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End 1910 —Junior free places .. .. .. .. .. 81 Senior ~ .. .. .. .. .. 47 School ~ .. .. .. .. .. 2 130 It will be seen that 130 out of the total school roll of 211 were tree-place pupils. School of Engineering. Acting on the suggestion outlined in my address of last year, I have, with the sanction of the Board, forwarded to the various technical schools throughout the Dominion a letter asking that the governing bodies of those schools should found at each such school a technical scholarship tenable at the School of Engineering. Only a few replies have as yet been received. I am not altogether surprised at this, for necessarily some time must elapse before the governing bodies can formulate a scheme by which sufficient funds can be raised. When, however, the value of an advanced technical education is recognized, I think a steady supply of the best technical scholars will be assured. I regret that it has been necessary to suspend fo l ' the present the giving of engineering scholarships, but hope that an improvement in the matter of finance will soon justify the Board in resuming the scheme. From the report of the professor in charge it will be seen that the public bodies throughout the Dominion avail themselves largely of the services of those who have been trained in our School of Engineering. Another satisfactory feature is that, with the establishment here of a full course in surveying, the Surveyors' Board of New Zealand recognize the efficiency of the instruction and grant great concessions to those who take the complete course. It is a matter of congratulation that the Senate has determined to establish a travelling scholarship in engineering. Now students who have completed their regular course both theoretical and practical in the School of Engineering will have, if they are fortunate in obtaining this scholarship, an opportunity of obtaining a wider experience in countries where many engineering projects are in hand, and thus pursue what may be termed a post-graduate course. The advantages are undoubtedly great, and will be proportionately greater if the Senate at any time can see its way to extend the tenure of such scholarship from one to two years. The following table, gives a list of the total number of students (matriculated and nonmatriculated) who have been in attendance at the School of Engineering from 1906 to 1910 : — Matriculated. m J^ ted . . Total. 1906 .. .. .. .. 44 ( 8 art students) 116 160 1907 .. .. .. .. 52 (20 „ ) 144 196 1908 .. .. .. (10 „ ) 134 173 1909 r 3B ( 12 » ) 140 178 1910 30 ( 8 „ ) 151 181 College. I regret that I have to record the death of two gentlemen who had long been connected with the staff of Canterbury College. One, the late Professor Cook, did not survive long to enjoy his well-earned rest. His memory will long be revered by those with whom he came in contact, and his name will always be associated with the high standard of scholarship and tone that was the outcome of his example of earnestness. The other, the late Registrar, Mr. Cracroft Wilson, who for a long time had been the respected head of the clerical staff, passed away in a comparatively short time also after he retired from active service. Mental Science. —During the last year or two more attention has been paid to the subject mental science, to the teaching of which nothing like sufficient time had previously been allotted. The Board at last recognized more fully the importance of this section of work, and decided that the lecturer should be set free from other work, and thus be at liberty to give more time and attention to mental science. The result has been not only an increase in the number of students attending the lectures, but the arousing of greater interest in the subject, and undoubtedly the

Year. Year. Roll Number at End of Year. Fees. Government Payments for Capitation and Technical Classes. Total. Average Fee paid. Average Fee paid. i 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 190 209 227 203 217 211 £ 1,462 1,344 1,277 1,143 1,029 836 £ 23 244 424 542 • 674 722 £ 1,485 1,588 1,701 1,685 1,703 1,558 £ s. d. 7 13 10 6 8 7 5 12 0 5 12 7 4 14 10 3 19 3