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2. To set aside a part (one-third or one-quarter) of the revenue from the national endowments now allocated to education, for the purposes of higher education —say, one-third of £45,000 —that is, £15,000. 3. To give out of the revenue so set aside, to each University College, £2,500 ; and to the University of New Zealand in .trust for the colleges, £5,000. • - 4". To give subsidies, as in the case of secondary and technical schools, on voluntary contributions and bequests available for approved purposes of higher education, with a limit as to the maximum subsidy payable on any gift or bequest. 17th October, 1912. G. Hogben.

APPENDIX: LIBRARIES. BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF EACH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

Subject—Class and Subclass. Auckland University College. Victoria College. Canterbury College. Otago College. Total of Total of Subclass. Class. Total of Total of Subclass. Class. otal of Total of abclass. Class. f Total of Total of Total of Total of Subclass. Class. Subclass. Class. i Total of T Subclass. Cotai o Class. Greek— Texts Translations Grammar and philology Reference Miscellaneous (including criticism) Latin— Texts Translations Grammar and philology Reference Miscellaneous (including criticism) French— Texts Translations Grammar and philology Reference Miscellaneous (including criticism) 179 103 43 44 86 347 56 48 31 31 455 215 16 26 20 79 235 8 22 18 57 215 16 26 20 79 356 235 8 22 18 57 340 356 150 264 32 1 18 12 19 3 38 257 19 299 1.41 199 10 11 14 11 14 34 17 196 17 272 150 32 18 19 38 1.41 10 14 14 17 257 196 513 340 • • 325 378 13 51 26 288 378 359 213 359 4 37 30 72 502 A 8 13 46 13 51 26 288 756 4 37 10 30 10 72 502 15 248 392 756 German— Texts Translations Grammar and philology Reference Miscellaneous (including criticism) Hebrew (nil). English— Texts Grammar and philology History and criticism Reference Miscellaneous History, historical biography, &c.— History of England (including Empire) General Constitutional ... Miscellaneous (including politics) Economics— Texts Miscellaneous Historical, political, and sociological .. Mental Science— Logic Psychology Ethics Philosophy Miscellaneous Education— Principles History Miscellaneous Physiology— Human General Miscellaneous .. 193 1 4 17 9 982 89 283 76 13 253 296 2 5 1,443 224 556 379 11 24 34 43 877 66 187 44 50 165 264 28 86 379 ii 24 34 43 491 877 66 187 44 50 1,224 165 264 28 86 543 1,224 491 543 258 92 4 38 1 26 1 17 343 , 6 100 330 849 40 50 79 399 23 ' l 18 77 ; 549 41 1,357 67 123 158 121 33 20 59 31.7 12 276 258 4 38 26 17 330 40 79 23 77 67 158' 33 59 343 549 31.7 5 1 47 . y 53 58 208 69 58 208 69 335 335 46 24 15 1 20 81 150 175 46 15 20 81 17 15 11 46 4 38 105 38 183 42 38 105 38 183 42 406 8 14 13 25 11 24 27 138 2 61 75 276 8 13 11 27 2 61 93 406 22 13 1 36 53 48 104 53 48 205 1 1 104 205 1 1 35 5 40 3 20 3 3 20 3 26 26 7 3 23 2 12 5 28 7 3 2 12 Law— Law proper Jurisprudence Commerce — Geography Statistics Currency and banking Book-keeping 43 2 45 1,232 26 6 1,232 26 1,258 6 1,258 40 26 66 : .. 4 40 26 4 17 3 2 66 23 " 23 3 2 ;