Waniranui and Tiinru. The iiTiujb>r.< attetul-ng iiace the sjsUm was commenced are as follows: —

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SCIENCE. Tlie professor in charge reported:—At tendance. —106 students attended lectures, the total number of hour attendances baing 483. Eleven of these students have matri culated, and are taking the full University course. This course is undoubtedly a hard one, and beyond the requirements and at tainments of a great majority of the stu dents. It would appear to be advantageous to supplement this course'by one of a char acter somewhat similar fo that in vogue •here before the granting of the degree B.Sjc. by the University. Again', the &mulluess of the proportion of extra who' take lectures in applied mechanics and similar subjects appears to point to more elementary instruction in these subjects being neces sary if it is desired that the department shall occupy, as it practically does, the two-fold position of an engineering col lege and an evening technical school. If this be so, what is required is : —(1) the University course ; (2) a college certificate course; (3) a more elementary evening course. To carry out the latter portion of this scheme an addition to the teaching staff may be required, but it must be recognised that the necessity for such an addition arises from an increase in the number of students. Electrical Engineering.—l venture to again bring under the notice of the Board the fact that the teaching of applied electricity cannot be omitted irom a modern system of engineering instruction. So generally is this now recognised, that in not one of the twenty universities, engineering > colleges, and technical schools -wliidx I -visited <Itix-- II lili IfIIII pointed out that tlsc cost of sruclx a department to tha- College would not ex ceed £225 per annum; in all probability it \r-ould be less. Frtrther, I tun confident that if these suggestions -with regard to the Engineering IJepurtment can be carried out, the attendance iv-ill have increased to at least 200 within the next five years. In conclusion, I wish to express my thanks to Professor Cook, my locum tenens, Sir Dob son, and tlie demonstrator, Mr Morrison, for the manner in ■which tho work of the department has been carried out in my ab sence. 