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(2.) That it comprise some specimens of canon and of fuge;
(3.) That it comprise an instrumental overture, or an interlude, in the form of the first movement of a symphony or a sonata;
(4.) That the whole (except some single piece be for voices alone) have an accompaniment for a full band.

4. The exercise may be sent in to the Registrar at any time after the expiration of five years from the date at which the candidate obtained the degree of Bachelor of Music. The exercise must be accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the candidate, that the work is his own unaided composition.

5. The subjects of the examination for the degree of Doctor of Music shall be—(1.) Counterpoint in not more than eight parts. (2.) The highest branches of harmony. (3.) Canon of various kinds in not more than four parts. (4.) Fugue and double fugue in not more than four parts. (5.) Form in composition. (6.) Instrumentation and scoring of chamber and orchestral music. (7.) The analysis of some classical composition, the name of which shall be announced by the Examiners at least six weeks before the date of the examination. (8.) The art of music historically considered.

6. Candidates who intend to present themselves for examination under this statute must give notice in writing to the Registrar not later than the first day of March in the year in which they intend to present themselves for examination, and shall also, at the time of giving such notice, pay a fee of fifteen guineas.

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Statute amending Statute “Of the Degree of Bachelor of Laws.”

Section III. of the statute “Of the Degree of Bachelor of Laws” is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof:—

III. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws, who shall have attained the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Master of Arts, either after examination or ad eundem, may proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Laws by passing an examination in jurisprudence and constitutional history, and by passing the second and third examinations prescribed in Section I. of this statute: Provided that any such graduate in arts may, at his option, take the second and third examinations together, and may add to them or to either of them the examination in jurisprudence and constitutional history: Provided also that any such graduate in arts who shall produce satisfactory evidence of having already, in his arts course, passed the examination in jurisprudence and constitutional history prescribed by the University of New Zealand or by any University recognized thereby, shall be excused by the Chancellor from examination in one or both of those subjects.

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Statute amending Statute “Of Professional Education and Examinations in Medicine.”

Section XI. of the statute “Of Professional Education and Examinations in Medicine” is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof:—

XI. Certificates of instruction in chemistry shall be accepted from any of the following institutions, namely, the University of Otago, Canterbury College, Auckland University College, and the institutions named in Section I. of the statute “Of Admissions ad eundem.”

Certificates in subjects of medical instruction other than chemistry shall be accepted from medical schools in New Zealand recognized by the University of New Zealand, from the institutions named in Section I. of the statute “Of Admissions ad eundem,” which have established medical schools, and from the medical licensing bodies which are recognized by the General Medical Council of Great Britain.

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In pursuance of section ten of “The New Zealand University Act, 1874,” the foregoing statutes of the Senate of the University of New Zealand are approved in Executive Council, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, the Honourable the Native Minister presiding.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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The Gilchrist Scholarship.

Education Department,
Wellington, 18th December, 1883.

A SCHOLARSHIP of the value of £100 per annum, and tenable for three years, is biennially awarded to the highest among those candidates at the London University June Matriculation Examination held in New Zealand, who pass either in the Honours or in the First Division, are not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-two years of age, and are desirous of prosecuting their studies either at the University of Edinburgh, or at the University College, London, with a view to graduation in one of the Faculties of the University of London.

If any candidates offer themselves, the June examination for New Zealand will be held some time in the month of June, 1884, or as soon after as the examination papers arrive in the colony, and at such place or places as may be hereafter fixed, having regard to the candidates’ places of abode.

Candidates will not be approved by the Examiners unless they have shown a competent knowledge in each of the following subjects, according to the details specified under the several heads:—

1. Latin:
2. Any two of the following languages: (a) Greek, (b) French, and (c) German:
3. The English language, English history, and modern geography:
4. Mathematics:
5. Natural philosophy:
6. Chemistry.

Particulars of the foregoing subjects of examination will be found in the Calendar of the University of London, under the head of “Regulations—Matriculation.” The special Latin and Greek subjects for June, 1884, are Cicero, De Amicitia, with Oration I. against Catiline; and Xenophon, Cyropædia, Book V.

The scholarship will be considered as commencing from the 1st July, 1885, but the first quarterly instalment will be paid to the successful candidate in the first week of October, 1885, at which time he will be expected to present himself to the Secretary of the Gilchrist Trust in London. Subsequent payments will depend on attendance at three courses of lectures in every session, and on good conduct; and the scholar must present himself for the first examination in one of the Faculties of the University of London before the end of the second year of the currency of his scholarship.

Every candidate will be required to give satisfactory evidence that he is between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two years, and either that he is a native of New Zealand, or that he has resided in New Zealand for the last five years.

Notice of entry, with satisfactory testimonials as to personal character, and the London matriculation fee of £2, must be sent to the Secretary for Education, Wellington, so as to reach his office not later than the 1st June, 1884.

By order.

JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary for Education.

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Gold Fields Notices.

Gold-Mining Leases cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 6th May, 1884.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining leases cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no leases of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

Colin F. C. Algie and others; 10 acres, District of Grey. No. 648.

Michael Broderick and others; 2 acres 2 roods 28 perches, District of Grey. No. 554.

All in the Nelson South-West Mining District.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Mines.

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Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 6th May, 1884.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

Edward McClutchie; 3 acres and 35 perches, Section 60, Block VI., Waitakere District, in the Nelson South-West Mining District. No. 956.

EDWD. T. CONOLLY,
(for the Minister of Mines.)

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Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of “The Mines Act, 1877,” and with the regulations made under that Act for the granting of leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-mining purposes to the applicants specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against such lease,