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The Senate have made certain amendments in the Statutes and Regulations at present in force with a view to carrying out more effectually the objects of the institution of the University. A copy of the Statutes and Regulations so amended is herewith, as directed by the Act, submitted for the approval of His Excellency the Governor. The Senate desires to draw the attention of the Government to the necessity of defining and proclaiming the reserves specified as requiring to be defined and proclaimed within six months after the passing of " The University Reserves Act, 1875." The Senate have expressed by resolution their opinion that a Bill should be introduced during the next Session of the Assembly to vest in trustees the reserves included in " The University Reserves Act, 1875," for the purpose of promoting higher education in the provinces in which such reserves are situated. The affiliated institutions have continued to do their work satisfactorily during the past year. The Senate regard with pleasure the interest taken by these institutions in the proceedings and examinations of the University. The annual Scholarship Examination was held in May 1875, and eighteen Scholarships were awarded. The Bowen Prize has, for the first time, been gained this year. The successful candidate is Henry Hill, of Christchurch. A statement of income and expenditure of the University, for a period of twelve months ending 29th February, 1876, is appended to this report. Henry John Tancbed, Chancellor.

Regulations or Senate : Session or 1876. Regulation amending Clause 11. of Statute : ': Conditions of the affiliation of Collegiate and Scholastic Institutions." " 11. For a period of not less than sis months in each year, lectures shall be regularly given by the teachers and lecturers of these institutions."' Regulation amending Clause 111. of Statute : " Condition of affiliation of Collegiate and Scholastic Institutions." " 111. It shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Senate that such institutions are competent to supply, through their professors, lecturers, and teachers, a three years' course of instruction in Latin, Mathematics, and not less than three of the other subjects of study prescribed for the B.A. degree. 1 ' Regulation amending Regulation ''Prescribing Examinations in Affiliated Institutions." " Each affiliated College shall, between the first day of October and the thirty-first day of December in each year, hold examinations in all the subjects taught under the conditions of affiliation in which students may desire to be examined. The names of the undergraduates who shall have passed the several examinations shall be arranged in three classes, and in alphabetical order. The class lists, together with the papers set and the answers thereto, shall be forwarded forthwith to the Registrar." Regulation amending Clause 111. of Regulation " Specifying value and tenure of Scholarships, and subjects and conditions of Scholarship Examinations." "111. The tenure of such Junior Scholarships shall be for three years, and, in case of candidates for honors, for one year in addition : Provided that any junior scholar who may obtain a Senior Scholarship as hereinafter mentioned shall thereby vacate such Junior Scholarship." Regulation amending Section IX. of Regulation " Specifying value and tenure of Scholarships, and subjects and conditions of Scholarship Examinations." " IX. A scholarship shall become vacant by failure on the part of the holder to pass each year in three subjects of the annual examination of the affiliated institution upon the books of which he may have entered his name, unless the holder shall produce proof to the satisfaction of the Chancellor that he was unable from illness, or other sufficient cause, to attend : Provided that any scholar may, on receiving the Chancellor's permission in writing, pursue his studies at some affiliated institution other than that at which he may have originally entered." Regulation. —New Section to follow Section IX. in Regulation " Specifying value and tenure of Scholarships, and subjects and conditions of Scholarship Examinations." " All scholars, imless for any reason specially excused by the Chancellor, shall be required, at the end of their second year, to pass in one section of their examination for the B.A. degree, and at the end of their third year to pass in the other section of the same examination." * Regulation. —Additional Section to Regulation " Specifying the proceedings necessary for obtaining. Degrees in Music." " VI. A student who shall have taken his degree in Arts in the University of New Zealand may proceed to a B.Mus. degree by passing the several prescribed examinations', though he might not have declared his intention of proceeding to that degree at the time of his matriculation; and such examinations may be conducted at any convenient times to be appointed by the Chancellor."

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