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The proportion of male and female students who have won the chief entrance scholarships in the last three years may be seen from the following table :— Junior University, Senior National, Taranaki, and Queen's Scholarships. M. F. Total. 1906 . . . . .. .. . . 20 16 36 1907 . . . . . . . . .. 18 12 30 1908 . . . . .. .. .. 24 6 30 Totals .. . . . . 62 34 96 Finances of the Affiliated Institutions in 1908. The detailed accounts of the four University colleges will be found in the Appendix ; the following summary will give a general view of their finances, as in it are massed all the accounts, except the special trust accounts and the accounts of non-university institutions under the same control : —

TABLE M4.—Summary of Accounts.

" The University Endowment Act, 1868." The income accrued under this Act, and applicable to purposes of higher education yet to be determined by Parliament, amounted, on the 3ht March, 1909, to £292 2a. 6d., received from reserves in Westland.

Expenditure ( :clutive >/ Special Trusts). University College. Deficits, 1907. Salaries. Sites, Building!, Adminiaand tration, Equip- Scholarment En- [ ships, Ac. dowment. Balances, interest, ' December, 1908. 4c. General. Special. Total. General. Special. Auckland Victoria (to 31st March, 1909) .. Canterbury Otago £ 1,346 £ 637 433 5,192 6,322 14,662 9,893 £ 3,093 1,295 7,046 3,634 £ 1,193 2,358 2,749 1,646 £ 590 498 £ 4,634 5,079 i37 £ 33,315 12,539 £ 14,112 15,054 60,345 28,780 Total of four University colleges 1,346 1,070 36,069 15,068 7,946 1,088 9,850 45,854 118,291 Canterbury Agricultural College 1,489 871 4,894 624 7,878 S, ipts (i luaive of Spea .■ts). University Colleges. Balances, 1907. From Government. „.»„ Special I Buildtory f? d '"««■ wry- other. I Ac. I J Defli cemb ts, Det, 1908. 7: Total. I Auckland .. .. 5,181 Victoria .. .. . . 4,944 Canterbury Otago University .. .. 483 Total' of four University 10,608 colleges Canterbury Agricultural College; 292 1,877 26,400 12,249 £ £ 4,000 2,075 4,000 3,363, 3,771, 2,000j 8,000 11,209 * 200 471. I 2,793 502 54 15,582 8,238, £ 66 126 985 814: 99 1,950 4,296 i 1.740 £ 114 417 1,393 26 £ 6,497J £ 198 950 437 £ 14,112 15,054 60,345 28,780 40,526 i 3,464 24,371 1,991 ! 8,085 1,1 6,497 1,1 118,291 1,739 2,642 3,20! 7,878