E.—7.

11. REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND AND OF CONSTITUENT COLLEGES.

i. REPORT ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1935. Visitor. —His Excellency the Governor-General. Chancellor.—John Alfred Hanan, M.L.C. Vice-Chancellor. —Thomas A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. The Senate. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General in Council. —H. F. Von Haast, Esq., M.A., LL.B.; J. A. Valentine, B.A. ; L. J. Wild, Esq., M.A., B.Sc. ; J. C. H. Somerville. Appointed by Councils of Constituent Colleges—H. I). Acland, Esq., B.A. ; F. H. Bakewell, Esq., M.A. (deceased); K. Mackenzie, M.D. (Edin.), F.R.C.8.; P. Levi, Esq., M.A.; W. J. Morrell, Esq., M.A. ; L. D. Ritchie ; Col. Hon. G. J. Smith, C.8.E., M.L.C. ; H. J. D. Mahon, Esq., B.A. Elected by District Courts of Convocation —F. A. De La Mare, Esq., 8.A., LL.B. ; J. B. Callan, K.C., 8.A., LL.B. ; W. Newlands, Esq., M.A., B.Sc., M.8., Ch.B., &c. ; T. U. Wells, Esq., M.A. ; A. E. Flower, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. The Director of Education —N. T. Lambourne, Esq., M.A. Appointed by the Senate —W. P. Evans, Esq., M.A., Ph.D. ; T. A. Hunter, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. Appointed by the Academic Board —J. R. Brown, Esq., M.A., Hon. LL.D., F.N.Z.1.A.; James Hight, Esq., C.M.G., M.A., Litt.D., E.R.E.S. ; H. G. Denham, Esq., M.A., D.Sc. Registrar—E. T. Norris, Esq., M.A. REPORT OF THE SENATE. In compliance with section 22 of the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1926, the Senate makes the following report to the Hon. the Minister of Education of the proceedings of the University during the past year. The Entrance Board met on 27th August, 1935. Among other matters the Board approved the lowering to twenty-one years of the age for provisional matriculation for certain courses. Certain variations were recommended in the prescriptions for the Entrance Examination in Latin, Greek, Physics, History, and Chemistry. The Board approved the deletion of the subject Agriculture from the syllabus in the expectation that it would be included among the subjects for the School-leaving Examination. Remits from the various Principals' and Teachers' Associations were fully considered. The Academic Board met on 29th October, 1935. Reports were received from conferences of Professors of the subjects Philosophy, Music, Physics, Classics, and History. Recommendations were made to the Senate dealing with the detail of set books, periods, and minor amendments in the prescriptions of various subjects. The Professors of Engineering submitted in a redrafted form the courses for the degrees of B.E. The Board recommended the detailed regulations to govern the award of scholarships arising from the gift of £20,000 made to the University in 1935 by Sir George Shirtcliffe. The Board submitted to the Senate its findings on the employment of lecturers as examiners, and recommended the names of examiners required for the 1936 examinations. The Senate met in Auckland on 16th January, 1936. The elections of principal officers resulted as follows : Chancellor, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C. (re-elected); Pro-Chancellor, Mr. H. F. Von Haast, M.A., LL.B. ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. P. Levi, M.A. The Senate recorded with regret the deaths of two former members —Professor J. K. H. Inglis, D.Sc., of Dunedin, and Mr. F. H. Bakewell, M.A., of Wellington. Applications for admission ad eundem statum, nine in number, were approved ; and thirty-one grants of provisional matriculation were confirmed. Exemption from fee for the Entrance Examination was granted to 186 candidates in poor circumstances. The finances of the University show little variation except as to the addition of scholarship capital of the sum of £20,000 to provide income to meet the Shirtcliffe Scholarships. The Government grant paid to the University for fifty-nine years, and amounting latterly to £4,000, has not been made since 1929, and the Senate directed that application should be made for its renewal. Of twenty-one bills submitted to the Senate, and dealing with sundry degrees and examinations, seventeen were passed after discussion, two after minor amendment, and two were referred back for further consideration. The Senate adopted the report of the Committee on Theology, which stated, inter alia, that having regard to the information before it the committee does not consider it practicable to secure an amendment of the University Act such as would enable the University to confer degrees in Divinity or Theology. The Senate referred to the Courts of Convocation for their reports the whole question of the reconstitution of such courts. The report of the Committee on Medical Education was adopted, and the committee was instructed to obtain and submit to the Otago University the opinion of the medical profession in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, and of other bodies concerned. The Senate adjourned, to meet next in Auckland during January, 1937.

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