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the recommendation of Sir Ernest Rutherford the Council appointed Professor D. C. H. Florance, of Hong Kong University. Professor Florance has arrived and has taken up his duties. Chair of Education. —Professor J. S. Tennant resigned his position as from the 31st December, 1922. The Department then made new arrangements whereby a sum sufficient for the professor's salary should be added to the statutory grant, in order to enable the Council to appoint a Professor of Education who should devote his whole time to the work. Mr. Tennant having resigned his position as Principal of the Training College, the Council resolved, to offer him the new Chair of Education. The College has made a working arrangement with the Education Department whereby a close co-ordination will be established between the Chair and the Training College. It is hoped that this arrangement will work satisfactorily. In providing for the professor's salary as stated, the Department has concurrently withdrawn payment of College fees for the attendance of Training College students at the education classes. The effect of this has been to place the major portion of the burden of the professor's salary upon the College funds. It is to be hoped, that as soon as finances permit the Department will resume payment of fees for education, as the amount which they represent is urgently required for various College activities. Workers' Educational Association. —16 classes have been carried on in the following centres : Wellington, 8 ; New Plymouth, 1 ; Palmerston North, 2 ; Westport, 1 ; Feilding, 1 ; Levin, 1 ; Shannon, 1; Miranui, 1. The following subjects have been taught: Economics (4); psychology (5) ; English literature (3) ; sociology (1) ; anthropology (1) ; electricity (1) ; appreciation of music (1). The Council views with satisfaction the progress that these classes are making, and especially the fact that a comparatively wide range of subjects is taught. The reports of tutors forwarded through the Tutorial Classes Committee indicate that members of the various classes have shown much interest in their work. Another satisfactory feature of these classes is the largo number of occupations given by students on their enrolment forms, showing that advantage is being taken of these classes by people in nearly all walks of life. P. Levi, Chairman, Victoria University College Council. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Table showing Numbers op Students for the Last Three Years. 1920. 1921. 1922. English .. .. .. .. .. ..157 184 130 Latin .. .. .. .. .. ..91 116 108 Greek .. .. .. .. .. ..6 4 3 French .. .. .. .. .. ..64 66 72 Commercial French .. .. .. .. .. 7 8 13 German .. .. .. .. .. ..2 2 1 Science (German) .. .. .. .. .... 9 6 Philosophy .. .. .. .. ..143 193 144 History .. .. .. .. .. ..62 56 53 Education .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 100 162 Economics .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.04 72 62 Economic geography .. .. .. 10 21 19 Currency and banking .. .. .. .. 21. 2 6 Economic history .. .. .. .. 17 4 5 Statistical method .. .. .. .. .. 9 5 12 Industrial law .. .. .. .. .. 1 Mathematics .. .. .. .. ..69 83 92 Applied mathematics .. .. .. 29 42 47 Physics .. .. .. .. ..74 82 69 Chemistry .. .. .. .. .. ..86 84 79 Botany .. .. .. .. .. ..31 42 28 Zoology - .. .. .. .. .. ..32 49 33 Geology .. .. .. .. .. ..15 19 9 Geography (physical) .. .. .. .... 9 9 Jurisprudence and constitutional history .. 31 61 40 Conflict of laws .. .. .. .. ..22 22 25 International law .. .. .. .. 16 28 28 Roman law .. .. .. .. ..28 36 27 Contracts .. .. .. .. .. ..92 74 82 Torts .. .. .. .. .. ..81 69 86 Criminal law .. .. .. .. ..85 67 96 Property I .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 78 88 Property II .. .. .. .. ..48 55 50 Evidence .. .. .. .. .. ..59 62 61 Procedure .. .. .. .. .. ..53 59 50 Honours in law .. .. .. .. .... .. 3