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Balance-sheet as at 31 st December, 1920. Liabilities. Assets. Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Cash at bank— £ s. d. Rents paid in advance .. .. 7 8 8 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 6,256 9 0 Deposits on architectural competition.. 36 14 8 Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 197 7 2 Endowment Sales Account .. .. 10,246 0 0 Sundry debtors—i. Accumulated funds, Ist January, 1920 .. 133,100 17 8 Rents in arrear .. .. .. 135 11 3 Plus Government grant, Princes Street.. 4,700 0 0 Mortgage interest in arrear .. .. 746 10 5 Plus excess of income, year ending 31st Mortgage investments .. .. 4,025 0 0 December, 1920 .. .. .. 2,991 17 3 City Council debentures .. .. 400 0 0 Furniture — Science Building .. .. .. 733 18 3 Art accommodation .. .. 461 19 6 Engineering Building .. .. 100 0 0 Buildings and equipment— Science Building .. .. .. 30,503 18 2 Engineering Building .. .. 2,562 3 5 Library Building .. .. .. 3,283 1 1 Properties— Princes Street leasehold .. .. 4,700 0 0 Science Building site ..' .. 5,920 0 0 Site for future building ' .. .. 19,500 0 0 Endowment lands .. .. .. 61,311 0 0 Endowment sales — City Council debentures .. .. 10,200 0 0 War-loan certificates .. .. 46 0 0 £151,082 18 3 £151,082 18 3 A. B. Chappell, M.A., Registrar.

C REPORT OF THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COUNCIL. (The Victoria College Act, 1905.) Visitor. —The Hon. the Minister of Education. Members of Council. Chairman. —P. Levi, M.A. Appointed by Governor-General in Council —A. R. Atkinson, 8.A., and Sir Robert Stout, K,C.M,G. Elected by Court of Convocation—C. Watson, 8.A.; W. H. Morton, M.lnst.C.E.; C. H. Taylor, M.A., LL.B.; and P. Levi, M.A. Elected by teachers in primary schools—Rev. W. A. Evans and F. 14. Bakewell, M.A. Elected by members of Education Boards—F. W. O. Smith and R. MeCallum, M.P. Appointed by Wellington City Council —R. A. Wright, M.P. Elected by teachers in secondary schools and technical high schools —E. K. Lomas, M.A., M.Sc. Elected by governing bodies of secondary schools —T. Forsyth. Elected by the Professorial Board—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc., and J. Adamson, M.A., LL.B. Staff. Chairman of Professorial Board —T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. Emeritus Professor of Chemistry—T. H. Easterfield, M.A., Ph.D. Professors. —Classics —J. Rankine Brown, M.A. (Dean of Faculty of Arts). English—H. Mackenzie, M.A. Modern Languages—E. J. Boyd-Wilson, M.A., B.Sc. Philosophy—T. A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. History—F. P. Wilson, M.A., F.R.E.S. Economics—B. E. Murphy, M.A., LL.B., B.Com. Education—J. S. Tcnnant, M.A., M.Sc. Mathematics—D. M. Y. Sommerville, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E. Biology—H. B. Kirk, M.A. Physics—E. Marsden, M.C., D.Sc. (Dean of Faculty of Science). Chemistry—P. W. Robertson, M.A., M.Sc, Ph.D. Geology—C. A. Cotton, D.Sc., A.0.5.M., F.G.S. Law—J.- Adamson, M.A., LL.B. (Dean of Faculty of Law). Law —J. M. E. Garrow, 8.A., LL.B. Lecturers. —Evidence and Procedure—G. G. G. Watson, M.A., LL.B. Torts and Criminal Law—P. B. Cooke, LL.B. Registrar —G. G. S. Robison, M.A. Librarian—B. H. Ward, B.A. REPORT (ABRIDGED). Pursuant to section 44 of the Victoria College Act, 1905, the Council presents the following report for the year 1920-21. : — The work of the year has been carried on vigorously and successfully in the various departments of the College. The number of students has shown a large increase over that of 1919, and the numbers of those who have passed sections in their various degrees have been well maintained. It is sometimes asked, " What is the University College doing ? " A great part of the work of such an institution as this must be devoted to the training of those who are to carry on the life of the community in education, law, commerce, and science. The extent to which wo are succeeding in this respect is indicated by the many important positions to which former students of the College have attained during the last year, In addition, of our own College staff three of the Chairs are occupiedby former students of the College, and with few exceptions all the assistants have been trained in the various departments of the College. Numbers of Students. —The following table gives the numbers of students attending classes during the last three years :— A. In attendance at lectures: — Men. Women. Total. 1920.—Matriculated .. .. .. ..360 203 563 Non-matriculated .. .. ..34 83 117 394 286 680