EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In Continuation of E.-5, 1893.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, E-05

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1894. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In Continuation of E.-5, 1893.]

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

The Chancellob of the Univebsity to His Excellency the Goveenob. My Lobd, —• University of New Zealand, Wellington, 16th May, 1894. I have the honour to transmit to your Excellency herewith the annual report of the Senate of the University, as adopted at the meeting of that body on the 25th April, 1894, in accordance with the provisions of clause 28 of "The University Act, 1874." The report is accompanied by a statement of the accounts of the University for the year 1893, audited as required by the law I have, &c, James Hectob, Chancellor His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow, Governor of New Zealand.

Annual Eepobt of 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 at Dunedin, pursuant to the provisions of the University Act, in annual session, on the 28th February, 1891. At that session the Senate made certain amendments to the statutes formerly in force, and these amendments, being embodied in new statutes, have been approved by His Excellency The Court of Convocation of the University met for its eleventh annual session at Christchurch on the 4th January, 1894. The University held during the year 1893 the usual examinations in November and December in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Medicine, Law, and Music. The total number of candidates who presented themselves for all these examinations was 957 The Senate also held special sessions in December, 1893, and in April, 1894, and at these sessions and at the annual session conferred the following degrees after examination The degree of Bachelor of Arts on 45 candidates, the degree of Bachelor of Science on 4 candidates the degree of Bachelor of Laws on 2 candidates , the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery on 1 candidate , the degree of Master of Arts on 14 candidates. In addition, 13 candidates gained Honours in Arts, 1 gained Honours in Science 8 gained Senior Scholarships, 1 gained the Bowen Prize, 12 gained Junior Scholarships, 90 passed sections of examination for various degrees, 23 passed with credit the Junior Scholarship examination ; 392 qualified for matriculation, 44 passed various examinations qualifying for admission to the legal profession, and 2 passed an examination qualifying for a Teachers' Class C under the Education Department. The number of graduates of the University admitted after examination is now as follows Bachelors of Arts (alone), 217; Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Science, 3 , Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Laws, 9, Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery 3 , Bachelors of Science (alone), 4, Bachelors of Laws (alone), 6 , Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (alone), 14, Masters of Arts (alone), 137, Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science, 11 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Laws, 9, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, 1 Master of Arts and Doctor of Science, 1, Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws, 1, Doctor of Laws (alone), 1, Doctor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, 1, Doctors of Medicine (alone), 4 total, 422. The Senate has this year made complete provision for the details of a curriculum in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, by which students who successfully pass through the courses in these subjects may be admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science, so that now there is ample provision within the colony for thorough instruction in the highest branches of technical education. The accounts of the University for the year 1893, duly audited, are appended to this report. James Hectob, Chancellor

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS, YEAE ENDING 31st DECEMBEE, 1893. [Summarised from fuller details in the original.] A.—CLASSIFIED RECEIPTS. I.—Genebal Account. £ s. d. £ s . d. Statutory grant 1,500 0 0 Brought forward 2,047 8 1 Interest 60 0 0 Fees— continued — General miscellaneous 40 10 1 6. Examinations—■ Fees— April, 1893 4 4 0 1. Degrees 363 6 0 November, 1893 418 6 0 2. Ad eundem 10 10 0 December, 1893 1 153 19 0 3. Certificate .. 215 0 Refund from Ordinary Scholarship Account 150 0 0 4. Medical registration 50 8 0 5. Junior scholarship matriculation 19 19 0 — £3 773 17 1 Cirried forward £2,047 8 1 —

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II. —Obdinaey Scholaeship Account. £ s. a. Statutory grant (half-share) 1,500 0 0 Interest 652 6 0 £2,152 6 0 111. —John Tinline Scholaeship Account. £ s. d. Interest 58 10 0 IV.—Exhibition 1851 Science Scholaeship. £ s. d. Grant from Her Majesty's Commissioners 150 0 0 V. —Bowen Peize Account. £ s. d. Interest 5 6 1 B.—CLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE. I.—Genebal Account. £ s. d. | £ s. d. 1. Senate sessions— Brought forward 2,267 16 9 Expenses of Fellows 339 0 0 4. Examinations— continued. Expenses of sessions 114 1 4 (6) December, 1892— continued. Examiners' fees 373 18 0 2. Office and salaries— Committee expenses 26 13 6 Registrar 500 0 0 Advertising 6 10 0 Clerical assistance 25 1 0 Miscellaneous 4 12 6 Messenger 13 0 0 (c) Special surgical examination, January— Supervision fee 10 0 3. Miscellaneous— Examiners' fees 33 0 0 Presentation of diplomas 26 15 6 Candidates' expenses 18 0 0 Printing— Miscellaneous 2 19 11 Calendar 61 10 0 (d) Special medical examination, April, 1893 — Minutes 39 7 6 Supervision fee 10 0 Diplomas 27 0 0 Examiner's fee 2 2 0 General .. 46 19 9 (c) November, 1893— Stationery 16 17 6 Supervision— Miscellaneous 113 1 6 Fees . . . 70 19 6 Expenses (including Assistant Su4. Examinations— pervisors) . 50 9 0 (a) November, 1892 — Examiners' fees 59 9 11 Supervision— Printing 134 18 5 Fees 5 0 0 Stationery 11 17 6 Expenses . 2 16 0 Miscellaneous 17 5 11 Examiners' fees 815 4 0 (/) December, 1893 — English Agent— Supervision— Fee 75 0 0 Fees . 114 19 0 Telegrams 28 16 10 Expenses (including Assistant SuPetty expenses 3 19 8 pervisors) 134 18 0 Printing 1 19 6 Advertising 87 19 6 Miscellaneous 2 5 6 Stationery 90 3 0 (6) December, 1892— Miscellaneous 3 14 0 Supervision— :E ees 1 9 9 5. Convocation, subsidy 20 0 0 Expenses 3 12 J Carried forwara £2,267 16 9 £3,534 6 5 ll.—Obdinaey Scholaeship Account. £ s. a. £ s. a. Dr. balance of 1892 3 19 8 Scholarships— la) Junior scholarships— Scholarships of 1890 ... 400 0 0 Scholarships of 1891 .. 400 0 0 Scholarships of 1892 480 0 0 1,280 0 0 (6) Senior scholarships— Scholarships of 1892 350 0 0 Exchanges. 3 18 0 £1,637 17 8 111. —John Tinline Scholaeship Account. £ s. a. Scholarship of 1892 . 50 0 0 Exchange 0 2 0 £50 2_o IV. —Exhibition 1851 Science Scholaeship. £ s. a. Payment to scholar. .. 150 0 0

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Investment Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Received from General Account 1,000 0 0 By Masterton debentures (General AcReceived from Ordinary Scholarship count), at 6 per cent. .. 1,000 0 0 Account .. .. 11,065 11 2 Loan on mortgage (Ordinary ScholarReceived from John Tinline Scholar- ship Account), at 6 per cent. 10,000 0 0 ship Account .; . .1 200 0 0 Deposit, Wellington Trust and Loan Company (Ordinary Scholarship Account), at 5 per cent. 1,065 11 2 Loan on mortgage (John Tinline Scholarship Account), at 6J per cent. 1,200 0 0 £13,265 11 2 £13,265 11 2 The English Agent in Account with the Univeesity Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. a. To Expenses of November examination, By Balance from 1892 832 13 9 1891— Imprest, 1893 650 0 0 Examiners' fees . 5 0 0 Expenses of November examination, 1892— Examiners' fees . 596 5 6 Agent's fee 75 0 0 Agent's expenses 32 16 6 Balance in Agent's hands 773 11 9 £1,482 13 9 £1,482 13 9 Cost of all Examinations of 1892, and Pees beceived fob the Same. (a.) The November examinations— £ s. a. Paia in 1892 . 388 0 11 Paid in 1893 935 1 6 Fees received for the same, £417 18s. (b.) The December examinations— Paid in 1892 490 19 3 Paid in 1893 421 15 2 Fees received for the same, £1,092. £2,235 16 10

Comparative Statement of the Numbers of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees Received by the University, 1885 to 1893, inclusive.

Balance-sheet.—Geneeal Account. Db. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1892 1,223 6 10 By Paid— Plus Imprest 832 13 9 Senate 453 1 4 2,056 0 7 Office and salaries 538 1 0 Receipts of 1893— Miscellaneous 331 11 9 Statutory grant . 1,500 0 0 Examinations 2,191 12 4 Interest . . 60 0 0 Convocation 20 0 0 Miscellaneous 40 10 1 Balance, current, in bank 506 9 8 Fees— Investment (Masterton debentures) 1,000 0 0 Degree 363 6 0 Imprest to English Agent 773 11 9 Ad eundem .. . 10 10 0 Cash in hand 15 9 10 Certificate 2 15 0 Medical registration 50 8 0 Junior scholarship matriculation . 19 19 0 Examinations . . . 1,576 9 0 Refund from Ordinary Scholarship Account 150 0 0 £5,829 17_ 8 £5,829 17 8

Years. 'am Latea. lost of Examinations. Total Pees received. .885 .886 .887 .888 .889 l890 L891 L892 L893 407 491 535 557 593 708 782 903 957 £ s. a. 1,460 7 9 1,585 10 5 1 663 16 11 1,722 18 0 1 927 5 3 2,065 16 4 2,110 0 10 2,235 16 10 2,200 0 0* £ s. a. 639 13 0 742 16 0 1,102 12 0 1 253 4 0 1,342 19 0 1,582 4 0 1,723 7 0 1,893 15 0 2,019 3 0 * Approximate.

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Balance-sheet. —Obdinaey Scholaeship Account. De. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1892 11,013 5 2 By PaidReceipts of 1893— Overdraft, 1892 . 3 19 8 Statutory grant 1,500 0 0 Scholarships 1,630 0 0 Interest 652 6 0 Exchanges . .. 3 18 0 Transfer to General Account 150 0 0 Investments— Loan on mortgage, at 6 per cent. 10,000 0 0 Wellington Trust and Loan Company 1,065 11 2 Balance in bank 312 2 4 £13,165 11 2 £13 165 11 2 Balance-sheet.—John Tinline Scholaeship Account. De. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1892 1 232 19 0 By Paid scholarship 50 0 0 Interest 58 10 0 Exchanges 0 2 0 Balance in bank 41 7 0 Loan on mortgage 1 200 0 0 £1,291 9 0 £1 291 9 0-Balance-sheet.—Exhibition 1851 Science Scholaeship Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Grant from Her Majesty's Commissioners 150 0 0 By Payment to scholar .. 150 0 0 Balance-sheet.' —Bowen Peize Account. Db. £ s. a. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1892 .. 126 18 9 By Balance in bank 132 410 Interest 5 6 1 £132 4 10 £132 4 10 Balance-sheet on all Accounts. De. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance from 1892 13,596 9 9 By Paid— Plus Imprest 832 13 9 General Account 3,534 6 5 14,429 3 6 Ordinary Scholarship AcReceipts of 1893— count 1,637 17 8 General Account 3,623 17 1 John Tinline Scholarship Ordinary Scholarship Account 50 2 0 Account 2,152 6 0 Exhibition 1851 Science John Tinline Scholar- Scholarship Account 150 0 0 ship Account 58 10 0 Bowen Prize Account Exhibition 1851 Science 5,372 6 1 Scholarship Account 150 0 0 Balances, Current Accounts— Bowen Prize Account. 5 6 1 General Account 506 9 8 5,989 19 2 Ordinary Scholarship Account 312 2 4 John Tinline Scholarship Account 41 7 0 Bowen Prize Account 132 4 10 992 3 10 Balance imprest (English Agent) 773 11 9 Balance on mortgage 11,200 0 0 Investment on General Account 1,000 0 0 Fixed deposits Ordinary Scholarship Account 1,065 11 2 Gash in hand 15 9 10 14,054 12 9 £20,419 2 8 I £20,419 2 8 W M. Maskell, Eegistrar. Examined and found correct. — James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £3 lis.

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