H.—IB

2

No. 3. The Secretary of Education to the Eegisthae. g IE Education Department, Wellington, 3rd September, 1879. I have the honor, by direction of the Minister of Education, to forward the enclosed copy of a resolution passed by the Civil Service Examination Board with regard to the resolution of the Senate of the University forwarded by you on the 20th April, 1879. You will please note that the resolution of the Board does not finally dispose of the question of assimilation of examinations, but only as regards the December examination this year. I have, &c. The Eegistrar, University of New Zealand, Christchurch. John Hislop.

Enclosure in No. 3. The Secretary to the Civil Service Examination Boaed to the Under-Secretart of Education. Office of the Civil Service Examination Board, Sib — Wellington, 14th July, 1879. I have the honor, by instruction, to inform you that the Civil Service Examination Board have taken into consideration the following resolution passed by the Senate of the New Zealand University, and submitted to the Board by the Hon. the Minister of Education : — "That the Chancellor be requested to negotiate with the Government for the adoption by the Civil Service Board of the entrance examination papers for the senior Civil Service examination in December next, and for the general arrangement and supervision of the entrance examination being undertaken by the Civil Service Board; and that the Chancellor be further authorized to cause the instructions and forms used for the Civil Service examination, or a modification of them, to be used in conducting the entrance examination, if he considers their adoption desirable as a part of any such arrangement." At a meeting of the Board held on the 12th instant, it was resolved, — " That the Board does not see its way to recommend the adoption of the course proposed by the Senate of the New Zealand University in regard to the December 1879 examination, as it involveschanges that might lead to miscarriage." I have, &c, S h C. C. N. Barhon, The Under-Secretary of Education. Secretary.

No. 4. The Eegisteae to the Hon. the Minister of Education. g IB University of New Zealand, Christchurch, 18th March, 1880. I have the honor to inform you that the Senate of the University, at its late session, passed the following resolutions: — , . . 1. " That, in the opinion of the Senate, a clause should be introduced in any Hospital and Charit-able-Institutions Bill to be passed by Parliament, making the following provisions :—(1.) That, where medical schools exist in connection with the New Zealand University, the professors and lecturers in such schools be ex officio members of hospital staffs in hospitals established there. (2.) That the Governor in Council be enabled to make equitable arrangements, where necessary, for hospitals to be practically utilized for medical instruction at such places as aforesaid." 2. " that the above resolution be forwarded to the Government." I have, &c, W. M. Maskell, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Eegistrar.

No. 5. The Secretary of Education to the Eegistrab. g lE __ Education Department, Wellington, 23rd March, 1880. I have the honor, by direction of the Minister of Education, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant with regard to the relations the Senate is of opinion should exist between the medical schools of the University arid hospitals, and to inform you that it will receive consideration ] nave> &c '> E. O. GrIBBES, The Registrar, University of New Zealand, Christchurch. (For the Secretary.)

No. 6. The Eegistrae to the Hon. the Minister of Education". g IE; _ University of New Zealand, Christchurch, 13th March, 1880. I have the honor, by direction of the Chancellor, to forward to you herewith the annual report of the proceedings of the University during the past year, as drawn up by the Senate in accordance with the provisions of clause 28 of " The New Zealand University Act, 1874." I am to point out to you that it is of great importance that the regulations appended to this report, and made during the recent session of the Senate, should be made public at as early a date as-