EDUCATION: THE VICTORIA COLLEGE. ("THE VICTORIA COLLEGE ACT, 1897.") [In continuation of E.-10, 1906.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, E-10

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THE VICTORIA COLLEGE. ("THE VICTORIA COLLEGE ACT, 1897.") [In continuation of E.-10, 1906.]

Presented in pursuance of the Act.

Visitor.— The Hon. the Minister of Bduoation. Members of Council. W H P Q°ui n ck d HiS ExceUenoy the Q °™mor in Council-A. W. Hogg, M.H.R.; J. Graham, M.H.R. Elected by members of the Legislature-C. P. Knight, LL.D.; C. Wilson ; Heinrich F. yon Haast, MA LL B Elected by members of Education Boards-A. T. Maginnity ; the Hon. J. G. Findlay, LL.D.; R. McCa urn IWisP wLn*U.t R ' St ° Ut ' KOMG - Caief JustioB : AB - Meek, M.A LLT3.; Elected by public-school teaohers-T. R. Fleming, M.A., LL.B.; Rev. W. A. Evans ;C. Watson, B A Eleoted by the Professorial Board—F. H. D. Bell, B.A. Staff. w i^ r0 / eSS °'' S, w G i a 8 M r- St ' Andrew ' s a "<3 Oxford. English Language and Literaturef H FaX'rn'pM •M f' p^w-'T^ VOQ Zedlitz ' M A " oxford ' Chemistry and PhyslcsT. H. Easterfield, MA. Cambr,a g e, Ph.D., Wurzburg. Mathematics and Mathematical Physics-R-. C. Maclaurin Sfc'SMK *»*«>-*■ * K ' rk ' * A " "™ LaW ~ M ' W ' Ri " Soienoe a„d Boonomioß-T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.So., New Zealand. Education-William Gray, M.A. B.Sc New Zealand. Demonstration in Cnemistry and Physios-R. E. Rudman, M A New Zealand Demonstration in Biology-Miss P. Myers, 8.A., New Zealand. ' ' ew z,ealand - Registrar. —C. P. Powles.

The Registrar, Victoria College, to the Hon. the Minister op Education. Bib — Victoria College, Registrar's Office, Wellington, 18th May 1907 I have the honour, m pursuance of "The Victoria College Act, 1905," to forward the following report from the Council on the work of the Victoria College for the year ended the 31st December, .1906:— Classes were held in the following subjects : English language and literature, Latin, Greek French, German, mental science and economics, history, jurisprudence and constitutional history law, mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, physics, and biology. The number of students attending classes was 350, and there were also sixty-two exemDted students attached to the College ; 170 students kept terms. a , The following was the result of the University degree examinations as affecting students of this College viz.: Honours in Arts, 12; M.A. degree, 13; M.Sc. 1; Honours in law, 1; LL M degree, 1; LL.B. degree, 3; Senior Scholarships, 4; B.A. degree, 14; B.Sc. degree 1- first section B.A. degree, 37 ; first section LL.B. degree, 11 ; second section LL.B degree 10'

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The Junior Queen's Scholarships were awarded to scholars from the following schools : Stratford District High School, Wanganui District High School, Carterton District High School, Woodville District High School, New Plymouth High School, and Napier Girls' High School. The Senior Queen's Scholarships were awarded to—Ethel M. B. Hall, Napier ; Annie W. Teychenne, Wellington ; Thomas Boyce, Wellington ; and R. B. Gibbons, Wanganui. The Council has to report that this year's session has opened with a considerable increase of students, there being no less than 382 attending lectures. In some of the subjects the classes are as large as to inconveniently till the largest class-rooms available, and one class in English has to be divided, each lecture being twice delivered to the two portions. The completion of the buildings is urgently required; there is no hall in which the students can be assembled for any purpose, and the necessity for large class-rooms is very pressing ; their need would be met by the erection of the two large class-rooms provided in the plan. I enclose a copy of the receipts and expenditure for the year ended the 31st March, 1907. T have, &c, Chas. P. Powles, Registrar. Statement of Receipts and Expwndituke for the Year ended the 31st March, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 5,202 12 6 Salaries 3,908 10 0 Statutory grant 4,000 0 0 Office salaries and expenses .. .. 325 15 7 Fees 1,898 7 6 Printing, advertising, and stationery 128 10 10 Examination fees 152 5 0 Caretaker, sundries .. 202 17 11 Sale of calendars 11 3 0 Insurance 13 12 0 Instruments sold 6 8 0 Chemicals .. .. 26 6 11 Interest • • • • • • 167 10 4 College examination expenses .. 91 a 8 Rent of reserve" '.'. 54 0 0 Lighting 131 2 1 Grant for Queen's Soholarships .. 490 15 11 Heating _.. ill Sir George Grey Scholarship .. 50 0 0 Water.. .. b i A Contributions to biologioal observing-sta- Rent .. • • 31 o " tion ■ • ..661 Cartage • ■ 33 b b Donation to library 20 0 0 Fees refunded 3 3 0 Donations to building fund .. .. 1,001 1 0 Travelling-expenses bb 0 O Technical sohool, for fittings .. 200 0 0 Furniture .. .. 844 IS 1 Grant for buildings, fencing, <fee... .. 9,775 9 8 Library books .. '.. .. 963 I 2 Laboratory fittings .. 278 1 5 Apparatus .. 149 2 10 College buildings .. 9,717 1 6 . . Fencing and grounds ... .. 493 15 5 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. 50 0 0 Queen's Scholarships .. 812 12 4 18,813 11 2 Balance 4,219 7 10 £22,532 19 0 ====; £22,532 19 0 Balance down .. .. ■• £4,219 7 10 Grant for Specialisation. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. 600 0 0 Salaries (law, ncienoe, and biology) .. 1,920 16 10 Government grant .. .. 2,000 0 0 Apparatus .. .. .. 482 1 3 Fittings in laboratory .. .. .. 247 1 6 £2,600 0 0 £2,600 0 0 Union Prize Fund. .Receipts. £ s. a. Expenditure. £s. d. Balanoe brought forward .. .. .. 104 13 10 j Prizes .. .. .. . - .. 210 0 Interest 4 10 0 Bank charge 02 6 I Balance .. .. .. • • 10b 11 4 £109 3 10 ! i £109 8 10 Balanoe down .. .. ■• •• £106 11 4; Jacob Joseph Scholarship Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ ». d. Balance brought forward .. ■• 3,07111 6 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Interest 135 0 0 Bank charge 0 7 6 Balance .. .. .. 3,08b 4 U £3,206 11 6 £3,206 11 6 Balanoe down .. .. .. ..£3,086 4 0 ~ —

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