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This was referred to Messrs. Chew and Stedman for their opinion, to be given at the next meeting, and on 12 July their Report was : The Committee on considering the Charter conceive that by the said Charter it is not necessary that Diplomas should be signed by any more of the Faculty than the Provost. Yet as they may receive additional Weight and Credit by being signed by the whole Faculty, and no Mischief or Inconvenience, that we apprehend can arise from such a Proceeding, we are of Opinion, that the whole Faculty should on this occasion be admitted to sign with the Provost This discreet and equitable report was read and referred to the next Meeting of the Trustees, in Consequence thereof Mr Smith requested a Copy of the Petition, which the clerk was desired to make out and deliver to him as soon as it may be convenient But no action was reached until the meeting of 23 December, when the Report of the Committee upon the Propriety of Diplomas being signed by the whole Faculty, entered on the Minutes of 12th of July last, is- approved by the Trustees. At this December meeting the fees for graduation were named as follows : A Bachelor shall pay to the College Library o.i$.& A Master shall pay to Do i. o.o A Bachelor shall present to the Provost at least I. o.o " " to each of the Professors including the Vice-Provost under whom he has studied since his entering the College 0.15.0 The Keeper of the Great Seal for affixing it to any Diploma, honorary ones excepted shall have o. 10.0 At the beginning of this year, at the meeting of 1 1 January, the Rate of Tuition for the Students in Philosophy was "aug- mented to ten Pounds per Annum" to " commence at the End of Three Months from this Date."