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Enclosure in No. 3. Annual Eeport. 1. 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:— 2. The Senate met on the Gth of March, 1878, at the Museum Building, Auckland, which time and place were fixed at the last annual meeting in 1877, as prescribed by the JN'ew Zealand University Act. 3. The Senate have made certain amendments in the statutes and regulations at present in force. The reflations passed with tho view of giving effect to these amendments are herewith submitted for the approval of the Governor. 4. The Senate desire to draw the attention of the Government to the advisability of defining and proclaiming the reserves which under the University Endowment Act require to be defined and proclaimed. It has been intimated to the Senate that, as the term within which such definition and proclamation should have been made has elapsed, it will be necessary that fresh legislation should take place. Until this is done, the institutions which have an interest in the proceeds are suffering a serious loss. 5. The affiliated institutions have continued to do their work satisfactorily during the past year. 6. The Bowen Prize for this year was awarded, in accordance with the report of the examiners, to John Innes, Canterbury College, Christchurch. 7. There are now in the University nine graduates on whom the degree of Bachelor of Arts has been conferred by the University after examination. Sixty-five graduates from other Universities have been admitted ad eundem gradum. The number of matriculated undergraduates on the books of the University is now ninety-four. 8. The Senate has had under its consideration the question of granting medical degrees ; as yet, however, it has not had before it all the information necessary to enable it to decide upon a matter of such serious importance. 9. The Senate have respectfully to request that your Excellency would be pleased to cause application to be made to the authorities of the London University for the extension to thia colony of the scholarships established by the Gilchrist Educational Trust. 10. A statement of income and expenditure of the University for the eleven months ending 31st January, 1878, audited as prescribed by your Excellency, approved by the Senate, is hereto appended. Henrt John Tanceed, 19th March, 1878. Chancellor. Sub-Enclosure 1 to Enclosure in No. 3. Rrqulation amending Regulation specifying Value and Tenure of Scholarships, and Subjects and Conditions of Scholarship Examinations. I. Section VII. of the regulation specifying value and tenure of Scholarships, and subjects and conditions of Scholarship examinations, is hereby repealed. 11. For the purpose of awarding Senior Scholarships, there shall be added to the examination papers for the B.A. degree questions on the subjects of examination, for the express and sole purpose of awarding Scholarships, and no Senior Scholarship shall be awarded unless the candidato exhibit a degree of proficiency satisfactory to the Examiners. 111. There shall be four Scholarships, to be called third-year Scholarships, of the value of £60 each, tenable for one year. Two of these Scholarships shall be awarded for excellence in Greek ; one for excellence in Chemistry and Experimental Physics ; one for excellence in Natural Science. These Scholarships shall be awarded to students who shall have obtained the highest number of marks inthe several aforesaid subjects at the examination for the degree of 8.A., provided always that at least half-marks shall have been obtained, and that the student shall have passed for the degree. Regulation amending Regulation specifying the Terms to be kept and Examinations to be passed for the B.A. Degree. I. Sections X. and XL of the regulation specifying the terms to be kept and examinations to be passed for the B.A. degree are hereby repealed. 11. The examination for the B.A. degree shall be fixed by the Chancellor for some day in the month of December in each year. 111. Students of the Otago University who matriculated before affiliation with the New Zealand University may, at their option, be and be deemed to have been matriculated students of the University of New Zealand, and the terms which they have kept at the former University may be recognized by the latter. Regulation amending Regulation specifying Conditions to be fulfilled and Examinations to be passed for obtaining Honors. I. Section VI. of the regulation specifying conditions to bo fulfilled and examinations to be passed for obtaining Honors is hereby repealed. 11. The examination for Honors shall be fixed fo» some day in December in each year.