EDUCATION: THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE. ("THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE AND CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ACT, 1896.") [In continuation of E.-8, 1903.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1904 Session I, E-08

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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE. ("THE CANTERBURY COLLEGE AND CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ACT, 1896.") [In continuation of E.-8, 1903.]

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

Visitor. —The Minister of Education. Board of Governors (Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes, Chairman). Appointed by His Excellency the Governor—The Right Rev. John Joseph Grimes, D.D., the Right Rev. Ohurohill Julius, D.D., and Mr. Charles Reid. Elected by members of the Legislature—Mr. Harry Joseph Beswick, Rev. Robert Erwin, D.D., and Mr. George John Smith. Elected by graduates—Verv Rev. Canon Harper, M.A., Mr. Thomas Scholfield Poster, M.A., Mr. William Hugh Montgomery, Mr. George Warren Russell, Mr. Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes, 8.A., LL.B., anl Mr. Charles Lewis. Elected by public-school teaohers—Mr. Thomas Hughes, 8.A., Mr. Jonathan Charles Adams, and Mr. John George Lawrence Scott, B.A. Elected by School Committees—Mr. Thomas William Adams, Mr. Charles Henry Adolphus Truscott Opie, and Mr. Benjamin Michael Moorhouse, M.8.C.M., M.R.C.S. Elected by Professorial Board—Mr. William Izard, M.A., LL.M. Registrar —Mr. Alexander Cracroft Wilson.

Professors. —Classics—F. W. Haslam, M.A. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy—C. H. H. Cook, M.A. Engineering and Electricity—Mr. R. J. Soott, M.1.C.E., M.I.M.E. Chemistry and Physics—W. P. Evans, M.A. Ph.D., Giessen. French and German—T. G. R. Blunt, M.A. Biology and Palaeontology—Charles Chilton, M.A., D.Sc, M.8.C.M., F.L.S. English Language; Literature, and History—Arnold Wall, M.A. Part-time Lecturers —Geology—Robert Speight, M.A., B.So. Jurisprudence and Law—G. T. Weston, 8.A., LL.B. Constitutional History—James Hight, M.A. Political Economy—James Hight, M.A. Mental Science— C. P. Salmond, M.A. Music—J. C. Bradshaw, Mus.Doc, P.R.0.0., L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. School of Engineering and Technical Science. —Professor in Charge—Robert J. Scott, M.1.C.E., M.I.M.E. Oirls' High School. —Lady Principal—Miss M. V. Gibson, M.A. Boys' High School. —Headmaster—C. E. Bevan-Brown, M.A. Museum. —Curator —Captain F. W. Hutljpn, F.R.S. School of Art. —Headmaster—G. Herbert Elliott. Public Library. —Librarian—A. Cracroft Wilson. Sub-librarian—H. Strong.

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. At the meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, held on the 30th March, 1904, the Chairman's statement of the progress made and work done in the several departments during the year was read as follows : — [Some details are omitted in this reprint.—Seceetaby Education.] The present is the thirty-first annual report and statement of the Chairman of the Board of Governors since the establishment of the institution in 1873, and the eighth since the passing of " The Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896." Board of Governors.—Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes was again elected Chairman on the 6th July, 1903. The Hon. Mr. W. Montgomery resigned his seat on the Board in the month of April. The Board, by resolution, unanimously expressed their sense of the valuable services rendered by him to the institution since its inception in the year 1873, and as Chairman from October, 1875, to October, 1885. Mr. T. S. Weston resigned his seat on the Board in January, 1903. Mr. J. C. Adams was elected to fill the vacancy as representative of the teachers. Mr. John Lee Scott resigned his seat on the Board in June, and Dr. B. M. Moorhouse was elected to represent the School Committees on the Board in his place,

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General. —The Hon. William Rolleston, a staunch supporter of education in all its various branches, has been lost to the colony by death during the year. Mrs. Macmillan Brown, for twelve years Lady Principal of the Girls' High School, died in the colony, and the Rev. Gordon Webster, formerly a member of the Board of Governors, died in Scotland. " The New Zealand University Act Amendment Act, 1902," came into force on the Ist July. The Hon. Charles Christopher Bowen and Professor Robert Julian Scott were elected to represent the College on the Senate. The Canterbury District Court of Convocation elected as its representatives Messrs. J. Macmillan Brown, M.A., and James Hay, M.A. Professor Parkin, of the University of Montreal, representing the trustees of the late Right Hon. Cecil Rhodes, met delegates of the New Zealand University, in Wellington, to discuss the best scheme for selecting scholars and as to the regulations to be adopted with respect to the proposed scholarships. Mr. William Izard kindly represented the Board of Governors on the occasion. The College. Dr. Dendy having resigned the chair of biology to take up the professorship of zoology at the Cape Colony University, Dr. Charles Chilton, D.Sc, M.8.C.M., was appointed to the vacant position. In February Mr. Robert Speight, M.A., B.Sc, was appointed Lecturer in Geology for the current year. The lecturers in all the other subjects were reappointed. Number op Students. —The following table shows the number of matriculated and nonmatriculated students who have attended lectures since the year 1898 to date :— Matricu- Non-matricu- Matricu- Non-matricu-lation, lation. Total. lation. lation. Total. 1898 . . 131 56 187 1901 ... 148 72 220 1899 117 65 182 1902 ... 151 74 225 1900 ... 125 93 218 1903 ... 167 82 249 The number of students attending each lecture during the last term of 1903 was as follows: — Classics.— Pass Latin: Translation, 37; composition, 36. Greek: Translation, 2; composition, 2. Honours Latin, 5 ; pass Latin—teachers' class, 11. English Literature and Language.— Pass Lectures : History and structure of the English language, 30 ; Anglo-Saxon and Middle English, 25 ; licerature and set books, 35; essay class, 34. Honours Lectures : Anglo-Saxon and Middle English, 6 ; philology, 5 ; literature and set books, 5. English History.— Pass history of England, 11 ; honours European history, 0. Mathematics. —Pass pure mathematics, 60; pass mechanics and hydrostatics, 29 ; extra dynamics for engineering students, 18. Honours mathematics : Section 1., 4; Section 11., 11; Section 111., 8 ; Section IV., 0. Honours elementary mechanics and hydrostatics, 3. 'chemistry. —lntroductory, 16; pass, 26; elementary organic, 3; teachers' class, 3; Advanced* Section 1., 4 ; practical chemistry (elementary —in connection with introductory lecture), 5 ; practical chemistry (pass—general course), 33; practical chemistry (pass—teachers only), 4 ; practical chemistry (advanced), 2. Sound, Light, and Heat.— Pass, 36 ; honours, 2. Practical: Pass, 23; honours, 0. Biology.— General biology, 14; pass botany, 3; honours botany, 2; pass zoology, 6; honours zoology, 0; practical general biology, 12 ; pass practical botany, 3; practical botany (honours and research), 1; pass practical zoology, 5 ; practical zoology (honours and research), 0. French.— Pass Lectures : Composition, 14; authors, 22 ; sight translation and grammar, 22 ; literature, 22 ; composition (teachers' class), 5. Honours Lectures : Composition, 13 ; authors, 0; essay and literature, 1; philology, 5 ; literature, 0. German.— Composition I. and philology, 2; German books, 5; philology, 0; literature, 0; German for beginners, 2. Jurisprudence and Law. —Pass jurisprudence, 15 ; honours jurisprudence, 3 ; law (equity), 6 ; Roman law, 3 ; international law, 3; evidence, 8 ; torts, 8 ; personal property, 5. Constitutional History.— Pass, 14; honours, 3. Political Economy. —Pass, 13 ; honours, 2. Mental Science.— Pass, 7 ; honours, 3. Geology.— Historical and physical geology (second year's course), 4 ; mineralogy and petrology (first year's course), 12; palaeontology (first year's course), 8. Music— Rudiments of music (junior first-year students), 11; harmony (intermediate, secondyear students), 13; harmony, counterpoint (senior third-year students), 11; history of music, 9; advanced harmony, counterpoint, &c, 1; form in composition, 4; ear-training and musical dictation, 10. . . The number of candidates who entered for the various examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music show a slight falling-off as compared with last year. There were seventy-eight candidates for the various theoretical examinations in June, of whom fifty-seven passed. The practical examinations were conducted in November, by Mr. John Langley ; there were in all 209 candidates —1 for the teachers' diploma, 72 for the local centre, and 136 for the school examinations ; of these, 41 local centre and 97 school were successful. Successful Students. —The number of students who were recorded by the University as having passed in their respective examinations was : Honours and also degree of Master of Arts, 5. Bachelor of Arts —Pinal section, 11; first section, 16. Bachelor of Science—Pinal section, 4 ; first section, 3. Bachelor of Laws —Final examination, 3; second examination, 2; first examination, 2. Bachelor of Science in Engineering — Electrical, final examination, 1; mechanical, final examination, 1 ; mechanical or electrical, second examination (part of), 5; mechanical, first examination (completed), 9; mechanical, first examination (part of), 8. Of the eight Senior Scholarships awarded by the University, four were gained by students of

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The John Tinline Scholarship, awarded by the University on the papers in English alone of the Senior Scholarship Examination, was awarded to an undergraduate of this College. Girls' High School. The school year has been, on the whole, uneventful, and, in consequence, salutory for purposes of steady work. The free places given at the Rangiora and Ashburton High Schools, and the district high schools opened in other centres, such as Lyttelton, Amberley, Southbridge, Darfield, and Kaiapoi, have slightly affected the attendance, but not so much as might have been anticipated, the roll for the third term of the year being 130, as against 140 for the same term in 1902 (which was unusually high), 127 in 1901, and 119 in 1900. The health of the staff and pupils has been generally excellent, and this in spite of the prevalence of somewhat serious epidemics in the city and suburbs during the winter and spring months. Shortly after the beginning of the second term the school was visited by the InspectorGeneral of Schools, who expressed himself as satisfied with the general organization and arrangements. The death of Mrs. Macmillan Brown in February last has removed one who took a deep interest in the higher education of girls, and to whom the school owes a special debt of gratitude. Mrs. Brown was a member of the teaching staff for over fifteen years—that is, from January, 1878 (shortly after its inception) until 1894 —and for the last eleven years of this period she held the position of Lady Principal. It was under her control that the school was first properly organized as a training school for a future university career, and the main details of her organization are still in force. At the time of her death Mrs. Brown was president of the Old Girls' Association, and in other ways showed a continued interest in the welfare of the school. Thirty-nine pupils have held scholarships, exhibitions, or free places at the school. Of these, twenty have received them from the Board of Governors, eighteen from the North Canterbury Board of Education, and one from the South Canterbury Education Board. In the December University examinations, two pupils were awarded Junior University Scholarships, and two others were placed in the Credit List of the same examination, one being awarded a Gammack Scholarship. Eleven pupils were also entered for matriculation, and all were successful, one also passing the Medical Preliminary Examination. In the examination for Senior Board of Education Scholarships, five out of the six scholarships were gained by pupils of this school. In the Junior Civil Service examinations one headed the list for the colony, while three other pupils who took this examination all passed successfully. Notable successes of past pupils of the school during the year are the degrees of B.A. conferred on Maude Herriott, Rachel Kain, and Wilhelmina Sievwright; while Ada O'Callaghan gained an exhibition in mathematics at Canterbury College, and in the annual examination was awarded first-class honours in mathematics, a distinction which has not previously been gained by a lady student at Canterbury College. Boys' High School. The roll-number at the end of the year was 229. During the year 1903 fifty-nine pupils in all have held scholarships or free places at the Boys' High School, of whom thirteen held scholarships from the Board of Education, and forty-six held free places provided by our own Board of Governors. We had difficulty in filling up the latter, and during the year four holders of exhibitions left before their exhibitions had expired; in two instances the exhibitions had another eighteen months to run, and in the other two more than a term. A memorial to old boys who fought in South Africa was erected in March last and unveiled by His Excellency the Governor. It contains the names of fifty-six who fought in South Africa, and underneath a brass commemorates the names of four who died in the war. Mr. A. Merton has removed to Harewood Road, Papanui, and takes boarders there; he began the year with six boarders, but they were reduced to three by the end of the year. The house and grounds are excellently adapted for boarders, the air being good, the grounds extensive, and the distance the house is from the streets of the town is a distinct advantage. The physical training system was modified at the beginning of 1903 by the partial introduction of the Sandow system. Complete measurements were taken at the beginning of the year and again at the end, and it was found that the average chest-measurement for the whole school had increased, for the normal chest, T|in., and for the expanded chest, 2 in. It may be added that two medical men, old boys, kindly examined the boys at the beginning of the year, and specially weak boys had exercises prescribed them suitable for their cases. The cadet corps went into camp this year for the first time, and the experience and training was very good for the boys. About seventy boys last year omitted Latin, and took commercial work and extra French or workshop, with a certain amount of European history. The commercial work has included prScis, correspondence, commercial arithmetic, book-keeping, accountancy; and the elements of- agriculture have been taught to those intending to be farmers. Shorthand and typewriting have been taught on Saturday mornings. Another special prize has been given this year—viz., one by an old boy, Mr. A. R. Craddock. for woodwork. Distinctions gained during the year are as follows : Among former pupils, C. J. A. Griffin obtained a Senior University Scholarship for Mathematics ; S. S. D. Robertson, his M.A. degree ; R. A. Campbell and S. Steele, the B.Sc. in Engineering; J. G. Lancaster, G. C. Mayne, and A. E. Currie won exhibitions at Canterbury College. Of present pupils, C. A. Cotton won a Junior University Scholarship ; T. C. Smith, and T. E. Guthrie, passed the Medical Preliminary, and five boys passed Matriculation; one boy obtained a Senior Board of Education Scholarship.

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Christchurch Public Library. In view of the handsome donations given by Mr. Andrew Carnegie for library purposes in various parts of the world, it was deemed expedient to enter into communication with that gentleman and ascertain if any assistance could be obtained towards the funds of the Public Library. A full description of the institution was furnished and photographs forwarded, but success did not attend our application. Reference Department. —The donations of books and pamphlets to this department during the past year number 257, while 475 volumes were added by purchase, making the total number of books on the shelves at the end of the year 14,845. More shelving for the books is urgently required. There have been no special changes in this department during the past year. A steady increase is noticeable in the number of visitors. A large number of books require rebinding as the result of the destructive action of the gas. Circulating Department. —This department was closed for stock-taking from the 11th to the 16th January, when ninety-seven volumes were found to be missing. The majority of these will probably be returned. 1,132 volumes were added to this department during the year, making a total of 22,299 volumes on the shelves. Owing to a large number of volumes of fiction being in such a dilapidated condition that they were unfit for issue they had to be removed from the shelves, but those that are worth renewing will be replaced by new copies. The average number of subscribers during the year was 1,861. The numbers were no doubt affected by the prevalence in Christchurch of scarlet fever and the attendant fear of contagion through the circulation of the books. A new book-stack, capable of holding 2,000 volumes, has been placed in the library. The appearance of the subscribers' reading-room has been considerably improved by the hanging of several pictures and paintings which have been presented to the institution during the year, notable amongst which is a fine water-colour painting of a view in the vicinity of the Sutherland Fall from the head of Roaring Creek, painted and presented by the well-known local artist, Mr. S. H. Moreton. Ten additional magazines and papers have been ordered for the use of subscribers. Mr. H. G. Ell has taken considerable trouble in collecting funds for the purchase of " Illustrations " to accompany the late E. J. Wakefield's work entitled "Adventure in New Zealand," 1839-1844, lithographed from original drawings. These have been presented to the public library through the efforts of Mr. Ell, and the thanks of the public are due to him. Beading-room. —Three additional newspapers have been provided during the past year. Part of the gallery in the reading-room was set apart during the year for the exclusive use of lady readers. It is supplied with magazines and newspapers, and is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The facilities thus afforded have, however, not been availed of to the extent anticipated, the daily attendance so far having been very limited. It is a matter for deep regret that the papers and magazines have in some cases been mutilated, while others have been wholly removed. School of Engineering, Electricity, and Technical Science. Report of the Professor in charge (Mr. Robert J. Scott, M.1.C.E., M.1.M.E.) :— Students. —During the year 201 students attended lectures, the hour attendances per week being 1,425, which gives an increase of 6 per cent, in students and 26 per cent, in hour attendances on the numbers for the previous year. There were forty-eight matriculated students taking the full course for the University degree or the associateship in engineering, this being an increase of 23 per cent, as compared with the number in 1902. In addition to these, nine College students taking the 8.A., B.Sc, or medical courses attended lectures and laboratory work in electricity and magnetism at the School of Engineering. Besults of Examinations. —University examinations, 1902: Ten students passed part of the first examination for B.Sc. in Engineering ; six completed the first examination; and two passed part of the second examination. Associateship of the School of Engineering. —At the annual examination, 1903, the passes were, in electricity and magnetism, 5 ; advanced electricity, 1; freehand mechanical drawing, 13 ; descriptive geometry (advanced), 10; steam-engine (elementary), 10; elementary applied mechanics, 8; mechanical drawing (second year), 5; applied mechanics, 6; mechanics of machinery, 5 ; steam-engine (advanced), 7; strength of materials, 6; theory of workshop practice, 2 ; and elementary electrical engineering, 3. Two passed the final examination. Evening Students.--Oi the students attending evening lectures 118 passed satisfactory examinations, and certificates were awarded as follows : First Class—The steam-engine (elementary), 12; elementary applied mechanics, 10; elementary strength of materials, 1; mechanical drawing, Section I. 7, Section 11. 2, Section 111. 2 ; freehand mechanical drawing, Sections I. and 11., 11; descriptive geometry and setting-out work, 12; elementary electricity, 4; electricity and magnetism, 1 ; advanced electrical engineering, 2. Second Class—The steam-engine (elementary), 13; elementary strength of materials, 1 ; mechanical drawing, Section I. 7, Section 11. 4, Section III: 1; freehand mechanical drawing, Sections I. and 11., 13; descriptive geometry and setting-out work, 7 ; theory of workshop practice, 3; advanced electricity, 1; elementary electrical engineering, 4. Testing in Engineering Laboratory. —The tests conducted in the Engineering Laboratory during the year comprised a comprehensive test of the properties of certain coals for the Westport Coal Company ; of overhead and other gear for the contractors of the Dunedin tramways, Messrs. Noyes Bros. ; and sundry minor tests for several engineering firms and individuals. New Apparatus. —Only a comparatively small quantity of apparatus was obtained during the year. This was chiefly electrical, and comprised voltmeters and ammeters, resistance-frames, &c. University Senate.—- The Board of Governors of Canterbury College, under the new University Act, elected the professor in charge as one of their representatives on the University Senate.

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Civil-engineering Course. —-The Board of Governors authorised the re-establishment of the civil-engineering course, contingent on the necessary funds being forthcoming. Museum. Report of the Curator (Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.) :— The Museum has made very good progress during the past year, and 1 would especially call attention to the Egyptian collection and to the Maori carvings. A new case has been placed in the Antiquity Room to hold the Egyptian things. The hailstorm on the 27th January did a great deal of damage to the skylights, which had to be repaired at a considerable expense. During the year exchanges have been sent to Professor Newton, of Cambridge ; to Mr. S. W. Neate, Lord Ranfurly, Mrs. Cheeseman ; and the Museums at Sydney, Albany, South Africa, Auckland, Wanganui, and Dunedin. Exchanges have been received from Professor Newton, Mr. S. W. Neate, Lord Ranfurly, Mrs. Cheeseman; and the Museums at Sydney, Wanganui, and Dunedin. The guide-book has sold well, 158 copies having been disposed of. A new edition will be required before the end of next year. The following are the principal additions to the collections during the year : — Natural History Collections. —An emperor penguin and an Adelaide penguin, presented by the Antarctic Relief Expedition. Five pairs of horns from India, presented by Mr. J. O'B. Beckett. The skin of a bird of paradise (Paradisea raggiana), presented by Mr. J. W. Piper; and the skeleton of a European snipe, received in exchange. Archaeological Collections. —An Egyptian collection, consisting of 145, mostly of work collected by Professor Flinders Petrie, and a collection of thirty-one pieces of old Indian arms, both purchased. Palasolithic implements from India, presented by Mr. H. Seaton-Karr. A sword-stick of the eighteenth century, presented by Mr. D. McLachlan. Two bronze celts and a marble vase from Egypt, presented by the Curator. Ethnographical Collections. —An old English dish, presented by Mr. Ell, M.H.R. The game of " The Reward of Merit," 1801, presented by Messrs. Ell, R. H. Rhodes, and G. Witty, Ms.H.R. An elephant-goad from India, presented by Lady Brown. A canoe from Savage Island ; two lime-spoons from New Guinea ; a carved boomerang ; and seven small ivory carvings from Japan, purchased. A cannibal fork and chief's breastplate from Fiji; two bronze vessels from Arabia ; a knife from Lapland ; eight bone carvings from Alaska ; two ivory carvings from Africa; and a prayer-wheel from Thibet, presented by the Curator. An old English bowl of lustre-ware; and two stone adzes from Rarotonga, received in exchange. New Zealand Collections. —A Bounty Island shag, presented by Captain Bollons. A curlew sandpiper, presented by Mr. Edgar Stead. A blackfish (Gentrolophus britannicus), presented by Mr. T. Clark. A Macquarie Island shag and a blade of baleen of Balenoptera sibbatdi, received in exchange. An old pistol-barrel, presented by Mr. H. C. Seymour. Maori Collections. —Prow of the old war-canoe " Ruapuki," from Kapiti; centrepiece of a pataka, from Opotiki; carved figure, from the pa at Maketu; carved centre-post of a runangahouse at Tolago Bay; two carved panels, from the verandah of a whare ; a shell-fish, from Rotorua; a bark pigeon-carrier ; ako ; three flax belts ; and a large stone pounder, all purchased. A stone mere, from the Chatham Islands, also purchased. A plain wooden box, presented by the Curator. Library. —Besides the usual presentations from museums and scientific societies, the following additions have been made: The Century Dictionary, purchased; Beddard's "Book of Whales," and his " Structure and Classification of Birds," presented by the Curator. School of Art. Report of the Art Master (Mr. G. H. Elliott) :— As compared with 1902, the numbers in attendance were :— 1902. —First term —Morning, 27 ; afternoon, 1; evening, 203 ; Saturday, 138. Second term— Morning, 29; afternoon, 4; evening, 175; Saturday, 101. Third term —Morning, 29; afternoon, 2 ; evening, 155 ; Saturday, 87. 1903. —First term—Morning, 29; afternoon, 5 ; evening, 157 ; Saturday, 74. Second term— Morning, 30; afternoon, 3 ; evening, 144; Saturday, 92. Third term—Morning, 30 ; afternoon, 2; evening, 135 ; Saturday, 98. Drawing and Painting. —This has comprised work from the antique, life, landscape, and still life, whilst all students have been encouraged also to take modelling as a help in the study of form. The standard of work has been well up to that of former years, especially in life and landscape. Less antique and still-life work have been done, as more attention is now being devoted to applied art work, such as repousse and carving. Modelling, Moulding, and Casting. —Work has been done from the cast (ornament and antique), from the life, a few busts, and from animal forms. It has been done in different kinds of relief, and in the round or full relief. A few students have modelled their ornaments preparatory to carving or repousse, and it is to be hoped this practice will increase. There are still very few tradesmen attending, to whom this work would be of benefit, such as plasterers, carvers, &c. Wood and Stone Carving and BepoussS Work. —The character of this work has been of a similar nature and standard to that of the previous year. Repousse has been the more favoured work, comparatively few doing carving. There has on the whole been a greater desire and ambition to produce original designs, but there is still much room for improvement in this respect. It is desirable that other forms of applied art should be encouraged and practised, as embossed

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leather, gesso, stencilling, enamelling, sgraffito, &c, and an endeavour will be made to introduce these. Painters and Decorators' Work. —Notwithstanding the better facilities provided, the attendance has been less than in 1902. The youths, in this as well as in other branches of technical education, seem to allow the most trivial thing to interfere with their self-improvement in matters pertaining to their life-work. Some excellent work was done in glass-embossing panel-decoration, and grisaille work, while two students carried out full-size a wall-decoration (dado, filling, and frieze). The interest shown by the Painters' Union and Mr. Sey, one of the master painters, has again been very helpful to the class. Decorative Design.— This class has again been very unsatisfactory in attendance, considering the important bearing it has on the work of so many of the students. Arrangement have, however, been made for conducting the work differently this year, with, I trust, better results. Geometry and Pattern-drawing for Tinsmiths. —This class has been working for a little over a year,- and though the last term there was a fall in the attendance, it has amply justified its existence. Similar to last year elementary plane and solid geometry were given, followed by application to trade requirements. The work in this branch has now been placed in charge of a qualified tradesman who has gone through the course of work given. Geometry and Perspective. —There has again been a satisfactory attendance, especially in the former subject. The average attendance for the last three years has been—l9ol, 76 ; 1902, 96 ; 1903, 86. ~-,-,, Architecture and Building-construction. —In the latter subject the work and attendance have been thoroughly good, but not so much in the former. I have again to regret not being able to obtain a set of models, and would urge the necessity for these for lecture purposes and use by the students. . Carpentry and Joinery.— -This class is co-ordinated with buildmg-construction and geometry. It has done good useful work and been fairly well attended, the average on the roll for the year being sixteen. The Architects' Association gave a prize in this class, which was keenly competed for. Instruction to Teachers and Pupil-teachers.— -This work has comprised freehand, model, geometry, perspective, modelling in plasticine, brushwork, cardboard modelling, free arm and blackboard drawing and carving. The attendance has not been nearly so large as in 1902, as a large number of the teachers, having secured the minimum knowledge necessary, ceased to come. The arrangement was also unsatisfactory, compelling them to take two particular subjects if they wished their fees paid, instead of allowing them the choice of any two. Scholarships (Builders' Association). —These were again competed for in December. State School Scholarships (Boys).—At the beginning of the year scholarships were awarded to the head boy in drawing in fourteen district State schools having over 170 pupils. State School Scholarships (Girls).— On the results of the annual competition seven scholarships were awarded to girls from State schools having not less than 400 pupils on the roll, and four to girls from schools having less than that number on the roll. Free Studentships. —The seven studentships offered by the Board for annual competition on the past vear's work were awarded as usual. Prises.—Prizes were presented by Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs, A. W. Fielder, and W. Sey, and by the Architectural Association, the Tinsmiths' Union, and the Painters' Union, for competition in various subjects, and were all awarded. Local Examinations.— -The results were as follows:—Second-grade passes: Freehand, 74; model, 74 ; geometry, 7 ; perspective, 9; blackboard, 8. Full second-grade certificates, 3. Passes in other subjects : Brushwork—Advanced stage, 12 ; elementary stage, 24. Modelling in plasticine —Advanced stage, 5 ; elementary stage, 10. Modelling from cast in clay—Elementary antique, 2; elementary ornament, 8; first-grade geometry, 37; free-arm work for the standards, 11; cardboard modelling, 1; mensuration, 6. Tinsmiths' geometry and pattern-drawing—First year, 4; second year, 1. Building-construction—First year, 15 ; second year, 10 ; third year, 2. Carpentry and joinery—First year, 9. Architecture—History and design, 2. Decorative design—Elementary, 9 ; advanced, 2. Plant-form—First year, 3 ; second year, 1. City and Guilds of London Institute Examijiations. —Painters and decorators' work (ordinary grade). —One pass. Education Department of Great Britain (late Science and Art Department, South Kensington). Examinations, 1903 : Freehand -First class, 0 ; second class, 2. Model—First class, 0 ; second class, 4. Blackboard—First class, 1; second class, 0. Light and shade—First class, 1; second 1. Design (elementary)—First class, 0; second class, 2. Memory drawing of plant-form— First'class, 0 ; second class, 1. Drawing from life—First class, 1; second class, 2. Drawing from antique—First class, 0; second class, 1. Painting still life—First class, 1; second class, 0. Science geometry (elementary)—First class, 2 ; second class, 0. Building-construction—First class, 1; second class, 0. ..,,,,,, Prizes (Outside Competitions).—Five prizes were offered for competition by the Canterbury Society of Arts. , . Annual Exhibition and Prize-distribution.— -These were held last February. The exhibition was opened and the prizes distributed by the Chairman of the Board, A. E. G. Rhodes, Esq. Gifts. Gifts have been made by the following, to whom our sincere thanks are given : Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs, Mr. Sey, Mr. Peppier, Mr. W. Thompson, and Professor F. Brown (through the courtesy of Miss R. Dixon).

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ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET.

School of Art Account. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Students' fees .. .. .. .. 513 11 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 334 8 0 Contribution from Museum, Library, and Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,152 13 2 Sohool of Technical Science Endowment Subsidies to life classes .. .. 44 15 0 Fund .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 10 411 Government grant for technical instruction 374 14 3 Contribution towards expenses of RegisGovernment grant for apparatus .. 13 910 trar's office .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Government grant for material .. .. 318 5 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 62 611 Special prizes .. .. .. .. 210 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 812 11 Examination fees second-grade art .. 3 5 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 32 16 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 298 9 1 Printing, stationery, &c. .. .. 24 11 7 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 16 2 5 Sundry expenses— Materials for classes .. .. .. 4 18 7 Clay for modelling .. .. .. 316 0 Examination expenses .. .. 2 8 9 Painting blackboards.. .. .. 5 19 6 Expenses of speech-night .. .. 210 6 Washing, cleaning, and appliances .. 513 4 Sundries .. .. .. .. 3 0 5 Tools and art objects .. .. .. 25 3 0 Special prizes .. .. _.. .. 13 13 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 4 4 0 New books .. .. .. .. 2 7 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 9 11 11 £1,809 17 7 £1,809 17 7 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £298 9 1 Boys' High School Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Boys' High School maintenance, transfer, 81st December, 1903 .. .. .. 129 18 4 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 129 18 4 Boys' High School Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 101 9 3 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,926 10 2 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 1,933 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 31 17 1 Fees for extra subjects and workshop .. 23 3 0 Contribution toward expenses of Registrar's Rent of reserves-—■ office .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Outstanding from 1902 .. .. 123 5 1 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 52 0 6 Rents for 1903 .. .. .. 3,112 13 3 Chemicals, apparatus, &c. .. .. 34 19 0 Government grant for technical olasses .. 51 1 6 Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 107 610 Interest .. .. .. .. 010 11 Advertising reserves .. .. .. 12 4 9 Share of arbitration expenses, Reserve "Interest on £5,000, at 4 per oent. (Loan 1201c (Anstey) .. .. .. 4 7 9 Acoount) .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Sale of parsing notes .. .. .. 13 4 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 20 3 8 Sale of timber (workshops) .. .. 015 10 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 19 19 8 Part payment of share of cost of fenoing Printing, stationery, books, &c. .. .. 112 3 3 Reserve 925 .. .. .. .. 4 10 Prizes .. .. .. .. 25 9 0 Excess credited by bank on oheque .. 0 0 1 Advertising .. .. .. .. 40 0 8 Repairs, renewals, fittings, &c. .. .. 51 5 3 Grant to Cadet Corps .. .. .. 15 0 0 Grant to Sports Fund (including rent of crioket-ground) .. .. .. 55 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 0 10 6 General expenses— Expenses of speeoh-night .. ..' 10 16 6 Timber and tools for workshops .. 11 4 8 Washing, oleaning, and applianoes .. 19 2 9 Gymnastio apparatus.. .. .. 7 14 0 Expenses unveiling memorial .. .. 6 17 0 Attending to clooks .. .. 2 13 6 Framing and hanging pictures .. 2 8 0 Renovating blackboards .. .. 115 6 Labour at grounds .. .. .. 5 2 3 Telegrams .. .. .. .. 3 19 Tuning piano .. .. .. 1 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 4 14 2 Annual grant to school library .. .. 5 0 0 Rent of section in Hereford Street (playground) .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Expenses connected with reserves— Reserve 1183, extension of culvert (share) 30 0 0 Reserve 1151, fencing materials .. 6 16 6 Reserve 1326, report as to subdivision .. 15 6 * Reserves 1201b, 1201c, 1325, arbitration fees and expenses .. .. .. 29 17 3 Leaving exhibition .. .. .. 15 0 0 Transfer to Boys' High School Capital Account .. .. .. .. 129 18 4 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 156 3 0 £5,355 11 0 £5,355 11 0 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. ~ £156 3 0

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College Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ b. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 23 13 3 Salaries .. .. .. ..6,470 14 10 Rents of reserves— Insurance .. .. .. .. 105 4 0 Classical School reserves— Rates (Timaru town reserves) .. .. 11 13 11 Rents due in 1903 .. .. .. 5,237 17 0 Exhibitions .. .. .. .. 135 0 0 Rents outstanding from 1902 .. 545 13 4 Contributions to Sohool of Engineering— Town reserves— For Maintenance .. .. .. 550 0 0 Rents due in 1903 .. .. .. 232 0 0 „ Exhibitions .. .. .. 40 0 0 Rents outstanding from 1902 .. 56 0 0 „ Share of salary of lecturer on elecSuperior education reserves (runs) .. 3,080 0 0 trical engineering .. .. 150 0 0 Students'fees .. .. .. .. 1,636 8 6 „ Current expenses of electrical laboraSale of calendars .. .. .. 4 510 tory .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Analysis fees (chemical laboratory) (half Books for College library .. .. 77 17 5 share) .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Expenses of music leotures .. .. 64 18 2 Chemicals, breakages, and use of apparatus 14 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 81 9 0 Contributions towards salaries of Registrar Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 123 17 6 and staff, and ofnoe-expenses— Advertising reserves .. .. .. 32 0 1 From Library .. .. .. 30 0 0 Interest on £5,834, at 4 per cent. (Loan „ Boys' High School .. .. 100 0 0 Account) .. .. .. .. 233 7 2 „ Girls' High School .. .. 60 0 0 Fuel '.'. .. .. .. .. 35 19 2 „ School of Engineering, &o. .. 60 0 0 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 72 0 1 School of Art .. .. .. 40 0 0 Printing, stationery, &c. .. .. 154 14 4 „ Museum .. .. .. 30 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 23 19 7 „ Medical Sohool reserves .. .. 10 0 0 Furniture, fittings, &c. .. .. .. 15 7 6 Rent of College lodge .. .. .. 52 0 0 Washing and cleaning .. .. .. 15 15 0 Hire of chairs in College hall .. .. 15 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 36 14 0 Payment for gas used in College hall .. 10 0 Keeping grounds in order .. .. 29 511 Rent of building (Sohool of Engineering) .. 193 18 4 General expenses - Contribution from Medical School reserves Subscriptions to gazettes, newspapers, &c. 5 12 6 towards salary of Professor of Biology .. 300 0 0 Telephone Exchange .. .. .. 7 0 0 Examination fees— Expenses connected with reserves .. 14 11 7 Associated Board of R.A.M. and R.C.M. Porter's uniform .. .. .. 10 7 0 (share) .. .. .. .. 142 0 3 Bank charges .. .. .. 5 13 Annual music examination (College) .. 110 Hire of table, &c, (examinations) .. 410 0 Exempted College students .. .. 28 17 6 Attending to docks .. .. '.. 3 3 0 Pines (late entries) .. .. .. 0 6 0 Lawn-mower .. .. .. 210 0 Rent of Hereford Street section, Boys'High Teh grams and sundries .. .. 18 3 5 School (playground) .. .. .. 100 0 0 Canterbury Agricultural College—lnterest S. Cameron, payment for damages caused on £5,300 .. .. .. .. 265 0 0 by breach of covenants of lease Reserves Drainpipes for Reserves 737 and 738 .. 13 10 0 674 and 675 .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Expenses of election of Governors .. 34 7 0 Deposit from purchasers of pastoral leases Expenses connected with Associated Board's towards oosts of preparing leases .. 4 4 0 examinations in music .. .. 23 11 3 Rent of lecture theatre for popular lectures 2 2 0 Levelling on Hereford Street sections .. 412 10 Sale of tpyewriter to biological laboratory 14 0 0 Arbitration fees and expenses, Reserve 673 Interest .. .. .. .. 30 8 3 (share) .. .. .. .. 5 7 6 Chemical laboratory— Tennis-courts — repairs, top-dressing and Refund for acid (jettisoned on voyage) .. 110 0 reroofing pavilion .. .. .. 19 14 3 Sale of hot-water oven .. .. 312 6 Remington typewriter .. .. .. 23 15 0 Expenses of examination of • exempted students ... .. .. .. 28 17 6 Expenses connected with sale of pastoral leases .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 Reserves 674 and 675 (Cameron), expenses connected with .. .. .. 21 19 1 Reserves 674 and 675, expenses of subdivision .. .. .. .. 33 15 9 Interest on purohase-money, Hereford Street sections (£2,000 at 5 per cent.) .. 100 0 0 Superior Education Capital Account transfer 950 0 0 Astronomical observatory— Honorarium to Mr. W. Kitson .. 50 0 0 Sundry expenses (painting, cleaning, &o.) 10 7 0 Chemical laboratory— Insurance .. .. .. .. 19 1 2 Gas.. .. .. .. .. 33 11 5 Repairs to building .. .. .. 7 3 6 Repairs to apparatus .. .. .. 315 6 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 443 7 7 General expenses— Books and stationery .. .. 8 15 10 Washing, cleaning, and appliances .. 7 7 6 Furniture and floor-ooverings .. 24 10 3 Fuel .. .. .. .. 3 5 9 Sundries .. .. .. .. 5 14 Alterations to building .. .. 293 11 2 Physical laboratory— Apparatus .. .. .. .. 108 6 8 Insurance .. .. .. ..- 289 General expenses— Books and stationery .. .. 7 19 0 Table for practical work .. .. 13 10 0 Alterations and repairs .. .. 9 6 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 4 9 7 Biological laboratory— Insurance .. ~ .. .. 519 6 Fuel and lighting .. .. .. 23 211 Laboratory expenses, specimens, &c. .. 64 9 8 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 9 16 8 General expenses— Repairs .. .. ~ .. 3 2 0 k Books and stationery .. .. 7 11 0 Cleaning and appliances .. .. 19 6 Keeping grounds in order .. .. 3 6 4 Glass case, shelving, &c. . . .. 11 7 0 Rockery .. .. .. ~ 9 5 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. 4 0 11 Dark-room for photography, &o. .. 20 9 0 Balance .. .. .. 764 0 0 £12,207 4 9 £12,207 4 9 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £764 0 0

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Classical School Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 377 7 1 Balance 31st Deoember, 1903 .. .. 377 7 1 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £377 7 1 Superior Education Capital Account. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. College maintenance, transfer (31st De- Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 725 14 8 cember, 1903) '.. .. .. 950 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 224 5 4 £950 0 0 £950 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £224 5 4 School of Engineering, Electricity, and Technical Science Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Contributions from Museum, Library, and Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 159 7 7 School of Teohnical Science Endow- Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,638 16 8 ment— Rent of building (College) .. .. 193 18 4 For maintenance .. .. .. 618 18 4 Exhibitions .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Towards salary of lecturer on electrical Contribution towards expenses of Regisengineering .. .. .. 150 0 0 trar's office .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Towards current expenses of electrical Gas .. .. .. .. .. 39 17 9 laboratory.. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 40 5 J Contributions from superior education re- Printing and stationery.. .. .. 40 4 7 serves (College) — Advertising .. .. .. .. 18 6 8 For maintenance and exhibitions .. 590 0 0 Fuel (coal and gas) .. .. .. 40 13 4 Towards salary of lecturer on electrical Laboratory stores .. .. .. 34 2 10 engineering .. .. .. 150 0 0 Cleaning machinery .. .. .. 100 2 3 Towards current expenses of electrical Experimental work and apparatus— laboratory .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Applied mechanics and mechanical enStudents' fees .. .. .. .. 1,008 0 0 gineering .. .. .. .. 112 10 10 Students' fines .. .. .. 1 16 0 Electricity and eleotrical engineering Government grant for technical olasses .. 208 17 9 laboratory .. .. .. 196 611 Testing fees (share of) .. .. .. 18 18 0 Stores and chemicals .. .. .. 31 5 6 Interest .. .. .. . - 2 310 Upkeep of plant and general repairs to machinery .. .. .. .. 74 16 7 General expenses — Books .. .. .. .. 8 5 8 Telephone exchange .. .. .. 8 0 9 Subscriptions to scientific papers .. 11 0 6 Oak frames.. .. .. .. 5 7 6 Rehanging blackboards .. .. 3 8 6 Telegrams .. .. .. .. 18 5 Expenses of Chairman and Professor-in-oharge to Wellington .. .. 10 4 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 5 9 0 Extension of electric lighting .. .. 59 4 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 115 10 0 £3,048 13 11 £3,048 13 11 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £115 10 0 Girls' High School Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 " .. .. 5,002 8 1 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 5,002 8 1 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. ..£5,002 8 1 Girls' High School Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 235 12 1 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,582 12 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 1,527 15 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisInterest .. .. .. • • 228 16 2 trar's office .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Proceeds from cooking class .. .. 12 17 3 Insurance .. .. .. .. 10 19 5 Government grant for technical olasses .. 35 11 2 Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 7 3 1 Extra fees for gymnastic classes .. 7 8 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 30 17 0 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 288 7 2 Scholarships and exhibitions .. .. 245 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 614 11 Expenses of oooking class .. .. 13 2 8 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 2 Advertising .. .. .. .. 34 17 2 Prizes .. .. .. .. 19 19 0 Printing, stationery, and books .. .. 50 19 9 General expenses — Expenses of speech night .. .. 7 110 Attending to clocks .. .. .. 2 7 0 Desks, forms, and fittings .. .. 2 19 6 Washing, cleaning, and appliances .. 718 10 Music and tuning piano .. .. 3 0 0 Bicycle-shed.. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 5 511 Grant in aid to boardinghouse .. .. 50 0 0 New sewing-machine .. .. .. 10 2 6 Emily Foster Memorial Prize .. .. 15 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 164 11 11 £2,336 6 10 £2,336 6 10 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £164 11 11

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Public Library Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 2,000 0 0 Public Library maintenance transfer .. 333 11 6 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 1,666 8 6 £2,000 0 0 £2 000 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. ..£1,666 8 6 Public Library Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Contribution from Museum, Library, and Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 889 1 5 School of Technical Scienoe Endow- Salaries .. .. .. .. 741 2 0 ment Fund .. .. .. .. 563 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisSubscriptions .. .. .. .. 939 3 6 trar's offioe .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Subscriptions—country subscribers .. 4 4 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 46 5 9 Fines .. .. .. .. .. 23 15 6 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 133 11 8 Sale of catalogues .. .. .. 16 12 0 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 32 6 3 Sale of magazines .. .. .. 7 16 Subscriptions to colonial newspapers .. 48 3 6 Reserving fees .. .. .. .. 6 10 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 22 4 9 Revenue from "James Gammaok" Trust.. 600 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 2 4 6 Interest on mortgages of £2,000 (" A. Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 37 510 Postle" bequest) .. .. .. 79 3 0 General expenses— Maintenance Account .. .. 15 17 0 Altering desks, shelving, &c. .. .. 7 19 10 Government subsidy (parliamentary grant) 19 11 0 Attending olooks .. .. .. 2 2 0 Public Library Capital Account —Repay- Ironmongery .. .. .. 6 16 11 ment of amount advanced in 1900 to Cleaning and appliances .. .. 8 17 7 complete purchase of Pihl's mortgages Removing rubbish .. .. .. 519 0 (Postle bequest) .. .. .. 333 11 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 17 14 7 Balance .. .. .. .. 430 6 10 " James G-ammack" Trust — New books for circulating library .. 235 10 9 Renewal of standard works .. .. 54 13 8 Periodicals and English newspapers .. 115 5 7 Binding books (circulating library) .. 66 5 3 ("A. Postle" Trust)— Books and binding (reference library) .. 79 3 0 Reference library — books and binding (Maintenance Account) .. .. 132 17 6 New building loan—interest on £4,000 at 4J per cent. .. .. .. .. 180 0 0 Library cabinet .. .. .. 23 15 7 Interest .. .. .. .. 44 16 11 New guttering .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Ladies'gallery—furnishing, &c. .. .. 64 2 0 £3,038 15 10 £3,038 15 10 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £430 610 Medical School Reserves Account. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 3,455 4 2 Contribution towards salary of Professor of Rent of reserves .. .. .. 436 10 0 Biology .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 138 18 11 Contribution towards expenses of Registrar's office .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 8 18 11 Printing .. .. .. .. 0 11 4 Fencing on reserves .. .. .. 14 8 8 Expenses connected with proposed planting 1 0 11 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 3,695 13 3 £4,030 13 1 £4,030 13 1 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. ..£3,695 13 3 Museum, Library, and School op Technical Science Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 18,941 8 4 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. ..18,941 8 4 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £18,941 8 4 Museum, Library, and School op Technical Science Endowment Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ s d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 1,128 17 4 Contributions to— Rent of reserves .. .. .. 3,055 0 0 Museum .. .. .. .. 1,225 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 877 1 3 School of Engineering, &o. .. .. 918 18 4 Publio Library .. .. .. 563 0 0 Sohool of Art .-. .. .. 600 0 0 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 14 7 2 Legal expenses .. .. .. 6 12 2 Printing .. .. .. .. 0 11 4 Expenses connected with the sale of leases of pastoral runs .. .. .. 18 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 1,714 9 7 £5,060 18 7 £5,060 18 7 Balanoe, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £1,714 9 7

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Museum Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. dBalance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 136 17 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. 820 0 0 Contribution from Museum, Library, and Insurance .. .. .. .. 58 7 8 School of Teohnical Science Endowment 1,225 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisSale of guide-books .... .. 7 18 0 trar's offioe .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 3 8 7 Repairs .. .. .. .. 27 11 6 Sale of old tanks and stand .. .. 5 10 0 Cases, fittings, &c. .. .. .. 37 10 0 Books and binding .. .. .. 31 3 0 Purchases (speoimens) .. .. .. 155 18 8 Freight and oharges .. .. .. 5 15 8 Fuel .. .. .. .. 4 10 10 General expenses — Printing and advertising .. .. 216 7 Floor-covering .. .. .. 5 6 7 Curator's petty oash .. .. .. 18 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 12 5 Guide-book Sinking Fund .. .. 10 0 0 New gate, painting and repairing workshop 36 8 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 134 3 3 £1,378 14 2 £1,378 14 2 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £134 13 3 Museum Guide-book Sinking Fund. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 20 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 30 0 0 Amount transferred from Museum Acoount.. 10 0 0 £30 0 0 £30 0 0 Balanoe, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £30 0 0 Astronomical Observatory Account. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 350 4 2 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 364 811 Interest .. .. .. .. 14 4 9 £364 8 11 ' £364 8 11 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £364 811 Emily Foster Memorial Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1903 .. .. 64 18 4 Balance, 31st December, 1903 .. .. 66 16 9 Interest, to 31st Deoember, 1902, Post-Office Savings-Bank .. .. .. .. 118 5 £66 16 9 £66 16 9 Balance, Ist January, 1904 .. .. £66 16 9 Statement op Balances at 31st December. Cr. Accounts. £ a. d. £ s. d. Boys' High School maintenance .. .. .. .. .. • • 156 3 0 Classical School Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 7 1 Superior Education Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 5 4 College Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. . • 764 0 0 Astronomical Observatory Account .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 364 811 School of Engineering and Teohnical Science Account .. .. .. .. 115 10 0 Girls'High School Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,002 8 1 Girls'High School Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. 164 11 11 Public Library Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,666 8 6 Medical School Reserves Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,695 13 3 Museum, Library, and School of Technioal Science Capital Account .. .. 18,941 8 4 Museum, Library, and Sohool of Technical Science Endowment Account .. .. 1,714 9 7 Museum Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 134 3 3 Museum Guide-book Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. •■ 30 0 0 Emily Foster Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 16 9 Thomas Miller Prize Fund (Boys'High School).. .. .. .. •• 99 7 7 OQ)OX I 1 I Dr. School of Art Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 298 9 1 Public Library Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. •. 430 6 10 — 728 15 11 £32,788 5 8

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Statement op Balances at 31st December — continued. Bank and Investments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Drawing Account .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ •• 11,481 Oil Less outstanding cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 313 3 1 11,167 17 10 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. .. ■• •• •■ 3 11 1 Mortgages of freeholds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,483 11 6 Mortgages of freeholds (Public Library) .. .. .. .. .. 1,666 8 6 City Council debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Post-Office Savings-Bank deposit .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 16 9 £32,788 5 8 Liabilities. Bank of New South Wales (No. 2 Account) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,834 0 0 Public Library scrip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 98 10 2 Canterbury Agricultural College (award) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,300 0 0 Public Trust Department (loan) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Hon. E. C. J. Stevens (section, Hereford Street) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Emily Foster Memorial Fund.. .. .. .. .. .. •. • • • • 66 16 9 £22,299 6 11 Canterbury College, 12th January, 1904. Examined and found correct, except as to the payment of £100 interest on purchase-money of Hereford Street sections, the purchasing of the property mortgaged not being a transaction authorised by law. J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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