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The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the four affiliated colleges was 5,230. These were distributed as follows :— Agriculture .. .. 487 Journalism .. .. 40 Architecture .. . . 51 Law .. .. .. .. 363 Arts .. .. .. 1,931 Massage .. .. 20 Commerce . . .. 786 Medicine .. . . .. 449 Dentistry .. .. 135 Mining .. .. 38 Diploma, of Education .. 34 Music .. .. 92 Engineering .. ..154 Science .. .. ..511 Home-science .. 139 The following are some particulars relating to University education in the four affiliated colleges : —

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35- ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. Examinations conducted in 1938 comprised mainly the following : — (1) An August series for teachers' certificates and handicraft teachers' certificate. (2) A November-December series including the Training College Entrance, Public Service Entrance, School Certificate, and Technological Examinations. Examinations were held at sixty-seven public centres in 1938. The Intermediate Examination and the award of Intermediate certificates was discontinued in 1938. The regulations issued during the previous year relating to free places removed the distinction between junior and senior free places, and a free-place holder was relieved of the necessity of passing any outside examination during the term of his free place.

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I 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Number of students in actual attendance at 4,109 4,377 4,462 5,134 1ectures Number of exempted students .. .. 709 590 548 573 Percentage of students — Men .. .. .. .. .. 74 75 76 76 Women .. .. .. .. 26 25 24 24 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education*— Men .. .. .. .. .. 19 22 40 38 Women .. .. .. .. 32 42 58 63 All students .. .. .. .. 22 27 45 44 Occupations of students expressed as per- , * ,, * w *. w * > centages— m. p. m. j. m. f. m. e. (1) Full-time students .. .. 44 55 40 44 36 46 34 43 (2) Teachers and training-colleges .. 12 28 17 39 18 38 17 38 (3) Government and local bodies ..16 3 16 4 22 4 24 5 (4) Other .. .. .. ..25 7 25 8 23 8 23 10 (5) Not known .. .. ..3 7 2 5 1 4 2 4 * These students* hold scholarships or training-college studentships.