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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925. Receipts and Payments Accounts. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s.- d. Balance brought forward .. .. 5,434 2 5 Salaries—Staff and caretakers .. .. 18,123 9 8 Rent, reserves .. .. .. 205 16 6 Office salaries.. .. .. .. 977 0 0 Sale of calendars .. .. .. 22 19 6 Librarian and assistant .. .. 650 0 0 Government grant .. .. .. 11,450 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. 221 9 2 Interest .. .. .. .. 311 8 0 Library books .. .. .. 478 910 Grant to Students' Association .. .. 30 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 53 4 6 Fees.. .. .. .. .. 8,085 14 6 Calendars .. .. .. .. 104 5 0 Payments for use of buildings .. .. 10 0 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 382 2 2 Examination fees .. .. .. 577 19 6 Grounds .. .. .. .. 28 12 3 National-endowment grant— Sundries — Government .. .. .. 2,083 12 4 Psychology.. .. .. .. 65 17 7 New Zealand University .. .. 1,040 16 6 Geology .. .. .. .. 5 110 Convocation grant .. .. .. 15 15 0 Chemistry .. .. .. .. 176 13 10 Interest, T. G. Macarthy Account .. 547 10 0 Physics .. .. .. .. 194 3 2 Workers' Educational Association classes— Biology .. .. .. .. 98 8 5 Government grant .. .. .. 750 0 0 Examination expenses .. .. 132 16 2 Government subsidies . . .. 373 0 0 Advertising .. .. . .. 43 19 3 Grants, local bodies .. .. .. 463 0 0 Convocation .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Grants—Pharmacy Board .. .. 14 0 0 Heating .. .. .. .. 290 11 2 Restitution-money .. .. . . 10 18 6 Water .. .. .. .. 45 6 0 Government subsidy, Biology Department 14 2 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 174 16 7 Receipts, Rutherford lecture .. .. 86 19 10 Reception and lecture—Sir E. Rutherford 123 15 I Refund—Chair of Agriculture Account .. 445 0 2 Contingencies.. .. .. .. 76 9 0 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. ... .. 68 5 4 Memorial brasses .. .. .. 6 10 0 Examination bonuses .. .. .. 28 0 0 Greek culture class .. .. .. 19 19 2 Computing class .. .. .. 20 5 7 Office expenses .. .. .. 174 0 11 Maintenance .. .. .. . . 176 14 8 Tutorial classes .. .. .. 1,751 9 4 Fees refunded .. .. .. 54 0 0 College buildings .. .. . . 12 4 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 11l 15 7 Expenses—Chair of Agriculture Account 143 18 6 £ s. d. Balance at Bank New Zealand 2,456 4 3 Less—Library deposits, £16 16s. ; S. A. Rhodes Account, 4d. ; T. G. Macarthy Account, lis. 4d. ; Bruce Dail Account, 3s. ; Maori Students Account, £11 Bs. .. .. 28 18 8 2,427 5 '7 Post Office Savings-bank .. 4,516 0 11 6,943 6 6 31,972 15 3 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 £32,022 15 3 £32,022 15 3 S. A. Rhodes Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance forward .. .. .. 13,684 15 11 Expended on scholarships 458 0 0 Interest .. ■. •. • • 783 14 4 Expended on Fellowship 133 6 8 591 6 8 Balance— Wellington City debentures .. 6,700 0 0 Inscribed stock .. 6,374 8 6 Post Office Savings-bank 802 14 9 In Bank of New Zealand —Current Account .. 0 0 4 13,877 3 7' £14,468 10 3 £14,468 10 3 T. 6. Macarthy Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance forward .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Transferred to General AoInterest .. . ■ • • • • 547 10 0 count .. .. .. 547 10 0 Balance— Inscribed stock .. 499 8 8 Wellington City debentures .. .. 9,500 0 0 In Bank of New Zealand —.Current Account .. 0 114 10,000 0 0 £10,547 10 0 | £10,547 10 0

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