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List op Investments. Ordinary Scholarship Account— Loans on mortgage— . £ At 44 per cont. .. ... .. .. .. .. 2,000 .. 8,000 At 5 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,200 .. 2,300 1,200 At 54 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 ..450 .. 2,100 At 6 per oont. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 .. 1,000 John Tinline Scholarship Account— Loan on mortgage at 5 per cont. .. .. .. .. 1, 200 Fixed deposit at 4 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 15(1 Fixed doposit at 44 per cont. .. • .. .. .. .. 300 Macmillan-Brown Memorial Prize Account— Fixed doposit at 4 per cont. .. .. .. .. .. 110 Bowen Prize Account— Fixed doposit at 4 por cent. .. .. .. .. .. 120 Yon Haast Prize Account— „ Fixed deposit at 34 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 250 £25,680 C. Hogben, Acting-Registrar. Examined and found correct. —Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. B. REPORT OF THE AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 1914. Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Education. Members of Council. Appointed by His Exoellenoy the Governor in Counoil—Hon. Sir G. M. O'Rorke, M.A., LL.D., M.L.C.; Rev. J. H. Simmonds ; G. L. Peacocke, Esq. Appointed by the Professorial Board—Professor H. W. Segar, M.A. ; Professor 0. W. Egerton, M.A. Elected by members of the Legislature—Hon. J. A. Tole, 8.A., LL.B., X.C ; J. F. Hosking, Esq.; T. W. Leys, Esq. Eleoted by graduates—H. D. Bamford, Esq., 8.A., LL.D.; W. C. W. MoDowell, Esq., 8.A., M.D., CM.; T. U. Wells, Esq., M.A.; H. J. D. Mahon, Esq., B.A. Appointed by the Auckland City Council—C J. Parr, Esq., C.M.G., M.P. Appointed by the Auckland Eduoation Board—G. J. Garland, Esq., Chairman of the Education Board. Staff. Professors. —Classics —H. S. Dettmann, M.A., B.C.L. English—C W. Egerton, M.A. Modern Languages— M. Walker, M.A., B.Com. Mathematics—H. W. Segar, M.A. Chemistry—P. P. Worley, M.A., M.Sc.D.Sc, P.I.C, P.C.S. Physics—G. Owen, M.A., M.Sc, D.Sc. Botany, General Biology, and Zoology—J. C Johnson, M.A., M.So., B.Ch. Musio—W. E. Thomas, Mus. Doo. Lecturers, nine. Demonstrator, one. Assistants, six. Registrar.— Rev. Chas. M. Nelson, M.A.

REPORT. The Chairman of the Board of Governors to the Minister of Education. Sir,— Auckland University College, 25th May, 1915. In pursuance of section 25 of the Auckland University College Act, .1882, the Council has the honour to make the following report for the year 1914 : — 1. Number of Students. —The number of persons who attended lectures in this College in 1914 was 610: Graduates, 25 (males 16, females 9); undergraduates, 400 (males 244, females 156) ; nonmatriculated students, 185 (males 68, females 117). The number of students who were exempted from attendance was 16 (males 15, female I). 2. Council. —The only change in the personnel of the CoUnciljjwas the election by members of the Legislature (Auckland District) of J. P. Hosking, Esq., in the place of Rev. W. Beatty, M.A., the former member. The other retiring members were returned, unopposed. 3. Staff. —The new professors (three) and lecturer (whose appointment was announced in last year's report) began their work at the commencement of the first term (2nd March, 1914). The stall' has remained unaltered during the year, and consisted of eight professors, nine lecturers, two assistant lecturers, one professor's assistant, one demonstrator, and three lecture and laboratory assistants. 4. Receipts and Expenditure. —General Account: Receipts, including balance of £4,527 2s. sd. from 1913, £16,195 6s. lid.; expenditure, £9,903 ss. lid. ; balance, £6,292 Is. Specialization Account: Receipts, £2,830 10s. 3d. ; expenditure, including debit balance of £75 19s. lid. from