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1874 NEW ZEALAND.

ANNUAL REPORT ON NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY. BY THE CHANCELLOR.

Presented to loth Houses of the Assembly ly command of Sis Excellency.

Mr. Tancbed to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaey. University of New Zealand, Sib,— Wellington, 21st April, 1874. I have the honor herewith to enclose the annual report of the proceedings of the Council for the year ending 31st March, 1874, together with an account of income and expenditure, audited as required by clause 16 of "The New Zealand University Act, 1870." I have, &c, Heney John Tanceed, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Chancellor. «.

ANNUAL REPORT. In compliance with the 16th section of " The New Zealand University Act, 1870," the Council mates the following report to His Excellency the Governor of the proceedings of the University during the year ending 31st March, 1874. The regulations passed at the last meeting of the Council in relation to the "Bowen Prize " Essay, having been assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the Council offered a prize of the value of £5 for last year's competition, the subject proposed being: —" The "Wars of the Roses; comparing the title of the respective claimants to the Crown, and pointing out the effect of those Wars on the subsequent course of English History." In accordance with a resolution passed on the 15th April, 1873, the sum given for this foundation by His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen has been placed at deposit in the Government Savings Bank at Wellington, awaiting a permanent deposit. No candidates qualified to compete having presented themselves, the sum accruing as interest will be available for increasing the principal or the value of this year's prize. The Examiners appointed by the Council have agreed to give the same subject for this year's essay as that determined upon for last year. The Council has, during this meeting, given directions as to some permanent investment of the capital sum available for the purpose of this prize. An inspection of Affiliated Institutions has taken place, by order of the Council, during the past year. The Eev. J. C. Andrew, selected by the Council as Inspector, undertook the duty, and his very able and valuable report has been transmitted to the Government, and laid before the General Assembly. From this it will be seen that upon the whole the Affiliated Institutions are doing their work satisfactorily, and give promise of becoming still more widely useful. It will be seen from the following list of subjects now being taught in the respective Affiliated Institutions, as compared with those which were being taught last year, that the range of instruction has been considerably enlarged. The course of instruction now being followed in the Auckland College and Grammar School consists of Latin, Mathematics, History, Physical Geography, Logic, and French. In the Nelson College, Classics, Mathematics, English Literature, Ancient and Modern History, Botany, Chemistry, and French. In the Wellington College, Classics, Mathematics, English, Geology, Zoology, and Botany. In the Canterbury Collegiate Union, Classics, Mathematics, Physiology, Chemistry, Geology, French, and German. In accordance with the regulations passed at the last meeting, the sums which have from time to time been appropriated to scholarships hare been placed to a separate account. The following is a summary of the results of the last examination, as reported by the respective Examiners: — I—H. 3.