EDUCATION: THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of E.-7 1894.]

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EDUCATION: THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of E.-7 1894.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

ANNUAL STATEMENT OP THE CHAIRMAN OP THE BOARD OP GOVERNORS. At the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, held on Monday, the Bth July, 1895, the Chairman's statement of the progress made and the work done in the several departments during the year was read, as follows : — The College. The meeting of the Board held on the 9th July, 1894, was the twenty-first anniversary of this institution. Mr H. E. Webb was at that date elected Chairman for the year During the past year several changes have taken place on the Board, Messrs. John Grigg, A. E. G. Ehodes, and H. F - von Haast having for various reasons resigned their seats. These were all valued members in their respective departments. Mr Grigg's special knowledge in the subject of agriculture was always at the sendee of the Board, and it was at the special request of members that he retained his seat for some time past. Mr A. B G Ehodes, contemplating a visit to England, sent in his resignation. Mr. H. F yon Haast left the colony, and is now in practice at the Melbourne Bar These vacancies have been filled by the election of the Eev Canon Harper, M.A., and the Eev Gordon Webster, M.A., and the re-election of the Hon. E. C. J Stevens. At the beginning of the session of 1895, Professor J. Macmillan Brown resigned the chair of English language, literature, and history The professor has been connected with the College since his appointment in the year 1874. He was in point of time the second professor appointed on the College staff. At first he occupied the position of professor of classics, history, and English literature. In 1880 a special professor of classics was appointed. Professor Macmillan Brown brought to bear on the duties of his office great enthusiasm and industry It may well be said that the success of the Canterbury College in those early days was in a great measure due to the untiring zeal and ability displayed by the professor. During the long period of his service, extending over more than twenty-one years, he laboured assiduously to advance the interests of the institution, and at the same time displayed a deep personal interest in the advancement of each individual student. On his arrival to enter upon the duties intrusted to him, the College practically was non-existent, except in so far as the classes in chemistry were concerned. The many initial difficulties overcome, the number that have attended the classes, and the numerous successes obtained, may well gratify the retiring professor On the receipt of his resignation, the Board unanimously passed the following resolution " That the Board of Governors of this College, having received from Professor J Macmillan Brown his resignation of the chair of English literature and history owing to his failing sight, wishes to place on record its appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the professor, and the sincere regret with which his resignation is accepted." With the view of obtaining a successor, the Board has appointed a Commission in England, consisting of the Agent-General and Mr Kennaway, together with Professor Dowden, Trinity College, Dublin, Professor Masson, Edinburgh, and Dr. Edward Caird, Master of Balliol, and has empowered them to select and appoint a Professor of English literature and history for the college. The salary has been fixed at £600 per annum. The Board has recently decided that the professors and lecturers on the staff of the College should no longer be remunerated for their services partly by salary and partly by fees derived from the attendance of students at lectures, but that they should receive from the College a fixed annual salary independent of any fluctuations in the number of those attending classes. With this object in view, the Board has given the professors of chemistry, mathematics, and classics the option of accepting fresh appointments to the chairs at present occupied by them on the basis of receiving a fixed annual salary of £900, irrespective of fees from students, the appointments to be subject to twelve months' notice on either side. These proposals have already been accepted by the professor of chemistry The number of matriculated and non-matriculated students who have attended lectures during the academic year, from March to November, 1894, is as follows : Matriculated, 185, non-matnculated, 141: total, 326.

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The following shows the gradual increase during the last three years in the total number of students of this College who have obtained degrees in the University of New Zealand 1893, 144, 1894, 167, 1895, 188. The number of students attending each lecture during the last term was as follows : — Classics.— Pass Latin Translation, 36 , composition, 49. Greek Translation, 7 , composition, 7 Honours Latin Translation, 8 ; composition, 8. English Literature. —Pass lectures Literature of 1800 to 1850, 57, language of Milton, Shelley, and Carlyle, 56 , composition, 82, essay class, 58, art of Milton, Shelley, and Carlyle, 62. Honours lectures Philology, 46, criticism, 36. History.—(Sixth to Fourteenth Century), 31. Mathematics. —Pass lectures Pure mathematics, 42 , mechanics and hydrostatics, 18. Honours lectures Section 1., 6 , Section 11., 5 , Section 111., 3 , Section IV., 1, elementary mechanics and hydrostatics, 6. Chemistry and Physios.— Pass chemistry, 12, honours chemistry (organic), 5, teachers' chemical physics, 2 , pass physics, 14 practical physics (teachers'), 3, practical physics, 19 , honours physics, 6, elementary science (teachers' E and D), 38, laboratory practice (chemical), 21. Geology. —Junior, 8 , senior, 9. Biology.—General biology (Part I.), 14 , botany (Part I.), 6, zoology (Part II.), 5 , laboratory work, 18. French.— Pass lectures Composition, 39, authors, 22, grammar, 18, literature, 24. Honours lectures Composition, 1, authors, 2 , essay and literature, 6, philology, 6 , literature, 2. German. —Pass, 2 , honours, 1. Jurisprudence and Lazy.—Pass jurisprudence, 20 honours, 6, constitutional history, 19, LL.B. (2nd section), 4, LL.B. (3rd section), 3. Music— Eudiments of music and harmony (first-year students), 25, harmony (intermediate second-year students), 12 harmony (intermediate second-year students) evening class, 7 , harmony (intermediate third-year students), 11, harmony and counterpoint (advanced), 5. Twelve students from the College have this year obtained the degree of M.A. J. A. Erskine gained, at the same time, first-class honours in mathematics and first-class honours in physics, W H. Dawson, first-class honours in chemistry, and J Hight, first-class honours in languages and literature (English and French) , and C. A. Craig, second-class honours in mathematics, A. T Ngata and A. Dunn, second-class honours in political science, Misses J W Inglis, K. Isherwood, and B. P. Kichmond, second-class honours in languages and literature (English and French), and A. J Buchanan, second-class honours in languages and literature (English and Latin), and Miss E. M. Baber, third-class honours in languages and literature (English and French), and Miss E. E. Broome, third-class honours in languages and literature (English and Latin) Twenty-one students of the College have passed the final section of their B.A. examination Misses C. A. Barnicoat, L. E. Bing, A. M. Fordham, E, V yon Haast, G. H.Johnston, M. M. Kebbell, C. I. Locking, J Mulholland, M. E. Oswin, A. E. J Spencer, F H. Bakewell, H. 0. Craddock, G. Dalglish, A. Gray, G. J Lancaster, C. E. Mackay, P Menzies, F J Eolleston, J M. Waddell, F D. Waller, and H. Williams, whilst twenty-seven have passed the first section of their B.A. examination Misses E. Campbell, J. Cnrrie, L. Gibson, E. Graham, K. Gresson, C. E. Kirk, M. E. Lawrell, B. Martin, T Max, C. B. Mills, M. Williamson, E. G. Atkinson, S. A. Atkinson, W D. Bean, A. E. Flower,' C. W Garrard, A. G. Henderson, K. Kippenberger, F Milner, T A. Murphy, T E. Quill, A. W. Shrimpton, J. Sutherland, J Waddell, A. H. Wall, J Williamson, and W Wilson. E. Eutherford, M.A., and E. S. Buchanan, M.A., also obtained the degree of B.Sc. J Innes, M.A., obtained the degree of LL.D., and D. Bates, A. Dunn, A. R. Kirk, and C. P Knight, that of LL.B. T A. Murphy also passed the first section of the LL.B. examination, and A. G. Muir passed the first section of the B.Sc. examination, whilst he and A. E. Craddock passed the first section of the B.Sc. (engineering) examination, T. R. Burt the second section, and G A. Julius and J Parr the third. G. Lancaster gained the senior scholarship in mathematics, A. Gray that in physics, and H. O. Craddock, that in Greek. A. G. Henderson gained the Bowen prize for 1894, for an essay on " The Causes of British Success in the Eivalry with Other Powers for Supremacy in India." The College exhibitions, given for excellence in honours work at the College annual examinations, were awarded as follows For Latin, J M. Waddell, for English, Miss J Mulholland and F J Wilkes, equal; for mathematics, C. E. Mackay and G. Lancaster, equal, for experimental science', G Lancaster and A. Gray, equal, for natural science, Miss M. E. Lawrell; for German, Miss E. V yon Haast. C. A. Pemberton passed the intermediate medical examination. The graduates of the University of New Zealand who have been educated at the College now number 188, eighty-four of whom have obtained the degree of M.A., ninety-six the degree of 8.A., six that of LL.B, and two that of B.Sc. Nine arts graduates have also obtained the degree of LL.B., eight that of B.Sc, and two that of LL.D. Of the Masters of Arts, four gained double first-class honours, one a double first-class and a second, one a first-class and a second, one a first-class in arts and a second-class in science, thirty-three first-class honours, two double second, twenty-six second-, and fifteen third-class; and of the Bachelors of Science one gained second-class. Thus, out of 422 who have taken degrees in the University of New Zealand (exclusive of medical degrees, for which this College cannot enter candidates), 188 belong to Canterbury College, out of the 176 who have taken the M.A., ninety-three belong to it, and of the sixty-six who have taken first-class honours, forty-one belong to it. Of the 113 senior and third-year and John Tinline scholarships awarded by the University of New Zealand during the last eighteen years—the period during which the present scholarship regulations have been in force—seventy have been awarded to students of Canterbury College. Of the twenty Bowen prizes which have been awarded by the University for an essay on a subject connected with English History, and open to all undergraduates of the University of New Zealand, fourteen have been gained by students trained in

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this College, whilst the only three mentioned as proxime accessit have also been of this College. The title of " Professor" has been adopted for the gentlemen in the full charge of the departments of modern languages, biology, and engineering. Biology. —With a view to obtaining the ruling of the Supreme Court as to the extent of the powers vested in the Board in connection with the endowment for the Medical School, a petition was presented to his Honour Mr Justice Denniston. The judgment was clear and affirmed that the endowment could be made available for the erection of buildings, the purchase of apparatus or fittings, or for the payment of salaries of those connected with the biological department. A tender for the erection of a biological laboratory and observatory tower, at a cost of £3,004 14s. Id., has been accepted by the Board. The building is well in hand, and its completion may be looked for towards the end of the year Sufficient accommodation will thus be provided in this department for biological students for some years to come. An inquiry into the department of chemistry and physics has taken place during the year The investigation was costly and prolonged, but, the report of the Special Committee not having been adopted, no changes have resulted therefrom. The most interesting portion of the inquiry centred round the expediency or otherwise of detaching the subject of physics from that of chemistry Until such time as the funds at the disposal of the College permit of the erection of a physical laboratory, and its equipment, and of a separation of the two subjects of chemistry and physics, matters must remain in an unsatisfactory condition. The professor in charge of the department is already urging the immediate appointment of a trained physical assistant, and the erection of a physical laboratory The subject is one of great importance to the welfare of the College, and will, ere long, force itself upon the earnest attention of the members of the Board. Examinations for exempted students have been held during the year at Wellington, Nelson, Napier, and Wanganui. An examination in music was again held at Timaru, when twelve candidates attended. Music. —Sixty students are attending the lectures. The numbers attending each series of lectures are given above. Eighty-one candidates sat for examination in music, a very great increase in numbers over any previous year They were divided as follows (1) First year (junior), 36 candidates, (2) second year (intermediate), 24 , (3) third year (senior), 18. Three advanced students also sat for examination on their work of the year. School of Engineering. —The report of the professor in charge is attached. Gibls' High School. The new lady principal, Mrs. T S. Poster, took charge of the school on September 13th, 1894. Since the beginning of the present year another teacher has been added to the staff, Miss H. Davy, 8.A., otherwise the teaching-power is unaltered from last year The number of pupils attending the school last term was 138, with very large classes in cooking and dress-cutting, the latter subject, indeed, being so popular that the teacher, Miss Keating, has been engaged for two extra classes. The swimming classes were well attended during the season, and produced satisfactory results. The examiners in the foregoing subjects, as well as those in drill, drawing, singing, and the general course of the school work, reported well in every case of the various classes. Pour candidates from this school sat for the Junior University Scholarship examination; three gained scholarships, while the fourth took a good place in the honours list. Ten girls also sat for the matriculation examination, all of whom succeeded in passing it. Since the close of the last term of 1894, the school buildings have undergone some minor repairs, and have been painted throughout. Some arrangements and fittings have also been provided for the practical teaching of physics in the school Boys' High School. There have been no changes in the staff this year, with the exception that the whole of the freehand drawing, as well as the geometrical, has been placed under the charge of Mr S. Hurst Seager. Model drawing is now taught in the School of Art by the School of Art masters. The school workshop has been reorganized by Mr Hurst Seager and put on a new basis, a systematic course m the use of tools and a working drawing being required from each boy before he can make articles for his own pleasure. The number of pupils attending last term was 247 ; the number at the same time last year was 238. The Board last year was considering the question of enlarging the school, and early in the present year, the consent of His Excellency the Governor having been obtained to the outlay, decided to extend the front of the school westwards by the erection of a lecture-room on the ground-floor and two class-rooms above, with some basement accommodation for laboratory work, &c, at a total cost, including architects' fees and all charges, of about £2,000. These additions are now in course of erection, and will be completed about the end of October Mr. W Walton was accorded leave of absence for the third term of last year, owing to illness, and returned the first term of this year greatly improved in health. At the University December examinations, E. Cull, P Fantham, and H. Maddison obtained places on the "credit" list. E. Cull won the entrance exhibition at the School of Engineering, and was awarded the school-leaving exhibition. Eleven boys passed the matriculation examination. H. Craddock obtained the Senior University Scholarship for Greek, and G. Lancaster for mathematics. A. G. Henderson obtained the University ' Bowen Essay " prize. A. E. Kirk and D. Bates obtained the degree of LL.B. W H. Dawson obtained his M.A. degree with first-class honours in chemistry and A. J Buchanan his M.A. with second-class honours in Latin and English. A. C. Sandstein has passed his first professional examination in medicine at Edinburgh University, with distinction, winning first medala in zoology, botany, chemistry, and physics. M. Keane, C. Hampton, and S. Eobertson won three out of the five senior scholarships awarded by the North Canterbury Board of Education. A. Sims obtained the second place in order of merit among those who passed with distinction in the Senior Civil Service examination, Three others passed the Senior and nine the Junior Civil Service ex-

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animation. The reports sent in by the examiners in the annual school examination in December were very satisfactory Museum. The annual report of the Curator of the Museum is attached. He may be congratulated on now having compiled and issued a guide-book for the use of visitors. The report announces a valuable discovery of moa-bones and various additions to different departments of the Museum. Notwithstanding the regular employment of a night-watchman, a robbery of gold and specimens has lately taken place. A man has been arrested by the police on a charge of being concerned in the robbery, and will be brought before the Stipendiary Magistrate to-morrow School of Abt. At the annual prize distribution, held on the 7th of February the Art Master delivered a statement respecting the work of the department for the year ending December 1894. An account of the meeting was published at the time. Previously the annual report has embraced the work of the last two terms of one year and the first term of the following year It has now been arranged that the report shall include the three terms of the one year The numbers attending the morning class have been as follows : — First Term. Second Term. Third Term. 1893 28 81 32 1894 . 32 35 32 The numbers attending the evening class were : — First Term. Second Term. Third Term. 1893 85 90 91 1894 115 108 93 Mr. S. Hurst Seager, the lecturer and instructor in architecture and decorative design, in December completed his first year's work with very encouraging results. Life classes have been regularly held for the study of the draped figure and of the nude. The annual exhibition of students' work, held in February was fairly successful, and all branches of art were well represented. The annual second-grade examinations were held in December last. At the same time a similar examination was again held at Tiinaru. The results compared with the previous year are as follows :— Full SecondFreehand. Model. Geometery. Perspective. grade Certificates. 1893 78 85 14 7 6 1894 90 72 22 13 11 Forty students attended from the Normal School during the period under review The Education Board of the district of North Canterbury has withdrawn the annual subsidy of £80 paid for some time past to the School of Art for giving instruction in drawing to the students of the Normal School. The students requiring to attend the school now join the ordinary classes. Messrs. Strange and Co., A. J White, Whitcombe and Tombs, and others generously offered prizes for competition. Mr Woodhouse, of Sydney, Professor Scott, of Canterbury College, Messrs. Van der Velden, and Mountfort kindly acted as judges in the various subjects without remuneration. The Public Libeaby During the year the Treasury paid over to the Library Department the sum of £155 165., which had been voted many years ago by the Provincial Council for library purposes. This sum was deposited in one of the banks, and has remained in an official account since the year 1875. Reference Department. —The large daily attendance in this department shows how much the increased accommodation was needed, and how it is appreciated by the public. The loss and damage to the books has been less than in any previous year only two works having been stolen—viz., " The New Zealand University Calendar, 1893-94," and " Stray Leaves from the Early History of Canterbury " Some valuable books have been at different times purchased at auction. A new catalogue is in course of preparation, but will take some months in compiling. During the year 316 books and pamphlets have been added, bringing the total number of volumes up to 9,431. The following donations have been made to this department " History of the Tower Bridge," by Chas. Welch (1894), presented by the Corporation of the City of London, ' New Zealand and its Aborigines," by W Brown (1845), presented by P Haultain, Esq., "Captain Cook's Journal during First Voyage round the World " (1893), presented by John Tinline, Esq., " Fairest of the Angels," by Mary Colborne-Veel (1894), presented by J V Colborne-Veel, Esq "Theory and Practice in Perspective," by Thomas Malton (1776), presented by J Spiller, Esq " The Key to Theosophy," by H. P Blavatsky (1893), presented by the New Zealand Theosophic League ; " Ocean of Theosophy," by W Q. Judge (1893) presented by the New Zealand Theosophic League , "Echoes from the Orient," by W Q. Judge (1893), presented by the New Zealand Theosophic League, "A Protest against Agnosticism," by P F Fitzgerald (1890) presented by Mrs. Fitzgerald , " Principle of Sufficient Eeason," by Mrs. P F Fitzgerald (1887), presented by Mrs. Fitzgerald , " Christendom Astray," by R. Eoberts (1890) presented by P Gorton, Esq., " Annotated Paragraph Bible," presented by the Eeligious Tract Society, " Geological Survey of United States" (1890-91), two vols., (1892-93) three vols., presented by the Smithsonian Institution. Circulating Department. —This department was closed from the 24th December till the sth January for stocktaking and alterations. It was found that the number of volumes missing amounted to 549. On reopening a trial was made of the " close-shelf system "of issue, by which the subscriber selected his book from the catalogue , but it was met with such general disapproval that on the 31st May the department was again closed for alterations. 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larities, and in protecting the property of the Board. The necessity of fixing a certain date in each year for closing, stocktaking, and examination of books is apparent, it being impossible, with the ''free access system," to keep anything like a check as to the number of books missing and their general condition. It need not necessitate the books being called in, though it is the practice in large circulating libraries in England and Australia. A full catalogue to the contents of this department was completed in April, and is now obtainable by subscribers, 56 magazines and papers are taken in , 379 volumes have been added since the Ist January , and 108 volumes have been taken off the shelves as being unfit for issue. The total number of volumes in this department is 15,696, made up as follows History and politics, 1,162 biography, 1,259, travels, &c, 1,515; architecture, 301, fiction, 7,536, classics and literature, 941; poetry and drama, 342 , geology natural history, science, and botany, 784 magazines and miscellaneous, 1,856. The subscribers now number 1,340. Beading-room. —The necessity for increased accommodation in this department is apparent. The following papers are taken in English, 6, Irish, 1 Scotch, 1, American, 1, Australian Colonies, 9, New Zealand, about 37, magazines, 15. School of Agriculture. The members of the Board of Advice retiring by rotation are Messrs. H. Overton and W Boag, and they are eligible for re-election to-day The Chairman and members of the Board of Advice have been untiring in their efforts to promote the advancement of the School of Agriculture. A Special Committee has lately brought up a report as to the feasibility of enlarging the scope of the Lincoln College, and widening its sphere of usefulness. During the year the institution has been connected with the Telephone Exchange.

APPENDICES. 1. Bepoet of the Professor in Chabge of the School op Engineering and Technical Science. I have the honour to report on the work of the past year of the department under my charge. The number of students attending has increased from fifty-one to sixty-two, and the number of hour attendances per week from 254 to 308. Six matriculated students sat for the University examination in engineering. Five passed in their respective years, the sixth passing in the technical, but failing in the collateral subjects. Fourteen students obtained the College certificate in freehand mechanical drawing, eight in mechanical drawing, five in descriptive geometry and setting out work, six in steam, and one in applied mechanics. Since the foundation of the department 192 names have been placed on its books, 130 persons having completed courses of varying lengths. Of these, starting in nearly every case from the level of apprentices, two have attained to the position of engineers in charge of undertakings of magnitude, two that of works manager, two are lecturers and one a demonstrator in the service of the Board, nine are draughtsmen, four surveyors and draughtsmen, five shop foremen, eight engineers of sea-going vessels, five engineers of freezingworks, pumping-stations, &c, eight chargemen or leading mechanics, eight are in business on their own account. Fifty-four thus occupy positions of responsibility in England, Australia, and the colony fifty are working at their trades as skilled mechanics, the remaining twenty-six being made up of those whose present whereabouts are unknown, or who have turned to other occupations. Such results form a complete answer to the question which has been raised as to the future employment of engineering students, and account for the steady increase of attendance which has been characteristic of the history of the technical school. I must, however, remind the Board that the department cannot be considered as fully equipped for modern requirements until provision has been made for a section of electrical engineering, the arguments in favour of which, advanced by me in 1890, apply with still greater force to-day The Engineering Laboratory —The erection of the testing machinery is nearly completed. The testers supplied by Messrs. Buckton and Co. are of excellent workmanship, and my special requirements have been faithfully complied with. The capacity of the plant is unexcelled by that of any of similar size. The main tester is capable of dealing with the most delicate test piece, or with full-sized girders, ties, or struts. The value to the country of a plant by which the physical properties of its timbers, stones, other building materials, and manufactured products can be accurately ascertained can hardly be over-estimated, especially in connection with the instruction of those who will hereafter be called on to deal with them in constructive work. I have again to express my thanks for assistance to the officers of the New Zealand Government Eailways and the various engineering firms of Christchurch, also to the members representing Canterbury in the General Government for valuable assistance rendered me in obtaining the remission of the duty on the experimental engine and testing plant. Eobt. J Scott, Memb. Inst. Me. Eng., and Memb. Inst. C.E., Professor of Engineering. 2. Bepoet of the Cueatoe of the Museum. I have the honour to submit my report on the work done in the Museum during the past year In November last a discovery of moa-bones was made near Waimate, and the Museum secured the right of digging for them. Mr W Sparks, the taxidermist, was sent to superintend the excavations, and the result was one of the largest collections of bones ever obtained. Not only has our collection been much enriched by well-preserved bones, but there are many duplicates for disposal. Exchanges have been made during the year with the Museums of La Plata, Sydney and Auckland, and also with Dr F Krantz, of Bonn, Professor H. Ward, of New York, Dr. Koehler, of Lyons, and Dr Thomas, of Paris. Others are in course of arrangement. The additions to the geological

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collections are easts of Plesiosaurus and Brontornis, a number of Australian fossils, and relief maps of the Uinta Mountains, the Hartz Mountains, and the Island of Palma. In the zoological rooms the birds and corals have been rearranged, and a large number of labels have been printed. _ The additions are albatrosses from the North Pacific, several skeletons of birds, and a collection of sponges—the last presented by Professor A. Dendy The archaeological collections_ have been rearranged. The chief additions are a relief map of Palestine, a cast of the Black Obelisk of Shalmanesur 11., and a pile from a Swiss lake village, presented by Mr J D Bays. The Society of Arts removed their pictures last February, and their place has been supplied by a number of casts of Egyptian and Assyrian sculptures obtained by purchase from the British Museum In the ethnological room the principal additions are wood carvings from Burmah and India, and a pocket chronometer used by Captain Thomas, which was bequeathed to the Museum by the late Thomas Cass, Esq Unfortunately the Museum was broken into last May, and some gold specimens, diamonds, and a gold Irish torque —which had been presented by Mr. Lancelot Walker —were stolen. A large number of printed labels have been placed in the cases in this room. The New Zealand collections have been increased, in addition to the moa bones already mentioned, by the skeleton of a cowfish (Tursio tursiops), presented by Pope Brothers, of Governor's Bay; the skull of a sea elephant, purchased , a skeleton of Dinornis maximus, presented by Mr C. A. Ewen, several bird-skins and skeletons, and a collection of fresh-water fishes of the Chatham Islands, presented by Major Gascoyne. A great improvement has also been made by placing the moa skeletons in a glass case. In addition to the usual donations to the library from scientific societies, the following books have been added By purchase, Fowler's British Coleoptera and Quatrefage's Histoirie Naturelle dcs Anneles, by presentation, Cuvier's Ossmens Fossiles, from Lady Yon Haast. All the cases throughout the Museum have been numbered and a guide book has been printed and is now on sale in the Museum. F W Hutton, Curator 3. Beport of the Director of the School of Agriculture. I have the honour to submit my report on the work done at the School of Agriculture, and on the stock, and condition of the farm, for the year ending 30th June, 1895. School. —The number of students for the last term of 1894 was forty-four, and for the present term forty-nine, two being non-resident. There are also seven awaiting admission in January, 1896. The cost of maintenance (which includes servants' wages, laundry-work, fuel, lighting) for each student and member of the teaching staff is £39 10s. 3fd., being somewhat lower than last year owing to the increased number of students and that wood grown upon the farm is being used for fuel instead of coal. The final certificate granted by the College has been gained by James William M'Crostie, Greendale, George Hepburn Stewart, Dunedin, William Waddell, Oamaru; Harold Withy, Auckland, Edward Teesdale Bramston Worthy, Ohristchurch ,_ Stewart and Worthy having passed with great credit. The annual certificates given to those standing highest in the different subjects of instruction have been gained by GH. Stewart and TB. Worthy, second year's students, Worthy being equal with Stewart in agriculture, and first in practical chemistry, practical botany, book-keeping, farm books, and veterinary science, Stewart being first in theoretical chemistry, theoretical botany entomology, applied mechanics, and land-surveying_ and levelling. Annual certificates have also been won by the following first year's students W C. Davie, first in agriculture, practical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, theoretical botany, entomology, farm books, and veterinary science, B. H.'Boberton, first in physiography and mensuration and land-surveying, and equal with W C. Davie in book-keeping D. M. Tomlinson, first in practical botany No change in the teaching staff has occurred during the year, the chemical, biological, mathematical, and veterinary departments being under Messrs. Gray, Marshall, Adams, and Charlton respectively The subjects of instruction are those set forth in the printed prospectus of last year A new prospectus is about to be issued, one of the most important changes in it being that of giving a certificate for either scientific work or practical farm-work in accordance with the special aptitude of the student for either The University of New Zealand now grants certificates and a degree (Bachelor of Science) in agriculture to those students who follow the prescribed course, and pass the necessary examinations. Farm. —The farm is in good order, as also the live-stock. The yields of wheat, barley, beans, and peas were very fair, ryegrass good, clover-seed poor Boots were a good crop, but the turnips, swedes, and rape were much injured in their development through the attacks of aphides. Grass was abundant in spring, but at the Jatter end of summer a scarcity of feed was experienced. The live-stock have, as in previous years, been severely culled, and the best blood for breeding purposes introduced. The stud sheep are a very good lot, and comprise Border Leicester, English Leicester, and Shropshire, all of which were on the farm last year, together with a flock of Somney Marsh, which was recently added. Fewer crossbred sheep are now kept. The stock numbers stand as follows Cattle, 78 , sheep, 1,178 , horses, 16, pigs, 118 thus making a sum total of 1,390 head of live-stock carried on a 660-acre farm, of which more than one-third is under cultivation. Some Berkshire pigs are being imported with a view to improving those already on the farm. Some permanent improvements have been effected throughout the year, and a good deal of labour expended in improving the grounds, cutting down and uprooting trees with a view to making a fruit and vegetable garden, and improving the orchard. The hackney stables have been improved, and adequate water-troughs provided for cattle and horses. Experiments, the results of which have been published, have been tried with turnips, barley, and clover-seed, and others are in progress with a view to publication. The annual valuation of live-stock, farm and dairy plant, and seeds took place on Tuesday 11th of June, and was conducted by Messrs. Overton, McMillan, and Boag, and, notwithstanding'the low price ruling for stock, the estimated values were very little under those of last year. The Board of Advice have held their usual monthly meetings, have acted as examiners in the practical farm-work, now so important a feature in the course of instruction, and have been of the greatest service in the conduct of the general working of the institution and management of the farm. J Bayne, Director

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4.—STATEMENT OP ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1894. Statement of Balances. Accounts. Oβ. £ s. a. £ s. d. School of Agriculture, Capital Account • 34,255 111 Boys' High School, Capital Account 455 5 ° Classical School, Capital Account 1 110 2 1 Superior Education, Capital Account 2 743 1 1 School of Engineering and Technical Science Account 177 5 6 School of Engineering, Testing Machinery Account 206 18 0 Girls' High School, Capital Account 4*804 0 4 Girls' High School, Maintenance Account 1,072 0 7 Public Library, Circulating Maintenance Account 97 4 1 Medical School, Reserves Account 4,400 15 1 School of Technical Science, Capital Account 19,917 10 0 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science, Endowment Fund Account 186 18 11 Museum, Maintenance Account 78 14 0 Astronomical Department Account 1,067 16 9 Dβ. School of Agriculture, Maintenance Account 4,542 18 6 School of Art, Maintenance Account 253 19 5 Boys' High School, Maintenance Account 409 6 6 College, Maintenance Account 74 12 2 8 ' 5,280 16 7 £65,291 16 j> Bank and Investments. Cβ. Drawing Account £1,047 18 0 Less outstanding cheques 314 17 0 733 1 0 Mortgage of freeholds .. 62,590 19 0 Purchase of Girls' High School site (deed held) 900 0 0 Fixed deposit (Astronomical Department) 1,067 16 9 £65,291 16 9 Liabilities. New Zealand Trust and Loan Company 28,200 0 0 Public Library—Scrip of shareholders 113 10 2 £28,313 10 2 Synopsis of Balances. Dβ. Oβ. School of Agriculture— £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account 34,255 111 General Maintenance Account 4,542 18 6 School of Art— Maintenance Account .' 253 19 5 Boys' High School — Capital Account 455 5 0 Maintenance Account 409 6 6 Classical School— Capital Account 1 110 2 1 Superior Education — Capital Account , 2,743 1 1 College— Maintenance Account .. .. 74 12 2 School of Engineering and Technical Science Account 177 5 6 Testing Machinery Account 206 18 0 Girls' High SchoolCapital Account 4,804 0 4 Investment Account .. 900 0 0 Maintenance Account .' 1,072 0 7 Public Library— Circulating Maintenance Account 97 4 1 Medical School, Reserves Account . . 4,400 15 1 School of Technical Science — Capital Account .. 19,917 10 0 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science, Endowment Fund Account 186 18 11 Museum — Maintenance Account . 78 14 0 Astronomical Department Account . . 1,067 16 9 Deposit Account . 1,067 16 9 Mortgage of Freeholds Account . 62,590 19 0 Balance at bank £1,047 18 0 Outstanding cheques .. 314 17 0 733 1 0 £70,572 13 4 £70,572 13 4 Liabilities. New Zealand Trust and Loan Company—■ £ s, d. £ s. d. School of Agriculture Account 9,200 0 0 Boys' High School Account C,OOO 0 0 College Account 12,000 0 0 Museum Account 2,000 0 0 — 28,200 0 0 Public Library^Scrip of shareholders 113 10 2 £28,313 10 2

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School of Agriculture, Capital Account. Receipts. £ a. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 38,068 5 6 By N.Z. Trust and Loan Company—RepayCheque drawn in favour of South British ment of part of loan of £28,000 3,800 0 0 Insurance Company, 28th September, Share of insurance (Saxton's Estate) 6 4 5 cancelled 2 13 11 Share of cost of inspection of securities 3 4 4 Legal expenses 6 8 9 Balance 34,255 1 11 £38,070 19 5 £38,070 19 5 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £34,255 1 11 School of Agriculture. 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Rent of reserves 1,585 18 5 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 4,079 15 4 Interest on capital .. 2,212 9 5 School maintenance and tuition— Receipts from students— Salaries 1 180 13 10 Fees 1,374 0 0 Board of Advice . 121 13 9 Sale of books, instruments, &c, to Expenses of Registrar's Office 100 0 0 students . 19 19 9 Students' travelling-expenses 49 7 6 Penalties . 3 2 6 Printing and advertising 34 6 8 Receipts from farm— Laboratories—Reagents and apparatus 36 15 7 Rent of land 15 0 0 Library—Books and periodicals 17 18 3 Sale of grain 279 18 5 Stationery, stamps, and telegrams 53 1 2 Sale of live-stock, bacon, and wool 637 18 8 Prizes and certificates 8 0 0 Sale of dairy-produce 205 0 3 Law costs, and extras for visitors 31 10 10 Balance . 4,542 18 6 Boarding students and teaching staff 1,589 13 11 Maintenance of buildings— Insurance 96 4 2 Repairs to buildings, furniture, &c. 385 13 2 Labour on grounds, roads, &c. 180 4 5 Books, instruments, &c, for students 55 13 9 Contingencies (school) 74 14 9 Experimental work 39 18 1 Labour in orchard, &c. 65 18 3 Workshops— Wages 41 3 0 Material and tools . 47 9 9 Interest on loan (N.Z. Trust and Loan Company) 665 9 11 Interest on current account 354 14 10 Telephone connection 4 2 9 Farm labour, and superintendence of students 709 15 11 Students' labour 66 8 6 Trade accounts and freight 193 15 0 Manures 25 9 2 Seeds 22 3 8 Implements 20 8 0 Fuel (farm) 15 19 6 Rates 4 17 6 Live-stock 250 6 0 Permanent improvements 78 1 0 Contingencies (farm) 18 1 9 Inspection of reserves 11 4 4 Expenses of Commission to appoint new Director, and passage-money 145 11 11 £10,876 5 11 £10,876 6 11 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £4,542 18 6 School of Art, Maintenance Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. By Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 ~ 20 12 2 To Students'fees . .. 519 13 0 Salaries . 1,102 10 0 Grant from Museum, Library, and School Bonus to life classes 70 15 0 of Technical Science, Endowment Fund Prizes . 15 15 0 Account .. 800 0 0 Insurance 13 12 6 Grant from Boys' High School. . 170 0 0 Incidental expenses 169 14 2 Grant from Board of Education 80 0 0 Contribution to Registrar's offics expenses 30 0 0 Examination-fees . 3 15 0 Gas .. 46 4 0 Balance 253 19 6 Repairs 1 14 0 Prospectus . 14 10 0 Addition to buildings— Balance of contract, 218 0 0 Fittings 110 4 2 Expenses of examination . 19 6 Interest 12 6 11 £1,827 7 5 £1,827 7 5 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £253 19 5 Boys' High School, Capital Account. Receipts. £ b< d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 455 5 0 By Balance 455 5 0 Balancp, Ist Jan., 1895 £455 5 0

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Boys' High School, Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 472 2 2 By Grant to School of Art, for instruction to Fees .. 1,859 0 6 pupils in drawing 170 0 0 Rent of reserves (due 1893) 12 5 0 Salaries . 3,564 19 4 Kent of reserves . 2,736 4 8 Insurance . . 27 18 2 Interest . 30 11 2 Contribution to Registrar's office expenses 80 0 0 Balance .. .. 409 6 6 Examiners' fees 66 10 3 Leaving exhibition 15 0 0 Incidental expenses 630 7 6 Chemicals and apparatus 53 7 7 Inspecting reserves and advertising 106 15 11 Interest on loan (N.Z. Trust and Loan Company) 325 0 0 Expenses of workshop 25 0 0 Orderly room—Erection and fittings 308 10 2 Distempering School 8 3 0 Magic-lantern and slides 38 13 6 Workshop—Alterations and repairs 44 4 7 School library grant 5 0 0 Drainage of Reserve 2007 ~ 50 0 0 £5,519 10 0 £5,519 10 0 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £409 6 6 Classical School, Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 . 1,110 i! 1 By Balance . . .. 1,110 2 1 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £1,110 2 1 Superior Education, Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 2,744 10 9 By Share of insurance (Saxton's estate) 0 14 0 Cheque cancelled (South British In- Share of cost of inspection of securities 0 7 3 surance Company) 0 6 1 Legal expenses . .. 0 14 6 Balance 2,743 1 1 £2,744 16 10 £2,744 16 10 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 . £2,743 1 1 College Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 .. 325 4 5 By Salaries 5,672 6 4 Rent of reserves— Incidental expenses (College) 529 13 1 Classical school reserves (due 1893) 305 17 5 „ (Laboratory) . 356 3 2 Town sections (due 1893) 66 13 4 Insurance (College) 86 5 2 Classical school reserves 3,933 18 0 „ (Laboratory) 19 13 9 Superior education reserves. 2,565 0 0 Rates 6 5 8 Rent of town sections 432 8 0 Exhibitions (College) 120 0 0 Rent of College lodge 60 0 0 Contributions to School of EngineerStudents' fees .. 404 3 4 ingStudents' fines (fees) 5 5 0 For scholarships 20 0 0 (Library) 2 9 6 For maintenance 550 0 0 Interest on capital .. 248 17 11 Books for College library 7 7 8 „ current account 21 16 7 Inspecting reserves and advertising 82 4 1 Sale of calendars .. 7 18 5 Repairs 26 0 11 Contributions towards salaries of Regis- Interest on loan (N.Z. Trust and Loan trar and staff, and office expenses— Company) 780 0 0 From Library 20 0 0 Repairs to College lodge . 4 15 0 „ Boys' High School. 80 0 0 Expenses of music lectures 15 3 2 Girls' High School. ... 70 0 0 Drainage of Reserves 737 and 738 School of Art 30 0 0 (main drains) 160 10 5 „ School of Engineering and Tiles for entrance hall 73 19 8 Technical Science 30 0 0 Chairs for College hall 158 2 6 „ Museum .. 50 0 0 Cost of laboratory inquiry (part) .. 37 15 0 „ School of Agriculture 100 0 0 Lecturer on biology (passage-money) 20 0 0 Rent of building (School of Engineering Students' fines, handed to Magazine and Technical Science) . 193 18 4 Club 7 14 6 Sale of door-step 0 6 0 Biological Laboratory, incidentals 75 3 5 Sale of text-book . 0 10 „ apparatus 233 7 1 Hire of hall chairs (G.H.S. and 8.H.5.) 10 0 0 Interest on promissory note (Gibson Brothers) . . 4 12 Balance . 74 12 2 £9,042 10 7 £9,042 10 7 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 .. £74 12 2

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College Fees of Professors Account. Beceipts. Expenditure. 1894. £ s. a. £ s. d. To Students' fees 1 710 9 0 By Professor of Classics 214 4 0 Students' fines 5 5 0 Professor of English Literature 547 1 0 Examination-fees— Professor of Mathematics 312 7 6 Exempted students 114 19 6 Professor of Chemistry and Physios 201 12 0 Music 13 13 0 Lecturer on Law 50 8 0 Examination-fees paid to professors ana lecturers . 58 5 8 Supervisors' fees and expenses 36 0 4 Other expenses of examinations 12 15 2 Expenses of examinations in music (Timaru) 2 4 6 Balance tranferrea to College Maintenance 409 8 4 £1,844 6 6 £1,844 6 6 School of Engineering and Technical Science Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 . 713 13 5 By Salaries 750 0 0 Grant from Museum, Library, and College—Rent of building 193 18 4 School of Technical Science Endow- Scholarships 40 0 0 ment Fund Account 623 18 4 Contributions to Registrar's office exGrant from Museum, Library, and penses 30 0 0' School of Technical Science Endow- Gas 51 14 3 ment Fund Account (special grants) 200 0 0 Incidental expenses 109 3 9 Grant from rents of Superior Education Steam-engine—Freight, insurance, and Reserves (College) 550 0 0 erection 920 2 4 Grant from College (for scholarships) 20 0 0 Duty on steam-engine . 118 0 0 Students' fees 137 19 6 Balance 177 5 6 Interest 25 16 11 Refund of duty on steam-engine, &c. 118 16 0 £2,390 4 2 £2,390 i 2 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £177 5 6 School of Engineering and Technical Science, Testing-machinery Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. a.. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 244 17 6 By Testing-machinery 37 0 6 Interest 13 18 10 Fitting up water-guage 4 0 10 Cost of cablegrams to England 10 17 0 Balance 206 18 0 £258 16 4 £258 16 4 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £206 18 0 Girls' High School, Capital Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 4,805 10 4 By share of insurance (Saxton's estate) 0 14 2South British Insurance Company— „ cos t of inspecting securities 0 7 4 Cheque cancelled 0 6 2 Legal expenses 0 14 8 Balance 4,804 0 4 £4,805_16j6 £4,805 16 6 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £4,804 0 4 Girls' High School, Investment Account. Beceipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. i £ s. d. To Rent of quarter-acre section (school By Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 900 0 0 site) ■ .. 54 0 0 Interest on investment .. 54 0 0 Balance 900 0 0 j £954 0 0 £954 0 0 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 .. £900 0 0 Girls' High School, Maintenance Account. Mb , ~T , o £ eceipts - £ s - d - Expenditure. £ s . d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 873 12 2 By Salaries 1 517 ,5 g. ee \ , 1,598 12 6 Contribution to Registrar's office exRent of reserves (due 1893) . 58 3 10 penses 70 0 0 Rent of reserves 371 9 2 Insurance 14 Iβ 11 Interest on capital 252 3 2 Rent of section (school site) 54 0 0 Interest on current account 55 12 2 Inspecting reserves .. 6 0 11 Interest on investment 54 0 0 Examination fees . 70 7 0 Incidental expenses 219 1 11 Scholarships and exhibitions 240 0 0 Balance 1,072 0 7 fg.263 13 0 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £1,072 0 7

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Public Library (Circulating) Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 100 1 7 By Salaries .. 439 5 0' Contribution from Museum, Library, Contribution to Registrar's office exand School of Technical Science Eα- penses 20 0 0 dowment Fund 750 0 0! Insurance 66 3 3 3 Subscriptions . 781 2 6 Gas 143 4 9 Pines .. 14 0 6 Fuel 23 13 5 Sale of catalogues 14 0 1 New books (Circulating Department) 207 9 3 Sale of magazines 4 6 4; Reference Library (books, binding, &c.) 102 19 4 Sale of waste paper 5 12 11 Renewal of standard works 34 17 10 Book detention fees 6 16 3 Periodicals and English newspapers 65 16 5 Philosophical Institute (rent of room) 5 5 0; Colonial newspapers 40 11 9 Interest 15 0 3 Incidental expenses 162 3 0 Insurance of cottage (burned down) 275 0 0 | Repairs 30 19 5 Sale of debris from fire 16 8 9 Legal expenses 13 6 Government Treasury—Transfer of bal- Austrian chairs 5 17 O' ance at bank to credit of Provincial New lamp at entrance 7 9 0 Council Library 155 16 0 Sub-Librarian's cottage— City Council refund of building permit 0 3 6 Erection of cottage 563 2 7 Architect's commission, &c. 33 3 6 Clerk of Works' salary 48 0 0 New blinds 5 19 6 Asphalting 5 0 0 Allowance for house-rent (Sub-Librarian) 21 0 0Bonus to fire-brigade 5 5 0 Balance 97 4 1 £2,130 17 7 ' £2,130 17 1 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £97 4 1 Reference Library Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure.\ £ s. d. To Circulating Library Account—Transfer of By Books, journals, &c. 88 17 1 balance 102 19 4 Binding 12 18 9 Sundries 13 6 £102 19 4 £102 19 4 Medical School, Reserves Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 3,946 8 10 By Cost of water-race through reserves 7 10 0 Rent of reserves 221 3 2 Legal expenses 3 5 6 Interest . 243 18 7 Balance 4,400 15 1 £4,411 10 7 £4,411 10 7 Balance Ist Jan., 1895 £4,400 15 1 School of Technical Science, Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 19,929 11 BBy Refund for deficient acreage—2a. Or. Cheque cancelled (South British In- 82p., in land sold out of Reserve 1359 4 8 3 surance Company) 1 11 4 Share of Insurance (Saxton's estate) 3 12 6 Cost of inspecting securities 1 17 5 Legal expenses 3 14 11 Balance 19 917 10 0 £19,931 T~O £19,931 3 0 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £19,917 10 0 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science Endowment Fund Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 156 4 6 By Contributions— * »• d - Rent of reserves 2,680 0 0 Museum . l>soo 0 O Interest on capital . 1,286 11 9 School of Engineering and Technical Science 82d 18 4. Public Library 750 0 0 School of Art 800 0 0 Inspection of reserves 14 19 0 Legal expenses 3 o o Interest 4 < ! 13 6 Balance 186 18 11 £4,122 16~~3 £M 22 36 B Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 .. £186 18 11

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Museum, Maintenance Account Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. 'To Contribution from Museum, Library, By Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 13 0 7 and School of Technical Science Salaries 857 0 0 Endowment Fund 1 500 0 0 ! Books for Library ; 8 15 7 Interest 4 0 9 Binding 4 16 0 Insurance . 87 4 10 Interest on loan (New Zealnnd Trust and Loan Company) . 130 0 0 Incidentals and exchanges 235 19 2 Contribution to Registrar's office expenses . 50 0 0 Repairs 8 15 7 Second strata well 29 15 0 Balance 78 14 0 £1,504 0 9 ?9* <L 9 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 . . £78 14 0 Mortgage of Freeholds Account. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. To McPhedran—Repayment of balance of By Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 65,567 19 6 loan 1 900 0 0 M'Lachlan (formerly Forsyth) —Repayment of balance of loan 1,000 0 0 Purchase - money for part of Burkes estate (Wall) 50 0 0 Purchase-money for part of Gilmour's estate (Kennedy) 27 0 6 Balance 62,590 19 0 £65,567 19 6 £65,567 19 6 / Balanoe, Ist Jan., 1895 £62,590 19 0 ' Astronomical Department Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 1,016 19 9 By Balance 1,067 16 9 Interest ... 50 17 0 £1,067 16 9 £1,067 16 9 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 . £1,067 16 9 Astronomical Department, Deposit Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To; Refund of deposit 1,016 19 9 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1894 1,016 19 9 Balance 1,067 16 9 Deposit, 23rd August, 1894 . 1,067 16 9 £2,084 16 6 £2,084 16 6 Balance, Ist Jan., 1895 £1,067 16 9 Exchange Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Exchange received from clients 3 12 9 By Bank of New South Wales —Exchange 4 18 0 Boys' High School account—Share of loss 0 12 9 College account—Share of loss 0 12 6 1 £4 18 0 SA 18, 0 Examined and found correct, Jambs Edwaed FitzGeeald, A. Ceackopt Wilson, Controller and Auditor-General. Registrar Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,550 copies), £B 18s. 6d. By Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9s. Price 6d.]