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1892. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE (PAPERS RELATING TO).

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

1. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OP GOVERNORS. At the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury College, held on Monday, the 11th July, 1892, 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. No alteration has taken place amongst the members forming the Board of Governors during the past year. On the 24th June, however, the resignation of Mr. J. D. Enys, who has left the colony, was received. Notices have been issued to the graduates of the University of New Zealand continuing on the books of the College, calling a meeting for the 6th August, for the purpose of electing a Governor to fill the vacant seat. The day of nomination has been fixed for the 23rd July. The last annual statement contained a table showing the number of matriculated and nonmatriculated students who have attended lectures since the year 1877-78. Matriculated. Non-matriculated. Total. The numbers at that date were ... 20 77 97 . In 1890-91 ... ... ... 205 186 391 In 1891-92 ... ... ... 239 194 433 The number of students attending each lecture during the last term was as follows : — Classics. —Pass Latin: Translation, 42; composition, .42. Greek: Translation, 8; composition, 8. Honours Latin : Translation, 13 ; composition, 14. Teachers' Latin, 10. English Literature. —Elizabethan literature, 90; language of Shakespere, Burke, and Macaulay, 83; composition, 152; essay class, 138; art of Shakespere, Burke, and Macaulay, 159; philology, 38; criticism, 59; history (1688 to 1789), 65. Mathematics. -—Lower division, 42; upper division, 7; mechanics and hydrostatics, 18; advanced mathematics, 6. Chemistry and Physics. —Pass chemistry, 6; honours chemistry, 5 ; teachers' chemistry, 6; pass physics, 25; teachers' physics. 5 ; practical physics, 11; honours physics, 7 ; metallurgy and mineralogy, 6; elementary science (teachers' E and D), 37; laboratory practice (chemical), 27. Geology. —Junior, 16; senior, 5. Biology. —General biology, 10 ; junior botany, 10 ; senior botany, 7. French. —Elementary French : Composition, 15. Pass French : Grammar and history of language, 16; sight translation and " Les Femmes Savantes," 32 ; composition, 31; French literature (period 1790 to 1830), 28. Honours French: Philology and etymology, 3; essay and sight translation into JBrench, 7. German.— P&ss German: Translation, 4. Elementary German: Composition, 2. Pass German : Translation and composition, 2. German : History of language and literature, 1. Jurisprudence and Law. —Pass Jurisprudence, 11; honours jurisprudence, 5; constitutional history, 11; LL.B. (third examination), 2. Music. —Rudiments of music and harmony (first year), 17 ; harmony and counterpoint (second year), 27; harmony and counterpoint (second year, evening class), 10; rudiments of music and harmony (special evening class), 11. Three students from the College have this year obtained the degree of M.A. Miss J. M. Prosser and H. Northcote gained at the same time first-class honours in languages, and F. A. Pemberton second-class honours in languages and second-class in political science, whilst E. Speight as B.Sc. gained second-class honours in natural science. Twenty-two students of the College have passed the final section of their B.A. examination, and had the degree conferred upon them (Misses E. Aikman, E. E. T. Crosby, G. E. Greenstreet, A. Harband, S. Henderson, M. E. A. Marchant, E. Stevenson, and A. C. Teiidall, and Messrs. T. W. Ambrose, M. W. Butterfield, H. S. Cocks, F. G. Gibson, E. E. Hardcastle, D. Jack, T. M. M. Laing, T. H. G. Lloyd, P. Marshall, E. T. Norris, W. G. Pye, H. T. J. Thacker, E. M. Tolhurst, and H. B. Watson); whilst twenty-one have passed the first section of their B.A. examination (Misses E. M. Baber, A. Baldwin, C. A. Barnicoat, E. A. Chaplin, G. M. Glanville, L. Lewis, and Florence Sheard, and Messrs J. E. I—E. 7.