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C. Palaeontology. —Including a considerable number of extinct birds collected at Ngapara by Mr. Hamilton, 127 acquisitions are recorded, chiefly fossils from New Zealand rocks. D. Ethnology, &c.—Some thirty-two objects (including Australian objects, Tasmanian stone implements, and Maori axes) have been received, most of which have been placed on exhibition. List of Donors of New Zealand Articles. (Donations of specimens of native animals and of ethnological objects will be most thankfully accepted and duly acknowledged) : A. R. Andrew, fossils from Milburn ; Captain Bollons, shells, &c, from Kermadec Islands and elsewhere ; Miss B. Brown, of Evans Flat, stick insect; N. L. Buchanan, Maori rat, Nelson ; C. W. Chamberlain, live penguin, Macquarie Island ; H. Chapman, several invertebrates, Karitane ; Dr. L. Cockayne, leech and earthworms, southern islands, &c. ; Ch. Cooper, several shells, Auckland, &c. ; Mrs. Christie, stick insect, North-east Valley ; Mr. Dunlop, various invertebrates, Orepuki ;R. Ewart, ribbonfish, Purakanui; Dr. Fulton, bird's nest, &c, Taieri; A. Hamilton, various fossils and invertebrates ; R. Henry, invertebrates, Dusky Sound ; A. Headland, fish, Oamaru ; Dr. Agnes Kelly, collection of annelids, Auckland Harbour ; A. M. Loasby, long-tailed cuckoo, Caversham ; Dr. P. Marshall, fossils ; Mrs. Matthews, skeleton of kea ; C. B. Morris, land planarian, Oamaru ; Professor Park, triassic fossils ; T. Paterson, fish, Otago Heads ; W. Rayner, various shells, Cape Maria Van Diemen ; Donald Ross, a moth, McKinnon's Pass ; Josiah Rutland, pouched lamprey, Pelorus Sound ;W. Stewart, various fishes ; F. Sullivan, living shell-fish ; H. Suter, annelids, Auckland ; — Tapley, oyster-catcher, Stewart Island ; Allan Thomson, fossils, Kakanui; W. Traill, native bat; — Wilkie, lizard, Portobello. The taxidermist is constantly engaged in various small or large repairs to skeletons, in remounting skeletons, preparing new skeletons, and mounting specimens of all kinds for exhibition, in looking after the collections generally, keeping the cases free from dust and insects, and in the innumerable small jobs that are necessary for keeping the collections in good order. The work of the janitor consists in keeping the Museum itself and the outside of the cases clean and tidy, and keeping order when necessary amongst the visitors. The Museum appears to afford much interest to our fellow-citizens and strangers to the town, of whom a large number visits the collections on Sundays and holidays. Balance-sheet of the University of Otago for the Year ending 31st March, 1904. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1903 .. .. 3,464 6 4 Salaries .. .. 7,247 7 6 Rents— Less salaries professors Burwood and Mararoa 1,300 0 0 and lecturers School Barewood .. .. 900 0 0 of Mines .. ..£1,600 Benmore .. .. 3,000 0 0 Less salary of Curator Forest Hill (Miller) .. 33' 6 8 of Museum .. £250 Forest Hill (Hay) .. 60 0 6 -1,850 0 0 79c, Barewood .. . 16 19 6 5,397 7 6 Professors' houses .. 240 0 0 Apparatus— Leith Street houses .. 40 10 0 Biological laboratory .. 63 10 1 Castle Street house .. 72 0 0 Chemical laboratory .. 94 15 2 Castle Street leases .. 122 3 4 Physics laboratory .. 29 1 0 5,785 0 0 Medical School .. .. 146 9 6 Church Board of Property .. .. 1,800 0 0 333 15 9 Fees .. .. •• 3,036 18 0 Fees—Professors and lecturers 2,352 5 3 Less transferred to School Less fees School of of Mines .. .. 240 19 6 Mines' scholar .. 16 16 0 2,795 18 6 2,335 9 3 Interest on debentures .. 439 13 1 Repairs and alterations .. .. 132 510 Less transferred to Scholar- Expenses— ships Accounts .. 107 2 2 Leith Street houses .. 16 0 2 332 10 11 Castle Street house .. 13 911 Sale of Castle Street house .. .. 200 0 0 Professors' houses .. 59 12 4 Incidental receipts .. .. .. 37 710 Retaining-wall .. .. 18 14 0 Timber account (Burwood) .. .. 10 6 0 Letting run .. .. 37 13 6 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 36 11 6 Selling leases (sections) .. 21 14 0 Interest on hot-water supply .. .. 9 0 0 167 3 11 Analyst's fee .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Library .. .. .. .. 89 12 10 Insurance .. .. 52 10 5 Less proportion charged to School of Mines .. 10 0 0 42 10 5 Water, fuel, and light .. .. .. 197 2 7 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. .. .. 98 12 11 Less proportion charged to School of Mines .. • .. 10 0 0 ■ 88 12 11 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 65 9 9 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 75 14 9 Examination expenses .. .. .. 12 1 7 Donation to Medical School .. .. 5 5 0 Bank charge and commission .. .. 6 6 3 Interest on loan transferred to Interest Account .. .. .. .. 722 5 0 Transferred to— School of Mines Account .. .. 1,517 19 i Museum Account .. .. .. 221 17 6 Ulrich Prize Fund Acoount .. .. 18 0 Balance 31st March, 1904 .. .. 3,083 12 11 £14,496 1 1 £14,496 1 1