✨ University Statute Amendments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Andrews, Edinburgh, Dublin, Durham, London, Queen's Uni-
versity of Ireland, Royal University of Ireland, Victoria Uni-
versity, Sydney, Melbourne, or Adelaide, may be admitted by
the Senate to the same degree in the University of New Zea-
land. Candidates shall, on or before the first day of the meet-
ing of the Senate in any year, lodge with the Registrar as
evidence a diploma or calendar of the University to which they
have formerly belonged, or a certificate of the Registrar or other
recognized officer of the said University or College of the said
University, together with proof of their identity, by means of a
statutory declaration or a certificate from a member of the
Senate.

Statute amending Statute "Of the Value and Tenure of
Scholarships."

The statute "Of the Value and Tenure of Scholarships" is
hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof:-

I. There shall be three kinds of scholarships, to be called
Junior, Senior, and Medical Scholarships respectively.

II. The Junior Scholarships shall be of the annual value of
Β£45. The Medical Scholarships shall be of the annual value of
Β£100. The Senior Scholarships shall be of an annual value to
be fixed each year by the Senate at its annual meeting.

III. The number of Senior Scholarships to be awarded each
year shall be six. The number of Junior and Medical Scholar-
ships to be awarded each year shall be fixed by the Senate at
its annual meeting previously to the examination for such
scholarships.

IV. Any junior scholar who may become entitled to the
benefit of a Senior Scholarship or a Medical Scholarship shall
thereby vacate his Junior Scholarship; and any senior scholar
who may be elected to a Medical Scholarship shall thereby
vacate his Senior Scholarship; and no scholar shall in any case
receive the emoluments of more than one scholarship at the
same time.

Statute amending Statute "Of the Degree of Doctor of Laws."

I. Section I. of the statutes "Of the Degree of Doctor of
Laws" is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu
thereof:-

  1. The subjects of examination for the degree of Doctor of
    Laws shall be-(1) Jurisprudence, (2) Roman law, (3) Inter-
    national law-these three subjects to be more fully treated than
    for the degree of Bachelor of Laws; and (4) Principles of
    legislation.

Statute amending Statute "Of University Fees."

I. Section I. of the statute "Of University Fees" is hereby
repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof:-

I. Candidates for any examination shall, at the time of signi-
fying to the Chancellor their intention to present themselves,
pay the fee required by the University, irrespective of their
passing or failing to pass: Provided that a candidate who may
present himself, and fail to pass at any examination, shall not
be required to pay a second fee on his giving notice of his
intention to present himself for re-examination: and no candi-
date shall be admitted to examination until he has paid the
examination fee.

II. The following shall stand as Section III. of the same
statute:-

III. No degree shall be conferred on any student unless the
fee prescribed for that degree shall have been paid.

Statute amending Statute "Of Senior Scholarships."

I. Sections I., II., III., IV., V., and VII. of the statute "Of
Senior Scholarships" are hereby repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof:--

I. The Senior Scholarships shall be tenable for one year, and
shall only be tenable by candidates for Honours.

II. The Senior Scholarships shall be distributed as follows
among the under-mentioned subjects or groups of subjects:----

Latin and Greek ... ... ... ... 1 scholarship.
Latin and English, or Latin and two
modern languages other than English ... 1 scholarship.
Mathematics ... ... ... ... 1 scholarship.
Experimental science, namely, chemistry
and physical science ... ... ... 1 scholarship.
Natural science ... ... ... ... 1 scholarship.
Political science or mental science ... 1 scholarship.

III. The Senior Scholarships shall be awarded on the results
of the Senior Scholarship examination only.

IV. No Senior Scholarship shall be awarded unless, in the
opinion of the Examiner or Examiners, the candidate has shown
satisfactory proficiency in the subject or group of subjects in
which he has been examined.

V. The Senior Scholarship examination shall be held at the
same time as the examination for the degree of Bachelor of
Arts, and shall be open to competitors who are taking the

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examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, or who are
taking either the first or the second section of that examina-
tion.

VI. If a Senior Scholarship be awarded to any candidate at
the time of his passing the first section of the examination for
the degree of Bachelor of Arts, he shall, as a condition of his
becoming entitled to the emoluments of his scholarship, pass
the final section of the examination for the degree of Bachelor
of Arts in the year following that in which he passed the first
section.

VII. For the purpose of awarding Senior Scholarships, there
shall be given separate papers containing questions of a higher
character than those set for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and
not necessarily confined within the limits of the subjects as de-
fined for such last-mentioned degree. The following shall be the
papers set, and where the Honours papers are prescribed a
lower standard of work will be accepted :-

  1. LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. (Two papers.) -
    (a.) Translation of unseen passages from Latin into English;
    questions on grammar, history, and antiquities. (b.) The
    Honours paper (c) in Latin prose.

  2. GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.- (Two papers.)-
    (a.) Translation of unseen passages from Greek into English:
    questions on grammar, history, and antiquities. (b.) The
    Honours papers (c) in Greek prose.

  3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.---(Two papers.)-
    (a.) The Honours paper (a). (b.) Such a knowledge of English
    literature of the period set for the degree of Bachelor of Arts as
    a candidate should have from reading the principal works of
    the main authors of the period. A short essay arising out of
    the works selected for the examination for the degree of
    Bachelor of Arts.

  4. MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE. (Two papers.)
    -The answers must be given in the language chosen.
    (1.) French.-(a.) The Honours paper (a). (b.) Such a
    knowledge of French literature of the period set for the degree
    of Bachelor of Arts as a candidate should have from reading
    the principal works of the main authors of the peoriod.
    (2.) German. (a.) The Honours paper (a). (b.) Such a
    knowledge of German literature of the period set for the degree
    of Bachelor of Arts as a candidate should have from reading
    the principal works of the main authors of the period.

  5. POLITICAL SCIENCE.--Including-
    (1.) General History and Political Economy. - (Two
    papers.)-(a.) General History: As for the degree of Bachelor
    of Arts, but treated more fully. (b.) Political Economy: The
    Honours paper.
    (2.) Jurisprudence and Constitutional History. (Two
    papers.)-The Honours papers.

  6. MATHEMATICS.-(a.) Elementary Geometry, Plane Co-or-
    dinate Geometry, and Conic Sections: The Honours paper (a).
    (b.) Algebra, Trigonometry, and Differential and Integral Cal-
    culus: The Honours paper (b). (c.) Elementary Mechanics
    and Hydrostatics: As for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, but
    treated more fully.

  7. EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE, including-
    (1.) Chemistry. As for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, but
    treated more fully.
    (2.) Physical Science. As for the degree of Bachelor of
    Arts, but treated more fully.

  8. NATURAL SCIENCE. As for the degree of Bachelor of
    Arts, but treated more fully.

  9. MENTAL SCIENCE.-(a.) Psychology and Ethics: The
    Honours paper (a). (b.) Logic: The Honours paper (b).

Statute amending Statute "Of Affiliated Institutions."

I. Section III. of the statute "Of Affiliated Institutions" is
hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof :-

Any institution affiliated to the University may cease to be
so affiliated upon application to that effect being made by the
governing body of such institution to the Chancellor, or by
resolution of the Senate if the annual report be not made, or if
the report shall fail to show that the three years' course of
instruction required in the conditions of affiliation is duly sup-
plied.

Statute amending Statute "Of Junior Scholarships."

I. Section III., subsection 3, of the statute "Of Junior
Scholarships" is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in
lieu thereof:-

(3.) English. (a.) The matriculation paper. (b.) Para-
phrase, illustration and explanation of passages selected from
the English historical plays of Shakspeare and from Milton's
poetical works; certain plays and poems to be set from year
to year; general questions on etymology, grammar, and the
uses of words; also a short essay on some easily-understood
subject.



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πŸŽ“ Statute amending Statute "Of Admissions ad eundem." (continued from previous page)

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
Admissions, Universities, Diploma, Registrar, Senate

πŸŽ“ Amending statute concerning the value and tenure of scholarships

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
Scholarships, Junior Scholarship, Senior Scholarship, Medical Scholarship, Value, Tenure

πŸŽ“ Amending statute concerning the degree of Doctor of Laws examination

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
Doctor of Laws, Examination, Jurisprudence, Roman law, International law

πŸŽ“ Amending statute concerning University fees for examinations and degrees

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
University Fees, Examination fee, Degree fee, Payment requirements

πŸŽ“ Amending statute detailing Senior Scholarship distribution and examination papers

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
Senior Scholarships, Honours, Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Science, Examination papers

πŸŽ“ Amending statute regarding the cessation of affiliation for institutions

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
Affiliated Institutions, Affiliation cessation, Governing body, Senate

πŸŽ“ Amending subsection regarding Junior Scholarship English examination content

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
Junior Scholarships, English examination, Shakspeare, Milton, Etymology, Grammar