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STATUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY.-Contd.

STATUTE 20.

Examinations.

1. Examinations for degrees shall be conducted by members of the teaching staff of the University proposed in that behalf by the boards of the faculties and appointed by the Senate, and by external and independent examiners appointed by the Council.

2. In all examinations the Council shall, if practicable, appoint in each subject at least one examiner who is not a teacher of the University.

3. The Vice-Chancellor may in his absolute discretion appoint an examiner or, as the case may be, an external examiner for any examination whenever a vacancy or other emergency requiring such an immediate appointment occurs in relation to that examination,

STATUTE 21.

Benefactions.

1. (1) Subject to any regulations for the admission of students to the University, and to the following provisions of this statute, every gift of $50,000 and, if the gift is of more than $50,000, every additional $50,000 to the University Endowment Fund shall entitle the donor from time to time to nominate a free scholar for admission to the University as an undergraduate.

(2) The right to nominate a free scholar shall be personal to and for the life of the donor; but if the donor be a firm or cor- poration or a city, town or village in China or elsewhere, the right shall be for such period as the Council and the donor shall mutually determine at the time when the gift is made, and shall in that case be exercised by the donor's representative duly accredited to the satisfaction of the Council.

(3) Free scholars shall be exempt from fees for tuition but not from other fees.

(4) The number of free scholars nominated by any one donor shall not at any time exceed four.

2. The total number of students (including free scholars) attending the University at any one time and entitled under any scholarship or other educational endowment or any statute to exemption from fees for tuition, board or lodging shall not exceed fifty unless the Council shall from time to time otherwise determine.

3. Nothing in this statute shall be deemed to affect any right acquired before 22nd May, 1931, under any former statute by any subscriber to the University Endowment Fund.

STATUTE 22.

Savings.

Nothing in these statutes shall be deemed to affect the right acquired by any person to be a member of the University or of the Court, Council or Senate under any agreement for the incorpora- tion of any other institution in the University.

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Trustees of the Chater (Cathedral and St. Andrew's)

Endowment Funds Incorporation.

CHAPTER 316.

TRUSTEES OF THE CHATER (CATHEDRAL AND ST, ANDREW'S) ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCORPORATION.

To incorporate Trustees capable of holding property and 14 of 1941.

empowered to administer two trust funds known as The Chater (Cathedral) Endowment Fund and The Chater (St. Andrew's Church) Endowment Fund for the purpose of assisting in the maintenance of St. John's Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church in this Colony.

[27th June, 1941.]

WHEREAS by two several Deeds of Trust dated the 24th day of April, 1920, and the 29th day of April, 1925, made between the late Sir Catchick Paul Chater of the one part and trustees therein mentioned of the other part of the said Sir Catchick Paul Chater created two funds each of the amount $250,000.00 to be known as "The Chater (Cathedral) Endowment Fund" and "The Chater (St. Andrew's Church) Endowment Fund" respectively which said funds he gave to the said trustees to be possessed by them upon trust to apply the income thereof in assisting in the maintenance of St. John's Cathedral Church and St. Andrew's Church in this Colony and augmenting the stipends of the Clergy for the time being holding the respective offices of Chaplain or Assistant Chaplain of the said Cathedral and Incumbent or Curate of the said Church; AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that the said funds should be vested in an incorporated body which may administer the same for the purposes declared in the said two deeds of trust:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Trustees of short title. the Chater (Cathedral and St. Andrew's) Endowment Funds Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The trustees of the Chater (Cathedral) Endowment Incorporation. Fund and the trustees of the Chater (St. Andrew's) Endow- ment fund and their successors in office shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the corporation, and shall

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