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No. 2 —REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND AND OF AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS. A. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1922. Visitor. —His Excellenoy the Governor-Genoral. Chancellor.—K\* Honour Sir Robert Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G., LL.D., Chief Justice. V'ice-Chancellor. —John Macmillan Brown, Esq., M.A., LL.D. The Senate. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor-Oonoral in Council—W. J. Anderson, Esq., M.A., LL.D.; John Caughloy, Esq., M.A. ; the Hon. W. E. Collins, C.M.G., M.8., M.R.C.S. Eng.; and (he Hon. .1. A. Hauan, M.P. Appointed by governing bodies of affiliated institutions —H. L. Ferguson, Esq., M.A., M.D., &c. ; R. J. Scott, Esq., M.lnst.C.E.', M.lnst.M.E., &c.; J. 0. Adams, Esq., 8.A.; the Hon. Sir R. Stout, P. 0., K.C.M.G., LL.D.; A. P. W. Thomas, Esq.., M.A., F.R.S. ; F. H. Bakewell, Esq., M.A. ; tho Hon. G. Fowlds, 0.15.10. ; and W. J. Morrell, Esq., M.A. Appointed by Professorial Boards—W. B. Benham, Esq., D.Sc, F.R.S.; A. Wall, Esq., M.A.; H. W. Sogar, Esq., M.A. ; and J. It. Brown, Esq., M.A. Elected by District Courts of Convocation —Rev. A. Cameron, B.A. ; J. M. Brown, Esq., M.A., LL.D.; J. W. Tibbs, Esq., M.A. ; H. S. Dettman, Esq., M.A., 8.C.L.; J. Hight, Esq., Litt.D., F.R.E.S.; T. A. Hunter, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. ; \>\ A. de la Mare, Esq., 8.A., LL.B. ; and G. E. Thompson, Esq., M.A. Registrar.— E. T. Norria, Esq., M.A. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SENATE. In comjiliance with section 31 of the New Zealand University Act, the Senate makes the following report to His Excellency the Governor-General of the proceedings of the University since the date of the last report. Pursuant to the provisions of the University Act, the Senate met at Dunedin in annual session on the 17th January, 1923, and at that session made certain amendments to the statutes. These amendments have been submitted to the Governor-General in Council for approval. Included in these amendments arc the following : The course for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce was reorganized. The statutes relating to the degrees of Master of Laws and Master of Commerce were amended so as to conform generally to those for the corresponding degrees in Arts and Science ; third-class honours were abolished. The course for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Forestry was completed. The statute providing for the degree of Master of Dental Surgery was repealed, and the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery was established. The fund of the Macmillan Brown Prize was increased by the gift of £200 from Professor Macmillan Brown on his election to the office of Chancellor. A new prize, the Sir James G. Wilson Prize in Agriculture, was established through a fund subscribed by the New Zealand Farmers' Union. In January, 192.3, tho Right Hon. Sir Robert Stout, P. 0., K.C.M.G., retired from the office of Chancellor, which he had held for nearly twenty years. Professor J. Macmillan Brown was elected as Chancellor, and Professor J. Rankine Brown as Vice-Chancellor. A special meeting of the Senate was held in May, 1922. The moneys to be administered by the University under section 32 (b) of the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, were distributed as follows : — One-fourth to each affiliated institution, as follows : — (i.) To Auckland University College, the sum of £300 for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association and for University extension classes, and the balance for the College library, the science laboratories, and the School of Architecture, (ii.) To Victoria University College, the sum of £300 for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association and for University extension classes, and the balance for the School of Economics, (iii.) To Canterbury College, the sum of £350 for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association and for University extension classes, and the balance for the College library and Students' Hostel, (iv.) To the University of Otago, the sum of £300 for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association and for University extension classes, and the balance for tho Chair of Economics and for the library. In exercise of its statutory functions the Board of Studies met in Wellington on the 31st October, 1922, and its recommendations were dealt with by the Senate at its annual session.

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