EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In continuation of E.-6, 1898.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1899 Session I, E-06

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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. [In continuation of E.-6, 1898.]

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

Annual Repokt of the Senate. In compliance with the 28th clause of the University Act, 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, pursuant to the provisions of the University Act, in annual session, on the 22nd February, 1899, and. at that session made certain amendments to the University statutes. These amendments have been approved by His Excellency. The usual examinations were held in November and December, 1898, in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Medicine, Law, and Music, and for admission to the legal profession; and in January and April, 1899, in medicine only. The total number of candidates at all these examinations was 1,328. The Senate also held special sessions in June, 1898, and April, 1899. At the annual and special sessions the Senate ordered the following degrees to be conferred by the Chancellor or his deputy, subject to the payment of the necessary fees : The degree of Bachelor of Arts on 32 candidates ; the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Science on 8 candidates ; the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Laws on 2 candidates; the degree of Bachelor of Medicine on 3 candidates; the degree of Bachelor of Surgery on 3 candidates; the degree of Master of Arts on 29 candidates; the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering on 1 candidate; the degree of Doctor of Laws on 2 candidates. In addition, 27 gained Honours in Arts; 3 gained Honours in Science; 5 gained Senior Scholarships; 1 gained the John Tinline Scholarship; 1 gained the Macmillan-Brown Memorial prize; 71 passed sections of examinations for various degrees, exclusive of the above-mentioned graduates; 58 passed various examinations for admission to the legal profession; 1 passed the examination for the Teachers' "Class C," under the Education Department; 14 gained Junior Scholarships; 26 gained " credit "at the Junior Scholarship examination; 344 passed the Matriculation examination; 32 passed the Medical Preliminary examination; 6 gained "certificates of proficiency." The number of graduates of the University admitted and qualified for admission is now as follows: — Admitted Qualified by up to Examinations Total. 1898. of 1898. Bachelors of Arts (alone) ... ... 322 32 354 Bachelors of Arts and Bachelor of Science... 8 ... 8 Bachelors of Arts and Bachelor of Laws ... 20 1 21 Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery ... ... ... 6 ... 6 Bachelors of Science (alone) ... ... 10 7 17 Bachelors of Science in Engineering (alone) 3 ... 3 Bachelors of Laws (alone) ... .. 14 1 15 Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (alone) 23 3 26 Masters of Arts (alone) ... ... ... 163 29 192 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science ... 17 2 19 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science in Engineering ... ... ... 1 1 2 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Laws ... 13 1 14 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery ... ... ... 2 ... 2 Masters of Arts and Doctors of Science ... 2 ... 2 Masters of Arts and Doctors of Laws ... 2 1 3 Doctors of Laws (alone) ... ... 2 1 3 Doctors of Laws and Bachelors of Arts ... 1 ... 1 Doctor of Medicine (alone) ... ... 4 1 5 Doctor of Science (alone) ... ... 1 ... 1 614 80 694 The accounts of the University for the year 1898, duly audited, are appended to this report. James Hector, Chancellor.

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ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET, YEAE ENDING 31st DECEMBEE, J B9B. [Summarised from full details in the original.] A.—CLASSIFIED EECEIPTS. I.—Genebal Account. £ s . d. Statutory grant (half share) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 88 0 0 General miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 2 2 Amount received for Macmillan Brown Prize .. .. .. .. 109 0 0 Pees— 1. Degree .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 213 3 0 2. Ad eundem .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 880 3. Certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 415 0 4. Medical registration .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 2 0 5. Examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,667 10 6 £4,717 0 8 ll.—Oedinaby Scholabship Account. £ B . d. Statutory grant (half share) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Interest (exchange, Is.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 16 0 £2,200 16 0 lll.—John Tinline Scholarship Account. £ g. d. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 10 0 IV.—Bowen Pbizb Account. £ s. d. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 1 SuMMABY OF EECEIPTS, 1898. £ S. d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,717 0 8 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,200 16 0 John Tinline Scholarship Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 103 10 0 Bowen Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 1 £7,025 1 9 B.—CLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE. I.—Genebal Account. 1. Senate Sessions— £ s. d. £ s, jl. Expenses of Fellows .. .. 213 19 3 Brought forward .. .. 2,609 9 5 Expenses of sessions .. .. 85 17 9 4. Examinations— continued, (d) February, 1898— 2. Office and salaries — Special barristors' examinations— Eegistrar .. .. .. .. 216 13 4 Supervision fees .. .. 110 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 388 14 6 (c) April, 1898— Messenger.. .. .. .. 19 0 0 Special examination ("Mataura" Offioe furniture .. .. .. 13 7 0 papers)— Supervision fees .. .. 44 0 0 3. Miscellaneous — Examiners' fees .. .. 95 18 0 Printing— Expenses .. .. .. 18 5 6 Calendar .. .. .. 79 10 0 Printing .. .. .. 23 10 0 Minutes.. .. .. .. 67 17 6 Special medical examinations— Diplomas .. .. .. 17 18 0 Supervision fees .. .. 2 0 0 General .. .. .. .. 145 10 1 Examiners' fees .. .. 99 4 0 Stationery.. .. .. .. 20 6 10 Expenses .. .. .. 63 15 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 11l 17 9 Special legal (April, May, July) — * Supervision fees .. .. 2 7 0 4. Examinations — Examiners' fees .. .. 35 0 0 (a) November, 1897— (/) November, 1898— Examiners'fees.. .. .. 548 3 0 Fees (Chief Supervisors).. .. 105 5 0 English Agent— Expenses (including Assistant Fes .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Supervisors) .. .. .. 123 13 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 31 3 8 Examiners' fees.. .. .. 87 3 8 Printing and advertising.. .. 14 14 0 . Advertising and printing.. .. 11 9 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 14 17 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 21 18 6 (6) December, 1897— (g) December, 1898— Examiners'fees.. .. .. 460 1 6 Supervision— Printing .. .. .. 3 0 9 Fees (Chief Supervisors) .. 129 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 616 6 Expenses (including Assistant (c) January, 1898 — Supervisors) .. .. 228 15 0 Medical examinations— Printing and advertising.. .. 170 5 5 Supervision fees .. .. 3 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. ~ 211 6 Examiners' fees .. .. 65 12 10 5. Convocation .. .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 6 7 6 . £3,895 0 11 Carried forward .. ..£2,609 9 5 *—s—s——sm ll.—Oedinaby Scholabship Account. Scholarships— £ s. d. (a) Junior scholarships— Scholarships of 1895 .. .. .. .. .. .. 510 0 0 Scholarships of 1896 .. .. .. .. .. .. 370 0 0 Scholarships of 1897 .. .. .. .. .. .. 540 0 0 (6) Senior scholarships— .. Scholarships of 189 .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 450 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 13 6 Fixed deposit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 £2,874 13 6

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lll.—John Tinline Scholabship Account. £ s. d. Scholarship .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 020 £50 2 0 IV. —Bowbn Pbizb Account. £ s. d. Prize .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 SuMMAKY OF EXPENDITUEE, 1898. £ s. d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,895 011 Ordinary Scholarship Account.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,874 13 6 John Tinline Scholarship Aocount .. .. .. .. .. 50 2 0 Bowen Prize Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 £6,824 16 5 Investment Account. Dβ. £ b. d. Cβ. £ s. d, To Balance from 1897 .. .. .. 15,600 0 0 By Masterton debentures (General AcGeneral Acoount .. .. .. 500 0 0 oount) at 6 per cent. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 4J per cent. 500 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 700 0 0 Loans on mortgage (Ordinary Soholarship Account) — At 6 per cent... .. .. 10,000 0 0 At 6J per cent. .. .. 1,550 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. ' .. 1,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage (John Tinline Scholarship Account) — At 6J per cent. .. .. 1,200 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 150 0 0 £16,100 0 0 £16,100 0 0 The English Agent in Account with the Univeesity. Dβ. £ s. d. Oβ. £ s. d. To Expenses of November examination, By Balance from 1897 .. .. .. 939 16 9 1897— Imprest, 1898 .. .. .. 850 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 515 0 0 Agent's fees .. .. .. 75 0 0 Agent's expenses .. .. .. 31 3 8 Balance in Agent's hands .. .. 1,168 13 1 £1,789 16 9 £1,789 16 9

Cost of all Examinations of 1897 (including January, 1898), and Fees received for the same.

Comparative Statement of the Numbers of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees received by the University, 1885 to 1898, inclusive.

Examination. Cost. Fees. 1. Special medical examination, April, 1897 2. Special barristers' examination, February, 1897 3. The November examinations .. 4. The December examinations 5. The January medical examination, 1898 £ s. d. 133 10 5 6 0 0 1,336 9 5 1,154 2 2 75 0 i £ s. d. 56 14 0 2 2 0 802 4 0 1,550 17 0 36 15 0 Total £2,705 2 4 £2,448 12 0

Years. Candidates. Cost of Examinations. Total Pees received. • £ s. a. 1,460 7 9 1,585 10 5 1,603 16 11 , 1,722 18 0 1,927 5 3 2,065 16 4 2,110 0 10 2,235 16 10 2,446 18 11 2,453 15 8 2,599 9 6 2,779 5 0 2,705 2 4 3,000 0 0 £ s. d. 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 2,011 13 0 2,348 8 0 2,604 11 6 2,892 10 0 2,937 18 6 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 ... 1897 (inoluding January, 1898) 1898 ( , 1899) 407 491 535 557 593 708 782 903 957 976 1,071 1,149 1,198 1,318

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Balance-sheet.—Geneead Account. Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ a. d To Balanoe from 1897 .. 1,966 13 9 By PaidPlus Imprest .. 939 16 9 Senate .. .. .. .. 299 17 0 2,906 10 6 Office and salaries .. .. 637 14 10 Receipts of 1898 — Miscellaneous .. .. .. 443 0 2 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Examinations .. .. .. 2,494 811 Interest.. .. .. .. 88 0 0 Convocation .. .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 191 2 2 Balance .. .. .. .. 325 14 1 Fees— Investment (Masterton debentures) .. 1,000 0 0 Degree .. .. .. .. 213 3 0 Loan at 4J per cent. .. .. 500 0 0 Ad eundem .. .. .. 8 8 0 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 700 0 0 Certificate .. .. .. 415 0 Imprest, English Agency .. .. 1,168 13 1 Medical registration .. .. 44 2 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 34 3 1 Examinations .. .. .. 2,667 10 6 £7,623 11 2 £7,623 11 2 Balance-sheet. —Ordinary Scholarship Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance from 1897 .. .. .. 12,935 11 4 By Paid— ' Receipts of 1898— Scholarships .. .. .. 1,870 0 0 Statutory grant .. ■ .. .. 1,500 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 413 6 Interest, &o. .. .. .. 700 16 0 Balance .. .. .. 711 13 10 Investments— Loan on mortgage at 6 per oent. .. 10,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 6 J per cent. .. 1,550 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 1,000 0 0 £15,136 7 4 £15,136 7 4 Balance-sheet.—John Tinline Scholarship Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. To Balance from 1897 .. .. .. 1,416 4 6 By PaidReceipts— Scholarship .. .. .. 50 0 O Interest.. .. .. .. 103 10 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 2 0 Balance in bank .. .. .. 119 12 6 Investments—l Loan on mortgage at 6 J per cent. .. 1,200 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 150 0 0 £1,519 14 6 £1,519 14 6 Balance-sheet.—Bowen Prize Account. De. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance from 1897 .. .. .. 126 110 By Paid prize.. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 3 15 1 Balance in Post-Office Sayings-Bank.. 124 16 11 £129 16 11 £129 16 11 Balance-sheet on all Accounts. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance from 1897 .. 16,444 11 5 By Paid— Plus Imprest .. .. 939 16 9 General Aocount .. 8,895 0 11 17,384 8 2 Ordinary Scholarship Receipts of 1898— Acoount .. .. 1,874 13 6 General Account .. 4,717 0 8 John Tinline SoholarOrdinary Scholarship ship Aocount .. 50 2 0 Account .. .. 2,200 16 0 Bowen Prize Fund .. 5 0 0 John Tinline Soholar- ' 5,824 16 5 ship Aocount ' .. 103 10 -0 Balances, Current Accounts — Bowen Prize Fund .. 315 1 General Account .. 359 17 2 7,025 1 9 Ordinary Scholarship Aooount .. .. 711 13 10 John Tinline Soholarship Aocount .. 119 12 6 Bowen Prize Fund .. 124 16 11 1,316 0 5 Balance, Imprest (English Agent) .. .. 1,168 13 1 Balance, investments and mortgages .. .. 16,100 0 0 17,268 13 1 £24,409 9 11 £24,409 9 11 James Hectoe, Chancellor. Examined and found correct, except that expenditure amounting to £86 15s. 6d. is unvouched. J. K. Warburton, \ Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,625 copies), £i ss. 6cU

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