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and the wholly inadequate rooms and equipment at the University, which I reported to the Council last year. Twenty-nine students were in residence at Studholme House during the winter session, 1917, and four of the staff, while twelve students were living with their parents or relations in the town. Three students completed the diploma course in September, 1917, and all three were appointed to good posts before the end of the session. Four students completed the degree course, sitting for the final examination in November. All the posts to which old students have been appointed are very satisfactory, and the Council will be glad to hear that at least seven of our old students are now receiving salaries of over £200 a. year. Since the inauguration of the home-science course fifteen students have gained the degree and sixteen the diploma, Of these, twenty-seven are teaching, two were married in 1917, one is needed at home, and one is organizing and conducting club-rooms for women and girl workers in Sydney. On the sth June, 1917, Miss K. Browning, Principal of the Girls' College, Benares, wrote asking me to send the syllabus of the home-science course followed at Otago University, as she was trying to get the Hindu University to establish a domestic-science course for the B.A. degree. I sent her full particulars, and she has since let me know that a course has been established there. The balance-sheets of botli the Home Science Department and of Studholme House Account are satisfactory, as the Council will see; and I want to record the fact that the auditor has again most kindly donated his services for the sake of the work being done. I need hardly refer again to the insufficiency of accommodation, as the Council is fully aware of the facts, and steps have been taken by which a second set of modified plans have been forwarded to the Education Department. This time I hope we shall receive a favourable reply. I think we are certainly justified in so hoping, for our requests have been so moderate, our plans so carefully worked out, and we have done so much to help ourselves that the Education Department will surely be willing to do something towards getting the teachers it so much needs. The Council will also be pleased to hear that the session of 1918 started with a roll number of sixty home-science students, and of these all but five are taking the full degree or diploma course. Moreover, twenty-one are paying their own fees and have not asked for bursaries. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31 st December, 1917. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance on 31st Decomber, 1916 .. 013 7 0 Salaries paid to staff .. .. .. 18,887 9 8 Refunds Portion paid to Public Trustee Account—■ From Bevorly Trust Account ~ 540 13 9 Superannuation .. .. .. 801 0 1 From Professor Boys-Smith .. .. 50 0 0 Fees paid to professors and lecturers .. 3,476 18 10 From Insurance .. .. .. 517 11 Half X-say fees paid to operator .. 4 3 3 University of New Zealand, payment for Otago Hospital Board, one-tenth dental fees 34 18 5 work of Court of Convocation' .. 15 15 0 Otago Hospital Board, for accommodation Donations and contributions — of bursars .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Chamber of Commerce for prizes .. 17 17 0 Fees for chemical analyses .. .. I I 18 10 Otago Hospital Board (Dental School).. 200 0 0 Paymont to Registrar for work of ConvocaOtago Hospital Board (Bacteriology) .. 400 0 0 tion .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Now Zealand Society of Accountants .. 150 0 0 Purchase of Borough of Gisborne debenPresbyterian Church Board .. .. 1,800 0 0 tures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 University of New Zoaland, for Workers' Equipment and apparatus .. .. 802 1 2 Education Association, for Professor General oxpenses . . .. .. 758 8 4 Bedford's salary and for library .. 830 13 0 Furnishing Robert's Annexe (Studholme Pees— House) .. .. .. .. 253 17 7 For chemical analyses .. .. 17 8 0 King Edward Technical College, for cookery From dental patients .. .. 272 19 9 class .. .. .. 100 0 0 For batoriological analyses .. .. 231 510 Insurance .. .. .. .. 227 9 8 For pathological analyses .. .. 48 3 0 Interest on debentures .. .. 592 10 0 From students .'. .. .. 8,659 10 9 Library .. .. .. .. 312 10 9 Rents, &c- Materials and renewals of stock .. 1,127 6 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 0 5 0 New works .. .. .. .. 1,991 7 0 Otago Education Board .. .. 05 0 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 490 10 3 Otago pastoral reserves .. .. 7,217 4 7 Repairs .. .. .. .. 261 11 11 Southland pastoral reserves .. .. 1,335 2 7 Salvation Army Account, Redroofs HosCastle Street .. .. . . 304 0 0 pital .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 House in Union Street .. .. 50 1 0 Water, light, and fuel .. .. 640 5 2 Professors' houses .. . . .. 240 0 0 Transfer to Building Fund Account, being Government grants — accrued salary of Dr. Drennan .. 1,015 9 8 Statutory .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Sundry payments— Mining School .. .. .. 750 0 0 Bank of New Zealand—Commission and Capitation on commerce and home- interest .. .. .. .. 8 110 science classes .. .. .. 47 17 7 Prizes purchased .. .. .. 10 10 0 National endowments .. .. 1,07417 7 Income-tax Department .. .. 10 0 0 Grant for medical bursaries .. .. 400 0 0 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 515 6 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 770 0 0 Balance as per pass-book £759 7 2 Income of Hocken Library from Trustees Less cheques outstanding 517 18 7 Company and from sale of catalogue .. 76 3 4 Sale of calendar .. .. .. 8 4 3 241 8 7 Sale of physics-books .. .. .. 515 6 Plus cash in hand 314 6 Sale of material to pathology students .. 18 2 0 245 3 1 Interest on investments .. . . 683 4 0 Treasury, equality of exchange (Benmore Bun)' .. 255 0 0 Otago Hospital Board, payment account Redroofs Hospital .. .. .. 117 10 £32,703 11 3 £32,703 11 3