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3. VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Education. Members of Council. Chairman. —P. Levi, Esq., M.A. Appointed by Governor-General in Council—A. R. Atkinson, Esq., 8.A., and T. D. M. Stout, Esq., M.D. Elected by Court of Convocation—C. Watson, Esq., 8.A.; P. Levi, Esq., M.A. ; A. Fair, Esq., LL.B.; 8. Eichelbaum, Esq., M.A., LL.B. Elected by teachers in primary schools-H. A. Parkinson, Esq., M.A.; and E. H. Bakewell, Esq., M.A. Elected by members of Education Boards—A. C. Blake Esq., and R. McCallum, Esq., M.L.C. Appointed by Wellington City Council—M. F. Luckie, Esq. Elected by teachers in secondary schools and technical high schools— J. H. Howell, Esq., 8.A., B.Sc. Elected by governing bodies of secondary schools —T. Forayth., Esq. Elected by the Professorial Board-Professor J. Rankine Brown, M.A., Hon. LL.D. (St. Andrews); Professor T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. Staff. Rankine Brown, M.A. (St. Andrews and Oxford) Hon. LL.B. (St Andrews), KM.I .A(Chairman, Professorial Board). English-H. Mackenzie, M.A. (St. Andrews) Modern Languages-E J. foyd-Wilson, MA BSc(NZ) BA (Camb.). Philosophy—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. N.Z. , (Dean of Arts Faculty). History— ff. wton MA. (S" Z. , F.E.S. Econoimcs-B. E. Murphy, M.A., LL.B B Com (N.Z ) F.E.S —W H Gould, M.A. (N.Z.). Mathematics-D. M. Y. Sommerville, M.A., D.Sc. (St. Andrews), F.R.S.E., F.N.ZJ. Biology-H. B. Kirk M.A. (N.Z.), F.N.ZJ. Physics-D. C. H. Florance, M.A. M.Sc (N.Z.) Chem.stry-P W. Robertson, M.A., M.Sc. (NX), M.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Leipzig), (Dean o Science Faculty) DSc (NZ.), A.0.5.M., F.G.S. Law-J. Adamson, M.A., LL.B. (Edin.), (Dean of Law Faculty) ; H. H. Cornish, M.A., LL.B. (N.Z.). Registrar—G. G. S. Robison, M.A. (N.Z.) Librarian—H. G. Miller, M.A. (N.Z.)Lecturers, ten ; assistant lecturers, seven ; demonstrators, one.

REPORT (ABRIDGED). Pursuant to section 44 of the Victoria College Act, 1905, the Council presents the following report for the year 1930 :— University Scholarships. A free passage to England was awarded to N. N. Wood, M.Sc. Jacob Joseph Scholarships were awarded to Eileen A. Plank, M.Sc, (First-class Honours in Zoology), and Phyllis B. Trapp, M.A. (First-class Honours in English). The Sir George Grey Scholarship was awarded to F. A. Denz and F. B. Shorland (bracketed equal) P. H. Sykes proxime accessit. The Lissie Rathbone Scholarship was awarded to L. M. Lyons. The Lady Stout Bursary was awarded to Mildred Briggs. The Work of the College. Changes in Staff.-Di. I. A. Henning has been appointed full-time lecturer in Modern Languages and assistant to the Professor. Mr. G. A. Peddie, M.A., has been appointed full-time lecturer and demonstrator in Physics. Professor Adamson, who was absent on sick-leave last year, has resumed his duties. Library —The number of books entered as accessions during the year 1930 was 24,664 lhis ■does not include books withdrawn or kept in class libraries or unbound periodicals During the year 782 volumes were added to the library, at a cost of £717 2s. 9d. Of this sum £234 were spent on periodicals, including year-books, annual reports, and digests, &c. This year volumes were received from the Carnegie Trust, from the New Zealand and other Governments, from learned societies, from the Physics Department of the College and from various donors, while a number of exchanges were made with the General Assembly Library. . We are pleased to note that the library continues to expand and to be increasingly used. The following data are interesting:— igi4 1g29 Books purchased ~ ' 24 ° 8(M cost .. : . ■• £2n £m Number of borrowers Number of books borrowed 636 4 > 651 At the same time the attendance of readers in the reading-room has also greatly increased, so that it is now difficult to accommodate those seeking admission. The average attendance in the readingroom at 8 p. m . during the. last three months of the College year (September, October, and November), was eighty-nine.

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