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personal or give such other security whether upon such real or personal property or otherwise as the Council think fit, provided that the moneys borrowed and owing by the University shall not at any time exceed in the whole the sum of $100,000 except with the sanction of a Resolution passed at one meeting of the Council and confirmed by the vote of three-fourths of the members present and voting at a subsequent meeting of the Council specially convened for the purpose and held not less than seven days

after the former.

17. To enter inte, vary, carry out, and cancel contracts on behalf of the University.

18. To review the Instruction and Teaching of

the University.

19. To promote research within the University and to require reports from time to time of such research.

20. To review, refer back, control, amend or disallow any act of the Senate and give directions to the Senate without prejudice to the rights of the Senate under paragraphs 4. 6 and 10 of this Statute.

21. To entertain, adjudicate upon, and if thought fit redress any grievances of the Officers of the University, the Teaching Staff, the Graduates, Undergraduates and the Univer- sity Servants who may for any reason feel aggrieved otherwise than by the action of

the Court.

22. To select a Seal, Arms and a Mace for the University subject to the approval of the Court and have the sole custody and use of the Seal.

23. To approve Halls, Hostels and quarters for the residence of Undergraduates and to Frame or approve Regulations for the same. 24. To appoint (subject to the approval of the Court) the Committee of selection referred to in Section 4 (19) of the Ordinance.

Statute 9.

THE SENATE,

(1.) The Senate shall consist of the following per-

Sons:-

(a.) The Vice-Chancellor.

(6.) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

(e.) The Professors and Lecturers whose services

are exclusively at the disposal of the Uni- versity.

(d.) The Director of Education.

(e.) A. number of other Lecturers equal to that of the Professors and Lecturers whose services are exclusively at the disposal of the University to be nominated by the Boards of Faculties, approved by the Council and appointed by the Court. Provided that, subject to the Agreement contained in the Third Schedule hereto, the total mumber of representatives of any one Faculty shall be in such proportion to the representation of other Faculties as the Court may deter- nine: and

Provided also that the Senate shall be deemed to be sufficiently constituted for the purpose of transacting business as soon as the Principal and three of the Professors or Lecturers whose services are exclusively

at the disposal of the University have been appointed.

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(2.) The Vice-Chancellor or in his absence the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall preside at the meetings of the

Senate.

(3.) Five members of the Senate shall form a quorum.

Statute 10.

POWERS OF THE SENATE.

The Senate shall have the powers following :---

1. The direction and general regulation of the instruction and education within the Uni- versity and of the Examinations held by the University (subject to the control of the Council).

2. To appoint Internal Examiners after report from the Board of Faculty or Boards of Faculties concerned.

3. To recommend External Examiners for ap- pointment by the Council after report from the Board of Faculty or Boards of Faculties concerned.

4. To report to the Council after report from the Board of Faculty or Boards of Faculties concerned on all Regulations relating to Courses of Study, Degrees or other distinc- tions of honour or research.

5. To review, refer back, control, amend or disallow any act of any Faculty and to give directions to the Faculties.

6. To report to the Council on Statutes or Re- gulations or proposed changes of Statutes or Regulations.

7. To report on any matter referred to or delegat- ed to them by the Court or the Council,

8. To discuss and declare an opinion on any matter whatsoever relating to the Univer- sity.

9. To make recommendations to the Council as to the appointment of Professors and Lec- turers of the University and on delegation of the Council to appoint other Academic Officers of the University not being Profes- sors or Lecturers,

10. To make recommendations to the Council as to the removal of any of the teaching staff of the University or as to the appointment of additional teaching staff.

11. To formulate and modify or revise schemes for the organisation of Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Arts and Science and any other Faculties of the University, and to assign to such Faculties their respective subjects, and to formulate, modify or reviso schemes for the organisation of Schools and Departments and to submit such scheines to the Council.

12. To fix, subject to any conditions made by the Founders which are accepted by the Council and to Statute 22 the times and mode and conditions of competition for Fellowships, Scholarships and other Prizes and to award the same.

13. To regulate subject to Statute 21 and to the Regulations of the University the admission of persons to courses of the University.

14. To make provision for the discipline of the Undergraduates and Students of the University and to suspend or expel any Undergraduate or Student when thought necessary and generally to carry out the same provisions.

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