9. Two or more Boards may be called upon by the Syndicate or the Senate to meet together for the disposal of any questions affecting more than one Board. In such cases the joint meeting shall elect its own President. The quorum of a joint Board meeting must include a full quorum of each Board represented, no member present being counted on more than one separate quorum.

10. All meetings of the Boards shall be convened through the Registrar, who will keep a record of the proceedings of the meetings.

11. Meetings of Boards shall be presided over by the President of the Board; in the absence of the President, the members present shall elect a Chairman.

CHAPTER VI.

BOARD OF ACCOUNTS.

1. A Board of Accounts, consisting of three Fellows, not being members of the Syndicate, shall be appointed by the Senate at its Annual Meeting.

2. The Board shall meet ordinarily once in three months, and at other times when convened by the Vice-Chancellor. The three members shall constitute a quorum.

3. The Board shall prepare the University Budget, examine and audit the University accounts and the accounts of the Endowments and Trust Funds, consider ways and means and the financial effects of any important measures in contemplation, and make recommendations, when necessary, to the Syndicate on all matters relating to the finances of the University. It shall also make an annual report to the Senate on the special features of the finances of the last preceding year.

4. Members of the Board shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Senate. They shall be eligible for re-appointment at the expiration of their term of office. All vacancies in the Board occurring in the course of the year shall be filled up by the Syndicate.

CHAPTER VII.

REGISTRAR.

1. The Registrar shall be appointed by the Senate and only at an Annual Meeting. He shall be appointed for five years only,

but at the end of every such term he may be re-appointed. The term of office of the Registrar shall commence on the first day of April next following his election: Provided that the first appointment shall be made within six months after these Regulations come into effect. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Registrar between two Annual Meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate shall appoint a person to officiate until the first day of April following the next Annual Meeting.

2. The Registrar shall be a graduate of position with experience of University affairs. He shall be a whole-time officer. He may be a member of the Senate, but shall not be a member of the Syndicate. His salary shall be Rs. 800 per mensem, rising to Rs. 1,000 in five years by four annual increments of Rs. 50.

3. It shall be competent to the Syndicate to grant to the Registrar, on full pay, leave of absence for one month in a year, or for an accumulated period not exceeding four months in five years. It shall also be competent to the Syndicate to grant him, on half pay, leave of absence which may be added to the period of leave on full pay for a period not exceeding eight months in five years.

The Syndicate shall make arrangements for the discharge of his duties during his absence.

4. The duties of the Registrar shall be as follows:

(a) To be the custodian of the Records, Library, Common Seal, and such other property of the University as the Syndicate shall commit to his charge.

(b) To act as Secretary to the Syndicate and to attend all Meetings of the Senate, Faculties, Syndicate, Boards of Studies, Board of Accounts, Boards of Examiners, and any Committees appointed by the Senate, the Faculties, the Syndicate, or any of the Boards, and to keep Minutes thereof.

(c) To conduct the official correspondence of the Syndicate and the Senate.

(d) To issue all notices convening Meetings of the Senate,

Faculties, Syndicate, Boards of Studies, Board of Accounts, Boards of Examiners, and any Committees appointed by the Senate, the Faculties, the Syndicate, or any of the Boards.

(e) To perform such other work as may be, from time to time, prescribed by the Syndicate, and generally to render such assistance as may be desired by the ViceChancellor in the performance of his official duties. 5. It shall be competent to the Syndicate to grant to the Registrar a gratuity or pension regulated as follows:

(a) After a service of less than ten years, a gratuity not

exceeding one month's salary for each completed year of service. (b) After a service of not less than ten years, up to 25 years, a pension not exceeding one-sixtieth of the average salary (i.e., the average calculated upon the last three years of service) multiplied by the number of years of completed service. The pension shall in no case exceed Rs. 5,000 per annum.

6. In case of misconduct or neglect of duty, the Registrar shall be liable to suspension by the Syndicate, and to dismissal by the Senate on the report of the Syndicate.

7. There shall be a permanent Assistant Registrar, who shall be a graduate of the Calcutta University, and a permanent staff of subordinate assistants and servants. The Syndicate shall have power to appoint them, to dismiss them for misconduct or neglect of duty, to dispense with their services for any sufficient reason, and to determine their number and scale of pay. It shall be competent to the Syndicate to grant them gratuities or pensions regulated as in paragraph 5. It shall also be competent to the Syndicate to grant them, on full pay, leave of absence for one month for every eleven completed months of duty, the amount of such leave admissible at one time being limited to three months. It shall further be competent to the Syndicate to grant them, on half pay, leave of absence on medical certificate, for a period not exceeding three months at a time, nor exceeding six months in five years.

CHAPTER VIII.

INSPECTOR OF COLLEGES.

1. For the purpose of inspecting affiliated Colleges a salaried Inspector shall be appointed. The appointment shall be made by the Senate and only at an Annual Meeting, and shall be sub ect to the approval of Government. He shall be appointed in the first instance for five years, but at the end of every such term he may be re-appointed. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Inspector, the Syndicate shall appoint a person to officiate until the next Annual Meeting of the Senate.

2. The Inspector of Col'eges shall be a person of high academic standing and one possessing some experience of Indian Colleges. He shall be a whole-time officer of the University. His pay, leave and pension shall be on the same terms and conditions as those of the Registrar. He may be a Fellow of the University

but must not be a member of the Syndicate. The duties of the Inspector of Colleges shall be :

(a) to report on Colleges applying for affiliation;

(b) to inspect affiliated Colleges; and

(c) to inspect such schools as may from time to time be indicated by the Syndicate.

CHAPTER IX.

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS.

1. When the funds of the University permit, the Senate with the previous consent of the Governor-General in Council shall found such Professorships as it may think fit, prescribe the conditions on which they shall be tenable, and provide in connection therewith lecture-rooms, libraries, museums, laboratories, workshops and other facilities for teaching and research.

2. The Senate shall likewise found and endow Professorships on particular subjects, from funds specially given or bequeathed for the endowment of such Professorships, or, if it thinks fit, accept endowments of such Professorships made by individual or corporate donors.

3. The Senate shall appoint and shall, subject to the conditions annexed to the tenure of any Professorship, have power to remove the Professors of the University. The Senate shall in the same manner appoint Assistant Professors, prescribe their duties and remuneration, and have power to dismiss them, if necessary.

4. Demonstrators and other Assistants shall from time to time be assigned to Professors and Assistant Professors, subject to such conditions with regard to manner of appointment, tenure of office, duties and remuneration as shall be prescribed by the Senate.

5. The Senate shall from time to time make rules fixing the fees, if any, to be paid by the students attending the classes of Professors and Assistant Professors, and the money thus collected in fees shall be the property of the University.

6. Professors and Assistant Professors shall lecture or otherwise teach in such places as shall be from time to time determined by the Senate.

7. The Senate shall make rules for the retirement of, as well as the grant of bonuses and pensions to, Professors, Assistant Professors, Demonstrators and other Assistants.

8. In appointing a Professor or Assistant Professor of the

University the Senate shall specify the subject, that is to say, the branch or branches of knowledge for which he is appointed. He shall be authorised to lecture only in the subject or subjects indicated.

9. Endowed Professorships already accepted by the Senate shall, subject to the conditions of the endowment, be governed by these Regulations.

10. No University Professor shall be appointed without the sanction of the Governor-General in Council.

CHAPTER X.

UNIVERSITY READERS.

1. A certain sum, whenever practicable, shall be set apart annually from the University income or from any funds specially provided for the purpose by Government or other donors, for the purpose of providing special courses of lectures on particular subjects. These lectures shall be delivered generally during the cold weather months, and will be intended mainly for the benefit of graduates engaged in research work or of those who wish to prosecute special studies. The lecturers delivering such courses of lectures shall be called University Readers.

2. The appointment of a Reader in any subject shall be made by the Senate on the recommendation of the Syndicate.

3. Readers shall lecture in such places as may be from time to time determined by the Senate.

4. The fee for a course of lectures under Section 1 shall from time to time be fixed by the Syndicate, and the money thus collected in fees shall be the property of the University.

5. A Reader appointed under Section 1 shall ordinarily receive an honorarium of Rs. 2,000 for a course of lectures, but in special cases this fee may be increased.

6. The Senate on the recommendation of the Syndicate shall from time to time allot funds to meet the remuneration of Demonstrators and Assistants as well as any general expenditure which may be incurred in connection with these lectures.

7. Courses of lectures delivered under Regulation 1 shall be printed and published at the expense of the University. 8. No University Reader shall be appointed without the sanction of the Governor-General in Council.