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5. Mr. Barclay to the Registrar. Dear Sir, — Dunedin, sth June, 1879. In reply to yours of the 30th May, stating the Chancellor's ruling to the effect that I was ineligible as a candidate for honours, I would beg to draw the attention of the Chancellor to the following facts :— Soon after I received official intimation of the fact that I had obtained my B.A. degree, you may remember, I wrote to you informing you of my intention to proceed to the LL.B. degree, and also for honours at some future period. This I took to be the meaning of the Regulation in reference to giving notice on the passing of the B.A. degree. You replied that I could not go up for honours if more than a year had elapsed since the time of my taking my B.A. degree. I then replied that I would leave the LL.B. till another year, and proceed to honours this year. You observe that I could not have given you notice sooner, as I was under the impression that honours might be taken any year after the B.A. degree was obtained, and I think that the intimation which I made in my first letter to you after I had received official intelligence in the matter of my B.A. degree was an intimation of my intention to proceed to honours which would satisfy the Regulation in question. I trust that, on reviewing the matter, the Chancellor may be satisfied with my explanation, and that he will permit me to proceed, as I intended, for honours in mental science and history of philosophy. If, however, the Chancellor cannot see his way to grant this, there is, I presume, no objection to my going up in November next for my M.A. degree. I have, &c, The Registrar, University of New Zealand. A. R. Barclay. 6. The Registrar to Mr. Barclay. Sir, — University of New Zealand, Christchurch, Kith June, 1879. In reply to your letter of the sth instant, I am directed by the Chancellor to state that he is of opinion that it is not possible to go behind the express direction of the Regulation which prescribes that candidates for honours shall give notice of their intention when taking their B.A. degree. There is, moreover, another reason against you this year. The Examiner in Mental Science is to be appointed in England, and there is no possibility now of arranging with him for the setting of honours' papers, as no intimation has been sent Home that any such papers would be required. I have, &c, W. M. Maskell, A. R. Barclay, Esq. Registrar. 7. Mr. Barclay to the Registrar. Dear Sir, — Dunedin, 30th June, 1879. I regret to learn by your last favour that the Chancellor cannot see his way to alter his decision in reference to my M.A. degree examination in November next. However, I must, of course, accept the Chancellor's ruling. Should you wish to communicate with me at any future time, my address will be found at the top of the page. I have, &c, The Registrar, University of New Zealand. A. R. Barclay. 8. The Registrar to Mr. Barclay. Sir, — University of New Zealand, Christchurch, 11th July, 1879. Referring to your letters of 15th May and 30th June, I should be glad to be informed whether, in consequence of your being unable to come up for honours, you would revert to your original intention of coming up for the LL.B. degree. I have, &c, W. M. Maskell, A. E. Barclay, Esq. Registrar. 9. Mr. Barclay to the Registrar. Sir,— Dunedin, 17th July, 1879. In reply to your's of the 11th instant, I hare to say that I do not now intend to proceed this year to the LL.B. degree. I have, &c, The Registrar, University of New Zealand. A. R. Barclay. 10. Mr. White to the Registrar. Sib, — Dunedin, Great King Street, 17th July, 1877. I beg to notify that I intend taking the optional section of B.A. examination, January, 1878. Subjects : English language, literature, mental science, history, and political economy. I may also be a candidate for senior scholarship. Would you be good enough to lay the following considerations before the Chancellor or ViceChancellor with reference to the text-books on mental science:— Ist. We have only had a few months' notice of the change of text-books since the appearance of the Supplementary Calendar. 2nd. The text-books are not such as we have gone through, or are now in use in this University. 3rd. The text-books recommended are not to be obtained in Dunedin —namely, Calderwood's Handbook of Moral Philosophy, Fowler's Inductive and Deductive Logic, Sismondi's Political Economy, by Mignet. Would you please satisfy me as to what course it is advisable to pursue? I have, &c, The Registrar, University of New Zealand. D. White. P.S. —With reference to the regulation permitting teachers to go up to the final B.A. examination, does this imply that they must take all subjects, optional and compulsory, at the one examination, or can they proceed first to the one section, and next to the remaining, as the regular students are allowed ? An early reply would greatly convenience.—D. White.