New Zealand University Amendment Act 1914
New Zealand University Amendment Act 1914
New Zealand University Amendment Act 1914
New Zealand University Amendment Act 1914
Public Act |
1914 No 68 |
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Date of assent |
5 November 1914 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the New Zealand University Act, 1908.
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
(1.)
This Act may be cited as the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, and shall form part of and be read together with the New Zealand University Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
Commencement.
(2.)
This Act shall commence on the first day of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
2 Section 4 of principal Act amended.
Section four of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “Senate”
in subsection one, the words “members of the Board of Studies.”
3 Section 5 of principal Act amended.
Section five of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the word “two,”
and substituting the word “three”
; and by inserting, after the word “Senate,”
the words “the Board of Studies.”
4 Section 6 of principal Act amended.
(1.)
Section six of the principal Act is hereby amended as to subsection four thereof by adding thereto the words “or by the Registrar of the University in such manner as the Senate may prescribe.”
(2.)
The said section is hereby further amended by repealing the proviso to subsection five, and substituting the following:—
“Provided that any person who has been so enrolled may have his name transferred from the register of the District Court of Convocation of one University district to the register of the District Court of Convocation of another University district if during the three months immediately preceding such transfer he has been resident in the last-named University district; but no transfer shall be made except on the ground of such change of residence:
“Provided further that no person shall be entitled to have his name enrolled on more than one register at the same time.”
5 Section 15 of principal Act amended.
Section fifteen of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding to subsection two the following proviso:—
“Provided that, save in cases of emergency of which the Senate shall be the sole judge, the Senate shall not appoint examiners or make or alter any statute or regulation concerning schemes of study or examinations for degrees, diplomas, scholarships, or prizes without a recommendation in that behalf from the Board of Studies, unless that Board, having had reasonable opportunity to make such recommendation, has failed so to do.”
6 Section 17 of principal Act amended.
Section seventeen of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting at the commencement thereof the words “subject to the provisions of this Act.”
7 Section 25 of principal Act amended
Section twenty-five of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing the proviso thereto.
8 Section 30 of principal Act amended.
Section thirty of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing the proviso thereto.
9 Section 36 of principal Act amended.
Section thirty-six of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting all words after the word “apply,”
and substituting the words “to the Taranaki Scholarships Endowment Reserve.”
Board of Studies
10 Board of Studies constituted.
There is hereby established as a Court in the New Zealand University a Board of Studies (hereinafter called the Board) to be constituted as follows:—
(a.)
Five members shall be appointed by resolution by each of the Professorial Boards of the four affiliated institutions—namely, the University of Otago, Canterbury College, Auckland University College, and Victoria University College.
(b.)
No person shall be qualified to be appointed or to continue to be a member of the Board unless he is a member of the Professorial Board by which the appointment is made.
(c.)
The appointment of members of the Board shall be made in the month of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and in the same month in each third year thereafter.
(d.)
All members shall come into office on the first day of June following their appointment, and shall hold office until their successors come into office.
(e.)
If any member of the Board—
(i.)
Dies, or by writing addressed to the Board resigns his seat; or
(ii.)
Becomes bankrupt or of unsound mind; or
(iii.)
Fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the Board without obtaining leave of absence,—
he shall cease to be a member, and the vacancy thereby created shall be deemed to be a casual vacancy. The member filling a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the residue of the term of the vacating member.
(f.)
Whenever a vacancy, whether casual or otherwise, occurs it shall be the duty of the Board to report the fact to the Professorial Board that appointed the vacating member.
(g.)
Each vacancy, whether casual or otherwise, shall be filled by the Professorial Board that appointed the vacating member.
(h.)
The appointment of a member to fill a casual vacancy shall be made within thirty days after the vacancy occurs, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient.
(i.)
Every retiring member shall be eligible for reappointment.
(j.)
If any vacancy is not filled within sixty days after the same occurs, the Chancellor shall forthwith fill the vacancy by appointing some qualified person as a member in place of the vacating member.
(k.)
In case of any dispute arising in regard to any vacancy or to the appointment of any member of the Board the matter shall be determined by the Chancellor, whose decision shall be final.
11 Meetings of Board of Studies.
(1.)
The Board shall meet at least once in each year at such times and places as may be determined by it with the consent of the Senate. It may also, with the consent of the Chancellor, meet at any time and place upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than eight members of the Board, and forwarded to the Chancellor and to the Chairman of the Board so as to reach them not later than twenty-one days before the proposed date of such meeting. Notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be given to the members in the manner prescribed by the Board.
(2.)
The Board shall have the power to elect its own Chairman, and to conduct its business as it may see fit.
(3.)
The Chairman shall cause correct minutes to be kept of the proceedings of the Board. A copy of such minutes shall be forwarded to the Senate as soon as convenient after each meeting.
12 Powers of Board with respect to courses of study, examinations, &c.
(1.)
The Board shall have power, on the request of the Senate or otherwise, to make recommendations to the Senate as to the appointment of examiners, and as to degrees, diplomas, scholarships, prizes, courses of study, and examinations; to receive recommendations as to any of these matters from the Professorial Boards or other bodies concerned; and to exercise any powers that may be delegated to it by the Senate.
Board may convene meetings of professors.
(2.)
The Board may, with the consent of the Chancellor, from time to time convene meetings of the professors or lecturers engaged in teaching the same subjects or groups of subjects at the four affiliated institutions, for the purpose of considering and reporting to the Board in respect of any matter on which the Board may desire to make a recommendation to the Senate.
Senate may delegate certain powers to Board of Studies.
(3.)
The Senate may delegate to the Board, either generally or for any specified time, and either subject to or without restriction, such powers of drawing up courses of study, of conducting examinations, and of appointing examiners as it thinks fit; and such powers, when exercised by the Board, shall be deemed to have been as validly exercised as if they had been exercised by the Senate itself.
University National Scholarships
13 University National Scholarships established.
For the purpose of bringing higher education within the reach of deserving persons there are hereby established scholarships to be called “University National Scholarships,”
and with respect thereto the following provisions shall apply: —
(a.)
Scholarships, not exceeding twenty in number, shall be awarded annually on the result of the Junior Scholarship Examination of the University, or in such other manner as the Senate, with the approval of the Minister of Education, may determine.
(h.)
Candidates may be persons of either sex who, being resident in New Zealand for the three years immediately preceding the date of the award, are under nineteen years of age on the first day of December nearest to such date.
(c.)
No scholarship shall be awarded to a candidate unless he is deemed by the Senate of the University to be entitled to a pass with credit in the examination, or has otherwise given evidence of the possession of sufficient qualifications.
(d.)
The term of a scholarship shall be three years if the holder so long fulfils the prescribed conditions.
(e.)
The holder of a scholarship shall receive the sum of twenty pounds per annum in addition to the amount of the tuition fees (if any) payable by him at the affiliated institution to which he for the time being belongs.
(f.)
The scholarship shall be paid by quarterly instalments:
Provided that no payment shall be made unless the Chancellor is satisfied that the holder has fulfilled the prescribed conditions up to the due date of the instalment.
(g.)
Candidates must forward their applications in the time and manner prescribed by the University for junior scholarship candidates, and shall comply generally with the conditions of application for the Junior Scholarship Examination of the University.
(h.)
No person shall be entitled to hold a scholarship unless within three months after its acquisition he has matriculated as a member of the University, and has entered his name upon the books of one of the four affiliated institutions, nor unless, when required so to do, he produces a certificate from the Chairman of the Professorial Board of such institution that he has attended regularly the course of studies and lectures provided by it, and that he has made progress satisfactory to the Professorial Board thereof:
Provided that the holder of a scholarship may, on giving notice to the Chancellor, pursue his studies at an affiliated institution other than that in which he may have originally entered.
(i.)
A scholarship shall become vacant by failure on the part of the holder to keep terms in each year at the institution upon the books of which he may have entered his name, unless the holder produces proof to the satisfaction of the Chancellor that such failure was occasioned by illness or other sufficient cause.
(j.)
Every scholar, unless for any reason specially allowed by the Chancellor, shall, as a condition of holding his scholarship, be required not later than the end of his second year after matriculation to pass in one section of the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, or Bachelor of Science.
(k.)
Any scholar may, by permission of the Chancellor, enter upon a course of study in medicine, engineering, mining, agriculture, or veterinary science, or similar branch of applied science; and in such case he shall not be bound by the two last preceding paragraphs of this section, but shall furnish to the Chancellor, as a condition of receiving the emoluments of his scholarship, sufficient proof that he has advanced in his professional studies and that he has passed regularly the several examinations required of him in his professional course.
(l.)
The scholarship shall not be tenable with a junior scholarship of the University, nor with any other scholarship if the value of the two scholarships together exceeds eighty pounds in any year.
14 Senate may make regulations as to tenure of University National Scholarships.
The Senate may, with the approval of the Minister of Education, make regulations in regard to the award and the tenure of University National Scholarships in accordance with this Act.
15 Additional payments to scholarship-holders in respect of lodging-allowances or travelling-expenses.
(1.)
Where the holder of a University National Scholarship is obliged to live away from home in order to pursue his studies, there shall be paid to him an additional sum of thirty pounds per annum.
(2.)
Where the holder of a University National Scholarship lives at home, but is obliged to travel more than four miles daily each way to prosecute his studies, there shall be paid to him an additional sum to meet the actual cost of such travelling, but this additional sum shall not exceed ten pounds per annum.
16 Payments out of Consolidated Fund in respect of University National Scholarships.
The Minister of Finance shall, without further appropriation than this Act, pay to the University, out of the Consolidated Fund, the amounts from time to time payable to the holders of University National Scholarships.
Taranaki Scholarships
17 Taranaki Scholarships established.
For the purpose of bringing higher education within the reach of deserving scholars within the Taranaki Provincial District (hereinafter called “the district”
), there are hereby established scholarships to be called “Taranaki Scholarships,”
and with respect thereto the following provisions shall apply:—
(a.)
One or more scholarships, as the funds will admit, shall be offered annually.
(b.)
The scholarship shall be awarded on the results of the Junior Scholarship Examination of the University, or in such other manner as the Senate, with the approval of the Minister of Education, decides; but no scholarship shall be awarded to a candidate unless he obtains credit in the examination, or has otherwise given evidence of the possession of sufficient qualifications.
(c.)
The scholarships shall be open to all candidates who have resided and attended a school within the district for not less than two years (such residence and attendance to have continued to within six months of the date of the award), who are between the ages of sixteen and nineteen years on the first day of December nearest to such date, who have not matriculated, and who have not carried on their studies at any affiliated institution.
(d.)
Each scholarship shall be tenable for three years, and shall be of the annual value of sixty pounds:
Provided that the Senate may, at its discretion, extend the tenure of a scholarship for one year longer in the case of a scholar who has satisfactorily fulfilled the conditions hereinafter prescribed.
(e.)
The scholarship shall be paid by quarterly instalments:
Provided that no payment shall be made unless the Chancellor is satisfied that the holder has fulfilled the prescribed conditions up to the due date of the instalment.
(f.)
The scholarship shall be held on the same conditions, and with the same privileges, as are prescribed by paragraphs (g), (h), (i), and (j) of section thirteen hereof with respect to University National Scholarships.
(g.)
A scholarship under this section shall not be tenable with any other scholarship.
18 Regulations as to Taranaki Scholarships
The Senate may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister of Education, make regulations for the effectual carrying-out of the objects of the last preceding section.
Taranaki Scholarships Endowment
19 Taranaki Scholarships Endowment to be administered by Land Board.
(1.)
The reserve described in the Schedule hereto is hereby vested in the Crown in trust as an endowment for providing Taranaki Scholarships under this Act.
(2.)
The said reserve shall be administered and dealt with by the Taranaki Land Board, and that Board may either—
(a.)
Grant leases and licenses under the Land Act, 1908, over the said reserve on the same terms and conditions in all respects as in the case of Crown lands, save that—
(i.)
The yearly rental reserved by any lease shall be five per centum of the capital value of the land as determined by the Board;
(ii.)
The term of any renewable lease or of any renewal thereof shall not exceed thirty-three years; and
(iii.)
The lessee or licensee shall not have the right to acquire the fee-simple of the land comprised in his lease or license: or
(b.)
Grant leases under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908 (if in the opinion of the Board it is desirable to do so), in the same manner as if the Board were a leasing authority under that Act.
20 Provisions as to existing leases.
With respect to the leases of any part of the said reserve existing on the commencement of this Act the following provisions shall apply:—
(a.)
All references in any such lease to the Public Trustee shall be deemed to be references to the Taranaki Land Board.
(b.)
All rents and other payments under any such lease shall be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue of the Taranaki Land District.
21 Lessees not entitled to rebate.
The holder of any lease of land forming part of the said reserve shall not be entitled to any rebate under sections one hundred and sixteen and one hundred and seventeen of the Land Act, 1908.
22 Application of revenue.
(1.)
The revenue derived from the said reserve shall (after deducting such sum as may be prescribed for the administration of the reserve) be paid by the Receiver of Land Revenue into the Public Account to the credit of a separate account, and shall be paid over quarterly by the Minister of Finance to the Public Trustee.
(2.)
The moneys paid to the Public Trustee under the authority of this section, and all moneys heretofore received and now held by him in respect of the said reserve, shall be deemed to form part of the common fund of the Public Trust Office, and shall be held in trust for the purposes specified in section seventeen hereof.
(3.)
All moneys deducted by the Receiver of Land Revenue in respect of the expenses of the administration of the said reserve shall be paid into the Public Account and shall form part of the Consolidated Fund.
23 Public Trustee to pay to University amounts due to Taranaki Scholarship holders in each year.
The Public Trustee is hereby directed to pay to the University from time to time, out of moneys held by him pursuant to the last preceding section, such sums as may be sufficient to pay the amounts due to the holders of Taranaki Scholarships in each year, together with the reasonable expenses of or connected with the award and management of such scholarships.
24 Annual statement of accounts with respect to Taranaki Scholarships.
(1.)
Within one month after the close of each financial year the Senate shall cause to be prepared and submitted to the Audit Office a statement in respect of that year showing—
(a.)
The moneys received from the Public Trustee under the last preceding section, and the moneys expended in the payment of Taranaki Scholarships, and the expenses of or connected with the award and management of such scholarships; and
(b.)
Such other particulars as the Minister of Education from time to time prescribes by regulations under this Act.
(2.)
Such statement shall be audited by the Audit Office, and shall, together with the certificate of the Audit officer, be forwarded by the Senate to the Minister of Education.
25 Senate to forward annual report to Minister.
The Senate shall, at the end of each financial year, forward to the Minister of Education a general report as to the number of Taranaki Scholarships held and the progress made by the scholars.
26 Saving of existing scholarships.
Holders of Taranaki Scholarships granted under the Education Act, 1908, and existing at the commencement of this Act shall continue to be entitled to all the benefits of such scholarships during the currency thereof in accordance with the conditions on which the same were granted.
University Bursaries
27 University Bursaries established.
(1.)
There are hereby established bursaries, to be called “University Bursaries,”
open, in accordance with the prescribed conditions, to all persons of either sex who in respect of age and of place of residence are qualified to be candidates for University National Scholarships, and who either are entitled to a pass with credit in the Junior Scholarship Examination of the University or are the holders of higher leaving certificates under the provisions of the Education Act, 1914.
(2.)
Every holder of a University Bursary shall be entitled to the payment of an amount equal to the amount of the tuition fees (not exceeding twenty pounds per annum) payable by him at the affiliated institution to which he for the time being belongs, together with the fees payable in respect of the University examinations in connection with the course of study pursued by him with the approval of the Chancellor.
(3.)
The Senate may, with the approval of the Minister of Education, make regulations in regard to the award and tenure of University Bursaries in accordance with this section.
28 Payments out of Consolidated Fund with respect to University Bursaries.
The Minister of Finance shall, without further appropriation than this Act, pay to the Senate of the University, out of the Consolidated Fund, the amounts from time to time payable to or on account of the holders of University Bursaries.
National Research Scholarships
29 Provisions for establishment of National Research Scholarships.
(1.)
The Senate may, with the approval of the Minister of Education, make regulations for the establishment, award, emoluments, and tenure of research scholarships, to be called “National Research Scholarships.”
(2.)
Such scholarships shall be awarded to graduates of the four affiliated institutions or to other qualified persons for the purpose of enabling them to carry on independent research in any branch of physical, natural, or applied science.
(3.)
A due proportion of such scholarships shall be offered for the purpose of encouraging research in connection with matters relating to the industries of New Zealand.
30 Moneys to be appropriated by Parliament for National Research Scholarships.
All moneys payable in respect of National Research Scholarships shall be paid out of moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purpose; and, subject to such appropriation, the Minister of Finance shall pay to the Senate of the University the amounts from time to time payable to or on account of the holders of National Research Scholarships.
Grants to University Colleges
31 Appropriation of moneys to, be paid to affiliated institutions.
The Minister of Finance shall in each year, without further appropriation than this Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund to the four affiliated institutions of the University the sums named below:—
(a.)
To the Auckland University College the sum of five thousand pounds in addition to the sum of four thousand pounds as provided in the Auckland University College Act, 1882;
(b.)
To the Victoria University College the sum of five thousand pounds in addition to the sum of four thousand pounds as provided in the Victoria College Act, 1905;
(c.)
To Canterbury College the sum of two thousand pounds;
(d.)
To the University of Otago the sum of five thousand pounds.
32 Provision for payment to affiliated institutions out of moneys in National Endowment Account available for purposes of education.
Notwithstanding anything in the Land Act, 1908, the Minister of Finance shall, out of the money available for the purposes of education under sections two hundred and sixty-three and two hundred and sixty-four thereof, pay, without further appropriation than this Act, one-seventh part thereof to the four affiliated institutions and to the University of New Zealand, in the following proportions:—
(a.)
To each of the institutions — namely, the Auckland University College, the Victoria University College, Canterbury College, and the University of Otago—for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of such institutions, one-sixth part of the last-named sum; and
(b.)
To the University of New Zealand, one-third part of such sum, in trust, to be distributed to the four colleges or affiliated institutions as occasion may arise and as the Senate shall decide, for the support of libraries, for the establishment of new chairs, schools, or faculties, and in other ways for extending the work or usefulness of such colleges or institutions
33 Authorizing payment of subsidies out of Consolidated Fund in respect of voluntary contributions to affiliated institutions.
In respect of all voluntary contributions received by any University college or institution affiliated to the University of New Zealand from any local authority or from any person (not being an Education Board, or a secondary school, or a technical school, or a University college, or the University of New Zealand), and available for such purposes of the institution as may be defined by regulations, subsidies shall, without further appropriation than this Act (but subject to such other conditions and limitations as may be prescribed), be payable out of the Consolidated Fund to such colleges or institutions as follows: —
(a.)
A subsidy at the rate of one pound for every pound of voluntary contributions in money (other than bequests).
(b.)
A subsidy at the rate of ten shillings for every pound of bequest of money:
Provided that in no case shall the subsidy in respect of any single bequest exceed five hundred pounds.
(c.)
A subsidy at the rate of ten shillings for every pound of the value of voluntary contributions (whether gifts or bequests) of land or of apparatus or material:
Provided that the Minister shall be the sole judge of the value of such land, apparatus, or material, and of its suitability for the purpose for which it is given; and no subsidy shall be given unless the Minister is satisfied that such land, apparatus, or material is suitable for such purpose:
Provided further that in no case shall the subsidy in respect of any single such gift or bequest exceed five hundred pounds.
Schedule Taranaki Scholarships Endowment.
Carlyle and Opaku Survey Districts.
| Section. | Block. | District. | Area. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | R. | P. | |||
| 22 | IV | Carlyle | 195 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | ″ | ″ | 225 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | ″ | ″ | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | ″ | ″ | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | ″ | ″ | 455 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | ″ | ″ | 237 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | XIV | Opaku | 533 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | V | Carlyle | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | ″ | ″ | 350 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | XV | Opaku | 420 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | ″ | ″ | 1,038 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | ″ | ″ | 1,065 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | ″ | ″ | 999 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | ″ | ″ | 660 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ″ | ″ | 970 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | ″ | ″ | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | ″ | ″ | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 15 | ″ | ″ | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| 1 | XI | ″ | 654 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | XII | ″ | 719 | 1 | 29 |