5

E.—7

11. REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND AND OF CONSTITUENT COLLEGES. I. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1927. Visitor.— His Excellency the Governor-General. Chancellor. —John Macmillan Brown, Esq., M.A., LL.D. Vice-Cha/ncellor. —(Vacant.) The Council. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General in Council —T. R. Fleming, M.A., LL.H. ; the lion. ,1. A. Sanaa, M.L.C. ; T. H. Macky ; W. B. Montgomery, C.B.E. Appointed, by Councils of Constituent Colleges—H. D. Acland, Esq., B.A. ; ll'. 11. Bakewell, Esq., M.A. ;A. E. flower, Esq., M.A., M.Se. ; the Hon. G. Eowlds, C.B.E. ; W. J. Morroll. Esq., M.A. ; T. X, Sidey, 8.A., L.L.8., M..P. ; the Right Hon. Sir R. Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G., LL.D., M.L.C. ; A. P. W. Thomas, Esq., M.A., P.L.S., F.G.S, Appointed by Academic Board—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.So.; .1. K. 11. Inglis, Esq., M.A., B.Sc. (N.Z.), li.So. (Eilin.), F.1.C.; 11. W. Segar, Esq., M.A. Hlooted. by District Courts of Convocation—F. A. de la Mare, Esq., 8.A., LL.B. ;C. M. Gilray, M.C., M.A. ; F. Milner, C.M.G., M.A. ; W. Newlands, M.A., B.Sc, M.8., Ch.B., &o. ; T. U. Wells, M.A. Tho Director of Education—T. B. Strong, M.A., B.Sc. Appointed by the Council—The Hon. W. E. Collins, C.M.G., M.8., M.R.C.S. (Eng.). Registrar —E. T. Norris, M.A. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. In compliance with section 22 of the New Zealand University Act, .1.926, the Council makes the' following report to the Hon. the Minister of Education of the proceedings of the University since the date of the last report:— The Council held meetings on the 24th June and the 21st October, 1927, for the purpose of considering the proposed amendments of the University Act, and at its meeting held in February, 1928, at Christchurch, affirmed decisions made at previous meetings. At that time the Council made or amended statutes respecting matters which had been considered by the Academic Board at its meeting in November, 1927. The Council decided to retain agriculture, but to reject physiology as a subject of the Matriculation. Examination ; Maori was made a subject of the B.A. degree, but it is not to be accepted as, a foreign language. The Council conferred degrees at each of the three meetings. It has expressed its desire for amendment of the Act so that the opportunity for conferring degrees shall not be restricted to meetings of the Council. The proposal to appoint a Principal was not accepted. The appointment of a pro-Chancellor as a paid officer has been suggested in connection with amendment of the Act which is contemplated during the 1928 session of Parliament.