall have passed in six of the above subjects of examination, of which four must be mathematics, physics, chemistry, and natural science. V. The scope of the examination in all the subjects shall be the same as that proscribed for candidates for tho degree of Bachelor of Arts. VI. The examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science may be passed in two sections ; the first consisting of either three or four subjects. One section may be taken at the end of tho second or any subsequent year, and the other at the. end of the third or any subsequent year ; or, at the option of the candidate, all six subjects may be taken at tho end of the third or any subsequent year. VII. In each of the following compulsory subjects, namely, physios, chemistry, and natural science, every candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science shall be required to pass a practical examination.

The following statute "Of Honours in Science" is hereby enacted: — Of Honours in Science. I. A candidate for Honours must present himself for examination within one year after receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science. 11. Candidates for Honours in connection with the degree of Bachelor of Science shall pass an examination in one of the following subjects : 1. Mathematics and mathematical Physics. 2. Physics. 3. Chemistry. 4. Natural science. 5. Physiology. 6. Mental science. The subjects shall be defined as follows :— (1.) Mathematics and Mathematical Physics (as defined in the statute " Of Honours in Arts "). (2.) Physics : Either (a) Heat and electricity and magnetism ;or (6) Heat and sound and light. For either (a) or (b) two examination papers will be set; and these subjects will be treated not only experimentally but also mathematically so far as tho mathematics of the pass examination for tho degree of Bachelor of Science is applicable. (3.) Chemistry*.—Theoretical and inorganic chemistry, together with one of the following: (a) Organic chemistry ; (b) Chemical technology. (4.) Natural Science.—One of the following branches :—-■ (a.) Botany: Four papers to be set in this subject, the division of subjects being left to the Examiner. — 1. The characters of the classes and more important orders of cryptogamic plants, and of the principal native and introduced orders of flowering plants. 2. The structure and life-history of the following types, together with those prescribed for the ordinary examination in botany : Gloeocapsa or Chroococcus, Nostoc, Oscillatoria, Pandorina, Hydrodictyon, ißthalium, Peronospora, Cliytridium, G'ldogonium, Enteromorpha or Viva, Macrocystis, ColeocliEete, Batrachospermum, Dudresnaya, Corallina, Sphceriu, Eurotium, Claviceps, Collema or any gelatinous lichen, Usnea or any fruticose lichen, Puccinia, Empusa, Jungermannia, Andreaea, Sphagnum, Hymenophyllum, Dicksonia or Cyathea, Cupressus, Podocarpus, Welwitschia, Calla, Phormium, Cordyline, Areca, an Orchid, Leptospcrmum, Helianthus or Taraxacum, Daucus, Calamities, Lepidodendron, Sigillaria. 3. The typical structure and the chief deviations from it of the flower and fruit in the more important native and introduced orders. 4. General, morphology of the cell and tissues, laws of cell-division, formation of tissues, modes of apical growth, thallomes, caullomes, roots, phyllomes, trichomes, branches and branch systems, symmetry. 5. The comparative embryology of plants—relation between sexual and asexual generation in the various classes of plants. 6. Chemical composition of

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plants and plant-food, chemical processes in plants, movement of water and gases in plants, general conditions of plantlife, mechanics of growth, movements of plants. 7. The main facts of the distribution of plants in time and space ; the chief characters of the phytographical regions; bearing of the facts of distribution on the theory of evolution. 8. Generalizations of botany, origin of species. Practical Work. (The examination to last for two days, of six hours each.) —The dissection and microscopical examination of the types printed in italics in paragraph 2 of this subsection. The examination and description of examples of any of the chief native or introduced orders of flowering plants. (b.) Zoology. Defined as follows: Animal morphology embryology, classification, distribution, aetiology. Four papers to be set in zoology, the division of subjects being left to the Examiners. —1. The chief characters of the classes and orders of the animal kingdom, including the more important extinct forms. 2. The structure (including the elements of histology) and life-history of the following types : Amoeba, Paramceoium or Vorticella or any ciliato infusorian, Hydra or any hydroid polyp, Actinia or Alcyonium, Asterina, Earthworm, Paranephrops or Palinums, Blatta or Periplaneta or Bacillus, Mytilus or Mesodesma or Chione or Unio, Helix or Limax or Arion, Boltenia or any simple Ascidian, Agonostoma or Lotella or Pagrus or any Teleost, Columba, Lepus, Gregarina, Thalassioolla or Collozoum, Eusporgia or Clathria, Aurelia or any Seyphomedusa, Pleurobranchia or any Ctenophore, Echinus, Ophiocoma or any Ophiurid, Holothuria, Comatula, Loptoplana or any Planarian, Distoma, Taenia, Nereis or Polynoe, Hirudo, Sipunculus, Lepidurus, Daphnia, Cyclops, Gypris, Lepas, an Isopod,* an Amphipod,* Cancer or Hcterograpsus or any native crab, Peripatus, Scolopendra or Himantopus,* Scorpio, Limulus, a spider, Cicada or Aphis* Musca* Apis* moth,* beetle* Terebratulina, a Polyzoon, Ostrea or Pecten, Haliotis or Parmophorus, Turbo or Dilonia, Octopus or Onimastrephes, Amphioxus, Geotria, Eaja or Trygon, frog (e.g. Litoria), Mocoa or Nattltinus, Canis,f Ovis,t Homo.f 3. The skeletons of the following vertebrates in addition to those included under §2: Mustelus or any other shark, Callorhynchus, Acipensor, Ceratodus,

Menobranchus or any Urodele, Chelone, Hatteria, Crocodilus, Python, Crotalus or any poisonous snake,J Struthio, Apteryx, Hieraoidea or Circus, Anser, Ornithorhynchus, Echidna, Maeropus or Halmaturus, Phascolomys,J Thylacinus.i 3Dasypus, Erinaoeus, any Delphinoid, Felis, Ursus, Stenorhynchus or Phoca, Sus, Tapirus, Equus, Elephas, Hyrax, Lemur, Cebus or Ateles, Macacus, Troglodytes, Simia. 4. The typical mode of development and chief deviations therefrom in the various classes of animals. Generalizations of embryology. 5. The main facts of the distribution of vertebrata in time and space. Tho chief characters of tho zoo-geographical regions. The bearing of the facts of distribution on the theory of evolution. 6. Generalizations of zoology. Origin of species. Practical Work. (The examination to last for two days, of six hours each.) —1. The dissection and microscopical examination of the types required for the pass examination, together with tho forms printed in italics in §2, supra. Candidates will also be expected to recognize and describe any characteristic part of any of the skeletons mentioned in §3, as well as any typical example of vertebrate exoskeleton. (c.) Geology, including lithology and palaeontology. (5.) Physiology : Human anatomy and animal physiology. (6.) Mental Science (as defined in the statute " Of ITonours in Arts"). 111. In each of the Honours subjects, with the exception of mathematics and mental science, candidates shall be required to pass a practical examination. IV. The scope of the examination in all tho Honours subjects shall be the same as that prescribed for candidates for Honours in Arts.

By Authority: George Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.

* External characters only required in these types. . Skeleton and chief organs only required. t Skull only. JAMES HECTOB, Passed in Senate. Chancellor. Christchurch, 22nd April, 1885. Approved in Council, 12th May, 1885. POBSTEB GOBING, Clerk of the Executive Council.