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geometry. Twenty-nine boys have attended a class for three hours per week for further tuition at the School of Art in model drawing and geometry. Saturday Students (State School Teachers). —This special class is very well attended, and has proved necessary and useful, the numbers being as stated above. The subjects taught have been freehand, model, geometry, perspective, drawing from memory on the blackboard, and for a few advanced students drawing from the antique, and still-life work, Free Studentships. —Six free studentships were competed for in the work done during the year. In the morning class the successful competitors were : Drawing from the life, Miss E. E. Munnings; landscape from nature, Miss E. M. Davie; painting from still life, Miss M. Gee. In the evening class: Drawing from life, Miss E. B. Budden; drawing from the antique, Miss E. G. Deakin; architectural drawing, A. W. Fielder. The scholarships offered for competition, one to the head boy in drawing in each of ten district schools, were competed for last February. Six out of the ten schools sent representatives, those failing to send being Papanui, Bichmond, Opawa, and Lyttelton Schools. At the last competition held by the Auckland Society .of Arts eleven prizes were gained by four students, as also the silver medal, for the best work in colour in the whole competition. They were awarded as follows : Painting from still life, Miss E. Turner ; drawing from life (black-and-white), Miss E. B. Budden 1, E. Harris 2; architectural drawing, C. E. Brumsden, 1 and 2; drawing from the antique, 0. Kidson, 2; painting from life (special prize), Miss E. E. Munnings 1, Miss D. Meeson 2; landscape from nature, Miss E. B. Budden 1; native foliage in colour, Miss E. B. Budden, 2; best work in colour in the whole competition (silver medal), Miss E. B. Budden; best work in monochrome in the whole competition (silver medal, honorary), Miss E. B. Budden. Annual Exhibition. —The annual exhibition of students' works was held last February; all branches of study were represented, and it was largely attended by the public- Mr. P. Van der Velden, an artist of European celebrity, kindly consented to judge the more advanced work, and the following is the prize-list: Freehand, E. England 1, M. North 2; model, Miss S. G\ Bainey 1, W. Mooney and B. T. Westropp 2; light and shade from the antique, Miss E. G. Deakin; decorative design, D. Dickenson; head in colour, Miss E. E. Munnings; painting from still life, Mrs. Turner ;' modelling in.clay, St. G. Atkinson 1, W. Thompson 2. At the last competition the Board granted prizes to the amount of £15 15s. They were awarded as follows : two in freehand, two model, one drawing from life, one painting from life. Examinations. —The annual second-grade examinations were held last December, with the following results : Freehand 63, model 52, geometry 14, perspective 6, blackboard 9, full certificates 4. Advanced second-grade or art teacher's certificate : Personal teaching examination —pass, Miss E. B. Budden; full certificate, MissE. B. Budden. Changes in Staff. —At the end of August last year Mr. W. E. Chapman, after nearly seven years' service, resigned his appointment with a view to prosecute his studies elsewhere. Mr. W. K. Sprott also vacated his position in the school. Mr. C. Kidson, from the Birmingham School of Art, has been appointed an assistant master, and Miss Munnings has been promoted to the position of student assistant. Mr. Cane's appointment has been already mentioned. Public Libbaby. Reference Department. —During the year 260 new books have bgen added to this department; the total number of volumes now amounts to 8,527. Forty volumes of United States and Canadian papers have been presented by Mr. J. D. Euys. It is to be regretted that persons are still guilty of stealing books, a matter almost impossible to detect. The following is a list of the books missing : "Handbook of St. John's," " Bambles of a Philosopher," "Spanish Grammar," "Jackson's Practical Arithmetic," "Spencer's Principles of Sociology" (Part IV.), " Statistics of Tasmania" (1842), John Stuart Mill's " Thoughts on Parliamentary Beform," Froude's " History of England " (Vol. 1.), List of Foreign Correspondence. The accommodation is inadequate, and five thousand feet more shelving is required to keep the books in proper order. Circulating Department. —ln this department also, more seating accommodation for subscribers is necessary, and more space for the storage of books. New books to the number of 1,039 have been added during the year, bringing up the total to 13,822. A few additions have been made to the list of magazines subscribed for. To replace worn-out books, 160 volumes have been ordered from England. Of this number, about a hundred have been received. Many of the remaining volumes, being out of print, are not obtainable. A large number of volumes of fiction will require to be replaced very shortly. Some of the books have been in circulation over ten years, and many are now unfit for issue. Difficulty may be experienced in replacing them. A catalogue, containing over 2,500 volumes, was published in January last. The number of subscribers is 1,519, while the weekly issue of books is about 2,000. Beading-room. —The Sub-librarian states that additional space is greatly needed. The newspapers and magazines placed on the table are as follows: English, 6; Irish, 1; Scotch,!; American, 1 ; Australian, 7 ; New Zealand, about 40; and 17 magazines. The daily attendance in the three departments is considerable. The question of providing extra space for the requirements of the various departments demands early attention from the Board. The School of Ageicultube. At a special meeting of the Board held on the 20th April, the death of the late Director of the school was reported, and the following resolution was unanimously passed: "The Board of Governors of Canterbury College learns with deep regret of the sudden death on the 13th April, 1892, of Mr. William 'Edward Ivey, M.8.A.G., F.G.S., F.1.C., the Director of the School of Agriculture at Lincoln, which office he has held since March, 1878. At the same time the Board desires to record its high appreciation of the services rendered to this College and the colony by the late Director, in the important and varied duties which he was called upon to discharge in connection