EDUCATION: REPORTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. [In Continuation of E.-9, 1890.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, E-09

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Sess. IL—lB9l. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: REPORTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. [In Continuation of E.-9, 1890.]

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

SECONDARY SCHOOLS INCORPORATED OR ENDOWED.

SUMMARY OF THE ACCOUNTS OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR 1890 FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNING BODIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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Name. Act of Incorporation or Institution. Kemarks. Auckland College and Grammar School Auckland Girls' High School 1877, No. 51, Local. 1878, No. 55, Local .. Under management of Education Board, Noli in operation in 1890. Thames High School Whangarei High School.. 1878, No. 54, Local. 1878, No. 63, Local .. Not in operation in 1890. Act may be repealed by Gazette notice under Act of 1885, No. 30. New Plymouth High School Wanganui High School 1889, No. 2, Local. 1878, No. 42, Local .. Board identical with Education Board. Not in operation in 1890. Endowment, Reg. I., fol. 52. See also D.-16, 1860, p. 9. Wanganui Endowed School [Nil] Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools Gisborno 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 1890. Under management of Nelson College. Not in operation in 1890. Not in operation in 1890. 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 Waimato 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 1890.

Receipts. 'o Credit balances on 1st January, 1890 .. From Government Endowment reserves sold Rents of reserves Interest on investments Reserves Commissioners School fees.. Boarding-school fees Books, &c, sold, and refunds Sundries not classified Interest on current account Debit balances, 31st December, 1890 .. £ s. d. 17,111 13 11 1,000 0 0 2,610 15 8 19,892 13 11 3,575 4 11 1,425 19 9 18,386 9 5 2,036 2 5 273 0 7 205 10 9 120 16 10 16,133 19 4 Expenditure. £ s. d. By Liabilities on 1st January, 1890 .. 15,003 17 5 Office management and expenses .. 2,211 11 9 Teachers'salaries .. .. .. 30,171 2 3 Boarding-school accounts .. .. 2,050 13 6 Examination fees and expenses 280 9 8 Scholarships and prizes .. .. 1,862 4 11 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 1,232 17 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 1,258 7 3 Buildings, furniture, rent, insurance, rates, &c. .. .. .. 8,543 1 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 2,89115 10 Sundries not classified .. .. 952 8 10 Credit balances, 31st December, 1890.. 10,307 17 2 £82,772 7 6 £82,772 7 6

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Income of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1890.

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From Endowrnei its. Schools. Cr. Balances oil Jan. 1,1890. Sales. Rents. Paid by School Commissioners. School Fees. Boardingschool Fees. Stationery and Books sold, ana Refunds. Sundries unclassified. Interest on Current Account. Dr. Balances, Deo. 31,1890. Totals. From Government. Interest on Moneys invested. 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* Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools Gisbornc 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 Schoolf Eangiora High School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High School Wairnate High School Waitaki High School Otago High Schools Southland High Schools £ s. a. 469 9 3 £ s. a. £ s. a. 50 0 0 £ s. a. 2,719 4 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,061 4 0 £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 4 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,303 17 5 0 19 10 53 0 5 25 0 1 177 15 10 8,665 13 1 •• " 418' 1 4 259 2 9 123 0 0 750 19 0 1,704 6 0 " 220"0 0 197 16 0 269 3 6 - - 16' 0 0 203 7 10 166 10 5 204 7 8 845 8 2 25 0 1 926 2 1 10,007 0 2 825 12 7 7,848 7 3 •• 1,213' 7 1 - 5 0 0 3 9 3 53 8 4 .. - - 7l' 4 4 2,798 5 1 i,ooo"o ol I 2,29l' 3 10 i"i 0 876 12 5 788 17 6 307 3 0 500 0 0 1,020 4 6 779 16 3 149 16 4 50 0 0 595 6 4 120 0 0 222 6 10 112 10 0 150 0 0 8 10 0 8 10 0 979 11 6 797' 16 1 1,027 12 0 792 10 0 482 6 5 11 9 10 96 0 0 21 5 0 0 0 6 3S'*7 2 3,657 14 7 1,099 11 6 3,481 1 8 3,072 13 5 807 11 3 1,-255 5 5 4,116 4 4 3,088 1 2 13,805 18 11 602 2 7 309 16 3 1,156 9 3 2,193 9 4 900 12 5 1,944 10 5 10,825 10 10 4,469 18 9 56* 5 5 58 15 0 1,391*10 0 742 15 4 1,184 0 5 4 0 0 3,163 11 7 371 9 4 1,937 8 2 116 7 0 215 9 6 536 11 9 1,311 8 2 221 13 6 1,205 6 5 2,393 10 4 641 4 2 738 15 11 ■• 200'l7 0 940 15 5 931 5 0 1,713 12 0 2,678 3 0 335 8 4 72 17 6 234 13 8 648 0 2 6 5 0 10 2 8 2l'*7 9 57 1 11 I 400"'0 0 248 0 7 7,591 3 1 150 7 3 Id 4 0 2 5 3 385 3 10 149 1 0 655 13 11 85 0 0 23 5 0 - 898*12 2 762 3 6 9l' 8 4 110 9 0 54 16 0 368 11 0 160 15 11 561 1 0 3,059 2 6 527 19 4 761* 6 0 123' 7 0 3,253 0 6 2,25711 11 9 14 11 .. .. • • • • Totals 17,111 13 11: 1,000 0 0 2,610 15 8 19,892 13 11 3,575 4 11 1,425 19 9 18,386 9 5 2,036 2 5 273 0 7 205 10 9 120 16 10 16,133 19 4 82,772 7 6 *The 'rincipal receives the fees and pays all salaries and expenses. f For year ending 15th May, 1890.

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Expenditure of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1890.

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Schools. Liabilities on Jan. 1,1890. Expense of Boards' Management: Office and Salaries. School Salaries. Boardingschool Account. Examiners' ScholarFees ships, and Exhibitions, Expenses. Prizes. Printing, Stationery, Advertising, &c. Land, Buildings, Furniture, Insurance, Bent, Bates. Cleaning, Fuel, Light, &c. Interest. Sundries unclassified. Cr. Balances, Dec. 31,1890. 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* 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! .. Rangiora 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. 189 18 5 4l'*0 O! 16 1 60 14 3 21 8 5 60 13 3 218 6 9 72 17 2 £ s. a. 3,222 13 4! 725 0 0 697 10 0 £ S. d. £ s. d. 10 9 9 .. £ s. d. 85 11 0 5*17 4 £ s. d. 150 2 5 16*'o 6 23 7 4! 13 10 2 5 8 0 121 4 6 £ s. d. 762 6 3 194 19 4 32 13 1 42 2 8 3,528 17 7 428 0 11 603 18 7 £ s. a. 69 18 6 2316 6 4913 2 3 12 0 £ s. d. 250 0 0 9 8 4 0 19 1 110 202 9 0 925 5 2 £ s. d. 38 17 9 £ s. a. 524 0 Oi •■ 23 14 0 46 17 4 6,438 11 0: £ s. a. 5,303 17 5 204 7 8 845 8 2 25 0 1 926 2 1 10,007 0 2 825 12 7 7,848 7 3 129 1 C 2,926 17 2 .. 2,755' 2 1 45 15 0 112 'l8 6 124 G 0 14 13 6 1,544 19 6! 225 0 0 1,153 18 3 894 7 10 50 0 0 20 0 0 9 19 0 17 13 8 283 0 7 123 1 0 1,586 3 8 874 11 6 343 19 1 3,657 14 7 1,099 11 C 3,481 1 S 3,072 13 5 807 11 3 1,255 5 5 4,116 4 4 3,088 1 2 13,805 18 11 602 2 7 309 16 3 1,156 9 3 2,193 9 4 900 12 5 1,944 10 5 10,825 10 10 4,469 18 9 279 8 1 135 5 0J 13 0 61 9 0 Oj 234 2 9 74 13 8 228 14 0 10 9 0 8 0: 19 7 0 75 19 0 26 19 8: 53 8 7: 312 2 7; 81 17 11 8O9'l7 10 612 17 9 4 4 0 276 5 0 100 0 0 123 14 1 87 15 8 424 0 9 117 17 2 295 'l3 10 231 3 1 143 2 8 337 15 9 30 10 7 43 9 8 106 8 11 187 17 0 43 12 7 34 0 0 22"2 0 741 10 0 "' 349 0 0 0 2 6 744 8 3 937 4 1 164 15 4 829 2 11 •• .. 13 7 6 100 13 2 66 2 11 139 11 11 12 18 5 5 9 0 31 11 3 92 12 0 7 15 6 30 19 3 155 10 5 17 10 0 189 19 5| 2,096 17 1 1,605 0 2 3,449 2 6 420 0 0 205 5 2 537 5 8 1,502 11 10 112 10 0 1,415 17 7 5,708 1 3 1,250 0 0 ;. 58 10 9 j 65 19 11 ! 61 11 3 10 3 0 266 4 0 920 9 10 35 2 4 19 2 9 167 10 5 16 3 6 9 7 6 46 7 6 109 19 9 312 10 0 82 7 5 18 12 2 194 2 4 7,993'l6 7 111 2 10 .. 313 4 4 10 6 6 0 6 2 35 2 0 2 9 0 337' 1 11 •• •• i I 1919 Oj 5 17 9 7 15 0 17 10 0 30 5 0 o'ii 9 15 11 0 39' 1 3 •• I 204 'l0 9 718 14 9 4"7 6 10'l9 9 2,563 8 3 627 17 llj .. 4'io 0 8 19 6 94 19 8 477 2 9 177 0 5 78 19 7 235 7 6 62 7 8 25g"6 0 220 G 9 {521 3 5 40 0 0 2,832 3 3 - i Totals .. 2,050 13 6 286 9 8 1,862 4 11 1,232 17 8 2,891 15 10 15,003 17 5 2,211 11 9 130,171 2 3 8,543 1 3 1,258 7 3 952 8 10 !l6,307 17 2 82,772 .7 6 * The Principal receives the le ees and pays all salaries and expenses. t For the year ending 15th May, 1890. J Bills retired and renewed.

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STAFF, ATTENDANCE, FEES, AND SALARIES AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GEAMMAE SCHOOL. 1. Bepoet op the Board. 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.; and the Vice-Chairman is the Hon. Colonel Theodore Minet Haultain. The Board consists of ten members. The Mayor of the City of Auckland is a member of the Board ex officio. The present members of the Board are as follows :— Ex officio : Mr. John Henry Upton. Elected by the Auckland Board of Education : Mr. Theophilus Cooper, Mr. James Marshall Lennox, and Mr. Samuel Luke. Elected by the members of the Legislative Council usually resident within the Provincial District of Auckland and the members of the House of Eepresentatives for the several electorates of the said district: Mr. Frederick Douglas Brown, M.A., B.Sc, Professor of Chemistry and-Experimental Physics in the Auckland University College ; Sir G. Maurice O'Eorke, B.A. ; and Mr. William Pollock Moat. Elected by the Senate of the University of New Zealand: The Hon. Colonel T. M. Haultain; the Eev. Charles Mosely Nelson, M.A.; and the Hon. Joseph Augustus Tole, 8.A., LL.B,

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Schools. Staff. :tendance for Last Term or Quarter of 1890. ° ° U II la S 3 \o* -± % o H c H <a a 3 Annual Eai ]es of Fees. Salaries at Ei End of ites paid at Year. i 1 o a o u u For Ordinary Day-school Course. | For Board, exclusive of Day-school Tuition. Kegular Staff. Visiting Teachers." £ s. d. f 10 10 0 \880 s b. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. Auckland College ancl ) Grammar School "12 138 92 9 (6.149 \g. 92 (6. 29 13-22 (6.21 \cj. 26 I 230 | 49 fa I ■■ •2,821 0 0 •2,821 0 0 210 0 0 Thames High School 3 25 24 2 8 8 0 700 0 0 700 0 0 New Plymouth High ) School J Wanganui Endowed j School j 2 27 56 18 71 2 92 6 6 0 f 12 0 0 I 9 0 0 | 13 4 0 I 10 12 0 113 4 0 ( 10 12 0 j 9 9 0 (880 I 42 0 01 I 42 0 0 I t 40 0 0 710 0 0 'i 1,250 0 0 710 0 0 'i 1,250 0 0 24 0 0 133 128 Wellington College 2 58 30 90 88 14 1,605 0 0 1,605 0 0 25 0 0 Wellington Girls' High \ School J 6 52 73 12 140 126 1,055 0 0 1,055 0 0 Napier Boys' High School 4 36 10 1 53 50 11 =810 0 0 =810 0 0 Napier Girls' High School Nelson College Nelson Girls' College .. Christ's College Gram- 1 mar School J 11 26 41 40 86 19 30 31 7!) 1!) 2 47 73 73 184 40 f69 '69 176 8 - 24 11 63 (990 ]880 ( 12 12 0 18 8 0 j 12 12 0 {880 18 0 0 15 0 0 (12 0 0 (990 16 6 0 ( 12 12 0 | 9 9 0 ] 10 10 0 {.880 | 40 0 0 | 40 0 0 1 40 0 0 [ 52 10 0 1 j ;; 660 0 0 sl,120 0 0 ''515 0 0 '3,175 0 0 660 0 0 sl,120 0 0 ''515 0 0 '3,175 0 0 210 0 0 Christchureh Boys'High 1 School J Christchurch Girls'High) School j 8 91 43 8 143 136 12,465 0 0 i 2,465 0 0 200 0 0 k7 76 53 7 136 117 k 1,272 0 0 k 1,272 0 0 297 0 0 Rangiora High School .. 1 23 13 (b. 25 \g. 13 | 35 400 0 0 400 0 0 Akaroa High School (6. 10 ■ 27 ■■ 74 10 10 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 Ashburton High School.. Timaru High School 21 45 fi 29 1 4 (b. 12 (9- " 16. 49 \g-29 8 (990 [770 (10 0 0 (800 | 39 0 0 485 0 0 1,373 0 0 485 0 0 1,373 0 0 65 0 0 Waitaki High Schools— Boys' Girls' 3 3 1 20 12 16 24 37 37 36 33 13 10 10 0 8 8 0 42 0 0 930 0 0 400 0 0 930 0 0 1 400 0 0 Otago Boys' High School 10 1 69 152 23 245 240 24 10 0 0 44 0 0 ■» 3,425 0 0 ■"3,425 0 0 P50 0 0 Otago Girls' High School "9 61 88 1G 165 159 21 10 0 0 40 0 0 o 2,055 0 0 "2,055 0 0 P50 0 0 Southland High School.. 5 32 32 1 (6. 40 \g. 25 6.1293 g. 824 J- 62 ( 10 0 0 (800 } •• 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 Totals 123 22 27 1043 937 1101 I 1997 ! 28,676 0 011131 0 0 I 294 n Visiting teachers paid b; and janitor, £125 and house, 6 A Principal has no salary. I'c have houses. I Estima matron, £100, with board and have residences in addition t Inclusive of lady principa m Inclusive of estimated vah School also, to which salaries and residence. o Incl in and paid by the Boys' Schc is fee Sac. our i bted. I resi i to al's ue o: > are hiBiv ool. es o: mai idol sal cat if re i pa] re c ir capitatioi o Exclus sters recoil B Three nco. Thre lary. >itation; e: actor's capi rtly chargei :>f estimate P This ii m are not t; :sive of dril ive board, j iG masters '. eo mistress j Exclusiv exclusive o litation. II 3d. ii ed value o is a subsidy ;aken ace 11-instrui and two have bo 3os have , 7e of cai 3f caret) lector al a Exclus: )f headr y paid tc count of in letor, and in< ) board and oard and re ) board and J-etaker, £90 ;aker, £75. lso has resi( ;ive of matr master's cai o the Educa these columns. b elusive of estimated valm . lodging, in addition to 3sidence in addition to . residence in addition to D, and messenger, £30. ) Two are part-time tet dence. Some of the ma ron of boarding-school ai pitation. Some of the l -tion Board for the part st Exclusive of drill-instructor 3 of headmaster's capitation. salary. eTwo masters salary. h Exclusive of salary. i Four masters two are part-time teachers, tellers. 1 With house, sters are enrployed in Girls' id assistant, £145, with board nasters are partly employed jrvice of drawing-master.

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Teachers, Scholarships, etc. -The annexed papers contain a list of the teachers employed in the school, the scholarships held, and the other items of information specified in the circular letter received from the Education Department. Soil. —ln the last term of the year 1890 the total number of pupils was 242—viz., 149 male and 93 female. In the last term of the previous year the total number of pupils was 242—viz., 149 male and 93 female. In the last term of the previous year the total number of pupils was 222 — viz., 134 male and 88 female. The number of pupils receiving free tuition in the last term of 1890 was 41—viz., 27 male and 14 female. Successes of Pupils. —ln the examination for University junior scholarships held in December, 1890, 3 pupils of this school obtained scholarships—viz., 2 male and 1 female; 6 passed "with credit"—viz., 4 male and 2 female. For matriculation 9 passed—viz., 5 male and 4 female. In the examination for senior district scholarships, held by the Auckland Board of Education in December, 1890, scholarships were awarded to 7 pupils of this school—viz., 3 male and 4 female; and " certificates of proficiency " to 8 pupils—viz., 6 male and 2 female. At the Civil Service examinations held in January, 1891, in the senior examination 3 pupils of the school passed— viz., 2 male and 1 female; and 3 boys obtained "partial passes." In the junior examination 10 pupils of the school passed—viz., 7 male and 3 female. Drawing, Workshops, etc. —Attention has been paid, as heretofore, to freehand, geometrical, and (especially) mechanical drawing. Good results have been obtained in the workshops. Gymnastics. —The practice of gymnastic exercises has continued to receive attention. Orchestra. —Mr. J. G. Trevithick, N.A., Assistant Master for drawing, &c, has gratuitously rendered an acceptable service by establishing a small orchestra in the school, which meets once a week, outside of school hours, for receiving instruction from him and for practice. German.— Mr. E. E. Watkins, French Master, has similarly conducted a class for the teaching of the German language, which is held outside of school hours, and without any payment of fees. Auckland, 31st March, 1891. Eobt. B. Kidd, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31sfc December, 1890. Receipts. S, s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 469 9 3 By Secretary and commission to Collector .. 189 18 5 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,719 4 2 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,222 13 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,001 4 0 Examination expenses .. .. 10 9 9 Books, &c., sold and other refunds .. 1 17 6 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 45 3 0 Interest on deposit account .. .. 4 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 40 8 0 Government compensation (land taken for Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 68 9 3 railway) .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. — School .. .. .. .. 47 13 0 Property .. .. .. .. 14 12 0 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances.. .. .. 83 10 8 Repairs— School .. .. .. .. 44 4 7 Property .. .. .. 399 15 7 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 268 210 School furniture .. .. .. 48 8 3 Interest on loans .. .. .. 250 0 0 Pottery demonstration .. .. 1 11 6 Rent of Choral Hall .. .. .. 15 0 Sports .. .. .. .. 20 13 3 Dunedin Exhibition expenses .. .. 2 13 0 Labour on school-ground .. .. 1 15 0 Washing towels .. .. .. 7 13 6 Compensation .. .. .. 10 0 Salary (Hawtry) .. .. .. 10 0 0 Petty cash (sundries) .. .. .. 1 15 0 Cash in banks .. £587 10 0 Cash in hand .. 11 2 0 598 12 6 Less cheques not presonted 74 12 6 524 0 0 £5,305 14 11 £5,305 14 11 T. M. Haultain, Vice-Chairman. Eobt. Kidd, Secretary. 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. —Beading : Longman's Fourth Eeader, the whole ; repetition from Auchmuty's "Poems of English Heroism." Grammar: Davidson and Alcock's Intermediate, pp. 1 to 40-. History: Blackwood's First 'Eeader, the whole. Geography: Blackwood's First Eeader, the whole. Object-lessons. Girls. Highest. —The same as boys, except that heat is substituted for electricity. Loioest. —Beading : Longman's Fourth Beader, the whole ; repetition, passages from the Eeader. Grammar: Davidson and Alcock's Intermediate; noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, analysis, parsing. History : Blackwood's First Eeader, the whole. Geography: Blackwood's Third Eeader, the whole; outlines of New Zealand geography.

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4. SCHOLAESHIPS. Senior and junior foundation scholarships, open to candidates of both sexes and from any school, but not tenable with district scholarships, are maintained by the Board of Governors out of endowment. Scholars of both classes are exempt from ordinary fees. Senior scholars receive in addition-allowances at the rate of £20 per annum, and junior scholars, if they reside at a distance of more than two miles from the school and use the railway, free second-class tickets. Three scholarships of each class are offered annually. For senior scholarships, which are tenable for one year, candidates must be under the age of eighteen years ; for junior scholarships, which are tenable until the end of the year in which the age of sixteen years is attained, candidates must be under the age of thirteen years on the 31st day of the December nearest to the examination. For the former the examination for junior University scholarships is the test, and the scholarships are awarded to candidates who, failing to obtain University scholarships, obtain places in the list issued by the University amongst those who pass "with credit." For the latter, an examination in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography, British history, grammar, English composition, Latin, and French is held by the Board's examiner, who is directed to use his discretion in selecting the candidates of greatest "promise and attainments." Subjects are not distinguished as "compulsory " and " optional," but the omission of or failure in one or more subjects may be outweighed by superiority in the others. No text-books or special portions of subjects are prescribed. The Board also grants exemption from ordinary fees to not more than six in each year of the winners of certificates of proficiency granted on the examination for senior and junior district scholarships. For two of these free places seniors, and for four juniors, have a prior claim; but free places not claimed by seniors may be claimed by juniors, and vice versa. The district scholarships given by the Auckland Board of Education are tenable at this school. Scholarships tenable at this school are awarded by the trustees under the will of the late Humphrey Eawlings after an examination, candidates for which must be boys under the age of twelve years attending the district schools, and must tie approved by the Trustees, who take into account the circumstances and character of the parents. Scholarships were held at the school during the last quarter of 1890 as follows :— College Scholarships. —Senior foundation (£2O and free education), one boy, one girl; junior foundation (free education), nine boys, two girls; under Education Board's certificate of proficiency (free education), five boys, five girls; children of members of staff, four boys, four girls. The College also gave free education to some holders of Education Board's scholarships. Education Board Scliolarships. —At £45, two girls ; at £40, six boys; at £30, seven boys, one girl; at £25, five boys, three girls; at £20, nine boys, seven girls. Baivlings Scholarships (free education and books). —Nine boys.

AUCKLAND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 0 19 10 By Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. 194 19 4 Balance at end of year.. .. .. 203 7 10 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 9 8 4 £204 7 8 £204 7 8 E. Udy, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except as regards the payment of six guineas paid to Mr. E. Monk, and six guineas to Mr. D. Goldie, as fees for inspecting reserves, which those gentlemen, being Trustees of the institution, were debarred from receiving.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Note. —The fees of six guineas each paid to Mr. E. Monk and Mr. D. Goldie, for inspecting the endowment reserve, and disallowed by the Auditor-General, have been refunded by them to the Board. —-Vincent E. Eice, Secretary.

THAMES BOYS' AND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 53 0 5 By Office —salary .. .. .. 30 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 262 6 i Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 725 0 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 155 15 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 110 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 197 1G 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 29 15 6 Sale of old piano .. .. .. 10 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 11 0 2 Balance at end of j'ear .. .. 166 10 5 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 21 12 11 Interest on current account .. .. 0 19 1 School requisites .. .. 14 10 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. 11 0 0 £845 8 2 £845 8 2 James McAndeew, Chairman. Eichaed A. Heald, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald,1 Controller and Auditor-General,

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2. Work. The work of the highest class was that of the junior University scholarship examination. 3. Scholarships. Fr*ee education was granted by the school to four holders of Education Board's certificates of proficiency, and twenty-three Sixth Standard pupils from primary schools.

WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 25 0 1 By Office expenses .. .. .. 0 8 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 0 18 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year 23 14 0 £25 0 1 £25 0 1 J. lewin Wilson, Chairman and Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balanco at beginning of year .. .. 177 15 10 By Office—salary .. .. .. 25 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 259 2 9 Other office expenses .. .. 816 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 220 0 0 Other expenses of management... .. 9 6 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 269 3 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 697 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 517 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 23 7 i Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 49 13 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 12 14 10 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 21 810 Expenses of endowment .. .. 719 0 Law charges .. .. .. 17 11 7 Balance in hand and in bank (£57 10s. 3d., less unpresented cheque, £10 12s. lid.) at end of year .. .. .. 46 17 4 £926 2 1 £926 2 1 A. Follet Halcombe, Chairman. E. Veale, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.— Latin : Caesar, Books I. and III.; Principia, Part 1., the whole and grammar included. French : Hachette's Third Eeader and De Fivas' Grammaire dcs Grammaires. Algebra : Todhunter, to quadratics. Arithmetic : The subject generally, and mental. Euclid : Books 1., 11., and 111. to Prop. 24. History: Collier, the whole; special stress on the period James I, to Victoria. Geography: Chisholm, introduction and Australasian Colonies, and general topographical geography from maps. Grammar: Smith and Hall; analysis, parsing, prefixes and suffixes. Science: Harrison's Elementary Mechanics, and lessons on light, heat, and sound. Reading: Merchant of Venice; Henry IV., Parts I. and II.; Romeo and Juliet, and Tempest. Loivest. —Latin: Principia, Part 1., Exercises 1 to 6, and grammar. French: De Jardin, Exercises Ito 20, and auxiliary verbs. Algebra : Todhunter, to end of multiplication. Arithmetic : Compound rules, G.C.M., L.C.M., fractions, and mental. Euclid: None. History: Britons to end of Plantagenots. Geography: Groat Britain and Ireland, Asia, and North America generally, and chief physical features of the world. Grammar : Morrison, etymology up to the verb. Science : General properties of matter, solids and liquids, effects of heat, &c. Reading: Fourth Royal Reader. Drawing: Boys, geometrical; girls, flat and model. Dictation in all the classes. Writing in all classes except seniors. Sewing for the girls. Drill, boys and girls. The work in the lowest form is chiefly that done during the last term only, because the class has changed almost entirely since the beginning of the year. 3. SCHOLARSHIPS. The school gave free education to seven Education Board scholars.

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WANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. General Account. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,270 02 By Office —salary .. .. .. 50 0 Transferred from Investment Account .. 665 0 0 Members' expenses .. .. .. 416 7 Leases .. .. .. 123 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 13 10 2 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 312 0 paid purchase-money .. .. 453 1 1 New school and site .. ■ .. .. 3, 448 8 0 Interest transferred from the bequest of Insurance .. .. .. .. 19 5 1 the late Dr. Roes .. .. .., 760 6 0 Interest on current account .. .. 110 Contractors' deposits .. .. 105 0 0 Proceeds of endowments invested .. 500 0 0 Legal expenses (transfers, &c.) .. .. 11 11 10 Plans and supervision.. .. .. 61 4 6 Contractor's deposit refunded .. .. 100 0 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year 207 18 1 £4,376 7 3 £4,376 7 3 Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st Decombor, 1889,-— By Fixed deposit transferred to General Mortgage Account .. .. ..5,730 12 11 Account .. .. .. 665 0 0 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 665 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1890,— Transferred from General Account .. 500 0 0 Mortgages.. .. .. ..6,230 12 11 £6,895 12 11 £6,895 12 11 'Gilbert Carson, Chairman. A. A. Browne, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. 1. Eepoet of the Trustees. The Trustees of the Wanganui Collegiate School Estate, in presenting to the Synod a statement of receipts and expenditure for the year ending the 30th June, 1890, have again to report that the financial position is satisfactory. Notwithstanding that it has been necessary to expend a considerable sum —£129 16s. Id.—in repairs and improvements, the bank overdraft has been reduced by £85 6s. 7d. All the property belonging to the estate is occupied, the debt on the building has been reduced to £1,873 165., and the balance of liabilities over assets, as shown by the statement, amounts to £2,519 ss.' 4d., which sum is well covered by the value of the property and buildings. The school, under the able management of Mr. Empson, the Headmaster, continues to prosper, and applications for admission of pupils have to be refused owing to want of accommodation. Wellington, 24th September, 1890. O. Wellington, Chairman. 2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 750 19 0 By Balance at beginning of year .. .. 129 1 6 Refund insurances .. .. .. 212 9 Office—salary .. .. .. 40 0 0 Refund re advertising .. .. .. 016 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 5 5 0 Balance at end of year.. .. .. 71 4 4 Other expenses of management.. .. 15 8 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 5 8 0 Buildings— Purchases and new works .. .. 228 10 9 Fencing, repairs, &c... .. .. 77 17 3 Insurance .. .. .. 50 2 11 Taxes .. .. .. 71 10 0 Interest on current account, &o. .. 202 9 0 £825 12 7 £825 12 7 O. Wellington, Chairman of Trustees. E. N. Liffiton, Treasurer. Audited and found correct, in accordance with the books of the Trust.—A. C. Ritchie, Auditor. Wanganui, sth January, 1891.

3. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. Latin, Greek, French, science, English, mathematics, drawing. Lowest.—Latin, English; arithmetic, reading, writing, history, geography.

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WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIELS" HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepokt of the Boabd of Goveenoes. The Governors of the Wellington College and Girls' High School have the satisfaction of reporting that the institutions under their charge still keep up their reputation for good work. At the recent University examinations the Wellington College, in the junior scholarship examination, passed three pupils with credit, and five others passed, while eight passed the matriculation examination and one the medical preliminary. Of the Girls' High School, in the junior scholarship examination, one passed with credit, and three others passed, while sixteen passed the matriculation examination. The Governors must again refer to the burden which they have to hear in consequence ot their havin" been compelled to borrow moneys for buildings, both in the case of the College and the Girls' High School, and they must state at some length the circumstances and their present position, in the hope that the Government will take steps to relieve them and to put the schools on a sound footing. . , ~ , In the case of the Wellington College, the buildings were erected by moneys partly subscnoed by the public partly voted by the late Provincial Council and by the Legislature of the colony, and the balance, namely a sum of £5,000, was borrowed under authority of "The Wellington College Loan Act 1873 " The interest on this has been a great burden on the resources ot the College :at first the rate was 6+ per cent.; then, when the first mortgage fell in, the Governors were unable to borrow at less than 10 per cent., and this rate they had to pay for five years, when they obtained funds to pay off the then expiring mortgage at 7 per cent, per annum, the rate they now pay, lhis is a heavy sum to find out of their limited income, and takes from them money which is much needed for the proper and efficient working of the institution. With regard to the Girls' High School, the Governors have to say that the institution was set on foot in 1882, and on the 17th June in that year the Government was informed that a suitable buildin" could be rented in which to open the school, and that certain expenditure would be required, to meet which the Government was asked for a vote of £1,000; and that, as to the future, "the Governors think that the school, if established, will require assistance for a few years, until the endowments and fees render such assistance unnecessary." A vote of £675 was obtained, and, the necessary alterations having been made to the buildings, the school was opened in the beginning of 1883 In April of that year the Government was reminded of the letter ot the lith June, D 562, and asked for a vote of £750. A sum of £500 only was obtained. In July of the same year the Governors reported that the school, which opened with sixty pupils, had increased to eighty-three, and that the accommodation was very inadequate, and that suitable buildings should be erected but that the Governors, though empowered to borrow money for the purpose on security of rents ot reserves, were precluded from doing so by the fact that the reserves could not be let. In July, 1883, the Governors had an interview with the Minister of Education, pointing out the difficulties under which they laboured, being precluded from going into the open market for the necessary funds, and asked that £3 000 should be lent by Government on security of the reserves, consisting of 2,974 acres in the Mangaone Block. And again, in August, 1883, the matter was urged on Government, the overcrowding of the building then in use being a source of grave concern to the Board. Matters went on until 1886, when,' the number of pupils having increased to 121, it became absolutely necessary to make other provision for their accommodation. Government was interviewed, and, the present site of the school having been in the meantime vested in the Board for the purpose, designs were prepared, tenders called for, and that of Messrs. Scoullar and Archibald accepted, with this arrangement: that they were to erect the building, the Governors executing a mortgage over the rents of the Mangaone Eeserve to the extent of the cost of the buildm"-, the contractors to be paid,7 per cent, per annum thereon. This arrangement was under " The "Wellington College Acts Amendment Act, 1878," and before being ratified was submitted to Sir E. Stout, then Premier and Minister of Education, and approved by him—he indorsing such approval on the mortgage-deed, and promising that Government would assist the Board either by direct vote of money or by advances from Government funds at a low rate of interest Without such approval and such a promise (as often pointed out at subsequent interviews with Ministers and in letters) the Board would never have entered upon the work. The amount upon which the Board has thus to pay interest is £5,118, the yearly charge being £308 ss. 4d. The promises of Sir E. Stout have never been fulfilled. The reserve thus pledged—2,974 acres in the Forty-mile Bush —did not produce any revenue until November, 1887, when a small piece was let at a rental of £16 17s. Other portions have from time to time been disposed of, but even now, when an area of 2,169 acres is let, the revenue is only £119 2s. 4d. The whole revenue derived from reserves belonging to the College and Girls' High School amounts to £1,585 13s. .lid. per annum, and, after providing for interest on. loans contracted for buildings (£7OB ss. 4d.), there is only a sum of £877 Bs. 7d. available for the work of carrying on the schools in conjunction with the tuition fees. The Governors hope that some steps may be taken by Government to place the Wellington Colleoe and Girls' High School in a satisfactory position financially; Wellington is entitled to be so placed on a good footing as to its higher education, as a step towards that which it ought to have— a university college. The Governors understand that when the training colleges were closed it was on the distinct understanding that the moneys so saved (in Wellington some £2,000 a year) were to be applied to higher education. The Board would further call attention to the question of reserves for secondary education. " The Education Eeserves Act, 1877," provides that the Governor may from time to time reserve lands as endowments for primary and secondary education. As far as the Governors are aware, no reserves have been set apart for secondary education in the Wellington Provincial District since the first apportionment under the Act in May, 1878, when a block of 6,000 acres was reserved. From this reserve, however, no revenue is available for secondary education, as 2—E. 0.

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up to the present all its income is more than swallowed up by charges for rates and fencing, <fee. Surely it was intended when the Act of 1877 was passed that secondary education should be assisted from time to time by reserves out of Crown lands as they were opened up and brought into the market. And, moreover, it is only fair that Wellington should, in the matter of endowments for secondary education, be placed on a similar footing to other centres in the colony. In early provincial days large endowments of land were set aside in the South Island for the benefit of colleges and high schools in the centres of population, but a similar course could not be pursued in this Island, where there was not only difficulty experienced by Provincial Governments in finding moneys for the purchase of only small blocks of land from the Native owners in order to open them up for settlement, but they were further hampered by the Native difficulty. Wars with the Natives hindered the acquisition and settlement of land to an extent not realised by those who had to administer the affairs of the South Island provinces, where no such difficulties presented themselves. The large endowments for higher education in the South Island came out of the lands of_ the colony; why should not Wellington equally share with other places in the benefits to be derived from such lands ? Wellington, 27th February, 1891. J. R. Blaie, Chairman.

2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. p ~«,„/„ -p q rl Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reseTs" .. .. 1,704 6 0 By Overdraft at beginning of year .. 2,926 17 2 a l l f nn 2 2qi SlO Office-salary .. .. •• •• low ' i- 1 llt^s Tor scholarship's V. \\.III V i\ Teachers'salaries and allowances '.2,755 2 1 Levin scholarships 20 0 0 Examiners'fees 4o 15 0 Contributions for prizes .. ■■ 311 0 * -Scholarships 81 oO ■p f fl 14 0 Prizes .. .. • • ■ • dl Id b Advance from Government Y. Y. 1,000 0 0 P™^g, station^, and advertising .. 12146 Kepairs, &o. .. .. • • • ■ 26 7 9 Insurance .. ■. • • • • 95 i Interest on'current account .. .. 216 19 10 Kates, fencing, &c. .. .. - • 476 1 5 Legal expenses .. .. • • 48 18 10 Chemicals .. .. • ■ • • 519 11 Cartage .. .. • ■ • • 511 6 Sundries .. .. •• ■• 9 2 0 Overdraft at end of year .. ..2,798 5 1 Interest on cost of buildings .. .. 708 5 4 £7,848 7 3 j k,t,UiS I d

3. Balance-sheet of Special Funds for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Turribull Fund (Wellington College). n■ t. £ g H Expenditure. & s. d. By^^ bro"gllUocward' ':: ::_^]H, Tolsr°:: :: :: :: J^^J Balance down £1,985 12 3 i Moore Scholarship Fund (Wellington College). By Balance brought forward .. 500 00: To Tranced to C^n^Ac count for pay- & inS p :: :: :: it ii s|b^ .. .. •■ q q ifeooO 6 a ; _ i - '" "■ -^———— Balance down .. • ■ • • £515 3 ° I Rhodes Scholarship Fund (Wellington College). By Balance brought forward 500 0 0j To *-^*g^*»^ fOT 14 18 s Interest deposited i? is «■' Bnl-mce •• 515 5 0 Interest v 18 8 Balance £530 3 8 £580 _8_ 8 Balance down £51S 5 ° i Barnicoat Prize Fund (Wellington College). BY forward .. .. 109 10 0, To «90 .. .. •• •• iHTIi .a £117 n 3 Balance down .. • • • • £n2 1T 3

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4. Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1890. Assets. £ s. &. Liabilities. & a. d. Pees clue .. .. .. .. 98 0 5 Bank overdraft .. .. .. .. 2,413 7 6 Rents . 297 5 7 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 385 17 8 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 259 19 9 395 6 0 Advance from Government .. .. 1,000 0 0 4,059 4 10 College buildings (cost £12,000) and reserves, not less than .. .. 7,000 0 0 Loan contracted for buildings (College) .. 5,000 0 0 Girl's High School buildings (cost £5,118) Loan contracted for buildings (Girl's High and reserves, not less than .. .. 7,000 0 0 School) .. .. .. •• 5,118 3 2 Special Funds. Turribull Fund. £ s. d. Invested in mortgages .. .. .. 800 0 0 At interest in bank and elsewhere .. 1,185 12 3 Interest down .. .. .. •• 14 0 0 Nil. £1,999 12 3 Moore Scholarship Fund. Capital deposited at interest.. .. .. 515 50 | Towards scholarship. Interest due and accrued .. • • 7 8 9 £522 13 9 Bhodes Scholarship Fund. Capital deposited at interest .. .. 515 5 0 Towards scholarship. Interest due and accrued .. .. 7 8 9 522 13 9 Barnicoat Prize Fund. Capital and interest .. .. .. 109 10 0 ; Interest due and accrued .. . • 3 13 . Nil. £112 11 3 Wellington, 11th February, 1891. Charles P. Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

5. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest.— -Latin : Livy, XXI. and XXII.; Horace, Satires (Books I. and II.); sight translation, various; Latin prose, Moir ; Latin Primer, all, with notes. Greek : Xenophon, Anabasis, Book I. ; easy sight translation ; Sidgwick's First Greek Eeader; grammar—Abbott and Mansfield, and accidence generally. English: Grammar — Smith and Hall, and' Morris; composition — Hall, Abbott, and various; Chaucer, Prologue and Nonne Preste's Tale; Spenser, Book L, Canto 5; Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice ; Milton, Comus ; essays, various. French: Havet's Grammar, Parts I. and II.; Havet's Composition, Nos. 11 to 22; Eacine, Athalie; Sandeau, Mdlle. de la Seigliere; Labiche, Le Voyage de Mons. Perichon. Arithmetic: The whole subject. Algebra: To end of perms, and combs. Trigonometry: Todhunter, for Beginners. Euclid: Books 1., 11., 111., IV., VI., and deductions. Science: Inorganic chemistry, heat, electricity. Mechanics: Todhunter, for Beginners. Lowest.— Latin : Principia, Part I. to page 87; easy selections from Ovid. French : Elementary. English: Outlines of etymology and syntax; analysis and parsing; composition, various. Geography: New Zealand, Australia, and outlines of Europe, Asia, and Africa. History: George I. to Victoria. Arithmetic : Vulgar and decimal fractions, and commercial rules. Girls. Highest. — Latin : Csesar, Gallic War, Book Vil.; Horace, Satires (Book I.) and Ars Poetica ; sight translation; Bradley's Arnold; Latin prose composition. Mathematics: As for University junior scholarship and first year's College terms. Literature: Chambers's Literature, the Stuart Period to Victoria with illustrative readings. History :As for junior scholarship ; Green's Short History of the English people. Geography :As for junior scholarship. Grammar : Morris's Elementary Historical English Grammar; Smith and Hall, syntax; Abbott's How to write clearly; Chaucer's Prologue ; composition; paraphrase; use of synonyms ; esssys on subjects from standard authors. French: Havet's French Class-book, Part H.; Havet's French Composition ; translation — gcribe Le Diplomate ; Eacine's Athalie.

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Lowest. —Reading: Star Eeader No. 111. History : Chambers's Historical Eeader No. I. Grammar : How to tell the Parts of Speech. Arithmetic : Simple rules. Dictation : Transcription, spelling. Composition : Simple stories. Geography : Outlines of geography of continents. Writing : Upright. Class-singing: Drill. Sewing.

6. SCHOLABSHIPS HELD DUBINO LAST QuAETEE OF YeAE. College. College Scholarships. —Free education, four. Levin Scholarships. —£lo, two. Rhodes Scholarship. —£3s, one. Girls' School. College Scholarships. —Free education, six.

Sixteen scholarships of the Education Board were held at the College, and fourteen at the Girls' School.

NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Repoet of the Boaed. The Board of Governors as at present constituted is composed of the following gentlemen : Messrs. J. D. Ormond, M.L.C., and J. W. Carlile, elected by the Education Board of Hawke's Bay; Messrs. G. H. Swan, M.H.R., and J. W. Neal,,elected by the Municipal Council of Napier; Messrs. J. N. Williams and W. Shrimpton, elected by the Hawke's Bay County Council; Messrs. D. Grey and G. E. Sainsbury, elected by the Waipawa County Council; Mr. J. W. Twigg, by the Wairoa County Council; and Mr. H. L. Tiffen, by the Governor in Council. The schools were inspected by the Inspector-General during the last term, and were examined by A. Macarthur, M.A., LL.D., immediately before the recess. His report to the Governor, and his marks on the schedules, show that the schools are both doing good work. Three boys from the Boys' School and two girls from the Girls' School have passed in the matriculation examination. The Governors still believe that it would be a great advantage to the secondary schools to have some recognised public examination of the same, and are prepared to aid, to some small extent, a movement now being contemplated in this direction. The average attendance at the Boys' School for the year was fifty, and at the Girls' forty. J. D. Oemond, Chairman. Napier, 29th January, 1891. David Sidey, Secretary.

2. Geneeal Statement of Receipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 876 12 5 By Office—salary .. .. .. 60 0 0 Mortgage repaid .. .. .. 500 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 7 7 8 Current income from reserves .. .. 275 4 6 Other expenses of management .. 5 9 6 Income from property not a reserve .. 745 0 01 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,457 0 0 Interest on moneys invested a,nd on un- Board fees and railway-fares paid by paid purchase-money .. .. 149 16 4 School Commissioners to scholarship Paid by School Commissioners .. 120 0 0 ! holders .. .. .. .. 127 6 8 School fees .. .. .. 979 11 6 i Examiners' fees .. .. .. 20 0 0 Board and railway-fares paid by School Music-teachers .. .. .. 87 19 6 Commissioners to scholarship holders 127 6 8 I Prizes .. .. .. .. 919 0 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 69 12 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 17 13 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &a. .. 123 1 0 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 58 2 8 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 115 13 10 Eents. insurance, and taxes .. .. 130 11 9 Piano .. .. .. .. 36 15 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. .. .. 1,586 3 8 £3,843 8 11 £3,843 3 11 David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest. —Mathematics : Books I. to 111., with deductions and exercises ; algebra to quadratics; elementary trigonometry and mechanics ; general arithmetic. Latin : Cicero de Senectute, Virgil's iEneid I.; selected sentences from prose composition ; grammar. Natural Science: Physiology. Frnch : Moliere's L'Avare ; composition ; selected readings ;■ grammar. English : Composition

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and Morris's Historical Grammar. Geography : Physical and general. History England, 1688 to 1857. Class-singing and drawing. Loivest. —Equal to the Third Standard of the elementary code of the Education Department. Girls. Highest. —Arithmetic : Percentages, stocks, general rules. Algebra : Quadratics, surds, ratio, and proportion. Geometry: Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111. English Grammar: Meiklejohn's and Morris's Historical English Grammar. English Literature: Victorian era; Milton's Comus. English History: 1688 to 1837. Geography: General and physical; Geikie's Lessons, 1 to 25. Modern History: Louis XIV. to French Eevolution. French : Macmillan's Third French Course; Moliere, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Dumas, Tulipe Noire, 1 to 26. German: Macmillan's First German Course, Otto's Eeader. Latin : Principia Latina IV.; Virgil, JEneid 1., 11. 1-500; Caesar I. Chemistry: Non-metallic elements, chemical equations. Physiology: Structure of body, functions of organs", laws of health. Drawing: Freehand, geometrical, and model. Singing: Tonic Sol-fa system. Trigonometry :To solution of triangles. Loicesl.— Arithmetic: Compound rules, reduction, mental. English Grammar: Parts of speech, analysis of simple sentences. History : Eichard 111. to Charles 11. Geography : Countries of Europe, England. Physical Geography : Springs, icebergs, seas, currents. French: Bue's First French Course, Lessons Ito 26. Object-lesson : Light, heat, colour. Beading: Macmillan, 111. Drawing: Freehand. 4. SCHOLAESHIPS. The school gave free education to twenty-four holders of scholarships given by the School Commissioners and eight scholars of the Education Board.

GISBOENE HIGH SCHOOL. Genebal Statement -of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year, fixed deposit 784 0 0 By Teachers' salaries and allowances under In bank, current account .. .. i 17 6 section 4, " Gisborne High School Act Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Amendment Act, 1887" .. .. 225 0 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 50 0 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year, Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 222 610 on fixed deposit .. .. .. 984 0 0 Interest .. .. .. 38 7 2 Balance at end of year .. .. 109 8 6 £1,209 0 0 £1,209 0 0 W. L. Williams, Chairman. C. A. De Lautoue, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General,

NELSON COLLEGE. 1. Eepoet of the Goveknobs. In their report for the year 1889 the Governors made mention of a subsidy promised by the School Commissioners to encourage the more efficient teaching of science in both Colleges. The Governors have appointed Mr. W. S. Littlejohn, M.A., to the post of Science Master, and have expended a sum of about £250 in building and fitting up a satisfactory laboratory at the Boys' College, and which is available for the pupils of both Colleges. This further demand upon Mr. Littlejohn's time and energies made it necessary to appoint an additional master to relieve him from a part of his previous duties, and Mr. F. G. Gibbs, M.A., at one time pupil at the College, was selected for the purpose. The resignation of Mrs. Evans, M.A., early in the year necessitated the appointment of a Lady Principal of the Girls' College, and Miss B. S. Gibson, M.A., late of the Canterbury College, was chosen from a large number of candidates. Miss Gibson has also undertaken the superintendence of the boarding establishment, assisted by Miss L. Higgins as housekeeper. Later in the year Miss Harrison, M.A., resigned, to take the post of Lady Principal of the Wanganui Collegiate School for Girls, and her place has been supplied by the appointment of Miss M. Gribben, 8.A., formerly a pupil at the College, and of Miss Mildred Catley as part-time teacher. The examinations this year were conducted for the most part by outside examiners, of whose ability and impartiality the Governors think no doubt can be entertained, the results of which examinations proved most satisfactory to the Governors and all the teachers. There has been a considerable increase in the number of boarding-pupils in the Boys' College during the year just ended, and in the first term of 1891 there is a very material further improvement in the number of these boarders, and also of day-scholars in the Girls' College. The audited accounts of both Colleges for the year 1890, together with a comparative statement of the rolls for, 1889 and 1890, and a schedule showing the number, value, and present position of the scholarships connected wish both Colleges, are appended to this report. By order of the Council of Governors. Oswald Cubtis, Secretary.

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2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Boarding account .. .. 792 10 oBy Boarding account .. .. .. 809 17 10 Tuition account .. .. .. 797 1G 1 Tuition account .. .. .. 1,153 18 8 School Commissioners' subsidy for science 112 10 0 Stationery account .. .. .. 79 18 1 Interest account .. .. .. 595 6 4 Miscellaneous accountRent account .. .. .. 779 16 3 Audit charges .. .. .. 8 6 6 Miscellaneous account .. .. 96 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 4 4 0 Fire insurance .. .. .. 83 2 6 City rates .. .. .. .. 41 310 Subscriptions to sports, &c. .. .. 22 2 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 43 16 0 Law-costs .. . „ .. .. 12 19 11 Science appliances .. .. .. 7 9 5 Office rent and expenses .. .. 47 1 8 Labour and small repairs .. .. 26 7 0 Governors' fees .. .. .. 11 0 0 Gas account .. .. .. 43 12 7 Secretary's salary .. .. .. 200 0 0 Exhibitions .. .. .. 26 5 0 New laboratory .. .. .. 252 4 0 Scholarships— Foundation .. .. .. 70 0 0 Endowed .. .. .. .. 124 0 0 Governor's fees .. .. .. 50 0 0 Simmons prize .. .. .. 6 0 0 Sundries —Repairs .. .. .. 13 14 0 Balance at the Bank of New Zealand on Balance at the Bank of New Zealand on 31st December, 1889 .. .. 307 3 0 31st December, 1890 .. .. 343 19 1 £3,481 18 - £3,481 1 8 Oswald Cubtis, Secretary. We hereby certify that we have examined the above accounts and compared them with the several vouchers relating thereto, and found them correct.

3. Statement of Receipts and Expenditube of the Nelson College for Gibls for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d To Tuition account .. .. .. 1,027 12 0 By Tuition account .. .. .. 894 710 Boarding account .. .. .. 482 G a Boarding account .. .. .. 612 17 9 Eager Scholarships .. .. .. 10 0 0 Stationery account .. .. .. 47 8 0 School Commissioners' subsidy .. 150 0 0 Edger Scholarships .. .. .. 15 0 0 Miscellaneous account .. .. 11 5 0 Governors' Pees Scholarships .. .. 30 0 0 Tinline Scholarship .. .. .. 40 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses— Printing and advertising .. .. 40 7 8 Fire insurance .. .. .. 42 0 0 City rates .. .. .. .. 30 8 2 Gas account .. .. .. 34 0 0 Proportion of office expenses.. .. 30 0 0 Interest on loans .. .. .. 349 0 0 Auditors' fees .. .. .. 5 5 0 Small repairs, &c. .. .. .. 16 8 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 29 0 6 Secretary's salary .. .. .. 100 0 0 Edger Scholarship (forfeited by nonattendance) .. .. .. 15 0 0 Overdraft at the Bank of New Zealand on Overdraft at the Bank of New Zealand the 31st December, 1890 .. .. 1,391 10 0 on 31st December, 1889 .. .. 741 10 0 £3,072 13 5 £3,072 13 5 Oswald Ouetis, Secretary. We hereby certify that we have examined the above accounts and compared them with the several vouchers relating thereto, and have found them correct. J. T. Catley, ) . ~, n tt ' [ Auditors. Geo. Hodgson, j

4. ScHOLABSHIPS HELD DUBING LAST . QuAKTER OP YEAR. College. Endowed.— Tinline, £52 125.; Newcome, £24 ; Richmond, £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 12s. ; first English literature, £12 125.; second English literature, £12 12s. ■ chemistry, £12 12s. Simmons Prize.— £6.

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Girls' College. T inline.—£,oZ 12s. Edger.—-At £15, two. Governors' Fees. —At £15, two. School Commissioners. —At £12 125., six. Eleven scholarships of the Nelson Education Board and two of the Marlborough Education Board were held at the College, and eight of the Nelson Board at the Girls' College.

GBEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeoeipts and Expenditube for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. ij s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. To Interest on moneys invested .. .. 56 5 5 By Balance, Ist January, 1890 .. .. 7 4 8 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 810 0 Office—salary .. .. .. 5 0 0 Exchange on cheque .. .. .. 0 0 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 8 0 6 Kepayment of loan .. .. .. 100 0 0 | Loan.. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Grey Education Board, for high school .. 50 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 0 2 6 Credit balance, 31st December, 1890 .. 24 8 3 £164 15 11 £164 15 11 J. Nancaebow, Chairman. Examined and found correct. —James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1890. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amount out on mortgage .. .. .. 720 0 o Balance of assets .. .. .. .. 823 10 0 Cash, National Bank .. .. .. 30 0 0 Beceived from Westland School Commissioners 8 10 0. Interest on loans outstanding .. .. 65 0 0 £823 10 0 j £823 10 0 E. T. Eobinsox, Secretary.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report, of the Boabd. The first meeting of the Board during the year was held on the 31st March, when Mr. Bevan was elected chairman and Mr. Moss secretary. The Board has held twelve meetings, and the attendance of members has been satisfactory. After persistent efforts the Board, with the co-operation of the Westland Education Board and Hokitika School Committee, has succeeded in establishing a district high school under the provisions of section 55 of " The Education Act, 1877;" and the necessary legislative authority to disburse the Board's funds towards the expense of maintaining the institution was obtained by the passing of an amendment Act to the statute which brought the Board into existence in 1883. It is gratifying to learn that the school is now fully established and the prospects of permanent success 'almost assured. The number of scholars attending the advanced classes is twenty-one, which is greatly in excess of the Board's anticipations. During the year the Board's building known as Government House was put in a tenantable state of repair at a cost of £283 11s. In addition to preserving this valuable property, the outlay will enable such a rent to be produced from the building that the income of the Board will be increased by about £20 per annum. The district high school having been now established, it will be a matter for the consideration of the new Board to determine what amount per annum shall be contributed towards the expense of management from the revenues of the Board of Governors. Hokitika, 31st December, 1890. M. L. Moss, Secretary.

2. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ a. d. . Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance in hand and in bank at begin- I By Total cost of management .. 9 0 0 ning of year, Ist April, 1890 .. 1, 184 0 5 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 13 7 6 Endowments— Fencing, repairs, &c... .. .. 288 11 0 Current income from reserves .. i 0 0 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. 6 2 6 Interest on moneys invested and on Other expenditure, viz.— unpaid purchase-money .. .. 58 15 0 Coyle, P., beach gravel .. .. 113 4 Paid by School Commissioners .. 810 0 Holmes, J., glazing .. .. 015 0 Overdraft at end of year, 31st December, Pearson, J., cartage 1 12 0 1890 .. .. .. .. 6 15 5 Hokitika Gas Company .. 2 0 0 Balance in bank at end of year on fixed deposit, 31st December, 1890 .. 943 19 6 £1,262 0 10 ! £1,262 9 10 —■ ————— i i i J. Be van, Chairman. M. L. Moss, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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CHBISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. H a. '&■ \ Expenditure. B s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 3,163 11 7By Overdraft at beginning of year .. 18J 1J o School fees .. .. .. .. 981 5 0 Office—salary .. ■■ ■■ _80 0 U Interest on current account .. .. 21 I 9 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,bJb 1* I Examinations — Examiners' fees Other expenses .. •. • • 8 2 9 Prizes 10 3 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 100 18 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 35 2 i Site and buildings— Purchases, new works, and fittings .. 60 16 3 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 19 10 G Kents, insurance, and taxes .. 95 7 6 Interest on loans .. .. • • 312 10 0 Inspecting and advertising reserves .. 123 7 7 Protective works on endowments Purchase of land adjoining Reserve 1328 19 8 6 Drainage on Reserve 1183 .. • ■ 16 13 4 Grants to cricket club and cadet corps 45 0 0 Annual expense of workshop .. .. 25 0 0 Legal expenses .. • ■ • ■ 30 15 2 Sundries .. .. ■ ■ • • 12 7 5 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. .. • • wi ls 1 U, 116 V i St™- i- 4 F. de C. Malet, Chairman. A. Cracroft Wilson, Registrar. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest —Latin : Ovid, selections ; Virgil, iEneid VI. ; Livy, The Macedonian War ; First and Second Orations of Cicero against Catiline ; Smith's Smaller History of Borne ; Bradley s Arnold- Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose (Upper V.); Latin Prose, Part I. (Cffisarean Prose); Kevised Latin Primer; "Latin grammar and junior scholarship papers; Primer of Roman Antiquities. English: Shakespeare, King Lear; Chaucer, Prologue; Milton's Paradise Lost, Booksil. and 11 ; George Eliot's Silas Marner ; Mason's English Grammar; Literature Primer ; Abbott s How to write clearly French: Theeophile Gautier, Scenes of Travel; Corneille, Le Cid; Macmillan s Progressive French Course, Part II.; Macrnillan's Course of French Composition, First Course; Fasnacht. Mathematics: Algebra, to permutations and combinations; Euclid, Books 1. to VI.; Barnard Smith's Exercises in Arithmetic ; Lock's Trigonometry for Beginners, to solution of plane triangles Science : Fisher's Elementary Chemistry ; Jago's Inorganic Chemistry ; Garnett s Heat. Book-keeping: The Irish Educational Series. Greek: Mayor's Greek for Beginners; Greek Grammar Primer, Abbott and Mansfield ; Xenophon, Oyropfcdia, selections ; Ihucydides, Book IV., chapters i. to xxx. History : Longman's Epochs, Settlement of Constitution, Modern England; Student's Hume, Part 111., 1688 to 1878; Acland and Eansome's Skeleton Outline of English History for Beginners. Drawing : Freehand and model, geometrical, Longman's Drawing Books. Lowest— Latin (Upper I.): Abbott's Via Latina, The Shorter Latin Primer (Lower L): Ine Shorter Latin Primer. English : Abbott's How to tell the Parts of Speech ; Longman s Reader, Standard IV.; Nelson's Brief History. French: Macmillan's French Course, Part I. Mathematics: Nelson's Arithmetic (No. IV.), simple and compound rules. Geography: Hills iirst Lessons in Geography. Singing: Curwen's Pupil's Manual of Tome Sol-fa; Collegiate Singing Manual Writing: Jackson's Vertical Writing Copybooks, Nos. 1, 2, i, 6, 8 ; extra writing class, Saturday, 12.30 to 1.15. Drawing : Freehand. Swimming : From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. m the summer months. ' Drill: Tuesday and Thursday, 12.30 to 1 p.m.

3. Scholarships held during Last Quarter of Yeak. The school gave free education to twenty-six scholars. Nineteen scholarships of the North Canterbury Education Board were held at the school.

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CHEISTCHURCH GIELS1 HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 738 15 11 By Office—salary .. .. .. 70 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 371 9 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,605 0 2 ' Interest on moneys invested .. .. 200 17 0 Examinations — School fees .. .. .. .. 1,713 12 0 Examiners'feea .. .. .. 57 15 0 Interest on current account .. .. 57 111 Other expenses .. .. .. 8 411 Cheque cancelled .. .. .. 6 5 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 264 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 2 4 0 Printing, stationery, stamps, and advertising .. .. .. .. 66 2 11 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 19 2 9 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works and fittings 65 18 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 20 7 8 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 51 18 2 Expenses of teaching cooking .. .. 9 11 i Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 413 8 Music and tuning pianos .. .. 713 0 Pumping waste water from ram .. 4 18 10 Sundries .. .. .. .. 1 7 10 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. .. 829 2 11 £3,088 1 2 £3,088 1 2 F. de C. Malet, Chairman. A. Cbaceoft Wilson, Eegistrar. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — English: Grammar — Mason's English Grammar; Morris's Smaller Historical English Grammar. Composition—Essays on subjects from books read; correction of sentences, &c. Literature —Shakespeare's Tempest and Lear ; Spenser's Fairie Queene, first half of Book I.; Morell's English Literature from Chaucer to Goldsmith. Latin: Grammar —Bradley's Arnold; Abbott's Idioms (Latin prose composition at sight and prepared). Translation —Virgil, iEneid, Book VI.; Cicero's De Senectute; selections from Horace's Satires and Epistles (Macmillan's Series) ; selections from Cicero's Letters (Macmillan's Series); Scenes from Terence's Andria (Macmillan's Series); translation at sight. French: Grammar—Brachet's Public School French Grammar; Bue's Idioms; French prose composition ; French conversation ; translation—Capi et sa Troupe (H. Malot); La Mare dv diable (George Sand); Tartuffe (Moliere); Jeanne d'Arc (Lamartine); Au coin dv feu (Souvestre); L'Avare (Moliere). Mathematics: Arithmetic, algebra, Euclid, and trigonometry, as for the Junior University Scholarship Examination. Science : Botany and heat, as for the Junior University Scholarship Examination. Optional subjects : Cooking, dress-cutting, swimming. Lowest. —English: Beading (Eoyal Eeader No. V.), spelling, writing; composition on stories read; letters. Grammar —Definitions of parts of speech; easy parsing. History: Gardiner's History, Part 1., from the invasion of Britain to the end of the reign of Edward 11. Geography: The chief divisions of the world, the general geography of New Zealand. Science: Elementary botany and physiology. Drawing: Elementary freehand. Sewing. Class singing. Swimming. Drill. 3. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD DUEING LAST QuAETEB OF YEAE. The school gave sixteen scholarships at £15. Nine scholarships of the North Canterbury Education Board were held at the school.

CHEIST'S COLLEGE GEAMMAE SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 15th May, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Endowments— By Liabilities (being Dr. balance, 15th May, Sales .. .. .. 400 0 0 1889) .. .. .. .. 7,993 16 7 Kent .. .. .. 1,937 8 2 Expenses of management .. .. 228 14 0 Scholarships'endowments .. .. 940 15 5 School salaries .. .. .. 3,449 2 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,678 3 0 Examiners'fees .. .. .. 61 11 3 Stationery and books sold and refunds .. 248 6 7 Scholarships, exhibitions, and prizes .. 920 910 Sundries unclassified .. .. .. 10 2 8 Printing, stationery, advertising, &c. .. 139 11 11 Dr. balance .. .. .. .. 7,591 3 1 Land, buildings, furniture, insurance, rent, and rates .. .. .. 337 15 9 Cleaning, fuel, lights, &c. .. .. 167 10 5 Interest .. .. .. 313 4 4 Sundries unclassified .. .. .. 194 2 4 i £13,805 18 11 £13,805 18 11 Christ's College, 4th March, 1891. W. G. Beittan, Accountant.

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2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.—(a.) Divinity, (b.) Latin : Livy, Book XXI.; Horace, Odes (Book IV.) and Epodes ; Virgil, Book VI.; Bradley's Arnold's Latin Composition ; Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose ; Grammar (sight translation) ; Eoman History, and Antiquities, (c.) Greek : Thucydides, Book VII., 1-41 1 Euripides, Hippolytus; Arnold's Greek Prose Composition ; Sidgwick's Greek Prose (sight translation); Grammar; History, and Antiquities. (cl.) Mathematics; Arithmetic (Hamblin Smith); Euclid, Books 1.-IV. and VI. (Hall and Stevens) ; algebra, to Permutations and Combinations (Hall and Knight) ; trigonometry, to solution of triangles (Lock); problem paper weekly. (c.) Science (Modern Side) : Dynamics (Lock) ; statics (Lock) ; hydrostatics (Hamblin Smith) ; sound and light (Deschanel, Lees). (/.) English: Chaucer's Prologue; Milton's Early Poems; Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Julius Csesar ; Grammar (Moon's); composition, (g.) French : Hachette's Third French Eeader ; Edmond About : Verqueray's French Idioms ; Macmillan's Composition ; Gaze's French Grammar ; Brachet's Public School Grammar, (h.) German (Modern Side): Otto's Grammar; Hauff's Kara wane ; composition; poetry for repetition (Buchem). Lowest. (a.) Divinity, (b.) Arithmetic : Simple and compound rules ; reduction ; _ easy problems, (c.) Euclid: Definitions of First Book ; Axioms, (d.) English : History (Gardiner's Outline) ; Elizabeth. Geography : Drawing maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australasia, chief capes, rivers, mountains, &c, on map of the world; simple lessons in physical geography; essays; dictation; reading, (c.) French: Gaze's First French Book, first twenty-eight lessons. (/.) Latin: Subsidia Primaria, to p. 31; sum and four verbs, active and passive.

3. Statement bespecting Scholabships. Scholarships founded in connection with the School. 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 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. Somes Entrance Scholarships.—The subjects for examination for these scholarships are English, geography, English history, and arithmetic. Six scholarships are offered for competition each year. The value is the amount payable for school fees, and each scholarship is tenable for two years. There are now seventeen scholars on this foundation, all of whom are from Government primary schools. Butter and Beay Scholarships.— Exhibitions are given from this endowment to sons of clergy, and other boys who may require assistance. The value of the exhibitions is_ determined annually according to the amount available from the endowment and the number of claimants. About £450 annually is available for the school. Tancred History Prize Fund. —Prizes are given annually from this endowment for proficiency in history and English literature. The remainder of the funds available (from the Somes endowment, £60; also from the Buller and Eeay endowments, £140; the whole of the Eowley endowment, £210; and of the Dudley endowment, £25 : in all, £435) is devoted to scholarships and exhibitions in the upper or collegiate department of Christ's College, students in which are required to study for their degree at Canterbury College.

EANGIOEA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepobt op the Boaed. g I j l) __ - ' Eangiora, 23rd March, 1891. In accordance with section 16 of " The Eangiora High School Act, 1881," and of a circular from the Education Department dated the Ist December last, I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Board of Governors of the Eangiora High School for the year ending the 31st December, 1890. The year 1890 has been the most successful year this school has expeiieneed since its establishment; this may be attributed in a great measure to the able superintendence of the present headmaster and his assistant teachers. The average roll-number for the whole year has been about 50 per cent, greater than in any other year since 1884. The Inspector having lately visited the school, we confidently trust that a favourable report of the management will be received from him. The great increase in the number of pupils rendered the employment of a third teacher necessary for the first time in the history of the school. The audited statement of accounts for the year shows an increase in the debit balance to £150 7s. 3d., but this is due to the fact that the half-year's rent of the reserve was not collected within the year; the correct overdraft at the bank upon the year's transactions would be £34 os. 3d., an amount considerably less than a year ago. The present lease of the reserve will terminate shortly, and the reserve will not, we fear, produce the revenue that it has hitherto done; consequently, the strict economy observed in the disposal of the funds at our command will have to be maintained, and many necessary repairs left undone. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Gbo. John Leech, Chairman.

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2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Beceipts. & B. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 116 7 0| By Balance at beginning of year .. .. 11l 210 School fees • • 335 8 ~ ' Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 420 0 0 Balance at end'of year .. '.'. .. 150 7 3 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 12 18 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 16 3 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 15 13 2 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 4 0 5 Interest on current account .. .. 10 6 6 Furnishing new desks .. .. . ■ 10 17 0 Postage- and receipt-stamps .. .. 015 9 Cheque-book .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 £602 2 7 £602 27 Geo. John Leech, Chairman. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed Fitzgerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest—One girl: Latin, arithmetic, Euclid, algebra, trignometry, English, French, botany heat as for junior scholarship examination of the University of New Zealand. Next form -—Latin : Public School Latin Primer; accidence and syntax; translation, Caesar, De Bell Gall Book 1., chapters Ito 29. Composition; Sentences. Eoman History: Smith's Smaller. Arithmetic- The whole subject. Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111. Algebra: To simple equations and problems English : Mason's Outlines of English Grammar ; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature; Goldsmith's Traveller; parsing and composition. French: Brachet's Public School French Grammar to exercise 24 (two pupils); Macmillan's First French Course to exercise 30 (six pupils) English History: Gardiner's Outlines (Brunswick period). Geography: Hughes's Classbook of Modern Geography (Asia). Science: Botany and physiology, Murphies Text-books. Drawing: Blair's Freehand Series. Book-keeping (some pupils). Shorthand: Pitman s Phonographic Teacher (a few pupils). ~,,.,„ ' Lowest —Arithmetic :To weights and measures. English : Morrison s Grammar; parsing and composition. Beading, dictation, and spelling : Star Readers No. V. English History : Bnet history to Brunswick period. Geography : Philips's First Geography (Asia and America). Drawing, mapping, writing. French : Ann's First French Course.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. The school gave free education to two boys.

ABHBUETON HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. & s. d. To Current income from reserves .. :. 536 11 9 By Overdraft at beginning of year.. .. 337 111 School fees • • • ■ 234 13 8 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 537 5 8 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 15 87 ! Examiners'fees 19 19 0 Overdraft at end of year .. .. 385 3 10; Prizes .. .. .. .. 715 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 19 6 0 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 46 7 0 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 27 13 10 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 58 17 0 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 211 11 Interest on current account .. .. 35 2 0 Piano .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Law charges .. .. .. .. 11 17 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 15 11 0 £1,171 17 10 j £1,171 17 10 W. C. Walker, Chairman. J. E. Buchanan, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Matriculation. % Lowest. —Elementary.

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AKAEOA HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure £ s. d. To Balance in hand .. .. .. 19 4 0 By Cheque-book .. .. .. .. 0 2 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 215 9 6 Exchange .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 School fees .. .. .. 72 17 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 205 5 2 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 2 5 3 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 5 17 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 5 9 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 9 7 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 1 12 0 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. . 40 11 0 Interest on current account .. .. 0 6 2 Endowments—expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. .. .. .. 16 8 Overpaid into bank .. .. .. 011 9 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year 39 1 3 £309 16 3 £309 16 3 (Note. —In the balance-sheet as audited the expenditure is stated to be as follows: Teachers'salaries, £221 18s. 6d.; light, fire, cleaning, £11 lls. Cd.; rent and taxes, £40 lls.; advertising, printing, and stationery, £11 6s. 9d.; interest and bank charges, £1 ss. lid.; legal expenses, £1 Gs. Bd.; balance, £21 15s. lid.; total, £309 16s. 3d.J

TIMAEU HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 149 1 0 By Office—salary .. .. .. 70 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 648 0 2 Other office expenses .. .. .. 2 6 6 Eents of reserves .. .. .. 1,311 7 2 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,502 1110 Interest on mortgages .. .. 85 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 Other receipts .. .. .. 0 10 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 73 5 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 109 19 9 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 19 6 6 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works .. .. 115 311 Fencing, repairs, &a. .. .. 24 11 5 Kents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 16 2 7 Interest on current account .. .. 2 9 0 Expenses of reserves .. .. .. 31 19 1 Travelling expenses of members .. 3 12 6 Balance at end of year .. .. 204 10 9 £2,193 9 4 £2,193 9 4 Heney W. Haepee, Chairman. J. H. Bamfield, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwakd FitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English : Mason's Grammar, Abbott's How to write clearly, Hodgson's Errors in English (part), Abbott and Seeley's English Lessons for English People (part), Bowen's Studies in English, Shakespeare's As you like it, Macaulay's Frederick and Chatham, School Tennyson (Part IV.), Milton's Paradise Lost (Book I.) and Early Poems. Latin : Horace, Odes, Book III.; Caesar's Gallic War, Scenes (Colbeck), Cicero's Letters; unseen, Livy, Virgil, &c. ; Abbott's, Via Latina ; Simpson's Caesarian Prose. Greek: Xenophon ; Euripides, Hecuba; Thucydides, Book I.; prose composition, various. French: Macmillan's Course, second and third years; Lazare Hoche (Bonnechose); Anecdotes Historiques et Litteraires (Lastner), On lie saurait penser a tout (Musset). German: Macmillan's Course, first year; Hauff's Stories (Mullins and Storr). Mathematics: Arithmetic, Lock, &o.; geometry, Cuthbertson's Euclidian Geometry; Algebra, Hall and Knight; trigonometry, Lock. Science : Blaikie's Elementary Dynamics; Lock's Statics and Dynamics; Sanderson's Hydrostatics ; Garnett's Heat; Eemsen's Elementary Chemistry; Howard's Practical Chemistry; botany (Paul Bert). Geography : Longman's for Australasia. History: Buckley's, and lectures. Commercial Class: Book-keeping, Irish National Series; shorthand, Pitman; Tot's Correspondence ; indexing. Drawing : Freehand, model, geometrical, mechanical. Lowest. —Gulliver's Travels, Longman's New Eeader (No. 4), Blackwood's Stories from English History, Abbott's How to tell the Parts of Speech, Petrie's First Geography, Star Arithmetics, Bue's Early French Lessons, Paul Bert's First Year of Scientific Knowledge, Southern Cross Copy-books, Colonial Drawing-books (freehand and geometrical). Boys. —Cadet corps and junior drill; gymnastics, seniors and juniors; singing, juniors. Girls. —Gymnastics, and' drill with Indian clubs, French wands, and dumb-bells; plain and fancy needlework, and knitting ; singing. During the year a school library was founded by efforts made within the school itself. It now contains two hundred volumes. A carpenter's shop has also been established in connection with the school. It is intended, by combining carpentry with the work of the classes in practical

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mechanics, mensuration, and geometrical and mechanical drawing, to afford a certain degree of technical education, more especially for those boys who do not take Latin. All the candidates for public examinations during the year were successful. Five girls and three boys passed the matriculation examination of the University. One girl passed the Civil Service examination. The standard of the work of the highest class has been raised from that of the matriculation examination to that of the junior scholarship in the case of every subject. The middle of the school on the boys' side has now classes in all the chief commercial subjects, and there are now seven classes doing regular work in seven various branches of science, as against the former weekly lecture.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL BOAED. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890 Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To balance in hand and in bank at beginning By Secretary .. .. .. 15 15 0 of year .. .. .. .. G55 13 11 Petty cash .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 221 13 6 Other expenses of management .. .. 0 4 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 23 5 0 Subsidy to Education Board .. .. 112 10 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 30 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 715 6 Solicitor .. ' .. .. .. 110 8 Travelling expenses — Member .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Scholarship candidates .. .. 4 0 0 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. 0 7 6 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. £770 6 3 Less unpaid cheques .. 51 11 6 718 14 9 £900 12 5 £900 12 5 H. H. Lee, Chairman. G. H. Graham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1890. Assets. £ s. d. I Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance in bank, current account .. .. 70 6 3 Unpaid cheques .. .. .. 51 11 6 Balance in bank on fixed deposit .. .. 700 0 0 Rents due and unpaid .. .. .. 59 8 0 £829 14 3 £51 11 6 H. H. Lee, Chairman. G. H. Graham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report op the Board. Sir, — Oamaru, 14th April, 1891. I have the honour to report that during the year ending the 31st December, 1890, steps have been taken to sell the unsold land at Eveline at a reduced upset price, the Board of Governors deeming it advisable to realise in order to reduce the sum owing on mortgage. For purposes of economy some alterations have been made as to salaries, the Eector's, with his consent, being fixed at £500 per annum; Mr. Burn, £250; Mr. Eoll, £180; M. Ledez no longer acting as French master. In the Girls' High School as follows: Lady Principal, Mrs. Burn, £180; Miss Forbes, £140 ; and Miss Little, £80. It has also been resolved that scholars be admitted from the primary schools in the County of Waitaki, who have passed the Fifth Standard, at the following fees, viz.: One boy, £1 10s. per term; two or more in one family, at £1 Is. each per term. This regulation to take effect from the commencement of the first term in 1891; the same to apply to the Girls' High School, excepting that girls can be admitted who have passed the Fourth Standard. I have, &c, The Under-Secretary for Education, Wellington. George Sumpter, Secretary,

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2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. & s. d. To Current income from reserves.. ..1,205 65 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 10 19 9 Paid by School Commissioners.. .. 54 16 0 ManagementSchool fees— Office—salary .. .. .. 40 lfa 8 Boys .. .. 320 1 0 Other office expenses .. .. o8 6 Girls .. 241 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances — Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 50 13 8 Boys .. .. .. ..1,010 17 7 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 123 7 0 Girls .. .. .. _ •• 105 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 21 11 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 78 19 7 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 60 1 2 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works .. .. 36 0 6 Rents, insurance, and taxes.. ..„ 26 19 2 Interest on current account .. .. 31 1C 0 , Endowments, sales account— Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. 32 0 0 Interest on loan .. .. .. 227 10 0 Legal expenses .. .. . • 9 3 8 £1,995" 4 1 £1,995 4 1 H. J. Millek, Chairman. George Sumptee, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1890. Assets. £ s. d. i Liabilities. £ s. d. Petty cash in hand .. .. .. 4 1 2 • Loan on buildings .. .. ••3'^ " " Rents unoolleoted 397 6 8 ' Scholarships fund .. .. •• » « J Fees unoollected, boys .. .. .. 341 6 0 Salaries accrued and unpaid .. .. 164 18 4 Pees uncollected, girls .. .. .. 161 16 8 Interest on mortgage to 31st December .. 113 15 0 Deferred-payment balances .. .. 666 16 0 Overdraft at Colonial Bank .. .. 127 8 i £1,461 6 &\ -— Reserves vested in Board by " The Waitaki £4,031 1 6 High School Act, 1878." ~ George Sumptee, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

4. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest.— Latin : Caesar, Books I. and II.; Livy, Hannibalian War ; Horace, Odes, Book III.; Smith's Principia, Part II.; Bradley's Arnold, all; Bryan's Latin Prose. Mathematics : Arithmetic, all; algebra, Hamblin Smith's, to quadratic equations; Euclid, Books I. to VI.; trigonometry (Todhunter). English: Morris's Historical Outlines of Grammar; Bain's Higher English Grammar- Macinillan's Sixth Eeader; Hewitt's Manual of our Mother Tongue. Geography: Longman's Australasian Geography. History : Buckley's English History. Science: Hookers Botany Drawing: Ereehand, with perspective and machine (two hours weekly.) French: Moliere s Misanthrope, Les Precieuses Eidicules ; Macmillan's Second Eeader ; Chardenal's Third Course. Lowest,-— -Via Latina, Exercises Ito 30; Public School Latin Primer. Mathematics : Arithmetic to interest; algebra to division. French: Chardenal's First Course. Drawing: Ereehand (one hour daily). Science: Paul Bert's Introduction. English: Mann's English Grammar; Nelson's Poetry Eeader. Geography: Petrie's Geography, with maps. History: Gardiner's English History. Girls. Highest.— English: Mason's Grammar, pages 73, 126, 141, 171 ; parsing and analysis, Julius Csesar Tennyson's Shorter Poems; essays ; paraphrasing; composition notes. Advanced (scholarship) work : Above class-work, and in addition, Morris's Grammar (selections), Brooke's Primer of English Literature, Pope's Essay on Criticism, Bacon's Essays ; Paradise Lost, Book II.; Chaucer's Prologue to Canterbury Tales. Latin: Principia—Part 1., irregular verbs; Part IV., lessons and exercises; Parts I. and IV., Cesar's Invasion of Britain; Nepos—Miltiades, Pausamas, Anstides- (advanced) Principia, Part IV., lessons and exercises, xxxhi. to end; various; Sallust's Bellum Catilinarium, chaps, xxxviii. to end; Livy, Book II.; Virgil's ZBneid, Book I ; Horace, odes Book 111. ; sight translation. Arithmetic: Problems in simple interest, compound interest, present worth and discount,-profit and loss, stocks, mental arithmetic; (advanced) miscellaneous exercises on the whole subject. Algebra: Fractions, simple equations, problems involving simple equations ; (advanced) Todhunter, exercises xxxi. to xli (involution to permutations and combinations) Euclid : Book L, pages 29 to 4~8; Books 11. and HI., deductions; (advanced) Book VI • revise over Books I. and IV.; deductions. Trigonometry: Locks Trigonometry, pao-es 1 to 108; (advanced) trigonometry, pages 117 to 245. Mechanics: Blackie's Elements

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(whoie work). Chemistry: Miller's Inorganic Chemistry, pages Ito 107; problems; (advanced) Miller's Inorganic Chemistry, pages 95 to end, group tests for metals, problems. French : Oxford and Cambridge Grammar; (advanced) translations, various. English History: William 111. to present date. Boman History: Elements and antiquities. Geography: British Empire (Chishohn).

OTAGO HIGH SCHOOLS. 1. Report of the Boakd. Sib,— Dunedin, 25th April, 1891. In accordance with section 8 of " The Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877," and in terms of circular from the Education Department of date the Ist December, 1890, 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 ending 31st December, 1890. The attendance in the Boys' School for the first half of the year was 250, and for the second half 245 ; and the average daiiy attendance has been the highest recorded. In the Girls' School the numbers on the roll for the four quarters of the year were 173, 168, 168, and 165. Owing to the resignation of Mr. E. E. Morrison, English master in the Boys' School, and of Dr. Bulau, teacher of classics, French, and German in the Girls' School, several changes were made in the teaching staff during the year. Mr. W. B. Williams, 8.A., teacher of modem languages in the Boys' School, was appointed to take Mr. Morrison's place ; and the staff of the Girls' School was augmented by the appointment of Miss F. M. Allan, M.A., the other part of the work relinquished by Dr. Bulau being now undertaken by the Rector and staff. In consequence of the fact that Mr. D. C. Hutton's other engagements precluded him from giving sufficient time to the teaching of art in the Girls' School, the Board found it necessary to make other arrangements for carrying on this branch of study, and it therefore appointed Miss F. M. Wimperis to the position of drawing-teacher. • _ - During the year Mr. G. M. Thompson was appointed master of the boys' boarding establishment, in place of Mr. E. E. Morrison, resigned. The appointment of matron in the girls' boarding establishment, rendered vacant by Miss Bathgate's resignation, was given to Mrs. E. R. McKay. In order to come to a final and satisfactory understanding with the settlers at Wyndham Valley, who have been unable to meet their payments for land purchased from the Board on terms, and who have been very urgent in their applications for relief, the Board, in October last, deputed one of its members (the Hon. Thomas Dick) and the Secretary to visit the district and make personal inquiries into the merits of each case. Mr. Dick and the Secretary having interviewed all the parties concerned, and having carefully considered their surroundings, recommended that a rebate of 25 per cent, of the original purchase-money, in addition to all arrears of interest, be offered to those whose purchases had not been completed (except Mr. Murray, who purchased after the price of land had fallen, and who, consequently, obtained it at a comparatively low figure), and that the time for payment of the balance owing should be extended for five years, at 5 per cent. After perusing a report and valuation of the land by Mr. J. L. McDonald, an experienced land-valuer, the Board adopted Mr. Dick's recommendation, and submitted the same to the purchasers. The following table shows the original amount of purchase-money, the amount paid for principal, the amount of accumulated interest unpaid, the amount of proposed reduction or rebate, and the balance still due after making the reduction : —

With the exception of Messrs. Woodward, McCulley, Bews, and Graham, the above-named purchasers agreed to accept the concessions offered. Messrs. Woodward and McCulley have agreed to give back as much of their land to the Board as will extinguish the amount of their indebtedness; while Messrs. Bews and Graham state that they cannot see their way to meet their engagements with the Board even at the reduced amounts, which they consider still above the value of the land. A perusal of the above figures will show that the Board has offered very substantial reductions to its tenants or mortgagors, and! that it has given every consideration to their applications for relief. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister for Education. D. M. Stuart, D.D., Chairman.

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• Name of Purchaser. Original Amount of Pur-chase-money. Arrears of Interest. Amount of Principal, paid. Balance of Principal and Interest unpaid. Amount of proposed Rebate. Balance required to complete Purchase. £ s. a. Alexander Matheson ... 1,182 11 6 H. J. Woodward ... 1,072 10 6 Thomas Foster ... 468 9 0 C. E. Johnstone ... 114 16 0 J.E. Fraser j 495 0 6 F. O. Leary... ... 379 .4 0: D. K. McCulley ... ! 1,542 12 0; S. Bews 1,202 2 6 W.Graham... ... 774 4 8 £ s. a. 244 7 7 236 12 9 10 14 3 20 14 5| 3 13 3 39 11 0 169 16 7 235 3 2 121 13 0 £ s. d. 295 .13 3 268 2 6 234 5 6 28 14 0 371 2 3 189 5 8 971 5 8 300 10 7 293 5 2 £ a. a. 1,131 5 10 1,041 0 9 244 19 9 106 16 5 127 11 6 229 9 41 741 2 11 1,136 15 1 602 12 6 £ s. d. 540 0 4 504 15 6 127 17 6 49 8 5 123 18 3: 134 19 8 555 9 7 535 13 10 315 4 2 £ s. a. 591 5 6 536 5 3 117 3 3 57 8 0 3 13 3 94 9 8 185 13 4 601 1 3 287 8 4

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2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Endowments— By Overdraft at beginning of year .. 2,563 8 3 Beserves sold — Instalments received Management— in oasli .. .. 745 3 9 Office—salaries .. .. .. 180 0 0 Proceeds of discount Incidentals .. .. .. 75 18 0 of promissory notes 153 8 5 i Other expenses (legal account) .. 5 7 7 Current income from reserves .. 2,393 10 4 '. Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,708 1 3 Interest on moneys invested and on Boarding-school account — unpaid purchase-money .. .. 91 8 4 ' Boys .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. 368 11 0 Girls .. .. .. .. 602 17 11 School fees .. .. .. .. 3,059 2 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 410 0 Boarding-school fees— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 155 10 5 Boys .. '• •• 35 1 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including the Girls ~ .. .. 726 5 0 wages of two janitors .. .. 235 7 6 Dr. Balance— £ s. d. Site and buildingsBank overdraft .. 2,992 5 9 Laboratories .. .. .. 21 8 8 Less cash in hand 13 15 0 Fencing, repairs, and furnishing .. 71 7 1 Insurances and taxes .. .. 384 7 0 2,978 10 9 Interest on current account .. .. 220 6 9 Outstanding cheques 274 9 9 Endowments—Sales, management, &c. 50 17 0 y, 253 0 6 Amounts paid for retirement of promissory notes on account of purchase of land .. .. .. .. 521 3 5 £10,825 10 10 £10,825 10 10

Gbey Russell Scholaeship Fund. Statement of Income and Expenditure for Hie Year ending 31st December, 1890. 1890. Receipts. & s. d. 1890. Expenditure. £ s. d. 1 Jan ' Balance brought forward .. .. 44 4 1 Paid J. Watt, scholarship .. 40 0 0 Bent from land at Signal Hill .. 815 0 Fee, inspecting security .. .. 2 2 0 Interest on deposit .. .. 17 10 0 31 Dec, Balance in bank .. .. 28 7 1 £70 9 1 £70 9 1 Capital Account. 1890. & s. d. I 8. d. 31 Dec. To Amount invested on mortgage 187 10 0 By Capital .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Amount due by W. Beid, deficiency on sale of Signal Hill security 398 2 11 Balance in Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. .. •■ 414 7 1 £1,000 0 0 £1,000 0 0 D. M. Stuart, Chairman. C. Macandrew, Secretary.

Eichabdson Cadet Cobps Fund. Statement of Income and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. 1890 Receipts. £ s. d. ! 1890. Expenditure. £ s. d. 1 Jan. Balance brought forward .. .. 113 6 9 Paid Otago High School Cadet Corps 26 10 0 31 Dec. Balance on 31st December — In Colonial Bank .. .-. 36 16 9 Invested on mortgage .. .. 12 10 0 Due by W. Beid, short paid on sale of security .. .. 37 10 0 £113 6 9 £113 6 9 Capital Account. £ s. d. | £ s. d. To Amount deposited in Colonial Bank of I By Original capital ... .. 150 0 O New Zealand .. • • 179 12 ° ! Amount of profit on Bank of New Zealand shares sold .. .. .. 29 12 0 £179 12 0 £179 12 0 D. M. Stuabt, Chairman. C. Macandbew, Secretary. Examined and found correct —James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3.. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest.— Latin: University Scholarship Standard—Livy, Tacitus, Cicero; selections for unseen translation; grammar and composition. French: Same standard—Selections for unseen translation; grammar and composition. German: Same standard—Selections for unseen trans-

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lation ; grammar and composition. Usually in these languages some definite book is selected for exact study. English: Same standard—Exact study of a play of Shakespeare (in 1890, Macbeth), and of a piece of older English literature (in 1890, Piers the Plowman). Mathematics : Geometry; Euclid, Books I. to VI., with exercises; algebra to the binomial theorem; trigonometry to solution of triangles, inclusive : mechanics, elementary, not involving a knowledge of higher mathematics. " Science : Chemistry of the metals and non-metals ; practical work, assaying, elementary metallurgy. Arithmetic : The customary complete course. Loivest. Latin: To and inclusive of the simplest forms of verbs. English: Beading easy analyses ; paraphrasing; dictation. Geography of New Zealand and Australia. History of England, outlines from 1066 to 1688. Drawing : Freehand. Penmanship. Arithmetic :To and inclusive of easy simple fractions; tables and money. N.B.—Gymnastics : Included within the weekly timetable. Junior classes attend the gymnastic master twice a week; senior classes, once a week. Girls. Highest. English: Chaucer, The Knight's Tale; Shakespeare, Macbeth; Spenser's Fairie Queene, Book I.; Milton's Paradise Lost, Book I.; selections from prose writers, 1490-1684; Eoman History, The Eepublic; Historical English Grammar; composition, &c. Latin; Virgil, Book II.; Cicero, De Senectute, parts of De Amicitiii (advanced section, in addition) ; Horace, Odes, Book 1., 1-15 ; selections from Tacitus ; at-sight translation from Caesar's Gallic War, Sallust's Jugurtha and Catiline ; composition and grammar, &c. French : Wellington College Eeader; E. Lindau, Une Liquidation, Part I.; grammar, etymology, composition, &c. German : Fasnacht's Grammar; Homann's Stories. Mathematics: Arithmetic, the whole subject; algebra, to permutations and combinations, inclusive ; Geometry—Euclid, Division A, Books 1., 11., 111., IV., VI., and Division B, Books I. to IV ; trigonometry, Division A, Lock's Trigonometry, and Division B, Lock's Trigonometry, chaps, 1.-11. Science: Botany, the morphology and physiology of the botanical types specified in the Junior Scholarship Schedule. Chemistry : The metallic elements ; revision of the non-metallic elements. The Senior Division have revised the whole of inorganic chemistry. Loivest.—English : Longman's Fourth Eeader. History: Nelson's Stories. Geography: Australasia, chief oceans, seas, &c.; 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 : Simple and compound rules in money, simple problems, mental arithmetic. 4. Scholarships. Free education is given to holders of scholarships from the Otago Education Board, and also to^ candidates at the scholarship examinations who gain 50 per cent, of the attainable marks. The numbers for the year were: Boys, 37; girls, 22. Free education was also given at the Boys' School to two holders of scholarships from the Auckland Education Board, and at the Girls' School to one from the Westland Education Board.

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. g IK) Invercargill, 22nd April, 1891. I have the honour to forward the following annual report of the operations of this Board for the period ending the 31st December, 1890. The constitution of the Board at the beginning of the year was Mr. G. Lumsden (Chairman), who, with Mr. H. Carswell, were nominees of His Excellency the Governor ; Messrs. D. L. Matheson and J. A. Preshaw represented the Southland Education Board ; and Mr. J. W. Mitchell, the Mayor of Invercargill. In the month of December Mr. W. N. Hall was elected Mayor, and Mr. Mitchell ceased to be a Governor of the Board. The only change made in the teaching-staff during the year, was the resignation of Mr. W. E. P. Austin, first assistant in the Boys' School; a competent successor was appointed in the person of Mr. H. L. Fowler, M.A., of Oxford. In the month of March an effort was made by a number of gentlemen interested in higher education, to establish collegiate classes, and a society called "The Collegiate Classes Association " was formed. The Board was applied to for the use of some of the rooms at times during which they were not required for the purposes of the school. The application was granted. With the view of increasing the public interest in the schools, the Board has made a concession to holders of scholarships, by giving them one year's free education after the expiration of their scholarships, provided the head-master's report as to diligence and progress of the pupil is favourable. The Board some time since obtained permission to sell a certain part of its endowments, with the object of investing the proceeds, and thus securing better returns. In pursuance of this permission, the Board sold 492 acres of Eun 214, and Section 20/8, Wairaki District, the latter being the balance of a section, part of which had been previously disposed of. Some other small properties have also been sold, and the results have shown that the Board acted wisely. Eun 214 was leased for seven years at an increase of rent. The Board regret that, owing to the general depression, the number of pupils on the roll at the school has fallen off, but it is anticipated that an improvement in this respect will soon be apparent. The annual balance-sheet for 1890, and replies to questions in your circular of the 11th December, 1890, are enclosed herewith. I have, &c, Geo. Lumsden, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Chairman.

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2. Statement of the Eecbipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance in hand and in bank at beginning By Office—salary .. .. .. 75 0 O of year .. .. .. .. 91 11 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,250 0 0' Bank of New Zealand, fixed deposit from Prizes .. .. .. .. 8 19 6 last-year .. .. .. 2,1G6 011 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 17 10 0 Endowments— Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. G2 7 8 Capital account, price of reserves sold 762 3 6 Book and stationery account and other Current income from reserves .. 641 4 2 temporary advances .. .. 24 17 7 Interest on moneys invested and on Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 103 12 1 unpaid purchase-money .. .. 110 9 0 Insurance and taxes .. .. .. 18 15 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. 160 15 11 Expenses of survey, sales, management, &o. 25 10 1 School fees, Boys' School .. .. 328 12 2 C. W. Brown, refund deposit .. .. 40 0 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds, Boys' Reserves—Rates, expenses of leasing, &c. 25 17 2 School .. .. .. .. 21 11 9 School furniture .. .. .. 216 6 School fees, Girls' School .. .. 199 7 2 Chemicals .. .. .. .. 0 9 7 Books, &c, sold and other refunds, Girls' Stamps, telegrams, &o. .. .. 5 1111 School .. .. .. .. 13 0 9 Legal expenses, suing for fees .. .. 16 0 Balance in bank at end of year— Current account .. .. .. 235 10 4 In Bank of New Zealand, fixed deposit 2,193 12 11 In Bank of New South Wales, fixed deposit .. .. .. 403 0 0 £4,494 16 4 £4,494 16 4 Geo. Lumeden, Chairman. Chaeles Eout, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1890. Assets. & s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Bank of New South Wales, fixed deposit .. 403 0 0 Sundry accounts unpaid .. .. 19 0 0 Bank of New Zealand — Fixed deposit .. .. .. 2,193 12 11 Balance current account .. ... 235 10 4 Rent of reserves due and unpaid .. .. 112 2 3 Reserves sold on deferred-payment instalments due and unpaid .. .. 415 4 6 School and stationery fees due and unpaid 182 17 8 £3,542 7 8 £19 0 0 Freehold property, Sections 27 and 28, Block XIII., Invercargill Reserves vested in Board by Acts of General Assembly Geo. Lumsden, Chairman. Chaeles Bout, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —Jambs Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

4. Wobk of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest. —Latin : Livy, Book XXII.; Horace, Odes, Books 11. and III.; Bradley's Arnold; grammar, prose, unseen translation. French : Eacine, Athalie ; Moliere, Le Misanthrope ; grammar, prose, unseen translation. English: Morris's Historical Grammar, Brooke's English Literature, Shakespeare's As you like it, Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II.; composition and essays. History: English (Eansome), Eome (Creighton). Mathematics: Arithmetic, the whole subject; algebra to the binomial theorem; Euclid, Books I. to IV., and the definitions of Books V. and VI.; trigonometry, to end of solution of triangles (H. Smith). Natural Science : Eoscoe's Chemistry of the Metals, Tilden's Practical Chemistry, heat, mechanics. Lowest. —Work equivalent to Standard V. of the primary schools. Girls. Highest. —Latin : Csesar, Books 11. and III.; Bradley's Arnold, exercises 15 to 49; grammar, unseen translation, and prose. French: Eacine's Athalie, Moliere's Le Misanthrope, grammar, unseen translation, and prose. English: Morris's Historical Grammar, Brooke's English Literature, Shakespeare's As you like it, Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II.; composition and essays. History : Eansome's History of England. Geography: Longman's Geography. Mathematics: Arithmetic, the whole subject; algebra, to end of quadratic equations; Euclid, Books I. to IV.; trigonometry, introductory chapters (H. Smith). Natural Science : Eoscoe's Chemistry of the Nonmetallic Elements. Plain sewing. Lowest. —Work equivalent to Standard IV. of the primary schools. I have, &c, Geo. Lumsden, Chairman. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation (not given); printing (1,450 copies), £20.

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