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The classes were distributed as follows : Christchurch, ten ; Timaru, three ; South Canterbury District, five ; North Canterbury District, five. The country districts have therefore as many classes as Christchurch. The movement has succeeded in bringing higher education to large numbers of people who formerly did not think it within their reach. A most successful summer school was ield at Geraldine, and was attended by fifty-three men and eighty-four women. Two week-end schools were held in South Canterbury. The great necessity at the present time is for permanent full-time tutors, as then the Workers' Educational Association can best fulfil its real object, in taking higher education into every district and bringing it within the reach of every household. In order that the Workers' Educational Association may continue its useful work it is most essential that it should keep in close touch and co-operation with the trade-unions. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1924. College Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ . s. d. Rent of reserves— Salaries .. .. .. .. 19,802 0 10 Classical .. .. .. .. 8,848 17 3 | General expenses — Town .. .. .. .. 444 10 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 64 9 5 I'astoral .. .. .. .. 5,010 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 57 14 4 Coal-mining lease .. .. .. 250 0 0 Water-supply .. .. .. 19 1 4 Coldstream Reserve — Advertising .. .. .. 49 5 4 Chemical Laboratory .. .. 462 19 11 Printing, stationery, and stamps .. 717 14 5 Physical Laboratory .. .. 462 19 10 Repairs .. .. .. .. 108 7 3 Students' fees .. .. .. 6,418 17 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. 149 0 1 Examination fees .. .. .. 100 5 6 Washing and cleaning .. .. 46 19 10 Fees for popular lectures .. .. 23 9 6 Grounds .. . . .. .. 191 17 3 Examination fees —Pharmacy students .. 11 10 0 Heating and lighting .. .. 335 10 6 Share of testing fees .. .. .. 30 19 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. 5 7 4 House-rents .. .. .. .. 79 0 0 Expenses of — Rent of room (Philosophical Institute) .. 6 0 0 Music lectures .. .. .. 21 7 5 Sales . . .. .. .. 22 13 1 Students' club .. .. .. 50 3 9 Donations to College library .. .. 22 1 0 Botanical station .. .. 3 16 10 Grant from New Zealand Society of Inspection of reserves .. .. 172 11 7 Accountants .. .. .. 100 0 0 Endowments .. .. .. 104 0 1 Grant under section 32 (b) of New Zealand Election of Governors .. .. 32 8 0 University Amendment Act, 1914— Travelling-expenses, members of Board 73 1 0 National endowment .. .. 1,031 14 4 Jubilee celebrations .. .. 9 11 4 Fines —Library .. .. .. 3 6 6 Forestry Department .. .. 20 17 1 Proceeds from graduates' dinner, Jubilee Popular lectures .. .. .. 83 1 3 celebrations .. .. .. 3 3 1 Auditing .. .. .. .. 53 11 0 Donation towards cost of alteration to Grants in aid to necessitous students 8 8 0 Helen Connon Hall .. .. 15 0 0 Class prizes .. .. .. 100 9 11 Government grants— Prizes for first-class honours .. 42 0 0 Statutory grant .. .. 1,600 0 0 Grant towards expenses of researoh Towards salary of Professor of Education 850 0 0 course at Cambridge .. .. 99 7 10 Capitation for commerce classes .. 154 16 0 Reception of graduates .. .. 6 5 0 Research on New Zealand taxads .. 187 10 0 Rector's petty cash .. .. 410 0 Subsidy (£1 for £1) on contribution from Wall maps and lantern-slides, economic New Zealand Society of Accountants 100 0 0 history .. .. .. .. 7111 Subsidy (£1 for £1) on donations to Apparatus, experimental education .. 296 13 9 College library .. .. .. 11 11 0 Balopticon lantern .. .. .. 47 15 4 Boarding fees— Travelling-expenses, &e., Professor of Rolleston House .. .. .. 3,560 13 6 Mathematics .. .. .. 67 18 0 Helen Connon Hall .. .. 1,328 17 9 Rent of tennis-courts .. .. 7 10 0 Contributions — Sundries .. .. .. .. 223 11 5 From various departments toward cost College library .. .. .. 465 8 8 of inspection of reserves .. .. 250 510 Interest .. .. .. .. 847 17 3 Cost of administration .. .. 1,563 2 7 Geology lectures .. .. .. 103 2 5 From School of Engineering, toward Astronomical observatory .. .. 54 0 0 instruction in mathematics .. 20 0 0 Chemical laboratory .. .. .. 532 12 2 From Boys' High School, for rent of Physical laboratory .. .. .. 583 13 5 playground and tennis-court .. 80 0 0 Biological laboratory .. .. .. 291 0 8 From Medical School reserves, toward Rolleston House — maintenance of Biology Department 1,022 0 0 Administration expenses .. .. 20 6 1 Maintenance of Chemistry Depart- Salaries and wages .. .. 941 3 11 ment .. .. .. .. 876 0 0 Provisions .. .. •• 1,730 17 6 Maintenance of Physics Department 730 0 0 Heating and lighting .. .. 452 19 5 From Museum, Library, and School of Repairs and maintenance of buildings .. 139 1 4 Technical Science Endowment, toward Insurance and rates .. .. 31 5 4 College library .. .. . . 18 0 0 Other expenses ■ ■ •. • • 32 18 6 From Wilding Memorial Fund, toward Furniture .. .. .. .. 233,13 0 expenses of lecture .. .. 8 8 10 Renewals of furniture .. .. 75 18 8 Household requisites . • •. 32 16 10 Renewals of household requisites .. 37 5 9 Helen Connon Hall — Administration expenses .. . . 19 16 9 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 410 2 1 Provisions .. . • . • • • 360 3 8 Heating and lighting .. •. 68 18 6 Repairs and maintenance of buildings . . 1 17 7 Insurance and rates .. .. 4 6 0 Other expenses .. .. . • 2 2 0 Furniture .. .. • • • ■ 0 13 2 Renewals of furniture ' .. 22 0 1 Household requisites . . .. 3 9 4 Renewals of household requisites .. 9 13 7 Allocation to building sinking fund .. 200 0 0 Contributions — To School of Engineering —- For general . • • • • • 826 10 0 For exhibition .. .. • ■ 80 0 0 To Workers' Educational Association 350 0 0 Buildings and Sites Account— Transfer of balance in reduction of debt on sites and buildings .. .. 3,659 1 3 £35,708 12 6 £35,708 12 6 3—E. 7.