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in geology and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer, but requires to do an additional two months of practical mining work to entitle him to claim the diploma of associate in mining. He distinguished himself in the final examinations by passing first-class in all the subjects (seven) he required to attend in the mining and metallurgical divisions. During his mining-school course he also studied for, and was successful in gaining, the B.A. degree, and he is now sitting for the examination of the second section of the B.Sc. degree in the New Zealand University. T. Sheddan Brugh : This student, about whom I had the gratification of reporting very favourably last year, has during the recent examinations again distinguished himself in gaining the Stuart prize in physics, and also passing first-class in the only subject—advanced assaying—he required to attend in the metallurgical division. Having passed in all the prescribed subjects, and fulfilled the condition of twelve months' practical work in mines, he became entitled to claim and was granted the diploma of associate in mining, and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer. In his endeavours to gain the Mining Department scholarship (as mentioned in my last year's report) he was not successful, however, his competitor, W. H. Baker, a student of the Thames School of Mines, and now of our University, excelling him by the extraordinary performance of obtaining 100 per cent, in four of the eight subjects of the examination. During the past session he attended other University classes, enabling him to sit for this year's examination for the first section of the B.Sc. degree in the New Zealand University. Arthur Mosley : Passed successfully examinations in all the subjects prescribed for the mining and geological divisions, and that of metallurgical chemist and assayer, and having also been engaged for twelve months in practical work in mines he became entitled to claim, and was granted, the two diplomas of associate in mining and in geology and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer. Having taken special interest and gained considerable practical experience in battery work and gold extraction by amalgamation and the cyanide process, the lecturer in metallurgy and assaying (Mr. Fitzgerald) specially recommended him for carrying on the working of our testing plant for the public during part of the vacation, and he is now engaged in this work, with the sanction of the Council's mining committee. His intention is to engage in further study for gaining the degree of B.Sc. in mining engineering in the New Zealand University. Douglas V. Allen : Having passed examinations in all the subjects of the mining and geological divisions and that of metallurgical chemist and assayer, and also fulfilled the conditions regarding twelve months' practical work in mines, he was entitled to claim, and has been granted, the diplomas of associate in mining and geology and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer. During the past and previous sessions he attended other University classes to enable him to sit for this year's examination for the first section of the B.Sc. degree in the University of New Zealand. Herbert E. Stevens : Has shown special ability and application by passing, during a three years' course, in all the subjects of the mining division and that of metallurgical chemist and assayer. In the recent examinations he gained first-classes in five and good second-classes in two of the seven subjects he attended. He is entitled to claim the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer, but requires to engage for over two months longer in practical mining work for qualifying him to claim the diploma of associateship in mining. Thomas B. Wayne : Through passing the prescribed examinations and producing certificates of having been engaged for twelve months in practical work in mines, he became entitled to claim and was granted the diploma of associate in mining, and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer. Murray Eussell passed all examinations required for the mining division and that of metallurgical chemist and assayer, and, having proved by certificates that he had worked the stipulated twelve months in mines, he became entitled to claim and was granted the diploma of associate in mining, and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer. F. D. Herstall Ulrich : Having passed the prescribed examinations for the mining division and for that of metallurgical chemist and assayer, and produced satisfactory evidence of engagement for twelve months in practical work in mines, he became qualified to claim and was granted the diploma of associate in mining, and the certificate of metallurgical chemist and assayer. With few exceptions all these students took advantage of learning, by the practical instruction and example of Mr. Fitzgerald, battery-work, and gold-extraction by amalgamation and the cyanide process, in working regularly four-hour shifts alternately from the time the testing of samples for the public was started. In compliance with applications, Mr. Fitzgerald arranged evening-classes in assaying, which were attended by six occasional students, five of whom came regularly all through the session, whilst the sixth stopped away after about three months' work. As the afternoon classes for the sixteen regular students in the first and second courses of assaying (which need at least three hours each for three afternoons per week, and necessarily require to be held together for want of other free time) were rather crowded, and the five available smelting furnaces proved quite inadequate for continuous steady working of these students; two of them, whose other lectures fortunately permitted it, attended the evening classes also, much to their own convenience and that of the other students of the afternoon classes. All the new students (eleven) who entered for the first year's course attended the evening class established by the St. John Ambulance Association, and were successful in passing the examination, and thereby gaining certificates of first aid as required by the regulations. On considering that the lecture-hours of the first year's course on any day of the week leave the hour free at which the ambulance class is generally held (which is not the case in the second and third year's courses), it was thought advisable to make attendance at that class part of the first year's course for the future, and prescribe it in the calendar.