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The University Endowment Act, 1868. The income accrued under this Act, and applicable to the purposes of higher education yet to be determined by Parliament, amounted, on the 31st March, 1916, to £319 Is. Bd., received from reserves in Westland. Taranaki Scholarships Endowment Act, 1910. The balance on account of the Taranaki Scholarships Endowment amounted, on the 31st March, 1916, to £12,764. The control of Taranaki scholarships has been transferred from the Education Department to the University of New Zealand. Other Professional Institutions. In addition to the four University colleges there are several institutions which, though not actually affiliated to the New Zealand University, are entitled to be considered professional schools of higher education. The Canterbury Agricultural College is recognized by the University as a school of agriculture, and matriculated students of the college may, after a two-years course, followed by a further course of one year at a University college, qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Agriculture upon passing the prescribed examination. The four teachers' training colleges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin may also be included as professional schools. Although not affiliated with the New Zealand University, they are in several ways directly associated with the University colleges ; matriculation is to a large extent the entrance examination for both ; the principal of the training college is in each case lecturer on education at the University college ; attendance at some at least of the University college courses is compulsory for trainees ; and a member of the Professorial Board of the University college is a member of the Board of Advice of the training college The Workers' Educational Association. In the distribution to University colleges of the moneys received by the University from the National Endowment Fund, £300 was allocated in each case for the establishment and maintenance of the Workers' Educational Association tutorial or University extension classes. Branches of this association have been established in five of the larger towns, and tutorial classes conducted in some cases by Uni-versity-college professors or lecturers are in operation for the better education of working men and women.