SECONDARY SCHOOLS,

The income of these schools from endow ments (including £2,106 from the School Commissioners) was £25,250, and from fees £22,202. The number of pupils in attend ance at the end of 1895 was 2,525, of whom 94 per cent, were above the age of twelve years.
HIGHER EDUCATION

The number of graduates on the roll of the University of New Zealand is now 550. The number of degrees conferred, as the result of the examinations of 1895, was 63. The number of students examined in 1895 was 1,071—639 at the entrance examination, 309 for degrees, and 123 for professional exami nations outside of the University. The students in the colleges affiliated to the University numbered 742, of whom 191

weie women. The matriculation students were 419. At the University of Otago there were 18") (44 women); at Canterbury Col leg 5 , 177 (71 women); at Auckland College, 57 (21 women).
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

THE WATERLOO MEETING

The following is the result of the draw in connection with the coursing events to be run on Wednesday, Thursday, and Satur day :

Bracelet Stakes. Nitrate King meets Indian Hanger The Assyrian meets Favonhis Cuckoo meets llastie (fill Westmeath meets Cabin Boy Ajiplu Blossom meets Cuvatina Brian O'Lynn meets Merganser Kate Kearney meets Osborne Merchant meets Solicitor llnmber meets Lillie Langtry Game Lass meets Fisher King Baunockburn meets Music Indian Cloud meet Hailstorm Micky Free meets Eagle Eye Reconstruction meets Effingham The Colonel meets Robin Ruby meet Black Feather Witch Lock meets Blizzard Jane meets Jiltress. Waterloo Cip. Shylock meets Lynn Regis Wallace meets Nightingale Faster and Faster meets Ledgerkeeper King Lear meets Duckwing Castorina meets Hazehle.in Lord Hosebery meets Deceit.
