AUSTRALLAN UNIVERSITIES exist at Sydney, at Melbourne, and at Adelaide. The first was founded in 1851 and is affiliated with the Univer sity of London. There are four faculties—arts. law, medicine, and science. While the university is non-denominational, there are statutory pro visions for facilitating the erection of colleges in connection with different religious bodices, and such colleges representing the Episcopal, Presby terian, and Doman Catholic Church have been es tablished. In 1901 the student body numbered 657. The University of Melbourne was estab lished and endowed by royal act in 1853. There are three affiliated colleges in connection with the Church of England, the Presbyterian and the Wesleyan churches; also an affiliated school of mines at Belfast. The student attendance in 1901 was 647. The University of Adelaide was incorporated in 1874 and has been endowed chiefly by private benefactions. Faculties are organized in arts, sciences, medicine, law, and music. The number of matriculated students in 1901 was 316.
The University of New Zealand was founded in 1871 and later empowered to confer degrees in the four faculties. In 1874, by union with the
I.Tniversity of Otago (founded in 1S69), the func tions of the former institution are restricted to its giving examination and conferring degrees, the latter became an affiliated college. A College of Nines was later established. The at tendance in the constituent colleges at Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington, and Canter bury was 783 in 1901.
The Universities of India, with the dates of their establishment, are as follows: Calcutta, 1857; Bombay, 1857; Madras, 1857; Punjab, 1883; and Allahabad, for the Northwest Prov inces (United Provinces of Agra), in 1887. For the most part the instruction is given in numerous affiliated colleges. Faculties in arts and philosophy, medicine, law science, and engineering exist. Instruction is usually given in English, though in the Oriental College of the Punjab University instruction is in the vernacular. The more than fifty colleges of the University of Punjab are affiliated with the Uni versity of Cambridge.