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The Principal of the School is a decorative artist, who also occupies the position of Professor in Design at the Royal College of Art at South Kensington. Amongst the examples of students' work 1 purchased for the permanent exhibition that is to be started at the School of Art in Christchurch, I was fortunate in getting a complete set of drawings and notes made by one of the advanced students in the Furniture Department of the Central School of Arts and Crafts. The set of examples of the Mural painting course at the Royal College of Art will also be most valuable, and will enable our advanced students to make a start in this direction next year. The set of etchings from the School of Etching at the Royal College of Art will also form splendid examples for our students in the etching classes that are to be commenced next year. The examples of jewellery and enamels, and the fine collection of figure-modelling, together with the reproductions of the studies of Alfred Stevens, Lord Iveighton, A. M. Mucha, and the Raphael and Michael Angelo cartoons will be most valuable to the students of the life classes. The up-to-date collection of books and portfolios of drawings I was able to procure in England and on the Continent of Europe with the grant that was provided by the Board for this purpose has been the means of placing the school in lijie with similar institutions in England in the matter of equipment. I look forward next year to being in a position to obtain from the life classes some creditable mural work, as well as other forms of illustration and figure-compositions. In conclusion I have to thank the Board for enabling me to visit Europe and make the purchases mi behalf of the School. I also wish to thank the staff for the able way the work of the School was conducted during my absence. CANTERBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY. Annual Report for the Year ending 31st December, 1909. Reference Department. During the past year 396 volumes and pamphlets have been added to this Department, bringing the total number of volumes up to 18,576. Two hundred and five volumes have been purchased, 189 presented, and '2 volumes transferred from the Circulating Depaitment, while 19 volumes have been damaged or are missing. In March the books were reclassified under the Dewey system, Mr. James, an expert from the Parliamentary Library in Wellington, with the assistance of one of the staff, doing the work. Some time must yet elapse before the whole of the work is finished. I beg to again draw your attention to the necessity for better ventilation and a better system of lighting. On account of the ruinous results from the gas it should be attended to as soon as possible, as it is a most necessary undertaking. Some two hundred volumes were sent to the binders during the year, and there are still some hundreds that require repairing. The patent papers, which were regularly received from Great Britain, Canada, and Australia, now take up some twenty-six shelves, and. as the space could be used to greater advantage, I would suggest that steps should lie taken to provide some other scheme of housing them. " NowZeal'anders," by George Angus, published in 1846, was one of the many valuable books purchased for this department, while various official publications have been received from the Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia. Tasmania, Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, United States, and Xew Zealand. The Reference Department is also indebted to the Smithsonian Institute for the regular donation of its publications.

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET. Statement of Balances at 31st December, 1909. Cr. Accounts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Chemical Laboratory, Building Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,161 7 7 Astronomical Observatory Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 411 4 6 School of Engineering, Electricity, and Technical Sciei.ce Account .. .. 432 0 5 Boys' High School Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. 463 17 0 Boys' High School, preparatory department .. .. .. .. 444 Girls' High School, Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,002 8 1 School of Art Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 636 12 3 Museum Guide-book, sinking fund .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Public Library, Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,666 8 6 Public Library, Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. ... .. 292 9 7 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science, Capital Account .. .. 18,941 8 4 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science, Endowment Account.. .. 203 11 11 Medical School, Reserves Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,369 710 Emily S. Foster Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 18 6 Helen Macmillan Brown Memorial Fui.d .. .. .. .. .. 97 14 8 Thomas Miller Prize Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 10 1 Joseph Haydon Prize Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 17 7 36,096 1 2 Dr. College Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,574 3 0 College Buildings, Loan Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,834 0 0 Boys' High School Buildings Loan Account .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Girls' High School Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. 2,090 18 7 Museum Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 507 1 0 Publio Library Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,136 9 5 19,142 12 0 £16,953 9 2