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the College accommodation problem. In the latter building the faculties of arts, law, commerce, and music will be housed, and the science classes will be transferred to the completed science building. But the status of the College must still be impaired without worthy buildings for all faculties on one site, which should be situated centrally in the city. I have, (fee., T. W. Leys, Chairman. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. School of Mines.—Retort of the Director (S. E. Lamb, B.Sc, Loud., A.R.C.Se. Lond., A.M.1.M.E.). . The number of students in attendance was thirty-nine, which is exactly the same as the number for the previous year. Amongst this number were four soldiers who have returned incapacitated from the war; and, as there is reason to expect further small additions of a like nature in the future, I have hopes that the steady decrease of students which we have experienced since the war started will have ceased. As a comparison, I may state that in 1914 there were sixty students. Casualty lists issued by the Defence Office show that six of our students have been killed and at least eight wounded. Included in the above total of thirty-nine are twenty students who have matriculated, and two have passed the Senior Civil Service. Fourteen students were studying for the engineering associateship, and two of these —Messrs. S. 1. Crookes and C. Dawson —were successful in completing the course. Up to the present four students have obtained the associateship, whilst three others enlisted at a time when they had nearly completed the course. During the year Mr. T. R, V. Gulliver was admitted as an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London, lie having received the requisite practical experience and having passed their examinations for professional engineers; in addition, two other students partially passed the examinations. Two surveying students have received their certificates as Government licensed surveyors. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Auckland University College for the Year ended 31st December, 1917. I. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1917 .. .. 13,123 19 5 Buildings— From Government— New buildings .. .. .. 1,713 16 2 Statutory grant .. .. .. 9,000 0 0 Temporary accommodation .. .. 1,042 2 3 Material .. .. .. .. 12 19 1 Salaries .. .. .. 11,153 0 4 Capitation .. .. .. 78 15 1 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 327 12 0 Subsidy .. .. .. . • 150 0 0 Cleaning, lighting, and heating .. .. 133 0 9 National ondowment.. .. .. 1,674 17 7 Water and electric power .. .. 23 13 4 From Univorsity of New Zealand — Offico expenses (telephone, postages, and National endowment.. .. .. 836 13 0 sundries) .. .. .. .. 76 I 3 Court of Convocation .. .. 18 15 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. 37 4 2 Endowments— Interest and commission .. .. 6 7 0 Rents, &c, including £510 18s. 4d. from Repairs .. .. .. .. 29 13 11 Endowments Sales Account .. 780 1 1 Furniture .. .. .. .. 10 19 2 Auckland Education Reserves . . 443 9 6 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Students' fees. . .. .. .. 2,755 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 34 11 6 New Zealand Society of Accountants . . 150 0 0 Students' Association (grant for Roll of Interest— Honour) .. . . .. .. 30 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. .. 147 11 3 Bonus to Domonstrator for extra duty .. 50,0 0 Debentures .. .. .. 8 0 0 Premiums .. .. .. .. 10 111 Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 6 7 6 Library .. .. .. .. 206 8| 8 Musio examination entrance fees .. 127 17 9 Lecturers' fees .. . . .. 169 0 0 Annual examination fees .. .. 55 12 6 Leoture requisites .. . . .. 143 14 4 Hall receipts (Choral Hall) .. .. 46 3 0 Music examination expenses .. .. 86 7 6 Scholarships— Annual examination expenses .. .. 17 15 9 Chamber of Commoroo . . .. 20 0 0 School of Musio Scholarship .. .. 110 0 Warehousemen's Association .. .. 20 0 0 Court of Convocation .. .. .. 18 15 0 Calendars .. .. .. .. 0170 Workers' Educational Association .. 400 0 0 Miscellaneous — Endowment expenses .. .. .. 3 3 0 Cottage rent and sundries .. .. 47 13 4 Compensation claim expenses .. . . 110 Unclassified items .. .. .. 30 15 10 Sundries . . .. . . 12 14 0 Balance, 31st December, 1917 .. .. 13,789 211 £29,535 7 11 £29,535 7 11 11. Separate Accounts. 1. Endowment Sales Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1917 .. .. 10,246 0 0 Transferred to General Account (EndowInterest on debentures .. .. .. 510 0 0 ments) .. .. .. .. 510 18 4 Interest on fixed deposit . . .. 018 4 Balance, 31st December, 1917 — Invostod in debentures £10,200 0 0 Invested on fixed deposit 46 0 0 10,246 0 0 £10,756 18 4 £10,756 18 4