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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925. College Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Rent of reserves— Salaries .. .. .. .. 20,944 16 10 Classical .. .. .. 8,955 1 3 General expenses — Town .. .. .. .. 440 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 82 10 6 Pastoral .. .. .. .. 5,010 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 78 13 5 Coal-mining lease .. .. .. 250 0 0 Water-supply .. .. .. 26 12 0 Township-site .. .. .. 90 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. 25 12 3 Coldstream Reserve— Printing, stationery, and stamps .. 696 16 9 Chemical laboratory .. .. 154 6 8 Repairs .. .. .. .. 4211811 Physical laboratory .. .. 154 6 7 Furniture and fittings .. .. 158 17 3 Students'fees .. .. .. 7,048 7 0 Washing and cleaning .. .. 40 16 7 Examination fees .. .. .. 105 10 6 Grounds .. .. .. .. 129 12 10 Fees for popular lectures .. .. 4 6 3 Heating and lighting .. .. 363 17 2 Examination fees —Pharmacy students .. 5 10 0 Expenses of— Share of testing fees .. .. .. 18 18 0 Music lectures .. .. .. 43 3 6 House-rent .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Students' Club .. .. .. 70 15 3 Rent of room (Philosophical Institute) .. 6 0 0 Botanical station .. .. .. 1 15 0 Sales .. .. .. .. 9 2 3 Inspection of reserves .. .. 210 3 3 Grant from New Zealand Society of Endowments .. .. .. 273 18 2 Accountants .. .. .. 100 0 0 Election of Governors .. .. 12 12 5 Grant from Canterbury Chamber of Com- Travelling-expenses, members of Board 29 11 6 meroe .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Reception of graduates .. .. 3 12 6 Grant under section 32 (A) of New Zealand Jubilee history .. .. .. 315 0 University Amendment Act, 1914 — Forestry Department .. .. 564 9 1 National endowment .. .. 1,040 16 5 Experimental Education Department 79 13 2 Fines—Library .. .. .. 119 Popular lectures .. .. .. 132 3 8 Grant from Women Graduates' Association 20 0 0 Economic survey of Canterbury .. 22 1 9 Insurance for dwelling on Reserve 678 a, Auditing .. .. .. .. 71120 destroyed by fire .. .. .. 100 0 0 Class prizes .. .. .. 119 15 11 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. .. 50 0 0 Prizes for first-class honours .. .. 26 5 0 Government grants — Rector's petty cash .. .. .. 3 10 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 1,600 0 0 Grant towards expenses of research course Towards salary of Professor of Education 850 0 0 at Cambridge .. .. .. 49 17 8 Capitation for commerce classes .. 100 0 0 Piano .. .. . . .. 85 19 6 Research work .. .. .. 187 10 0 Gramophone and records .. .. 77 14 9 School of Forestry .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Wall-maps and lantern-slides: Economic Subsidy (£1 for £1) on contribution from History .. .. .. .. 9 8 6 Canterbury Chamber of Commerce .. 100 0 0 Grant towards expenses of representative Subsidy (£1 for £1) on donations to at Honolulu Conference .. .. 25 0 0 College library .. .. .. 10 10 0 Grant to Education Court, New Zealand Boarding fees — and South Seas Exhibition .. 25 0 0 Rolleston House .. .. .. 3,617 9 5 Rent of tennis-courts .. .. 7 10 0 Helen Connon Hall .. .. .. 1,386 16 3 Progress-payment of insurance to tenant Contributions — of Reserve 678 a .. .. .. 50 0 0 From various departments toward— Sundries .. .. .. .. 185 4 5 Cost of inspection of reserves .. 267 10 8 College library— Cost of administration .. .. 1,499 13 6 Departmental Fund .. .. .. 276 10 2 From School of Engineering toward in- Special Fund .. .. .. 115 2 4 struction in mathematics .. .. 55 0 0 Binding .. .. .. .. 20 10 5 From Boys' High School, for rent of Librarian's Fund .. .. .. 30 8 6 playground and tennis-court .. 80 0 0 Library on anthropology . . .. 31 16 5 From Medical School reserves toward Interest — maintenance of— Buildings and Sites Account .. .. 744 8 8 Biology Department .. .. 700 0 0 College Maintenance Account.. .. Cr. 12 14 4 Chemistry Department .. .. 600 0 0 Geology lectures— Physics .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 41 9 7 From Museum, library, and School of Field-work .. .. .. 23 1 6 Technical Science Endowment toward Arrangements for lectures .. .. 3 0 0 College library .. .. .. 18 0 0 Astronomical observatory— Honorarium .. .. .. 50 0 0 General expenses .. .. .. 8 7 9 Chemical laboratoryWages of mechanic .. .. .. 48 3 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 1148 Heating and electrical power .. .. 77 2 7 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 396 14 8 Research apparatus .. .. .. 76 3 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 43 9 7 Physical laboratory— Wages of mechanic .. .. .. 200 15 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 4 18 8 Heating and electrical power .. .. 51 16 10 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 185 13 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 45 6 9 Biological laboratory— Wages of mechanic .. .. .. 28 15 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 7 2 10 Heating and electrical power .. .. 7119 8 Laboratory specimens and expenses .. 66 11 7 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 26 1 0 Sundries .. . . .. .. 23 12 0 Subsidy to Riccarton Bush trustees .. 25 0 0 Carried forward .. 36,305 16 6 Carried forward .. .. 27,877 8 9

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