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List of Publications. —B. C. Aston : Vegetation of the Tarawera Mountains. C. A. Cotton : Block Mountains and a "Fossil" Denudation Plain in Northern Nelson. T. H. Easterfield and J. C. McDowall: Studies on the Chemistry of the New Zealand Flora, Part V; The Chemistry of Podocarpus totara and Podocarpus spicatus. H. B. Kirk :On the Much Abbreviated Development of a Sand-star (Ophionereis Schayeri) —Preliminary Note; On the Gonoducts of the Porcupine Fish; Notes on Fly-control in Military Camps. D. M. Y. Sommerville : Elementary Method of Investigating the Centroid of a Uniform Circular Arc; Notes on Napier's Logarithms. TJbrary. —Accessions during the year number 675, at a cost of £284 15s. lOd. Of these, 102 were donations.

ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1917. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance brought forward .. .. 6,928 7 1. Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d Government grant .. .. .. 9,000 0 0 Teaching staff .. .. 9,535 6 8 Grant, New Zoaland Socioty of Account- Caretaker and assistants . . 340 0 0 ants .. .. . . • • 150 0 0 Office salaries and expenses . . 761 0 9 Government subsidy .. .. .. 150 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 143 1.1. 2 Rent of reserves .. .. •• 1.82 5 0 Advertising .. .. 16 0 0 Eees .. .. .. .. 2,572 11 6 Travelling-expenses.. .. 21 9 0 Univorsity grant— Examination expenses .. 72 10 11 Convocation .. .. . ■ 15 15 0 Insurances .. . . 64 18 10 National Endowment .. .. 715 14 11 Maintenance . . .. 222 18 0 Government grant (National Endowment) 1,432 16 11 Contingencies .. .. 97 17 10 S. A. Rhodes'Trustees'grant .. .. 4,250 0 0 Water .. .. .. 3 6 9 Sale of calendars .. .. ■• 211 7 Heating .. .. .. 63 510 New Zealand Pharmacy Board (Chemical Lighting .. .. .. 128 12 2 Laboratory) . . . . . • 415 0 Grounds .. .. . . 26 3 0 Examination fees .. .. .. 137 11 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. 387 4 1 Interest— Library .. .. .. 315 10 3 General Account .. .-. •• 115110 Court of Convocation .. 15 15 0 S. A. Rhodes' Account .. • • 162 10 0 Fees refundod .. . . 4 4 0. Athol Hudson bequest .. . • 200 0 0 Tutorial classes .. .. 344 5 5 Workers' Educational Association (grant Calendars (paymont to New for Putone tutorial class) .. .. 50 0 0 Zealand University) .. 25 0 0 —. ——12,588 19 8 Ba'ance at 31st March, 1917— Post Office Savings-bank, gonoral account .. 1,106 14 0 Bank of New Zealand, current account .. .. 593 1.0 11 Bank of New Zealand, fixed deposit, general account 2,000 0 0 Bank of Now Zoaland, fixed deposit, S. A. Rhodes' Account .. .. .. 7,750 0 0 Wellington Trust Loan and Investment Company .. 2,000 0 0 Post Offico Savings - bank (S. A. Rhodes, Intorost Acoount) .. .. 162 10 0 13,612 14 11 Less represented cheques . . 131 5 7 13,481 9 4 £26,070 9 0 £26,070 9 0 Library Deposit Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 22 1 0 Library deposits refunded .. .. 2 2 0 Balance at Bank of New Zealand, 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. 19 19 0 £22 1 0 £22 1 0 Umon Prize Pond. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. Balanoe brought forward .. .. 106 10 4 Bank commission .. .. .. 05 0 Interest .. • ■ • • • • 410 0 Balance, 31st March, 1917— Wellington City Council debentures .. 100 0 0 Bank balance .. .. .. 10 15 4 £111 0 4 £111 0 4 Jacob Joseph Scholarship Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 3,460 2 0 I Scholarships .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Interest .. •• •• 135 00 i Bank commission .. .. .. 019 0 \ Wellington City Counoil debentures .. 3,000 0.0 Balance at Bank, of New Zealand, 31st Maroh, 1917 '.. ;,;. " ..' ■ 534, 3 G £3,595 2 Oj £3,595 2. 0 .■ ■:.': ..." -~. ... % &,§» -Bqiuson., Registrar.