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Staff. —During the year Professor Dettmann was appointed to the headmastership of the Sydney Boys' Grammar School. Professor Dettmann was first appointed to the Chair of Classics in 1908, and his resignation was received with great regret. Professor A. C. Paterson, M.A., has been appointed to fill the vacancy. Workers' Educational Association. —The number of classes established in 1923 was nineteen, with 730 students, of whom 523 were effective. Approximately £50 was spent on libraries, and at the end of tht; year the District Council had in hand £251 16s. 2d. The College Council had for tutorial purposes £800 in hand. The social club again met monthly on Saturday evenings, and had considerable success. Two sets of lunch-hour lectures were given, one at the Chelsea Sugar-works and the other at the Farmers' Union Trading Company, the latter of which proved particularly successful. A week-end school, attended by fifty students, was held in October at Nihotapu. Comparatively little country work could be done owing to the growth of the movement in Auckland itself, where the number of students increased by something like 100 per cent. It was decided at the end of the year to improve the standard of the work by means of lecture notes, and to reorganize the movement by abolishing the part-time secretary and substituting a full-time office assistant to the Director. Arts Building. —On the 23rd May, 1923, the foundation-stone of the new building was laid by the Right Hon. the Prime Minister, assisted by the Hon. the Minister of Education. During the year the building operations have progressed very satisfactorily, and it is hoped that the building will be complete in good time to allow opening the 1926 session in quarters mow fitting for the important work performed by the College than they have hitherto occupied. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Geo. Fowlds, President. statement of accounts. Receipts an t i> Pavmunts for the Year ended 31st December, 1923. Receipts. Payments. Balance, Ist January, 1923— £ s. d. £ s. d. Arts Building— £ s. cl. £ a. d. Imprest .. .. 0 15 5 Progress - payments and General .. .. 11,794 14 8 architect's fees .. 34,044 5 9 In hand .. .. 32 15 5 Preliminary expenses .. 114 13 8 11,828 5 (1 Lighting contract .. 100 0 0 Government grants— . 34,258 19 5 Statutory .. .. .. 12,452 I 8 Students' Building — ProCapitation .. .. .. 500 0 0 gress-payments and arohiEngineering building and tect's fees .. .. .. 2,240 17 3 alterations .. .. .. 325 II 2 Retaining-wall, grounds, &c. 117 10 (i Arts building .. .. .. 31,540 10 0 Less sale of material .. 3 15 0 University of Now Zealand— 113 15 0 National endowment grant 925 3 4 Science building and furniture .. 170 13 4 Less grant to Workers Engineering Building— Educational Associa- Furniture .. .. 10 7 (i tion .. .. 350 0 0 Arts accommodation .. 128 (i (i 575 3 4 Office furniture and fitEndowments — tings .. .. 35 17 0 Rents from property .. 729 11 6 174 II 0 Interest on debentures .. 510 0 0 Library.. .. .. 057 19 0 Education reserves .. 548 1 5 Less refund .. .. 916 0 1,787 12 11 — 648 3 0 Interest — Lecture requisites .. 1,337 15 11 Mortgages .. .. 837 6 0 Less refunds .. .. 718 3 Debentures .. .. 16 0 0 1,329 17 8 853 0 0 Salaries and superannuation Students'fees .. .. .. 7,172 2 0 arrears .. .. .. 17,891 10 8 Laboratory deposits . . .. 34 2 2 Printing, advertising, and New Zealand Society of stationery .. ... 005 10 0 Accountants— Less refunds . . .. 213 6 Donation .. .. .. 100 0 0 --, 602 16 6 Subsidy .. .. . . 100 0 0 Cleaning, lighting, and heating .. .. 332 10 2 Royalties— Water and electric power .. . , 135 1 6 Holland, .1. T. 85 10 10 Insurances .. .. . . . . 137 5 5 Lamont, James .. 223 14 0 Office expenses .. .. .. 46 4 4 McGregor, R. J. .. 56 18 4 Office special assistance (Sangar) . . 70 0 0 360 3 2 Annual examination expenses .. .. 181 3 9 New Building Fund — Music examination expenses .. .. 80 18 10 Donations .. .. 11,405 5 0 School of Music .. .. 7 13 0 Subsidies .. .. 6,555 5 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 26 0 3 17,960 10 0 Travelling expenses .. .. .. 169 3 3 Annual examination en- Telegrams, postage, and exchange .. 142 6 II trance fees .. .. 277 12 6 Physics notes expenses .. .. 44 12 0 Less refund .. .. 111 6 Premiums .. .. £68 17 1 276 1 0 Less refunds .. .. 3 14 Music examination entrance 65 15 j) fees .. .. •• .. 100 14 0 Temporary accommodation .. .. 51 11 0 Sale of calendars, ko. .. ■. 42 14 0 Property expenses .. .. . . 207 4 0 Fines and lockers .. .. 34 1 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 30 0 1 Testing fees .. .. 317 8 6 General expenses ... .. .. 51 6 8 Less refunds . . .. 247 14 2 Graduation expenses .. .. .. 15 1 6 69 14 4 Interest and commission .. .. 212 0 Sale of physics notes .. .. 13 5 0 A udit fees .. .. .. .. 36 9 0 Chamber of Commerce Library maintenance .. .. .. 306 11 5 Scholarship . . . . 20 0 0 Chamber of Commerce Scholarship .. 40 0 0 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. 50 0 0 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Workers'Educational Asso Workers'Educational Association payments 1,091 7 1 ciation — Balance in Bank of New Statutory grant .. 500 0 0 Zealand, 31/12/23— £ s. cl. National endowment .. 350 0 0 Genera'Account .. 10,688 5 4 Donations and subsidies. . 338 3 0 Less unpres c n t e d 1,188 3 0 cheques .. .. 53 10 10 Sundry receipts— W.S.Gray .. .. .. 21 9 0 10,634 8 6 H ire of rooms .. .. .. 5 0 0 Im prest .. .. 30 0 0 Fixed deposit .. .. 16,000 0 0 20,664 8 6 £87,416 II 3 £87,416 11 1