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Accounts and Balance-sheet.—Statement of Balances at 31st Decembeb, 1911. Accounts. — Cr. £ s. d. £ i. d. College Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,175 2 11 Sinclair-Gillies Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,806 5 10 . . Sinclair Bequest.. .. .. .. .. .. 27 10 1 10,008 18 10 Dr. Specialization Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 727 0 7 £9,281 18 3 Banks and Investments. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,241 5 2 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 9 6 Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 963 3 7 Mortgages (freehold) .. .. .. .'. .. .. 4,300 0 0 Debentures (Auokland City Council) .. .. ' .. .. 400 0 0 £9,281 18 3 Liabilities. £ s. d. Choral Hall Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Specialization Aocount (overdraft) .. .. .. 727 0 7 £4,227 0 7 Chas. M. Nelson, M.A., Registrar.

C. EEPOET OF THE VICTOEIA COLLEGE, 1910. (The Victoria College Act, 1897.)

Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Education. Members of Council. Appointed by His Excellency the Governor in Council—A. W. Hogg, Esq. ;J. Graham, Esq. ;R. McNab, Esq., LL.B. Elected by members of the Legislature—C. P. Knight, Esq. ; C. Wilson, Esq. ; W. Ferguson, Esq., CE. • Elected by members of Education Boards—A. T. Maginnity, Esq. ;R. McCillum, Esq., M.P. ; Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G., C.J. Elected by graduates—J. G. W. Aitken, Esq. ; A. R. Meek, Esq., M.A., LL.B.; H. H. Ostler, Esq., LL.B. Eleoted by public-school teaohers—T. R. Fleming, Esa., M.A., LL.B.; Rev. W. A. Evans ; C.Watson, Esq., B.A. Eleoted by the Professorial Board—H. D. Bell, Esq., K.C. Staff. Professors. —Classics—J. Raiikine Brown, M.A. English Language and Literature—H. Mackenzie, M.A. Modern Languages—G. W. yon Zedlitz, M.A. Chemistry-T. H. Easterfield, M.A., Ph.D. Mathematioa and Mathematical Physics—D. K. Picken, M.A. Biology—H. B. Kirk, M.A. Physics—T. H. Laby, B.A. Law—J. Adamson, M.A., LL.B., Dean of the Faoulty ;J. M. E. Garrow, 8.A., LL.B. (English and New Zealand Law) Mental Soience—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. Lecturers. —Education—J. S. Tennant, M.A., B.Sc. Economics, History, and Geography—P. P. Wilson, M.A. Geology—C. A. Cotton, M.Sc. Commercial Law—W. P. Ward, M.A., LL.B. Accountancy—J. S. Barton, F.R.A. (N.Z.),F.1.A.N.Z. Assistants—English, Miss I. E. S. Watson, M.A.; Latin, W. F. Ward, M.A.,'LL.B.; Modern Languages, Mrs. Macphail; Mathematics, Miss A. W. Teychenn4, MA. Demonstrates. —Biology, Miss P. Myers, B.A. Chemistry—J. C. McDowall. Physics—P. W. Burbidge, M.Sc. Assistant in Biology—B. H. Low. Registrar.-G. P. Powles, F.P.A. (N.Z.), P.I.A.N.Z.

The Victoria College Council to the Minister of Education. Victoria College, Registrar's Office, Wellington, 24th June, 1912. In pursuance of section 44 of the Victoria College Act, 1905, the Council presents the following report for the year 1911 : — Number of Students: The number of students attending lectures during the year 1911 was 474 —Matriculated students —Males 249, females 120 ; total, 369 : non-matriculated students—males 71, females 34 : total, 105. Total attending lectures, 474. In addition to these there were 69 exempted students, making a total of 543 attached to the College. The result of the University examinations as affecting the College was : Nine students obtained the degree of Master of Arts with honours ; one the degree of Master of Science with honours ; four were awarded Senior Scholarships ; twenty-five passed the first section of the degree of B.A. ; nineteen obtained the B.A. degree ; two the degree of B.Sc. ; forty passed sections of the LL.B. Examination: two were awarded the degree of LL.B.; two passed sections of the B.Com. Examination.