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Accounts ami Balance-sheet.—Statement op Balances at 31st December, 1912. Accounts. Cr. £ b. d. £ s. d. College Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,106 15 6 Sinclair-Gillies Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,823 3 7 Sinclair Bequest.. .. .. .. .. .. 27 10 1 6,957 9 2 Dr. Specialization Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 474 11 5 £6,482 17 9 Banks and Investments. £ B. d. Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 832 4 1 Auckland Savings bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 11 1 Post Office Saving-bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 610 2 7 Mortgages (freehold) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,400 0 0 Debentures (Auckland City Council) .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 £6,482 17 9 Liabilities. £ s. d. Specialization Account (overdraft) .. .. .. .. .. 474 11 5 Chas. M. Nelson, M.A., Registrar.

C. REPORT OF THE VICTORIA COLLEGE, 1912. (The Victoria College Act, 1897.) Visitor. —Tlie Hon. the Minister of Education. Members of Council. Appointed by His Excellenoy the Governor in Council—A. W. Hogg. Esq. ;A. R. Atkinson Esq • R McNab Esq., LL.B. Elected by members of the Legislature—C P. Knight, Esq. ;O. Wilson, Esq. ;W. Ferguson, Esq., O.E Elected by members of Education Boards—A. T. Itfaginnitv, Esq.; R. McCallum, Esq MP •' Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G., CJ. Elected by graduates—J. G. W. Aitken, Esq. ;C B. Morison, E*q., K.C.; H. H. Ostler, Esq., LL.B. Eleoted by public-school teaohers -T. R. Fleming, Esq., M.A., LL.B.; Rev. W. A. Evan's ; OYWatioii Esq B A Eleoted by the Professorial Board—Hon. A. L Herdman, M.P. Staff. Professors.— Classics—J. Rankine 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. Mathematics and Mathematical Physics—D. K. Picken, M.A. Biology—H. B. Kirk, M.A. Physics—T. H. Labv, B A Law— J. Adamson, M.A., LL.B., Dean of the Faculty ;J. M. E. Garrow, 8.A., LL.B. (English and New Zealand Law) Mental Science—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. ' Lecturers.— Education—J. S. Tenuant, M.A., B.Sc. Economics, History, and Geography—F. P. Wilson M A Geology—o. A. Cotton, M.Sc. Commercial Law—W. F. Ward, M.A., LL.B. Accountancy—J S Barton PRa' (N Z.), F.I. A.N.Z. y ' ' oa " on ' r •"•*■ Assistants—English, Miss I. E. S. Watson, M.A.; Latin, W. F. Ward, M.A., LL.B.; Modern Languages Mrs. Macpliail; Mathematics, Miss A. W. Teychenne, M .\. Demonstrators.—Biology, Mus H. M. Jeiikins, MA. Chemistry- J. C McDowall. Phvsios—W A Stawai-i Assistant in Biology—B. H. Low, 8.A., B.So. } Stewart. Registrar. -O. P. Powlas," F.P.A. (N.Z.), F.I.A.N.Z. The Victoria College Council to the Minster of Education. Victoria College, Registrar's Office, 2nd June, 1913. In pursuance of section 44 of the Victoria College Act, 1905, the Council presents the following renort for the year 1912 :— B * Number of Students. —The number of students attending lectures during the year 1912 was 547. Matriculated students—Males, 268 ; females, 138 : total, 406. Non-matriculated students—Males, 114 ; females, 27 : total, 141. In addition to these, there were 66 exempted students, making a total of 613 students attached to the College.