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11. REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND AND OF AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS.

1. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1925. Visitor. —His Excellency the Governor-General. Chancellor.—John Macmillan Brown, Esq., M.A., LL.D. Vice-Chancellor,—John Rankine Brown, Esq., M.A. The Senate. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General in Council —W. J. Anderson, Esq., M.A., LL.D. ; John Caughley, Esq., M.A. ; the Hon. W. E. Collins, C.M.G., M.8., M.R.C.S. (Eng.); the Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C. Appointed by governing bodies of affiliated institutions —H. D. Acland, Esq., B.A. ; F. B. Bakewell, Esq., M.A. ; Sir Henry L. Ferguson, C.M.G., Kt., M.A., M.D., &c. ; A. E. Flower, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. ; the Hon. G. Fowlds, C.B.E. ; VV. J. Morrell, Esq., M.A. ; The Right Hon. Sir R. Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G., LL.D., M.L.C.; A. P. W. Thomas, Esq., M.A., F.R.S. Appointed by Professorial Boards —J. R. Brown, Esq., M.A.; J. K. H. Inglis, Esq., M.A., B.Sc. (N.Z.), D.Sc. (Edin.), E.I.C. ; H. W. Segar, Esq., M.A. ; A. Wall, Esq., M.A. Elected by District Courts of Convocation—R. M. Algie, Esq., LL.M. ;J. M. Brown, Esq., M.A., LL.D. ;F.A. de la Mare, Esq., 8.A., LL.B. ; J. Hight, Esq., Litt.D., F.R.E.S. ; T. A. Hunter, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. ; T. K. Side}', 8.A., LL.B., M.P. ; J. C. Sperrin-Johnson, Esq., M.A., M.Sc., B.Ch., Litt.D. ; G. E. Thompson, Esq., M.A. Begiatrar—E. T. Norris, Esq., M.A.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SENATE. In compliance 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 above Act the Senate met in Dunedin in annual session on the 17th February, 1926, and at that session prepared certain amendments to the statutes and enacted new statutes. The latter provided for new courses in respect of the following degrees : Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Architectural Science, Bachelor of Forestry Science, Bachelor of Medical Sciences, and Master of Home Science. The second annual meeting, instituted last year, was held in Wellington on the 25th May, 1926, when the statutes were finally adopted, and these will be duly submitted to the Governor-General in Council for approval. This meeting established a third Post-graduate Scholarship in Arts. 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 :— (1.) 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. (2.) 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. (3.) 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. (4.) 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 the Chair of Economics and for the library. In exercise of its statutory functions, the Board of Studies met in Dunedin on the 19th November, 1925, and its recommendations were dealt with by the Senate at its annual session. The accounts of the University are appended to this report.

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