=6. Furniture—Rental or Purchase.= It is the custom in Oxford for the out-going tenant to leave most of his furniture for _sale_ to the incoming tenant. The College has an assessor who ‘values’ the furniture each time the room changes occupants. Some Colleges act merely as ‘sales agents’, the purchase money passing from new to old occupant through the College offices. In many cases the College _owns_ the furniture and rents it to the student. Where rental is allowed the cost comes to about fifteen per cent. of the valuation of the furniture, per year; that is, about five per cent. is charged for use of the furniture, and ‘depreciation’ is charged at the rate of from five per cent. to ten per cent. per year. =7. Battels.= The term ‘battels’ is used in two senses. In its larger sense it is applied to the Terminal bill which is sent three times per year by the College to each of its students. In this sense it embraces all items of current account between College and student (including University Quarterly dues); College dues; tuition; College (amalgamated) clubs[68]; room-rent; furniture-rent; ‘establishment charges’ (i. e. cost of maintaining College plant, &c.); meals; groceries; coal; lights; laundry; messenger and gate-bills; fines; and all extra charges (percentages, breakage bills, special fees, &c.). In its restricted sense ‘battels’ means a weekly statement which covers dinners in hall—all meals; groceries and supplies for breakfasts, luncheons, teas and coffee from kitchen, buttery, and common-room; coal and faggots; messenger and gate fees (i. e. items of consumption and of special service). These statements are sent out each week—dinners in hall average 12_s._-14_s._ per week. In Winter Terms coal and faggots average about 4_s._ per week (less in Summer Term). The other items are entirely at disposal of the individual. It is _possible_ to keep these weekly bills as low as £1 5_s._, but this is far below the average. From £12 to £20[69] per Term is a fair estimate, with moderate living, for these items. =8. Additional Charges.= There are a certain number (as reference to _Handbook_, Chap. iii, will show) of not inconsiderable charges, which might be classed collectively as ‘fixed charges’ were it not that they vary in different Terms, or as ‘establishment charges’ were it not that that term differs in its comprehensiveness in different Colleges. In this class we may collect those charges which are made by each College under some or all of the following designations. _Establishment charges_:—Strictly speaking, for maintenance of College buildings and current expense of the College plant; library fund; building fund; College dues; porters; bed-making; shoe-cleaning; percentage charged on kitchen and grocery bills, rates, taxes[70], increased in direct proportion to totals of other parts of battels which cover optional items.