EDUCATION: REPORTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. [In Continuation of E.-9,1888.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, E-09

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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: REPORTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. [In Continuation of E.-9,1888.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS INCORPORATED OR ENDOWED.

SUMMAEY OF THE ACCOUNTS OF INCOME AND EXPENDITUEE FOE 1888 FUENISHED BY THE GOYEENING BODIES OF SECONDAEY SCHOOLS. Receipts. £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ s. d. To Cr. balances on Ist January, 1888 .. 5,908 211j By Liabilities on Ist January, 1888 .. 13,160 0 3 General Assembly's votes .. .. 2,577 29 | Office management and expenses .. 2,291 10 9 Endowment reserves sold .. .. 850 3 7 | Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 32,165 18 2 Rents of reserves .. £18,772 11 6 Boarding-school accounts .. .. 2,346 6 5 Interest on investments 2,920 8 5 Examination fees and expenses .. 239 1 i Reserves Commissioners 1,818 8 0 Scholarships and prizes .. .. 1,039 1 3 23,511 711 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 1,037 2 3 School fees .. .. .. .. 20,186 6 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 1,327 8 6 Boarding-school fees .. .. 2,517 0 6 Buildings, furniture, rent, insurance, Books, &c, sold, and refunds.. .. 330 18 7 rates, &o. .. .. .. 5,804 14 3 Sundries not classified .. .. 5,044 10 10 Interest .. .. .. .. 8,108 12 8 Dr. balances, 31st December, 1888 .. 14,706 110 Investments .. .. .. 2,384 10 0 Sundries not classified .. .. 4,025 3 7 Cr. balances, 31st December, 1888 .. 6,752 6 0 £75,631 15 5 . £75,631 15 5 Receipts, excluding balances .. £55,017 10 8 Expenditure, excluding balances .. £55,719 9 2

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Name. Act of Incorporation or Institution. Remarks. Auckland College and Grammar School .. Auckland Girls' High School 1877, No. 51, Local. 1878, No. 55, Local .. Under management of Education Board. Not in operation at the end of the year. Thames High School Whangarei High School 1878, No. 54, Local. 1878, No. 63, Local .. Not in operation in 1888. Act may be repealed by Gazette notice under Act of 1885, No. 80. Under management of Education Board. Board identical with Education Board. Not in operation in 1888. Endowment, Beg. I., fol. 52. See also D.-16, 1866, p. 9. New Plymouth High School Wanganui High School 1878, No. 52, Local .. 1878, No. 42, Local .. Wanganui Endowed School [Nil] Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools Gisborne High School Nelson College Nelson College for Girls Greymouth High School.. Hokitika High School Christ's College Grammar School 1887, No. 17, Local. 1882, No. 11, Local. 1885, No. 8, Local .. 1858, No. 38. ' 1882, No. 15, Local .. 1883, No. 21, Local .. 1883, No. 7, Local .. Canterbury Ordinance, 1855 1878, No. 30, Local .. [Nil] Not in operation in 1888. Under management of Nelson College. Not in operation in 1888. Not in operation in 1888. A department of Christ's College, Canterbury. Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High School Under management of Canterbury College. Under management of Canterbury College. Endowment, Gazette, 1878, Vol. 1, p. 131. Bangiora High School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High School Waimate High School Waitaki High School Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools .. 1881, No. 15, Local. 1881, No. 16, Local. 1878, No. 49, Local. 1878, No. 26, Local. 1883, No. 19, Local .. 1878, No. 18, Local. 1877, No. 52, Local. 1877, No. 82, Local. Not in operation in 1888.

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Income of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1888.

From Endownienl H3. 9. 1. a. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Schools. Cr. Balances on Jan. 1,1888. Voted by General Assembly. 3. 4. 5. 6. Paid by School Commissioners. 7. Total Current Bevenue from Endowments (viz., Columns 4, 5, and 6). School Fees. Boardingschool Fees. Stationery and Books sold, and Befunds. Sundries unclassified. Interest on Current Account. Dr. Balances, Dec. 31,1888. Totals. Sales. Beats. Interest on Moneys invested. £ s. d. 65 18 7 & s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,792 5 2 £ s. d.l I £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,792 5 2 £ s. d. 1,299 13 6 £ S. d. £ s. a. 9 7 11 £ S. d. £ s. d.j £ s. d. 9 14 9 £ s. d. 4,176 19 11 Auckland College and Grammar School Uiekland Girls' High School rhames High School Whangarei High School .. Sew Plymouth High School vVanganui High School .. (Vanganui Endowed School Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools 3-isborne High School kelson College (Boys') kelson College (Girls') 3-reyinouth High School .. rlokitika High School jhristchurch Boys' High School Dhristchurcli Girls' High School Jhrist's College Grammar School Sangiora High School \.karoa High School Ishburton High School .. Cimaru High School ffaimate High School iVaitaki High School Dtago High Schools Southland High Schools .. 31 6 3 25 0 1 259 16 6 770*10 0 1,117 13 1 *' 1,000 0 0 300 0 0 ioo"o 0 350**0 0 300 'o 0 701 0 10 338 4 1 123 0 0 828 12 10 1,290 2 4 1,031 3 6 17 10 0 511 17 6 470**7 0 49 "o 0 220 19 8 1,070**7 10 65 "l 0 51 18 0 103**4 6 825*11 4 138*12 8 701 0 10 441 8 7 593 7 0 828 12 10 1,339 2 4 1,252 3 2 843 1 4 1,588 5 4 138 12 8 65 1 0 51 18 0 2,679 9 11 521 17 0 129 17 0 197* 2 6 2,753* 2 6 1,115 13 6 873* 4 4 1,358 18 10 1,125'*0 0 525 0 0 !193 5 11 36*10 9 3 2 6 22*10 0 ! 4,430 0 0 37**6 4 30 12 0 197 10 5 2,378 9 7 8 0 6 192 0 0 3,107 13 1 1,715 2 11 1,162 4 1 25 0 1 738 11 1 853 3 6 1,062 14 0 6,846 6 11 6,797 16 8 851 1 10 3,815 16 0 5,460 16 7 835 11 0 1,169 11 1 4,073 13 9 - 2,679* 9 11 930* 6 0 463 17 10 859 19 6 232 0 6 332 11 0 •• 564 11 6 1,587 12 0 4 12 0 3,016 15 0 1,613 2 7 112 11 8 1,725 14 3 3,638 18 10 I 65 2 4 6 12 6 5,843 14 7 111,280 2 6 233*18 1 382*10 2 46 4 1 ioo"o 0 232 14 0 215 4 0 508 16 7 1,216 4 1 299 0 0 878 19 10 2,541 14 10 721 8 11 10 "o 0 167 1 8 16 16 0 49 7 1 210 8 8 87 18 10 232 14 0 225 4 0 508 16 7 1,383 5 9 315 16 0 993 1 7 3,248 12 7 999 3 6 242 4 0 73 3 0 256 18 3 514 10 0 3 500 "o 0 131 1 9 390* 6 1 605 19 9 532 5 1 1,256 0 11 2,397 15 9 698 6 2 2,023 8 6 10,150 14 0 4,085 18 4 j 25o"o 0 649*13 7 200 10 0 64 14 8 496 9 1 189 15 9 517 19 8 3,607 7 3 567 18 4 10*10 0 205*13 2 1,778 0 1 2,115**6 7 177"2 9 867 "o 6 18*17 2 7 "o 0 •• •• Total .. 5,908 2 11 2,577 2 9 850 3 7 18,772 11 6 2,920 8 5 1,818 8 0 23,511 7 11 20,186 6 6 14,706 1 10 75,631 15 5 2,517 0 6 330 18 7 5,044 10 H Sale of building and furniture. 2 From mortgage. »Investment repaid.

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Expenditure of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1888.

Schools. Expense of Liabilities j Boards' on | ManageJan. 1,1888. I ment: Office jand Salaries School Salaries. Boardingschool Account. Examiners' Fees and Expenses. Scholarships, Exhibitions, Prizes. Printing, Stationery, Advertising, &c. Land, Buildings, Furniture, Insurance, Bent, Bates. Cleaning, Fuel, Light, &c. Interest. Sundries unclassified. Endowments: Proceeds invested. Cr. Balances, Dec. 31,1888. Totals. Auckland College and Grammar School Auckland Girls' High School Thames High School .. Whangarei High School New Plymouth High School Wanganui High School Wanganui Endowed School 2 Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools .. Gisborne High School .. Nelson College (Boys').. Nelson College (Girls') .. Greymouth High School Hokitika High School .. Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High School Christ's College Grammar School Eangiora High School .. Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High School .. Waimate High School.. Waitaki High School .. Otago High Schools Southland High Schools £ s. d. £ s. d. 294 16 2 £ s. d. 2,779 0 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 15 5 9 £ s. d. 63 9 3 £ s. d. 87 3 7 £ s. d. 395 13 11 £ s. d. 96 9 8 £ s. d. 282 15 10 £ s. d. 1 162 5 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,176 19 11 " 257 6 5 43 11 2 972 0 0 16 1 0 43 7 9 349 7 7 27 19 2 4 19 5 0 10 5 1,715 2 11 48 13 2 903 8 4 18 5 10 112 3 11 37 8 0 0 10 2 41 14 8 25 0 1 30 6 11 1,162 4 1 25 0 1 738 11 1 24*14 4 27**8 1 572* 3 4 4**8 2 37* 0 6 41**9 8 1**0 1 299*12 0 5 0 0 48 4 6 6 *4 6 708 13 0 634 10 0 213 13 6 853 3 6 1,062 14 0 1,419 17 2 184 3 10 2,787. 1 8 43 13 0 129 8 0 181 11 5 725 4 2 132 14 11 1,201 0 1 41 12 8 6,846 6 11 2,800 10 3 394*16 0 2,835 17 2 82 5 2 9 18 4 297 7 0 loO 5 0 7 12 6 7 19 0 100 2 8 1,782 16 1 3 112 10 0 1,371 3 0 1,121 9 5 s 70 0 0 907 *6 6 653 10 10 20**0 0 21 0 0 315**0 0 100 0 0 20 14 6 161**6 10 79 3 2 231 1 6 28 13 6 278 14 9 83 17 2 122 11 7 55*19 10 46 14 1 116 9 0 337 16 0 28 18 11 14**2 1 21 3 9 1,000 0 0 700 0 0 612 9 8 6,797 16 8 851 1 10 3,815 16 0 5,460 16 7 835 11 0 1,169 11 1 4,073 13 9 913 8 600 12 2 757*18 6 1,151 18 5 364*14 2 2,414* 1 7 56*14 0 28**1 0 77*11 5 3315 2 360 19 8 37 "l 11 83 13 10 1,647 8 3 60 12 0 238 6 0 58 0 3j 203 4 8 24 6 2 33 7 10 667 16 0 3,016 15 0 1,675 17 4 364 11 7 4,573 0 4 16 1 0 47 17 1 48 15 0 718 1 3 144 0 6 260 12 7 4 3,431 5 10 11,280 2 6 178 11 6 504* 5 6 421 11 1 0*12 0 86 13 4 16 0 0 94 2 3 219 5 7 109 5 7 363 12 3 275 0 0 540 0 0 1,528 0 0 8 37 10 0 1,256 3 4 5,844 2 1 1,215 8 0 - 515 7 8**3 0 45**0 0 11 9 3 4 14 0 16 18 9 12 8 9 50 18 1 109 16 9 44 4 3 12 19 11 53 10 0 37 0 7 45 0 0 17 1 0 17 14 6 31 17 10 100 0 0 18 6 10 4 8 2 42 12 0 44 6 6 3 19 0 6 0 7 75 3 3 162 3 2 170* 5 10 10* 1 8 581 11 10 605 19 9 532 5 1 1,256 0 11 2,397 15 9 698 6 2 2,023 8 6 10,150 14 0 4,085 18 4 - 291 13 8 734 8 5 147 19 11 79 9 0 249 14 10 68 2 7 243 2 10 189 13 6 719 4 1,982* 7 4 785**9 1 3516 5 11 19 6 5 2,488*18 6 •• Total 2,346 6 5 239 1 4 1,039 1 3| [1,037 2 3 3,108 12 8 113,160 0 3 12,291 10 9l 12,165 18 2] 5,804 14 31 ll,327 8 61 [4,025 3 71 2,334 10 Ol 6,752 6 01 [75,631 15 1 Science school, £50; liabilities of 1887 paid off, £112 5s. 3d. .ccount. 5 Including £2,166 0s. lid. on fixed deposit. 2 The principal receives the fees and pays all salaries and expenses. 3 Grant for salary of master in district school. * Including £3,250 transferred to deposH

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BXTEACT FROM TWELFTH ANNUAL REPOET OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. The high schools in operation during the year are named in the following tahle: —

TABLE Y.—Staff, Attendance, Fees, and Salaries at certain Secondary Schools.

a Visiting teachers paid by fees or capitation are nob taken account of in these columns. i> Exclusive of drill-instructor and janitor, £125 and house, &c. « Exclusive of drill-instructor, and inclusive of estimated value of headmaster's capitation. <1 Inclusive of headmaster's capitation. c Salary of principal estimated. Four masters receive board and lodging in addition to salary. f Including a pupil-teacher at £10 per annum and free education. Two masters have liousee. g Estimated, h One master has board and residence in addition to salary. i Exclusive of matron, £100, with board and residence. Two mistresses have board and residence in addition to salary. j Staff and salaries as at reopening of school in 1889, aftor reorganisation. Five masters have residences in addition to salary. k Exclusive of caretaker, £90, and messenger, £25 ilnclusivoof lady principal's capitation: exclusive of caretaker, £81. m With house. "Inclusive of estimated value of rector's capitation. Hector also has residence. Ono part-time master has board and residence only. Some of the masters are employed in Girls' School also, to which salaries are partly charged. o Exclusive of matron of boarding-school, £150, with board and residence. P Inclusive of estimated value of head-master's capitation. Some of the masters are partly employed in and paid by the Boys' School. 1 This is a subsidy paid to the Education Board for the part service of drawingmaster. There is again a falling-off in the aggregate number of pupils attending these schools. The number on the rolls for the quarter' ending December, 1888, was 2,120, and the average attendance 2,004. The schools at which the attendance has improved during the year are : Thames High School, Wellington College, Nelson College, Christehurch Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Waitaki Girls' High School, and Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools. The income includes £23,511 7s. lid.

Staff. ;tendance for Last Ten Quarter of 1888. or CO V 3 o Annual Bates of Fees. Salaries at Bi End of ttes paid at tear. Schools. Ti SO © o O cc! O lO XpH tHtH © < o u © a For Ordinary Day-school Course. For Board, exclusive of Day-school Tuition. Begular Staff. Visiting Teaehers.a £ s. d. j 10 10 0 J880 £ s. a. £ . s. d. £ s. a. iuckland College and ) Grammar School J *>12 2 125 84 U (6.144 [g. 78 (6. 37 \g. 20 (6. 21 \g. 18 I 207 I 55 I 36 1 i " 11 8 91 10 0 rhames High School .. 3 33 24 8 8 0 675 0 0 50 0 0 New Plymouth High ) School | Wanganui Endowed ) School j' 5 23 69 14 34 2 64 5 5 0 ( 12 0 0 I 9 0 0 ( 13 4 0 ( 10 12 0 j 13 4 0 I 10 12 0 (990 1 8 8 0 I 42 0 0 I 42 0 0 } - l 40 0 0 ''489 0 0 5 113 110 «1,350 0 0 Wellington College s 5 92 30 127 123 19 1,630 0 0 25 0 0 Wellington Girls' High ) Sphool f 6 60 56 3 125 113 1,110 0 0 Napier Boys' High School r> 34 27 66 60 12 '880 0 0 Napier Girls' High School 22 15 39 37 4 | 9 9 0 (880 ( 12 10 0 \ 8 10 0 f 12 12 0 \ 8 '8 0 : 18 0 0 - 15 0 0 12 0 0 9 9 0 "660 f 12 12 0 (990 ( 10 10 0 \ 8 8 0 10 10 0 j 9 9 0 (880 (990 '(770 ( 10 0 0 "I 8 0 0 ]• 40 0 0 | 50 0 0 I 50 0 0 • 52 10 0 750 0 0 80 0 0 tStelson College 24 51 6 81 B75 23 h 1,050 0 0 Nelson Girls' College .. '3 25 34 8 67 63 11 *645 0 0 Christ's College Gram- ) mar School j" |U0! 87 77 10 174 167 50 i 3,150 0 0 132 0 0 Christchurch Boys'High \ School Christchurch Girls' High 1 School j Bangiora High School .. ikaroa High School k 7 8 6 2 76 78 12 11 41 52 8 127 136 (6. 16 t<7. 5 (6. 6 \g- e 122 128 }» 1 33 | ,6 ) )' '" 1 J" •" ) J "• j j j- 39 0 0 k 2,230 0 0 1 1,193 0 0 330 0 0 m 275 0 0 200 0 0 435 0 0 ishburton High School.. fimaru High School 3 27 43 7 31 4 j 6. 18 \g. 19 16. 41 \g. 42 525 0 0 1,340 0 0 25 0 0 5 Waitaki High Schools— Boys' Girls' 3 2 2 1 1 20 18 21 16 2 1 44 36 40 33 13 10 10 0 8 8 0 38 0 0 970 0 0 275 0 0 52 0 0 Dtago Boys' High School 11 12 139 110 12 273 268 26 10 0 0 44 0 0 11 3,215 0 0 «50 0 0 Dtago Girls' High School °S 2 72 97 9 180 171 22 10 0 0 40 0 0 p 1,906 0 0 _«50 0 0 Southland High School.. 4 39 22 821 (6. 47 6.1335 g. 785 J- 58 ( 10 0 0 (800 1 1,200 0 0 Totals 114 51 57 1129 852 2004 244 28,154 11 8 1190 10 0

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from endowments, £22,703 7s. from fees, and £2,577 2s. 9d. from parliamentary grants. The parliamentary grants were voted in 1887, but payment was not made till 1888. In 1888 no money was voted for secondary schools.

AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GEAMMAE SCHOOL. 1. Ebpoet of the Boaed. Board. —Of the Board of Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar School the Chairman is the Hon. Sir George Maurice O'Eorke, 8.A., Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives; and the Vice-Chairman is the Hon. Colonel Theodore Minet Haultain. The Board consists in all of ten members. The Mayor of the City of Auckland is a Member of the Board ex officio. Three members are elected by the Auckland Board of Education; three are elected by a constituency made up of the members of the Legislative Council usually resident within the Provincial District of Auckland, and the members of the House of Eepresentatives of the same Provincial District; and three are elected by the Senate of New Zealand. The present members of the Board are as follows :Ex officio: Mr. Albert E. T. Devore, Mayor. Elected by the Board of Education: Mr. Theophilus Cooper, Mr. James M. Lennox, and Mr. Samuel Luke. Elected by Members of the General Assembly: Sir G. Maurice O'Eorke, 8.A.; Mr. Frederick D. Brown, M.A., B.Sc, Professor of Chemistry and Physics in the Auckland University College ; and Mr. John H. Upton. Elected by Senate : Colonel Haultain ; the Eeverend Charles M. Nelson, M.A.; and the Hon. Joseph A. Tole, 8.A,, LL.B. Female Pupils. —ln consequence of the closing of the Auckland Girls' High School, because of the cessation of the Parliamentary grant for that institution, this Board of Governors, at the request of the Auckland Board of Education, made arrangements for having a department of the school of which the pupils should be females. This department was opened in September, 1888. It is under the supervision of the head-master, who takes part in the instruction of the more advanced girls, as do also the masters for mathematics, natural science, and French. The girls' department is distinct from that of the boys', though for the present carried on in the same building. The class-rooms on the southern side, to which there is a separate entrance, and the adjacent portion of the grounds, are set apart for the female pupils, and are cut off from the rest of the premises by suitable partitions. It is considered, however, that additional endowments are needed in order that the Board of Governors may be enabled to do full justice to the girls' department with l-eference to buildings and otherwise. Boll. —ln the last term of 1888, the total number of pupils was 223, —viz., 145 male and 78 female. In the last term of the previous year the number was 166. On the roll of the Girls' High School, in the last term of its operation, the number of pupils was 80. Scholarships, &c. —Free tuition in this school is given to six pupils who, in the examinations held under the Board of Education for district scholarships, were unsuccessful in obtaining scholarships, but were judged deserving of special certificates of proficiency. During the past year free tuition has been given also to ten boys who, having passed the Sixth Standard in district schools, were successful in competitive examination held under the Board of Governors for this purpose. Three senior and three junior scholarships are maintained by the Board of Governors. These scholarships are open to all candidates of both sexes within the prescribed ages, but are not tenable with district scholarships. The foundation scholars are exempt from the payment of fees. Each holder of a senior scholarship receives also an allowance of money at the rate of £20 per annum. A junior foundation scholar, if residing at a distance of more than two miles from the school, is furnished with a free railway ticket, if required. Nine Eawlings scholars have been attending during the past year. Inspection. —The Inspector-General has visited the school, and his report is, as before, satisfactory. Examinations. —During the past year the school has been very successful in public examinations. Pupils of the school obtained the first and the fourth of the University junior scholarships; and several others passed in the junior scholarship and matriculation examinations. Of the 15 candidates from the whole of the colony who passed in the Senior Civil Service Examination, 8 were from this school. Pupils from the school obtained the three entrance scholarships awarded in the Auckland University College. Night-school. —For the free night-school instituted by the Auckland Board of Education in Newton East (a portion of Auckland) this Board of Governors continues to provide the services of a teacher of science, Mr. Carson, natural science master in the Auckland College and Grammar School. The average attendance at his classes has been 70. Drawing, Workshops, etc. —Attention has been paid, as heretofore, to freehand, geometrical, and especially mechanical drawing. Good results have been obtained in the workshop. Gymnastics. —The practice of gymnastic exercises has continued to receive attention. Mr. Francis, assistant-master, has conferred the important favour of holding voluntary classes (free) for boys and also for girls. These classes have been well attended, and are much appreciated. 25th March, 1889. Eobbkt Kidd, Secretary,

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2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 65 18 7 By Secretary and Collector .. .. 193 2 0 Current income from endowments .. 2,792 5 2 Other office expenses .. .. 41 3 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,299 13 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,779 0 6 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 9 7 11 Examinations—Examiners' fees .. 10 0 0 Overdraft at end of year .. .. 21 0 7 „ Other expenses .. 5 5 9 Scholarships .. .. .. 40 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 23 9 3 Printing, school stationery, advertising 87 3 7 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c.— School .. .. .. .. 67 5 5 Property .. .. .. .. 29 4 3 Fencing, repairs, &c. — School .. .. .. .. 132 2 3 Property .. .. .. .. 76 11 5 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 109 13 1 Interest on current account .. .. 0 2 6 School furniture and requisites .. 62 7 2 Interest on loans .. .. .. 282 13 4 Sports and cricket-ground .. .. 15 0 0 Science school .. .. .. 50 0 0 Law expenses .. .. .. 57 6 0 Travelling expenses .. .. .. 2 0 0 Hire of hall .. .. .. 15 0 Outstanding liabilities, 1887, paid off .. 112 5 3 Petty cash in hand at end of year .. 11 510 £4,188 5 9 £4,188 5 9 G. Maubice O'Eoeke, Chairman. Eobt. Kidd, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 3.—Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys : Highest. —Latin, French, English, mathematics, chemistry, electricity, as for Junior University scholarships. Lowest. —English history: Blackwood's Historical Eeader No. ii. Geography: Blackwood's Geographical Eeader No. ii., Patterson's New Zealand and Australia, Macmillan's Primer of Physical Geography. Grammar : Parsing and very simple analysis ; Davidson and Alcock's Intermediate Grammar, pp. 1-33. Eeading. Eecitation. Object lessons. Composition : Chiefly on subjects of object lessons. Arithmetic :To operations dealing with money, weights, and measures. Giels. —The girls' side has been open for only one term. 4. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUEING LAST QuAETEE. College Scholarships. —Senior foundation (£3O and free education), 1; junior foundation (free education), 7 ; special scholarships (free education), 10 ; under Education Board's certificates of proficiency, 9 ; children of members of staff, 5. The college also gives free education to some holders of Education Board scholarships. Education Board Scholarships.— At £55 10s., 8; at £50 10s., 2; at £45 10s., 3; at £40 10s., 1; at £30 10s., 12; at £30 (with free education), 2. Bawlings Scholarships (school-fees and books), 9. AUCKLAND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. Eepoet op the Boaed. Owing to the withdrawal of the Parliamentary grant in lieu of endowment, the Board was obliged to close the school at the 31st August, 1888. The Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar School, at the request of the Board, undertook to provide for the education of girls in that school, and to receive the girls holding district scholarships. A statement of accounts for the year is subjoined. March, 1889. J. H. Upton, Chairman. 2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Expenditure. £ s. d. Eeceipts. £ s. d. By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 257 6 5 To Grant from vote of the General Assembly 1,000 0 0 Management—Salary .. .. 33 6 8 School fees .. .. . ■ • • 521 17 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 972 0 0 Sale of building .. .. .. 150 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 16 10 Sale of furniture .. .. .. 43 511 Printing .. .. .. .. 13 15 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 18 14 9 Advertising .. .. .. .. 10 18 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 27 19 2 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 349 7 7 Interest on current account .. .. 419 5 Legal expenses .. .. .. 10 4 6 Balance as per bank certificate .. .. ..385 Less unpresented cheques .. 218 0 0 10 5 £1,715 2 11 £1,715 2 11 J. H. Upton, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found, correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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WHANGAEEI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeoeipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. ft. Expenditure. & s. d. To balance £25 0 1 By balaijce £25 0 1 £25 0 1 £25 0 1 W. Bedlington, Chairman and Secretary. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. THAMES BOYS' AND GIELS , HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eecbipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. • ■ • • 31 6 3 By Management (16 months) .. .. 40 0 0 Grant from vote of the General Assembly 300 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 813 2 Current income from reserves .. .. 268 310 Teachers' salaries and allowances (13 School fees .. .. • ■ .. 129 17 0 months) .. .. .. .. 903 8 4 Goldfields revenue .. .. • • 432 17 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 316 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 37 8 0 Site and buildings—Purchases and new works .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Bents, insurance, taxes, and legal expenses .. .. .. .. 36 8 9 Interest on current account .. .. 010 2 Endowments—Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. .. .. 25 15 2 School requisites .. .. .. 14 9 1 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. .. .. 41 14 8 £1,162 4 1 . £1,162 4 1 Wμ. Carpenter, Chairman. E. A. Heald, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—Jambs Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —University junior scholarships examination.—Subjects : Latin, French, mathematics, English, chemistry and electricity. Lowest. —Fourth Standard (district school) with French and Latin. 3. Scholarships held at the School during Last Quarter of the Year. Free education was granted by the school to five holders of Education Board's certificates of proficiency, twenty-three Sixth Standard pupils from primary schools, and three children of members of the staff. NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Grant from vote of the General Assembly 100 0 0 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 24 14 4 Current income from reserves .. 338 4 1 Management .. .. .. 17 1 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. 103 4 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 572 3 4 School fees .. .. . • • • 197 2 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 4 8 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 41 9 8 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. 15 13 0 llents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 21 7 6 Interest on current account .. .. 10 1 Law charges .. .. .. 10 7 1 Balance .. .. .. .. 30 611 £738 11 1 £738 11 1 Thomas Kelly, Chairman. E. Veale, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. • • 2. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —-Latin : Principia; and Caesar, Bell. Gall. One pupil did higher work in translation and composition. French: De Fivas' Grammaire dcs Grammaires, and Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme ; Dictation. Mathematics : Algebra, to end of quadratics, involving one unknown; Euclid, Books I. and 11. Arithmetic: The subject generally. English: Smith and Hall's Grammar; Parsing and analysis; Tennyson's Princess. Geography: General, and Mackay's Physiography. History : Collier, with notes from other sources. Loivest. —Latin : Principia, Part 1., exercises Ito 20. French: Ahn's First Course, exercises 1 to 90. Mathematics: Arithmetic to fractions; Algebra, the first elements. English: Eoyal Eeader, Book VI.; Dictation; Morrison's Grammar. Mapping. Geography: Cornwel'l's. History : Collier's; Stuart period and part of Brunswick period.

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3. SCHOLABSHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUBING THE LAST QuAETEB OF THE YeAE. Education Board Scholarships. —-Seven at £4 15s. The school gives free education to these scholars. WANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Genebal Account. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st December, 1887— £ s. a. By Salary of Secretary .. .. .. S 0 0 Current Account .. .. .. 259 16 6 Transferred to Investment Account .. 1,924 10 0 Fixed Deposit .. .. .. 490 0 0 Balance on 31st December, 1888 .. 213 13 6 Eent of leases .. .. .. 123 0 0 Interest on mortgages .. .. 470 7 0 , Loan refunded .. .. .. 800 0 0 £2,143 3 6 . £2,143 3 6 Investment Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dTo Balance, 31st December, 1887 .. .. 6,728 12 5 By Mortgage paid off .. .. 800 0 0 Transfer from General Account .. 1,924 10 0 Balances on 31st December, 1888— On mortgage .. .. .. 6,128 12 5 On fixed deposit .. .. .. 1,724 10 0 £8,653 2 5 £8,653 2 5 A. A. Beowne, Secretary. Examined and found correct—James Edwabd PitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General. WANGANUIENDOWED SCHOOL Eepoet op the Tbustees. The Trustees of the Wanganui Industrial School Estate have to report that, during the past year, the school suffered a great loss by the death of the late headmaster (Eev. Dr. Harvey), to whose untiring zeal and energy the high position to which the school has attained is mainly due. The appointment has been conferred upon Mr. W. Empson, M.A., and the Trustees have every reason to be satisfied with the manner in which the school is conducted by him; it still maintains its high character, and the number of pupils attending it is as large as at any time since its foundation. The late Dr. Harvey collected certain moneys for the purpose of erecting a chapel for the school, and this he was enabled to accomplish with the assistance of a grant of £200 from the Trustees. The whole of the land belonging to the School Estate is now let, the gross annual rental being £780. This rental is chargeable with the repayment of moneys borrowed by the late Dr. Harvey for school buildings, and with interest thereon. That debt, at the 30th June last, amounted to £2,270 16s. of which a sum of £700 is due on the Ist January, 1892 ; the remainder is being paid off by monthly instalments. O. Wellington, Chairman. Statement of Receipts and Expenditube for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 828 12 10 By Dr. balance at beginning of year.. .. 299 12 0 Law costs refunded 0 10 6 Management— Insurance refunded .. .. .. 13 3 Salary .. .. .. .. 40 13 6 Insurance Company re fire .. .. 34 17 0 Other expenses 7 11 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 197 10 5 Survey 600 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 6 4 6 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works .. .. 179 5 0 Fencing, repairs, &c 98 11 4 Insurance and taxes .. .. .. 169 5 6 Interest on current account .. .. 255 11 2 £1,062 14 0 £1,062 14 0 O. Wellington, Chairman. Chas. P Powles, Secretary. Audited and found correct—A. Filmee, Accountant, 7th January, 1889.

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Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin : Cicero ; Virgil; Livy; Horace. Greek : Thucydides ; and passages from Tragedies. Mathematics, including Euclid, algebra, and trigonometry. English. French. , Science, including biology and mechanics. Divinity. Drawing. Shorthand. The standard aimed at is that of the Junior University Scholarship. Lowest. —Elementary Latin; arithmetic ; English, including reading; history and geography ; writing. Scholarships held at the School dueing the Last Quaetee of the Yeae. Headmaster's Scholarships. —Four valued at £33 ; one valued at £21; two valued at £12. Education Board's Scholarships. —At £40, three ; at £20, one. Bishop of Wellington's Scholarship. —At £12, one. WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepoet of the Boaed. The Governors of the Wellington College and Girls' High School have to report that in terms of the Wellington College and Girls' High School Act of 1887 a new Board has taken office, and the funds of the two institutions, excepting such as are held specially in trust for either of them, are now amalgamated. Both the institutions have done good work during the past year, but, as mentioned in the last report, the Governors have been greatly hampered by want of funds and by the burden of interest which they have had to bear through the exceptional treatment to which Wellington has been subjected by having to provide its own school-buildings. They are not only prevented from working the institutions to the best advantage, but their position is so seriously embarrassed that they will have to consider whether they can carry on their work unless the Government will relieve them by paying off the moneys borrowed for buildings. The pledge given by Sir Eobert Stout when Premier and Minister of Education, that the Government would assist the Board, has never been carried out, and the Board would urge that something may be done next session to put their finances on a better footing. The Governors take this opportunity of referring to the report of the Provincial District Auditor on the Girls' High School accounts for 1887, which is full of inaccuracies. The Auditor states that a sum of £141 12s. Bd. was charged against the ordinary income, but should have been charged against a Loan Fund Account. This is manifestly absurd. There was no Loan Fund Account, and the Governors had a right to spend income on the new buildings if they thought fit. The sum of £104 45., expended on account of the new building, was paid out of the Building Fund—not nominally charged against it, as the Auditor says ; and this was explained to him. His statement, that." there is a balance of a sum transferred from the Ordinary Account to a so-called Building Account," is not correct. There was a Building Account, a balance of the first grant from Government for the expenses of starting the Girls' High School, which was kept separate, and the £104 4s. was charged against it. There is nothing in the Wellington College Acts prohibiting the Board from incurring an overdraft. The remarks of the Auditor about the arrangements under which the Girls' High School building was erected are extraordinary. The whole matter was explained to him. The Governors had proper, control over the expenditure. Their architect was in charge of the building, and upon his certificate the contractors from time to time took credit for sums expended, and from the dates of such certificates interest began to accrue. The Auditor says, " The course pursued by the Trustees in this matter is considered to be in direct contravention of law." So it may be, in the Auditor's opinion ; but the action of the Governors is supported by the opinions of several of our best lawyers, such as Sir E. Stout, Mr. H. D. Bell, and Mr. A. de B. Brandon. The Governors have not gone outside the law. The Act authorises them to mortgage the rents and profits, but not to give the power of sale over the land; this is what they have done: they have mortgaged the land without giving power of sale to the mortgagees. This enables the mortgagees, in case of default, to enter on the land and take the rents and profits, but gives them no power over the land beyond that; and therefore the land is not alienated or assigned over to any person in the sense stated by the Auditor. The action of the Governors with reference to the real estate intrusted to them was not extraordinary, but simply in accordance with the powers given them by the Act of 1878, under which they established the Girls' High School. The Auditor invites the attention of the Government to the "peculiar construction" of " The Wellington College and Girls High School Act, 1887," and states that it was evidently not the intention of the Legislature that the incomes of the Wellington College and Girls' High School should for the future form one common fund. Here again the Auditor's opinion is at variance with that of two of the abovementioned lawyers—Sir E. Stout and Mr. Bell; and the Governors can hardly be blamed if they have followed their advice instead of Mr. Macalister's. The Board ask that this report may bo printed in the parliamentary papers, as that of the Provincial District Auditor appeared in the papers laid before the House last session. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary to the Board.

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2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Wellington College and Gibls , High School for the Year ending the 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. 1 8 11 |By Dr. balance at beginning of year.. .. 1,421 6 1 Grant from vote of the General Assembly 350 0 0 Secretary's salary and commission .. 184 310 Current income from reserves .. .. 1,290 2 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,787 1 8 School fees 2,753 2 6 Janitor 37 17 6 Levin Scholarship 20 0 0 Examinations— Interest 49 0 0 Examiners' fees 40 0 0 Discount .. .. .. •■ •• 180 Other expenses .. .. .. .. 313 0 Eefund 1 14 6 Scholarships 90 0 0 Contribution for prizes 2 10 0 Prizes .. .. 39 8 0 Dr. Balance at end of year .. .. 2,378 9 7 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 181 11 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c 94 17 5 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works .. .. 190 3 0 Furniture and apparatus .. .. 15 3 9 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 225 17 1 Chemical apparatus .. .. .. 75 3 4 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 114 0 4 Bates 104 16 8 Interest 1,024 0 1 Interest paid off 177 0 0 Grant to Cricket Club 18 0 0 Sundries .. 23 12 8 £6,847 15 10 . £6,847 15 10 Balance-sheet of Special Funds for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Turnbull Fund (Wellington College). Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. . £ s. d. By Balance brought forward .. .. 1,731 7 8 To Balance .. .. .. .. 1,823 18 1 Interest .. .. .. .. 92 10 5 £1,823 18 1 Balance down £1,823 18 1 £1,823 1L 1 Moore Scholarship Fund (Wellington College). Balance brought forward .. .. 500 0 0 Transferred to General Account for payInterest .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 ment of scholarship .. .. 35 0 0 Balance .. .. .. 500 0 0 £535 0 0 £535 0 0 Balance down .. ~ .. £500 0 0 Bhodes Scholarship Fund (Wellington College). Balance brought forward .. .. 500 0 0 Transferred to General Account for payInterest .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 ment of scholarship .. .. 14 0 0 • Balance .. .. .. 500 0 0 £514 0 0 £514 0 0 Balance down £500 0 0 Barnicoat Prize Fund (Wellington College). Balance brought forward .. .. 109 10 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 115 17 Interest accrued .. .. .. 6 7 4 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1888. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Fees due .. .. .. .. 138 11 8 Bank overdraft.. .. ... .. 2,358 12 3 Bents .. .. .. .. 387 19 8 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 19 17 4 College buildings (cost £12,000) and reserves, Sundry accounts .. .. .. 181 16 8 not less than.. .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 Loan contracted for buildings (College) ... 5,000 0 0 Girls' High School buildings (cost £5,118) Loan contracted for buildings (Girls' High and reserves, not less than .. .. 7,000 0 0 School) .. .. .. .. 5,118 3 2 £14,526 11 4 £12,678 9 5 J. E. Blaie, Chairman. Wellington, 4th July, 1885. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 3. Wobk of Highest and Lowest Classes. College. Highest. —Latin : Tacitus, Germania and Agricola, chaps, i. to xxx.; Horace, Odes, Book IV.; sight translation, various prose; Simpson, 30-45 ; "Wilkins, 1-14 ; Public School Primer, Accidence with notes; Public School Grammar, pp. 348-483; Primer of Soman History (Creighton). Mathematics: Arithmetic (whole); Algebra to end of quadratics; Trigonometry to end of

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solution of triangles; Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111., IV., and VI., and deductions. English: Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II.; Shakespeare's Macbeth; Chaucer's Prologue and Knight's Tale; Adam Bede; Macaulay's Warren Hastings; Abbott's Paraphrase and Pr6cis; composition and grammar generally; optional authors —Nicholas Nickleby, and The Caxtons.. French: Hanet's French Class Book, Part 11., omitting pp. 268-297; Hanet's Composition, pp. 1-11, 14-20, 22-24, 25-29, 31-48, 49-65; Bacine, Athalie. Geography: As for matriculation. Science: Chemistry and heat, as for junior scholarship. Loivest. —Latin: Child's First Latin Book. Arithmetic: Blackie's Standard IV.; Nelson's Standard V. English: Blackie's Standards 11. and 111., Eoyal Eeader IV., poetry pieces in Eeading Book; composition and letter-writing. History : Chambers's Historical Eeader, lessons 1-30. Geography : Geographical Eeader No. 3—the British Empire; map-drawing. Girls' High School. Highest. —Grammar: Morris's Historical English Grammar, pp. 1-203; Smith and Hall, Syntax ; Abbott's How to write clearly ; Chaucer's Prologue (part). English History : Green's Short History of the English People (Elizabeth to Victoria); Tait's Analysis (same period). Geography: As for University Scholarship examination. French: Hanet's French Composition, No. 30 ; Bue's Second French Book, Part II.; Le Voyage de M. Perrichon (Labreche); Mademoiselle de la Seigliere (Sandeau). German: Meissner's Public-school German Grammar, to lesson 30; Die Deutchen Kleinstiidter (Kotzebue). Singing: Sol-fa system. Drill: Musical. Latin: Grammar and Composition; Arnold's Latin Prose and Miscellaneous Exercises; translation (prepared and at sight); Horace, Odes, Books 111. to IV.; Virgil, iEneid, Book IV., lines 1-360; Cicero, De Amicitia and De Senectute. Trigonometry: Lock's; junior scholarship work. Euclid: Books I. to IV.; Definitions, Books V. and VI., with exercises. Algebra: To end of quadratics, including indices. Arithmetic : Hamblin Smith's Arithmetic, whole. Literature : Morell's Literature, early Stuart period to 1832. Composition: Correction of sentences; synonyms; paraphrasing of older English (e.g., extracts from Sidney's "Defence of Poesie" and Ealeigh's "Preface"); criticism of short extracts from Sir Thomas Wyatt, also Chevy Chase, &c.; original essays on suitable subjects; essay on New Zealand. The following were read in class, and essays written on them : Buchanan's " Balder the Beautiful," Wordsworth's "Ode on Immortality," Interviews with the Malay (De Quincey). Lowest. —Arithmetic: Simple rules. Grammar: Abbott's How to Tell the Parts of Speech; oral lessons. English History: Chambers's Historical Eeader, Book 11., pp. Ito 33. Geography: Names of countries, capitals, chief physical features of the world, taught from maps. French: Bue's First French Book, pp. Ito 10. Singing: Sol-fa system. Drill: Marching, wooden dumbbells, musical. Needlework: Plain sewing. Transcription. 4. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD DUEING LAST QuAETEE OF YEAE. College. Moore Scholarship. —£3s, one. Rhodes Scholarship. —£35, one. Levin Scholarships. —£lo, two. Education Board Scholarships. —at £30, three; at £15, ten. Girls' School. Education Board Scholarships. —at £30, three; at £15, eight. NAPIEE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Expenditure. £ s. d. Receipts. £ s. d. By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 2,800 10 3 To Sale of mortgage for £4,000, less £170 Management— difference of 6 and 7 per cent, interest 4,430 0 0 Salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves.. .. 266 13 6 Other office expenses .. .. 5 9 4 From property not a reserve .. .. 764 10 0 Other expenses of management .. 16 15 10 Interest .. .. .. .. 220 19 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,679 7 9 School-fees, including arrears.. .. 1,115 13 6 Fees of teachers of music and painting 103 8 4 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 75 7 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 20 14 6 Old building sold .. .. .. 70 0 0 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 122 11 7 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 72 6 5 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 84 11 4 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 146 10 2 Interest on current account .. .. 116 9 0 Endowments, sales account— Proceeds invested .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Price of old building sold and through informality taken back .. .. 102 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 612 9 8 £6,943 4 2 £6,943 4 2 David Sidey, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' High School. Highest. —Latin : Cicero, De Senectute; Virgil, iEneid, V.; Bradley. French : Waterloo; composition, Chardenal, Part 11. Euclid : six books. Algebra :To the binomial theorem. Trigonometry :To the end of solution of triangles. Chemistry: Organic. History : 1689 to 1837. Geography : Physical and general. English : Morris's Historical English Grammar ; Shakespeare, Henry IV. and Henry V. Arithmetic : General. Drawing : Geometrical, perspective. Lowest. —About Third Standard work. Girls' High School. Highest. —English : Milton, Lycidas ; Shakespeare, Henry IV. and Henry V.; Morris's Historical English Grammar. History: George I. to Victoria (Bright, Vol. hi.). Literature: Elizabeth to Anne. Geography: Europe and America. Latin: Cicero, De Officiis; Virgil, .ZEneid, II.; Principia Latina, IV. Arithmetic : Whole subject. Algebra :To binomial theorem. Geometry : Euclid, Books 1., 11., and 111. French: Macmillan's Third French Course; Geriezery, Histoire de la Litterature Francaise, Vol. ii.; Moliere, Les Femmes Savantes; Erckmann-Chatrian, Le Conscrit. Astronomy: Second-year course. Chemistry : Second-year course, non-metallic elements. Physiology and Laws of Health. German : Otto and Die Karavane. Lmvest. —Eeader No. 3. Grammar: Parts of sentences, parts of speech, easy analysis and parsing. History :. Eichard 11. to William 111. Geography: Asia and North America. Physical Geography: Eivers, lakes, rain, &c. French sentences; verbs avoir and etre ; Bue, Exercises i. to xvi. Arithmetic: Simple and compound rules. Needlework. Freehand drawing. Botany. Drill. GISBOENE HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. S, s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 17 10 0 By Management .. .. .. 9 18 4 Paid by School Commissioners .. 825 11 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 17 18 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 8 0 G Cash on fixed deposit .. ;. 700 0 0 Bates .. .. .. .. 10 15 6 Grant for salary of assistant master in . Public School, Gisborne, in terms of section 4 of " The Gisborne High School Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1887 " 112 10 0 £851 1 10 £851 1 10 W. L. Williams, Chairman. C. A. De Lautoue, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. NELSON COLLEGE. 1. Eepoet of the Goveenoes. The Governors are unable to make a very favourable report of the progress of either college for the year just ended, as the number of pupils in the Boys' College has remained stationary, and the number in the Girls' College has sensibly decreased, while the reductions in expenditure which they felt themselves compelled to make at the commencement of the year could only begin to take effect in the last half of it, and to a large extent in the last quarter. The same state of things exists to an equal, if not to a greater, extent in almost every secondary school in the colony, and appears to arise from three causes : the first being the greatly-increased, competition caused by the recent establishment of colleges or high schools in almost every town of any considerable size in the colony; the second being the want of private means to pay for higher education, arising from the long-continued depression in almost every pursuit and industry; and the third being the reduction in the subsidies heretofore granted by the Legislature, as in the case of the Nelson College for Girls. The reduction in the Principal's salary, which, amongst other retrenchments, the Governors found it necessary to make, induced Mr. Ford to resign his appointment with a view to return to England. Mr. J. W. Joynt, M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, has been appointed to supply his place, and will enter upon his duties at the end of March. The very high testimonials which he has placed in the hands of the Governors as to his attainments, teaching power, and personal character, convince them that Mr. Joynt will make a most efficient head of the Nelson College. The division of the school year into three terms instead of four quarters has now come into operation, and it is hoped that the change will prove satisfactory to parents and advantageous to pupils. By order of the Council of Governors. Oswald Cuetis, Secretary.

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2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of Nelson College for the Year ending the 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. 511 17 6. By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 394 16 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,070 7 10! ManagementSchool fees .. .. .. .. 873 4 4 Salary .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Boarding-school fees.. .. .. 1,125 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. 45 19 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 37 6 4 Other expenses of management .. 6 0 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 192 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,371 3 0 Boarding-school account .. .. 907 6 6 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 20 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 302 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 161 6 10 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 55 19 10 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 122 19 7 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 127 5 2 Audit charges .. .. .. 8 6 0 Telephones .. .. .. .. 6 10 0 Subscription to sports .. .. 22 0 0 Law costs .. .. .. .. 37 111 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 14 2 1 I Total .. .. ..£3,815 16 0; Total .. .. ..£3,815 16 0 Oswald Cubtis, Secretary. [Auditor's certificate attached to accounts as kept in college books.] , 3. Statement of Receipts and Bxpendituee of Nelson College for Giels for the Year ending the 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 123 10 11 By Management— Grant from vote of the General Assembly 300 0 0 Salary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. 138 12 8 Other office expenses .. .. 25 0 0 Boarding school fees .. .. .. 525 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,121 9 5 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,358 18 10 Boarding-school account .. .. 653 10 10 Edger scholarship .. .. .. 30 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 21 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 12 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 100 0 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 148 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 79 3 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 46 14 1 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 9 7 0 Insurance and taxes .. .. .. 74 10 2 Interest on mortgages .. .. 337 16 0 Audit charges .. .. .. 5 5 0 Law costs .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 21 3 9 £2,624 19 5 £2,624 19 5 Oswald Cuetis, Secretary. [Auditor's certificate attached to accounts as kept in the college books.] 4. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. College. Highest. —Latin : Cicero, De Senectute; Virgil, Aen. Lib. IV.; Grammar, Composition, unseen translation. Xenophon. Greek History. English: Hamlet; Coriolanus (two acts); Composition and General Literature. French: La Jeune Siberienne, Grammar, Composition, &c. Mathematics: Algebra to the Binomial Theorem; Euclid, 1.-VI.; Trigonometry to the end of Triangles; Statics and Dynamics (Todhunter and Grosse), Hydrostatics (H. Smith). Science : Deschanel's Sound and Light; Black's Chemistry for the Goldfields. ' Lowest. —Latin: Principia, Part i. to Ex. xxviii. English : English Grammar, Bain; Kenilworth; English History, Tudor Period. Geography: Europe, Political. French: Ahn's First French Course. Mathematics : Arithmetic (Hamblin Smith); Euclid 1., 35 propositions; Algebra, Simple Equations. Girls' College. Highest. —Mathematics: Arithmetic, the subject generally; Algebra, to permutations and combinations ; Euclid, Books, 111., IV., and VI., easy riders; Trigonometry to solution of Triangles. Latin: Horace, Odes, Books 111. and IV.; Cicero, Pro Sestio; prose and grammar; sight translation. French : Paul et Virginie, Le Joueur, Le Grondeur (work set by the University for 1888); prose; grammar; literature of sixteenth century. German: Schiller's Maria Stuart, Acts IV. and V., and some of Schiller's poems; Otto's German grammar. English: Morris's Elementary Historical English Grammar; History of Literature of Queen Anne's reign; Life and Works of Charles Lamb, with special study of Essays of Elia; Life and Minor Works of W. M. Thackeray; Shakespeare's Henry IV. (Parts I. and II.), and Henry V.; Essays on various subjects, literary and other. English History : From William 111. to American War of Independence, briefly; thence to accession of Victoria, more fully. Geography: Australia, India, England and her foreign possessions in Asia and Europe. Science : Elementary chemistry. Class-singing. (N.B. —Owing to the

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different arrangement of classes according to different subjects, the same girls did not necessarily do quite all the above work). Loiuest. —Arithmetic: Simple and compound rules, vulgar fractions (partially). Latin: Principia Latina, Part I. to the verbs. French : Bue's First French Course to lesson 40; easy translation into English from reading-book (Contes de Fees). English : Hall's Primary English Grammar; simple parsing and analysis; reading, spelling and composition, and writing. English History: From Henry VII. to William 111. (Louise Creighton's First History of England). Geography : Leading physical features of the Continents and New Zealand. Elementary Physics. Object Lessons on Common Things. Needlework, drill, and class-singing. 5. SCHOLABSHIPS HELD DURING LAST QuAETEB OF YEAE. College. Endowed.— -Tinline, £52 10s.; Newcome, £24; Eichmond, £24; Stafford, £20; Fell, £16. Foundation. —First classical, £20; second classical, £10; third classical, £5. First mathematical, £20; second mathematical, £10; third mathematical, £5. Governors' Fees. —First modern languages, £12 10s.; second modern languages, £12 10s.; first English literature, £12 10s.; second English literature, £12 10s. Education Board.— At £52 10s., 5; at £12 10s., 9. Simmons Prize. —£6. Girls' College. Tinline.— £s2 12s. Edger. —At £15, two. Governors' Fees. —At £15, two. Education Board. —At £52 125., three; at £12 125., seven. School Commissioners. —At £12 125., six. GEEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditueb for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 20 10 0 By Management— Interest .. .. .. ~ 65 1 0 Salary .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Repayment of loan .. .. .. 250 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 2 7 6 Payment to Grey Education Board .. 70 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 257 18 6 £335 11 0 £335 11 0 E. Nancaeeow, Chairman. E. T. Eobinson, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—Jambs Edwaed FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. Balance-sheet of the Board of Goveenoes of the Hokitika High School for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ b. d. To Balance in Bank of New Zealand, 31st De- By E. B. Simmons—printing notices .. 17 6 cember, 1887 .. • • • • 113 1 Gooch and Richards—repairs.. .. 4 3 8 On fixed deposit in Bank of New Zealand, Cooke—plans and specifications .. 5 10 0 31st December, 1887 .. .. .. 1,106 10 0 Eeid and Co.—advertising .. .. 110 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 51 18 0 Kumara Times —advertising .. .. 3 9 6 Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand at date .. 6 9 7 Park—solicitor's fee .. .. .. 110 Sundries .. .. .. .. 10 0 On |fixed deposit in Bank of New Zealand at date .. .. .. 1,158 8 0 £1,176 0 8 £1,176 0 8 J. P. Will, Hon. Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. CHEISTCHUECH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Mathematics : Todhunter's Euclid, I. to IV.; Hall and Knight's Algebra to end of quadratics; Barnard Smith's Exercises in Arithmetic; Hamblin Smith's Trignometry to solution of Triangles. Latin: Virgil, Georgics, Book IV.; Livy, Book I. ; Horace, Odes, Book II.; History of the Eomans; Abbott's Via Latina; Public School Latin Primer; Simpson's Caesarian Latin Prose; Abbott's Latin Prose through English idioms. English: Faery Queene, Book I. ; Scott's Old Mortality; Idylls of the King; Burkes Thoughts on Present Discontents; Morris's History of English Grammar; Stopford Brooke's Literature Primer; Abbott's How to Write Clearly. French: De Maistre's La Jeune Siberienne; La Fontaine; Macmillan's Progressive French Course, Parts 11. and 111. Greek : Smith's First Greek Book; Sidgwick's First Greek Writer; Greek Testament. History : Epochs of English History—The Settlement of the Constitution; England during the American and European Wars; Modern England, 1820-75. Geography: Longman's School Geography. Science: Howard's Practical Chemistry; Crum Brown's Elementary Chemistry Physiology (Foster's Primer); Oliver's Elementary Botany; Prantl's Text Book of Botany.

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Lowest. —Mathematics : Davis , s Arithmetical Examples, without answers, Part I. Latin : Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course; Latin Primer. English : Morrison's English Grammar ; Palgrave's Children's Treasury, Part I.; Gardiner's History, Part I.; Longman's Geographical Eeader, Standard 111. Writing on foolscap, from copies on the black board. Drawing: Freehand and Model; Geometrical; Colonial Drawing-book (for junior class). Singing: Collegiate Singing Manual. 2. Statement of Beceipts and Expenditube for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 2,679 911 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 364 14 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 930 6 0 Management—Salary .. .. 95 13 0 Eepayment of dishonoured cheque .. 16 5 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,401 4 7 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 463 17 10 Examinations — Examiners' fees .. .. .. 50 8 0 Other expenses .. .. .. 6 6 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 28 1 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 77 11 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 33 15 2 Site and buildings— New works .. .. .. 242 4 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 17 4 0 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. 114 9 1 Interest on current account .. .. 10 19 8 Interest on loan from New Zealand Trust and Loan Company (£5,000) .. 350 0 0 Grants to cricket club and cadet corps.. 45 0 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 5 15 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 4 9 8 Cleaning bath .. .. .. 9 16 Microscope .. .. .. .. 3 11 4 Wages of mechanic for teaching carpentering, &c, .. .. .. 12 17 0 Protective works on Reserve No. 1124 .. 88 9 11 Reserves, inspecting and advertising .. 74 17 4 Sundries, petty cash, &c. .. .. 8 16 9 Dishonoured cheques .. .. 44 10 10 £4,089 19 5 £4,089 19 5 H. E. Webb, Chairman. E. G. Stedman, Eegistrar, Canterbury College. 3. ScHOLAESHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUEING LAST QuABTEE OP YeAE. School. —Free education, 20. Education Board. —At £40, four ; at £20, eleven. CHEISTCHDECH GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 859 19 6 By Management—salary .. .. 83 13 10 Current inoome .. .. .. 232 0 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,647 8 3 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 332 11 0 Examinations — School fees .. .. .. .. 1,587 12 0 Examiners'fees .. .. .. 54 12 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 814 4 Other expenses .. .. .. 6 0 0 Cancelled cheque .. .. .. 7 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 204 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 34 6 0 Printing, stationery, advertising, and stamps .. .. .. .. 58 0 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 24 6 2 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 4 2 4 Site and buildings— New works (fittings) .. .. 17 16 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 28 10 0 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. 120 711 Music and tuning pianos .. .. 11 12 6 Rent of gymnasium .. .. .. 14 3 4 Supplying and fixing ram .. .. 19 5 0 Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 3 2 5 Expenses of teaching cooking .. .. 10 9 0 Sundries and petty cash .. .. 18 6 4 Balance .. .. .. .. 667 16 0 £3,027 17 4 £3,027 17 4 2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Mathematics: Arithmetic, Algebra, Euclid, Trigonometry, as for the Junior University Scholarship examination. Latin : Abbot's Idioms, Bradley's Arnold, Latin prose, Antiquities; Translation—Virgil, Book V.; Cicero, De Amicitia; Terence, Andria (Macmillan's series); Horace, selections from Satires and Epistles; Soman History —Smith's Larger Eoman History, Merivale's Eoman Triumvirates. English: Grammar—Morris's Historical Grammar, Mason's English Grammar; composition—correction of sentences; essays on subjects from books read ; Literature—■ Morell's English Literature from.Chaucer to Dryden ; Shakespeare's Eomeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice; Bacon's Essays (•& selection), the Vicar of Wakefield. and Esmond (read less carefully).

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French : Brachet's French Grammar and exercises, Bue's French Idioms, translation from English into French, Fables de la Fontaine ; translation—Le Boi dcs Montagnes (Bdmond About), Paul et Virginie (Bernardin de St. Pierre), Le Misanthrope (Moliere), Le Tresor (Coppee); French conversation. Science : Botany, Physics (heat), as for Junior University Scholarship examination. Cooking and dress-cutting practised by some of the girls in the highest form. Loioest. —Arithmetic: Simple and compound rules. English: Grammar (simple parsing), composition on stories read, letters, dictation and spelling, reading. Geography : A general sketch, and more particularly New Zealand. ' History : Mrs. Creighton's Child's History of England. Science : A little elementary Botany, Physics, and Physiology. French : The early part of Bue's First French Course, easy sentences. Sewing, and elementary drawing. 3. Scholarships held at the School during Last Quaeter op Year. School—At £15, 13; at £12, two. Education Board. —At £20, thirteen. Caledonian Society. —At £20, one. CHEIST'S COLLEGE GEAMMAE SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure, from the Ist May, 1887, to 30th April, 1888. Income Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. & s. d. To Rent ana interest .. .. .. 1,613 2 7 By Balance brought forward, Ist May, 1887 26 2 7 Jackson Trust Endowment .. .. 112 1 8 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 63 18 4 Tuition fees .. .. ..3,638 18 10 Interest on deposits .. .. .. 196 14 3 Books .. .. .. .. 502 13 4 School Account— Eef und on account of masters' travelling Salaries— expenses .. .. .. .. 5 9 0 Masters .. .. .. 4,573 0 4 Hire of chairs, gas, &o. .. .. 6 12 6 Burser (moiety) .. .. .. 50 0 0 Balance carried forward, 30th April, 1888 522 14 6 Porter .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Books .. .. .. .. 473 0 0 Examination fees .. .. .. 16 1 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 47 17 1 Grant to games fund .. .. 168 10 0 Papers and magazines for boys' read-ing-room .. .. .. 11 15 4 Printing and advertising .. .. 48 15 0 Insurances .. .. .. 103 4 3 Coals and gas .. .. .. 24 9 6 Ironmongery .. .. .. 17 4 10 Extra labour on grounds .. .. 6 3 0 Furniture for class-rooms .. .. 2 5 6 Furniture for gymnasium .. .. 1 17 0 Scavenger .. .. .. 10 8 0 Sweeping chimneys .. .. 3 0 0 Chemicals, &o. .. .. .. 10 6 Cricket ground—■ Shingle and grass-seed .. .. 26 19 0 Eepairs— Mr. Corfe's house .. .. .. 3 15 6 Mr. Worthy's house .. .. 8 10 4 Mr. Walter's house .. .. 6 18 6 Schoolroom .... .. 129 Library and offices .. .. 3 19 3 Sundry repairs .. .. .. 17 9 9 Earth and shingle for grounds .. 30 6 0 Drainage .. .. .. .. 2 6 0 Cleaning wells at bath .. .. 1 17 6. Survey .. .. .. .. 330 Law charges .. .. .. 38 13 6 Expenses connected with weekly tenan-. cies— Commission on letting and collecting rents .. .. .. .. 812 4 Eepairs to cottages .. .. 20 16 3 Rates on cottages .. .. .. 119 6 Insurance on cottages .. .. 3 11 0 Expenses of management— Salaries and auditors' fees .. .. 234 3 9 Telephone, half subscription .. 4 0 0 Stamps, stationery, and sundries .. 29 2 0 £6,402 2 5 £6,402 2 5 Building Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Domain Board, refund half cost of fence 30 0 0 By Balance brought forward, Ist May, 1887 1,649 14 9 Balance carried forward, 30th April, 1888 5,321 0 1 Transfer to deposit account .. .. 3,250 0 0 New class-rooms (final payment) .. 142 5 6 Alterations, Mr. Corfe's house.. .. 9 10 0 Alterations, Mr. Condell's house .. 21 3 0 Alterations, Mr. Walter's house .. 2 15 3 Alterations, gymnasium .. .. 12 0 0 Contributions towards cost of baths .. 235 5 7 Contributions towards cricket - ground pavilion .. .. .. .. 28 6 0 £5,351 0 1 £5,351 0 1

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2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Classics: Eevision of—Cicero, Pro Muraena; Horace, Odes I. and II.; Plautus, Trinummus : New work—Livy, part of Book XXXI.; selections from Ovid and Lucretius; Thucydides, VI., 1-19, VII., 70-71; Homer, Odyssey, 1., 1-150; Sophocles, Ajax, 646-865. Latin and Greek prose composition. Latin and Greek Grammar. Greek and Eoman history and antiquities. Mathematics : Arithmetic, algebra, Euclid, and trigonometry to standard for junior scholarships. Science : Mechanics and heat. French: Junior scholarship standard. English: Composition, essay writing; grammar, Morris's Elementary Historical Grammar; philology, Earle; authors, Shakespeare and various private reading. Divinity. Lowest. —Latin, Public School Primer to end of regular verbs; Macmillan's First Latin Course, exercises 1-100. Mathematics : Hamblin Smith's Arithmetic, pages 1-28 and 108-128; tables. Euclid : Definitions. English : English history, Eoman period to Elizabeth. Grammar : Parts of speech and easy analysis. Geography : The continents. Composition and reading. 3. Statement eespecting Scholarships. Gould Scholarships. —These scholarships are two in number, and are given to deserving boys who require assistance. These scholarships cover the school fees and cost of books. Somes Scholarships. —About £450 annually is available for scholarships; they consist of three or four senior scholarships and eight junior scholarships. In addition to the amount given for the scholarships, an amount is given to assist the boarding expenses of boarders. The amount to be given in each case is now under consideration by the governing body. Besides these scholarships a considerable number of exhibitions are given to the sons of clergy and other boys who may require assistance. The value of the exhibitions is determined annually, according to the amount available from an endowment called " The Buller and Eeay Scholarship Fund." About £450 available for school annually. Prizes are also given from an endowment called " The Tancred History Prize Fund," for proficiency in history and English literature. EANGIOEA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeoeipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 232 14 0 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 178 11 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 242 4 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 363 12 3 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 131 1 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 11 9 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 17 1 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 8 19 6 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 4 0 5 Interest on current account .. .. 18 6 10 Incidental .. .. .. .. 3 19 0 £605 19 9 £605 19 9 A. H. Cunningham, Chairman. Geo. John Leech, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUBING THE LAST QuAETEK OP THE YEAE. The school gave free education to two scholars. AKAEOA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 233 18 1 By Expenses of management .. .. 012 0 Current income from reserves .. 215 4 0 I Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 275 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 j Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 414 0 School fees.. .. .'. .. 73 3 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 17 14 6 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 7 1 9 | Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 13 2 i Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 3 10 0 Kents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 4 8 2 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance .. .. ■ .. .. 70 5 10 £539 6 10 £539 6 10 A. J. McGeegoe, Chairman. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.— English: Smith and Hall's Grammar, with parsing, analysis, and composition; selected poems. French : Macmillan's Second Year, with portions of First Beader. Latin : Selections from Caesar and Eutropius ; Public School Primer ; elementary composition. Arithmetic : Whole subject. Mathematics: Algebra to simple equations (Hall and Knight); Euclid, Book I. Geography: Patterson's New Zealand and Australia; Cornwell's Europe and Asia. History: Edith Thompson's England.

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Lowest. —English : Morrison's Grammar; parsing and composition; repetition of poetry ; paraphrase. French: Macmillan's First Year. Latin: Macmillan's First Year. Arithmetic: Weights and measures, reduction, elementary fractions. Geography: Phillips's First Geography, New Zealand and Australia; Hughes' Elementary, British Isles. History : Gardiner's History. Drawing. 3. ScHOLABSHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUBING THE LAST QuAETEE OP THE YeAB. The school gave free education to four scholars. ASHBUETON HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditube for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Grant from vote of the General Assembly 100 0 0 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 504 5 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 508 16 7 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 540 0 0 School fees .. .. .. 256 18 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 8 3 0 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 26 14 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 16 18 9 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 390 6 1 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 31 17 10 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 76 9 3 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 34 8 8 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 211 11 Interest on current account .. .. 42 12 0 Hire of piano .. .. .. 12 10 0 Petty accounts unclassified .. .. 12 18 & £1,282 15 3 £1,282 15 3 W. C. Walkee, Chairman. J. E. Buchanan, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor General. 2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest Class.- —Matriculation work. Juniors. —Various stages. TIMAEU HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from endowments .. 1,383 5 9 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 421 11 1 School fees .. .. .. 514 10 0 Management—Salary, &c. .. .. 86 13 4 Books, &c., sold, and other refunds .. 217 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .: 1,528 0 0 Deposit on contract .. .. .. 4 0 0 Janitor .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Investment repaid .. .. .. 500 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 165 0 2 Interest on current account .. .. 44 6 6 Draining reserve .. .. .. 45 0 0 Deposit on contract refunded.. .. 4 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 10 1 8 £2,404 12 9 £2,404 12 9 Henet W. Haepee, Chairman. G. Chatee Miles, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. The highest work during the year was that prescribed for the Junior Scholarship examination of the New Zealand University; the lowest was standard work, with a little French. 3. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUEING THE LAST QuAETEE OP THE YeAE. School. —Free education, seven. .. . Caledonian Society.— At £12 125., one. WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 42 10 2 By Secretary's salary .. .. .. 8 0 0 Endowments— Postage, &c. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Current inoome from reserves .. 299 0 0 Half-year's subsidy to South Canterbury Interest .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 Education Board .. .. .. 37 10 0 Fixed deposits matured during year .. 340 0 0 Examination expenses .. .. 515 7 Scholarships .. .. .. 45 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 12 4 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 17 0 Travelling expenses of members of Board 6 0 0 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 580 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 0 19 i £698 6 2 £698 6 2 William J. Stewaed, Chairman. G. H. Geaham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Waitaki High School Boaed for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 46 4 1 By Management— Grant from vote of the General Assembly 250 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Endowments— Other expenses .. .. .. 514 5 Current income from reserves .. 878 19 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,256 3 4 Interest .. .. .. .. 49 7 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. SO 18 1 Paid by School Commissioners .. 64 14 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 79 9 0 School fees ;. .. .. .. 517 19 8 Book and stationery account and other Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 67 15 1 temporary advances .. .. 75 14 5 Scholarship account .. .. .. 10 10 0 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 16 7 9 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 205 13 2 Interest on current account .. .. 15 12 10 Endowments, sales account—■ Expended on site or buildings .. 133 1 4 Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. .. .. .. 71 5 6 Interest on loan on school buildings .. 227 10 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 38 710 Furnishing Girls' High School .. 70 19 1 £2,091 3 7 £2,091 3 7 H. J. Millee, Chairman. Geobge Sumptee, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest. —Latin : Virgil, iEneid, V., Georgics, IV.; Horace, Odes, Books I. and III.; De Officiis, Book I.; Eutropius (Macmillan's); Livy, Hannibalic War; Bradley's Arnold; Simpson's Caesarian Prose; Public School Latin Primer; 500 lines repetition. Mathematics: Hamblin Smith's Arithmetic; Algebra, H. Smith, and Hall and Knight; Euclid, H. Smith; Trigonometry, Lock and Todhunter. English : Hale's Longer English Poems ; Bain's Higher English Grammar ; Morris's Outlines of English Accidence; repetition; Goldsmith, Traveller and Deserted Village; Horton's History of the Romans ; Clarke's Geography; Gardiner's English History. French: Chardenal's second and third courses; La Fontaine (Macmillan); Macmillan's Second Reader; Corneille's China; Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Science : Biology (Nicholson); Physics, Balfour Stewart's Introduction, and lectures; Botany, Hooker, and lectures. Mensuration (Macmillan). • Shorthand : Lectures. Greek : J. B. Mayor's Introduction. Lowest. —Latin : Macmillan's First Course. French : Chardenal's First Course. English: Hall's English Grammar; Nelson's Poetical Primer. Arithmetic: Hamblin Smith's, to Problems. Algebra, H. Smith's, to Factors. Botany: Hooker's Primer, English History (Gardiner). Girls' School. Highest. —English: Mason's Grammar, pp. 1-100; exercises, parsing, and analysis; Shakespeare's Henry V.; composition. History: Morris's England, from William 111. to Victoria. Geography: British Empire. Physiography : Lecture lessons based on Huxley's Physiography. French : Chardenal's First and Second Course; Baume's grammar; translation, exercises, dictation, &c. Latin: Principia, Parts I. and 11., anecdotes, various, vocabulary, &c. Arithmetic: Hamblin Smith, whole subject (highest class); middle class—fractions, decimals, problems, &c. Algebra: Todhunter, L.C.M., G.C.M., factors, simple equations, problems. Euclid: Book 1., Props. 34-48; Book 11., whole; Book 111., Props. 1-16; exercises. Lowest. —English : Blackie's Grammar, pp. 25-80; exercises, composition, Star Readers, V.-VI. (two divisions). History: Gardiner's England—Stuart and Brunswick Periods. Geography: Petrie's, General Europe, Asia, Australasia; oral lessons on general subjects. French: Chardenal's First Course, exercises, dictation ; Baume's grammar. Latin : Principia, Part 1., pp. 1-39; exercises, vocabulary. Arithmetic: Seduction, compound rules, practice, G.C.M., L.C.M. Algebra: Ex. 1.-XIL, up to G.C.M. Euclid : Book I.; definitions, props. 1-26. 3. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DURING THE LAST QuABTEB OF THE YEAE. School. —Free education, four. Besidents. —At £10 10s., one. OTAGO BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 1. Report of the Boaed. Sib,— Dunedin, 6th May, 1889. In accordance with section 8 of "The Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877," and in terms of a circular from the Education Department, dated the 6th December, 1888, I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Board of Governors of the Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools for the year ended the 31st December, 1888,

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I have pleasure in reporting that the attendance in the schools during the year just closed has kept up to the average; the figures for the last quarter being 273 in the boy's school, and 180 in the girls' school, as against 261 and 171 for the corresponding period in 1887. During the year the Board came under the pro visions of " The Public Bodies Powers Act, 1887," which has greatly facilitated its operations in the management of its endowments. On the 10th July last the Board re-leased a number of sections, the original leases of which had expired. The new leases were for fourteen years in the case of rural lands, and for twenty-one years in the case of township sections ; and the rents of the former showed a satisfactory increase. During the year the Board received a petition from a number of settlers in the Wyndham Valley District, who purchased lands from it on deferred payment when high prices were ruling, and who stated that they were totally unable to meet their payments, asking for a rebate of 50 per cent, of the purchase money. After carefully considering the matter in all its bearings the Board decided that it could not see its way to make any reduction in the original amount of purchase money, but that it was prepared to receive proposals for relief from individual settlers on any one of the following schemes, namely:— . 1. To take back part of the holding, allowing valuation for improvements which have been effected thereon, the amount of such valuation, together with what has already been paid, to go towards completing the payment of the remainder. 2. To capitalise or change the holding into a leasehold, the present occupier to have a lease at a rental of 5 per cent, per annum on the original cost of the land, with valuation for improvements at the end of lease, or right to remove them. All amounts which have been paid on account of purchase money to count as rent from the date of commencement of occupation. 3. To let the mortgage stand as at present, but to have an extension of time allowed for repayment of the balance owing at a reduced rate of interest. Five tenants have agreed to the first-named proposal, and two to the third proposal. The Board desires me to urge upon the Government the necessity of exempting it from the payment of city rates in respect of the buildings and grounds of the Boys' and Girls' High Schools in Dunedin. It was evidently the intention of the Legislature when passing " The Eating Act, 1882," that high schools should be exempt from rates, as section 2 subsection (14) applies to them, inasmuch as they are not carried on for "pecuniary gain and profit " in the sense in which these terms are used in the Act; unfortunately, however, the Corporation of the City of Dunedin does not levy rates under this Act, but under " The Eating Act, 1886," which does not exempt the high schools from payment. The Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, under which the Board manages the schools, is silent on the matter of rates, and the Board is consequently compelled to pay the sum of £150 per annum to the Corporation. I may say that none of the other high schools in New Zealand are required to pay municipal rates on their school buildings. The funds of the Board have been considerably reduced during the last three years owing to shrinkage in rents, &c, and also to the fact that the Board provides free education to a large number of scholarship-holders and pupils who attained fifty per cent, of marks in senior provincial scholarship examinations. Such being'the case, the above-named tax is a very heavy burden upon the Board's income, and it hopes that steps frill be taken during the coming session of Parliament to exempt it from payment. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. D. M. Stuart, D.D., Chairman. 2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. To Endowments — By Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,982 7 4 Capital Account —Price of reserves sold 649 13 7 Management— Current income from reserves .. 2,54114 10 Salary .. .. .. .. 170 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on Destroying rabbits.. .. .. 4 0 0 unpaid purchase-money .. .. 210 8 8 Other expenses .. .. .. 45 5 7 Paid by School Commissioners .. 496 9 1 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,844 2 1 School fees .. .. .. .. 3,607 7 3 Boarding-school account — Boarding-school fees— Boys .. .. .. .. 103 7 5 Boys .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Girls .. .. .. .. 682 1 8 Girls .. .. .. .. 857 0 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 35 16 5 Dr. balance at end of year— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 109 16 9 Bank .. .. .. .. 1,370 17 10 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including the Cheques to present .. .. 407 2 3 salaries of two janitors .. .. 249 14 10 County, city, and water rates.. .. 324 8 i Repairs .. .. .. .. 284 12 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 52 8 6 Furnishing .. .. .. .. 37 0 5 Interest on current account .. .. 189 13 6 Expenses of survey, reporting sales, management, &c. .. .. .. 35 18 6 £10,150 14 0 i £10,150 14 0 D. 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Grey Eussell Scholaeship Fund. Statement of Income and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. I 1888. Expenditure. £ s. d. 1 Jan. Balance brought forward .. .. 43 17 6 ! Paid J. Watt, half-year's instalment Eent from farm on Signal Hill .. 4 7 6 ofjsoholarahip .. .. .. 20 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 54 1 7 1 Ditto .. .. .. 20 0 0 131 Dec. Balance in bank;.. ..28 5 0 Cash in hand, received after bank hours .. .. 54 1 7 82 6 7 Less unpaid cheques .. 20 0 0 62 6 7 £102 6 7 £102 6 7 Capital Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Amount invested on mortgage .. 750 0 0 By Capital .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Balance in bank, 31st December, 1888 250 0 0 £1,000 0 0 £1,000 0 0 D. M. Stuart, Chairman, High School Board. C. Macandbew, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Eichabdson Cadet Corps Fund. Statement of Income and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. 1888. Expenditure. £ s. d. 1 Jan. Balance brought forward .. .. 166 6 9 Paid Otago High School Cadet Corps 26 10 0 31 Dec. Balance — In Colonial Bank of New Zealand 89 16 9 Invested on mortgage .. .. 50 0 0 £166 6 9 ' £166 6 9 Capital Account. £ s. d. £ s. a. To Amount deposited in Colonial Bank of New By Original capital .. .. .. 150 0 0 Zealand .. .. .. .. 179 12 0 „ in shares sold current year, profit.. .. .. .. 29 12 0 £179 12 0 ' £179 12 0 D. M. Stuart, Chairman, High School Board. C. Macandrew, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. 3. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest.- —Latin : Translation of passages unseen ; selected portions of authors; continuous prose; grammar, philology, and criticism. English : English language and literature— King Lear; Chaucer's Prologue to Canterbury Tales; philology and criticism. French: Translation —selected portions and passages taken from authors of repute ; composition and grammar. German: 'Translation —selected portions and passages taken from authors of repute ; composition and grammar. Mathematics : Euclid, first six books; algebra, to end of quadratics, indices, and surds ; arithmetic, the whole subject, problems ; trigonometry, to end of solution of triangles. Science : Chemistry and physics, complete course of elementary inorganic chemistry, with practical laboratory work; mechanics and hydrostatics, elementary, as required for the Medical Preliminary and Junior Scholarship Examinations. Lowest. —Latin : Declensions of nouns, substantive and adjective; comparison of adjectives; conjugations of regular verbs; rules on gender, &c. English: Beading, spelling, and dictation; outline of British history from B.C. 55. Elementary physical geography. French: Eules for number and gender, &c. ; conjugation of avoir, etre, and the regular verbs; translation and retranslation of easy sentences. Arithmetic: The four simple rules, and easy questions on the moneytables. Drawing: Freehand. Gymnastics: According to a fixed course. Object Lessons: According to a fixed course.

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Girls' School. Highest. —English: Chaucer, The Nonne Prestes Tale ; Shakespeare, King Lear; Johnson, Easselas; Macaulay, Essay on Boswell's Life of Johnson; History, the Eoman Bepublic; Historical English Grammar, Morris; composition, &c. Latin: Virgil, iEneid, Book V.; Cicero, De Senectute and Somnium Scipionis, passages from De Amicitia; Horace, Selected Odes and Satires ; at sight translation—iEneid, Book VII., Sallust's Catiline ; grammar, composition, &c. French : George Sand, L'Enfance; Chardenal's Exercises for Advanced Pupils; grammar, etymology, and composition. German: Fasnacht's Grammar; Meissner's Lesebuch. Mathematics : Arithmetic, the whole subject; algebra, to quadratic equations; geometry, Euclid, Division A, Books 1.-IV., and VI., Division B, Books 1.-III.; trigonometry (Lock's), Division A, the whole, Division B, Chapters 1.-XL Science : Botany, the Morphology and Physiology of the .Botanical Types specified in the Junior Scholarship Schedule; Chemistry, the Non-metallic Elements, Eevision of the Metals. The Senior Division have revised the whole of Organic Chemistry. Lowest. —English : Beader, Globe, No. IV.; History, William I. and Henry VI.; Geography, Australasia, British Isles; Physical Geography, explanation of geographical terms, &c.; Grammar, simple analysis and parsing; Object Lessons, simple lessons on common objects, with a view to subsequent composition on the subject of lesson. French: Chardenal's First French Course. Arithmetic: Division A, compound rules in money, avoirdupois, apothecary, troy, lineal, and square tables, mental arithmetic; Division B, simple and compound rules in money, and mental arithmetic. 4. Scholarships held at the School during the Last Quabteb op the Yeae. Boys' School. Otago Education Board. —At £40, ten ; at £20, sixteen. Grey Education Board. —At £50, two. Girls' School. Otago Education Board.— At £40, seven; at £20, nine. Free education is given to the holders of Education Board scholarships, and also to candidates at the scholarship examinations who gain 50 per cent, of the attainable marks. The numbers attending the schools under the latter concession at the end of the year were—Boys' school, 8; girls' school, 6. SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS. 1. Eepoet op the Boaed. Sir,— Invercargill, 29th April, 1889. I have the honour to forward the following report of the operations of the Board during the year 1888 :— When the year began the Board comprised Messrs. Lumsden and Carswell, appointed by His Excellency the Governor; Messrs. Matheson and Preshaw, elected by the Southland Education Board ; and Mr. Tapper, the Mayor for the time being. The only change during the year was the election of Mr. T. Fleming as Mayor of Invercargill, who is now, therefore, a member of the Board, the other members having been reappointed by His Excellency the Governor and the Education Board respectively. Mr. Lumsden was re-elected Chairman. The Board has, during the year, been constituted a leasing authority under the provisions of " The Public Bodies Powers Act, 1887," and has exercised its right to reduce the amount of rent in one or two instances in which excessive rents were paid. The Board has for some time contemplated making a change in the curriculum of the schools with the view of giving parents and guardians a choice of either a classical or modern course of education; and also of including chemistry in the subjects taught. In order to effect this it was necessary that a change should be made in the staff of teachers; all the assistant teachers therefore received notice that their services would be dispensed with at the end of 1888, and a new staff was advertised for. A great number of applications was sent to the Board, and a very efficient staff has been secured. Mr. W. E. P. Austin, 8.A., of Oxford, was appointed first assistant on the boys' side, and Mr. W. Macalister, 8.A., of New Zealand, second assistant. Miss E. Pitcaithly, M.A., of New Zealand, was elected to the position of first assistant in the girls' school, and Miss A. E. Waterhouse second assistant. A scientific lecture hall and chemical laboratory has been erected and fully equipped, and the Board has every reason to expect that the change will prove of great advantage to the school. It is hoped also that, with renewed commercial prosperity which is now becoming manifest, parents will avail themselves of the superior education offered at our high schools. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Charles Bout, Secretary.

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2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d' To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 273 2 6 By Management, salaries, 15 months .. 93 15 0 Bank of New Zealand, fixed deposit from Teachers' salaries and allowances, inlast year .. .. .. .. 1,842 4 1 eluding fees paid to visiting teacher.. 1,215 8 0 Grant from vote of the General Assembly 177 2 9 Prizes .. .. .. .. 11 19 6 Endowments— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 44 4 3 Capital account—price of reserves sold 200 10 0 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 68 2 7 Current income from reserves .. 721 8 11 Book and stationery account and other Interest on moneys invested and on temporary advances .. .. 21 8 2 unpaid purchase-money .. .. 87 18 10 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 26 6 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. 189 15 9 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 18 15 0 School fees, boys' school .. .. 401 5 2 Reserves—Rates, expenses of leases, &c. 10 3 3 Books, &c, sold and other refunds, boys' Coal-scuttles .. .. .. 14 0 school, including fees received for Chemicals and appliances .. .. 91 11 8 extra subjects .. .. .. 37 17 10 Stamps, telegrams, cheque-book, &c. .. 15 10 7 School fees, girls' school .. .. 151 5 2 . Balance in bank at end of year— Books, &c, sold and other refunds, girls' Current account .. .. .. 322 17 7 school, including fees received for extra Fixed deposit .. .. .. 2,166 011 subjects .. .. .. .. 17 15 6 Eobert Mills, deposit on contract .. 7 0 0 £4,107 6 6 £4,107 6 6 Geo. Lumsden, Chairman. Chables Eout, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 3. Woek op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest (Boys).' —Latin : Cicero, De Senectute and De Omciis, Book II.; Bradley's Arnold; Frost's Materials for Latin Prose ; Latin grammar ; translation of unseen passages of English into Latin, and Latin into English. French: Charles XII., Voltaire; Macmillan's No. 11. Eeader; Brachet's Grammar; French composition. English: Morris's Historical English Grammar; Shakespeare's Hamlet; composition and essay. History: Edith Thompson's, with notes from Green. Mathematics: Arithmetic,'the subject; algebra to end of quadratic equations; Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111., IV., and VI.; trigonometry, Todhunter's Smaller, chapters 1-8. Science: Chemistry of non-metallic elements (Eoscoe); statics; dynamics; hydrostatics (Everett's Physics). Highest (Girls). —Latin: Cicero, De Senectute, and De Officiis, Book II.; Bradley's Arnold; Latin grammar and translation of unseen passages of Latin into English, and English into Latin. French: Macmillan's Eeader No. 11. ; Brachet's Grammar; composition. English: Morris's Historical Grammar; Shakespeare's Hamlet; composition and essays. History : English (Edith Thompson). Geography: Mackay's. Mathematics: Arithmetic, the subject; algebra to simultaneous equations; Euclid, Books I. and 11. Lowest (Boys and Girls).— Principia Latina, Part I. French: Principia, Part I. English: Eeader (Fourth Standard). Grammar: Primer (Morris's). "Writing. Spelling and dictation. History: Curnows's Smaller History of England. Petrie's Geography. Arithmetic: Compound rules, weights and measures. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,450 copies), £18 7s.]

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