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however, transferred all New Zealand specimens to another room, where shelves have been fitted to receive them. They are now available for study in comparative comfort. I have gone through and listed our stock of New Zealand animals, and have labelled and named those requiring this attention. The usual repairs to skeletons, re-filling of jars with alcohol, re-labelling of specimens, and other work necessary for the maintenance of the collections in good order, have been carried out. The Museum has been visited by a very large number of people ; indeed, I have been quite surprised at the crowds that visit us on holidays and Sundays, and I must note, too, the orderliness of the people. It would be a matter of some interest to provide a turnstile, so as to have an accurate record of the number. I believe the fact would surprise many of our townsfolk. The skylights still give a good deal of trouble in bad weather, and the floor of the annex is sometimes partially covered with water after a spell of rain. Wμ. Blaxland Benham.

Balance-sheet of the Univeesity of Otago for the Year ending 31st March, 1899. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance forward from 31st Maroh, 1898 .. 1,424 13 7 Salaries— Rent of Reserves— Professors .. .. .. .. 4,991 13 4 Burwood and Mararoa .. .. 1,300 0 0 Lecturers .. .. .. .. 1,375 0 0 Barewood .. .. .. .. 900 0 0 Registrar .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Benmore .. .. .'. .. 3,000 0 0 Attendants .. .. .. .. 367 8 0 Forest Hill .. .. .. .. 53 10 4 Apparatus— Castle Street house .. .. .. 20 0 0 Chemical laboratory .. .. .. 193 5 1 Leith Street house .. .. .. 27 10 4 Physios laboratory .. .. .. 519 2 Professors' houses .. .. .. 230 0 0 Biological laboratory .. .. .. 7 8 9 Run 79c, Barewood .. .. 4 . 27 0 0 Medical School .. .. .. 195 18 8 Church Board of Property .. .. 1,800 0 0 Fees—Professors and lecturers .. .. 2,282 19 9 Fees"".. .'. .. .. .. 3,000 17 5 Repairs and alterations to building .. 51 10 4 Interest on fixed deposit.. .. .. 49 0 4 Library .. .. .. .. 55 3 7 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 331 8 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 51 16 8 Incidental receipts .. .. .. 49 10 4 Water, f uol, and light .. .. .. 187 18 11 Burwood Timber Aocount .. .. 14 15 6 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 56 5 6 Refund of advance to Richardson Scholar- Incidentals .. .. .. .. 37 7 5 ship Aoeount.. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Transferred to Interest Aocount .. .. 720 0 0 Expenses, Leith Street house .. .. 29 3 3 „ Castle Street house .. .. 7 0 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 10 7 & Law-costs .. .. .. .. 92 2 5 Special expenditure— Repairs, professors' houses .. .. 32 17 3 Passage of professors, &o. .. .. 262 8 7 Expenses, inspection of run .. .. 3 6 3 Expenditure on prize .. .. .. 4 0 0 Transferred to Museum Account.. .. 36 13 9 „ Reclamation Works Acoount 243 3 1 Balance, 31et Maroh, 1899 .. .. 697 9 1 £12,248 6 4 £12,248 6 4 School op Mines Account. Reoeipts- £ s. d. £ s. d. Government grant .. .. .. 500 0 0 ExpenditureSpecial Government grant .. .. 53 6 2 Repairs and maintenance, &o. .. .. 447 4 4 Salary of assistant .. .. .. 62 10 0 Balance, 31st March, 1899 .. .. 43 11 10 £553 6 2 £553 6 2 Museum Account. Receipts— £ s. d. | £ s. d. Rent of reserve .. .. .. 550 0 0 Expenditure—Salaries and maintenance .. 586 13 9 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 67 9 0 Balance, 31st March, 1899 .. .. 67 9 0 Transferred from General Aocount .. 36 13 9 £654 2 9 £654 2 9 RICHABDSON SCHOLAESHIP ACCOUNT. £ s. d. ' £ s. d. Balanoe, 31st Maroh, 1898 .. .. 765 12 5 Expenditure—Payment to holder .. 12 10 0 Interest on mortgage .. .. .. 42 0 0 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. 769 14 5 fixed deposit .. .. 514 9 Refund .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Refund .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Balanoe, 31st March, 1899 .. .. 31 2 9 £833 7 2 £833 7 2 Sic Waltee Scott Soholabship Account. £ s. a. ■ £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1898 .. .. 29117 11 Expenditure—Holder .. .. .. 7 10 0 Interest on fixed deposit.. .. .. 9 19 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 294 7 5 £301 17 5 £301 17 5