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Up till the present the examinations in arts and science have been conducted by examiners appointed in Great Britain. The Senate has now agreed to conduct these examinations up to pass grade in New Zealand by the appointment of external examiners in the several subjects, who will act in conjunction with the responsible teacher of the subject in each college. The following table shows the principal receipts and payments of the University of New Zealand for the year 1921 : — I.—General Account. Receipts. £ Payment*. £ Balance, Ist January, 1921 .. .. 8,030 Transfer to Ordinary. Scholarship Au- 1,500 Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 count National endowment .. .. 3,41.6 National endowment .. .. 3,416 Fees .. .. .. ..19,894 Examinations .. .. ..11,620 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 514 Office salaries and rents .. .. 1,998 Expenses of Senate Sessions .. . . 673 Miscellaneous' .. .. .. 2,11.1 English agent .. .. .. 3,356 Suspense .. .. .. .. 28 Balance, Ist January, 1922 (including balance in hands of English agent) .. 11,152 £35,854 £35,854 11. -Ordinary Scholarship Account. Receipts. £ Payments. £ Balance, Ist January, 1.921 .. .. 28,775 Scholarships .. .. .. 2,985 Transfer from General Account .. 1,500 Balance, Ist January, 1922 .. .. 28,674 Interest .. .. ... .. 1,384 £31,659 £31,659 In the above statements no account has been taken of special scholarships and prize funds. Affiliated Colleges. (Tables Ml-M5.) The number of students in attendance at the four University colleges in 192.1 was 3,924, as compared with 3,672 in the preceding year. The figures for 1918, 1920, and 1921 are shown below, and it will be seen that the number of students has increased since the year 1918 by 83 per cent. Students attending University Colleges. 1918. 1920. 1921. Men.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,122 2,327 2.524 Women .. .. .. .. .. 1,018 1,345 1,400 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2,140 3,672 3,924 The students are classified as follows : Graduates, 162 ; undergraduates, 2,503 ; non-matriculated students, 1,259. In addition to the matriculated students mentioned above there were 199 students attached to the various University colleges, but exempt from lectures—that is, they were prevented by distance or by the necessity of earning their living from attending lectures at the college, but were allowed to keep terms by passing the annual college examination. Of the 3,924 students attending University colleges, 1,656, or 41 per cent., were receiving free tuition, being the holders of scholarships, bursaries, or trainingcollege studentships. In addition to the students attending the four University colleges, fifty-three students, of whom six were Government-bursary holders and two were holders of Kitchener' Scholarships, were taking an agricultural course of university grade at the Lincoln Agricultural College in Canterbury. Of the students attending the colleges 2,987 are returned as taking definite courses as follows : Arts, 1,061 ; law, 543 ; medicine, 403 ; commerce, 256 ; engineering, 254 ; science, 192 ; dentistry, 89 ; music, 82 ; home science, 71 ; architecture, 23 ; and agriculture, 13.