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lll.—John Tinline Scholarship Account. £ s. d. Scholarship .. .. .. .. .. .. •.. .. .. 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 020 £50 2 0 IV.—Bowen Prize Account. £ s. d. Prize .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Summary of Expenditure, 1897. £ s. d. General Account .. .. '.. .. .. .. .. .. 4,295 2 3 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,313 8 6 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 2 0 Bowen Prize Account .. .. .. .. .- .. .. .. 500 £6,663 12 9 Investment Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. To' Balance from 1896 .. .. .. 15,150 0 0 By Masterton debentures (General Ac"Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 450 0 0 count), at 6 per cent. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 700 0 0 Loans on mortgage (Ordinary Scholarship Account) — At 6 per cent. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 At 6£ per cent. .. .. .. 1,550 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 1,000 0 0 Loans on mortgage (John Tinline Scholarship Account) — At 6£ per cent. .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. 150 0 0 £15,600 0 0 j £15,600 0 0 The English Agent in Account with the University. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. a. To Expenses of November examination, By Balance from 1896 .. .. .. 904 12 4 1896— Imprest, 1897 .. .. .. 850 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 667 5 7 Agent's fee .. .. .. 75 0 0 Agent's expenses .. .. .. 72 10 0 Balance in Agent's hands .. .. 939 16 9 £1,754 12 4 £1,754 12 4

Cost of all Examinations for 1896 (including January, 1897), and Fees received for the same.

Comparative Statement of the Numbers of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees received by the University, 1885 to 1897, inclusive.

Examination, Cost. Fees. 1. Special medical examination, April, 1896 2. Special solicitors' examination, June, 1896 3. Military commission examination, October, 1896 4. The November examinations 5. The December examinations 6. The January medical examination, 1897 Total £ s. d. 112 15 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1,454 4 0 1,051 17 10 .. 150 8 2 £2,779 5 0 £ s. d. 44 2 0 4 4 0 110 672 10 6 1,458 9 0 10 10 0 £2,190 16 6

Years. Candidates. Cost of Examinations. Total Fees received. 1885 1886 1887 1888.. 1889.. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 (including January, 1897) .. 1897 ( „ i 1898).. 407 491 535 557 593 708 782 903 957 976 1,071 1,149 1,198 £ s. d. 1,460 7 9 1,585 10 5 1,663 16 11 1,722 18 0 1,927 5 3 2,065 16 4 2,110 0 10 2,235 16 10 2,446 18 11 2,453 15 8 2,599 9 6 2,779 5 0 3,000 0 0 £ a. d. 639 13 0 742 16 0 1,102 12 0 1,253 4 0 1,342 19 0 1,582 4 0 1,723 7 0 1,893 15 0 2,019 3 0 2,011 13 0 2,348 8 0 2,604 11 6 2,892 10 0