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Museum. —The Curator reports that during the year a number of valuable additions has been made to the Museum, including casts of fossils, fine collections of Invertebrata in alcohol from the Zoological Station, Naples, and from the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, U.S.A. Vacancy hy Death. —The Council regrets to report that a vacancy occurred in their number throughthe death of the Hon. H. S. Chapman, who for several years rendered good service to the University, especially as Chancellor. The vacancy has been filled by the appointment of William Macdonald, LL.D. Accounts. —An abstract of the accounts, showing the income and expenditure of the University for the year ending the 31st March, 1882, is appended to this report. I have, &c, His Excellency Sir Arthur Gordon, K.G.M.G., D. M. Stttaet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand. Chancellor.

Absteact of Receipts and Expendituee for the Tear ending 31st March, 1882. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from 31st March, 1881, cash in hand ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 Endowments — Rent of runs —Benmore ... ... ... 990 0 0 Burwood and Mararoa ... ... 1,300 0 0 Barewood (li years) ... ... 4,387 10 0 Forest Hill ... ... ... 15 8 11 House, Castle Street ... ... 63 10 0 6,756 8 11 Church Trustees ... ; .. ... ... ... 1,200 0 0 ; 7,956 8 11 Fees— Medical preliminary examination ... ... ... 110 College ... ... ... ... ... 113 8 0 Class ... ... ... ... ... 603 15 0 718 4 0 Analysis ... ... ... ... ... ... 59 17 0 Graduation ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 10 0 788 11 0 Government Subsidy, School of Mines... ... ... ... ... ... 500 0 0 Government contribution for chemicals (1880) ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Museum endowment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 916 13 4 Otago Institute, contributions towards maintenance of Museum for years 1880-81 ... 125 6 6 Incidental ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 Overdraft on 31st March, 1882 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,779 16 10 £13,119 18 7 Expendituee. Balance from last year, overdraft ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,183 12 4 Salaries and allowances— Professors —Classics ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 „ house allowance ... ... 100 0 0 Mathematics and natural philosophy ... 600 0 0 Mental science ... ... ... 600 0 0 Chemistry ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 Anatomy ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 Biology ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 Mining ... ... ... ... 600 0 0 English language and literature ... 600 0 0 Lecturers —Law ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 French ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 German ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Surgery ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Assistant— Chemical laboratory ... ... ... 50 0 0 5,400 0 0 Officers— Registrar ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Janitor ... ... ... ... 70 0 0 Porter, Anatomical Department ... 94 0 0 „ Chemical laboratory ... ... 15 12 0 379 12 0 Fees— Professors and lecturers ... ... 594 16 6 Local analyst ... ... ... 39 18 0 University of New Zealand ... ... 10 10 0 645 4 6 6,424 16 6 Carried forward ... ... £10,608 810