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workers in the Institute will not consist of boys and girls who have 

 just left a secondary school ; for without a higher training such stu- 

 dents would be of little use in a research institution, and would 

 seriously interfere with the work of the staff. On the other hand, 

 students who have already received efficient training in the scientific 

 departments of our University Colleges would benefit greatly by 

 working in the Institute, and would render material assistance to 

 the investigators with whom they would collaborate. They would 

 obtain a deeper knowledge which would be of great help in later life, 

 whether they became scientific experts, agriculturalists, teachers, or 

 professional men. It is therefore proposed to allow any student 

 who can produce evidence of efficient scientific training to work in 

 the Institute, the special work of each student being allotted to him 

 by the Director, after consultation with the members of the scientific 

 staff. 



In order to attract to the Institute the most brilliant students from 

 all over New Zealand, it is proposed to establish a series of scholar- 

 ships and fellowships, commencing with a Cawthron Minor Scholar- 

 ship* of the value of 100 per annum, to be awarded annually to the 

 most able candidate in science in the University Entrance Scholarship 

 Examination, on conditions which I need not here detail. Preference 

 will be given ceteris paribus to candidates from Nelson and Marl- 

 borough districts. The Scholarship will be tenable for three or 

 four years at any one of the University Colleges. 



The Cawthron Foundation 'Scholarships will be of higher value, 

 and will attract the best science graduates of the University, men or 

 women who have already shown high promise of carrying out research 

 work. 



Cawthron Fellowships will also be established. The holding 

 of these Fellowships will, I doubt not, be regarded as one of the 

 highest scientific honours in New Zealand. No doubt the Fellows 

 will in general be selected from those foundation scholars who have 

 carried out work of such value that it is deemed advisable to retain 

 their services for a further period of one or two years. 



We may reasonably expect that as the value of the work of the 

 Institute becomes known and appreciated, private benefactors will 

 contribute additional endowments to the general fund of 

 the Institute, or for special researches, or in the 

 form of scholarships or fellowships. Should any associa- 

 tion, society, or private firm desire to have technical researches of a 

 special type carried out in the Institute the Trustees will be prepared 

 to allow this to be done, the parties interested bearing the cost of 

 the investigations, including the salary of a Fellow, who will be 

 appointed by the Trustees in consultation with the Advisory Board. 

 A similar scheme has given satisfaction in some American institutions. 



*0wing to a decision of the Supreme Court, it has been found necessary to 

 abolish the Minor Scholarship scheme. 



