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resigned his position as Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Adamson was appointed to the vacant position. He arrived in the Dominion in time to begin his lectures a few days after the opening of this session. Classes have been held in the following subjects : English language and literature, education, Latin, Greek, French, German, Italian, mental science, jurisprudence and constitutional history, law, political economy and history, mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, physics, and biology. The number of students attending classes was 376, and there were sixty-seven exempted students attached to the College; 162 students kept terms. The Junior Queen's Scholarships awarded on the Junior National Scholarship Examination were given to scholars from South Wellington School, Havelock North School, Stratford District High School, Queen's Park School Wanganui, Wanganui District High School, and Napier Boys' High School. Senior Queen's Scholarships were awarded to pupils of Marlborough High School, Wellington College, and Wellington Girls' College. The Sir George Grey Scholarship was won by Miss M. R. Barkas and Matthew H. Oram, equal at the examination. Miss Barkas, however, also won a Junior University Scholarship, which she accepted, so M. H. Oram holds the Sir George Grey Scholarship. The two Jacob Joseph Scholarships were awarded to Diamond Jenness and Allan McDougall. At the recent degree examinations of the University of New Zealand, students of Victoria College passed as follows : M.A. with honours, 7 ; M.A. pass, 2 ; Senior Scholarship, 1 ; first examination Mus. Bac, 1; first section 8.A., 23; final 8.A., 26; first section B.Sc, 2; final B.Sc, 1; first section first examination B. Com.. 1; first completed B. Com., 1; Barristers' Examination, 2 ; first section first division LL.B., 21; second section first division LL.B., 4; final LL.B., 2. The number of students attending the College during 1907 reached 376. In last year's report the Council drew your attention to the necessity for increased accommodation, and through the liberality of the Government one large room was fitted up to hold the large classes which some of the professors have. The further increase in numbers, however, makes the necessity for more large class-rooms as pressing as ever. This need would be met by the erection of the two large class-rooms provided in the plan placed before you last year. Moreover, the completion of the buildings is urgently required, as there is no hall in which the students can assemble for any University function, or for any purpose whatever. I have, &c, Chas. P. Powles, Registrar.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 4,219 7 10 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,846 9 6 Prom Government — Office salaries and expenses .. .. 355 9 2 (a.) Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 133 8 5 (6.) Grant for buildings .. .. 1,894 2 5 Caretaker and sundries.. .. .. 159 10 8 (c.) For Queen's Scholarship .. .. 896 6 0 Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 31 10 3 (d.) For Sir George Grey Scholarship .. 50 0 0 Chemioals .. .. .. .. 25 3 6 S'ees .. .. .. .. .. 1,610 17 9 College examination expenses .. .. 85 14 11 Examination fees .. .. .. 154 7 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 174 14 0 Sale of calendars .. .. .. 10 8 9 Heating .. .. .. .. 58 5 11 Instruments sold .. .. .. 2 12 6 Water.. .. .. .. .. 4 3 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 148 4 0 Fees refunded .. .. .. .. 7 19 Bent of reserve .. .. .. 94 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 60 5 0 Donations to library .. .. .. 325 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 102 5 7 Library books .. .. .. .. 266 2 10 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 138 8 10 College buildings .. .. .. 2,048 13 7 Repairs .. .. .. .. 7 0 8 Fencing and grounds .. .. .. 11 10 0 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Queen's Scholarships .. .. .. 896 6 0 8,462 3 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 4,943 12 5 £13,405 16 3 £13,405 16 3 Balance down .. .. .. £4,943 12 5 Grant fob Specialisation. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Salaries—Law and soienoe (biology) .. 2,128 0 11 Tianefer from Ordinary Account.. .. 128 0 11 £2,128 0 11 £2,128 0 11 Deposit Account. [Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. £30 0 0 Deposit forward .. .. .. £30 0 0