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or school of agriculture recognized by the University. The number of University bursars in 1916 was 260, of which number 51 completed the three years' tenure of their bursaries. The amount expended on tuition and examination fees on account of these bursars was £3,946 13s. 3d., the cost per head being £15 3s. 2d. Educational Bursaries. Educational bursaries are awarded under the Education Act, 1914, and any matriculated student is entitled to one who — (i.) Has within the six months immediately preceding satisfactorily completed his term of service as a pupil-teacher or probationer, and declares his intention of entering a recognized training college on the completion of the tenure of his bursary; or (ii.) Has satisfactorily completed his course of training at a recognized training college and gained a trained-teachers' certificate; or (iii.) Has otherwise gained a teacher's certificate of a class not lower than Class C. These bursaries are tenable for three years, with possibly two yearly extensions, at a University college or recognized school of agriculture. The classes taken must be such as to form part of a course in arts, science, or agriculture, and proof of satisfactory progress must be given. The number of educational bursars in 1916 was fifty-five (as compared with 84 in 1915), of which number eight completed the three years' tenure of their bursaries. In addition fourteen holders of bursaries were absent on military service. The amount expended on tuition and examination fees on account of educational bursaries was £474 155., the cost per head being £8 9s. Domestic-science Bursaries. Domestic-science bursaries tenable at the Otago University may be awarded under the regulations for Manual and Technical Instruction. Applicants for the bursaries must have been resident in the Dominion for not less than twelve months, and must have— (1.) Passed the Matriculation Examination or some other examination approved for the purpose; or (2.) Obtained at least a partial pass in the examination for the Class D teachers' certificate; or (3.) Gained a higher leaving-certificate or, in the case of pupil-teachers or probationers, a lower leaving-certificate. Applicants are required to make a declaration that they will on completion of their course engage in teaching for not less than three years. The term of a bursary is two (or possibly three) years. The bursar receives £20 per annum, together with the fees for the course for the degree or the diploma in home science and domestic arts, and, if obliged to live away from home, an allowance of £30 per annum. Bursaries of this kind were awarded to ten students in 1916,-making in all twenty-one bursars in attendance at classes. Twelve bursars took the course for the degree, and nine the course for the diploma. The degree of Bachelor of Science in home science was conferred on three students, while one qualified for the diploma. Since the bursaries were established in 1912 fourteen positions of teachers of domestic science have been filled by bursars. A gricultural Bursaries. Towards the end of the year 1916 arrangements were made in co-operation with the Agricultural Department for the granting of agricultural bursaries to qualified candidates in order to enable them to obtain the necessary practical training for positions as teachers or agricultural instructors, as officers of the Department of Agriculture, or as farmers. After completion of their training the bursars will be under a legal obligation to serve for a term of three years in one or other of these capacities. Bursaries will be tenable at an experimental farm or other approved institution for two years, with a possible extension to a third year. The qualifi-