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candidates who qualified for degrees 18 gained Honours in Arts, 4 Honours in Science, and 3 Honours in Law; 12 were awarded Senior Scholarships, and 1 the Tinline Scholarship. Of the candidates for Entrance Scholarship Examinations, 10 gained Junior Scholarships, 20 gained National Scholarships, 1 gained a Taranaki Scholarship, 49 passed "with credit" and qualified for Matriculation and the Solicitor's' General Knowledge Examination, and 22 qualified for Matriculation. There were 1,546 candidates for the Matriculation Examination, of whom 674 passed the whole examination. 111 completed partial passes, and 107 gained partial passes. In a number of cases the Senate has, in pursuance of its powers under the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1915, granted to students who have enlisted passes in sections or in individual subjects. The moneys to be administered by the University under section 32 (6) of the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, were distributed as follows: One-fourth to each affiliated institution as follows :— (1.) To Auckland University College, the sum of .£3OO for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association and for University extension classes, and the balance for the College library, the science laboratories, and the School of Architecture. (2.) To Victoria University College, the sum of .£3OO for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association, and for University extension classes, and the balance for founding a School of Economics. (3.) To Canterbury College, the sum of £300 for carrying on the work of the Workers' Educational Association and for University extension classes, and the balance for the College library. (4.) To the University of Otago, the sum of £300 for carrying on the work of the Workers' Education Association and for University extension olasses, and the balance for the Chair of Economics and History and for the Library. In exercise of its statutory functions the Board of Studies met in Wellington in November, 1916. Some of its recommendations were dealt with by the Senate at its annual session; the remainder are still under consideration. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1916. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Statutory grant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 o 0 Degree fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 642 12 0 Examination fees .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. 6,456 18 0 Admission ad eundem .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ .. .. 12 12 0 Certificates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 13 0 Medical registration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 6 0 Scholarship matriculating .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 19 0 Bursars' examination fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 256 17 0 General .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • 186 18 8 National endowments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,865 13 11 Suspense Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 18 9 £13,715 8 4 Payments. Senate sessions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 6 5 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,085 5 0 Printing, stationery, and sundries .. . . .. .. .. 1,260 13 1 Examinations — February .. .. .. .. .. .. '.. 282 14 3 Special .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 20 0 0 May 225 12 4 April .. .. .. 360 18 1 July .. .. .. . . .. 198 19 1 November .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,921 8 7 December .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 2,33538 English agency .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,733 16 7 Transfers to Ordinary Scholarship Account .. .. ~ .. 1.500 0 0 National endowments .. .. ... .. .. .. 2,865 13.11 Defalcations written off .. .. .. .. . . . . 123 11 7 £14,564 2 7 Balance-sheet.—General Account. Dr. £ s. d. j Cr. £ s. d. Balance from 1915 .. .. .. 2,932 19 9 i Payments of 1916, as per list above .. 14,564 2 7 Receipts for 1916, as per list above .. 13,715 8 4 Balances as under— £ s. d. Imprest, English agent .. 2,055 13 6 Petty cash .. .. 119 8 Post Office Savings-bank deposits .. .. 865 0 3 Due by other accounts .. 1,000 0 0 Bank account (£794125. Bd., lessunnresented cheques, £383 os. 7d.) .. .. 411 12 1 4,334 5 6 Due to other accounts— Ordinary Scholarship 2,250 0 0 2,084 5 6 £16,648 8 1 , £16,648 8 1