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Balance-sheet on 31st December, 1917. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d Capital Account— Debentures — Sales of property .. .. .. 3.801 14 it Stork Exchange .. .. .. 1,800 0 0 Dunedin Savings-bank donation ~ 0,600 0 0 Dunedin City Tramways '.. .. 2,689 9 o Wolff Harris Endowment .. .. 2,100 o o Borough of Momlngton .. .. 700 0 0 Benmore Exchange .. .. .. 255 o o New Zealand Government .. .. 10,060 o o Subscribed fund .. .. .. 2,24!) o o Borough of Gisborne .. .. 200 o o Lothian bequest .. .. .. 000 o o Sundry debtors— Unexpended balances of special accounts— Eduoation Department••Anatomical grant .. .. .. 00 6 3 Subsidy on accountant's donation due 150 0 0 British Medical Association—Book grant. 28 18 0 Capitation on commerce olasses due 43 18 6 Chamber of Commerce —Prize grant .. 7 8 0 Capitation on home-science olasses due 304 2 10 Chemistry Apparatus Fund .. .. 08 7 0 Warden of Studholme House, for inllockcn Library book grant .. .. 156 16 2 surance .. .. .. .. 5 18 0 Public Analyst's laboratory grant .. II 19 6 Warden of Studholme House, for oneTechnological Branch grant .. .. 0 10 third Miss Anderson's salary .. 68 6 8 University of New Zealand grant .. 166 10 4 University of New Zealand, for students' Bacteriology Special Account. .. 128 13 5 fees ' .. .. .. .. 174 7 0 Pathology Special Account . . . . 9 3 2 Four professors, lent accrued . . 00 0 0 Sundry creditors — Satterthwaite, rent acorued .. .. 1 II 0 Amount due to medical bursars .. 20 2 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 3 14 6 Fees due to professors .. .. 113 9 6 Cash in bank .. .. .. 241 8 7 Hospital Board, one-tenth dental patient's Arts and General Acoount—Dr. balance .. 244 11 10 fees .. .. .. .. 21 410 Income-tax Department Account, Professor. Sale's income-tax .. .. 13 2 6 Home Soience School- Cr. balance ~ 387 II 0 £16,740 7 II £16,740 7 II Debentures owing by University .. £7.000 0 0

F. BEPOBT OF THE CANTEBBUBY AGBICULTUBAL COLLEGE, 1917. (The Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896.) Visitor. —Hib Exoellency the Governor-General. Board of Governors. Appointed by His Exeellenoy the Governor-General —W. F. M. Buckley, Esq., M.A. Elected by members of the Legislature—H. A. Knight, Esq. (Chairman) ;R. W. Loohhead, Esq. ; and Hon. D. Buddo, M.P. Eleoted by governing bodies of agricultural and pastoral associations—!. Deans, Esq.; T. Blaokley, Esq.; and B. Tripp, Esq. Staff. Director. —R. E. Alexander. Lecturer on Veterinary Science. —A. Taylor, M.A., M.R.C.V.S. I lecturer on Biology. —F. W. Hilgendorf, M.A., D.Se. lecturer on Chemistry.— L. J. Wild, M.A., B.Sc, F.G.S. Lecturer on Applied Mathematics. —(Vacant). REPORT OF DIRECTOR (ABRIDGED), Sir,— I have the honour, by direction of the Board of Governors, in pursuance of the Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, to submit the following report on the work el' Ihe institution for the year ended .'list December, 1917. Forty-five .students were enrolled in 1917, or three more than in I9I(>. The attendance is still affected by war conditions. 1 am glad to be able to state that the work of the students on the farm and in the College continues to be satisfactory. The competition for the scholarships and prizes offered by the Hoard was very keen. It is also satisfactory to know that, three of the students in attendance last year were keeping terms for JLSc. in Agriculture under the New Zealand University. Two of these students have to go into camp at the beginning of 1918, and this will seriously interfere with their studies. Twenty-one students left during the year —eight at the end of their first year, nine during their second and third year —and four completed the full course, and, having passed all examinations, were awarded the diploma. We are again indebted to public bodies and friends for presenting the College with valuable trophies to be given as prizes to the students. These gifts are much appreciated by both staff and students. Only one returned soldier has so far taken advantage of the arrangement made in October, 1916, with the Minister in Charge of the Retur I Soldiers' Department, whereby the Hoard offered to provide live scholarships, of the value of C2O each, to returned soldiers anxious and capable of taking a course at the College.

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