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the most profitable lambs for freezing purposes was again tried, and the results carefully worked out and tabulated. The same experiment is being tried again (1900-1901). Also experiments with sheep to be fed on turnips, with and without dry food, are to be tried next year (1901). During the early part of the year grass was scarce, but later on and throughout the summer there was a superabundance of it, in fact much beyond the requirements of our stock. The winter was exceedingly mild, and all classes of stock were brought on to spring-time in first-class condition. The live-stock continue to improve. Nearly all the shorthorn cows are first-class pedigree animals. Specimens of the Hereford, Jersey-, Aberdeen-Angus, and Ayrshire are still kept for educational purposes. The Berkshire pigs are very good, and are all pedigree animals. An increasing demand for the college stock is manifesting itself from all parts of the colony. The six different breeds of sheep—Border Leicester, English Leicester, Lincoln, Shropshire Downs, South Downs, and Bomney Marsh—are high-class representatives of these breeds. The live-stock, more especially sheep, have been reduced in number, and are as follows : Cattle, 87 ; sheep, 1,065; horses, 12; pigs, 28 (5 in pig); fowls, 166. This year, practically, no purchases of live-stock have been made, excepting two Berkshire boars, a Border Leicester ram, and a shorthorn bull. As heretofore, a number of improvements for the intrinsic betterment of the farm have been effected, and a large amount of tree-planting has been done, over one thousand trees having been planted. With judicious thinning-out and felling of the larger pine trees, the beauty of the plantations and the surroundings of the college will be greatly enhanced. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. J. Bayne, Director.

Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31&t December, 1900. Farm Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. Rent of land .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Farm wages (including share of Director's Sales of Grain, &c.— salary) .. .. .. .. 844 0 2 Wheat .. .. .. .. 302 6 4 Studentß' labour .. .. .. 16 7 3 Barley .. ~ .. .. 55 15 5 Trade accounts — Repairs, corn - sacks, Oats .. .. .. .. 72 4 11 freights, harness, hardware, sundries .. 285 8 3 Mangel seed.. .. .. .. 0 0 6 Seeds.. .. .. .. .. 48 16 7 Linseed .. .. .. .. 7 12 5 Manures ~ .. .. .. 25 15 1 Potatoes .. .. .. .. 33 16 0 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 933 Saoks .. .. .. .. 24 18 6 Rates .. .. .. .. 34 12 0 Sales of Live-stock — Insurance .. .. .. .. 39 1 4 Sheep .. .. .. .. 765 12 0 Implements .. .. .. .. 28 8 6 Cattle .. .. .. .. 147 7 2 Purchase of Live-stock— Pigs .. .. .. .. 172 4 7 Sheep .. .. .. .. 225 6 3 Horses .. .. .. .. 179 4 4 Cattle .. .. .. .. 8 8 0 Sale of dairy produce .. .. .. 137 15 9 Horses .. .. .. .. 91 6 0 Sale of wool .. .. .. .. 177 17 5 Pigs .. .; .. .. 711 0 Trade accounts —Sales of poultry, eggs, &c, Permanent improvements .. .. 83 17 3 and charges for dipping sheep .. 73 15 8 Loohhead's drain .. .. .. 518 3 Farm contingencies—Prizes at shows, re- Repairs to gates and fences .. .. 135 15 6 bate on carriage of stock .. .. 30 9 7 Repairs to cottages .. .. .. 55 6 2 Students' labour—Refund .. .. 5 9 0 Repairs to farm buildings .. .. 61 15 2 Implements—Sale of old implements .. 10 0 Farm contingencies—Expenses at shows, . Repairs to gates and fences —Refund .. 10 11 7 veterinary medicine, &c. .. .. 64 7 9 Balanoe carried to General Acoount .. 131 17 5 £2,203 1 2 £2,203 1 2

General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,165 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1900 .. .. 153 17 1 Students'fees .. .. .. .. 790 10 0 Salaries of Director and staff .. .. 1,363 17 7 Students'penalties .. .. .. 0 14 0 Library — Books, periodicals, &c, purRent of reserves .. .. .. 1,541 15 8 chared .. .. .. .. 39 2 4 Students' books .. .. .. 15 13 10 Students' travelling-expenses .. .. 810 0 College buildings—Refund for damagts .. 3 7 3 Stationery, stamps, and telegrams .. 89 0 5 Grounds —Sale of firewood .. .. 0 4 8 j Students' books .. .. .. 26 14 5 Laboratories—Refund for apparatus .. 4 0 0 j College building—Repairs, &c. .. .. 73 12 5 Orchard—Sale of fruit .. .. .. 2 2 6 j Grounds—Labour, trees, &c. .. .. 105 411 Workshops material and tools—Sale of old j Insurance, college buildings .. .. 40 19 0 iron, &o. .. .. .. .. 4 5 9! Travelling-expenses of members of board .. 21 9 0 Maintenance of students and staff—Refund j Legal expenses .. .. ~ 24 9 2 . for board of Director, damages, &c. .. 63 13 1 j Prizes and certificates .. .. .. 24 1 6 Balance from farm account .. .. 13117 5 ] Laboratories—Apparatus, chemicals, &c. .. 97 14 0 Balance at 31st December, 1900.. .. 116 18 8 j Printing and advertising .. .. 138 1111 ! Contingencies (college), including locks and keys, guarantee premiums, &c .. 49 8 3 Experimental work — Labour, apparatus, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 55 7 4 Orchard —Labour, spraying-apparatus .. 74 14 9 Workshops — Wages .. .. .. .. 71 4 3 Materials and tools .. .. ~ 28 1 8 Examiners' honoraria and expenses .. 68 5 0 Scholarships—Three of £20 each .. 60 0 0 Contributions to churches .. .. 20 0 0 Maintenance of students and staff .. 1,180 17 10 Bonus to overseer on resigning after fourteen years'strvice .. .. .. 25 0 0 £3,840 2J.0 £^40~2_0