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The Council also decided to advertise for a new Classical Professor in Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. Mr. Tubbs has issued a writ against the Council for £700 in connection with the action of the Council, and the Council has instructed its solicitor to resist the claim. Mr. S. E. Lamb, B.Sc, London, A.R.C.S., A.M., 1.M.E., commenced his duties as lecturer in applied mechanics, steam-engine, and machine drawing at the beginning of the second term (June, 1907). Mr. F. P. Worley, M.A., M.Sc, acted during the year as substitute for Professor F. D. Brown, Professor of Physics and Chemistry, absent on leave in Europe, arrangements for which were announced in last report. 4. Purchase of Choral Hall. —The Council has received from the Government £4,000 for the purchase of the Choral Hall, in Symonds Street, City of Auckland, for the purposes of the College, and £500 in aid of the erection of temporary buildings for the School of Mines. At the end of the year negotiations were nearly completed, and the Council were taking into consideration the matter of a temporary building for the School of Mines. The Council has been informed that a Crown grant will shortly be issued vesting the site of che Choral Hall in the Council. 5. Beceipts and Expenditure. —General Account: Receipts, including grant of £4,000 for the purchase of the Choral Hall, £8,973 10s. 2d.; expenditure, £4,962 Is. 9d.; balance, £4,011 Bs. sd. Specialisation Account: Receipts, £2,500; expenditure, £2,264 os. 5d.; balance, £235 19s. 7d. Endowments: The income from the endowments was £648 os. 3d., and the expenditure was £10 18s. 5d., leaving a net revenue of £637 Is. lOd. 6. Degrees and Honours. —The degrees and honours gained at last November examinations of the University of New Zealand are as follows : Honours in Arts, 1; Honours in Science, 2 ; Bachelors of Arts, final section, 3; Bachelors of Arts, first section, 16; Bachelors of Science, final section, 2; Bachelor of Science, first section, 1; Bachelors of Law, final section, 5; Bachelors of Law, first section, 4 ; Bachelor of Commerce, 1. I have, &c, G. Maueice O'Roeke, Chairman.

Statement of the Eeceipts and Expenditube of the Auckland Univebsity College for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. I. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1906 .. .. 1,170 3 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,713 11 8 Prom Government:— Offioe expenses .. .. .. 416 1 (a) Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 51 0 3 \b) Grant for building (Choral Hall) .. 4,000 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 43 5 10 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 25 0 0 Printing .. .. .. .. 88 6 T Endowments— Cleaning, lighting, ana warming .. 86 18 10 Rents collected by Land Board .. 386 8 1 Insurance .. .. .. .. 28 7 0 Bents oollected by Registrar .. .. 151 12 2 Interest and commission .. .. 0 16 6 Taupiri rent .. .. .. 110 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 26 17 3 Musio examination fees .. .. 114 11 9 Repairs .. .. .. .. 62 12 7 Annual examination fees .. .. 3 3 0 Water rates .. .. .. .. 11 8 0 Sale of calendars .. .. .. 2 10 0 Lecture requisites (Professor Thomas) .. 132 11 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 115 1 9 „ (Professor Brown) .. 231 7 7 Interest— Library .. .. .. .. 44 7 9 Debentures .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Premiums .. .. .. .. 30 6 7 Grey Street Mortgage .. .. 26 5 0 Annual examination expenses .. .. 7 18 6 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. 4 0 0 Music examination expenses .. .. 90 8 2 Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. 10 18 5 Endowment expenses .. .. .. 10 18 5 School of Music .. .. .. 3 2 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 120 10 5 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Additions .. .. .. .. 86 0 2 Balance, 31st December, 1907— Debentures .. .. £400 0 0 Grey Street mortgage .. 700 0 0 Post-office Savings-bank .. 325 4 2 Auokland Savings-bank .. 118 12 2 Bank of New Zealand— Current account .. 3,637 16 0 5,181 12 4 £10,143 14 1 £10,143 14 1

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