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competent men, it may be possible to follow the excellent American practice of obtaining part-time lecturers who are actively engaged in practising the subjects they teach. Arts and Science and Medical Students. —Ten college students taking the 8.A., B.Sc, or medical courses, attended lectures and laboratory-work in electricity and magnetism at the School of Engineering. Besults of Examinations. —University examinations, 1901 : Twelve students passed in subjects of the first section of the first examination for the degree of B.Sc. in engineering, one completed his first examination, and five passed in subjects of the first section of the second examination. Associateship of the School of Engineering. —At the annual examination of 1902 the passes were in electricity and magnetism, 10; freehand mechanical drawing, 8; descriptive geometry (advanced), 11; steam-engine (elementary), 6; mechanical drawing (for second year), 7; applied mechanics, 5 ; mechanics of machinery, 6 : elementary strength of materials, 3 ; theory of workshop practice, 2; and advanced steam-engine, 2. Examination of Evening Students. —Of the students attending evening lectures 101 passed satisfactory examinations, and certificates were awarded as follows : First class —elementary steam, 3; elementary applied mechanics, 1 ; elementary strength of materials, 2; mechanical drawing, Section 1., 7 ; mechanical drawing, Section 11., 5 ; freehand mechanical drawing, Sections I. and 11., 7 ; descriptive geometry and setting-out work, 17 ; locomotive and railway engineering, 1; elementary electricity, 1 ; elementary electrical engineering, 2; advanced electricity, 1. Second class— elementary steam, 9 ; elementary applied mechanics, 7 ; elementary strength of materials, 2; mechanical drawing, Section 1., 7 ; mechanical drawing, Section 11., 4 ; mechanical drawing, Section 111., 2 ; freehand mechanical drawing, 12; descriptive geometry and setting-out work, 5 ; strength of materials (advanced), 1; theory of workshop practice, 2; elementary electricity, 1 ; elementary electrical engineering, 2. ' . Engineering Laboratory. —In some degree, owing to the. time occupied in organizing the new electrical department, the number of tests made during the year was comparatively small. They include the proof-testing of a derrick cap, the testing of boiler-tubes and fencing-wire, the calibration of an electrical meter, and a few cement tests. Museum. Eeport of the Curator (Captain P. W. Button, F.R.S.) :— Exchanges have been sent to the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart; the Museum at Noumea, New Caledonia; and the Museum at Albany, Cape Colony. Exchanges have been received from the Californian Academy of Sciences, the Museum at Albany, and the Museum at Noumea. Much of my time has been taken up with the preparation of an " Index to the Fauna of New Zealand," which I was asked to edit by the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. When this is published it will be necessary to rewrite the labels of the New Zealand collection in accordance with it. The principal additions to the collections are the following : — Geological Collections. —Part of a large fulgurite from Sydney, presented by Mr. Grimshaw. Sixteen species of English carboniferous fossils, presented by Professor Dendy. Seven species of Tertiary Brachiopoda from Patagonia, presented by Dr. H. v. Jhering. Natural History Collections. —Skeletons of the Indian chevrotain, the giant armadillo, and a wild turkey from Mexico, purchased. Two albatrosses from St. Paul's Island, presented by Dr. Davidson of the " Morning." Archceological Collections. —Palaeolithic flint implements from the Congo, flint implements from North Africa, nine bronze objects from Italy, a Saxon glass bead from England, and a set of Indian plate armour ; all purchased. An old breech-loading rifle, presented by Dr. C. Anderson, and a set of silver Maunday coins of Edward VII., presented by Mr. E. C. Little. Ethnological Collections. —A number of different dresses from the New Hebrides, presented by the Rev. R. McDowall. Collection of prehistoric implements from California. An ethnographical collection from New Caledonia, and another from South Africa, chiefly of the Bushmen ; by exchange. Old Indian arms and two small cannon, five small Japanese bronzes, two carved wooden boxes, and ten other objects from Africa; a small bronze vessel from the Soudan ; a violin from Egypt; a necklet from Algeria; seventeen silver charms from Trinidad ; a dagger from Java ; a pricker from the Malay Archipelago ; and three armlets from China ; all purchased. An English sampler, 1836, presented by Mr. H. G. Ell, M.H.R. New Zealand Collections. —Fifteen birds from the southern islands and two carunculated shags, presented by His Excellency Lord Ranfurly. Two skins of Buller's albatross, presented by Sir Walter Buller. A glossy ibis, presented by Mr. A. B. Blackmore. Nine birds, three eggs, and twenty-three photographs of New Zealand birds, presented by Mr. E. F. Stead. A bone club from the Chatham Islands, two carved paddles, and a carved wooden club were purchased. Mr. J. C. N. Grigg also presented a sheep to be made into a skeleton. The skeleton of the small whale (Cogia) has been remounted, and preserved with white glue ; and a skeleton of the blue heron has been added to the collection. Library. —ln addition to the usual presentations from museums and scientific societies, Mrs. Storr presented a copy of Stephen's " Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England," in four folio volumes ; and the Curator gave Agassiz's " Nomenclator Zoologicus." School of Act. Report of the Art Master (Mr. G. H. Elliott) :— As compared with 1901, the number of students in attendance has been as follows:— 1901.-—First term—Morning, 29; afternoon, 2 ; evening, 135 ; Saturday, 62 : total, 228 (including one extra attending nude class only in morning). Second term —Morning, 28; after^

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