EDUCATION: HIGHER EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-7, 1911.]

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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEAE A N D

EDUCATION: HIGHER EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-7, 1911.]

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

CONTENTS. Peg*Extraot from the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Minister of Education (E.-.1) .. 2 Appendix— A. Report of the University of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 10 B. Report of the Auckland University College .. .. ... .. .. 16 G. Report of the Victoria College .. .. .. .. .. 18 D. Report of the Canterbury College .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 E. Report of the University of Otago .. .. .. .. .. 28 P. Report of Canterbury Agricultural College .. .. .. .. .. 36

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EXTEACT FBOM THE THIETY-EIETH ANNUAL EEPOET OF THE MINISTEE OF EDUCATION. HIGHEB EDUCATION. New Zealand University and Affiliated Colleges. The New Zealand University, the body which has general control of higher education in New Zealand, was founded by the New Zealand University Acts of 1870, 1874, and 1875. In 1876 the University was recognized by Eoyal charter as entitled to grant the degrees of Bachelor and Master in Arts, and Bachelor and Doctor in Law, Medicine, and Music. The Amendment Act of 1883, and the supplementary charter issued in December of the same year, added the degrees of Bachelor and Doctor of Science. Moreover, in 1904, the University Degrees Act gave the University authority to confer degrees of Doctor of Literature, Master of Laws, Surgery, and Science, and Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Veterinary Science, Dental Surgery, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Mining, and Metallurgical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Agriculture, Public Health, and Commerce. For these latter no further charter has been given, so that nominally they must be considered as having currency only in New Zealand. The affairs of the University of New Zealand are controlled by a Senate, which, under the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1902, consists of twenty-four members or Fellows —four elected by the Governor in Council; eight by the governing bodies of the four affiliated institutions, two by each ; four, one each, by the Professorial Boards ; and eight, two each, by the four District Courts of Convocation, consisting of the graduates belonging to the several University districts. The revenue of the University is derived chiefly from a statutory Government grant of £3,000 per annum, from examination and diploma fees, and from interest on money invested. The University is an examining, not a teaching, body, and four teaching institutions are affiliated to it —the Auckland University College, Victoria College, Canterbury College, and Otago University. Of these four institutions the two first mentioned—Auckland University College and Victoria College—each receive an annual statutory grant of £4,000, supplemented during each of the last three years by grants of £1,200 and £1,500 respectively, while the two others—Canterbury College and Otago University—ar& endowed with reserves of land. The affairs of these University colleges, including the appointment of professors and lecturers, are entirely in the hands of their various Councils. Bach of the four affiliated University colleges specializes in certain directions, and to further this purpose Government makes to each an annual grant of £2,000. Otago University has attached to it Medical and Dental Schools and a School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering ; Canterbury College has a School of Engineering (mechanical, electrical, and civil) ; Auckland University College has a School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and a School of Commerce ; while the grant to Victoria College is intended to it »to [ specialize in law and science. While the University colleges thus perform the actual teaching-work, the University exercises most important functions in regulating the scope of the degree examinations, in appointing examiners, in awarding scholarhsips, in conferring degrees, and in many other directions. At the outset it was the policy of the

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University Senate to appoint outside examiners for most of its degree examinations ; generally speaking, this is still its policy, with the result that the University colleges, having their programme of work strictly defined by the statutes of the University, and having the work of their students examined in England and elsewhere, possess very little freedom in extending or modifying their curriculum. Other Professional Institutions. In addition to the four University colleges there are several institutions which, though not actually affiliated to the New Zealand University, are equally entitled to be considered professional in their scope and character. The Canterbury Agriculture College is recognized as a School of Agriculture, and matriculated students of the College may, after a two years' course, followed by a further course of one year at a University college, qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Agriculture upon passing the prescribed examination. In several respects the four training colleges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin—may be considered professional schools. Although not affiliated with the New Zealand University, they are in several ways directly associated with the University colleges : matriculation is the entrance examination for both ; the Principal of the training college is usually lecturer on education at the University college ; attendance at some at least of the University college courses is compulsory for trainees; and a member of the Professorial Board of the University college is a member of the Board of Advice of the training college. New Zealand University. The following figures are extracted from the Annual Eeport of the University to His Excellency the Governor : — Total number of candidates at all examinations, &c. .. .. .. 3,346 Number of degrees conferred in 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 163 Of whom the number gaining honours was .. .. .. .. 42 Number passing Matriculation Examination . . .. .. .. 512 Total number of graduates so far admitted .. .. .. . . 1,524 The following table shows the principal items of income and expenditure of the University of New Zealand for the years 1910 and 1911 :— Income. Expenditure. 1910. 1911. 1910. 1911. Balances — £ £ £ £ General Account .. 3,514 3,841 Scholarships .. .. 2,076 2,071 Scholarship Account .. 23,775 24,290 Examinations .. .. 5,588 6,046 Office salaries .. .. 1,217 1,086 27,289 28,131 Expenses of Senate meetings 555 585 Statutory grant .. 3,000 3,000 Miscellaneous .. .. 721 771 Pees .. .. 6,783. 7,506 Balances .. .. 28,131 29,728 Interest .. .. 1,071 1,177 Miscellaneous.. .. 145 473 £38,288 £40,287 £38,288 £40,287 In the above statement no account has been taken of special scholarships and prize funds. The balance at the end of the year, £29,728, consists of a balance on the Scholarships Account of £25,440, and a balance on the General Account of £4,288. The amount in hand for general purposes was therefore £4,288, the only liability of importance against which is an amount of £1,752 due to English examiners for the degree examinations of November, 1911. The net balance on the General Account has therefore increased from £2,075 in 1910 to £2,536, a net increase of £461. In regard to the balance in hand on the Scholarship Account, £25,440, it may be explained that by a decision of the Senate half the amount of the £3,000 statutory

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grant is earmarked for scholarships. This amount has been increased to £2,000, a sum practically sufficient to cover the cost of the scholarships awarded. The balance for 1910 has consequently remained intact, and, being interest-bearing, has increased during the year by over £1,000. It will therefore be seen that the Scholarship Account of the University is on a very good financial basis. In December, 1911, the standard of matriculation was raised. It is now defined as that which may reasonably be expected from students who have completed a four-years course at a secondary school. As a result, the number of entrants and the number of passes decreased considerably, but on the other hand there can be no doubt that the change will make for greater efficiency in the University colleges. At its January meeting the Senate considered the recommendations of the Professorial Boards and District Courts of Convocation on the question of amalgamating the B.A. and B.Sc. degrees, and it was resolved that the whole question be referred to a Professorial Conference to be held in Wellington in November next. The question of English history also received careful attention, and it was decided to make this a separate subject for the B.A. degree. There is no doubt that this subject has received too little attention in the past, and it is hoped that the new departure will result in its fuller appreciation by teachers and, by a reflex action, by pupils of primary and secondary schools. Degrees conferred and Scholarships awarded. At its annual meeting in January of the present year the Senate conferred degrees and awarded scholarships as set out in the table below. For the sake of clearness no notice has been taken of similar degrees awarded on the results of a single examination —as, for instance, Master and Honours, or the double degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery.

Table M. —Degrees conferred by the New Zealand University at the Beginning of 1912.

Out of 1,900 students on the books of the University colleges there were thus 159 who rose from undergraduates to graduates—a percentage of B*4, as against 7-3 for 1910. Three degrees of Doctor were awarded, one in medicine and two in science, The degree in dentistry was the first so far conferred, and there have not yet been any Doctors of Music, Bachelors of Agriculture, or Bachelors of Veterinary Science.

College. college. Canterbury College. V. )tago iverslty. Total. Degrees. M. F. Total. M. F. Toti tal. 1 M. F. | Tota al. 1 M. F. Total.' M. F. Total. Total. , M. P. I Total. M. Doctor of Science Doctor of Medicine Honours in Arts.. Honours in Science Honours in Laws Master of Arts Master of Laws Master of Science Baohelor of Arts Science Engineering (electrical) „ „ (mechanical) Medicine and Surgery.. Dental Surgery „ Laws „ Commerce Senior University Scholarships John Tinline Scholarships 4 2 6 3 6 9 1 .. 11.. 1 1 .. 1 1 ■• ' 1 | 9 1 9 1 7 1 1 7 2 9 1 .. 1 i '.'. i 2 9 1 1 1 2 10 1 1 1 2 10 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 14 24 1 j 4 ■i '. .. : 1 2 2 25- 36 7 10 1 14 1 2 38 4 3 1 2 60 11 1 5 2 7 12 7 19 2 .. 2 i 1 1 2 19 2 9 2 . 7 7 2 9 2 9 ) 1 2 12 7 2 12 7 1.3 24 1 .f . . | 1 1 .. 1 1 i 6 '.'. 6 i 9 i V. a 9 9 5 1 1 h '.'. s 5 1 1 10 2 3 3 10 10 2 2 3 23 1 4 : 10 1 10 2 23 1 12 1 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 .. 1 j .. I .. 1 4 4 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 4 4 2 __ _J ■ 23 5 28 29 j 15 44 5 44 4 2 24 24 4 28 4 28 ! 5 55 55 17 72 ! 131 41 1.72

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Affiliated Colleges. Reference to Table Ma will show that there were 1,776 students actually in attendance at the four University colleges, an increase of 57 over the number for the previous year. Of these, 74 were graduates, 1,245 were undergraduates, and 457 were unmatriculated students. In addition to the matriculated students mentioned above, there were 124 students attached to the various University colleges, but exempt from lectures—that is, they were prevented by distance or by the necessity of earning their living from attending lectures at the college, but were allowed to keep terms, except in certain science and professional subjects, bypassing the annual college examination. It is evident that, as these students do not come into direct contact with college life, the possession of a degree in their case possesses an entirely different significance from that in the case of students who actually attend the University. They can hardly be considered University students, in the strict sense of the term, since the only function of the University in their case is to examine their work and grant diplomas.

Table Ma.—Students on the Books of the Affiliated Institutions.

A close examination of the above table shows some interesting facts. The total number of University students has increased by 54 in the past two years, and in the same period the number of unmatriculated students has increased by 71. The

Number of Students, 1911. Auckland University College. Victoria College. Canterbury College. Otago Uni- Totals, versity. Totals for 1910. I. Attending lectures (whether terms were kept or not) — (1.) Matriculated students— (a.) Graduates— Men Women . . .. .. 10 9 12 6 16 5 13 51 3 23 45 36 Total graduates attending lectures.. 19 18 21 16 74 SI (6.) Undergraduates—■ Men . . .. .. Women 169 99 237 114 161 113 249 103 816 429 816 459 Total undergraduates attending lectures (c.) All matriculated students (a) and (6) — Men .. .. . . Women 268 179 108 351 249 120 274 352 1,245 1,275 177 118 262 106 | 867 452 861 495 Total matriculated students attending lectures (2.) Non-matriculated students — Men Women 287 369 295 368 1,319 1,356 112 93 71 34 37 34 41 35 261 196 215 148 Total non-matriculated students attending lectures (3.) All students attending lectures (1) and (2) — Men Women 205 105 7! 76 457 363 291 201 320 154 214 152 303 141 1,128 648 1,076 643 Total all students attending lectures 492 474 366 444 1,776 1,719 II. Exempt students not attending lectures, not included aboveMen Women 12 6 47 22 6 1 19 11 84 40 104 39 Total exempt students 18 69 30 124 143 II. Total all students I and II— Men Women 303 207 367 176 220 153 322 152 , 1,212 688 1,180 682 Grand total all students 510 543 373 474 1,900 1,862

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number of unmatriculated students is now 26 per cent, of the total number attending, a* against 21 per cent, last year. This very considerable increase is due chiefly to the fact that students studying for accountancy need not be matriculated—the entrance examination may be either the Civil Service Senior Examination or the Matriculation Examination, at the option of the student. It is also worthy of note that the number of graduates attending the University colleges shows a steady decline —89 in 1909, 81 in 1910, and 74 in 1911. It is a matter for regret that the majority of our graduates rest satisfied with a Bachelor's degree, and, having obtained a " handle " to their name, consider that it is unprofitable to prolong their studies at the University college. Table Mb shows the degree courses taken during the year 1911 by students attending lectures at the various University colleges, including the professional schools attached thereto.

Table Mb. —Courses taken by Students attending Lectures at University Colleges in 1911.

The total staff of the four University colleges consists of 47 professors and 42 lecturers. The number of professors has increased during the year by 3, an indication that the colleges are gradually making a more satisfactory distribution of the work of instruction. In the past, owing to want of funds, it has frequently been found necessary to place two or even more subjects in the hands of a single professor, a drawback which has not yet been entirely obviated. The following table shows the staff of the several institutions :— Professors and Lecturers (1911). Lecturers, Professors. Demonstrators, and Assistants. Auckland University College .. .. .. .. 8 8 Victoria University College .. .. .. .. ..10 8 Canterbury University College .. .. .. .. 9 13 Otago University .. . .<•"" .. .. .. .. 20* ]3f Total.. 47 42 Finances of the Affiliated Institutions in 1911. The detailed statements of accounts of the New Zealand University, the four affiliated institutions, and the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, will be found in the appendix. The following summary gives a general view of the finances of the University colleges. No notice has been taken of special trust accounts and of non-university institutions under the control of a College Council, such as (for instance) the Museum, Public Library, or School of Art, controlled by the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, or the Museum connected with Otago University.

* Alan one Emeritus Professor. t Also the honorary staff of the Dunedin Hospital act as Lecturers on Clinical Medicine and Clinical Surgery.

Course. Men. Women. Total. Arts (as for B.A., M.A., &c.) Science (as for B.Sc, M.Sc.) Law (as for LL.B.) Commerce (as for B.Com.) Music (as for B.Mus.) Medicine (as for M.B., &c.) Dentistry (as for B.D.S.) ... Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical) Mining Engineering Agriculture (exclusive of students at Lincoln Agricultural College during 1911) 298 41 227 8 1 111 8 24 7 2 262 10 1 3 6 560 51 228 8 4 117 8 24 7 2 Totals 727 282 1,009

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Table Mc.— Summary of Accounts. Receipts — (exclusive of Special Trusts).

University College. Auckland Victoria (to 31st March, 1912) Canterbury Otago (to 31st March, 1912) Total of four University Colleges . . From Government). | _ — _. _—. I Income from . , Endowments and. Fees. Statutory. Buildings. «™~ "^ £ s - d - £ s. (1. £ s. d. £ s. d. , £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,000 0 0 3,358 0 0 145 0 0 i 7,503 0 0 742 18 1 2,363 19 0 .. 4,000 0 0 3,575 0 0 .. 7,575 0 0 113 11 3 2,220 15 0 3,000 8 4 .. ! 3,000 8 4 ! 9,257 19 11 3,063 18 3 i 4,126 6 6 .. ! 4,126 6 6 *8,346 14 2 5,615 15 3 8,000 0 0 14,059 14 10 ! 145 0 0 ' 22,204 14 10 j 18,461 3 5 ' 13,264 7 6 From Government. Donations, <fcc. Miscellaneous. Total. i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 175 17 5 10,785 14 6 200 10 0 11 8 8 10,121 4 11 272 4 3 15,594 10 9 460 0 0 126 2 10 18,674 18 9 660 10 0 585 13 2 ! 55,176 8 11 Canterbur}? Agricultural College .. 3,351 7 10 1,740 2 5 " 3,351 7 10 1,740 2 5 18 13 6 ! 4,275 15 4 9,385 19 1 * Including £1,800 paid (annually) by the Presbyterian Church Board. * Including £1,800 paid (annually) by the Presbyterian Church Board. Expenditure — (exclusive of Special Trusts). Expenditure — (exclusive of Special Trusts). I " ' t— i 1 ; University College. j Adi n; lisi itn ration. Salaries. Sites, Buildings, Equipment and Material and Expenses on TnW „ t Tihraries Salaries. Sites, Buildings, Equipment and Material and Expenses on j &c. Apparatus. Renewals. Endowments. Interest. Libraries. Scholarships. ] Miscellaneous. I Administration. Total. Auckland .. Victoria (to 31st March, 1912) Canterbury Otago (to 31st March, 1912) £ s. d. 1,176 16 7 977 7 6 1,239 11 2 818 9 5 £ s- d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. I £ s. d. 6,035 5 0 373 11 8 699 15 6 242 16 1 5 17 11 j 1 7 0 I 8,438 19: .. 299 13 1 267 13 4 ' 10,761 8 8 : 1,531 12 1 1,013 6 5 120 5 9 192 12 8 ! 411 5 2 10,850 3 10 1,307 0 4 j 465 16 7 334 14 6 I 143 10 8 j 552 3 11 36,084 19 3 3,212 4 1 ! 2,478 11 7 965 9 8 342 I 3 964 16 1 1,786 14 6 368 15 0 ' 19 2 2 1,124 13 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I 153 0 10 .. *2,528 17 2 307 13 3 .. 301 13 1 69 4 10 j 265 2 2 709 1 7 56 11 9 I .. t5,192 5 11 586 10 8 i 265 2 2 j 8,731 17 9 32 0 5 ; .. 4,994 18 0 £ s. d. 11,217 7 ! 10,592 2 ( 16,313 10 I |tl9.720 16 1 Total of four University Colleges 4,212 4 8 57.843 17 : i Canterbury Agricultural College 291 6 6 8.617 9 H 1 ! I I * Including £2,363 19s., students' fees paid to Professors and Lecturers. t Including £3,466, students' fees paid to Pre >fessors and Lecturers.

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Scholarships, Bursaries, etc. University scholarships may be divided into three broad classes : (1.) Entrance scholarships, (2) scholarships awarded during the degree course, (3) post-graduate "scholarships. (1.) University entrance scholarships are awarded annually on the results of the University Junior Scholarship Examination, and are as follows: Junior University, Senior National, and Taranaki Scholarships, in addition to some thirty or forty local and privately endowed scholarships awarded on the results of the same examination. Queen's Scholarships (Victoria College) are not now awarded, and the terms of the last holders have expired. In addition to the above, all those who gained " credit " at the same examinations are entitled to hold bursaries which meet the cost of college fees up to £20 per annum. (2.) Scholarships awarded during the degree course are the Senior University, Tinline, and Sir George Grey. The two first are tenable by candidates sitting for their final examination for B.A. or B.Sc, and may therefore be regarded in a sense as post-graduate. (3.) The chief scholarships awarded at the end of the University course are the Rhodes Scholarship, the 1851 Exhibition Scholarship, the Medical Travelling Scholarship, and the Research Scholarships. The three first are all travelling scholarships—that is, they are tenable abroad. The Research Scholarships are each of the value of £100 per annum, with laboratory fees and expenses. They are offered by the Government, one to each of the affiliated institutions, to promote researchwork likely to be of benefit to New Zealand industries. So far nine Rhodes Scholarships have been granted, four to students of Auckland University College, three to students of Otago University, and two to students of Victoria College. The last scholarship awarded (1912) was to Alan Wallace, of Auckland University College. So far (1912) seven Research Scholarships have been awarded, and of these three were in active operation in 1911. The subjects of research undertaken have been in each case closely connected with some New Zealand industry, or with some industry which, though not yet undertaken in this Dominion, may at an early date be an industry of importance in New Zealand. Even if the discoveries made in the cour;e of the research have no immediate commercial value, yet the training of a body of students in the application of scientific methods to the national industries cannot fail to be of great ultimate benefit to the Dominion. An important step was made in May of the current year (1912) in the direction of extending the system of granting University bursaries. Bursaries may be awarded on the recommendation of the University of New Zealand to matriculated students who have been resident in the Dominion for a full year, provided they fall within one of the five following classes : — (1.) They must have obtained " credit " at the University Junior Scholarship or the Senior National Scholarship ; (2.) Or they must have within one year and six months immediately preceding gained a higher leaving certificate ; (3.) Or they must, within the same period, have completed their terms of service as probationers or pupil-teachers to the satisfaction of the Education Board of their district, and must declare their intention of entering a recognized training college on completion of the tenure of their bursary ; (4.) Or they must have completed a course of training at one of the four training colleges ; (5.) Or they must have gained a C or higher certificate. Such bursaries are not tenable with any entrance scholarship the value of which exceeds £20 per annum. They are tenable for three years at any University college or school of agriculture recognized by the University, and entitle the holders to exemption from payment of University and College fees up to £20 per annum.

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Table Md shows the number of scholarships, bursaries, and studentships held at each University college during the year.

Table Md.-Scholarships, Bursaries, Exhibitions, and Studentships held at the Affiliated Institutions in 1911.*

•Exclusive of Rhodes Scholarships and International Exhibition Scholarships (which are tenable out of New Zealand), and exclusive also of the Research Scholarships given by the Government. f Also holders of bursaries i Total bursaries, 61. - .• - The proportion of male and female students who have won the chief entrance scholarships in the last five years may be seen from the following table : — Junior University, Senior National, Taranaki, and Queen's Scholarships. M. F. Total. 1907 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 12 30 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 24 6 30 1909 .. .. .-; • .. .. .. .23 8 31 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 5 32 1911 .. .. ~ .. -.. ■ .. ..18 12 30 110 43 153 It will be noticed that the proportion of males to females fluctuates considerably. The University Endowment Act, 1868. The income accrued under this Act, and applicable to the purposes of higher education yet to be determined by Parliament, amounted, on the 31st March, 1912, to £297 6s. Bd., received from reserves in Westland.

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Scholarships, &c. Auckland University College. Victoria College. i Canterbury College. Otago * University. Total. Junior University Scholarships ... Senior National Scholarships Taranaki Scholarships ... Senior University Scholarships ... Bursaries Scholarships ... Sir.George Grey Scholarships Other Scholarships and Exhibitions Training-college Studentships ... 9 3 "i 13 1 14 1 13 1 1 96 i 4 14 3 2 1 5 94 13 25 1 6 6 1 9 97 271 56 2 13 34 3 18 388 3 101 Totals ... 133 127 123 158 541

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APPENDIX. A. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1911.

Visitor. —Hia Excellenoy the Governor. Chancellor. —His Honour Sir Robert Stout, K.0.M.G., Chief Justioe. Vice-Chancellor.— Hon. Sir C. C. Bowen, Kt., M.L.C. The Senate. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor in Council—G. Hogben, Esq., M.A., P.G.S.; P. Pitchett, Esq.,M.A., LL.D.; H. A. Gordon, Esq., P.G.S., M.A.1.M.E., A.M.I.CE. ; and W. E. Collins, Esq., M.8., M.R.C.S.Eng. Appointed by governing bodies of affiliated institutions —J. Shand, Esq., M.A., LL.D.; J. Allen, Esq., M.A.; R. J. Scott, Esq., M.1.C.E., M.1.M.E., A.A.I.E.E. ; Hon. Sir C. C. Bowen, Kt., M.L.C. ; Sir G. M. O'Rorke, Kt., M.A., LL.D.; Hon. J. A. Tole, 8.A., LL.B.; His Honour Sir R. Stout, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice; and Rev. W. A. Evans. Appointed by Professorial Boards—W. B. Benham, Esq., M.A., D.Sc.; C. Chilton, Esq., M.A., D.Se., M.8., CM., P.L.S.; P. D. Brown, Esq., M.A., B.Sc.; and J. R. Brown, M.A. Elected by District Courts of Convocation —Rev. A. Cameron, 8.A.; J. M. Brown, Esq., M.A., LL.D.; J. W. Tibhs, Esq., M.A. ; Dr. W. C. W. McDowell, 8.A., M.D., CM.; H. P. Yon Haast, Esq., M.A., LL.B.; J. Hight, Esq., M.A., Litt. D., F.R.E.S. ; P. Marshall, Esq., M.A., D.Sc., P.G.S., P.R.G.S. ; audT. A. Hunter, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. Registrar. Barclay Hector. Assistant Registrar. Edwin Thomas Norri?, M.A.

ANNUAL THE SENATE. In compliance with the 28th clause of the University Act, the Senate makes the following report to His Excellency the Governor of the proceedings of the University since the date of the last report:— The Senate met at Wellington, pursuant to the provisions of the University Act, in annual session on 20th January, 1912, and at that session made certain amendments to the University statutes. These amendments have been approved by His Excellency. The usual examinations were held in April, May, November, and December, 1911, and in January, 1912, in the faculties of arts, science, medicine, law, engineering, commerce, and music, and for admission to the legal and accountants' professions. The total number of candidates at thsse examinations was 3,346. The Senate also held a special session in April, 1912. At the annual and special sessions the Senate ordered the following degrees to be conferred by the Chancellor or his deputy, subject to the payment of the necessary fees :-— The degree of Bachelor of Arts on 60 candidates. The degree of Bachelor of Science on 11 candidates. The degree of Bachelor of Laws on 23 candidates. The degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery on 10 candidates. The degree of Bachelor of Commerce on 1 candidate. The degree of Master of Arts on 41 candidates. The degree of Master of Laws on 1 candidate. The degree of Master of Science on 6 candidates. The degree of Doctor of Medicine on 2 candidates. The degree of Doctor of Science on 1 candidate. The degree of Bachelor of Engineering on 1 candidate. The degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery on 2 candidates. In addition 38 gained Honours in Arts; 4 gained Honours in Science; 12 gained Senior Scholarships; 1 gained the John Tinline Scholarship; 275 passed sections of examinations for various degrees, exclusive of the above-mentioned graduates ; 162 passed various examinations for admission to the legal profession ; 233 passed various examinations in accountancy; 10 gained Junior University Scholarships; 20 gained Senior National Scholar-ships; 226 qualified for Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge; 183 qualified for Matriculation, Solicitors' General Knowledge, and Medical Eegistration ; 67 qualified for Matriculation only ; 12 qualified for Matriculation and Engineering Preliminary; 1 (already matriculated) qualified for medical registration ; 4 qualified for Matriculation, Solicitors' General Knowledge, and Engineering Preliminary ;20 qualified for Matriculation, Solicitors' General Knowledge, and Medical and Engineering Preliminary ; 98 gained certificates of proficiency.

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The number of graduates of the University admitted up to the 20th May, 1911, is as follows;— Bachelors of Arts ...■ ... ... ... ... ..... : 550 Bachelors of Arts and Laws ... ... ... ... ... 32 Bachelors of Arts and Master of Laws ... ... ... ... 3 Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Laws ... ... ... ... 1 Bachelors of Arts and Medicine... ... ... ... .... 2 Bachelors of Arts, Medicine, and Surgery ... ... ... 5 Bachelors of Arts and Science ... ... ... ... ... 12 Bachelor of Arts, Science, Medicine, and Surgery ... ... ... 1 Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science ... ... ... . •••: 1 Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Science ... ... ... ... 1 Bachelors of Science ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Bachelors of Science, Medicine, and Surgery ... .;. ... 6 Bachelor of Science and Surgery, and Doctor of Medicine ... ... 1 Bachelor of Science and Engineering ... ... . ■■•• ■• 1 Bachelors of Engineering ... ... ... ... ... 37 Bachelors of Laws ... ... ... ... ... ...„,;. 11l Bachelor of Medicine ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Bachelors of Dental Surgery ... ... ... ... ... 4 Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery ... ... ... ... 118 Bachelors of Music ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Bachelors of Commerce ... ... ... ... ... 2 Masters of Arts ... ... ... ... ... .... 426 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Science ... ... ... 42 Masters of Science ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Masters of Science and Bachelors of Engineering ... ... ... 2 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Laws ... ... ... ... 34 Masters of Arts and Laws ... ... ... ... ... 2 Masters of Arts and Science ... ... ... ... ... 24 Masters of Arts and Doctors of Science ... ... ... ... 6 Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery ... ... 2 Masters of Arts, Bachelors of Science, Medicine, and Surgery ... 2 Master of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce ... ... ... .1 Masters of Arts and Doctors of Laws ... ... - - • ... 3 Masters of Laws ... ... ... •-• ... - 3 Doctors of Laws ... ... ... • -• -•- ••• 4 Doctors of Medicine ... ... ... ... ■•• ••• 2 Doctors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery ... ... ... 11 Doctors of Science ... ... ... •-. •-■ ••• 3 Doctor of Literature ... ... ... •-• ... ... 1 Doctor of Literature and Bachelor of Laws ... ... .. 1 1,523 The accounts of the University for the year 1911, duly audited, are appended to this report.

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS, YEAE ENDED THE 31st DECEMBEE, 1911 A. CLASSIFIED RECEIPTS. Genbrab Account. £ g d Statutory grant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 Fee's— 1. Degrees— £ s. d. B.A. degree .. .. .. .. .. 60 18 0 B.Se. degree .. .. .. .. .. 880 B.E. degree .. .... .. .. 22 1 0 LL.B. degree .. .. .. .. 153 6 0 M.B. and Ch.B. degrees .. .. .. 138 12 0 B.D.S. degree .. .. .. ... 22 1 0 M.A. degree .. .-." .; .. .. 136 10 0 M.Se. degree .. .. .. .. .. 23 2 0 LL.M. degree 14 14 0 . M.D. degree .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 D.So. degree 15 15 0 611 2 0 Carried forward .. .. .. £3,511 2 0

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General Account— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 8,611 2 0 2. Examination— Honours .. .. .. .. .. 94 4 0 B.A. - .. .. .. .. .. 641 0 0 B.Sor" .. .. .. .... 77 14 0 B.E. .. .. .. .... 44 2 0 B. Agric. '.. .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 LL.B. '.. '.'. .. ..-• .. 1,145 0 0 B. Com. .. .. .. .. .. 1,350 6 0 M.B. and Ch.B. .. .. .... 505 1 0 B.D.S .. .... ~ .. 83.12 0 Mus. B. .. .. .. .. .. 17 17 0 Litt. D. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 D.Sc. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 M.D. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Matriculation .... .. .. .. 2,343 12 0 Senior Scholarship .. ■ ..- ■ .. .. 68 10 0 Entrance Scholarship .. .. .. 186 18 0 Certificate of Profioienoy .. .. .. 165 2 0 6,710 14 0 3. Ad eundem ... .. ... .. .. .. 21 0 0 4. Certificates— Ordinary .. .. .. .. .. 610 0 Law completed .. .. .. .. 54 12 0 Proficiency .. .. .. .. .. 950 70 7 0 5. Medical registration .. .. .. .. 71 8 0 6. Scholarship matrioulating .. .. ... 21 0 0 7. Miscellaneous— General .. -. .. .. .. 15 18 4 Military Examination refund .. .. .. 104 13 Examination fees refund .. .. .. 83 14 0 _ . Transfer from Ordinary Scholarship Acoount .. 75 4 0 Account sales.. .. .. .. .. 72 5 6 •- 351 3 1 £10,856 14 1 Ordinary Scholarship Account. £ 8 . d. Transfer from General Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,176 18 3 Grant Haydon Prize .. .. .. .. .... .. 10 10 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 8 6 £3,220 16 9 John Tinline Scholarship Account.;. £ 0&.a.-l Interest .. .. .. .. ~ V '""..'" .. '' 34 10;Q i Transfer from Ordinary Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 11". £64 10 0 Senior National Scholarship Account. £ s. d. Treasury grants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,679 12 2 Taranaki Scholarship .. .. .. .. . .. .. 180 4 0 Refund .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 17 11 6 £3,877 7 8 Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prize Account. £ s . d. Interest .. .. .-.' .. .. ..' .. .. 4 19 0 -■-■--—--■ .>- • r-; Bowen|Prize Account; . r £ s. a. ~:i Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 16 5 C. H. H. Cook Prize Account. g, s . d. Principal' .. ;: .. .. .. .. ... .. 110 0 X> Habens Prize Account. £ s . d. Prinoipal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 10 0 Petty Cash Account. £ s . d. Imprest from General Aocount ..- .. .. ..- . . 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 10 3 £26 10 3

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Stamp Account. £ s. d. Imprest from General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 0- 0 Miscellaneous ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 £51 0 0 Summary of Eeceipts, 1911. £ s. d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,856 14 1 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,220 16 9 Senior National Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,877 7 8 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. 64 10 0 Bowen Prizi Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 16 5 Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prize Aooount .. .. .. .. 419 0 C. H. H. Cook Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 0 Habens Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 10 0 Haydon Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Petty cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 10 8 Stamp Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 0 0 £18,321 4 2 B. CLASSIFIED PAYMENTS. I. General Account. (a.) Senate sessions— £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenses of Fellows .. .. 452 9 3 Brought forward .. .. 2,537 14 9 ~ S^ penS6S ° f sessions • ■ ■ • ld ' 2 U 6 (d.) Examinations-continued. (o.) Office expenses— April Salaries and wages .. .. 852 1 8 | Supervision .. .. .. 22 1 4 Clerical assistance .. .. ... 24 8 2 | Examiners 201 2 7 * en * •• W a t °°j Printing 40 15 0 Postage .. 85 5 7 j May— Petty Cash Account .. . 20 0 0 ; Supervision 10 6 (c.) Miscellaneous- Examiners 3 0 0 Conferring degrees .. .. .. 66 17 5 NovemberSundries- Supervision 692 9 0 Rent letter-box 10 0 Examiners .. ... ... 854 10 5 Rent of telephone .. .. 8 0 0 Printing 411 5 0 Advertising 4 12 6 December- ? ables £12 0 Supervision .. .. '.'. 647 5 1 Insurance 50 0 Examiners (1910) .. .. 945 0 0 Pee to Accountant .. .. Printing '.. .. .. 332 17 5 Refund of fees 102 12 0 Speoial _ B Miscellaneous 30 5 9 Examiners 5 0 6 Printing calendar 161 10 0 Supervision 10 0 Printing minutes 93 8 6 ( c .) English AgencyDiplomas.. ••...•■ •• J"" 1 " Agents fees 165 0 0 General printing and stationery .. 130 17 2 : A | ent , s ex ea 160 7 4 (d.) Examinations- Examiners'fees 1,262 4 0 January— {/.) Cost of military examination .. 103 3 3 Supervision .. .. .. 4 0 b ( . Trans£ers t0 Ordinary Scholarship 186 8 9 Aocount * 2000 Q Q Printing.. .. .. .. 7 7 2 Carried forward .. ..£2,537 14 9 £10,385 16 2 Ordinary Scholarship Account. Scholarships— £ s. d. ._ Junior .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,12114 0 Senior .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 676 17 0 Medical .. .. .. .. .. .:. .. .. 225 10 5 Haydon Prize .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 6 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .; 30 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 3 3 £2,071 2 2 John Tinline Scholarship Account. £ s. d. Scholarship .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 4 0 Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 £60 14 0 Senior National Scholarship Account. £ s. d. Senior National Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,262 0 0 Fees.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,449 10 11 Taranaki Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 4 0 Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 £3,892 4 11 Petty Cash Account. £ s . d. Disbursements, &c, .. .. .. .. .. 25 1 0

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Stamp Account. £ 8 . d. Official stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 4 8 — Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 £77 4 8 Summary of Payments, 1911. £ s. d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,385 16 2 Ordinary Scholarship Account.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,071 2 2 Senior National Scholarship Account .. ... .. .. .. 3,892 411 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. 60 14 0 Bowen Prize Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prize Account .. .. .. .. Nil C. H. H. Cook Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Habens Prize Account .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Haydon Prize Account .. .. .. .... .. Nil Petty Cash Account .. .. .. .. .. .... 25 1 1 Stamp Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 4 fl £16,512 3 0 Balance-sheet.—General Account. De. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Balance from 1910 .. .. .. 3,815 211 Payments, 1911— Receipts of 1911— Senate sessions .. .. .. 585 3 9 Statutory grant .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Office and rent .. .. .. 1,085 15 5 Degree fees.. .. .. .. 611 2 0 Conferring degrees .. .. .. 66 17 5 Examination fees .. .. .. 6,710 14 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 182 2 3 Adeundem.. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Printing .. .. .. .. 419 14 6 Certificates.. .. .. .. 70 7 0 Cost of examinations .. .. 4,355 8 3 Medical registration .. .. 71 8 0 English agency .. .. .. 1,587 11 4 Scholarship matriculating .. .. 21 0 0 Cost of military examination.. .. 103 3 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 351 3 1 Transfers to Scholarships Account .. 2,000 0 0 Balance in bank .. .. ' .. 2,533 19 10 Imprest English agent .. .. 1,752 1 0 £14,671 17 0 £14,671 17 0 Balance-sheet.—Ordinary Scholarship Account (including Investments). De. £ s. d. Ce. £ s. d. Balance from 1910 .. .. .. 24,290 4 0 Payments, 1911— Receipts of 1911— . Scholarships .. .. .. 2,024 1 5 Transfer from General Account .. 2,000 0 0 Commission .. .. .. 1.5 3 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,176 18 3 Haydon Prize .. .... 117 6 P Grant, Haydon Prize .. .. 10 10 0 Transfer to Tinline Account .. .. 30 0 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 33 8 6 BalanceCash in bank— Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 440 3 7 Investment Account .. .. 3,399 15 0 Loans on mortgage at 6 per cent. .. 2,200 0 .0 Loans on mortgage at 5J per cent. .. 6,200 0 0 Loans on mortgage at 5 per cent. .. 5,400 0 0 Loans on mortgage at 4A per cent. .. 2,000 0 0 Loans on mortage at 5 per cent. (Investment Account) .. .. 2,300 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent.— Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 1,500 0 0 Investment Account .. .. 1,000 0 0 Deposit at call at 3 per cent.— Investment Account .. ... 1,000 0 0 £27,511 0 9 | £27,511 0 9 Balance-sheet.—Senior National Scholarship Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Balance from 1910 .. .. .. 48 15 6 Payments, 1911— Receipts of 1911— Senior National Scholars .. .. 2,262 0 0 Treasury grants .. -. 3,679 12 2 Taranaki Scholarships .. .. 180 4 0 Taranaki Scholarships .. 180 4 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 1,449 10 11 Refunds .. .. .. .. 17 11 6 Commission .. .. .. 010 0 Balance in bank .. .. .. 33 18 3 £3,926 3 2 £3,926 3 2 Balance-sheet. —John Tinline Scholarship Account. Da. £ s. d. j Cb. £ s . d. Balance from 1910 .. .. .. 1,711 5 0 | Payments, 1911— • ■ Reoeipts of 1911—Interest .. .. 64 10 0 ! Scholarship .. .. .. .. 60 4 0 j Commission .. .. .. 010 0 z. \ Balance— Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. .. 150 0 0 Deposit at call at 3 per oent. .. .. 300 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 5 per oent. .. 1,200 0 0 Cash in bank .. .. .. 65 1 0 £1,775 15 0 i £1,775 15 0

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Balance-sheet.—Bowen Prize Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Balance from 1911 .. .. .. 130 2 6 BalanceReceipts of 1911—Interest .. .. 516 5 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. .. 120 0 0 Cash in Post-Office Savings-bank .. 15 18 11 £135 18 11 £135 18 11 Balance-sheet. —Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prize Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Balance from 1911 .. .. .. 114 2 6 Balance— Receipts of 1911—Interest .. .. 419 0 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 310 0 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 9 16 £119 1 6 £119 1 6 Balance-sheet.—C. H. H. Cook Prize Account. De. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Grant for prize .. .. .. 110 0 0 Amount in Post office Savings-bank .. 110 0 0 Balance-sheet.—Habens Prize Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Grant for prize .. .. ~ 103 10 0 Amount in Post-office Savings-bank .. 103 10 0 The English Agent in Account with the University. De. £ s. d. Ce. £ s, d. Balance from 1910 .. .. .. 1,573 17 4 Payments, 1911— Imprest .. .. .. .. 1,750 0 0 Agent's fees .. .. .. .. 165 0 0 Degree fee paid in England .. .. 15 15 0 Agent's expenses .. .. .. 160 7 4 Examiners'fees (1910) .. .. 1,262 4 0 Balance in hands of agent .. .. 1,752 1 0 £3,339 12 4 £3,339 12 4 Balance-sheet.—Petty Cash Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. Balance, 1910 .. .. .. .. 0 16 1 Disbursements, 1911 .. .. .. 25 1 1 Receipts— Balance —Cash in hand .. .. .. 2 5 8 Imprest General Account .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 6 10 3 £27 6 4 £27 6 4 Balance Sheet.—Stamp Account. De. £ s. d. Cb. £ B . d. Balance, 1910 .. .. .. .. 25 3 2 Payments, 1911 — Receipt-", 1911— Official stamps .. .. .. 71 4 8 Imprest from General Account .. 45 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 6 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 6 0 0 Debit balance .. .. .. .. 116 £77 4 8 £77 4 8 Balance-sheet on all Accounts. Db. £ s. d. Ce. £ s. d. Balance from 1910 .. .. .. 28,56114 4 Payments, 1911— Plus imprest .. .. .. .. 1,573 17 4 General Account .. ... .. 10,885 16 2 Receipts— Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 2,071 2 2 General Account .. .. .. •10,856 14 1 Senior National Scholarship Account 3,892 411 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 3,2ii0 16 9 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 60 14 0 Senior National Scholarship Account 3,877 7 8 Petty Cash Account.. .. .. 25 1 1 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 64 10 0 Stamp Account .. ~ ... 77 4 8 Bowen Prizi Account .. .. 5 16 5 Balances— Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prize Account 419 0 General Account .. .. .. 2,533 19 10 C. H. H. Cook Prize Account .. 110 0 0 Ordinary Scholarship and Investment Habens Prize Account .. .. 103 10 0 Account .. .. .. .. 3,839 18 7 Petty cash .. .. .. .. 26 10 3 Senior National Scholarship Account .. 33 18 3 Stamp Account .. .. .. 51 0 0 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 65 1 0 Cook Prize Account .. .. .. 110 0 0 Bowen Prize Account .. .. 15 18 11 i Habens Prize Account .. .. 103 10 0 Macmillan-Brown Piize Account .. 9 16 Petty Cash Account.. .. .. 2 5 3 Debit balance—Stamp Imprest, English Agency .. .. 1,752 1 0 Account .. .. .. .. 116 Investments .. .. .. 23,480 0 0 £48,457 17 4 £48,457 17 4 B. Hector, Eegistrar. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General, by his Deputy, P. Purvis Webb.

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B. REPORT OF THE AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 1911.

Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Education. - ' Members of Council. Appointed by His Excellenoy the Governor in Council—Hon. Sir G. M. O'Rorke, M.A., LL.D., M.L.C.; Rev J. H. Simmonds ; G. L. Peacocke, Esq. Elected by members of the Legislature—Hon. J. A. Tole, 8.A., LL.B., K.O. ; Rev. W. Beatty, M.A.; T. W. Leys, Esq. Elected by graduates—H. D. Bamford, Esq., 8.A., LL.D.; W. C. W. McDowell, Esq., 8.A., M.D., CM.; T. U. Wells, Esq., M.A. Ex officio— o. J. Parr, Esq., Mayor of Auckland ;G. J. Garland, Esq., Chairman of the Education Board. Staff. ". Professors. —Classics —H. S. Dettmann, M.A., B.C.L. English—C. W. Egerton, M.A. Modern Languages— M. Walker, M.A., B.Com. Mathematics—H. W. Segar, M.A. Chemistry and Experimental Physics—F. D. Brown, Hon. M.A., B.Sc, F.C.S. Biology and Geology—A. P. VV. Thomas, M.A., F.L.S., P.G.S. Musio-W. E. Thomas, Mus. Doc. Mining Engineering—(vacant). Lecturers. —Law—D. C. Chalmers, LL.M. Mental Science, Economics, History, and Economic Geography— J. P. Grossmann, M.A. Professional Accountancy Subjects—Vacant. Education—H. A. E. Milnes, B.Sc. Applied Mechanics, Steam Engine, Machine Construction and -Drawing—S. E. Lamb, B.Sc, A.R.C.Sc, A.M.I.M.E Electrical Engineering, &c—W. Wilson, 8.E., B.Sc. Demonstrators.— Biology and Geology—E. de C. Clarke, M.A. Physics—H. H. Morgan, B.Sc, A.R.C.Sc, F.C.S. Registrar. —Rev. Chas. M. Nelson, M.A.

The Chairman op the Board op Governors to the Minister of Education. Sir,— Auckland University College, 20th May, 1912. In'pursuance'of section 25* of the Auckland University Act, 1882, the Council has the honour to make the following report for the year 1911 : — 1. Number of Students. —The number of persons who attended lectures in this College in 1911 was •192 : Graduates, 19 (males, 10 ; females, 9); undergraduates, 268 (males, 169 ; females, 99) ; and non-matriculated students, 205 (males, 112 ; females, 93). The number of students who were exempted from attendance was 18 (males, 12 ; females, 6). 2. Council. —Mr. G. L. Peacocke was reappointed by the Governor in Council; Eev. W. Beatty, M.A., was re-elected unopposed by the members of the General Assembly ; and T. U. Wells, Esq., M.A., was re-elected, also unopposed,, by the graduates of the University of New Zealand on the roll of the Auckland University College. Of the ex officio members, C. J. Parr, Esq., Mayor of Auckland, replaced L. J. Bagnall, Esq. ; and G. J. Garland, Esq., Chairman of the Auckland Education Board, replaced the former Chairman, C. J. Parr, Esq. 3. Staff. —Mr. H. H. Morgan, B.Sc. London, A.R.C.Sc. London, F.C.S., was appointed Demonstrator in Physics at the beginning of March, in the place of Mr. P. S. Bridson, M.A., resigned. 4. Receipts and Expenditure. —General Account: Receipts, including balance of £6,419 14s. 3d. from 1910, £14,711 lis. 4d. ; expenditure, £8,536 Bs. sd. ; balance, £6,175 2s. lld.J|Specialization Account: Receipts, £2,493 17s. sd. ; expenditure, including debit balance from 1910 of £499 18s. Bd., £3,220 18s.; debit balance, £727 os. 7d. Endowments: The income from the endowments was £642 17s. Bd., and the expenditure was £5 17s. lid., leaving a net revenue of £636 19s. 9d. 5. Degrees and Honours. —The degrees and honours gained at last November examinations are as follows: Honours in Arts, 7 ; Honours in Science, 1 ; Masters of Arts, 7 ; Master of Science, 1; Master of Laws, 1; Bachelors of Arts (final section), 7; Bachelors of Science (final section), 2 ; Bachelors of Laws (final section), 2; Bachelors of Arts (first section), 16; Bachelors of Science (first section), 3; Bachelors of Laws (sections), 17 ; Bachelors of Agriculture (sections), 2; Senior Scholarships, 3; John Tinline Scholarship, 1 ; Cecil Rhodes Scholarship, 1. The Honours lists comprised—First Class in Mathematics, 1; Second Class in Latin and English, 1 ; Second Class in English and French, 1 ; Second Class in Mathematics, 1 ; Second Class in Chemistry, 2 ; Third Class in Latin and Greek, 1 ; Third Class in Physics, 1. 6. The various Schools of Music, Mines, and Commerce were attended during the year by the following number of students —viz., School of Music, 76 ; School of Mines, 39 ; School of Commerce, 27. 7. This report cannot be closed without again appealing to the Government to provide a suitable site for the greatly needed new University buildings. It is the unanimous feeling of the Board of Professors and the nearly unanimous feeling of the College Council that that site must be within the city boundaries. The University tuition must for many years to come be carried on in the evenings, and it would be impossible for parents to allow their daughters to travel four or five miles into the suburbs on winter's nights. To corroborate the statement about the need for increased accommodation for our students I will just quote a few words from a recent communication from the Professorial Board, as follows : " Both lecture-rooms and laboratories are too small to accommodate the classes : as many as 140 are sometimes collected in a room which is calculated to hold, without serious discomfort, about a hundred students." For a suitable site for new University buildings there is a general feeling throughout the community that the paddock at the back of Government House, which is only used for grazing a few cows and horses, would suit the new University College, being fairly central for students from Parnell and Ponsonby as well as from the main city. We cherish the hope that the Government and Parliament of New Zealand will in its next session dedicate this paddock as the site for our new University College, and thus confer upon the people of this portion of the Dominiou an inestimable benefit, and secure a grand site for our University, sure to become an "ornament to the' rapidly growing City of Auckland. I have, &c, G. Maurice O'Rorke, M.A., L.L.D., Chairman.

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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Auckland University College for the Year ended 31st December, 1911. I. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. Balance, Ist. January, 1911 .. .. 6,419 14 3 Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,931 6 8 From Government— Office expenses .. .. .. 24 2 4 Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 20 4 9 Additional grant .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 Printing .. .. .. .. 102 17 10 Endowments— Advertising .. .. .. .. 35 2 2 Rents collected by Land Board .. 394 2 9 Cleaning, lighting, and warming .. 104 8 6 Rents oolleoted by Registrar .. .. 138 14 11 Insurance .. .. .. .. 29 12 4 Taupiri rent .. .. .. 110 0 0 Commission (bank account) .. .. 010 0 Musio examinations .. .. .. 128 16 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 13 13 0 Annual examinations .. .. .. 7 7 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 199 7 8 Sale of calendars, &o. .. .. .. 4 6 6 Contribution to School of Mines .. 373 11 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 33 0 6 Water rates .. .. .. .. 11 8 0 Interest— Lecture requisites (Professor Brown) .. 100 18 1 Debentures .. .. .... 16 0 0 „ (Professor A. P. W. Thomas) 103 11 3 Mortgage (Grey Street) .. .. 37 10 0 Library .. .. .. .. 124 8 0 Mortgage (Great South Road) .. .. 30 5 0 Premiums .. .. .. .. 33 16 0 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. 4 0 0 Music examination expenses .. .. 79 19 0 Post-Offioe Savings-bank .. .. 12 5 5 Annual examination expenses .. .. 918 3 Students'fees .. .. .. .. 2,175 9 0 Endowment expenses .. .. .. 517 11 School of Music .. .. .. 7 14 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. 20 14 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 27 17 0 Professors and leoturers (students'fees) 2,175 9 0 Balance, 31st December, 1911 — Debentures .. .. £400 0 0 Mortgage (Grey Street) .. 750 0 0 (Great South Road) 550 0 0 Auokland Savings-bank .. 134 12 2 Post-Office Savings-bank 372 5 0 Bank of New Zealand — Current account .. 3,968 5 9 6,175 2 11 £14,711 11 4 £14,711 11 4 11. Skpabate Accounts. 1. Specialization Account, School of Commerce and School of Mines. Receipts. £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ s. d. Prom Government — Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 499 18 8 Grant .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,722 18 4 Building .. .. .. 145 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 19 4 3 Material and apparatus .. .. 158 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 9 6 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2 7 5 Printing .. .. .. .. 49 2 6 Students' fees .. .. .. 188 10 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 11 6 3 Balance, 31st December, 1911 .. .. 727 0 7 Cleaning, lighting, and warming .. .. 11l 6 8 Contribution from General Account :. 373 11 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 8 2 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 25 1 3 Repairs .. .. .. .. 414 2 Water-rates .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Lecture requisites (Professor Jarman) .. 125 8 4 (Mr. Lamb) .. .. 134 13 10 (Mr. Wilson) .. .. 235 4 0 Library .. .. .. .. 28 12 10 Commission and interest.. .. .. 1 17 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1 11 8 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Professors and lecturers (student' fees) .. 188 10 0 £3,594 9 8 £3,594 9 8 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. .. £727 0 7 2. Sinclair-Gillies Trust Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 3,773 12 8 Scholarships .. .. .. 140 0 0 Interest on £3,000 on mortgage at 5 per Balance, 31st December, 1911— cent. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Auokland Savings-bank .. .. 215 7 3 Interest— Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. 590 18 7 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. 4 0 0 On mortgage .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. 18 13 2 £3,946 5 10 63,946 5 10 3. J. L. Sinclair (Bequest). £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 26 9 4 Balance, 31st December, 1911— Interest (Auckland Savings-bank) .. .. 10 9 In Auckland Savings-bank .. .. 27 10 1 £27 10 1 £27 10 1 Examined and found correct, except that the item "Rents collected by Land Board, £394 2s. 9d.," appearing in the General Account, include two amounts of £89 17s. and £76 respectively, resulting from the sale of endowment lands, for which there is no authority of law, —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Accounts and Balance-sheet.—Statement of Balances at 31st Decembeb, 1911. Accounts. — Cr. £ s. d. £ i. d. College Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,175 2 11 Sinclair-Gillies Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,806 5 10 . . Sinclair Bequest.. .. .. .. .. .. 27 10 1 10,008 18 10 Dr. Specialization Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 727 0 7 £9,281 18 3 Banks and Investments. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,241 5 2 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 9 6 Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 963 3 7 Mortgages (freehold) .. .. .. .'. .. .. 4,300 0 0 Debentures (Auokland City Council) .. .. ' .. .. 400 0 0 £9,281 18 3 Liabilities. £ s. d. Choral Hall Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Specialization Aocount (overdraft) .. .. .. 727 0 7 £4,227 0 7 Chas. M. Nelson, M.A., Registrar.

C. EEPOET OF THE VICTOEIA COLLEGE, 1910. (The Victoria College Act, 1897.)

Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Education. Members of Council. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor in Council—A. W. Hogg, Esq. ;J. Graham, Esq. ;R. McNab, Esq., LL.B. Elected by members of the Legislature—C. P. Knight, Esq. ; C. Wilson, Esq. ; W. Ferguson, Esq., CE. • Elected by members of Education Boards—A. T. Maginnity, Esq. ;R. McCillum, Esq., M.P. ; Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G., C.J. Elected by graduates—J. G. W. Aitken, Esq. ; A. R. Meek, Esq., M.A., LL.B.; H. H. Ostler, Esq., LL.B. Eleoted by public-school teaohers—T. R. Fleming, Esa., M.A., LL.B.; Rev. W. A. Evans ; C.Watson, Esq., B.A. Eleoted by the Professorial Board—H. D. Bell, Esq., K.C. Staff. Professors. —Classics—J. Raiikine Brown, M.A. English Language and Literature—H. Mackenzie, M.A. Modern Languages—G. W. yon Zedlitz, M.A. Chemistry-T. H. Easterfield, M.A., Ph.D. Mathematioa and Mathematical Physics—D. K. Picken, M.A. Biology—H. B. Kirk, M.A. Physics—T. H. Laby, B.A. Law—J. Adamson, M.A., LL.B., Dean of the Faoulty ;J. M. E. Garrow, 8.A., LL.B. (English and New Zealand Law) Mental Soience—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. Lecturers. —Education—J. S. Tennant, M.A., B.Sc. Economics, History, and Geography—P. P. Wilson, M.A. Geology—C. A. Cotton, M.Sc. Commercial Law—W. P. Ward, M.A., LL.B. Accountancy—J. S. Barton, F.R.A. (N.Z.),F.1.A.N.Z. Assistants—English, Miss I. E. S. Watson, M.A.; Latin, W. F. Ward, M.A.,'LL.B.; Modern Languages, Mrs. Macphail; Mathematics, Miss A. W. Teychenn4, MA. Demonstrates. —Biology, Miss P. Myers, B.A. Chemistry—J. C. McDowall. Physics—P. W. Burbidge, M.Sc. Assistant in Biology—B. H. Low. Registrar.-G. P. Powles, F.P.A. (N.Z.), P.I.A.N.Z.

The Victoria College Council to the Minister of Education. Victoria College, Registrar's Office, Wellington, 24th June, 1912. In pursuance of section 44 of the Victoria College Act, 1905, the Council presents the following report for the year 1911 : — Number of Students: The number of students attending lectures during the year 1911 was 474 —Matriculated students —Males 249, females 120 ; total, 369 : non-matriculated students—males 71, females 34 : total, 105. Total attending lectures, 474. In addition to these there were 69 exempted students, making a total of 543 attached to the College. The result of the University examinations as affecting the College was : Nine students obtained the degree of Master of Arts with honours ; one the degree of Master of Science with honours ; four were awarded Senior Scholarships ; twenty-five passed the first section of the degree of B.A. ; nineteen obtained the B.A. degree ; two the degree of B.Sc. ; forty passed sections of the LL.B. Examination: two were awarded the degree of LL.B.; two passed sections of the B.Com. Examination.

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The Council has this year made provision for the teaching of subjects for the Commerce degree, and has appointed Lecturers in Accountancy and Commercial Law. The New Zealand Society of Accountants has undertaken to give for at least five years a grant of £150 a year to assist in the teaching, of these subjects provided that the Government subsidy thereto can be obtained. The -University of New Zealand is now conducting the examinations for the Society of Accountants, and their students can now obtain the necessary instruction at the College. A copy of the statement of receipts and expenditure and assets and liabilities (monetary) is enclosed herewith. Charles Wilson, Chairman. Chas. P. Powles, Registrar.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 2,189 611 I Salaries .. .. .. .. 8,438 1 9 Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 00 i Registrar and Librarian .. .. 385 0 0 Grant for specialization .. .. 2,000 0 0 Office expenses.. .. .. ~ 17 15 4 Grant for general purposes .. ~ 1,500 0 0 Caretaker and wife .. .. .. 126 0 0 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 2,096 9 3 Printing and stationery.. .. .. 91 15 3 Examination fees .. .. .. 189 5 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. 40 1 9 Sile of oalendars .. .. .. 11 8 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 50 810 Interest .. .. .. .. 55 18 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 200 5 3 Rent of reserve .. .. .. 57 13 3 Heating .. .. .. .. 62 19 10 Government subsidy on donation (chemical Water.. .. .. .. .. 3 14 apparatus) .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 61 13 3 Donation for Physics Research Scholarship 25 0 0 Fees refunded.. .. .. .. 64 19 0 Donation by Society of Accountants .. 150 0 0 College examination expenses .. .. 99 7 9 Donation to Library Fund .. .. 10 10 0 Library .. .. .. .. 307 13 3 Donation to Building Fund .. .. 15 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 21 |6 7 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Maintenance .. .. .. .. R7l 16 6 Queen's Scholarship .. .. .. 50 0 0 Grounds .. .. .. .. |68 16 3 Chemical apparatus .. .. .. 545 19 10 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Queen's Scholarship .. .. .. 50 0 0 Physics Research Scholarship .. .. 25 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,693 910 £12,475 11 7 £12,475 11 7 Balance down — In bank .. .. £636 4 1 In hand .. .. 28 5 9 On deposit .. .. 1,020 0 0 In Post-office Savings Bank 9 0 0 1,693 9 10 Deposit Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 19 19 0 Library deposits refunded .. .. 13 13 0 Library deposits .. .. .. 19 19 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 £39 18 0 £39 18 0 Balance down .. .. .. .'. £26 5 0 Umon Pkize Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. ] Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 106 17 10 j Union Prize, 1910 .. .. .. 4 7 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 410 0 Union Prize, 1911 .. .. .. 4 7 6 Bank charge .. .. .. .. 0 2 6 : Balance .. .. .. .. 102 10 4 £111 7 10 £111 7 10 Balance down — In the bank .. .. £2 10 4 Wellington City debentures 100 0 0 102 10 4 Jacob Joseph Scholarship Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 3,264 10 0 Scholarships paid .. .. .. 90 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 135 0 0 Bank charge .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 3,309 2 6 £3,399 10 0 £3,399 10 0 Balance down— In the bank .. .. £219 2 6 Wellington City debentures 3,000 0 0 Deposit at interest .. 90 0 0 — 3,309 2 6 Examined and found correct, except that there is no authority of law for the deposit of £1,110 with a building society.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Monetary) at 31st March, 1912. General Account. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Sundry aooounts .. .. .. 182 19 10 Balance at bank .. .. .. 897 10 5 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 235 1 4 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 28 5 9 Library deposits .. .. .. 26 5 oln hand for biologicarobserving-station .. 9 0 0 Fees reoeived for 1912-13 .. .. 256 16 3On deposit .. .. .. .. 1,020 0 0 Deposit Account (Library) .. .. 26 5 0 £701 2 5 £1,981 1 2 Jacob Joseph Scholarship Account. Liabilities. £ s. d. j Assets. £ s. d. Scholarships .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Balance at bank .. .. .-. 219 2 6 Union Prize Fund. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Nil. Balance at bank .. .. .. 2 10 4 Statement of Balances at 31st March, 1912. Cr. £ s. d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,684 910 Deposit Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 Jacob Joseph Scholarship Account (income) .. .. .. .. 309 2 6 Union Prize Fund (income) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 4 Biological observing-station .. .. .. .. .. .. 900 C. P. POWLES, Registrar.

D. EEPOET OF THE CANTEEBUEY COLLEGE, 1911. (The Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896.)

Visitor. —The Minister of Eduoation. Board of Governors (J. C. Adams, 8.A., Chairman). Appointed by His Excellency the Governor —The Right Rev. John Joseph Grimes, D.D.; the Right Rev. Churohill Julius, D.D.; and Thomas William Adams, Esq. Elected by members of the Legislature—George Rennie, Esq. ; Henry George Ell, Esq., M.P. ; and John Lee Scott, Esq. Elected by graduates—Very Rev. Dean Harper, M.A.; Thomas Scholfield Foster, Esq, M.A.; William Hugh Montgomery, Esq., 8.A.; S. Hurst Seager, Esq., F.R.1.8.A.; Alfred George Talbot, Esq., M.A., M.8.C.M., M.R.C.S.; and George Thorngate Weston, Esq., 8.A., LL.B. Eleoted by public-school teachers—Thomas Hughes, Esq., 8.A.; Jonathan Charles Adams, Esq., 8.A.; and Lawrence Berry Wood, Esq., M.A. Elected by School Committees—Charles Henry Adolphus Truscott Opie, Esq.; Henry Dyke Acland, Esq.; and Matthew Dalziel, Esq. Elected by Professorial Board—William Izard, Esq., M.A., LL.M. Registrar —George H. Mason. Professors. —Classics —F. W. Haslam, M.A. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy—J. P. Gabbatt, M.A, M.Sc. English Language and Literature —Arnold Wall, M.A. French and German—T. G. R. Blunt, M.A. Chemistry— W. P. Evans, M.A., Ph.D., M.S.C.I. Engineering—Robert J. Scott, M.1.C.E., M 1.M.E., M.A.I.E.E. Biology— Charles Chilton, M.A., D.So., M.8., CM., F.L.S. History, and Economios and Director of Studies in Commerce— James Hight, M.A., Litt. D., F.R.E.S. Physios—C. C. Farr, D.Sc , A.M.I.CE. Lecturers.— Jurisprudence and Law—T. A. Murphy, M.A., LL.B. Accounting and Accountancy—J. Morrison, F.I.A.N.Z. Mtntal Scitnce— C. F. Salmond, M.A. Geology, Palaeontology, and Physical Geography—Robert Speight, M.A., M.Sc, F.G.S. Music—J. C. Bradshaw, Mus. Doc, P.R.C.0., L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. Education— (vacant). School of Engineering and Technical Science.— Professor in Charge—Robert J. Scott, M.1.C.E., M.1.M.E., M.A.I.E.E.

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. [Note —Those parts of the Report dealing with the Boys' and Girls' High School, the School of Art, the Museum, and the Public Library are not reprinted.] At the meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, held on Monday, 27th May, 1912, the Chairman (Mr. J. C. Adams, 8.A.) laid on the table the accounts of the Board for the year 1911, duly certified by the Auditor-General, and in doing so delivered the following address : — It is my privilege to lay before you the thirty-ninth annual report of the Chairman of the Board, and in doing this I shall follow the custom that has been usual for the past few years, and refer very shortly to such matters of finance as may seem to require notice, and to some of the particular events that may seem worthy of notice in connection with the institutions under the Board's control. Finance. The total receipts for the financial year of 1911 amounted to £32,419, as compared with £33,078 for the previous year, showing a falling-off of £659 ; but it should be pointed out that the Government grants for 1911 were £500 less last year than in 1910, while the Public Library revenue was £146 less than in the preceding year. The expenditure for the year 1911 totalled £29,262, as against £34,395 in 1910, nearly the whole of the saving being on buildings (including repairs), and apparatus, plant, and equipment. College. College. —The College Maintenance Account shows an apparent loss during the year of £328, but the sum of £1,000 was contributed towards the extinction of the debt on the College buildings, and £215 was expended on the establishment of a botanical station at Grassmere. The receipts from rents of reserves and from students' fees both show a slight increase when compared with those of the previous year. School of Engineering. Following on the determination of the Senate to establish a travelling scholarship in engineering, I am pleased to be able to report that this year we have been able to act upon it, and to have one of our graduates appointed. I hope that ere long the Senate may see its way to enable this scholarship to be tenable for a longer period than one year, as the present term is too short for a student to acquire such a full theoretical and practical knowledge as he should. The recent alterations made in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering should result in|more students coming from the distant parts of the Dominion, as the shortening of the course by one year means a corresponding reduction in the cost of obtaining a degree. The cost of equipping and maintaining the School of Engineering is so great that it is our business to attract as many as intend to take a thorough course for their future profession. At one time during the past year it was freely rumoured that another University college intended to equip and maintain a similar school. Were such to be done it would not only be a great pity but a great waste of public money, for it is much better for the whole community to have one school properly equipped, staffed, and furnished with students, than to have two or more such poorly attended, and for some time at all events one of them not fully equipped. In connection with this matter it must be remembered that arrangements were made some years ago for each University college to specialize in one particular branch of study, and the specialization in engineering was allotted to Canterbury College on account of the magnitude of the equipment, and the grant made for that purpose has enabled the school to possess most of the latest appliances necessary for its work. That this work enables the students to advance in their profession is evident from the lists supplied year by year of the positions obtained by erstwhile students. College. The change that is foreshadowed in the extension of the free-place system to the University colleges must necessarily cause one to think what may be the result as far as University teaching is concerned. We have had for some years a certain amount of free education, first in connection with the Junior University Scholarships, then the extension of that system by granting bursaries to all those who were in the credit list at that examination. These free places, if they may so be termed, were won by those whose attainments enabled them to stand above their fellows and take an Honours course at the University. Now the proposal is that a four years' course at a secondary school shall entitle a student not only to admission but also to instruction at a University college. lam not one who is opposed to any one who is likely to really benefit by higher education receiving facilities for obtaining such instruction, but I certainly think that the State should insist on such a standard being reached, that neither the money of the State nor the time of the individual is wasted in striving for the impossible. If some such standard is not insisted on both for entrance and continuance at the colleges affiliated to the University, then the time and energy of both professor and student will be wasted, and assistants must be provided to prepare backward students so that they may be able to eventually attend the lectures which at first must be beyond the understanding of immature students, and this would mean an increased expenditure that the circumstances would not warrant. Another pertinent question may be asked : Are the circumstances such that more free places are required ? I can only answer that by stating that so far as the Boys' and Girls' High Schools are concerned, I had occasion to see if further assistance was wanted in the direction of giving free or partially free University education to any more pupils, and on inquiry I found that with the present liberal help given by means of bursaries there was only one ex-pupil at that time who was not materially helped in the matter of higher education, and the opinion of the Principals of the two schools was that further help was not needed.

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A paragraph appeared m the Press the other day quoting Sir W. Ramsay on the standard of work at the New Zealand University. It was as follows : " The standard is not maintained. There is no standard, and your degrees are of absolutely no value in Europe." This statement was made in contradiction to the assertions of those who wished to maintain the present system of external exammers, and who stated (1) that the standard is maintained, (2) the teaching is stimulated by the outside examinations, (3) the value of the degree is greatly enhanced. Such a statement might do a great deal of harm, and cause many to believe that the recognition of the New Zealand decree by the older universities was merely an act of courtesy, and that such recognition was not based on a high standard of work. Fortunately I able to obtain the opinions of examiners who are well acquainted with the papers done by students in England, and also with those done by students in JNew Zealand, and able to speak jwith authority, as they examine in one or other of the Home Universities, and also for the New Zealand degree. They are as follows :— Professor Tout, Manchester (1905), speaking on the papers submitted to him : " I cannot speak too highly as to the solid excellence of the pass work." Mr. B. H. Leonard, B C.L. M.A. (1906) : << The work generally has left a most favourable impression on my mind and I think it fully reaches the standard of work in our principal English universities/ (1909.) • The pass papers compare very favourably with those of English universities." (1910.) In both subjectsjiie candidates on the whole appear to me to compare not unfavourably with the candidates in our English universities, particularly as regards the work on the pass papers. (1911.) " New Zealand is to be congratulated on the solidarity in thought, reading, and writing which it maintains with much of the best work which is being done in the universities at Home and on its familiarity with the best and most recent literature which deals critically and scientifically with the subjects." J Professor C. F Bastable, Trinity College, Dublin : (1910.) " The work of the candidates certainly compares favourably with the work done in most British universities." Professor H. A. Strong, University of Liverpool: (1910.) " The standard is quite as good as at f 1 n /,^Tnu UnlVei ' S1 1 ty ' 1 c J XCept perlla P S in the best hcmorus, for which more time ought to be given " (1911.) lhe standard lor the pass seems to me more satisfatory in the University of New Zealand than m our local universities." Other references that might be quoted are not so direct in their wording, but still are such as to point out that a high standard is required in New Zealand, and while such a standard is maintained we need have no fear of the value of external examination. I do not wish for one moment to be thought to be trying to place the New Zealand University colleges on a pinnacle of perfection, but merely wish to do justice to our educational institutions. Until we have residential colleges, and many of them, we cannot expect that the full benefits of a university course can anything like compare with those of older lands, nor can we hope that except m very rare cases, our honours men can compare with those who take the highest honours at the Home university, when we know that those men are the pick of the picked. At the annual meeting of the Senate a custom that has been always observed at our College was made practically law for all the colleges-viz., that students must pass their college examinations in the subjects they propose to take for their degree before they can be allowed to sit for the University examination It is an excellent rule that has been adopted, for now all the four colleges are on the same ground, and one of the objects for which those who are agitating for university reform has been attained. Practically throughout New Zealand the professors now must exercise the right that they could have exercised before, of saying whether in their opinion undergraduates are sufficiently far advanced in their studies to sit for their degrees. It has been felt by some that Canterbury College students suffered a hardship when they were required to satisfy two sets of examiners one internal and one external, but now that all have been placed on the same footing it will be generally recognized I think, that the high standard which has been claimed for our work must, and will be maintained' * r?.l ™P orta S* matt( f h f s b f™ br °ught before the governing bodies-viz.,'the interchange of students between New Zealand and the Home universities. The proposal is an excellent one but is, I fear, a little premature. No one will doubt the value of our students being able to attend in failnumbers the universities of Great Britain, not merely from an academic standpoint, which in itself is great, but al o from the national and social outlook, for it would enable men and women from the outlying portions of the Empire to be m close touch with the conditions at the heart of that Empire It is premature, however, because we are as yet struggling to make our system here as complete as possible, and we cannot advance as quickly as we would like owing to want of money When a wav can be found to overcome the financial difficulty, then every one will be ready to welcome a scheme that will bring the colonial student m closer touch with Home, and enable the Home student to acquire at first hand a fuller knowledge of colonial affairs. I regret to have to record the death of two gentlemen who were connected with Canterbury °!f ge^,i ne ' I , ide°- Ma 6t ' Wh ° fOT Some years OCC "Ped the position first of Registrar of the College, and afterwards as member and Chairman of the Board. Up to the very last he took a keen interest m ail matters pertaining to the welfare of this College. The other was Mr E Watkins who for the past seven years was Lecturer in Education. He was keenly interested in all matters connected with education, and will always be remembered kindly by those students who came in contact with him. In conclusion, 1 wish to thank the members of the Board for the kindness extended to me during my term of office, and for the ready help they have given me in trying to carry out the duties of the chair.

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CANTERBURY COLLEGE. Board of Governors. _ The following members of the Board, who retired by rotation, as provided by the Act of 1896, "were re-elected to represent the several constituencies : Representing His Excellency the Governor —-Right Rev. Churchill Julius, D.D. Representing the Canterbury members of Parliament —John Lee Scott. Representing the Graduates of Canterbury College—Thomas Scholfield Foster, M.A., and George Thorngate Weston, 8.A., LL.B. Representing the Teachers of Canterbury—Jonathan Charles Adams, B.A. Representing the School Committees of Canterbury—Charles Henry Adolphus Truscotti Opie. Number of Students. The following table shows the number of matriculated and non-matriculated students who attended lectures each year since 1902 : — Males. Females. , " , , " , Total. Matric. Non-matric. Matric. Non-matric. 1902 .. .. .. ..108 14 43 60 225 1903 .. .. .. ..119 26 48 56 249 1904 .. .. .. ..144 20 66 47 277 1905 .. .. .. ..135 26 65 51 277 1906 .. .. .. ..129 35 69 71 304 1907 .. .. .. ..153 44 100 45 342 1908 .. .. .. ..156 49 137 39 381 1909 .. .. .. ..176 38 145 41 400 1910 .. .. .. .. 179 31 130 30 370 1911 .. .. .. ..177 37 118 34 366 Note.—ln 1911 there were eight exempted students (seven males and one female) who were examined but did not attend lectures. The accompanying table will enable members to see the fees received during the past six years. In 1910 there was a considerable falling-off in students and fees, owing to changes that were made in connection with the attendance of students from the Training College, but this last year a slight increase is again noticeable, which I hope will be maintained in succeeding years: — 1906 .. .. .. .. .. ..2,148 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 2,532 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,654 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,886 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,445 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,462 Successful Students. The following students were recorded by the University as having passed in their respective examinations (names omitted): — Diploma of Honours and also degree of Master of Arts : First class in languages and literature (English and French), 1 ; first-class in languages and literature (French and German), 1 ; second-class in languages and literature (French and German), 1 ; second-class in chemistry (physical), 1 ; secondclass in natural science (botany), 1 ; second-class in political science, 1.; third-class in languages and literature (Latin and English), 1 ; third-class in mental science, 1 ; third-class in languages and literature (English and German), 1. Degree of Master of Arts : 1. Degree of Bachelor of Arts : Final section, 9 ; first section, 23. Certificates of proficiency (B.A. standard): lin botany and mental science, lin military science, 1 in economics and education, 1 in Latin, 1 in mental science and [education, [and I in"pure mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Diploma of Honours and also degree of Master of Science: 1, second-class, in physical science (electricity). Degree of Bachelor of Science : First section, 1. Degree of Bachelor of Laws : 5. Ten passed in certain subjects for the degree of Bachelor of Laws or for Barristers' Examination. Degree of Bachelor of Commerce : Final section, 1 ; (part only), 1. Eleven have passed a section of the Professional Accountancy Examination. Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (electrical) : Final section, 2 ; (part only),|6. Four passed the Engineering Entrance Examination. Senior University Scholarship : 1. Henry Rands, M.A., of Canterbury College, was awarded a Government Research Scholarship of £100 per annum, tenable for two years, with allowances for laboratory fees, purchase of equipment, books, &c.

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The number of students of this College who have succeeded in passing the various examinations for degrees given by the University of New Zealand are as follows : Litt.D., 2 ; M.A., 210 ; 8.A., 418 ; ~D.Sc, 2 ; M.Sc, 16 ; B.Sc, 48 ; LL.D., 4 ; LL.M., 1 ; LL.B., 64 ; 8.C0m., 2 ; Mus. Bac, 4 ; B. Engineering (mechanical), 16 ; B. Engineering (electrical), 22 ; B. Engineering (civil), 2. Since the foundation of the University of New Zealand the following awards in Honours and in scholarships have been gained by students from this College : Arts—Double First-class Honours, 10 ; First-class Honours (exclusive of above), 55. Science-—Double First-class Honours, 2 ; First-class Honours (exclusive of above), 2 ; Third-year Scholarships (only awarded in 1878), 2 ; Senior University Scholarships, 102 ; John Tinline Scholarships, 9 ; 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarships, 4 ; Bowen Prizes, 21 ; Bowen (proxime accesserunt), 3 ; Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prizes, 2 ; Haydon Prize (only awarded twice), 1. School of Engineering. Extracts from the Report of the Professor in Charge, R. J. kScott, M.lnst.C.E., M.lnst.M.E.. M.Am.lnst.E.E. ) Engineering Travelling Scholarship. —The most important occurrence was the establishment by the University of a Travelling Scholarship in Engineering. This scholarship is of the value of £100, and tenable for one year. The regulations of the scholarship provide for the holder travelling to some other country approved of by the Chancellor, and there profitably employing his time in acquiring further knowledge of his profession. This scholarship will be of the greatest value in enabling a young man of promise to acquire a knowledge of the methods of carrying out engineering works of magnitude, at present not to be obtained in this country. Attendance. —During the year 160 individual students attended lectures, the hour-attendances per week amounting to 935 —a reduction in the numbers of the previous year. Owing mainly to the fact that at the end of 1910 the teaching of electricity was transferred from the School of Engineering to the College proper. Twenty matriculated students were studying for the University degree or for the associateship of the School of Engineering in the School of Engineering, in addition to which six engineering students were taking their preliminary year in the College. Thirty-one lectures per week were delivered, and instruction in drawing and designing, experimental work in the laboratories, and in field-work was given for 115 hours per week during the session. Results of Examinations : University examinations. At the University examinations, 1910, one student sat for and passed in the Final Examination for the degree of B.E. (electrical); one student sat for and passed the first part of the Second Examination in Electrical Engineering, one student completed the First Professional Examination in Civil Engineering, and three students completed the first part of the First Professional Examination, and one student passed the Entrance Examination. Associateship Examinations : At the Associateship Examinations, 1911, one student passed the Final Examination for the Associateship of the School of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, whilst the passes in the other subjects of the associateship courses taken at the school of Engineering were: In freehand mechanical drawing, 4; descriptive geometry (advanced), 3; mechanical drawing, 3; steam-engine (elementary), 3 ; steam-engine (intermediate), 4 ; steam-engine (advanced), 1 ; applied mechanics, 5 ; mechanics of machinery, 5 ; hydraulics and pneumatics, 2 ; strength of materials (elementary), 6 ; strength of materials (intermediate), 2 ; strength of materials (advanced), 1 ; surveying (elementary), 3 ; building construction, 3 ; principles of civil engineering, 3 ; electrical engineering (intermediate), 1. Associates!)ip students taking subjects outside their regular course attended lectures, passed examinations, and obtained certificates in the following : Surveying (elementary), 1 ; principles of civil engineering, 1 ; and surveying (advanced), 1. Appointments obtained by StudenAs. —During the year the demand for students trained at the School of Engineering has exceeded the number available. Changes in the Staff. —Mr. M. W. Mehaffey, B.E. (Mech.), having resigned the position of Demonstrator at the School of Engineering to take up the practice of his profession, Mr. P. G. Bamford, B.E. (Mech.), was appointed to fill the vacancy. Survey and Geological Camp. —A combined survey and geological camp, under the joint control of the Lecturers in surveying and geology, was established at Castle Hill for a week during the long vacation. This camp was attended by ten students. A very considerable amount of work was done, and the innovation proving in every way successful, similar camps of longer duration will be a feature of each long vacation. Testing. —During the year tests were made in the engineering laboratories on wire rope for the Public Works Department, bridge-bolts for the New Zealand Government Railways, dumping-bands for the Wellington Harbour Board, drain-pipes for the Timaru Borough Council, rolled bars for the Otago Rolling Mills, concrete blocks for Auckland City Council, and on bronze, roofing-tiles, pipes, chain-link, granite, cement, and wire rope for private individuals and firms. Apparatus. —The plant having been carefully upkept, and having received no accidental damage, there has been little, deterioration during the year.

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Statement op Balances at 31st December, 1911.* Cr. Accounts. £ a . d. £ s. d. Astronomical Observatory Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 411 12 7 Sohool of Engineering and Technical Science Account .. .. .. .. 588 9 11 Boys' High Sohool Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. 629 1 8 Boys' High School, preparatory department .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 Girls' High Sohool, Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,002 8 1 School of Art Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 743 1 8 Museum Guide-book, sinking fund .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Public Library (Postle Bequest), Capital Account .. .. .. .. 1,666 8 6 Public Library, Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 26 9 7 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science Capital Account .. .. 13,941 8 4 Museum, Library, and School of Teohnical Science Endowment Account .. .. 926 18 2 Medical Sohool, Reserves Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,385 6 2 Emily S. Foster Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 6 4 Helen Macmillan-Brown Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. 65 10 6 Thomas Miller Prize Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 11 7 Joseph Haydon Prize Fund .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 225 17 7 33,865 15 0 Dr. College Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. 5,355 611 College Buildings, Loan Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,587 3 6 Boys' High School Buildings Loan Account .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Girls' High School Maintenance Aocount .. .. .. .. .. 695 12 11 Museum Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 15 6 Public Library Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,055 14 5 .15,771 13 3 £18,094 1 9 Bank and Investments. £ s. d. £ s. d Drawing Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,829 16 7 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 3,919 16 7 Less outstanding cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 14 10 3,644 1 9 Mortgages of freeholds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 Mortgages of debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,700 0 0 Debentures (Foster and Brown Memorial Funds) .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Debentures (Observatory) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Debentures (Miller Prize Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Debentures (Haydon Prize Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 £18,094 1 9 Liabilities. £ s . d. Public Trust Department Loan .. .. .. .. 3,600 0 0 Public Library scrip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 10 2 Emily S. Poster Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 65 10 6 Helen Macmillan-Brown Memorial Pnnd .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 6 4 £3,863 7 0 Geo. H. Mason, Registrar. Edward Evans, Accountant. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. * In this statement and in that of the College Maintenance Account it has been found impossible to separate out the acoounts relating to the High Schools,. School of Art, Museum, and Publio Library.

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_.. College Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rent of reserves— Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 5,027 18 9 Classical .. .. .. .. 5,256 3 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. 9,409 8 4 Town .. .. .. .. 433 10 0 Travelling-expenses of Inspector of Reserves 132 12 2 Pastoral .. .. .. .. 2,598 510 Insurance .. .. .. .. 97 5 6 Students'fees .. .. .. .. 2,46114 6 Rates .. .. ... .. 24 19 6 Contributions towards Ealaries of Registrar Exhibitions .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 and staff, and office expenses— Contributions to School of Engineering— From School of Engineering .. .. 120 0 0 Electrical Department .. .. 99 0 0 „ Boys' High School .. .. 200 0 0 Exhibitions .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 „ Girls' High School .. .. 60 0 0 Scholarships.. .. .. .. 70 0 0 „ School of Art .. .. .. 80 0 0 Books for College library .. .. 66 10 3 Museum .. .. .. 30 0 0 Expenses of music lectures .. .. 23 18 6 „ Public Library.. .. .. 30 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. '.. 91 110 „ Medical School reserves.. .. 90 0 0 Advertising reserves .. .. .. 15 11 11 Hire of chairs (Colli ge hall) .. .. 23 0 0 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 22 6 7 Rent of building (School of Engineering) .. 162 10 0 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 119 14 5 Contributions from Medical School re- Printing, stationery, &c. .. .. 169 8 6 serves— Advertising .. .. .. .. 24 1 3 Towards salary of Professor of Biology .. 400 0 0 Furniture, fittings, &c .. .. .. 46 4 3 Towards salary of Professor of Chemistry 90 0 0 Washing and cleaning .. ... .. 10 12 2 Rent of sections in Hereford Street Legal expenses .. .. .. 10 2 3 (Stevens) — Keeping grounds in order .. .. 37 14 3 Boys' High School .. .. .. 60 0 0 General expenses, viz.— School of Engineering .. .. 20 0 0 Subscriptions to newspapers .. .. 212 0 Refund from Boys' High Sohool of amounts . Telephone subscriptions .. .. 31 15 6 expended in 1902-3, in connection with Porter's uniform .. .. .. 5 13 0 fencing and improvement of Hereford Examination expenses .. .. 419 9 Street seotions (playground) .. .. 89 0 8 Selection of Rhodes scholar .. .. 212 6 Astronomical observatory—Contribution to- Winding clocks .. .. .. 3 3 0 wards upkeep and working .. .. 16 8 9 Hireof carriages(Coronationandfunerals) 12 14 6 Contribution from Museum, Library, and Sundries .. .. .. .. 13 11 9 School of Technical Science Endowment Geology lectures— Fund to College Library .. .. 20 0 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 22 11 8 Contributions towards cost of inspection of Field-work .. .. .. .. 918 0 reserve? — Astronomical Observatory— From Boys' High School .. .. 130 6 1 Honorarium ." .. .. 50 0 0 Girls' High School .. .. 8 3 7 General expenses .. .. .. 4 5 6 „ Medical School .. .. 10 1 9 Expenses of eleotion of Governors .. 719 6 Museum, Library, and School of Prizes for Honours students .. .. 21 0 0 Technical Science .. .. 30 0 0 Expenses connected with endowments .. 12 17 9 Fees from popular lectures .. .. 32 1 3 Official postage-stamps .. .. .. 110 0 House rents .. .. .. .. 102 12 4 Expenses of popular lectures .. ... 30 14 6 Government capitation for commercial College Students' Club .. .. .. - 33 12 4 classes .. .. .. .. 29 11 7 Botanical station .. .. .. 215 8 0 Contributions towards cost of travelling- Travelling-expenses of members of Board . 74 6 0 expenses of members of Board of Trinity College Scholarship (Bell) ... 34 2 2 Governors — Maps, &c, for Department of Economics 10 0 0 From School of Engineering .. .. 11 211 Interest (including £223 on Buildings Loan , Boys' High School .. .. 11 17 9 Account of £5,587) .. .. .. 411 5 2 . Girls' High School .. .. 7 8 7 Rent of tennis oourts .. .. .. 710 0 School of Art .. .. .. 518 11 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 „ Museum .. .. .. 518 11 Electrical work in old Chemical Laboratory Public Library.. .. .. 5 18 11 for teaching of physics .. .. 60 16 3 Grant from School of Engineering for in- College Building Loan Account— struction in mathematics .. .. 10 0 0 Contributions towards extinction of debt 1,000 0 0 Refund of advance made to C.C. Officers' Passage from Adelaide (Assistant in MatheTraining Corps in 1910 .. .. 50 0 0 matics) .. .. .. .. 10 7 6 Examination fees of exempted students .. 18 18 0 Half-cost of memorial tablet (late Professor Examination fees (Pharmacy Board) .. 010 0 Cook) .. .. .. .. 710 0 Fees for Geologioal Reports (share of) .. 46 12 9 Chemical Laboratory Acoount, transfer of Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 balanoe .. .. .. .. 126 14 0 Sale of old text-books .. .. .. 010 0 Physioal Laboratory Account, transfer of Sale of College calendars .. .. 4 7 0 balanoe .. .. .. .. 151 3 2 Fines (late entry College examination and Biological Laboratory Account, transfer of cutting desks) .. .. .. 015 6 balance .. .. .. .. 90 2 2 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 5,355 611 £18,168 16 1 £18,168 16 1 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. ..£5,355 6 11 College Building Loan Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Contribution from College Maintenance Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 5,587 3 6 .Aocount .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 4,587 3 6 £5,587 3 6 £5,587 3 6 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. ..£4,587 3 6

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Chemical Laboratory Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dShare of rent of Coldstream Reserve .. 11l 11 0 Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 14 5 4 Sale of old metal .. .. .. 13 9 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 25 5 6 College Maintenance Aooount—Transfer of Electrical current .. .. .. 5 10 3 balance - .. .. .. .. 126 14 0 Water-supply .. .. .. .. 3 4 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 145 3 2 General expenses, viz.,— Printing, stationery, books, &c. .. 14 0 3 Laboratory requisites .. .. 6 0 10 Furniture and fittings .. .. 20 15 1 Repairs and sundries .. .. .. 5 4 4 £239 8 9 £239 8 9 Physical Laboratory Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dShare of rent of Coldstream Reserve .. 11l 11 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 6 17 2 Sale of meter-scales .. .. .. 0 5 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 240 8 4 College Maintenance Account —Transfer of General expenses, viz., — balance .. .. .. .. 151 3 2 Books and stationery .. .. .. 5 18 6 Electric current .. .. .. 1 18 6 Laboratory requisites .. .. .. 4 8 11 Heating-stoves and kerosene .. .. 3 7 9 £262 19 2 £262 19 2 Biological Laboratory Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. College Maintenance Acoount—Transfer of Insurance .. .. .. .. 4 6 4 balance .. .. .. .. 90 2 2 Fuel and lighting .. .. .. 24 12 0 Laboratory specimens and expenses .. 32 0 4 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 11 18 10 General expenses, viz.,— Printing and stationery .. .. 5 18 6 Furniture, fittings, and repairs .. 7 14 2 Keeping grounds and sundries .. .. 3 12 0 £90 2 2 £90 2 2 Astronomical Observatory Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 411 8 6 Contribution towards oost of upkeep (ColInterest .. .. .. •■ 16 12 10 lege) .. .. .. .. 16 8 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 411 12 7 £428 1 4 £428 1 4 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. .. £411 12 7 School op Engineering and Technical Science Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance Ist January, 1911 .. .. 334 12 i Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,816 8 3 Contribution from Museum, Library, and Apparatus for surveying, &c .. .. 40 1 5 Sohool of Technical Science Endowment Rent of building (College), 5 per cent, on Fund .. .. .. .. 525 0 0 £3,250 .. .. .. .. 162 10 0 Contribution from superior education re- Exhibitions .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 serveß (College)— Scholarships .. .. .. .'. 70 0 0 For electrical department .. .. 99 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of Regis- „ exhibitions .. .. .. 40 0 0 trar's office .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 „ scholarships .. .. .. 70 0 0 Contribution towards travelling-expenses of Government grants — members of the Board .. .. 11 211 For specialization in engineering .. 2,000 0 0 Coal, gas, and electricity .. .. 142 4 3 „ technioal classes .. ~ .. 409 19 9 Insurance .. ... .. .. 36 2. 2 „ materials (2 years) .. .. 62 7 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 77 14 3 „ furniture, fittings, and apparatus (2 Advertising .. .. .. .. 28 6 9 years .. .. .. .. 498 10 0 Laboratory stores .. .. .. 7 5 3 Students' fees .. .. .. .. 550 14 6 Experimental work apparatus— Testing-fees (share of) ..' .. .-. 25 5 3 Applied mechanics and mechanioal enFees for certificate of associate .. .. 2 2 0 gineering .. .. .. .. 170 7 1 Allowanoe for apparatus transferred to Hydraulic laboratory .. .. 76 3 1 physical laboratory .. .. .. 45 0 0 Electrical engineering .. .. 75 17 2 Interest .. .. .. .. 19 6 2 Stores and chemicals (electrical engineering) 14 17 0 Special prizes .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Upkeep of plant, repairs to machinery .. 84 6 0 Pines .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 General expenses, viz.— Telephone subscription .. .. 8 0 3 Books .. .. .. ... 2 14 7 Sundries .. .. .. .. 415 Rent of section (8.H.5.) in Hereford Street (share of) .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Grant towards Salary of Assistant in mathematics (College) ' .. .. .. 10 0 0 Apparatus electrical engineering (special vote) .. .. .. .. 80 17 7 Balanoe .. .. .. ~ 588 9 11 £4,687 9 9 £4,687 9 9 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. .. £588 9 11

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Medical School Reserves Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 4,379 6 6 Contribution towards— Rent of reserves .. .. .. 436 10 0 Salary of Professor of Biology.. .. 400 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 169 19 8 Salary of Professor of Chemistry .. 90 0 0 Expenses of Registrar's office .. .. 90 0 0 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 10 1 9 Poughing around plantations, Res. 2254, 5, and 8 .. .. .. .. 8 0 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 2 7 9 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 4,385 6 2 £4,985 16 2 £4,985 16 2 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. ..£4,385 6 2 Mortgages of Freeholds Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Ependiture. £ a. d. Balance, 31st December, 1911 .. .. 8,000 0 0 Balance, January Ist, 1911 .. .. 8,000 0 0 Balance, January Ist, 1912 .. .. £8,000 0 0 Mortgages of Debentures Account. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1911 .. .. 5,700 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 5,700 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. ..£5,700 0 0 E. EEPOET OF THE UNIVEESITY OF OTAGO. (For Year ending 31st March, 1912.) (The University of Otago Ordinance, 1869.)

Visitor. —His Excellenoy the Governor. Council. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor in Council— J. Allen, Esq., M.A., M.P. (Chancellor) ; J. Roberts, Esq., C.M.G.; D. Stewart, Esq. ;L. W. Harris, Esq. ; Hon. J. E. Sinclair, M.L.C; J. H. Walker, Esq. Eleoted by graduates—Rev. A. Cameron, B.A. (Vice-Chancellor); T. K. Sidey, Esq., 8.A., LL.B., M.P.; Rev. Professor W. Hewitson, 8.A.; Robert Church, Esq., M.D., Ch.B. Elected by the professors—Professor J. H. Scott, CM., M.D., M.R.C.S., F.R.S.E.; John Shand, M.A., Hon. LL.D. Professors. Natural Philosophy— J. Shand, M.A., Hon. LL.D., F.P.S. ; Anatomy—John Halliday Scott, M.D., CM., M.R.C.S., F.R.S.E.; Mental and Moral Philosophy—William Salmond, M.A., Hon. D.D. ; English Language and Literature—Thomas Gilray, M.A., Hon. LL.D., F.R.S.E.; Biology—William Blaxland Benham, D.Sc, M.A., F.R.S.; Mining—James Park, M.Am. Inst., M.E., M. Inst. M.M., F.G.S. ; Physiology—John Malcolm, M.D., Ch.B.; Mathematics, Pure and Applied—David James Richards, M.A. ; Dentistry—Henry Percy Pickerill, M.D., Ch.B., M.D.S., L.D.8., R.C.S. ; Geology and Mineralogy—Patrick Marshall, M.A., D.Sc, F.G.S., F.R.G.S. ; MedicineDaniel Colquhoun, M.D., F.R.0.P., M.R.C.S.; Pathology—William Stewart Roberts, M.R.0.5.; Ophthalmology— Henry Lindo Ferguson, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.5.1., L.K.Q.C.P.I. ; Medical Jurisprudence—Frank Ogston, M.D., CM. ; Surgery—Louis Edward Barnett, M.8., CM., F.R.C.S. ; Metallurgy and Assaying—Daniel Black Waters, A.0.5.M.; Education —David Renfrew White, M.A.; Home Science and Domestc Arts—Winifred L. Boys-Smith ; Chemistry— John Kenneth Harold Inglis, M.A., D.Sc. ; Bacteriology and Public Health—Sydney Taylor Champtaloup, M.8., Ch.B., B.Sc, P.H. Lecturers. Mental Diseases—Frederick Truby King, M.8., CM., B.Sc.; German—Frank Hyde Campbell, M.A. ; Frenoh— George Edward Thompson, M.A. ; Hebrew—Miohael Watt, M.A., Hon. D.D.; Tutor in Medicine—William Marshall Macdonald, M.8., CM.; Jurisprudence—William Grant Hay, LL.M.; Constitutional History— J. Lang, M.A. ; Assistant Lecturer on Surgery—William Newlands, M.A., B.Sc, M.8., Ch. 8., F.R.C.S. ; Political Economy and Accountancy Law—Harry Dodgshun Bedford, M.A., LL.M.; Latin—T. D. Adams, M.A. ; Greek—James Dunbar; Beverly Demonstrator in Physics—Thomas Bennett Hamilton, M.A., B.Sc.; Midwifery and Gynaecology—Frederick Ratcliffe Riley, F.E.C.S., L.R.C.P.; Materia Medica—Frank W. Fitohett, M.D., CM. ; Chemistry—Home Science Department—G. Helen Rawson ; Tutor in Surgery—S. 0. Allen, M.D., F.R.C.S.; Accountancy—G. W. Reid, 8.C0m.; Criminal Law —P. S. K. Macassey; Property, Part 11, and Procedure—o. G. White, LL.B., 8.A.; Evidence— W. D. Stewart, LL.B.; TortB-J. B. Callan, 8.A., LL.B.; Property, Part I—A. A. Finch. Registrar —H. Chapman, B.A.

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The Chancellor op the University of Otago to His Excellency the Governor. Your Excellency,— In compliance with the provisions of the University of Otago Ordinance, 1869, I have the honour to forward herewith a report of the proceedings of the University of Otago for the year ending 31st March, 1912. . - . The Council. There have been no changes in the personnel of the Council during the past year. The constitution of this body will, however, be very largely altered by the University of Otago Council Act, 1911 : The number of members will be increased from twelve to seventeen, and the Education and High School Boards, primary- and secondary-school teachers, as well as School Committees, will in future have representatives on the Council. The new Council will come into office on the Ist day of July. The Staff. The most important change in connection with the staff is the retirement of Dr. Black, after forty years of service, from the position of Professor of Chemistry. J. K. H. Inglis, M.A. .D.Sc, late Professor of Chemistry at Reading, has been appointed to this post. A further change has been rendered necessary by the retirement of Mr. A. R. Barclay from the position of Lecturer on Constitutional History ; and in his stead the Council has appointed Mr. J. Lang, M.A. During the year it was found necessary to grant assistance to Dr. Barnett, Professor of Surgery. Dr. Newlands, formerly Tutor in Surgery, has been appointed as Dr. Barnett's assistant, whilst Dr. Allen has been appointed to the tutorship. Further appointments, rendered necessary by the extension of the University work to the teaching of accountancy and law, are noted in detail in a later part of this report. Home Science School. The home science classes, which were inaugurated during the year, were attended by a fair number of students, and there is a considerable increase in the enrolments for the present year. The action of the Senate in setting up a special degree in home science will no doubt tend to encourage young women to take up this course of study. Law Lectures. Attempts have more than once been made in the past to establish law classes in connection with the University, but these attempts have not been an unqualified success. During the past year, however, the Dunedin Law Society has interested itself in the matter, and has offered to contribute £100 a year in support of law classes, if they could be established. The Council, unfortunately, was not in a position to afford further financial assistance ; but to meet the emergency six well-known legal practitioners very generously offered their services. Mr. P. S. K. Macassey volunteered to give lectures in criminal law; Mr. A. A. Pinch in property, Part I; Mr. C. G-. White in property, Part 11, and procedure ; Mr. W. D. Stewart in evidence ; Mr. J. B. Callan, jun., in torts ; and Mr. H. D. Bedford in contracts. The Council is much indebted to these gentlemen, who are doing much to assist the law students of this city, and whose only monetary recompense is the £100 donated by the Law Society, together with the students' fees. The formation of these classes is much appreciated by the students, and they are being well attended. Veterinary School. Last year 1 had the honour to report that the Council hoped to have a veterinary school established by the beginning of April, 1912. It has not been found possible, however, to carry out this project. Very great difficulty has been experienced in acquiring at a reasonable price a suitable block of land which would not be inconveniently remote from the city. Until further financial assistance can be obtained from the Government, therefore, the matter of establishing a veterinary school must still remain under consideration. Dental School. The report of the Director of the Dental School is submitted herewith. 1 should, however, like to make some reference to the work done by the honorary staff. It is only fitting that the Council's appreciation of the honorary services of these gentlemen should be noted in this report. The public, perhaps, is not fully aware of the amount of time and labour devoted by them free of charge in the interests of the public well-being. Finance. I regret to report that the finances of the University are not in a sound condition. During the past year, even after allowance was made for such extraordinary expenditure as remodelling the drainage system, there was an actual deficit on the year's workings. This deficit is to be accounted for by the fact that the Council lias been forced to incur increased expenditure to cope with the increasing needs of the institution. As an example of these additional calls on the finances I would point to the establishment of the Chair of Bacteriology and to the extension of the teaching of midwifery in the Medical School. In addition to this, two members of the staff, the Professor of English and the Lecturer on Latin, have asked the Council for assistance. With a full knowledge of the facts, the Council could not but grant the requests ; but the payment of the assistants will be a serious strain on the finances. Further calls on the finances are the necessity of paying a retiring-allowance of £300 a year to Dr. Black, in

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addition to a similar payment which is being made to Professor Sale ; whilst the travelling-expenses of members of the new Council may possibly not be an inconsiderable item. The Council is constantly -being faced with the necessity of making alterations to existing buildings, and is spending upwards of £200 in equipping the chemical laboratory in an up-to-date manner. A return presented to Parliament during the year showed that the Otago public had at one time and another donated no less than £52,567 18s. Bd. to the University. The Council is not unmindful of the assistance rendered by the Government, but it may be urged that a public which has striven so hard to advance the cause of higher education is especially deserving of a large measure of Government support. It is evident that if the Council is efficiently to carry out the functions entrusted to it, it must look to Your Excellency's Government for further financial assistance. In this connection I would beg to express the Council's appreciation of the grant of £1,000 in aid of liquidating the debenture debt, which now stands at £10,000. This debt was incurred some years ago in providing additional accommodation in the Medical School, and the payment of interest is a heavy burden on the funds. As the Council has no moneys with which to meet the liability, it is hoped that your Excellency's Advisers may this year make such provision on the estimates as will enable the whole of this debt to be liquidated. The Council notes with pleasure that the grant paid last year in aid of the Mining School was £750, and it trusts that the same amount may again be paid during the current year. Attached Your Excellency will find reports from the Chairman of the Professorial Board, the Dean of the Medical School, the Director of the Mining School, the Director of the Dental School, the Curator of the Museum, and the Director of the Home Science School. I have, &c, J. Allen, Chancellor.

The Medical School. —Report of the Director (Professor John H. Scott, M.D.). The school continues to increase, and there are now 126 students attending the classes in medicine. This is more than in- any previous year, and our students are drawn from all parts of the Dominion. This steady growth shows that parents and students are well satisfied with the thoroughness of the instruction given here, and that the criticism levelled at the school during the early part of the year has no foundation in fact. Ten candidates passed the final examination for degrees in medicine held by the University of New Zealand last January, and are now qualified medical practitioners. Of these, three are acting as House Surgeons to the Dunedin Hospital, two are House Surgeons to the Christchurch Hospital, and one is acting in a similar capacity in Wellington. The travelling scholarship awarded annually by the New Zealand University, and the scholarship offered by the Middlesex Hospital, have been awarded to Thaddeus Julian, who is at present acting as one of the House Surgeons to the Dunedin Hospital. Last year's scholar has now returned to the Dominion, and has entered upon the practice of his profession. Our teaching in several departments is still carried on under considerable difficulties : some of our laboratories are much too small, and the accommodation in the old-fashioned dissecting-room now in use is quite inadequate for the large class now using it. There are sixty-four students receiving instruction in practical anatomy during the present winter, and it is quite overcrowded. Dr. Newlands has resigned his position as Surgical Tutor, and has been been appointed assistant to the Professor of Surgery, while Dr. Allen now fills the position vacated by Dr. Newlands. An extension in the teaching of midwifery and diseases of women has also been arranged for, but a further increase in the teaching staff is desirable. The post-graduate courses inaugurated last year were continued this summer. Those attending them expressed themselves as much pleased with given.

The Dental School. —Report of the Director (Professor H. P. Pickerill, M.D., Ch.B., M.D.S., L.D.S.). During the past year sixteen students have been in attendance at the Dental School; of these, ten were degree students, four were ordinary post-graduate students, and two attended the special post-graduate course. Two students completed their courses and passed their final examinations last January. The following represents the clinical work of the Hospital: Total number of operations, 3,639 ; total number of fillings, 576 ; anaesthetic cases, 148 ; simple extractions, 235 ; crowns and bridges, 44 ; artificial dentures, 129 ; number of fresh patients registered, 373 ; number of attendances of patients, 3,353. In conjunction with the medical faculty a special short post-graduate course was held during March last. The subjects of the classes were " Principles and Practice of the Preventive Treatment of Dental Caries," " Porcelain-work," " Cavity-preparation and Gold Filling," " Crown and Bridge Work," " Mechanical Dentistry," and " Gold Inlay Work." Unfortunately, these were only very poorly attended, only two dentists availing themselves of the opportunity offered. This is largely to be attributed to the very unreliable nature of the addresses given in the Dentists' Register issued from the office of the Minister for Internal Affairs. The greater number of circulars sent out to the younger dentists all over the country was returned by the postal officials. I have on more than one occasion found it extremely difficult to reach that class of dentist whom the Dental School would particularly benefit. I would suggest one of two remedies : (1) That dentists at the time of registration should be informed that unless they intimate their changes of address their names will be struck off the register, as is done in Great Britain ; (2) that the Public Health Department should furnish a list of all dentists practising in the various towns in New Zealand, as is done at the present time with regard to medical practitioners.

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The honorary staff remains much as before, except that Mr. W. Thomson has resigned and Messrs. Donaldson and Barron have been appointed. My assistant in the Mechanical Department, Mr. Hawkins, has, I regret to say, found it necessary to return to England; his place has been taken by Mr. Swan, who is fulfilling his duties in a satisfactory manner. The lecture courses remain as before, but it is eminently desirable that there should be more special lectureships established in connection with the Medical School for dental students. I refer particularly to the subjects of physiology, anatomy, and surgery, which are at present too wide in their scope and too detailed for the ordinary dental student, and, moreover, are arranged at present as two-year courses, whereas a dental student only attends for one year, and therefore some years attends lectures on regions of the body which have very little interest for him.

The School of Home Science.—Report op the Director (Professor W. L. Boys-Smith). There are twenty-eight students attending the classes in home science and domestic arts during the present session. Of these, three are working for the degree in home science, and nine are taking the diploma course. The remainder are taking one or more courses of lectures and practical work in either chemistry, applied chemistry, theory of cooking, practical cookery, physiology and hygiene, business affairs, household economics, or needlework. Our practical cookery class has started this year under very favourable conditions. By arrangement with, the Board of Education, we are using the North Dunedin Technical School kitchen —a large, airy, well-ventilated, and well-lighted room, fitted with gas-stoves, range, sinks, cookery-tables, benches, demonstration-tables, &c. The class bids fair to be very successful and greatly appreciated : nine students are attending it this session. The business affairs class numbers eleven students, and the lectures in household economics are attended by seven students. The theory of cooking, and the necessary chemistry classes which are introductory to this course, are being attended by several teachers of cookery, who desire to fit themselves for the best appointments under the Board of Education, as well as by our own students. This is a branch of our work which ought to be of great service to the Dominion, and will, I believe, develop considerably in the future. The examination results of the first session's work were as follows : For the degree of Bachelor of Science in home science one student passed in inorganic chemistry and biology (as for intermediate examination in medicine), and two students passed in physics (as for intermediate examination in medicine). These two students (the only two then working for the degree in home science) also obtained their certificates in practical chemistry, practical biology, and practical physics. For the diploma, three students passed in inorganic chemistry (both theoretical and practical), two in physics (both theoretical and practical), and three in business affairs. The increase of students this session shows that the work is being more widely understood and appreciated. As soon as some of our students have finished their degree or diploma courses, so that they are in a position to realize fully the value of the training and knowledge they have received, I am confident that the school will grow apace, as they will be able to demonstrate to outsiders how much they have gained by the work.

School of Mines.—Eeport op the Director (Professor James Park, M.1.M.M., M.A.1.M.E., F.G.S.). The Mining School for the session of 1911 showed an attendance of twenty-nine students, of whom twelve were entered for the full associate courses and four for the surveying course, the remaining twelve attending the classes in geology. At the annual examinations one failed in mathematics, one in senior surveying, and three in computations. As the result of the New Zealand University examinations James Allen Thomson, B.Sc, Oxford, A.0.5.M., obtained the D.Sc. degree, and William Andrew Alexander First-class Honours in Physics and the Senior Scholarship in Geology. Dr. A. Moncrieff Finlayson, A.O.SJVL, was awarded the forty-guinea premium of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, for his thesis on " The Secondary Enrichment of the Copper-ores of Rio Tinto, Spain." In 1910 this prize was awarded to Alexander McLeod, A.0.5.M., for a paper on " The Efficiency of Steam-condensation." Mr. E. Fletcher Roberts and E. Gordon Wilson passed the examinations of the New Zealand Surveyors' Board of Examiners, and obtained their diplomas as licensed surveyors, the former standing at the top of the list for the Dominion. The number of important appointments secured by old graduates exceeds that of any former year, and in 1911, as in 1910, the demand for men who have just graduated is greater than the supply, which is mainly due to the small number of students annually entering the Mining School. At the present time thirty-seven old students are profitably employed in mining and engineering in New Zealand, and of these no fewer than fourteen hold official appointments in connection with the Mines and Geological Departments of the State. Among the more important appointments obtained by old graduates during 1911 are the following : G. W. Thomson, A.0.5.M., mill superintendent, the Temis Kerning Mining Company, Cobalt, Ontario ; R. A. Farquharson, A.0.5.M., Petrologist to Geological Survey of Western Australia ; Robert Lee, A.0.5.M., general manager Kaitangata Collieries ; Percy G. Morgan, M.A., A.0.5.M., Director New Zealand Geological Surveys; J. Allan Thomson, D.Sc, A.0.5.M., Pakentologist New Zealand Geological Surveys; John Henderson, D.Sc, A.0.5.M., Geologist New Zealand Geological Survey; John A. Bartrum, Field Geologist New Zealand Geo-

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logical Survey; T. Otto Bishop, A.0.5.M., Inspector of Mines, West Coast of South Island • William Gibson, 8.E., A.0.5.M., Director Karangahake School of Mines; H. Lovell, Director Coromandel School of Mines ; John F. McPadden, A.0.5.M., Director Reefton School of Mines; Otto Friedlandef, A.0.5.M., sampler, Messrs. Bewick, Moreing, and Co., Kalgoorlie; A. Gordon Macdonald, 8~.E., A.0.5.M., Government Inspector of Mines, Malay Settlement; F. W. Thomas, A.0.5.M., minesurveyor Abbontiahoon Mines, Gold Coast Colony; E. D. E. Isaacson, A.0.5.M., Assistant Manager Congo Mines, Upper Congo ; 0. Gore Adams, A.0.5.M., mining engineer to Compania Istanifera El Acre, Bolivia ; A. Walker, A.0.5.M., assistant manager Grand Junction Mines, Waihi; Harold Hamilton, A.0.5.M., assistant geologist to Mawson Antarctic Expedition ; Philip McDouall, 8.E., A.0.5.M., mine surveyor Wealth of Nations Mine, Reefton. Laboratory. During 1911 the number of samples forwarded by the public for examination and valuation by assay or analysis showed an incraese over that of 1910, being as follows : Number of lots, 133 ; total number of samples, 273 ; number of separate estimates, 310. The samples included quartz and quartzose ores for the determination of gold and silver, scheelite for tungstic acid, coals, oils, shales, rock phosphate, limestones, fireclays, bullion, and various ores of iron, copper, &c. The new machines for testing cement, iron, and wood in tension and compression were erected during the early part of 1911, and have already proved of immense value to the classes in mining engineering and applied mechanics.

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS. Statement of Cash Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance 31st March, 1911 .. .. 2,126 15 2 By Water, light, and fuel .. .. 329 0 1 Donation to Library by Medical As- Insurance .. .. .. 85 10 5 sociation .. .. .. 10 0 0 Printing, advertising, and stationery 251 12 8 Donations to Museum and Hocken Repairs .. .. .. .. 410 17 6 Wing .. .. .. .. 102 15 2 Materials and renewals of stock .. 341 711 Sale of calendars .. .. .. 9 3 1 Equipment and apparatus .. .. 548 9 1 Payment insurance company's ao- New works .. .. .. 1,001 19 10 count of fire .. .. .. 19 13 0 Interest on University debentures .. 552 311 Refund from Dental School Building Law costs .. .. .. 15 4 6 Account, architect's fee .. .. 55 14 6 ; Expenses .. .. .. 384 8 0 Grants from Beverly Trust Aooount— Library .. .. .. .. 11l 19 9 Applied Mechanics in Mining School 130 0 0 Pees paid to professors and lecturers 3,501 9 9 Salaries .. .. .. 218 0 0 Government commissions on rent .. 143 10 8 Library .. .. .. 55 8 0 Bank commission and charges .. 3 11 6 Various .. .. .. 97 5 3 Grant for students'building placed on Donations to Home Science — fixed deposit .. .. .. 500 0 0 Citizens' Committee .. .. 275 0 0 Debentures redeemed .. .. 1,000 0 0 J. Studholme .. .. .. 75 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 12,151 14 0 Interest on Mrs. Lothian's Trust .. 22 8 11 Cash in bank .. .. .. 672 13 5 Interest on investments .. .. 526 11 3 Interest on Wolff Harris endowment.. 94 0 0 Public Health Department Account— Equipment of Bacteriological Laboratory .. .. .. 14 16 4 Hospital Board, refund .. .. 25 18 9 New Zealand Society of Accountants 100 0 0 Fees 5,418 5 0 Dental patients' fees .. .. 259 17 1 Church Board of Trust .. .. f;800 0 0 Government Grants— Specialization .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Equipment of Mining School .. 170 11 0 Home science subsidies .. .. 350 0 0 Capitation, home science .. .. 26 6 6 Annual grant, School of Mines .. 500 0 0 Special „ . -• 250 0 0 Grant for liquidating debentures .. 1,000 0 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 49 8 6 Timber licenses .. .. •. 60 3 0 Rents—Benmore .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 79c, Barewood .. .. 16 2 6 Museum .. .. .. 400 0 0 Barewood.. .. .. 900 0 0 Burwood and Mararoa .. 1,300 0 0 Forest Hill .. .. 65 0 0 Education Board .. .. 0 5 0 j „ Professors' houses .. .. 180 0 0 Castle Street .. .. 273 0 0 Refund, Officers' Training Corps .. 28 5 0 i £22,005 13 0

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Balance-sheet of the University of Otago, 31st March, 1912. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. To Capital Account .. .. .. 3,801 14 9 By Bank of New Zealand, fixed deposit 500 0 0 6,500 0 0 Mrs. Leask's Trust . . .. 417 8 2,249 0 0 Fees outstanding .. . . .. 56 14 0 Wolff Harris Trust .. .. 2,100 0 0 Hospital Board, half salary to A. Mrs. Lothian's bequest .. .. 600 0 0 Logan, quarter ending 31st March, Arts and General Account . . .. 49 2 10 1912 .. .. .. .. 11 9 2 Home Science School .. .. 634 7 8 Rents due on account of Professors' Fees held over .. .. .. 60 18 0 houses.. .. .. .. '60 0 0 Students' Building Account .. 500 0 0 Stock Exchange debentures .. 1,800 0 0 Dunedin City Tram debentures .. 2,400 0 0 Government debentures .. .. 6,600 0 0 v Mornington Borough debentures .. 700 0 0 Government debentures .. .. 2,800 0 0 Dunedin City Tram debentures .. 289 9 0 Government debentures .. .. 600 0 0 Cash in bank .. .. .. 672 13 5 £16,495 3 3 £16,495 3 3 Debentures owing by University .. £10,000 0 0

Statement showing how the Capital Accounts are invested, 31st March, 1912.

Arts and General. Receipts. £ s. d. ! Expenditure. £ s d To Balance, 31st March, 1911 .. .. 880 6 4 By Bank charges .. .. . 3 l'l 6 Interest on Mrs. Lothian's Trust .. 22 811 Interest on debentures .. " 559 3] 1 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 49 8 6 Law costs .. .. 15 4 6 Timber licenses .. .. .. 60 3 0 Government commission on rents .. 143 10 8 Rent, Benmore .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Insurance .. .. 23 7 2 79c, Barewood .. .. 16 2 6 Water, light, and fuel .. .' 96 15 0 „ Barewood .. .. .. 900 0 0 : Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 180 4 4 „ Professors' houses .. .. 240 0 0 Repairs . . .. .. 87 15 1 „ Castle Street.. .. .. 273 0 0 „ Professors' houses .. 18 6 0 „ BBurwood and Mararoa .. 1,300 0 0 Materials and renewals of stock .. 38 19 5 „ Forest Hill .. .. .. 65 0 0 Equipment and apparatus .. 117 16 11 Fees .. .. .. .. 2,604 7 2 | New works .. . 551 ]8 6 Presbyterian Church Board .. .. 1,800 0 0 ! Expenses .. .. .. .. 249 15 2 New Zealand Society of Accountants.. 100 0 0 Library .. .. .. 40 12 5 Interest on investments .. .. 526 11 3 Fees paid out .. .. ." i ; 650 6 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. n 2 Balance, Mining School .. .. 347 0 6 ~ Dental School . . .. 356 3 .5 ~ Medical School .. .. 2,419 9 7 Museum .. .. .. 298 12 10 Balance .. .. , 49 2 10 £11,837 7 8: " 1 j £11,837 7 8 To Balance .. .. .. .. £49 2 10 I -— - - School of Mines. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d To Specialization grant .. .. 250 0 0 By Insurance .. .. .. ~ 5 2 3 Government annual grant .. .. 500 0 0 Water, light, and fuel . \ 43 8 0 special grant .. .. 250 0 0 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 6 18 Amount of insurance cheque not yet Materials and renewals of stock ' .. 13 17 5 expended .. .. .. 2 410 Equipment and apparatus .. .119 12 7 Fees .. _.. .. .. 213 2 0 New works '.. ... ~ 2 7 6 Balance carried to Arts and General Expenses .. .. .. 12 7 3 Account .. .. .. 347 0 6 Library .. .. .'. ',', 7 4 4 Fees paid out .. ~ .. 121 16 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. l ; 230 10 4 £1,562 7 4 £1,562 7 ~4

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Fund. Dunedin Dunedin Amount. Stock Exchange, City Tram, H per Cent. 4 per Cent. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. 3,801 14 9 1,800 0 0 689 9 0 6,500 0 0 ! Dunedin City Tram, 4J per Cent. Government Debentures, 4 per Cent. Mornington Tram, 4i per Cent. Uninvested. £ s. d. £ s. d. 600 0 0 6,500 0 0 £ s. d. 700 0 0 £ s. d. 12 5 9 Sales of property.. iunedin Savingsbank Subscribed Fund.. VolS Harris Trust drs. Lothian's Trust 2,200 0 0 100 0 0 600 0 0 49 0 0 2,249 0 0 2,100 0 o \ 600 0 0 2,000 0 0 15,250 14 9 I 1,800 0 0 ! 689 9 0 i , I I 2,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 700 0 0 61 5 9

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Dental School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Specialization grant .. .. 500 0 0\ By Insurance .. .. .. 512 8 Fees .. .. .. .. 341 .1.9 6 ' Water, light, and fuel .. .. 56 16 4 Patients' fees .. .. .. 259 17 1 ' Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 22 10 9 Balance carried to Arts and General Repairs .. .. .. .. 3 7 6 Account .. .. .. 356 3 5 . Materials and renewals .. .. 172 19 9 Equipment and apparatus .. .. 16 1 3 Expenses .. .. .. .. 37 12 7 Library .. .. .. .. 8 15 0 Fees paid professors and lecturers - .. 66 3 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,068 I 2 £1,458 0 0 £1,458 0 0 Medical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Medical Association donation to library 10 0 0 By Insurance .. . . .. 14 0 6 Specialization grant .. .'. 1,250 0 0 Water, light, and fuel .. .. 97 10 3 Interest on Wolff Harris Fund .. 94 0 0 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 9 2 6 Students'fees .. .. .. 2,156 16 6 j Repairs .. .. .. .. 17 12 7 Fees outstanding .. .. .. 56 14 0 ; Materials and renewals of stock .. 97 1 I Balance carried to arts and general ac- Equipment and apparatus .. .. 210 14 4 count .. .. .. .. 2,419 97 j New works .. .. .. 125 4 0 Expenses .. . . .. .. 11 II 6 Fees paid to professors ami lecturers .. 1,598 12 6 Fees held over .. .. .. 60 18 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,744 12 10 £5,987 0 1 £5,987 0 1 School of Home Science. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balanoe 31st March, 1911 .. .. 1,091 2 2I By Insurance .. .. ... 4 7 4 Citizens' Committee for furnishing . . 75 0 0 ' Water, light, and fuel .. .. 4 0 6 Citizens' Committee, annual contribu- Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 19 10 tion .. .. .. .. 200 00 I Repairs.. .. .. .. 251 14 7 J. Studholme, quarterly contribution.. 75 0 0 Materials and renewals of stock .. 11 16 10 Government subsidy on J. Studholme's Equipment and apparatus .. .. I 11 6 contribution .. .. .. 75 0 0 New works .. . . .. 193 0 1 Government subsidy on contributions Expenses .. .. .. .. 53 6 0 of Citizens' Committee .. .. 275 0 0 ! Fees paid to professors and lecturers 29 18 6 Capitation .. .. .. 26 6 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 721 1 8 Students' fees .. .. .. 106 17 0 j Balance .. .. .. .. 634 7 8 £1,924 5 8 £1,924 5 8 Fees Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st March, 1911 .. .. 5 16 8 By Balance, 31st March, 1911 .. .. 0 19 6 Fees from all sources, including £259 Portion of balance (£5 16s. Bd.) refunded 17s. Id. for dental patients'fees .. 5,983 15 4 to Miss Glasgow .. .. .. 10 0 Balance, being fees due by the New Refund to New Zealand University, ex - Zealand University on account of cess exchange on cheque .. .. 0 16 9 Scholarship holders .. .. 56 14 0 Fees refunded to students .. .. 303 16 6 Remainder of balance appropriated to Arts and General Account ..£416 8 Transfers to Arts and General .. £2,599 10 6 2,604 7 2 Transfers to Home Science .. .. 106 17 0 Mines School .. .. 213 2 0 Dental School .. .. 341 19 6 Ditto, for patients' fees .. 259 17 I Medical Sohool .. .. 2,213 10 6 £6,046 6 0 £6,046 6 0 === ___ -— I By Balance .. .. .. .. £56 14 0 Statement of Fees paid to Professors and, Lecturers. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d To Balance, 31st March, 1911 .. .. 34 13 0 By Balance paid over .. .. .. 34 13 0 Fees received (included in £5,983 15s. Paid on aocount Arts and General .. 1,650 6 9 4d. above) .. .. .. 3,527 14 9 „ Mining School .. 121 16 0 Medical School .. 1,598 12 6 Dental School .. 66 3 0 i „ Home Science .. 29 18 6 Balance fees held over .. .. 60 J 8 0 £3,562 7 9 t £3,562 7 9 To Balance ... .. .. .. £60 18 0 r,"T,"r ;-;;..

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The Beverly Trust. n. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st March, 1911 .. .. 1,040 19 9 By Grants, scholarships .. .. 117 10 0 Trustees Executors Company, income 610 13 6 ~ salaries .. .. .. 218 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 21 7 9 Grant, applied mechanics .. .. 130 0 0 library .. .. .. 55 8 0 Installing apparatus for teaching mechanics .. .. .. .. 15 7 0 Equipment for Physical Laboratory .. 37 19 0 Extra lights in Physics rooms .. 28133 Equipment purchased from G. M. Thomson .. .. .. 15 6 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 0 10 0 Balanoe— Fixed deposit .. £668 1 5 0 In bank .. 385 12 9 1,054 7 9 £1,673 I 0 £1,673 1 0 Scholarship and Prize Fund Accounts. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure. Htceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st March, 191 1.. .. 116 19 8 By Catherine Hogg (Richardson Scholarship) 30 0 0 Interest on investments— Dorothy M. Stewart (Women's ScholarRichardson Trust . . . . 40 3 11 ship) .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Walter Scott Trust .. .. 15 5 2 E. M. Burnard (Walter Scott ScholarTaieri Trust .. .. .. 16 17 11 ship) .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Macandrevv Trust .. .. 13 14 11 O. C. Mazengarb (Macandrew ScholarWomen's Trust .. .. .. 28 12 8 : ship) .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Stuart Prize Fund Trust .. .. 4 17 7; J. M. Stevenson (Macgregor Prize) .. 50 0 Ulrich Memorial Fund Trust .. 3 3 3 ; Lyndon Bastings (Stuart Prize) .. 3 0 0 Parker Memorial Fund Trust .. 119 9 H. O. Skinner (Parker Memorial Prize) 2 0 0 Macgregor Fund Trust .. .. 516 1.1 Elkington and Co. (Leask Medals) .. 12 0 Leask .. .. .. .. 2 0 5 Bank charge .. .. .. 010 0 Balance in hank .. .. .. 168 0 2 £279 12 2 £279 12 2 Balance-sheet of the Scholarship Trust Account, 31st March, 1912. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures, — £ s. d. I s. d. Richardson Trust, — Borough of Mornington, Capital .. .. .. 905 2 3 4-1 per cent. .. .. 300 0 0 Income Account at credit .. 25 1. 10 Dunedin Stock Exchange, — 930 4 1 4| per cent. .. .. 2,700 0 0 Walter Scott Trust, — Dunedin City Tramways, Capital .. .. .. 343 911 4 per cent.' .. '.. 100 0 0 Income Account at credit .. 17 0 3 Dunedin City Tramways, 300 10 2 4J per cent. .. .. 100 0 0 Taieri Trust, — Borough of South Dunedin, Capital .. .. .. 383 16 8 4 per cent. .. .. 492 9 0 Income Account at credit .. 35 2 8 3,692 9 0 418 19 4 Interest advanced on South Dunedin debenMacandrew Trust, — tures .. .. .. .. 6 17 0 Capital .. .. ■• 993 7 6 Parker Memorial Income Account, overdrawn 0 1 11 Income Account at credit .. 63 17 4 Gash in bank .. .. .. 168 0 2 1,057 4 10 Women's Trust,— Capital .. .. .. 646 19 5 Income Account at credit .. 16 2 9 — — 663 2 2 Stuart Prize Fund, — Capital .. .. .. 110 0 0 Income Account at credit .. 4 12 8 114 12 8 Ulrich Memorial Fund, — Capital .. .. .. 77 13 11 Income Account at credit .. 8 9 10 —— ■ 86 3 !) Parker Memorial Fund, — Capital ...... 50 0 0 Income Account at credit .. - 50 0 0 Macgregor Prize Fund, — Capital .. .. .. 131 19 4 Income Account at credit .. 3 13 0 135 12 10 Mrs. Leask's Trust,— Capital .. .. .. 50 0 0 Income Account at credit .. 0 18 3 — 50 18 3 £3,867 8 1 £3,867 8 1

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Statement showing the Position of the Scholarship Trust Funds, 31st March, 1912.

£ s. d. Cash in bank .. .. .. 168 0 2 Parker income overdrawn .. .. 0 I 11 Advance for interest .. .. .. 6 17 0 £174 19 1 Dental School Building Account, 31st March, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 560 311 By Balance 31st March, 1911 .. .. 503 10 11 Architect's fee . . .. 55 14 6 Bank charge . . .. .. 010 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. 0 8 6 £560 3 11 £560 3 11 . Balance of overdraft .. .. 560 3 11

F. REPORT OF CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 1911. (The Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896.) i

Visitor. —His Excellency the Governor, Board of Governors. Appointed by His Exoellenoy the Governor —J. Rennie, Esq. Elected by members of. the Legislature—Hon. E. C. J. Stevens (Chairman) ;M. Murphy, Esq., F.L.S.; and H. A. Knight, Esq. Eleoted by governing bodies of agricultural and pastoral associations —J. Deans, Esq.; T. Blaokley, Esq.; and T. Teschemaker, Esq. Staff. Director. —B. E. Alexander. Lecturer on Veterinary Science. —A. Taylor,^M.A., M.R.C.V.S. Lecturer on Chemistry. —G. Gray, F.C.S. Lecturer on Biology. —F. W. Hilgondorf, M.A., D.Sc. Lecturer on Applied Mathematics. —H. M. Budd, M.Sc.

Fund. . Mornington v i_\t. e Am ° Unt - Cent iSSS, 4* pei cent. per Cfmt Dunedin City Tram, 4 per Cent. Dunedin Bo ™»f {J of City Tram, r.?,™!??,. Uninvested. <u ir Cent Dunedin, ** Per cent. 4 peJ . C(Jnt _ l_ Richardson Trust Walter Scott Trust Taieri Trust .. Macandrew Trust Women's Trust Stuart Trust .. Ulrich Trust .. Parker Trust .. Macgregor Trust Leask Trust .. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 930 4 I 53 7 10 769 14 5 360 10 2 18 9 11 285 0 0 418 19 4 48 15 6 267 12 2 1,057 4 10 93 13 4 i 722 14 2 663 2 2 47 4 3 554 15 2 114 12 8 86 3 9 13 13 11 50 0 0 135 12 10 24 15 3 100 4 1 50 18 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. i 82 0 0 25 1 10 40 0 0 17 0 3 67 9 0 35 2 8 177 0 0 63 17 4 45 0 0 16 2 9 100 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 8 14 0 0 8 9 10 50 6 0 50 0 0 7 0 0 3 13 6 50 0 0 0 18 3 3,867 8 1 j 300 0 0| 2,700 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 , 492 9 0 174 19 1 I

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R E P 0 E T. Sir, — I have the honour, by direction of the Board of Governors, in pursuance of the Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896, to submit the following report on the work of the institution for the year ending 31st December, 1911 : — The attendance of students was maintained at the limit of accommodation throughout the year and altogether fifty-four students were enrolled, the same number as last year. lam glad to be able to report that the progress of the students in residence in 1911 was, on the whole, most satisfactory, both as regards work in the College and practical work on the farm. As usual, a number of students from the College competed in the judging competitions for young farmers, promoted by the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association at their November show, and among a large number of competitors the students won the bulk of the prizes. Twenty-two students left the College at the end of the year : of these, four completed one year, seven left in the second year, and eleven completed the full three-years course. Of the latter number, seven satisfied the examiners and were awarded the diploma of the College. Their names and addresses are as follows :L. N. Haines, Roxburgh ; J. Martin (Gold Medallist), Martinborough ; E. W. C. Nieolson, Ngaruawahia ; F. 0. Schmidt, Christchurch ; G. L. Stedman, Napier ; S. C. Woodrough, Christchurch ; D. T. Wood, Kaikoura. A number of public bodies and friends of the College, including the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, G. W. R. Osborne, Messrs. Pyne and Co., Messrs. Booth, Macdonald, and Co., Lincoln College Old Boys' Association, and others, have presented the College with very valuable trophies to be given as prizes to the students. These gifts are very much appreciated by both, staff and students, as they stimulate a very wholesome spirit in the general work of the College. J. A. Barti'um, M.Sc, resigned his position as Housemaster and Lecturer on Mechanics, Surveying, &c, to rejoin the Geological Survey Department. His place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. H. M. Budd, M.Sc, Otago University. The experimental work on the improvement of cereals, being carried out under the superintendence of Dr. Hilgendorf, is progressing satisfactorily. The results obtained so far have induced us to extend the experiments, and we hope in two or three years to be able to distribute pure types of wheat and oats, which should be superior to the present so-called varieties. The college and farm buildings have been kept in good repair during the year. The bulk of the painting and repairs to buildings is done by students, so that a dual purpose is effected- —the buildings are kept in order and the students get useful teaching in the painting and repairing of buildings, which should be exceedingly useful to them in after-life. Upwards of £700 has been spent in permanent improvements. A new wool-shed, at a cost of about £500, has been erected, the bulk of the work being done by student-labour. There is about 2,800 square feet of floor-space in the shed, and holding-room for about five hundred sheep; nine stands for shearers, wool-tables, and wool-room. Arrangements have also been made for lighting the College with electricity, and driving the shearing and milking machines by motors. A start has been made with the work, and a power-house has been erected in a suitable position behind the College at a cost of almost £200. The College farm has been maintained at it high state of fertility : all the operations are carried out on a commercial scale. An effort is made to test any new method of treatment or any variety of farm plant noted during the year. These trials, and the great number of crops and varieties grown, have a very high educational value to the students, and at the same time are most interesting and instructive to visitors to the College. • The farm stock has maintained its high level of merit; as an evidence I append a list of prizes gained by the College stock at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association's November show : One champion ; one reserve champion ; six first prizes ; five second prizes ; two third prizes ; seven V.H.C. tickets; ten C. and H.C. tickets. A small consignment of stock was also exhibited at the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show with equal success. An important addition to our stud stock has been made during the year by the importation from England of one Shorthorn bull, two Southdown rams, one Shropshire ram, two Border Leicester ewes, and three Shropshire ewes. The purchase of these imported animals taxed our resources rather heavily, but the Board of Governors consider the results will justify the expenditure, as the College studs are largely drawn on by stockbreeders throughout New Zealand, so that stock-breeders generally will benefit by the infusion of new blood. The farm with its crops and stock was inspected by over two hundred farmers, including a deputation of sixty from Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Associations south of the Rangitata, invited to the College in the middle of December, and the opinion was generally expressed that the College was fulfilling its object, in that it was teaching the students the principles of scientific agriculture, and showing how these could be applied to a farm run on a commercial basis. 1 have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education. R. E. Alexander, Director.

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ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1910. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, 31st December, 1910 .. .. 549 19 4 ! Salaries of Btafl .. .. .. 1,786 14 6 Interest on oapital .. .. .. 780 00 ! Maintenance of students and staff .. 2,303 0 5 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 2,571 7 10 I Farm wages (including £250, part of Sales of farm-produoe— Director's salary) .. .. .. 1,252 7 3 Wool .. .. .. .. 807 17 5 Purchases of live-stock— Dairy .. .. .. .. 113 13 7 Sheep .. .. .. .. 488 8 0 Wheat .. .. .. .. 532 16 3 Horses .. .. .. .. 6 14 0 Peas .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 Cattle .. .. .. .. 158 14 7 Oats, &c. .. .. .. .. 90 3 6 Pigs .. .. .. .. 58 310 Sales of live-stock— Trade aocounts (including sacks, dip, &c.) 418 12 8 Sheep .. .. .. .. 1,914 15 9 Manures .. .. .. .. 233 9 11 Horses .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 Seeds .. .. .. .. 148 4 0 Cattle .. .. .. .. 228 17 11 Implements—Purchases and repairs .. 244 19 3 Pigs .. .. .. .. 166 8 9 Laboratories — Chemicals, drugs, instruStudents'fees .. .. .. .. 1,740 2 5 ments, &c. .. .. .. .. 19 2 2 Maintenance of students and staff (includ- ■ Contingencies (College) — Travelling exing refunds for board of farm employees) 119 13 10 penses—Staff and farmer's lunoheon 97 17 0 Trade accounts —Sales of sacks, &c. .. 47 4 9 Orchard and grounds—Wages, shrubs, &c. 151 16 0 Laboratories—Veterinary fees, Ac. .. 53 5 1 Buildings—Repairs, &c. .. .. 199 10 1 Farm wages—Refunds .. .. .. 7 2 0 Rates—Local and water rates .. .. 112 4 11 Contingencies (farm) —Show prize-money.. 21 13 11 Insuranoe (College) — Buildings, and acStationery, exchange, &c. .. .. 7 5 5 countant's guarantee .. .. .. 18 18 5 Saddlery—Sale of kits .. .. .. 6 13 0 Insurance (farm) — Buildings, maohinery, Students' books -Bales .. .. .. 40 10 10 and employers'liability .. .. 52 0 9 Electric-light installation —Sale of plans.. 10 10 0 Contingencies (farm) —Expenses of shows, Contingencies (College)— Refund .. 0 0 11 &c. .. .. .. .. .. 33 18 1 Prizes and certificates—Donations, &c. .. 18 13 6 Farm fuel .. .. .. .. 6 2 8 Orchard and grounds—Sale of shrubs .. 0 7 3 Permanent improvements — Labour, maSeeds—Refund .. .. 12 211 terial, &o. .. .. .. .. 168 16 11 Insurance farm—Refund .. .. 4 12 3 Stationery, stamps, telegrams, telephone, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 82 2 11 Library—Books, periodicals, &0... .. 32 0 5 Students' books—Purohases of books, &c. 69 4 10 Students' travelling-expenses .. .. 47 110 Travelling-expenses—Board of Governors.. 63 10 0 Workshops—Wages, &c. .. .. 134 13 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 13 18 6 Contributions to churches and sports .. 15 0 0 Prizes and certificates .. .. .. 55 4 4 Saddlery—Wages, material, &o. .. .. 73 4 11 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Electric-light installation .. .. 20 10 6 Farm-produoe (railage) — Dairy and wool .. .. .. 112 10 Wheat .. .. .. 4 8 4 Peas .. .. .. 1 19 8 Oats, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 110 Credit balance, 31st December, 1911 .. 1,318 8 7 £9,935 18 5 j £9,935 18 5 Capital Account. £ a. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 13,595 12 9 Labour and material for new woolshed .. 554 9' Balance, 31st December, 1911 .. .. 13,041 3 2 £13,595 12 9 £13,595 12 9 Mobtgage Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st Deoember, 1911 .. .. 18,000 0 0 j Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. 13,000 0 0 Statement of Balances. Accounts. £ s. d. Bank and Investment. £ s. d. Capital Aooount .. .. .. 13,041 3 2 Credit balanoe Bank N.S.W. £1,237 13 2 General Acoount .. .. .. 1,318 8 7 Lessunpresented oheques 128 18 10 1,108 14 4 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 250 17 5 Mortgage of freehold .. .. .. 13,000 0 0 £14,359 11 9 | £14,359 11 9 R. E. Alexander, Director. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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