EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In Continuation of E.-5, 1890.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, E-05

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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In Continuation of E.-5, 1890.]

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

The Chancellob of the University to His Excellency the Govebnob. My Loed, — University of New Zealand, Wellington, 19th May, 1891. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of the University Act of 1874, to forward to your Lordship the report of the Senate of the University for the year last past. I have, &c, His Excellency the Earl of Onslow, James Hectob, Governor of New Zealand. Chancellor.

Annual Eepobt of the Senate. In compliance with the 28th clause of " The New Zealand 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 at Christchurch on the 25th February, which time and place were fixed at the last annual session of the Senate, as prescribed by the University Act. The Senate, at its meeting of this year, made certain amendments and additions to the statutes formerly in force. The statutes made with a view to giving effect to these amendments and additions have been submitted to and approved by His Excellency in Council. In accordance with the provisions of the University Act, the eighth meeting of the Court of Convocation was held at Dunedin on 21st January. At that meeting several resolutions were passed, on which action has been taken by the Senate. A statement of the accounts of the University for the year 1890, audited in accordance with the law, is herewith presented. The University has during the past twelve months progressed steadily, and even rapidly, within the sphere of its operations ; and the summary of the work done by it, which is herein given, affords gratifying evidence of its adaptation to the needs of large classes of persons in the colony, and of increasing recognition of its status by educational authorities elsewhere. At the sessions of 1891, held in February and May, the Senate, after consideration of the reports of the University Examiners, conferred the following degrees : The degree of Master of Arts, with honours, on fifteen candidates ; the degree of Bachelor of Arts on thirty-six candidates ; the degree of Bachelor of Science on one candidate ; the degree of Bachelor of Laws on seven candidates; the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery on three candidates. The number of graduates of the University admitted after examination, including those abovementioned, is now as follows : Bachelors of Arts (alone), 143; Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Laws, 8 ; Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, 1; Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Laws, 1 ; Bachelors of Laws (alone), 4 ; Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (alone), 10 ; Masters of Arts (alone), 95 ; Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science, 7 ; Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Laws, 7 ; Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws, 1; Doctors of Medicine (alone), 2 : total, 279. The Senate awarded the Bowen prize of 1890 to A. E. Kirk, an undergraduate of the University ; and the John Tinline scholarship of 1890 to Janet Margaret Prosser, of the Canterbury College. The Senate also awarded ten junior scholarships and six senior scholarships of the same year. At the University entrance examination of December, 1890, 473 candidates presented themselves, of whom 160 have since been matriculated. The total number of persons who still keep their names on the University roll as undergraduates is now 1,161, of whom 636 are known to be at present pursuing the University course. At the annual session of 1391 the Senate resolved to offer all the encouragement in its power for the study of agriculture, engineering, and technical science, and for this purpose announced that in 1892 it would be prepared to grant certificates of proficiency in the above subjects, the course of study to be based upon the standards adopted at the Lincoln Agricultural College and at the Engineering School attached to the Canterbury College.

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A very gratifying proof of the growing importance of the University was afforded during the year by the receipt from Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 of the offer of a scholarship of £150, tenable for two years, for original research in science, principally in its application to the industries of the colony. The Senate, in accepting this offer, has confined the competition for the scholarship to graduates with honours, or who are candidates for honours, in subjects of technical science, and has directed that the competition shall take place by October, 1891. At the annual session the Senate resolved to again record its earnest conviction that, in the interests of higher education in the colony, the establishment of a University College at Wellington is urgently needed ; and, further, that it is necessary that such College should be fully equipped, for the prosecution of University work on at least the same scale as has been provided by Parliament for the University College at Auckland. James Hectob, Chancellor.

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS, YEAE ENDING 31st DECEMBEE, 1890. [Summarised from fuller details in the original.] A.—CLASSIFIED RECEIPTS. I.—Genebal Account. £ s. d. £ s. a Statutory grant (half-share) .. .. 1,500 0 0 Brought forward .. ..1,993 12 5 Interest .. .. .. .. 105 0 0 Fees— continued. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 47 10 5 5. Junior scholarship matriculation .. 21 0 0 Fees— 6. Examinations— 1. Degrees .. .. .. 315 0 0 (a.) May, 1890 .. .. .. 5 5 0 2. Ad eundem .. .. ■ ... 10 10 0 , (6.) November, 1890 .. .. 310 16 0 3. Certificate .. .. .. 3 0 0 (c.) December, 1890 .. .. 904 1 0 4. Medical registration .. .. 12 12 0 £3,234 14 5 Carried forward .. .. 1,993 12 5 -L^-^n ll.—Oedinaky Scholabship Account. £ s. d. Statutory grant (half-share) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. 397 0 0 £1,897 0 0 111. —Loan Account (Tinline Scholarship). £ s. d. Interest .. .. .. •• •• •• •• .. ... 60 0 0 IV. —Bowen Pbizb Account. £ s. d. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 580 B.— CLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE. I.— General Account. 1. Senate sessions— £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenses of Fellows .. ... .. 205 810 Brought forward.. .. 1,968 19 11 Expenses of sessions .. .. .. 88 14 11 4. Examinations — continued. 2. Office and salaries— (b) December, 1889— Registrar .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Supervision— £ s. d. Messenger .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 Fees .. 172 10 0 3. Miscellaneous— Expenses .. 106 10 1 Presentation of diplomas .. .. 25 16 0 Examiners' fees 330 1 0 Printing— & s. d. Committee expenses 23 17 2 Calendar .. 71 10 0 Printing .. 45 13 6 Minutes 55 10 0 Advertising .. ■ 13 16 0 Diplomas .. 17 11 0 Stationery .. 35 2 6 General .. 21 1 0 Miscellaneous .. 13 5 2 165 12 0 740 15 6 Stationery 15 7 0 (c) May, 1890— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 67 13 2 Special medical .. .. .. 30 0 0 4. Examinations— (d) November, 1890— (a) November, 1889— Examiners' fees.. 53 8 6 Supervision— Printing .. 63 3 0 Pees .. .. .. .. 71 0 0 Cable messages .. 13 1 0 Expenses .. .. .. 51 14 7 Miscellaneous .. 12 8 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 624 8 3 142 0 6 English agent— («•) December, 1890— Fee .. .. .. ... 75 0 0 Printing .. 43 13 6 Expenses .. .. .. 56 9 6 Advertising .. 94 12 9 Printing .. .. .. - •• 300 Stationery .. 413 6 Stationery .. .. ~ ~ 3 2 6 : 142 19 9 Miscellaneous .. .. ■. 113 2 5. Convocation, subsidy .. .. .. 20 0 0 Carried forward .. ..£1,968 19 11 £3,044 15 8

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ll. — Obdinaby Scholabship Account. (a) Junior scholarships— £ s. d. £ s. A. Scholarships of 1887 .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 0 0 Scholarships of 1888 .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Scholarships of 1889 .. ... .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 — 1,210 0 0 (b) Senior scholarships— Scholarships of 1889 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 £1,510 0 0 lll.—John Tinline Scholarship Account. Scholarships of 1889 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Investment Account. Dr. £ s. d. ob. £ s. d. To Receipts from General Account .. 1,800 0 0 By Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 800 0 0 Receipts from Ordinary Scholarship Ac- Mastorton debentures, at 6 per cent. .. 1,000 0 0 count .. .. .. .. 9,000 0 0 Deposit, Wellington Trust and Loan Receipts from John Tinline Scholarship Company, at 5 per cent. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Account.. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Deposit, two years, Wellington Equitable Building Society, at G per cent. 8,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage, A. Mcßae, at 8 per cent. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 £11,800 0 0 £11,800 0 0

'.The University in Account with the English Agent. Ob. £ s. d. , Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance from 1889 .. .. .. 732 18 7 To English expenses of NovemberImprest for 1890 .. .. .. (350 0 0 ! Examination, 1889— Examiners' fees .. .. 474 8 3 Agent's fee .. .. 75 0 0 Agent's expenses .. 5G 9 (5 605 17 9 Balance in agent's hands .. .. 777 010 £1,382 18 7 £1,382 18 7

Cost of all Examinations of 1889 and Fees received foe the same. 1, The November examinations — £ s. d. £ s. d. Paid in 1889 .. .. .. ~ .. .. 91 0 0 Paid in 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 880 8 0 Pees received for the same, £290 17s. 977 8 0 2. The December examinations — Paid in 1889 .. .... .. .. .. .. 159 1 9 Paid in 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 740 15 6 Pees received for the same, £770 14s. 899 17 3 Total examination fees received, £1,061 11s. £1,877 5 3

Comparative Statement of the Number of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees Received By The University, 1885 TO 1889, Inclusive.

Balance-sheet. —Geneeal Account. Dii. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Gb. & s. di & s. d. To Balance from 1889 .. 2,757 7 9 By Paid— Plus Imprest .. .. 732 18 7 Senate .. .. 294 3 9 ~ 3,490 G 4 Office .. .. 514 0 0 Receipts of 1890— Miscellaneous.. .. 274 8 2 Statutory gran t .. 1,500 0 0 Examinations.. .. 1,942 3 'J Interest .. .. 105 0 0 Convocation .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 47 10 5 3,044 15 8 Fees — £ s. d. Balance, current, in bank 477 18 0 Degree 315 0 0 Balance on fixed deposit .. SOO 0 0 Ad eundem 10 10 0 Advance to Scholarship A.OGertificate 3 0 0 count .. .. 1,000 0 0 Medical regis- * Investment (Masterton detration 12 12 0 bentures) .. .. 1,000 0 0 Junior scholar- Imprest to English agrnt .. 777 010 ship matricu- * Cash in hand .. .. 25 6 3 lation 21 0 0 4,080 5 1 Examinations 1,220 2 0 1,582 4 0 , 3,234 14 5 Refund from Scholarship Account .. 400 0 0 £7,125 0 9 £7,125 0 9

Candidates. Cost of Examinations. Total Fees received. .885 886 .887 888 .889 407 491 535 557 593 £ s. d. 1,460 7 9 1,585 10 5 1,663 16 11 1,722 18 0 1,877 5 3 £ s. a. 639 13 0 742 16 0 1,102 12 0 1,253 4 0 1,342 19 0

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Balance-sheet. —Obdinaby Scholabship Account. De. £ s. d. £ s. d. On. £ s. d. £ a. a. To Balance from 1889 .. .. 8,073 6 9 By Paid—Scholarships .. .. 1,510 0 0Receipts of 1890— " Refund to General Account .. 400 0 i> Statutory grant .. 1,500 0 0 Balance, current, in bank .. 60 6 9 Interest .. .. 397 0 0 Investments— 1,897 0 0 Wellington Trust Advance from General Account .. 1,000 0 0 and Loan Co. 1,000 0 0 Wellington Equit. Building Soc. 8,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 9,060 6 9 £10,970 6 9 £10,970 6 9 — — — asts. —

Balance-sheet. —John Tinline Scholakship Account. De. £ s. d. Ce. £ s. d. To Balance from 1889 .. .. .. 93 10 0 By Paid scholarship .. .. .. 50 0 O Interest .. .. .. 60 0 0 Balance in bank .. .. .. 103 10 0 £153 10 0 £153 10 O

Balance-sheet. —Bowen Pbize Account. Dr. & a. d. oe. £ s. dTo Balance from 1889 .. .. .. 120 ilO By Balance in bank .. .. .. 125 12 10 Interest .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 £125 12 10 £125 12 10

Balance-sheet on all Accounts. Dr. £ s. a. £ s. d. ! Ob. £ s. d. & a. d. To Balance from 1880 .. 12,044 9 4 By Paid— Phis Imprest .. .. 732 18 7 General Account ..3,044 15 8 12,777 7 11 Ordinary Scholarship AcEeceipts of 1890— count .. .. 1,510 0 0 General Account .. 3,234 14 5 John Tinline Scholarship Ordinary Scholarship Account .. .. 50 0 0 Account .. .. 1,897 0 0 .— 4,604 15 8 Loan (John Tinline Scho- Balances, Current Accounts — larship Account) GO 0 0 £ s. a. Bowen Prize Account.. 5 8 0 General Acct. 477 18 0 5,197 2 5 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 60 6 9 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 103 10 0 Bowen Prize Account .. 125 12 10 ■ 767 7 7 Bal'ce Imprest (English agent) 777 0 10 Balance on mortgage .. 1,000 0 0 Invested General Account .. 1,000 0 0 Fixed deposits *9,800 0 0 12,577 0 10 Cash in hand.. .. 25 6 3 13,369 14 8 £17,974 10 4 £17,974 10~~4 Jan. 1,1891. — Balance brought down .. £13,369 14 8 * Ordinary Scholarship Account, £9,000 ; General Account, £800: total, £9,800. W. M. Maskell, Eegistrar. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,450 copies), £3 2s. J

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