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Comparative Statement of the Numbers of Candidates and the Cost of all Examinations, and of the Total Fees received by the University, 1885 to 1895, inclusive.

Balance-sheet.—General Account. Dk. £ s. d. £ s. d. ; Cn. £ s. d. To Balance from 1894 .. 1,529 14 2 By Paid— Plus Imprest .. .. 820 4 0 Senate .. .. .. .. 305 14 3 2,349 18 2 Office and salaries.. .. .. 535 5 0 Receipts of 1895— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 315 17 10 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 9 9 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Advance Tinline Scholarship Account 11 3 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 41 9 2 Examinations .. - .. .. 2,693 411 Fees— Convocations .. .. .. 20 0 0 Degree .. .. .. .. 332 17 0 Balance in bank .. .. .. 455 13 9 Ad eundem ■■ .. ■■ 4 4 0 Investment (Masterton debentures) .. 1,000 0 0 Certificate .. .. .. 3 15 0 Imprest to English Agent .. .. 950 14 0 Medical registration .. .. 44 2 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 213 7 Examinations .. .. .. 1,963 10 0 £6,299 15 _4 £6,299 15 4 Balance-sheet.—Ordinary Scholarship Account. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1894 .. .. .. 11,829 10 4 By PaidReceipts of 1895— Scholarships .. .. .. 1,715 0 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 4 5 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 700 15 0 Investments — Scholarship determined .. .. 12 10 6 Loan on mortgage, at 6 per cent. .. 10,000 0 0 Loan on mortgage, at 6J per cent. .. 1,550 0 0 Fixed deposit, at 4 per cent. .. 550 0 0 Balance in bank .. .. .. 223 10 10 £14,042 15 10 ■ £14,042 15 10 Balance-sheet. —John Tinline Scholarship Account. Db. £ s. d. | Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1894 .. .. .. 1,319 7 0 By Loan on mortgage, at 6J per cent. ..1,200 0 0 Receipts .. .. •• •• 96 6 6 Fixed deposit, at 5 per cent. .. .. 150 0 0 Paid scholarship .. .. .. 50 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 2 0 Balance in bank .. .. .. 15 11 6 £1,415 13 6 £1,415 13 6 ; -■ i - Balance-sheet.—Bowen Prize Account. Dk. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1894 .. .. .. 127 611 By Balance in Post-Office Savings-Bank .. 132 8 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 5 17 £132 86 £132 8 6 Balance-sheet on all Accounts. Db. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance from 1894 .. 14,805 18 5 By Paid— Plus Imprest .. 820 4 0 General Account .. .. .. 3,890 14 0 15,626 2 5 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 1,719 5 0 Receipts of 1895— John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 50 2 0 General Account .. .. .. 3,949 17 2 Bowen Prize Account Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 2,213 5 6 Balances, Current Accounts— John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 96 6 6 General Account .. .. .. 455 13 9 Bowen Prize Account .. .. 5 17 Ordinary Scholarship Account .. 223 10 10 John Tinline Scholarship Account .. 15 11 6 Bowen Prize Account .. .. 132 8 6 Balance imprest (English Agent) .. 950 14 0 Balance on mortgage, &c. .. .. 13,450 0 0 Investment on General Account .. 1,000 0 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. 213 7 £21,890 13 2 £21,890 13 2 W. M. Maskell, Begistrar. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,475 copies), .£3 18s.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96. Price 3d.]

Years. Candidates. Cost of Examinations. Total Fees received. 1885 . . 1886 . . 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 407 491 535 557 593 708 782 903 957 976 1,071 £ s. d. 1,460 7 9 1,585 10 5 1,663 16 11 1,722 18 0 1,927 5 3 2,065 16 4 2,110 0 10 2,235 16 10 2,446 18 11 2,453 15 8 2,400 0 0* £ s. d, 639 13 0 742 16 0 1,102 12 0 1,253 4 0 1,342 19 0 1,582 4 0 1,723 7 0 1,893 15 0 2,019 3 0 2,011 13 0 2,348 8 0 * Approximate.