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Education. —Tho position of the Department of Education in the College has this year become acute. The provision of advanced and honours courses, and of a diploma of Education, has entailed an enormous amount of extra work, and the Council has therefore made a temporary arrangement with the Education Department providing for assistance to Professor Tennant. The Council, however, is strongly of opinion that a now departure should be made next year, and that a professor should be appointed who, while still co-operating with the Training College, would be able to give his whole time to the University work. This change will, of course, involve additional financial aid from the Government, and it is hoped that the Department may be able to see its way to grant this in time for an appointment to be made next year. Workers' Educational Association. —Good work continues to be done by this association within the College district. The question of finance, as hitherto, continues somewhat to retard the good work, and it is again suggested that the Government grant should be distributed with some regard to the size and population of the district covered and the work actually done. P. Levi, Chairman of Victoria University College Council. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. Statement of Revenuk and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 9,367 II) 0 Salaries, staff. . .. .. .. 15,753 1 8 Government grant .. .. ..II ,50(1 0 0 Salaries, caretaker and assistants .. 765 12 0 Government grant, Workers' Educational Office salaries and expenses .. .. 1,256 Hi 5 Association classes .. .. .. 500 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 273 17 8 Rent, reserves .. .. .. 44 10 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 38 7 6 Fees .. .. .. .. 6,442 411 Library books .. .. .. 1,228 15 10 Convocation grant, New Zealand University 15 15 0 Legal expenses .. . . .. 54 4 7 Tutorial classes, New Zealand University 300 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 186 9 5 Government grant, national endowment .. 1,708 0 5 Calendars .. .. .. .. 155 2 (i Sale of calendars .. .. .. 8 18 0 Grounds .. .. .. .. 6 17 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 307 14 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 397 10 5 Government grants, buildings .. .. 21,700 0 0 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 232 19 7 Examination fees .. .. .. 258 6 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 1,318 0 9 Book department sales '.. .. 419 16 1 Examination expenses .. .. 90 19 7 Grant, Students' Association .. .. 15 0 0 College buildings .. .. .. 21,450 0 0 Anonymous donation, physics .. .. 150 0 0 Tutorial classes (Workers' Educational New Zealand Pharmacy Board—Chemical Association) .. .. .. 1,425 14 10 laboratory . . . . .. .. 215 0 Fees refunded . . .. .. 55 11 8 Grants, women's common room. . .. 15 8 3 Court of Convocation .. .. .. 15 15 0 Government subsidy—T. G. Maearthy Fluid 250 O 0 Heating .. .. .. .. 172 3 6 Workers' Educational Association classes — Book department .. .. .. 229 '.', 2 Grant, Wellington .. .. .. 350 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 414 410 Grant, Palmerston North class .. 30 0 0 Water .. .. .. .. 13 13 9 Grant, Shannon class .. .. 15 0 0 Women's common room .. .. 103 10 (i Grant, Feilding class . . .. 5 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 37 12 6 Government subsidy . . .. 370 0 0 Expenditure, Anonymous Donation AcSir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 count .. .. .. .. 20 (i 5 Insurance .. .. .. .. 195 14 7 Sir George, Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Balance, 31st March, 1.922— Bank of New Zealand, lixed deposit .. 1,000 0 0 Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 6,086 14 0 Balance at Bank of New Zea- £ s. d. land .. .. .. 1,332 13 0 Less—Unpresented cheques, £37 13s. 4d. ; library deposits, £16 Pis. ; S. A. Rhodes, interest, £202 ss. ; School of Economics Account, £822 Bs. lid. ; T. G. Maearthy Account, £30 10s. 3d. ; Memorial Window Account, £1 3s. .. ..1,110 10 6 221 16 6 £53,850 16 8 £53,850 16 8 S. A. Rhodes Bequest Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance brought forward .. .. 11,693 1] 6 Balance, 31st March, 1922-— Government subsidy .. .. .. 500 0 0 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 2,000 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 604 14 (i Wellington City debentures .. .. 5,900 0 0 Dividend debentures, Paparoa Coal-mining Soldiers'loan at cost .. .. 4,355 10 0 Company (in liquidation) .. .. 22 0 0 Post Office Savings-bank—Trust Account 362 11 0 In Bank of New Zealand, current account 202 5 0 £12,820 6 0 £12,820 6 0