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2, Endowment Sales Account. ........ £ s. d. £ s. d. Balanco, Ist January, 1916 .. .. 10,246 0 0 Transferred to General Account (EndowInterest on debentures .. .. .. 510 0 0 ments) .. .. .. .. 510 18 4 Intorest on fixed deposit .. .. 018 4 Balance, 31st December, 1916 — Invested in debentures £10,200 0 0 Invested on fixod deposit 46 0 0 — 10,246 0 0 £10,756 18 4 £10,756 18 4 3. J. L. Sinclair Bequest. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1916 .. .. 31 6 6 Balance, 31st Doccmber, 1916, in Auckland Interest, Auckland Savings-bank .. 16 4 Savings-bank .. .. .. 32 12 10 £32 12 10 £32 12 10 111. Statement of Balances at 31st December, 1916. Accounts. £ s. d. General Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,123 19 5 Sinclair-Gillies Account .. '.. .. .. .. .. 4,040 10 7 Endowment Salos Account .. .. .. .. 10,246 0 0 Sinclair bequost .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 32 12 10 £27,443 2 10 Banks and Investments. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand (current) .. .. .. .. .. 7,028 17 10 „ (fixed deposit) .. . . .. .. .. 46 0 0 Post Office Savings-bank .. .". .. .. .. .. 382 16 8 Auckland Savings-bank . . .. ... .. . . .. 410 8 4 Debentures .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 400 0 0 .. 10,200 0 0 Mortgages (freehold) .. .. ... .. .. .. 8,975 0 0 £27,443 2 10 Chas. M. Nelson, M.A., Registrar. Examined and found correct.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General,

C. REPORT OF THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 1916. (The Victoria College Aot, 1905.) Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Eduoation. Members of Council. Chairman of Council. —C. Watson, Esq., B.A. (N.Z.). Appointed by His Exoellenoy the Governor in Counoil—C. M. Heotor, Esq., M.8., B.Sc. ; A. R. Atkinson, Esq., B.A. Oxon. Elected by Members of Parliament -C. P. Knight, Esq., LL.D. (N.Z.); W. Ferguson, Esq., B.A. (Trin. Coll., Dublin), M.lnst.C.E. Elected by the Court of Convocation—G. E. Anson, Esq., M.D. ; C. B. Morison, Esq., K.C. ; W. H. Morton, Esq., M.lnst.C.E. ; C. Watson, Eiq., B.A. (N.Z.). Elected by teachers of primary schools—Rev. W. A. Evans; T. R. Fleming, Esq., M.A., LL.B. (N.Z.). Elected by members of Eduoation Boards—Hon. A. T. Maginnity, M.L.C.; R. McCallum, Esq., M.P. Appointed by Wellington City Council-—R. A. Wright, Esq., M.P. Elected by teachers in secondary schools and technical high schools—W. S. La Trobe, Esq., M.A. (N.Z.), and M.A. (Camb.). Elected by governing bodies of secondary schools—Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C. Elected by the Professorial Board—Professor J. M. E. Ganow; Professor J. R. Brown. Staff. Professors. —Classics —J. Rankine Brown, M.A. English—H. Mackenzie, M.A. Modern Languages—(vaeant). Chemistry—T. H. Eastorfield, M.A., Ph.D. Mathematics—D. M. Y. Sommervillo, M.A., D.Sc. Biology— H. B. Kirk, M.A. Physios —E. Marsden, D.Sc. (on aotivo service). Law—J. Adamson, M.A., LL.B. (Dean of tho Eaoulty); J. M. E. Garrow, 8.A., LL.B. (English and New Zealand law). Mental and Moral Philosophy—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.So. Leoturers, eight. Assistants, nine. - -- Registrar. —G. G. S. Robinson, Esq., M.A - - - Librarian. —Rev. B. H. Ward, B.A. ••■-