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way for the city's needed eastern outlet. Temporary accommodation has to be provided for the classes in separate buildings, the scheme for 1918 involving great expense and inconvenience. The Council will do its utmost to overcome the grave difficulties of the crisis, but it remains with the Government to take action at the earliest possible date to remove the reproach of shockingly unworthy accommodation that rests upon the higher education in New Zealand's largest city. I have, k, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. T. W. Leys, Chairman. School of Mines.— Report of the Director (S. E. Lamb, B.Sc. Lond., A.R.C.Sc. Lond., A.M.1.M.E.). . The war continues to influence adversely the number of students attending the school, the figures for the last three years being 52, 50, and 39 respectively. Of the 39 students in attendance this year, 22 had matriculated and 12 were studying for the associatcship course in engineering. During the year one student passed the examinations controlled by the Institution of Civil Engineers (London), and is now a qualified engineer; whilst another student passed the preliminary examination of the same institution. A third student passed the ' examinations of the New Zealand Government for licensed surveyor. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Auckland University College for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. I. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1916 .. .. 9,617 9 2 Salaries .. .. .. 10,997 4 6 From Government— Office expenses .. .. .. 44 9 5 Statutory grant .. .. .. 9,000 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 36 16 2 Material and apparatus .. .. 22 6 9 Printing .. .. .. .. 179 17 6 Capitation .. •• •• 79 1 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. 46 1 3 National endowment.. .. .. 1,432 16 11 Audit expenses .. .. .. 710 0 From University of New Zealand— Cleaning, lighting, and warming .. 147 15 0 Workers' Educational Association .. 300 0 0 Power (electric) .. .. . . 417 9 Library .. .. + ■■ •■ 250 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 42 11 6 National endowment—- Water rates . . .. .. .. 14 16 6 Architooture .. • • • • 82 17 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 31 3 6 Scionco laboratories .. ' .•' 82 17 6 Interest and commission .. .. 711 9 Endowments— Repairs .. .. .. .. 23 16 2 Auckland Education Reserves 732 10 3 Additions .. .. .. .. 13 19 4 Rents, &c , including £510 18s. 4d. from Lecture requisites .. .. 311 0 5 Endowments Sales Account .. 891 1 4 Library .. .. .. .. 362 610 Subsidies— Premiums .. .. .. .. 40 15 9 New Zeland Institute of Accountants .. 150 0 0 Music examination expenses . . .. 89 19 0 Government .. . • • • 150 0 0 Annual examination expenses .. .. 14 19 0 Hall receipts (Choral Hall) .. .. 139 9 0 School of music .. .. 912 6 Music examinations .. .. •• 143 17 3 Scholarships (School of Commerce) .. 10 0 0 Annual examinations '.. .. ■■ 69 16 6 Sir George Groy Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Salo of calendars, &c. .. .. .. 4 7 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. . . 38 12 0 Scholarships (School of Oommeroe) .. 10 0 0 Workers Educational Association .. 300 0 0 Interest Students fees (paid to six looturers) .. 378 0 0 Mo tgages .. ■ • • ■ • • 291 12 6 Endowment expenses .. .. .. 113 Debentures . . ■ • • • 16 0 0 Balance, 31st Dooember, 1916 — Savings-bank .. .. .. 62 3 Debentures .. .. £400 0 0 Miscellaneous 79 11 1 Mortgages .. 5,525 0 0 Students fees, £2,729 10s., less refunds, Post Offico Savings-bank.. 170 1 7 £2 10s. .. .. •• •• 2,727 0 0 Bank of Now Zoaland (curSir George Grey Scholarship . . • • 50 0 0 rent account, including architecture, £350, and science laboratories, £82 17s. 6d. .. .. 7,028 17 10 13,123 19 5 £26,328 16 6 £26 328 16 6 Chas. M. Nelson, M.A., Registrar. 11. Separate Accounts. 1. Sinclair-Gillies Trust Account. Receipts. £ ». d. Expenditure. £ s. d. balance, Ist January, 1916 .. .. 3,992 14 7 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 Interest .. . . • • • ■ 195 13 9 Advertising .. .. .. .. 5 4 0 Examination expenses .. .. 2 13 9 Balance, 31st December, 1910— Post Office Savings-bank £212 15 1 Auckland Savings-bank 377 15 6 On mortgage .. 3,450 0 0 4,040 10 7 £4,188 8 4 £4,188 8 4