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of Auckland citizens with that of the people of Brisbane, who cheerfully surrendered their occupied Government House and fifty acres of ground as a site for a Queensland University; but the Auckland University failed to get an unoccupied Government House and less than fifteen acres of land for their much-needed University buildings. Something, of course, must soon be done in regard to providing a new site for our University College, as the want of suitable accommodation for the University students, as well as the students in the Schools of Commerce, Law, and Music, is most deplorable. I should like to add that as soon as new University buildings arc obtained it is intended to convert the original part of the present building, the old General Assembly Buildings, into requisite accommodation and dormitories for male students from the country, where the ordinary system of university life and discipline will be observed. A similar provision will subsequently be made for female students from the country, perhaps contiguous to the new buildings, or in a rented house in charge of a matron. I commend all these matters with the utmost confidence to the favourable consideration of the Minister of Education and the Government of which he is a member. I have, &c, G. Maurice O'Rorke, Chairman.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Auckland University College for the Year ended 31st December, 1910. I. Gf.nerat, Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1910 .. .. 6,101 12 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,761 3 4 From Government— Office expenses .. .. 29 2 10 Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 35 10 8 Additional grant .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 Printing .. .. .. .. 103 3 6 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 33 8 0 Endowments— Cleaning, lighting, and warming .. 99 14 10 Rents collected by Land Board .. 210 3 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 29 12 4 Rents oollected by Registrar .. .. 148 7 4 Commission (bank) .. .. .. 010 0 Taupiri rent .. .. .. 137 10 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 20 0 9 Musio examination fees .. .. 113 10 0 Repairs .. • .. .. .. 79 210 Annual examination fees .. .. 2 2 0 Additions .. .. .. 19 15 6 Sale of calendars .. .. .. 2 18 7 Water-rates .. .. .. 14 8 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 19 8 5 Lecture requisites (Professor Brown) .. 46 13 0 Interest— „ (Professor Thomas) .. 11l 11 4 Debentures .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 „ (general) .. .. 10 19 0 Grey Street mortgage .. .. 28 2 6 Library .. .. .. .. 125 10 11 Te Puke mortgage .. .. .. 103 2 6 Premiums .. .. .. .. 29 14 11 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. 4 0 0 Music examination expenses .. .. 74 16 0 Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 11 18 10 Annual examination expenses .. .. 5 4 8 Students' Fees.. .. .. .. 2,136 11 0 Endowment expenses .. .. .. 16 6 6 School of Music .. .. .. 9 6 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. 10 10 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 29 16 7 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Professors and Lecturers (Students' Fees) 2,136 11 0 Balance, 31st December. 1910— Debentures .. .. £400 0 0 Mortgage (Grey Street) .. 750 0 0 (Great South Road) 550 0 0 Auckland Savings-bank .. 130 12 2 Post-Office Savings-bank 359 19 7 Bank of New Zealand — Current account .. 4,229 2 6 6,419 14 3 £14,285 7 3 £14,285 7 3 Balance. Ist January, 1911 .. ..£6,419 14 3; 11. Separate Accounts. • 1. Specialization Account, School of Commerce and School of Mines. £ s. d. £ s. d. From Government— Balance, Ist January, 1910 .. .. 543 11 2 (irant .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,742 10 0 Material and apparatus .. .. 166 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 17 17 5 Capitation (technical instruction) .. 24 18 0 ! Stationery .. .. .. 58 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 0261 Printing .. .. .. .. 46 19 0 Balance, 31st December, 1910 .. .. 499 18 8 [ Advertising .. .. .. 9 2 6 Cleaning, lighting, and warming .. .. 20 2 4 Insurance .. .. .. 8 2 3 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 18 11 7 Repairs .. .. .. 3 0 7 Water-rates .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Lecture requisites (Professor Jaiman) .. 42 9 8 (Mr. Lamb) .. .. 58 13 9 (Mr. Wilson) .. .. 11l 3 1 Library .. .. .. .. 36 12 6 Commission and interest.. .. .. 2 17 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 016 10 Scholarship .. .. .. 19 0 0 £2,690 19 2 £2,690 19 2 Balance, Ist January, 1911 .. .. £499 18 8