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the Board of Governors since its establishment in 1873 has amounted to no less a sum than £184,688. The conversion of the various mortgages and of the properties taken over has been effected without; loss. The chair of English language, literature, and history, lately vacated by Professor Mathew, has been filled by the selection of Professor Arnold Wall, M.A., London. Fifty-three applications were received, twenty-four being from gentlemen residing in the Australasian Colonies. The thanks of the Board were accorded to the Agent-General for his valuable aid in connection with the appointment. During the period under review the death occurred of one of the early colonists, Mr. B. W. Mountfort, who designed the College buildings, and held the appointment of architect to the Board at the time of his death. At the close of the last session of Parliament the Canterbury College Borrowing Powers Bill was passed, which, it is anticipated, will result in a simplification of the finance of the Board. The lecturer on political economy resigned his position at the end of the second term. The Board were unable to fill the vacancy in time to be of any use to the students. The following table shows the number of matriculated and non-matriculated students who have attended lectures since the year 1890 to date:— Matriculated. Non-matriculated. Total. 1890 ... ... . . ... ... 151 116 267 1891 ... ... ... ... ... 172 177 349 1692 ... .. ... 186 159 345 1893 ... ... ... ... ... 182 158 340 1894 ... .. ... ... ... 185 141 326 1895 ... ... ... ... ... 177 130 307 1896 ... ... ... ... ... 150 66 216 1897 ... ... ... ... ... 144 73 217 1898 ... ... ... ... ... 131 56 187 The number of students attending each lecture during the last term of 1898 was as follows :— Classics. —Pass Latin : Translation, 29 ; composition, 31. Greek : Translation, 1 ; composition, 1. Honours Latin : Translation, 6 ; composition, 5. English Literature. —Pass lectures: Literature and set books, 32; philology, 25. Honours lectures: Literature and set books, 4; literature and set books (extra lectures), 4; Anglo-Saxon and middle English texts, 8 ; philology, 9. History. —Pass history of England, 11; honours history of Europe, 1; pass constitutional history, 19. Mathematics. —Pass pure mathematics, 42; pass mechanics and hydrostatics, 16. Honours mathematics: Section 1., 3; Section 11., 3 ; Section 111., 2 ; Section IV., 3. Honours elementary mechanics and hydrostatics, 1. Chemistry and Physics. —Pass chemistry, 14 ; honours chemistry, 5; teachers' chemistry, 4 ; pass physics, 16; honours physics, 5; teachers' physics, 1; practical chemistry (junior and pass), 25; practical physics (junior and pass), 19; practical physics and chemistry (honours and research), 3. Geology. —Junior geology, 3 ; senior geology, 2. Biilogy. —Botany (Part II.), 2; practical botany (Part II.), 5; pass zoology (Part II.), 2; practical zoology (Part II.), 2; pass general biology (Part II.), 10; embryology, 4 ; embryology practical, 5. French. —Pass lectures : Composition, 25 ; auchors, 16 ; grammar, 16 ; literature, 15. Honours lectures: Composition, 6 ; authors, 2; essay and literature, 10; philology, 8; literature, 2. German. —Composition I. and philology, 1 ; composition 11. and grammar, 2 ; translation and literature, 4. Jurisprudence and Laio. —Pass jurisprudence, 20 ; honours jurisprudence, 11 ; law (second section), 5, (third section), 2. Political Economy. —No lectures delivered. Music. —Eudiments of music and harmony (junior, first-year students), 15; harmony, &c. (intermediate, second-year students), 10 ; harmony, &c. (intermediate, second-year students, evening students), 4 ; harmony, counterpoint, &c. (senior, third-year students), 12 ; advanced class (for students preparing for Mus. Bac), 1. Successful Students.—The following students were recorded by the University Senate as having passed in their respective examinations : — For Masters of Arts, with Honours. —lnglis, John Kenneth Harold, M.A., with first-class honours in mathematics; Craddock, Arthur Eainsford, M.A., with first-class honours in physical science ; Low, Elsie, M.A., with second-class honours in English and French, and also secondclass in botany; Campbell, Eliza, M.A., with second-class honours in English and French; Collier, Rosa, M.A., with second-class honours in zoology; Johansen, Ernst Ferdinand, M.A., with second-class honours in political science; Kirton, Florence Milicent, M.A., with .second class honours in English and French ; Olliver, Margaret Florence Louisa, M.A., with second-class honours in zoology; Eawson, Myra May, M.A., with second-class honours in mathematics; Stuckey, Harry Overtoil, M.A., with second-class honours in mathematics; McEachen, Mary Agnes, M.A., with third-class honours in English and French; Saott, Katheriue, M.A., with thirdclass honours in mathematics. Masters of Arts. —Campbell, William David; Gresson, Kathleen Muriel; Howard, Caroline Sarah ; Smyth, Henry Montague,