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Founded in 1827, the Club originally consisted of seven members elected by ballot. Initially the person elected to row the 'stroke oar' also became captain and official representative of the Club; and the elected steersman became the Secretary and Treasurer. Members were obliged to attend five times a week and paid a subscription of six pounds. A College Boat House was built in the 1870s, funded by subscription. Caius crews rowed in both inter-collegiate races and in the Henley regatta. Since the admission of women to the College in 1979, the Boat Club has supported both men's and women's crews.

(For further information on the history of the Boat Club, see H.C. Scott, The History of the Caius College Boat Club 1827-1927 (1927))

Spring of 1877 saw the lease of the Boat Club run out, resulting in the creation of a Committee to resolve the problem. During the Long Vacation of 1877, they purchased a piece of land from a Mr Winter for £450. By February 1878 the plans for a new boat house had been designed by Mr. W. M. Fawcett and a Building Fund set up. The estimated cost was £1400 which the members paid.. Members were able to move into the new building by the October of the same year.

The Caian was first published in 1891 on a termly basis, as an informal account of College news, with news about and articles by Caians. In 1963, it was reorganised to appear annually and to incorporate the more formal 'Annual Record' of College appointments, elections and examination results.

The first editors of The Caian were drawn from among the student body. However, most recently, it has been produced by Fellow Editors with editorial assistance from members of staff.

Since the foundation of Gonville Hall, it has always been the responsibility of the bursar to keep accounts and manage the College estates (and latterly, investments). It was to the bursar that the Steward, Registrary and Tutors accounted for the money that passed through their hands.

Under the statutes of Gonville and of Bateman, the Master was the sole Bursar; while under the statutes of Dr Caius, he was meant to act together with another Fellow. The office rotated among the fellows, until the mid-nineteenth century when reform of College accounting, and the growing complexity of the College's financial and business interests led to the post being filled by someone with specialist knowledge, who could devote the majority of their time to the task. An increasing number of support staff were also required to deal with the day-to-day work of accounting, and dealing with the bills, stipends and salaries of Fellows, students and staff.

(A list of the holders of the office of Bursar was compiled by Catherine Hall, and published in The Caian, 1990. Additional information on individual estate histories was compiled by E. Gross in the 'Estates Chronicle' published as part of Biographical History, Volumes IV (Cambridge, 1912)