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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of E.-7, 1890.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

1, ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. At the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury College, held on Friday, the 10th July, 1891, the Chairman's statement of the progress made, and the work done in the several departments during the year was read, as follows : — The College. During the past twelve months the following changes have taken place on the Board of Governors : Three vacancies have occurred, two by the death of the Hon. W. Beeves and Dr. Turnbull, and the other owing to the resignation of Bishop Harper. To replace these members the following have been elected by the graduates in consecutive order: Messrs. A. E. G. Ehodes and L. Cohen, and the Eight Eev. the Lord Bishop of Christchurch. The following table shows the number of matriculated and non-matriculated students who have attended lectures since the year 1877-78 : — Matriculated. Non-matriculated. Total. 1877-78 ... ... ... ... 20 77 97 1878-79 ... ... ... ... 27 47 74 1879-80 ... ... ... ... 34 95 129 1880-81 ... ... ... ... 42 59 101 1881-82 ... ... ... ... 46 62 108 1882-83 ... ... ... ... 57 100 157 1883-84 ... ... ... ... 77 116 193 1884-85 ... - ... ... ... 93 111 204 1885-86 ... ... ... ... 103 211 314 1886-87 .... ... ... ... 117 208 325 1887-88 ... ... ... ... 140 173 313 1888-89 ... ... ... ... 165 153 318 1889-90 ... ... ... ... 170 176 346 1890-91 ... ... ... ... 205 186 391 The number of students attending each lecture during the last term was as follows: — Classics. —Pass Latin: Translation, 41; composition, 41. Greek: Translation, 7; composition, 8. Honours Latin : Translation, 3 ; composition, 6. Teachers' Latin, 15. English Literature. — Literature commonwealth, 78; language of Shakespere and George Eliot, 77 ; composition, 164 ; essay class, 132 ; art of Shakespere and George Eliot, 153 ; philology, 34; criticism, 51 ; history (accession of Charles I. to 1688), 50. Mathematics. —Lower division, 42; upper division, 5; mechanics and hydrostatics, 16; advanced mathematics, 4. Chemistry and Physics. —Pass chemistry, 20; honours chemistry (organic), 10; teachers' chemistry, 10 ; pass physics, 29 ; teachers' physics, 10 ; practical physics, 4 ; honours physics, 7 ; elementary science (teachers' E and D), 41; laboratory practice (chemical), 29. Geology. —Junior geology, 4 ; senior geology, 5 ; honours geology, 2. Biology. —General biology, 7 ; junior botany, 6 ; senior botany, 7. French. —Junior French : _Translation, 9; composition, 8; pass French (authors), 33; pass French (translation or composition), 33; French literature, 20. Honours French: Authors' philology, 7; literature period and essay, 8. German. —Junior German : Translation, 9 ; composition, 9. Jurisprudence and Law. —Pass jurisprudence, 13; honours jurisprudence, 5; constitutional history, 10; LL.B. (second examination), 6; LL.B. (third examination), 7. 1— E. 7.