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on them;

(4) to conduct all routine business of

the Senate;

(iii) that the meetings of the Senate be

held twice a year in October and in March and

at such other time as may be found necessary.

The Hon. Mr. S. Caine moved the

following amendment, which was carried nem.

con: that matters covered in the University

Council's resolution (b) and (c) on paragraph

79 of the University (1937) Committee's Report

(pp. 22-24) be referred for further consider-

ation to a committee to be nominated from

among the members of this Court by the

Chancellor: that the recommendations of that

committee accompanied by drafts of any

amendments of the University Ordinance which

might be involved, be reported to this Court

at a date early in the University Session

1938-39.

The Treasurer spoke strongly in

support of the reorganisation of the Council

as an Executive Committee of the Court.

The Court further resolved, by a

majority vote.

(d)-(i) that the present Faculty of Arts

be divided: the present Departments of

English, Chinese, Economics and Political

Science, Mathematics, Education and History

to constitute the Faculty of Arts, and the

Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Biology,

Mathematics and Civil Engineering to consti-

tute the Faculty of Engineering and Science.