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The affiliated colleges receive annual statutory Government grants towards meeting the*] expenses of their general maintenance. These grants were recently increased, and are now as follows : Auckland University College, £11,500 ; Victoria University College, £11,500; Canterbury College, £4,500; Otago University, £10,000. The colleges are also in receipt of rents from endowments, Canterbury College being the most richly endowed, and the total income from this source by all colleges in 1920 being £29,597. In addition to the grants a certain proportion of the income from the National Endowment Fund for the purposes of education is paid directly to the four affiliated institutions, the sum paid to each in the year 1920-21 being £1,674. There is also provision for the payment under regulations of a Government subsidy on voluntary contributions to the funds of the institutions affiliated to the University of New Zealand, and special grants are made from time to time for buildings and equipment. £4,618 was paid to the colleges by way of subsidy in 1920-21, and £37,243 as grants for extended buildings and sites. The total amount paid by the Education Department on account of the University of New Zealand and the affiliated colleges for the year 1920-21 was £109,242, as against £68,975 in the previous year, the grants for buildings and sites being £37,000, or £29,000 more than 1919-20. The total expenditure of these institutions on University education (exclusive of trust funds) was £180,000. New Zealand University. The University conducted examinations in 1920 in the faculties of arts, science, medicine, public health, dentistry, home science, law, engineering, commerce, agriculture, and music, and for admission to the legal and accountants' professions. The number of candidates for examination is increasing each year ; there were 2,927 entrants for the degree examinations in 1920, compared with 2,413 in 1919, and the number of candidates for matriculation has more than doubled in the last ten years. The table below gives the numbers qualifying for degrees and scholarships from the four University colleges : —

Number of Successful Candidates at the Examinations for Degrees in 1920.

In addition to these successes, 1,782 candidates passed sections of the examinations for degrees or for admission to professions ; 57 gained certificates of proficiency. There were 139 candidates for the Entrance Scholarship Examination, 32 gaining scholarships, 42 others passing the examination with credit, and 40 qualifying for Matriculation. The number of candidates for the Matriculation Examination was 2,987, of whom 832 passed the whole examination, 351 completed partial passes, and 565 gained partial passes. In a number of cases the Senate granted passes in sections or in individual subjects to students who had enlisted.

Degrees, &c. Auckland University College. M. F. Total. Victoria University College. M. F. Total. mterbury College. F. Total. U: M. Otagc niversi F. ity. Total. Total. M. F. i M. Total. Doctor of Medicine Master of Science Honours in Science Honours in Arts Master of Arts Honours in Commerce Honours in Law Master of Law Bachelor of— Arts Science Medicine and Surgery .. Laws Commerce Engineering (Civil) Engineering (Electrical) Science in Home Science Agriculture Senior University Scholarships John Tinline Scholarship .. 4 4 i 5 1 .. 1 4 .. 4 2 3 5 3 4 7 1 .. 1 3 .. 3 1 4 2 3 1 3 3 4 2 4 1 3 2 2 7 3 7 2 3 2 I- 3 1 7 2 6 3 7 .. 1 .. 8 .. 13 10 10 7 1 3 .. 2 .. 7 1 8 23 17 1 3 2 2 2 12 4 6 18 4 14 12 26 4 1 5 14 4 12 1 7 3 11 18 3 18 6 25 3 8 3 4 24 9 2!) 3 49 37 17 4 25 4 38 1 2 2 5 .. 3 .. 6 2 11 3 1 86 21 29 39 4 5 3 (5 2 14 1 10 1 Id 2 16 i 17 10 1 9. 1 5 3 9 2 5 3 i 6 6 i 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 1 i Totals, 1920 9 23 17 26 197 75 38 47 50 73 39 .56 70 96 197 272 Totals, 1919 9 50 14 25 179 70 249 II 41 22 63 22 38 75 100 179