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The English Agent in Account with the University. Dr. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. a. Expenses of November examination, Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 1,168 13 1 1898— Imprest, 1899 .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 792 12 3 Amount received for telegram .. .. 10 8 Agent's fees .. .. .. 75 0 0 Agent's expenses .. .. .. 92 13 4 Balance in Agent's hands .. .. 1,209 8 2 £2,169 13 9 £2,169 13 9

Comparative Statement of the Numbers of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees received by the University, 1885 to 1899, inclusive.

Balance-sheet.—General Account. Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. Balanoe from 1898 .. 2,559 17 2 Paid— Plus Imprest .. 1,168 13 1 Senate .. .. .. .. 304 16 11 : 3,728 10 3 Office and salaries .. .. .. 773 14 4 Eeceipts of 1899— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 1,398 13 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Examinations .. .. .. 3,220 16 2 Interest .. .. .. .. 50 7 10 Convocation .. .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 63 11 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,111 9 3 Fees— Loan on mortgage at 4£ per cent. .. 500 0 0 Degree ■.. .. .. .. 256. 4 0 Imprest, English Agency .. .. 1,209 8 2 Ad eundem and certificate .. .. 17 11 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 2 12 9 Medioal registration .. .. 50 8 0 Examinations .. .. .. 2,874 18 0 £8,541 10 7 £8,541 10 7 Balance-sheet.—Ordinary Scholarship Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ a. d. Balance from 1898 .. .. ..13,26113 10 Paid— Eeceipts of 1899— Scholarships ~ .. .. 1,650 0 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 4 5 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 834 10 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 2,441 18 10 Transfer from General Aooount (Master- Investments — ton Gasworks debentures) .. .. 1,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 6 per cent. .. 10,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage at 4J per cent. .. 1,500 0 0 Masterton Gasworks debentures, 6 per cent. .. .. .. ... 1,000 0 0 £16,596 3 10 £16,596 3 10 Balance-sheet. —John Tinline Scholarship Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ, £ s. d. Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 1,469 12 6 Paid— Jpts of 1899—Interest .. .. 76 16 0 Scholarship .. .. ~ 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 7 0 Balance .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 146 1 6 Investments — Loan on mortgage at 6J per oent. .. 1,200 0 0 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. .. 150 0 0 £1,546 8 6 £1,546 8 6 Balance-sheet. —Bowen Prize Fund Account. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ s. d. Balance from 1898 .. .. .. 124 16 11 Balance in Post-Office Savings-Bank .. 128 11 4 Beceipfcs of 1899—Interest .. .. 3 14 5 £128 11 4 £128 11 4

Years. Candidates. Cost of Examinations. Total Fees received. 1885 .. ... 1886 1887 1888 .. .. .. 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 (including January, 1898) 1898 ( „ 1899) 1899 (reserved for Finance Committee) 407 491 535 557 593 708 782 903 957 976 1,071 1,149 1,198 1,318 £ s. a. 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 2,705 2 i 3,000 0 0 £ s. 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 2,937 18 6