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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: REPORTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-12, 1900.]

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 1900 FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNING BODIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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Name. Act of Incorporation or Institution. Remarks. Auckland Grammar School Auckland Girls' High School 1899, No. 11, Local. 1878, No. 55, Local .. Under management of Education Board. Not in operation in 1900. Thames High School Whangarei High School 1878, No. 54, Local. 1878, No. 63, Local .. Act may be repealed by Gazette notice under Act of 1885, No. 30. New Plymouth High School Wanganui Girls'College Wanganui Collegiate School 1889, No. 2, Local. 1878, No. 42, Local .. [Nil] Board identical with Education Board. Endowment, Reg. I., fol. 52. See also D.-16, 1866, p. 9. Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools Gisborne High School .. Marlborough High Sohool Nelson College Greymouth High School Hokitika High School Christ's College Grammar School 1887, No. 17, Local. 1882, No. 11, Local. 1885, No. 8, Local .. 1899, No. 27, Looal. 1858, No. 38, and 1882, No. 15, Local. 1883, No. 21, Local .. 1883, No. 7, Local .. Canterbury Ordinance, 1855 1878, No. 30, Local .. [Nil] Not in operation in 1900. Not in operation in 1900. Not in operation in 1900. A department of Christ's College, Canterbury. Ghristchurch Boys' High School Christchureh Girls' High School Under management of Canterbury College. Under- management of Canterbury College Endowment, Gazette, 1878, Vol. 1, p. 131. Bangiora High School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High School Waimate High School Waitaki High School Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools 1881, No. 15, Local. 1881, No. 16, Local .. 1878, No. 49, Local. 1878, No. 26, Local. 1883, No. 19, Local .. 1878, No. 18, Local. 1877, No. 52, Local. 1877, No. 82, Local. Not in operation in 1900. Not in operation in 1900.

Receipts. Credit balances on 1st January, 1900 Endowment reserves sold Mortgage moneys repaid Kent of reserves Interest on investments Reserves Commissioners' payments School fees Boarding-school fees Books, &c, sold, and refunds .. Sundries not classified Debit balances, 31st December, 1900 £ s. d. , 19,859 3 6 3,207 9 0 2,558 0 6 23,537 10 6 1,810 0 1 3,065 1 9 24,792 5 1 6,274 19 8 159 9 5 1,025 10 10 5,028 17 8 Expenditure. Liabilities on 1st January, 1900 Expenses of management School salaries Boarding-school accounts Examination expenses Scholarships and prizes Printing, stationery, advertising, fuel, light, &c. Buildings, furniture, insurance, rent, and rates Expenditure on endowments Capital invested Interest Sundries Credit balances, 31st December, 1900 .. £ s. d. 2,222 14 6 2,647 13 6 33,584 19 0 4,796 9 6 301 9 7 2,569 15 9 3,154 2 11 8,153 12 5 2,809 16 11 15,661 2 7 1,610 14 0 1,271 10 10 12,534 6 6 £91,318 8 0 £91,318 8 0

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Income of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1900.

Schools. Cr. Balances on 1st Jan. 1900 Mortgage moneys repaid. From Endowments. Bents. Interest on Moneys invested. Paid by School Commissioners. School Pees. Boardingschool Fees. Stationery and Books I sold, and Refunds. Sundries unclassified. Dr. Balances, 31st Dec, 1900. Totals. Sales. Auckland Grammar School Auckland Girls' High School Thames High School Whangarei High School New Plymouth High School Wanganui Girls' College Wanganui Collegiate School Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools Gisbome High School Marlborough High School Nelson College Greymouth High School Hokitika High School Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High School Christ's College Grammar School Eangiora High School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High School Waimate High School .. Waitaki High School Otago High Schools Southland High Schools £ s. d. 688 16 0 7,048 12 3 594 10 11 113 15 1 752 14 4 1,265 8 5 42 8 7 £ s. d. 1,638' 9 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,919 1, 4 £ s. d. 130 "0 0 260 0 0 10 19 9 £ s. d. 100 0 0 0 14 100 0 0 100 0 0 326 19 9 437 0 3 484 18 0 £ s. d. 3,067 18 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. "380 14 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,286 10 4 8,947 2 7 1,408 9 3 476 2 0 2,067 2 7 7,383 1 11 970 2 1 7,010 1 7 •• •• •• 850 0 0 391 17 1 65 8 0 594 8 10 492 10 0 907 12 0 1,849 2 6 li' 6 8 173 6 3 309 8 0 196 17 0 380 13 0 1,846 14 0 4,311 15 1 2,235 1 0 o"5 0 18 6 0 1 11 10 0 l>83 2 0 20 1 6 5 9 0 •• 79 11 2 279 5 10 •• . 3,533 6 1 7 6 11 513 16 6 1,353* 0 0 5s"l7 7 71 6 8 °l,000 0 0 I •■ 175' 0 0 150 0 0 908 0 6 250 0 0 1,049 15 6 80 0 0 a 800 0 0 935 10 0 8 4 0 56' 5 0 3,077 3 10 288 7 2 2,623 18 3 157 5 6 119 0 10 621 13 9 1,362 15 3 266 18 6 655 0 1 2,334 15 11 880 17 2 144 15 0 151 17 6 472 12 4 30 6 0 34 10 0 1 11 0 203 7 6 22 12 3 412 0 0 112 10 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 1,092 19 5 181 4 0 2,586 7 10 1,655 6 6 1,439 11 0 2,762 15 0 218 15 0 10 9 6 141 17 0 631 18 2 339 16 0 •• 3,239' 14 8 77 14 9 " o"6 6 10 8 14 2 b e84 0 0 41 7 2 '200 0 0 13 14 0 8 2 7 0 11 0 870 5 6 2,561 12 10 141 12 11 9 16 3 1,659 17 6 6,261 19 8 390 8 7 2,477 4 0 I 10,857 15 4 1,202 6 6 ! 1,643 15 0 j 4,875 14 10 I 2,010 13 6 i 7,229 13 4 448 4 8 199 15 10 989 1 4 3,182 9 3 1,342 14 5 1,736 7 4 ! 7,040 3 8 ' 2,881 8 5 •■ I 1 12 0 i 223 18 7 1,112 10 6 607 15 5 12 10 1 796 2 6 1,289 5 8 .. . 36' 0 0 364 0 0 400 0 0 45 0 0 68 0 6 6 16 8 28 0 4 37 10 0 51 10 1 361 2 10 156 7 3 755 16 8 2,687 6 1 514 13 4 '■ 36' 5 4 72 0 0 8 8 0 2 15 0 152 13 9 460" 8 0 - Totals .. .. 19,859 3 6 3,207 9 0 2,558 0 6 23,537 10 6 1,810 0 1 3,065 1 9 24,792 5 1 6,274 19 8 I 159 9 5 1,025 10 10 5,028 17 8 i 91,318 8 a Includes £375 14s. 6d. for surrendered lease. l> Includes contractors deposits. « Special grant from vote of General Assembly. t Grant from Government. g Includes fixed deposit withdrawn. d Two years' annual Statutory Grant. e Includes donation of £50.

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Expenditure of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1900.

Schools. Liabilities on 1st Jan., 1900. Expense of Boards' Management: Office and Salaries. School Salaries. Boarding- Bx ™ rs ' school *™? Account. Bx £ e n n d ses . Scholarships, Exhibitions, Prizes. Printing, Stationery, Advertising, Cleaning, Fuel, Light, &a. Land, Buildings, Furniture, Insurance, Bent, Bates. xpenditure on Endowments. Capital Invested. Interest. Sundries unclassified. Cr. Balances, 1st Dec, 1900. Totals. Auckland Grammar School Auckland Girls' High School Thames High School Whangarei High School .. New Plymouth High School Wanganui Girls' College .. Wanganui Collegiate School Wellington College and Girls' High School Napier High Schools Gisborne High School Marlborough High School Nelson College Greymouth High School .. Hokitika High School Christohurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High School Christ's College Grammar School Eangiora High School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School .. Timaru High School Waimate High School Waitaki High School Otago High Schools Southland High Schools .. £ s. d. £ .s. d. 425 11 10 0 10 0 45 9 0 11 12 6 58 9 0 152 9 6 74 2 9 262 7 6 £ s. d. 4,054 11 8 £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 72 11 10 £ s. d. 365 5 2 £ s. d. 2,542 12 10 128 1 8 39 4 7 2 8 11 33 14 5 571 6 4 752 12 11 576 19 4 £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. 250 7 2 260 0 0 £ s. d. 32 11 6 110 £ s. d. 542 18 4 57 9 11 •549 11 6 141 12 10 •1,103 7 0 969 13 4 36 3 8 £ s. d 8,286 10 4 8,947 2 7 1,408 9 3 476 2 C 2,067 2 7 7,383 1 11 970 2 1 7,010 1 7 700 0 0 308 19 0 732 0 0 1,579 12 3 .. 3"3 0 65 18 8 11 3 9 70 0 6 162 6 2 20 0 9 537 9 9 5 2 6 8,500 0 0 2,207 14 4 1812 4 35"7 2 15 15 0 1,700 0 0 __ 70 1 6 605 2 0 0 5 0 15 12 2! 24 5 0 17 0 6 60 12 8 75815 3 3,993 11 8 58 18 3 ■ 44 12 3 11112 11 95' 6 5 94 17 5 0 10 0 1,755 4 0 22 18 0 350 16 9 93 6 0 237 12 9 372 7 9 18 19 8 1,040 7 10 559 6 2 0 10 0 14 9 6 163 13 9 2,650 0 0 1 "6 3 168 16 7 24 3 8 54 14 0j 200 0 0! 100 0 0 60 0 0 778 3 0 12 3 8 1,019 3 11 6,261 19 8 390 8 7 2,477 4 C 10,857 15 4 l;202 6 6 1,643 15 C 4,875 14 1C 354 15 1 5 10 0 11 2 0 209 15 11 283' 6 8 2,493 15 0 2,187 3 7 60 12 11 755 15 8 50"0 5 288 12 8 60 1 6 1,403 0 3 2,700 0 0 •■ "• .. 996 6 6 1,518 3 6 49 - 13 3 3,870' 0 8 27 11 10 29 12 2 136 5 10 129* 1 5 200" 0 0 116 2 9 1,496 19 0 29 12 0 I 249 16 8 68 15 10 30 3 3 .. 19 4 0 2,010 13 6 1,196 18 4 220 2 9 2,978 3 4 53 17 7 788 13 11 281 6 3 415 11 10 I 950 0 0 111 2 7 49 19 1 183 17 8 •• 7,229 13 4 38 1 4 83 19 11 6 11 10 35 15 4 122 9 3 20 13 0 128 15 0 218 8 6 71 12 7 270 0 0 66 13 4 570 0 0 1,586 10 0 4 10 0 13 0 5 9 11 28 0 8 87 7 0 21 1 5 5 18 0 40 17 10 207 6 2 5 5 4 148 1 3l 316 9 8i 114 4 9i 28 8 6 17 10 0 217 0 4 76 15 5 1 11 0 15 1 0 0 17 9 0 7 6 0 8 9 155 5 0 0 7 0 0 6 6 0 10 0 20 17 0 52 19 9 111 18 8 33 17 3 58 1 11 30 16 0 117 6 5 68 9 2 448 4 E 199 15 1C 989 1 4 3,182 9 S 1,342 14 I 1,736 7 4 7,040 3 I 2,881 8 t 27 6 0 14 14 0 1,080 4 3 1,102 8 11 1,306 16 4 4,357 9 5 1,181 6 8 110 12 9 311 9 0 129 5 8: 7 16 0 401 11 7 .'. 2 16 0 33 13 10 5 13 9 92 0 2 1,187 14 9 1,253 5 10 Totals 2,222 14 6 2,647 13 6 33,584 19 0 4,796 9 6 301 9 7 2,569 15 9 ! , 3,154 2 ll! 8,153 12 5 2,809 16 11 15,661 2 7 1,610 14 0 1,271 10 10 12,534 6 6 91,318 8 C

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Staff, Attendance, Fees, and Salaries at certain Secondary Schools. The income of these secondary schools for 1900 from school-fees, not including fees for boarding, was £24,792 ss. Id.; from rents and interest, £25,347 10s. 7d.; from endowments administered by the School Commissioners, £3,065 Is 9d. The total number of pupils on the rolls in the last term or quarter of the year was 1,788 boys and 1,004 girls.

a Headmaster has residence. b Headmaster receives no salary; seven masters board at the school. c The lady principal receives £35 a year for each boarder; four teachers have residence. d Headmaster has house; one assistant-master has residence ; one board and residence. c With house-allowance of iMO. f The staff of the School of Music also attend. c Headmaster and three assistants have board and residence. h Headmistress and three assistants have board and residence. i Headmaster and five others have houses. J Headmaster has residence and keeps boarders. k Has not been in operation during the iyear 1900. 1 There is also one part-time student teacher receiving free tuition. m Two masters teach in both schools. I n Includes one part-time teacher. 0 Lady principal and two assistants have board and residence.

Schools. Staff. Attendance li Quarte nrLai >r oi 1 at Ten 1900. or a> li E s o PC 'o s a "A Annual Rates of Pees. Salaries at li; End of jes paid at 'ear. 3 H a i cq CD c3 1O CO 3 I $ at ! io '3 z* For Ordinary Day-school Course. For Board, exclusive of ' Day-school i Tuition. Kegular Staff. Visiting Teachers. £ s. d. ( 10 10 0 { S 8 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. a. Auckland Grammar | School j 15 21 148 167 I 6212 la 132 16.16 l<7.15 16.17 l<7.16 (6.35 tgr.28 1 327 | 29 ) « J 60 j 40 0 0 3,505 0 0 no o o Whangarei High School 3 2 17 12 8 8 0 308 19 0 Thames High School .. 11 21 1 8 8 0 a 700 0 0 New Plymouth High } School J Wanganui Collegiate 1 School J C 24 31 3 6 6 0 "795 0 0 Wanganui Girls' College Wellington College Wellington Girls' High ) School } Napier Boys' High School 9 12 5 ] 65 40 76 15 122 75 193 56 16 10 6 6.205 0.181 6.282 g. 82 199 124 268 77 147 59 70 ( 12 0 0 {900 ( 10 10 0 {880 (.13 4 0 { 10 12 0 ( 13 4 0 { 10 12 0 (990 {880 ] 9 9 0 {880 I 45 0 0 I 40 0 0 ) 42 0 0 } 31 10 0 ) '■ I 40 0 0 1 40 0 0 H,650 0 0 "1,130 0 0 I 2,970 0 0 Not fixed. 431 0 0 825 0 0 4 15 33 6. 52 51 20 d 875 0 0 30 0 0 Napier Girls' High School 5 6 16 35 2 g. 59 55 9 780 0 0 Marlborough High School 1 13 13 5 (6.19 tff-12 6.111 I 28 9 0 0 6 300 0 0 Nelson College Nelson Girls' College .. Christ's College Gram- ) mar School. j Christchurch Boys'High ) School i J Christchurth Girls'High) School : J Rangiora High School .. 11 6 f 3 - 2 37 6 7 30 19 98 65 68 72 10 8 3.102 6.209 110 i 93 204 51 29 54 f 10 10 0 {880 j 10 10 0 {880 I 14 3 6 11 0 6 I 7 17 6 (990 {660 ( 12 12 0 {990 j 9 9 0 {660 I 40 0 0 I 40 0 0 1 45 0 0 j 42 0 0 I - j 40 0 0 si,330 0 0 b 705 0 0 I '2,940 0 0 Varies. ( 40 0 0 {and fees. 244 7 6 11 6 75 118 6 6.205 204 3,350 0 0 270 0 0 5 10 6 47 66 1 9-119 111 955 0 0 ( 415 4 0 {and fees. 3 14 10 16.20 \9- 1 I « i 300 0 0 Akaroa School * .. Ashburton High School.. 3 22 16 16.27 l<7.11 J 35 (990 {660 I - 570 0 0 Timaru Boys' High I School ! ) Timaru Girls' High) Sohool I J 20 20 6. 46 44 110 0 0 {800 110 0 0 {800 I - 865 0 0 35 0 0 '3 18 32 4 g. 54 49 625 0 0 90 0 0 Waitaki High Schools— Boys' Girls' J .j 37 52 5 6.101 96 47 ( 12 0 0 {600 j 9 10 0 {600 (12 0 0 { 10 0 0 (12 0 0 { 10 0 0 ) 50 14 0 J 32 2 0 ) ■■ j 43 10 0 J 40 0 0 ! I 850 0 0 110 0 0 1 and fees. 17 32 8 9- 57 51 405 0 0 35 0 0 Otago Boys' High School Otago Girls' High School m mg 2 79 102 6 6.189 180 14 »2,579 14 0 33 7 0 "12 34 82 25 0.143 139 15 °1,723 12 8 Pees. Southland High School.. 5 31 46 1 (6.42 l<7.36 ) 75 ( 10 0 0 1 5 0 .0 1 1,175 0 0 Totals 153 45 133 987 1539 133 61788 <7l004 2,665 515 32,212 5 8 1,743 18 6

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The Inspectob-General op Schools to the Hon. the Ministee of Education. Hon. W. C. Walker, G.M.G. As the pressure of other work in the Department has hindered me from visiting all of the secondary schools, it will probably be best that this report should consist of a few general observations and suggestions, which I am perforce warranted in applying directly only to the schools I have seen, but which in all probability have a somewhat similar application in regard to the others. I may say at the outset that in none of the schools are there lacking signs of earnest, steady work being done by staff and pupils. There is not among all our secondary schools a single one that cannot be fairly called efficient. Whether the efforts of those who control them are always wisely directed is, I think, more open to question. There is doubtless at the present time a distinct desire among our secondary school masters and mistresses to take part in the onward movement — in the rationalising of the curriculum and in the improvement of methods of teaching—now so evident in connection with secondary education in other parts of the world. It was said by an eminent headmaster a few years ago that during the last twenty-five years a greater change had taken place in education than in the two hundred years before, and he was bold enough to prophesy a still greater change during the next quarter of a century. If this be the case, and if we in New Zealand are to move with the times, I venture to say that not only must we be prepared to have our minds open for new ideas, but that we must also be ready for the expenditure of a considerable amount of thought and steady hard work in order to secure the highest benefits to be derived from an enlightened policy without dislocating, so to speak, the machinery by which that policy is to be brought about. But few principals of schools have the opportunity of visiting Europe and America (it would be a good thing if every one of them could do so periodically); consequently, the chief information in regard to new ideas has to be gained from books and periodicals dealing with educational matters. In this connection, regret may be expressed that so many on the staffs of our secondary schools have received little or no training as teachers before being called upon to teach in the schools. It is hoped that through the establishment of colonial training colleges this defect may disappear at no distant date. It is not to be inferred from what has been said above that our system of secondary education should be a slavish imitation of that in vogue in England, or Scotland, or Germany, or in any other part of the world. In fact, I venture to assert that many of the defects (or what appear to me to be defects) still observable have sprung from following too closely the methods of older countries bequeathed to us by our fathers. The average time spent by a boy or girl at a secondary school in New Zealand does not, probably, exceed two and a half years, and the majority who enter such schools do not stay more than two years. Under these circumstances it appears to be a mistake to attempt to teach them two foreign languages ; in most schools, however, Latin and French are both included in the curriculum of a large proportion of the pupils, who in their short school life can acquire but the merest smattering of either language. It is, in fact, a most wasteful process :it is not so much that the work is altogether useless as that with the same expenditure of time and trouble much more valuable work could be done. I therefore suggest, for the thoughtful consideration of those who direct our secondary schools, that it would be far more profitable to try to teach five-sixths of the pupils therein one foreign language only, and to endeavour to bring that language to a paying point, than to teach two languages in a necessarily altogether incomplete manner. The paying point of any subject is reached, I take it, when that subject exercises a permanent and wellmarked influence upon the thought or intellectual powers of the pupil; and, albeit it is rather difficult to measure anything apparently so vague as the influence of special studies upon mental development, yet I should define the paying point of a language, from the teacher's point of view, as that at which the pupil becomes capable, within the limits of the vocabulary he has acquired, of using it as a language—viz., for speaking, reading, or writing, or for more than one of these purposes. The proposition I have enunciated seems clear enough to my mind ; but it is equally clear to me that, if we are to teach one foreign language only, that language should be a modern one. As a mental discipline a modern language is quite as valuable, in my opinion, as a dead language. I do not expect —yet, at all events —to carry all secondary school teachers with me in this conclusion ; but I feel that in stating it I am in very good company, for within the last year or two there have been unmistakable utterances to the same effect of several whose names are well known. I need mention only three: Dr. Weldon, formerly Senior Classic and Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, afterwards Headmaster of Harrow, and now Bishop of Calcutta; Sir B. C. Jebb, Professor of Greek at Cambridge, and M.P. for the University; ans Lord Eosebery. I will quote a few sentences from an address given by the first of these to the members of the Modern Language Association: — . . . . I am one of those who have, upon the whole, been unable to realise the important distinction whioh is made between the classical and the modern languages as eduoational instruments I have tried to teach French and German at various times, and the one result of my teaohing has been to convince me that the statement whioh I made to you, that there is no inherent difference between ancient and modern languages, is a true one I hope that the time is not far distant when the universities of this land will afford to modern languages something like the same welcome and the same encouragement that they afford at present to the ancient olassioal languages. After all, the schools which I may claim in some slight measure to represent are, in a sense, the handmaids of the university; and I believe I can assure you—l do not dare to say in the name of all public-school masters, because all public-school masters never agree upon anything, but a considerable number of the most thoughtful of publio-sohool masters—that, whenever the universities shall open their gates freely and fully to students of modern languages, and put them on an equality with the students of the ancient languages, we whose occupation is to teaoh the young will be ready and even eager for the change.— (Journal of Education, January, 1899.)

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In January of the present year, before the Modern Languages Association, Sir Bichard Jebb declared his opinion that "the advocates of modern languages could boldly affirm that they were worthy to be studied as instruments of the highest intellectual culture." Again, " The School World " of January, 1901, contains the following paragraph among its items of interest: — Lord Rosebery's notable address to the students of Glasgow University should aid very materially in placing modern languages in a position of equality with the classics. The Modern Languages Association has been hammering away at this subjeot with a persistency worthy of the importunate widow, but with very little of her success. It is, however, an incalculable gain when a Lord Rector deolares from a university platform, with the almost unanimous approval of the whole Press of the country, " That there is required, on the part of the educational authorities, an admission that a man may be an educated and a cultured gentleman, although he has not seriously studied Latin and Greek, and that France and Germany possess invaluable literatures, with the advantage that they are in languages which are living and not dead." The advantage of a modern language over an ancient language in our New Zealand secondary schools is all the greater by reason of a fact already referred to—namely, that of the shortness of the time spent by most boys or girls in secondary work, inasmuch as a modern language is by its very nature nearer in vocabulary and thought to the mother-tongue, and the pupil has therefore all the more chance of making actual use of it in some way, or, as I have already expressed it, of bringing it to the paying point. Far be it from me to undervalue the mental discipline and culture of which Latin and Greek have been, and are still, often made the vehicles. In the past the classics were the best taught subjects in the secondary school course; the best teachers concentrated their efforts upon the improvement of the methods used in teaching them, with the natural result that boys, and sometimes girls, received thereby a real education. But with the improvement of methods of teaching generally in all subjects, the question of ancient or modern languages comes up afresh for solution. Further, what I have said as to the expediency of teaching Latin does not apply to the same extent in the case of those who stay longer at the secondary schools and afterwards go to the university with the intention of studying languages thereat. In several schools the new or "natural" method of teaching languages is being gradually adopted in one or other of its forms ; and the change seems generally to have been attended with success. In most schools, however, the language-teaching consists to a very large extent of the dry bones of grammar, and of detached sentences based on grammar rules : the consequence is that the total amount of time spent on grammar (English, Latin, and French) is abnormally large, and the results are by no means commensurate therewith. I fear that I fail altogether to see any virtue in mere gerund-grinding; and the fallacy that pupils acquire a knowledge or appreciation of the literature of the languages they learn needs only to be mentioned in order to become manifest. If grammar occupied a less prominent place in the teaching of language, and if it were taught step by step from the reading lesson or conversation lesson, there would be more chance for the pupil to derive from his language lesson—it maybe to a large extent unconsciously—the real benefit it can in a short time confer by the influence upon his thought of the constant variation of the mode of expression of ideas. As a matter of fact, whatever method of teaching languages be adopted, a period of two or three years does not give an opportunity of learning the literatures through the medium of the languages themselves. The only means of supplying a serious gap in our present system, and of giving our boys and girls some knowledge of the world's literature outside of English literature, is by means of good translations—a method already partly employed in one or two schools to great advantage. A redeeming feature lam glad to note is that in most schools English is well taught, and in several is treated in an excellent manner. I have written so much in regard to language-teaching that my remarks on other subjects of the secondary school course must necessarily be brief. I would suggest a more general adoption of more concrete methods in the teaching of mathematics, especially of geometry, and, if we are still to be condemned to use Euclid, then by all means let us have a far freer use of that esteemed classic than is customary; let every important proposition be applied not only to the solution of riders, but to the purposes of practical measurement. Neither should it be possible for any one who has learnt geometry to leave school in ignorance of the fundamental properties of the circle, of similar figures, or of solids, merely because these subjects happen to be treated of in portions of Euclid not read in his form. It would be unfair to overlook the fact that, either directly or indirectly, many teachers constantly endeavour to supply the omissions entailed by too rigid an adherence to the methods in vogue. There are some schools in which science is really well taught; but I should hardly be warranted in making that statement in regard to the majority of the science classes in the secondary schools of the colony. I wish to refrain from stating too dogmatically or in too sweeping a manner my own opinion; but I distrust almost instinctively any so-called teaching of science that does not consist in a very large degree of experiments performed by pupils individually with their own hands, or of measurements made by them, or of observations actually made with their own eyes of the facts or phenomena of nature. Scientific information got from a book or from a teacher may have its uses, but it does not give direct scientific training, or the particular kind of mental culture that really scientific work confers upon the faithful student. The introduction of manual work in some form or other, not as a separate subject, but in such a way as to have a true relation to or co-ordination with the other subjects of the curriculum, has had a markedly beneficial effect in the schools in which it has been introduced; and lam convinced its influence is only just beginning. My remarks upon the. defects to be observed in much of the teaching now seen in the schools must not be taken as a sign that I underrate the mental value and (what is of vast importance) the moral value of the earnest efforts put forth from day to day by teachers ; nevertheless, it would be idle to omit to point out that the whole of our secondary education would be far more

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useful to the State if it were more natural, more practical, and less abstract than it is at present, and to express ray conviction that the time has come when all concerned should seriously consider the expediency of recasting, not hurriedly or inadvisedly, but after due discussion and deliberation, the whole framework of our higher education. I do not fear that we shall lose anything by bringing education into closer relation with the every-day experience of the pupils ; for it has always seemed to me a fallacy to suppose that remoteness from the common facts of life constitutes an essential element in true culture. I would give utterance to one further note of warning, and it relates to a matter chat somewhat affects my remarks upon the instruction given in various branches of the school course. The secondary school programmes are framed to a large extent so as to lead up to the matriculation and junior scholarship examinations of the University, and yet not one boy or girl in twenty does or can go to the University. I leave the corollary to be deduced. At the end of 1900 there were 2,792 pupils enrolled in the public secondary schools of the colony. Besides these, some—it is difficult to say how many —are receiving secondary instruction in denominational and other private secondary schools. There are doubtless many others who might be willing to receive secondary instruction if they had the opportunity of doing so. The grants made to Education Boards on account of pupils at district high schools enable the Boards to give free secondary instruction in such schools to those who have passed Standard VI. This meets the wants of those living in or near places where it would not be expedient to establish fully equipped high schools, but where there are sufficient secondary pupils to form one or more classes for secondary instruction. It would not be desirable to establish district high schools in towns that have already high schools proper, as such a policy would entail unnecessary and expensive overlapping. But, in order to insure to boys and girls in such places equal opportunity with those in places where district high schools are established, it would be necessary either to extend the present system of scholarships or to offer an increased number of free places in secondary schools to qualified candidates from primary schools, the latter being the less expensive method. These free places, or exhibitions, need not be open on quite such easy terms as the free places offered in district high schools, for in the larger towns continuation classes and technical classes will for some time to come be probably more generally established than in the smaller towns, and these must be considered as forming part of the machinery of secondary education, inasmuch as, if the question be looked at in a broad light, no real distinction can be drawn between secondary and technical education. There still remain those deserving pupils who live in places where neither high schools proper nor district high schools exist. To the best of them free places in the high schools would be open on the same terms as to those residing in the towns, and, if scholarships could be provided for them sufficient to meet the cost of board and lodging, they would be able to take advantage of such free places. The others could take some secondary work in Standard VII., and it is hoped that before long there will be very few places, even in the country, where continuation classes and classes for technical instruction suited to the wants of the several districts will not be found. At present there are about 350 scholarships given by the Education Boards of the colony, about 130 of which are probably sufficient to provide board and lodging, and may be regarded as country scholarships, the remaining 220 being more likely to be held by those children living in or near towns. The governing bodies of the various secondary schools give free education to 326 boys and girls, 279 of whom are not holders of Education Board scholarships. Out of these 279, 43 receive money in addition to free education, the amounts given being in 11 cases sufficient for board and lodging. Moreover, in some districts scholarships, some for country and some for town children, are offered by the School Commissioners. The existing provision, therefore, apart from district high schools, allows for the granting of free secondary education to about 650 children from primary schools—namely, about 500 from the towns and 150 from the country. The district high schools provide free secondary education up to a fair standard for about 600 more, and it is probable that in a few years this figure will be increased by at least 50 per cent. Now, we find from returns recently collected by the Department that each year there are in public schools within reach of secondary schools about 2,200 children qualifying for some degree of free secondary education, if we may take the passing of Standard VI. under the age of 14 as roughly indicating such a qualification ; but from the same returns it has been gathered that only about half of these children would in any case attend a secondary school; in other words, provision would not require to be made for more than, say, 1,100 boys and girls within reach of secondary schools. It would probably not be drawing the line too strictly if free tuition were offered only to those who had passed Standard VI. with distinction— i.e., in all subjects, and were not over 13| on the 31st December of the year in which they passed. About 350 per annum would be so qualified. The supply of 350 candidates per annum qualified for free secondary instruction, if each free place or exhibition were tenable for two years, would imply 700 free places open at any given time in the secondary schools to those whose homes are within reach of such schools. Of children in country schools, hardly more than 150 per annum, in addition to those attending district high schools, would be likely to qualify and be willing to attend a secondary school; 300 free places would therefore be required for country children. Now, if no fees were charged to qualified children, and free railway tickets were issued to those country children who could reach a secondary school by rail, almost the whole of the present scholarship grant would be set free for boarding scholarships for other country children; this would give, say, 125 to 140 country scholarships, each tenable for two years, or 250 to 280 scholarships current at any given time, an arrangement which would very nearly provide for the 300 country children just referred to. We may say, then, that in all 950 to 1,000 free places would have to be provided. The secondary schools are already giving free education to 326 children, or about one-third of the number qualified under the test set up.

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If it were desired to go further, another 500 pupils per annum, who fell somewhat short of the suggested test, might be admitted at half fees. To complete the scheme it would be necessary to give continuation scholarships or exhibitions -—say, 200 each year, or 400 in all—in order that the best boys and girls might remain at a secondary school for four years, or even longer. I should like to point out here that by falling a little short of the test a child loses not the whole value of an exhibition, but only one-half ; also, that the tests are qualifying tests, not competitive tests, and that no child need be excluded by another who happens to get a mark or two more in a given examination. It remains to be considered how the money should be provided to pay the additional staff required in the secondary schools, and whether the increase of free places would seriously affect the number of pupils who pay fees. Both questions, I consider, can be answered in a satisfactory manner, but their discussion would involve a long examination of details otherwise uninteresting. It may be enough to remark that at present in our smaller secondary schools there is a great waste of teaching-power, and when this is taken into account the extra staff would be found to involve a very moderate increase in the expenditure of the secondary schools. There is a certain element of doubt about the effect of the suggestions upon the income derived by the secondary schools from fees. I do not believe from past experience that the loss would be very great; in fact, lam inclined to think there would be no appreciable decrease in the income from fees. To sum up, the scheme suggested would give,— (1.) Free secondary education to 1,000 boys and girls (500 per annum). (2.) Secondary education on payment of half fees to 1,000 boys and girls (500 per annum). (3.) Continuation exhibitions to boys or girls selected by further test from those who have been in (1) or (2) ; 400 boys and girls (200 per annum). (4.) Boarding scholarships for 300 (150 per annum) in (1) and (3). (5.) A degree of free secondary education to 700 boys and girls in district high schools. (5) has already been adopted. It is not, I consider, a disadvantage that the scheme could be introduced a step at a time. I am indebted for the idea to the Paris Scheme of Municipal Bursaries, which has been, I believe, for many years in successful operation; the details, however, are my own. All the above figures are necessarily rough, but some of the most important are founded on returns recently sent in to the Department by the Boards of Education, who are to be thanked for the inquiries made by them and generally for the care exercised in drawing up the returns. As increased facilities are being given for technical instruction the demand for secondary education other than technical will necessarily be kept from growing too rapidly beyond the bounds of such a reasonable expenditure as I have indicated above. Education Department, Wellington, G. Hogbbn. 30th October, 1901.

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EEPOETS OF SECONDABY SCHOOLS.

AUCKLAND GEAMMAE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. W. Tibbs, M.A.; Mr. W. J. Morrell,-M.A. ; Mr. J. F. Sloman, 8.A.; Me. J. G. Trevithick; Mr. P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc, F.G.S.; Rev. J. King Davis, M.A.; Mr. J. H. Turner, M.A. ; Mr. J. Hight, M.A. ; Mr. H. J. D. Mahon, B.A. ; Mr. R. A. McCullough, M.A. ; Mr. S. W. Bntrioan, M.A. ; Miss E. G. Wallace; Miss F. A. Haultain ; Miss B. Blades; Miss A. 0. Morrison, M.A.; Miss W. Picken ; Mr. Kenneth Watkins; Mr. W. M. Carrollo. 1. Ebpoet of the Boaed. Endowments. —The Board of Governors has determined to avail itself of the power bestowed upon it by the 27th section of " The Grammar School Act, 1899," by borrowing the sum of £3,000 for the purpose of building on its property houses to let. An experiment had already been made in this direction by building three houses on its endowment at Devonport which are always let at profitable rents. The buildings now contemplated by the Board are to be erected at the junction of Grafton Eoad and Symonds Street. This piece of ground has been idle for many years, and has never been utilised. Private persons would not lease the ground, as laying the foundations was calculated to prove very costly. The Board, being desirous of improving the appearance of its property, has entered into a contract for the erection of two substantial brick houses on this site which will prove profitable to the Board and ornamental to this part of the city. Several allotments at Eden Terrace and at Devonport are being prepared for leasing for fifty years, and the result will be reported on in the next annual report. Distinctions. —At the examination held in December, 1899, four University Junior Scholarships were won by pupils of the school, one of whom, a boy, was first on the list, the other three girls. Besides these, six other candidates competed, all of whom passed " with credit." Thirteen boys and twelve girls passed the Matriculation Examination, and three boys the Medical Preliminary. At the Civil Service Examination in January, 1900, five boys and five girls passed the Senior Examination, two girls with distinction; and thirteen boys and eight girls passed the Junior Examination. Of former pupils, at the University of New Zealand J. C. Dromgool gained second-class honours in science, E. E. B. Prideaux graduated 8.A., M. A. Hunter B.Sc. Two senior scholarships were gained—in chemistry by M. A. Hunter, in Latin by E. E. B. Prideaux. At Edinburgh, B. M. Myers graduated M.D. ; and at Guy's Hospital, E. W. Allen gained the first scholarship. G. Maurice O'Bobke, Chairman.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 688 16 0 ManagementGround rents ... .. .. .. 2,373 3 4 Office salary.. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Weekly rents .. .. .. .. 1,545 18 0 Commission, &c, to oollector .. .. 244 2 3 School fees .. .. .. .. 3,067 18 6 Other expenses of management .. 59 7 9 From Education Board under section 23, Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 4,054 11 8 " Auckland Grammar School Act, 1899" 130 0 0 School requisites .. .. .. 74 2 3 From School Commissioners .. .. 100 0 0 Election expenses .. .. .. 2 110 Contractor's deposit forfeited .. .. 5 0 0 Legal expenses.. .. .. .. 10 10 0 For surrender of lease .. .. ~ 375 14 6 Scholarships .. .. .. ... 17 14 6 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 54 17 4 Printing and advertising .. .. 109 14 11 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 61 2 8 Stationery allowance .. .. .. 120 5 i Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 1,473 610 Insurance and taxes .. .. .. 425 19 4 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 0 7 2 Interest on loans .. .. .. 250 0 0 Compensations .. .. .. 643 6 8 Athletio sports.. .. .. .. 11 6 0 Swimming sports .. .. .. 715 6 Domain wickets .. .. .. 3 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 542 18 4 £8,286 10 4 £8,286 10 4 W. Wallace Kidd, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wabburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in hand .. .. .. 012 4 Loan from Auckland Education Board (due Bankbalance 592 16 6 1904) 5,000 0 0 Girls' High School .. .. 46 5 0 Loan from Diocesan Pension Board (due Fees outstanding 59 12 4 1901) 1,000 0 0 Rents outstanding— Ground .. .. .. .. 393 16 8 Weekly .. .- •• ■■ 157 15 10 £1,250 18 8 £6,000 0 0

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John Williamson Scholarship Tmst Account. Capital Account. £ s. d. £ s. a. Balance .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Public buildings debentures .. .. 400 0 0 Auckland Gas Company shares .. .. 200 0 0 Property, Symonds Street .. .. 700 0 0 £1,300 0 0 £1,300 0 0 Income. " £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance Ist January, 1900 .. .. .. 27 17 2 Tuition of three senior and five junior scholars 23 9 0 Bent .. .. .. .. 57 0 0 Tuition of five senior and three junior scholars 48 6 0 Interest on debentures (Public Trustee) .. 28 0 0 City rates.. .. .. .. 511 8 Dividend, Auckland Gas Company .. .. 15 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1900 .. .. 50 10 6 £127 17 2 £127 17 2

Girls' High School Scholarship Trust Account. Income. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1900.. .. .. 76 15 0 Eight scholarships at £20 a year .. .. 160 0 0 Grant from Auckland Education Board .. 130 0 0 Commission to Bank of New Zealand .. 010 0 Balance, 31st Deoember, 1900 .. .. 46 5 0 £206 15 0 £206 15 0

3. WoBK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Boys' School. Highest. —Latin—Revised Latin Primer; Stedman's Latin Grammar Papers ; North and Hillard's Latin Prose; Sargeant's Passages for Latin Prose; Tod and Longworth's Latin Unseens ; Cicero, In Verrem 1., Pro Archia, Pro Lege Manilia ; Horace, Odes, I.; Virgil. Georgies, 111. and IV.; Tacitus, Germania; Smith's Smaller History of Eome. English—Nesfield's English Grammar, Past and Present; Nichol's Primer of Composition, with Exercises; Milton, Samson Agonistes; Dβ Quincey, Confessions, &c.; Chaucer, Prologue, Squieres Tale, Man of Lawes Tale. French—Wellington College French Grammar ; Chardenal's Advanced Exercises ; Loti, Pecheur dTslande ; Hamonet's Selections. Mathematics —Arithmetic ; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Jones and Cheyne's Algebraical Exercises ; Euclid, Books I. to VI.; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry; Ward's Trigonometrical Exercises. Science—Silvanus Thompson's Electricity and Magnetism ; Boscoe's Chemistry ; Tilden's Practical Chemistry. Lowest. —English—Mason's First Notions of English Grammar; Longmans' Eeaders; Southern Cross Geography, IV.; Blackwood's Historical Eeaders; Chardenal's First French Course ; Longmans' Shilling Arithmetic ; Elementary Geometrical Drawing. Girls' School. Highest. —ln Latin, French, English, and mathematics the same work is undertaken as on the boys' side. Science : Botany—Miss Aitken's. Mechanics—Jessop's Applied Mathematics. Lowest. —The work is the same as on the boys' side, except that freehand is substituted for geometrical drawing.

4. Abeangements foe Deawing ; Manual, Commebcial, and Technical Instbuction ; Gymnastics, Dbill, Swimming, etc. Book-keeping and Shorthand are taken by many of the boys, in some forms instead of, in others in addition to Latin. There is a class for shorthand on the girls' side. Mechanical drawing : The course in this subject includes plane and solid geometry, followed by working-drawings from actual machinery. Freehand drawing includes outline from the flat and from model; shading, ditto ; drawing and shading from the antique; and, to advanced pupils, still-life in oil and watercolour. Workshop : Instruction and practice are given in carpentry, joinery, and turning, by Mr. Trevithick, in the school workshop. The classes meet in the luncheon-hour and after afternoon school. The only charge is the actual value of timber used. There is a class in wood-carving on the girls' side. Drill and gymnastics : The gymnasium is complete with all the latest improvements, and is under the direction of Mr. Carrollo. On the girls' side, drill is held during schoolhours, and is compulsory except in the case of those specially exempted; gymnastic exercises are taught out of school-hours, and are optional. Swimming sports are held on both the boys' and girls' sides in the first term of the year, the fund for prizes being subsidised by the Board of Governors,

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5. Scholarships.

The school gave free education to twenty-one foundation scholars, twelve holders of certificates of proficiency from the Education Board, eight holders of John Williamson Scholarships, and five children of members of the staff. There were eight Auckland Girls' High-school scholars and four Rawlings scholars, and also sixty-nine district scholarships awarded by the Auckland Education Board, and one each by the Wellington and North Canterbury Boards were held at the school.

AUCKLAND GIELS , HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d, Balance .. .. .. .. 7,048 12 3 Interest paid over to Auckland Grammar Price of timber sold .. .. .. 1,638 9 0 School .. .. .. .. 260 0 0 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 260 0 0 Half-cost of boundary-fence .. .. 110 12 6 Paid by Wellington Reserves Gommis- Rates .. .. .. .. .. 17 9 2 eioners .. .. .. .. 0 14 Bank commission .. .. .. 0 10 0 Legal advice .. .. .. .. 110 Balance .. .. .. .. 8,557 911 £8,947 2 7 £8,947 2 7 L. J. Bagnall, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WHANGAEEI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. R. Lupton, Miss A. L. Gavey, and Miss Edith J. Golquhoun. 1. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 113 35 1 Office salary or salaries .. .. .. 10 14 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 65 8 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 0 18 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 100 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 308 19 0 School fee 3 .. .. .. .. 196 17 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 7 9 Transfer from separate account, No. 1. .. 0 1 11 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 716 0 Books and stationery for sale to pupils .. 0 5 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 0 12 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 1 16 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 141 12 10 £476 2 0 Total .. .. .. .. 476 2 0 J. M. Killen, Chairman. J. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Wobk of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Mason's Grammar; Nichol's Primer of English Composition, with exercises on the same; Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice ; Carlyle, Sartor Eesartus; Milton, Samson Agonistes; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature. Latin—Latin Composition, Allcroft's ; Tutorial Latin Eeader; Tutorial Latin Grammar ; Cassar, Virgil. French —Chardenal's Advanced Course ; Contanseau's Extracts ; Grammaire dcs Grammaires. Mathematics—Brooke Smith's Arithmetic ; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Euclid, I. to VI., Layng ; Trigonometry, Hall and Knight. Science—Shore and Foster's Physiology ; Jago's Chemistry. Lowest. —English —Eoyal Eeader V. ; English History, Arthur's ; Geography, Standard V.; Grammar and Composition; Eecitation; Spelling. French—Chardenal 1., part of. Latin—Dr. W. Smith's Principia, I. to end of active verbs. Arithmetic—Standards IV. and V. Elementary Physiology.

3. Abbangements foe Deawing ; Manual, Commeecial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, etc. Two hours a week were devoted to drawing —juniors, freehand and geometrical; seniors, freehand, geometrical, and elementary perspective. Military drill was given on Friday afternoons from 3.15 to 4.45 ; this included a signalling class. All boys can swim.

4. Scholarships. The Governors gave free tuition to six scholars. One Education Board scholarship was held at the school, and one extension of High School scholarship given by the headmaster for special industry.

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THAMES BOYS' AND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff: Mr. James Adams, B.A. ; Mr. Benjamin H. Low, 8.A.; Miss Mary E. Foy. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s . a. Balance .. .. .. .. 594 10 11 Office salary .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 336 910 Other office expenses .. .. .. 6 0 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 100 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 700 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 309 8 0 Examiners' fees.. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 55 7.3 Printing, stationery, and advertising 5 2 0 Bank interest on fixed deposit .. .. 10 19 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &a. .. .. .. 38 3 i Transfer fee .. .. .. .. 110 Purchases and new works .. .. 16 5 0 Gas refund .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 9 12 0 Sale of stove .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 8 18 1 Bates .. .. .. .. .. 496 Expenses of management, &o. .. .. 5 2 6 Bank charge .. .. .. .. 010 0 School requisites .. .. .. 22 13 4 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 8 19 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 549 11 6 £1,408 9 3 £1,408 9 3 Frank Teembath, Chairman. Samuel Carteb, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin —Horace, Odes I. and 11. and Ars Poetica ; Livy, Books 1., 11., III.; Bradley's Latin Composition; Stedman's Examination Papers; Wilkin's Antiquities. French— French Literature (Masson); French Spare Moments, Masse; Macmillan's French Course, Part 111. (Fasnacht) ; Stedman's Examination Papers. English—Nesfield's English Grammar; Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice ; Chaucer's Prologue to Canterbury Tales ; Nichol's English Literature. Mathematics —Euclid I. to VI., with riders, Hall and Knight; Algebra to binomial theorem, Hall and Knight; Trigonometry, Lock. Science—Chemistry, Thorpe and Eoscoe; Electricity, Silvanus Thompson. Lowest. —Fifth Eoyal Eeader; Mason's Grammar; Geometry, Book I.; Arithmetic, Lock; Eoyal History of England; Abbott's Via Latina, pages 1-52; French—Macmillan's First French Course ; My First French Book (Marguerite Ninet).

3. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Drawing: Instruction is given two hours per week in freehand, model, and geometrical drawing. Technical: All girls are taught sewing and cutting out. The more advanced boys have two hours per week at practical chemistry.

4. Scholarships. The Governors gave free tuition to one scholar. One scholarship, granted by the Freemason's Lodge Corinthian, and three Education Board scholarships, were held at the school.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff: Mr. Ernest Pridham, M.A., Miss C. D. Grant, M.A., Miss G. Drew, Mr. H. H. Ward. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. 752 14 4 Office salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Income from reserves .. .. .. 594 810 Other office expenses .. .. .. 517 0 Interest .. .. .. ■ ■ 116 8 Other expenses of management .. .. 212 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 326 19 9 Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 732 0 0 School fees .. .. .. 380 13 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 18 12 4 Transfer of lease fees .. .. .. 10 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 14 18 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &0... .. .. 55 2 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 015 0 Bates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 32 19 5 Expended on site or buildings .. .. 17 1 2 Expenses of management, &o. .. .. 18 6 0 Soience apparatus .. .. .. 10 15 2 Fire brigade, donation after fire .. .. 2 2 0 Telephone .. .. .. .. 2 15 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,103 7 0 _2_7 £2,067 2 7 W. W. MacDiarmid, Chairman. Walter Bewley, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waeburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin—Via Latina ; Csesar, Book I. ; Cicero, In Catilinam ; Caesarian Prose ; (Adams's Eoman Antiquities). French—Junior Scholarship standard. Arithmetic —General. Algebra—Hall and Knight to end of permutations and combinations. Euclid—Hall and Stevens, Books 1.-VI. inclusive and riders. Geography—Matriculation standard. Grammar —Matriculation standard. Science—Wright's Physics. Literature—" As You Like It." Drawing—Gill's larger Imperial, Problems I. to LXXVII. Lowest. —Latin—Blementa Latina, exercises 1-28 d. French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle, Lessons 1-36. Arithmetic —Hamblin Smith, pages 108-146, and Vulgar Fractions. Algebra—Hall and Knight, exercises I. to Vie. Euclid—Book 1., Propositions 1-6. History—To end of Eichard 111. Geography—Petrie, to end of Holland and Belgium. Grammar —Mason's First Notions, pages 1-74. Science—Grieves's Mechanics, pages 1-69. Literature —"Tempest." Drawing— Gill's smaller Imperial, Problems I. to XXXII.

3. Arrangements foe Drawing ; Manual, Commercial and Technical Instruction '. Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Geometrical drawing is taught throughout che school. Gymnastics are taught to the girls and gymnastics and drill to the boys twice a week. The girls use Indian clubs, bar-bells, wands, and dumb-bels. The boys chiefly confine their attention to exercises on the horizontal and parallel bars, Eoman rings, horse, &c.

4. Scholarships. Free tuition was given at the school to five scholars. One scholar holding a scholarship from Victoria College and also a district scholarship granted by the Taranaki Education Board, and six others holding district scholarships granted by the Board, were also taught at the school.

WANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE. Staff: Miss M. I. Fraser, M.A.; Miss S. E. Gifiord, M.A. ; Miss L. C. Fenwick, 8.A.; Miss E. R. Broome, M.A.; Miss Jessie Knapp, 8.A.; Miss 3. B. Currie, M.A. ; Miss Clara Maling; Miss Emily Brabant; Miss May Watt; Mr. D. E. Hutton ; Miss G. E. Browne ; Mr. 0. Naylor; Miss Ethel Huxtablf. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe from 1899 .. .. .. 1,265 8 5 Office staffInterest on mortgages .. .. .. 173 6 3 Secretary .. .. .. ... 20 0 0 Bents from endowments .. .. 492 10 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 School Commissioners — General expenses .. .. .. 87 9 6 Wellington .. .. .. .. 264 0 0 Teaohers'salaries and fees .. .. 1,579 12 3 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 173 0 3 Boarding fees .. .. .. .. 2,207 14 4 School fees— Caretaker .. .. .. .. 57 15 0 Boarding .. .. .. .. 2,235 1 0 School books and stationery .. .. 102 1 8 Tuition .. .. .. .. 1,846 14 0 Furnishing account .. .. .. 138 8 8 Church sittings .. .. .. 31 8 0 Cuurch sitting.. .. .. .. 29 0 0 Contractors' deposits .. .. .. 51 14 0 Borough rates .. .. .. .. 32 4 3 Mortgage discharged .. .. .. 850 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 71 14 4 Fire insurance.. .. .. .. 32 12 6 Building .. .. ... .. 78 1 9 Improvements .. .. .. .. 186 15 7 Tuition fees—refund .. .. .. 18 5 0 Telephone .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Site .. .. .. .. .. 2 9 3 School requisites .. .. .. 2 9 6 Plans and supervision .. .. .. 15 15 0 Mortgage-account loan .. .. 1,700 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 969 13 4 £7,883 1 11 £7,383 1 11 A. A. Browne, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English, Latin, French, Mathematics as prescribed for the degree of 8.A., University of New Zealand. (Note. —The whole class did not take up the study of history of literature in English and French.) Mechanics and heat, to standard of Junior Scholarship. Botany, approximating scholarship standard. Lowest. —Arithmetic —Simple and compound rules. English—Eobinson Crusoe, for reading, spelling, and explanation. Various poems were learned by heart. Grammar—Thorough drilling in parts of speech and inflexions. Geography—Europe; simple physical geography. French —■ Chardenal, Part I. (part). Latin—Principia, Part I. (part). Scripture—Wanderings of Children of Israel.

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3. Aeeangbmbnts fob Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, Etc. Drawing : There is a special room for drawing and painting, fitted up with oasts, examples, and all the necessary apparatus. The drawing is taught by a master and an assistant mistress. Gymnastics : These are taught by a special lady expert, and the gymnasium is one of the best in the colony, being provided with all the necessary appliances. Drill is taught by the same lady. Swimming : There is not any swimming bath in the grounds, but the pupils regularly attend at the public baths, at hours set apart for them, and are taught swimming.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. The Board of Governors give free tuition to six scholars and one "continuation" scholar. Nine scholarships given by the Board of Education are held at the school, six of which are supplemented by the Governors by giving free tuition to the holders.

WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, 8.A.; Mr. F. G. Shields, M.A.; Rev. T. M. Marshall, M.A. ; Mr. J. B. Orford, M.A. ; Mr. H. B. Watson, M.A.; Mr. E. G. Atkinson, M.A.; Mr. B. W. Andrews; Mr. J. Harold; Mr. E. Dunn; Mr. W. B. Taylor, M.A. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Tear ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance.. .. .. .. 42 8 7 Office salaries .. .. .. .. 69 2 9 Income from reserves .. .. .. 907 12 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 5 0 0 Lease fees, insurances, &o. .. .. 20 1 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 20 0 9 Site and buildings .. .. .. 557 19 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 72 5 5 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 122 8 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 70 1 6 Lease fees .. .. .. 11 15 0 Trustees' agent, expenses .. .. .. 3 3 6 Audit .. .. .. .. .. 220 Balanoe .. .. .. 36 3 8 £970 2 1 £970 2 1 Ed. N. Liffiton, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —A. C. Eitchie. —12th January, 1901.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —'The work done in this division is based on the requirements for Junior Scholarships. Lowest. —English history, geography, grammar, Latin, arithmetic, divinity, drawing, reading.

3. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commeecial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Drawing is taught up to the Fourth Eorm as a regular part of the school course. In the workshop regular instruction is given oh payment of a fee of ss. per term to defray cost of tools, &c. Gymnastics are taught on the Sandow system : time, half an hour a day for each boy. There are two companies in the cadet corps commanded entirely by the boys. The whole school is drilled twice a week. There is a large swimming bath in the grounds, and beginners are taught to swim. Some form of exercise is compulsory every day. Bookkeeping and shorthand are also taught.

4. Scholarships. Eight Education Board scholarships were held at the school. The headmaster gave free tuition to twenty-five scholars, one of whom was also holder of an Education Board scholarship.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. College.— Mr. J. P. Firth; Mr. A. Heine, 8.A.; Mr. J. Bee, M.A.; Mr. W. P. Ward, M.A.; Mr. A. C. Gifford, M.A.; Mr. G. G. S. Robison, M.A.; Mr. A. D. Wilkinson, M.A. ; Mr. P. G. Hutchinson, P.LA. (N.Z.); Mr. T. Brodie, B.A, ; Mr. C. W. J. Maclaverty, 8.A.; Mr. T. Jordan, 8.A.; Mr. P. Renner, M.A. Girls' High School.— -Miss M. McLean, M.A.; Miss M. Morrah, M.A.: Miss I. Boclesfield, M.A.; Miss W. Fraser, B.A. ; Miss M. K. Wilson, B.A. 1. Eeport of the Board. The Board of Governors have to report that the Wellington College continues to do good work, and the attendance keeps up, though, in consequence of insufficient boarding accommodation, pupils have been refused. At the recent University examinations two pupils gained University scholarships, two appeared in the credit list in the Junior Scholarships examination, three passed the Medical Preliminary and twenty-three the Matriculation examinations, besides which twelve passed the Junior Civil Service examination. The question of providing further accommodation

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for boarders by the erection of masters' houses on the ground adjoining the College buildings is engaging the attention of the Board, and they hope to proceed with the work so soon as the question of title raised by Mr. Travers has been settled. The Girls' High School has done excellent work during the year. In consequence of the resignation of Miss Hamilton, a principal had to be selected, and the Board were fortunate in obtaining the services of Miss McLean, M.A., lately principal of the Girls' High School, Timaru. At the recent University examinations fourteen pupils passed the Matriculation examination, one appeared in the credit list of the Junior Scholarships examination, one passed the Medical Preliminary, and one passed the Junior Civil Service examination, gaining seventh place. In conjunction with the scheme for providing more boarding accommodation for the College, the Governors propose to erect a boarding establishment on the Girls' High School ground. The want of such an establishment has long been felt, but the Board has not hitherto been in a position to supply it. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Accounts for Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. [ Expenditure. £ s. <3. Current income from reserves .. .. 1,849 2 6 Overdraft at beginning of year .. .. 758 15 3 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 484 18 0 Office salaries .. .. .. 200 0 0 Sohoolfees .. .. .. .. 4,311 15 1 Other office expenses .. .. .. 3S 0 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 23 11 2 Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 3,993 11 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 440 Examinations— Bent of School Hall .. .. .. 15 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 55 13 0 Refund survey fees .. .. .. 56 0 0 Other expenses .. .. .. 3 5 3 Dr. balance .. .. .. 279 510 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 44 12 3 j Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 368 7 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. ... .. 169 2 9 Site and buildings .. .. .. 83 1 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 52 19 1 Playgrounds .. .. .. 292 2 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 74 14 4 Furniture and apparatus .. .. 55 9 8 Interest on current account .. .. 18 12 9 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 6 18 5 Interest on cost of reclaimed land .. 104 14 6 Fees paid to Technical School .. .. 57 3 1 Fees refunded .. .. .. .. 3 9 7 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 29 7 6 Interest on cost of building .. .. 605 2 0 £7,010 1 7 £7,010 1 7 A. de B. Beandon, Chairman. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Wokk of the Highest and Lowest Classes. College. Highest. —Mathematics —Euclid, Books I. to VI., with riders (Hall and Stevens); algebra, to permutations (Hall and Knight) ; trigonometry, to solutions of triangles (Lock) ; arithmetic— General (Pendlebury). Latin —Livy, XXII. ; Virgil's ißneid, VII. ; Horace, Odes II.; Ovid, Tristia I.; Bradley's Arnold ; Bryan's Caesarian Prose ; Bradley's Arnold, Aids ; Allen's Latin Grammar; Shochburgh's Borne for Beginners; sight translation. English—Shakespeare's Winter's Tale; Ellis, Chosen English; Chaucer's Prologue; Nesfield's Historical. English Grammar ; Nichol and McCormack's Exercises ; essays and paraphrases. French—Moliere's L'Avare ; Merimee's Colomba; Duhammel's French Composition ; Macmillan's Third Course; Eve and de Baudiss, Part I. Science—Jago's Advanced Chemistry ; Wright's Advanced Heat; practical chemistry. Lowest. —Arithmetic—Southern Cross, Standard IV. English —Beading; spelling; dictation; recitation; Crown Beader, IV. ; Imperial Beader, IV.; writing; composition; grammar. Geography —Zealandia, Standards 111. and IV. Girls' High School. Highest. —English—Chaucer's Prologue ; Shakespeare's Macbeth ; Nesfield's Grammar, Past and Present; Abbott's How to Write Clearly. Latin —Virgil's iEneid, Book VI.; Cicero's Orations against Catiline; Livy, Book XXII.; Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose; Horton's Boman History; Primer of Boman Antiquities. French —Bacine's Iphigenie ; Chardenal's Advanced Exercises; Brachet's French Grammar ; La Grammaire. Science—Botany, by Dendy and Lucas. Physics—Wright's Advanced Science Manuals. Mathematics—Hall and Knight's Algebra ; Hall and Steven's Euclid ; Pendlebury's Arithmetic ; Pendlebury's Elementary Trigonometry. Lowest. —Longmans' Junior Grammar ; Ship Beaders, Book IV.; My First Geography ; Part of Chardenal's First French Course; Longmans' Ship Historical Beaders; Southern Cross Arithmetic.

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4. Arrangements fob Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. College. Drawing : Regular classes twice a week for the lowest three forms. Also a special class twice a week out of school hours. Carpentry : Special class twice a week out of school hours. Bookkeeping and Commercial Correspondence : Classes held regularly five times a week. Singing is regularly taken by the lowest three forms. The school has an excellent swimming bath, which is open to the boys three times a day during the season. Instruction is given to beginners by one of the masters, who is an expert swimmer. Gymnastic classes are under the control of two capable instructors. Two cadet companies—total strength, 120. Good shooting range on College grounds. Cadets are encouraged to shoot, and instruction is given. Boys not in cadet companies are drafted into squads, and regularly drilled by the masters. Games generally are provided for and encouraged. Girls' High School. Drawing is taught as an ordinary school subject for three hours each week. Additional lessons are given to the lower school. The classes are conducted by teachers from the Technical School, assisted by two certificated teachers of the regular staff. Painting and wood-carving are taught as extras by a visiting teacher. Needlework, darning, and knitting are taught as regular class-subjects twice a week to the lower and middle forms. Arrangements have been made for cooking lessons to be given to a class of High School pupils at the Technical School. Drill is taught throughout the school. The classes are held two hours a week. Dancing is taught after school hours by two visiting teachers. There is a class after school hours for instruction in shorthand. The school has an extensive playground of 3 acres, where tennis, croquet, cricket, and other out-door games are under the supervision of the teachers. Pupils make very general use of the saltwater swimming baths, near the school, and swimming races are held annually. A singing-class, which is attended by most of the girls, is held twice a week.

5. Scholarships. Free tuition was given by the Board of Governors to fifteen scholars. Twenty-three Education Board scholarships were held at the College and sixteen at the High School, and six foundation scholarships were also held at the College and one at the High School.

NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. ■ Boys' School.—Mr. W. Wood, A.0.P.; Mr. A. S. M. Poison, 8.A.; Mr. J. P. Dakin, B.A. ; Mr. C. E. Pox, 8.A.; Mr. R. N. Anderson. Girls' School.— Miss R. M. Matthews, L.L.A.; Miss A. B. J. Spencer, 8.A.; Miss C. R. Kirk, B.A. ; Miss J. MoLandress, M.A.; Miss E. Scott, M.A. ; Miss J. E. Page ; Mr. T. W. Sharp; Mrs. Macfarlane, Mrs. Clarke, Miss Green. 1. Report of the Board. The Governors of Napier High School have the honour to report that both boys' and girlg' schools have well sustained the position occupied for some years. The examiner, Mr. T. W. Rowe, M.A., reports very favourably on the work of both schools. At the University examinations nine pupils (four boys and five girls) passed the Matriculation examination, and one boy the Medical Preliminary examination. H. A. Cornford, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 3,533 6 1 Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 281 0 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 18 14 5 Prom property not a reserve .. .. 768 15 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 16 3 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,695 0 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 144 15 0 Music salaries per fees .. .. .. 60 4 0 Examiner's fee .. .. .. 22 12 3 Examinations .. .. .. .. 22 18 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,092 19 5 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 339 11 9 Board of scholarship children .. .. 339 16 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 77 14 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 32 2 6 Wellington School Commissioners .. 10 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 132 10 3 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. .. 73 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 94 0 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 190 14 9 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 87 12 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 3,428 3 0 £6,261 19 8 £6,261 19 8

H. A. Cornford, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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3. WOBK OF THE HIG-HEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Boys. Highest. —Mathematics—Euclid, Books I. to VI.; algebra, to binomial theorem; trigonometry, to solution of triangles; arithmetic, general. Latin—Cfflsar, B.G. III.; Horace, Car. I.; Kennedy's Eevised Primer; Abbott's Via Latina ; Continuous Prose, &c. French—Primer of French Composition, Blouet; Bue's Second French Course ; The Study of French, Eugene and Duriaux ; Cinq Mars. History—Elizabeth to Victoria. Geography—Physical and general. EnglishChaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales; Dickens, Tale of Two Cities; writers of the period 1800-1850; composition ; Historical grammar, &c. Science—Physiology. Lowest. —The English work of Standards 111. and IV., with very elementary Latin and algebra; preparatory experimental work in geometry, mensuration, and physics. Girls. Highest.— English—Chaucer's Prologue; period 1800-1850. Grammar—NesfielcKs. History —Matriculation period, Henry IV. to Mary inclusive. Geography—General. Latin—Horace, Book I.; Caesar, Books 11. and III.; Kennedy's Grammar ; Abbott's Latin Prose. French—Cinq Mars; Voyage aux Pyrenees; Bourgeois Gentillhomme; L'Avare; Phedre. MathematicsTrigonometry, including solution of triangles ; Euclid, I. to VI. ; algebra, including theory of quadratics, progressions, &c. Science — Botany, matriculation standard ; theory of music intermediate honours at Trinity College. Lowest.— English—Easy parsing and analysis and parts of speech ;M. A. Wood's First Poetry Book. History—Edward VI. to Charles I. Geography—British Isles, New Zealand, Australia French—Conversational method oo Mr. Hogben's book. Arithmetic—Four rules, simple and compound ; practice and bills of parcels. Object-lessons on common things and plants.

4. Arrangements fob Deawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Boys' School. Drawing: Freehand, geometrical, model, mechanical, and perspective are taught by a special visiting master and by the regular staff. Commercial : Bookkeeping and shorthand are taught to boys whose parents desire it. Technical: There is a carpenter's workshop, in which boys are instructed in woodwork, carving, &c, by a special visiting master, the headmaster, and the janitor. Gymnastics : There is a good gymnasium, in which all boys are instructed by the regular staff. Drill: The cadet corps is drilled by the regular staff, assisted occasionally by the district drillinstructor. Swimming : Arrangements are under consideration by the Board of Governors for the systematic instruction of the whole school. Girls' School. Drawing : Model, freehand, and geometrical once a week. Gymnastics :In gymnasium twice a week during winter months. Needlework : Once a week in middle school, twice a week in lower school.

5. Scholarships. Fifteen scholarships given by the School Commissioners and eleven given by the Education Board were held at the school.

GISBOENE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepoet of the Governors. Secondary education has been carried on in the East Coast districts through the Gisborne District High School during the past year with very satisfactory results. The actual cost to the Education Board of this branch of education in the Gisborne School is contributed by the Governors appointed under the Gisborne High School Act as in former years. The Governors have noticed with interest the circular issued to the Education Boards throughout the colony from the Department of Education, intimating the conditions upon which the vote for district high schools is to be distributed. It appears from these regulations that the Gisborne School will participate in the grant, and that by the aid given free education in secondary subjects could be given to a large proportion of those in attendance. The Governors have long hoped some such aid might be given to district high schools, as they have felt that the limited aid which it is m their power to give would be better given as substantial scholarships and bursaries to support pupils who have matriculated, and thus enable them to pursue their studies at colleges affiliated with the universities. W . Morgan, Chairman. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d Balance in Post Office Savings Bank .. 7 611 Balance Union Bank of Australia 95 6 5 Current income from reserves .. .. 80 0 0 Scholarships .. m fin Interest .. .. .. .. 151 17 6 Prizes .. .. [[ 2 0 0 Interest on deposit account, Post-Omce Say- Interest on current aocount 16 3 ings-Bank .. .. .. .. 14 2 Bank charge .. .. "' 010 0 Principal repaid .. .. .. 150 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .'.' 18 19 8 Hawke's Bay Education Board subsidy .. 168 16 7 Balance .. .. .. .. 12 3 8 £390 8 7 J J8390~8~7 W. Morgan, Chairman. C. A. de Lautour, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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MABLBOBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL: Mr* John D. Innes, M.A., LL.D., Master. 1. Bepori of the Governors. The first meeting of the Governors was fixed by the Education Board, as provided by " The Marlborough High School Act, 1899," for the 13th November, when Mr. A. P. Seymour was chosen as chairman. The first business transacted was to arrange for the purchase of a suitable site upon which to erect the buildings, and, after carefully considering the merits of the several sites offered, it was resolved to purchase 3 acres in Stephenson Street, for £500 ; and the late Mr. T. Carter was kind enough to give 3 acres adjoining the block purchased, together with a cash donation of £50, on the condition that the net income of the same should be devoted towards the foundation of a scholarship in connection with the High School. This scholarship will be called the Carter scholarship. Plans of the proposed building were submitted for the approval of the Minister, and, after modification to meet his wishes, tenders were invited for the erection of one portion of the complete plan, comprising three class-rooms, with two private studies for the teachers. In order that no time might be lost, it was resolved to invite applications for the position of principal at a salary of £300, with a rent-allowance of £40 a year until a residence is provided, and to rent temporary premises in which to carry on the teaching until the High School building should be ready for occupation. A large number of applications from persons of undoubted ability were received, and, assisted by the advice of the Inspector-General and Sir Bobert Stout, the choice of the Governors fell upon John Innes, Esq., M.A., LL.D., for many years assistant teacher in the Wellington Girls' High School, and the work of teaching commenced in the temporary premises with twenty-six scholars. The foundation-stone of the new building was laid on the 22nd September. It was decided for the future to assimilate the periods of teaching to those usual in similar institutions by having three terms in the year, instead of four quarters, and in view of the increasing attendance the Governors resolved to invite applications for the position of lady assistant at a salary of £100, and the Governors selected Miss Alice Downes, 8.A., who entered upon her duties on the reopening of the school in the new building at the beginning of the present year, when the number of scholars had increased to fifty-two (including ten scholarship-holders). The cost of purchasing the site, and the erection of the buildings and necessary offices, improving the grounds, and other unavoidable expenditure, including furniture, has exceeded the grant made by Government for the same by about £183, and the Governors hope that, in view of the decided success of the institution at even this early stage, they may receive some additional assistance to liquidate their liabilities on this account. The Governors feel sure that the prosperity and usefulness of the school would be greatly enhanced if they were in a position to build a suitable residence on the grounds for the principal, with some additional accommodation for boarders ; and they hope that some means may be found of obtaining an advance, by way of loan or otherwise, for this purpose. A. P. Seymour, Chairman.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ c. d. Grant from vote of the General Assembly 1,800 0 0 Teaohers' salaries and allowances .. 283 6 8 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 412 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 31 0 5 School fees .. .. .. .. 181 4 0 Site and buildings .. .. .. 950 0 0 Donations .. .. .. .. ' 50 0 0 Bent of temporary school .. .. 19 0 0 Kent .. .. . . .. 8 0 0 Expense of foundation-stone .. .. 14 6 6 Deposit on oontraot .. .. .. 25 0 0 Custodian's wages .. .. .. 19 0 0 Interest, on fixed deposit .. .. 10 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 76 1 4 Architeot and plans .. .. .. 56 5 0 Survey .. .. .. .. 111 6 Deeds registration .. .. .. 2 5 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5 3 8 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 1,019 3 11 £2,477 4 0 £2,477 4 0 A. P. Seymour, Chairman. John Smith, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.— J. K. W&rburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English —Grammar; Nesfield's accidence, and syntax; composition, oral lessons and practice ; literature, oral lessons, and special study of Shakespeare's Julius Csesar. English History —Gardiner's Outlines. Geography —Zealandia series, Parts IV., V., VI. Botany—Oral lessons. Physiology—Murche's. Arithmetic —Pendlebury. Euclid—Books I. and 11. Algebra— Simple equations, as for Matriculation. Trigonometry—Elementary. Latin—Via Latina, whole. French—Chardenal, First Course. Lowest. —Grammar—Nesfield, adapted to the standards. Composition—Beproduction of stories read. Poetry—Committed to memory. History —Gardiner's Outlines. Geography— Zealandia, Part IV. Botany—Elementary. Arithmetic—To decimals. Euclid—Book 1., to proposition 26. French—Chardenal, First Course (French to English only). Latin—Declensions and verbs ; easy and sentences.

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NELSON COLLEGE. Staff. Boys' College.— Mr. W. S. Littlejohn, M.A. ; Mr. T. A. H. Wing, M.A.; Mr. Jamee Drummond, M.A.; Mr. E. P. W. Cooke ; Mr. G. T. Palmer, M.A. ; Mr. B. J. Parr, M.A. ; Eev. B. C. Isaac; Mr. W. J. Marris ; Miss Seaty; the staff of tbe Nelson School of Music. Girls' College.— Miss B. C. Tendall, M.A.; Miss E. Gribben, 8.A.; Miss E. H. Pearce, M.A.; Miss E. Graham, 8.A.; Miss M. N. Gellatly, M.A. ; Mrs. B. P. W. Cooke; Miss Huddleston ; the stafi of the Nelson School of Musio. 1. Bepobt of the Govebnobs. It is with much regret that the Governors have to record the death of Mr. Joshua Bird, who has been a member of the Council for many years, and also of Mr. Francis Hamilton, who was recently appointed a Governor. During the year the term of office of Mr. J. Graham, M.H.E., and Mr. G. A. Harkness, M.A., expired. His Excellency the Governor, as Visitor, has reappointed them for a further term. The enlargements of both Colleges, commenced during 1899, have been completed. The buildings are in every way well adapted for their purpose, the result of the alterations being highly satisfactory. Boys' College. The dormitories have been renovated and refurnished, and the new dining-hall, kitchens, and bathrooms have been arranged on the most approved plans. The attendance of pupils continues to increase, the number of boarders having quite overtaken the extra accommodation provided at the commencement of the year. During the year not a few distinctions have been gained by old collegians. Mr. H. Gibbs has attained the honour of becomng a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Mr. J. Glasgow and Mr. E. F. Johansen, M.A., completed their degree of LL.B. At the Auckland University College, Mr. A. E. Crump was awarded the Grey Scholarship of £50, for excellence in mathematics and science. Mr. J. Graham and Mr. F. Stuckey have passed the B.A. degree. Mr. E. K. Mules received the premium for history and political economy. Twenty-four old College boys have gone to South Africa to fight for the Empire. Nine of these are officers, and Captain Chaytor, in particular, has been mentioned for distinguished service. Two of their number —Gunner J. Moeller and Trooper Poole —have laid down their lives, and their old schoolfellows have erected a brass tablet to their memory. Of present boys one has passed the second section of the LL.B. degree, and five have passed the terms examination of the Victoria College. At the December examinations of the New Zealand University, one boy gained a Junior Scholarship, two passed " with credit," while thirteen others matriculated. Several of the boys also entered for the Junior and Senior Civil Service examinations, but the results have not yet been published. Girls' College. Further extensions and improvements have been effected in dining-hall, kitchen, and bathrooms. The number on the school-roll continues to increase steadily. Two girls kept their first year terms ; two passed the Junior Civil Service. One has passed the Medical Preliminary examination, while six have matriculated. Twelve girls passed the examination of the Associated Board (Eoyal College and Academy of Music), London, in the recent Musical examinations. Between fifty and sixty girls attended the classes in cookery held during the midwinter term.

Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Endowment Account. Receipts. £ s. 3. Expenditure. £ s. d,, Rents .. .. .. .. 935 10 0 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 14 12 11 Interests .. .. .. .. 472 12 4 Insurance) .. .. .. .. 8 17 9 School Commissioners' subsidy .. 112 10 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 915 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 41 7 2 Stationery .. .. .. .. 5 17 Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 34 11 8 Office rent, cleaning, and gas .. .. 42 0 7 Secretary .. .. .. .. 56 4 6 Petty cash, postages, and sundries .. 49 10 1 Furniture .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Boys' College. Boarding fees.. .. .. .. 2,093 16 4 House expenses .. .. .. 1,310 7 6 Tuition .. .. .. •• 1,360 2 4 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 1,496 18 4 Scholarships— Foundation.. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Endowed .. .. .. .. 144 0 0 Free tuition .. .. .. 209 0 0 Governors', exarriners', and auditors' fees 66 14 2 Stationery and prizes .. .. .. 82 1 7 Printing and advertising .. .. 27 5 9 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 59 2 10 Ratea and taxes .. .. .. 15 0 0 Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 39 12 8 Repairs .. .. .. .. 76 18 2 Furniture .. .. .. .. 256 19 6 Subscriptions to sports and magazines .. 35 5 0 Secretary .. : .. .. 56 5 3 Sundries ~ , ■ .. .. 5 110

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Girls' College. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Boarding fees .. .. .. 1,145 18 4 House expenses .. .. .. 876 16 1 Tuition .. .. .. .. 1,226 5 6 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 996 16 8 Scholarships— Foundation .. .. .. 98 6 0 Endowed .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Free tuition .. .. .. 136 10 0 Governors,'examiners,'and auditors'fees 64 12 1 Stationery and prizes .. .. .. 71 10 10 Printing and advertising .. .. 24 15 6 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 51 0 3 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 15 0 0 Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 23 3 8 Furniture .. .. .. .. 106 12 2 Seoretary .. .. .. .. 56 5 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 13 18 0 7,388 2 0 6,795 4 10 Capital Account. Repayment of mortgage .. .. 908 0 6 Mortgage loans .. .. .. 2,700 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 2,561 12 10 Boys' College Buildings Account .. 1,267 2 0 Girls' College Buildings Acoount .. 95 8 6 £10,857 15 4 £10,857 15 4 J. Hollow ay, Seoretary. We certify that we have examined the above accounts, and compared them with the several vouchers relating thereto, and have found them correct. John King, ) . j-, Ambrose E.-MooEE,) Audltors -

3. WORK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Boys' College. Highest. —English—Mason's Grammar (the whole book); Scott and Dalgleish's Higher Grade English; Oarlyle's Sartor Resartus ; Shelley's Prometheus Unbound ; Milton's Samson Agon istes ; Chaucer's Prologue; Notes on English Literature, 1800-1850. Latin—Caasar, B. G. VII.; Horace, Epistles, I.; grammar, and sight translation and composition; Ramsay's Roman \ntiquities. Mathematics—Todhunter and Loney's Algebra; Jones and Cheyne's Algebraic lixercises; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry; Wards Papers in Trigonometry ; Hall and Stevens' Euclid, I. to VI. French —Taine's Voyage aux Pyrenees ; Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme and L'Avare ; Racine's Phedre; grammar, composition, and sight translation. Science—Jago's Advanced Chemistry, and Thorpe's Practical Chemistry; Loney's Statics and Dynamics; H. Smith's Hydrostatics. Lowest. —English—Grammar, Mason's Outlines; history, Warwick, No. 5 ; geography, Longmans', No. 1; Reader, Imperial, No. 5. Latin—Morris's Elementa Latina. Arithmetic —Pendlebury and Beard's Shilling Arithmetic, to include fractions. French—Chardenal's First Course, exercises Ito 60. Science—Lessons in physiology. Girls' College. Highest. —Division A, as for the B.A. degree in English, mathematics, Latin, French, heat, sound, and light. Division B, not quite up to Junior Scholarship standard this year. Text-books used as in Division A. Lowest. —The work is very elementary, class being comprised of girls of nine to eleven. The text-books used are : —English—Palmerston Reader, Book VI.; Tennyson for the Young ; The World Atlas; Mrs. Gardiner's History. French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle. Elementary botany Is also taught in this class.

4. Arrangements fob Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Boys' College. To every boy in the school, except to those in the Sixth Form, drawing is taught for one hour a week; the Fifth Form, freehand, scale, model, and geometry up to the standard of the Second Grade examination ; the Fourth Form in the same subjects up to First Grade standard ; the remaining forms, freehand. Manual instruction : Twenty boys have an hour's instruction a week in the use of carpenter's tools. The Sixth and Fifth Forms have frequent; practical work in the laboratory. Gymnastics and drill are compulsory for every boy in the school twice a week. There are two fully equipped cadet corps. A swimming competition is held every year. Girls' College. Class Drawing (freehand and model) is taught by a special teacher to the majority of the school. There is a studio, detached from the main building, where individual lessons are given in painting. Private lessons may also be taken in drawing. Arrangements are made to enable girls to take lessons in shorthand. Cookery classes are held in the winter term. A gymnasium class is held in the winter term ; in this term, club exercises are gone through daily. The Swimming Club is open during the summer months, and lessons are given in swimming at a moderate charge.

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5. SCHOLABSHIPS. Boys' College. Free tuition was given by the Governors to eleven scholars, and also to six others who were holders of money scholarships in addition —three given by the Nelson Education Board, one by the Marlborough Board, one by the Principal of the College, and one foundation scholarship. The following were also held at the College : Seven given by the Governors, and one foundation. Girls' College. The scholarships held were —one foundation, two provided by the Governors' fees, fourteen by the College Governors, and four by the Nelson Education Board. Free tuition was provided by the School Commissioners for six, and the Marlborough Education Board gave the boarding fees and the College Governors the tuition for three more.

GEEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Genbbal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 513 16 6 Grant, Grey Education Board .. .. 200 0 0 Interest .. ' .. .. .. SO 6 0 Secretary's salary .. .. .. 5 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 840 Bank commission .. .. .. 0 10 0 Grant, Westland School Commissioners .. 200 0 0 Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 010 0 Government grant .. .. .. 200 0 0 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 996 6 6 Loan repaid .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 £1,202 6 6 £1,202 6 6 F. W. Biemenschneidee, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 1,353 0 0 Salary of Secretary .. .. .. 10 10 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 34 10 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 012 0 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 200 0 0 Grant to Westland Education Board .. 100 0 0 Rent of house and grounds .. .. 56 5 0 Gravelling, &c, grounds, and furniture .. 11 17 6 Insurance of building .. .. .. 212 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,518 3 6 £1,643 15 0 £1,643 15 0 John MoWhihtib, Chairman. Chas. Kick, Secretary.

CHEISTCHUBCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. O. E. Bevan-Brown, M.A.; Mr. B. K. S. Lawrence, B.A. ; Mr. W. Walton, B.A. •Mr R M Lams MA 8.50.; Mr. R. Speight, M.A., 8.50.; Mr. O. T. J. Alpers, M.A.; Mr. A. Merton ; Mr. T. H Jackson BA• MY J J?' Smith, M.A.; Mr. T. W. Cane, M.A.; Mr. P. ¥. Rowland, B.A. ; Mr. S. H. Seager, Major U. V Richard's Mr 'w' Garrard, Mr. K. C. Kent. ' 1. Eepobt. During the year Mr. Bevan-Brown asked for an extension of leave until December This was granted, and Mr. B. K. S. Lawrence continued to act as headmaster. Mr. Alpers was also absent for nearly half the third term owing to illness, and Mr. J. S. S. Cooper was appointed temporary master in his place. The number of boys during the last term was 205. There was an unusually large entry of boys in September, and the decline in numbers seems to have ceased while there is every prospect of a large entry next year. In May the playground was levelled and covered with fine metal. The result was very satisfactory ; and now if a pipe were put in to drain off the surface-water to the side channel nothing more would be required. In October the bath had to be emptied to repair a serious leak on the south side. In the new part of the building the stones which showed premature si°ns of weathering have been replaced. The various departments of the school have progressed satisfactorily, and the general good conduct of the boys has been a source of great satisfaction to the staff. Of old boys J S S Copper, M.A., has taken double-first class honours in physics and mathematics, M. Keane won a senior university scholarship, and A. 0. Sandstein the Gunning Victoria Jubilee Scholarship for original work in obstetrics. This year three boys have entered for the Junior Scholarship Examination of the University of New Zealand, three for the medical preliminary, fifteen for the matriculation, one for the senior Civil Service, and seven for the junior Civil service examinations; but the results are not yet known. Three have won senior scholarships at the annual examination of the Board of Education, being second, third, and fourth -»m (--he list.

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2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended the 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Fees .. .. .. .. .. 1,656 6 6 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 49 13 3 Rent of reserves' — Expenses of Registrar's office .. .. 100 0 0 Outstanding from 1899 .. .. 244 1 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,820 0 8 Due in 1900.. .. .. .. 2,833 2 6 Contribution to Sohool of Art for instmcInterest .. .. .. .. 111 7 tion in drawing .. .. .. 50 0 0 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 141 12 11 Insurance .. .. .. .. 30 4 1 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 27 11 10 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 27 15 & Inspecting reserves and advertising .. 129 1 5 Interest on £5,000 at 4 per cent. (Loan Account) .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 20 19 10 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 17 8 9 Printing, stationery, books, &o. .. .. 70 19 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 29 12 2 Advertising .. .. .. .. 26 18 3 Repairs, renewals, fittings, &c. .. .. 110 11 5 Grant to oadet oorps .. .. .. 15 0 0 , Grant to sports fund .. .. .. 45 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 18 17 4 General expenses .. .. .. 60 14 6 Levelling playground, supplying chippings, &o. .. .. .. .. 25 7 0 £4,875 14 10 ' £4,875 14 10 H. E. Webb, Chairman. Correct.—Geo. H. Mason, Accountant. A. Ckacboft Wilson, Eegistrar.

3. WOEK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —Latin—Virgil, Georgics, Book IV; Horace, Odes, IV., Carmen Sasculare; Cicero> Catiline's Orations, first three; Bradley's Arnold, exercises 33 to the end; Revised Latin Primer, the whole, with appendices ; Latin prose from Bradley's " Aids " to Junior Scholarship standard; Boman History, End of First Punic War to murder of Caesar (Smith's Smaller History). Mathematics —Arithmetic, algebra, Euclid, and trigonometry, as for the Junior Scholarship examination ; Hall and Stevens' Euclid; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Hall and Knight's Algebraical Exercises; Loney's Trigonometry; Ward's Papers on Trigonometry. English —For Junior Scholarship : Nesfield's Historical Grammar ; Nesfield's Manual of Composition ; Abbott's How to Write; Macbeth; Essays of Elia ; Hypatia; Hale's Longer English Poems ; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature. French—Macmillan's Third Header and Writer, exercise 25 to end; also easy miscellaneous pieces ; Moriarty's Grammar (the whole) ; Le Gendre de M. Poirier ; L'Avare ; 'Eugenic Grandes. Chemistry—As for Junior Scholarship ; Jago's Inorganic Chemistry; practical work in the qualitative analysis of the commoner simple salts. Physics—As for Junior Scholarship ; Draper's Heat, chapters 1-10, 12, 14, 17-20, with arithmetical problems. Lowest. —Latin—Via Latina, exercises 1-20 ; declension of nouns, adjectives, and comparison of adjectives. Arithmetic—Four rules (simple and compound), including all weights and measures. English—Hall's Grammar; Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare; Lyra Heroica. History, Gardiner's Outlines, from Edward 111. to Henry VIII. Geography, Zealandia Geography, Standard V. (the whole).

4. Aeeangements foe Deawing ; Manual, Commeecial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, etc. Instruction is given in freehand, model and geometrical drawing, and in sloyd. Instruction is given in chemistry, and there are two laboratories in the school, in which practical work is done by the senior pupils. A workshop is under charge of an expert. Instruction in the use of tools and carpentry is given to pupils who join the classes, each pupil having two hours' instruction per week. Bookkeeping and commercial correspondence is taught twice a week, and there is also a class for shorthand. There is a cadet corps, which drills twice a week; and all other boys, except those specially exempted by the wish of their parents, also drill twice a week. There is a swimming bath attached to the school, which is open to all boys every day during the summer. Gymastics and club drill are taught twice a week by two of the masters. Cricket-grounds and football-grounds are available.

5. SCHOLAESHIPS. Ten scholarships granted by the Education Board of North Canterbury, one by that of South Canterbury, and twenty-four by the Board of Governors, were held at the school.

CHRISTCHUBCH GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Miss M. V. Gibson, M.A. ; Miss C. K. Hendereon, 8.A.; Miss E. Stevenson, M.A. ; Miss H. Davy, B.A. ; Miss F. Sheard, M.A. ; Miss K. M. Gresson, M.A. ; Miss E. Low, M.A. ; Mrs. Lane; Major U. V. Richards; Miss N. Gardner; Mrs. R. D. Harman; Miss E. Easterbrook; Miss H. Gibson, Mr. W. Garrard ; Miss M. M. Cook.

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1. Bepoet. The general working of the school has been conducted on the same principles as in former years. The roll number (119) for the third term is slightly lower than that of the same term last year, but the average attendance for the term (1113) shows an increase. Thirty-five pupils have held scholarships and exhibitions, varying in value from £40 to £15 per annum. Of these eighteen have been given by the North Canterbury Board of Education, sixteen by the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, and one by the South Canterbury Board of Education. At the end of the first term there was a readjustment of the staff, owing to the resignation of the second assistant (Miss Mills) after thirteen years' service. The third, fourth, and fifth assistants were promoted, and Miss Elsie Low, M.A., late assistant at the Napier Girls' High School, was appointed a parttime teacher. At the December University examination three pupils competed for the University Junior Scholarships, two sat for the Medical Preliminary examination, and thirteen for Matriculation. Three have also entered for the Junior Civil Service examination in January. The results of these examinations are not yet published. Five pupils entered for the South Kensington drawing examination, and all gained first-class certificates. Pupils of the school have individually gained numerous distinctions in connection with the awards made at the Canterbury Jubilee Industrial Exhibition. The chief are: gold medal for essay under sixteen years ; gold medal for original paper on Maori legend (open class); gold medal for plain sewing (under nineteen years); silver medal, plain sewing (under nineteen years); silver medal, cooking (open class); first and second awards for original decorative design (under sixteen). In all cases these competitions were open to all New Zealand.

2. Gbnbbal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. | Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 55 17 7 Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,439 11 0 Salaries and allowances of teaohers .. 1,496 19 0 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 288 7 2 Insurance .. .. .. .. 10 7 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 203 7 6 Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 613 0 Proceeds from cooking-class .. .. 13 14 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 29 12 0 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 916 3 Scholarships and exhibitions .. .. 225 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 19 15 9 Expenses of cooking-class .. .. 19 i 0 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 10 15 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 33 4 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. 24 16 8 Printing, stationery, and books .. .. 24 16 2 General expenses .. .. .. 49 9 9 £2,010 13 6 £2,010 13 6 H. B. Webb, Chairman. Correct.—Geo. H. Mason, Accountant. A. Cbacboet Wilson, Eegistrar.

3. WOBK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —Work to University Junior Scholarship standard. Mathematics—Arithmetic (without text-book); Hall and Knight's Algebra ; Hall and Stevens's Euclid ; Loney's Trigonometry. Latin—Arnold's Latin Prose Composition (Bradley); Abbott's Latin Prose through English Idiom ; Stedman's Latin Examination Papers ; Wilkins's Boman Antiquities ; Horton's Eoman History ; Cicero, In Catilinam I. and 11., De Senectute; Virgil, ißneid, Books I. and VI. ; Horace, Odes, Book I. English —Nesfield's Manual of English Grammar and Composition ; Longmans' Handbook of English Literature, Part V.; Chaucer's Prologue; Milton's Sonnets ; Macaulay's Essay on Milton; Arnold, Selected Poems and Balder Dead. French—Chardenal's Third Course; Miscellaneous French Prose; Dumas' Un Drame de la Mer; Sardou, La Perle Noire; Marmier, Le Protege de Marie Antoinette ; Eichembourg, Les Deux Amis ; Moliere, Les Precieuses Eidicules ; Balzac, Eugenic Grandet. Botany—Dendy and Lucas. Physics —Wright's Heat. Lowest. —Elementary Arithmetic. English—Longmans' Grammar; Dickens, Coleridge, and Longfellow Eeader (Nelson); The Brownies, Mrs. Ewen; Stronach's Literature. French—First Course, Chardenal. Geography—Longmans', Book I. History—Eansome's Elementary English History. Botany—Elementary (without text-book). 4. Abbangements fob Dbawing ; Manual, Commebcial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, Etc. Drawing is taught throughout the school as one of the ordinary subjects of instruction. The classes are conducted by a specially appointed certificated art teacher, and the course of instruction includes freehand, elementary model, drawing from the cast, elementary light and shade, elementary original design, and brushwork. Almost all pupils take this subject for at least a part of their school course, and the majority have two lessons of forty minutes each per week throughout it. Shorthand classes are held twice a week for half an hour before the ordinary school hours —9 to 9.30 a.m. They are open to all pupils without fee, but are not largely attended. Dresscutting classes are held on Saturday mornings. The pupils are taught by a specially appointed visiting teacher. The course of instruction includes theoretical drafting and cutting with the aid of charts, practical cutting from patterns, fitting, making, finishing, and the use of the sewingmachine. The classes have lessons of two hours each per week. Eighteen pupils attended last term. Plain sewing is taught throughout the school on two afternoons a week by two members of the regular staff. All pupils but those of the Fifth and Sixth Forms take this subject unless specially exempted. Cooking is taught by a certificated teacher of cookery specially appointed for

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the purpose. The classes are held on Saturday mornings in the class-room fitted up for the puiN pose, the cooking being done by two gas stoves. A fee of 3s. per term to cover cost of materials is charged. The lessons are each two hours in length, one-third of the lessons being demonstration lessons given by the teacher, two-thirds practical lessons in cookery by the pupils. Twentyfour pupils attended these classes during the past year. Calisthenics and drill are taught by a specially appointed drill instructor. All pupils, unless specially exempted, are expected to take drill. There are two lessons a week, each of half an hour. Swimming is taught on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2to 2.40 p.m. by a specially engaged instructor. The class is open to all pupils without fee. About thirty pupils have joined it this season.

5. ScHOtAESHIPS. Eighteen scholarships granted by the Education Board of North Canterbury, one by that of South Canterbury, fifteen by the Board of Governors, and one by the North Canterbury Caledonian Society, were held at the school.

CHEIST'S COLLEGE GEAMMAE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. C. F. Bourne, M.A.; Rev. F. A. Hare, M.A.; Mr. W. P. Evans, M.A., Ph.D.; Mr. W. D. Andrews, 8.A.; Mr. C. Harling : Mr. J. U. Collins, 8.A.: Mr. A. E. Flower, M.A., B.Sc.; Mr. E. Jenkins, B.A. ; Mr. G. H. Merton, 8.A.; Rev. A. W. Wiggins, 8.A.; Rev. F. G. Brittan, M.A. ; Major U. V. Richards; Mr. A. J. Merton; Mr. J. M. Madden ; Mr. F. W. Sandford. 1. SCHOLAESHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS. There are many scholarships so arranged that, taken in succession, they cover the whole period of school-life from an early age until the higher limit of age for Junior University Scholarships has been reached. The Entrance Scholarships are open to all boys who have not already entered the school; the others, both to boys already attending it and to those from other schools. For Somes Scholarships a preference is to be given ceteris paribus to the kin of the foundress, Mrs. Maria Somes, or of her husband, the late Joseph Somes ; and candidates must be members of the Church of England, or of some church in communion with it. This restriction does not apply to Entrance Scholarships, or to the special grants of free education sometimes made by the governing body to meet special cases. Entrance Scholarships. —Four are to be offered, if funds permit, in each year. The scholarships are tenable for two years, and cover the ordinary school fees for tuition. Somes Junior Scholarships. —Five are to be offered, if funds permit, in each year. The scholarships are tenable for two years, and of the value of £18 per annum, with the addition of £15 per annum in the case of boarders in one of the school houses. Somes Senior Scholarships. —Four are to be offered, if funds permit, in each year. The scholarships are tenable for one year, and of the value of £25, with the addition of £20 in the case of boarders in one of the school houses. Somes Scholarships for Music. —Sixteen scholarships covering the school fees for tuition, and eight of half the value are given after examination. The boys elected become members of the Cathedral choir. Tenure depends upon the satisfactory performance of duty both in the school and in the choir. The Junior and Senior Scholarships given by the Board of Education are tenable in the school, and may be held together with Entrance or Somes Scholarships. Buller and Beay Foundation. —Exhibitions are given to the sons of clergy ministering in the Diocese of Christchurch, and to others who may require assistance ; also, six exhibitions of £2 are awarded at the end of each term to members of the chapel choir, and two of £12 a year for two years to specially deserving boys on leaving the Cathedral choir.

2. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 15th May, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Price of land sold .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,196 18 4 Repayment on account oost of buildings .. 25 0 0 Offioe salaries .. .. .. 200 0 0 Sinking fund transferred from income .. 50 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 20 2 9 Current income from land .. .. 1,813 10 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,978 3 4 Income from scholarship endowments .. 810 7 5 Examinations for scholarships and special School fees .. .. .. .. 2,762 15 0 prizes .. .. .. .. 53 17 7 Sundries unclassified .. .. .. 8 2 7 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 725 7 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,659 17 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 63 6 11 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 82 110 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 199 4 5 Buildings and improvements .. .. 287 4 9 Fenoing, repairs, &c. .. .. ... 61 8 0 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 66 19 1 Interest on current aocount .. .. 49 19 1 Endowment Sales Account— Proceeds invested .. .. .. 950 0 0 Expended on buildings and water supply 45 6 6 Boys' Games Fund .. .. .. 149 7 3 Cadet Fund .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Expenses in connection with land estate .. 65 16 1 Chapel Account .. .. .. 910 5 £7,229 13 4 . £7,229 13 4 C. Cheistchukch, Warden. W. G. Beittan, Bursar. The above is summarised from Statement of Accounts, audited by A. A. M. McKellae.

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3. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin, French, English (with Greek and German, each taken by one boy in 1900, as alternatives), Euclid, algebra, arithmetic, trigonometry, chemistry, and heat, up to the standard for Junior Scholarships. Lowest. —Grammar—Construction of easy sentences, parts of speech. Composition—Writing letters. Beading and repetition—Longmans' New Eeader, No. 4. Select pieces from Twells' poetry for repetition. History—Church's stories from English History, Part I. Geography— Zealandia Geography for Standard 111. Arithmetic—Numeration, simple and compound lules, including long division of money.

4. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. In the lower school drawing is included in the ordinary course for all boys. In the upper school it is an optional subject, but there is no extra fee. There afe two classes, meeting twice a week in school hours ; and one, also meeting twice a week, immediately after morning school. The drawing is chiefly geometrical and mechanical, but opportunities are given to boys showing any taste for freehand drawing, painting in water-colours, &c. Classes in carpentry (including a special class for very young boys), joinery, and forge-work are held immediately after school hours. (Fee, ss. a term.) Articles are made from working-drawings made in the drawing classes. Bookkeeping is taught to certain boys in school hours, as one of the subjects that may be taken instead of Latin in the middle forms of the school. There is also a class, open to all, held immediately after morning school. (No extra fee.) All boys not specially exempted by the headmaster receive instruction in drill (either as cadets or otherwise) and gymnastics. Swimming is taught in school hours to all boys of the lower school not specially exempted. A master voluntarily attends at the swimming bath at certain hours for the benefit of beginners and timid boys of the upper school. A day is devoted to swimming sports, held in Lyttelton Harbour, in the summer term of each year.

EANGIOEA HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. T. R. Cresswell, M.A. ; Miss F. Schneider. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 71 6 8 Office expenses.. .. .. .. 2 14 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 157 5 6 Teaohers' salaries and allowances .. 270 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 218 15 0 frizes.. .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 Contribution to picnio in lieu of prizes .. 011 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 9 18 Refund of acoount cricket balls .. .. 0 6 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. f .. 11 19 9 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 24 9 9 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 3 18 9 Sundries .. .. .. .. 440 Balance .. .. .. .. 117 6 5 £448 4 8 £448 4 8 J. Johnston, Chairman. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin—Via Latina; Caesar's Gallic Wars; Kennedy's Eevised Latin Primer. French—-Chardenal. English—Nesfield's Manual. Arithmetic—Goyen's Higher Arithmetic and Mensuration. Algebra —Hall and Knight, to quadratic equations. Euclid—Hall and Stevens, I. and 11., with exercises. Literature—Westward Ho !As You Like it. History—Eansome's Short History of England to 1603. Geography —Arnold Foster's This World of Ours; Meiklejohn's Comparative Geography. Lowest. —Latin—Elementa Latina. English—Longmans' School Grammar ; Longmans' School Composition. Arithmetic—Longmans' Junior School Arithmetic. History—Gill's Historical Eeader. Geography —Parkin's Bound the Empire. Beading—lmperial Eeaders.

3. Arrangements fob Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Freehand and scale drawing, bookkeeping, sewing, and physical drill with arms are taught by the staff.

4. Scholarships. Free tuition was given by the Board of Governors to three scholars.

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AKAEOA HIGH SCHOOL. Genekal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended Ist December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 30 19 8 Teaohers' salaries and allowances .. 66 13 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 119 0 10 Prizes .. .. .. .. 13 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 10 9 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 6-9 Interest on same .. .. .. 14 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 2 11 3 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 Interest on current aocount .. .. 111 0 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 68 9 2 £161 14 6 £161 14 6 H. C. Jacobson, Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

ASHBUETON HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. S. Tennant, M.A., B.Sc.; Miss J. Mulholland, M.A.; Mr. C. F. Salmond, M.A. 1. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Endowments—Current income from reserves 621 13 9 Overdraft at beginning of year .. .. 83 19 11 School fees .. .. .. .. 141 17 0 Office salary .. .. .. .. 26 6 0 Refund—sports prizes .. .. .. 112 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 4 4 4 Overdraft at end of year .. .. .. 223 18 7 Other expenses of management .. .. 5 5 0 Teachers' salaries .. .. .. .. 570 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 5 9 11 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 11 610 Cleaning, fuel, and light .. .. .. 29 11 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 89 6 9 Alterations .. .. .. .. 119 5 8 Insurance .. .. .. ..472 Grounds .. .. .. .. ..409 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 15 1 0 Cab hire .. .. .. .. ..146 Chemical apparatus .. .. .. 5 2 3 Sports fund .. .. .. ..966 Plans on leases .. .. .. 015 0 Plans for proposed house .. .. .. 3 3 0 Requisites .. .. .. 0 12 9 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. 0 13 0 £989 1 4 £989 1 4 Andeew Oeh, Chairman. Chaeles Beaddell, Secretary. Audited and found correct. — J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. WOEK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —Work done up to the standard required for the Junior Scholarship examination. English—Mason's Grammar ; Higher Grade English; Great Authors, Parts 1., 11., and 111. ; As You Like It; Tennyson's Princess; Chaucer's Prologue. French—Brachet's French Accidence ; Chardenal's Advanced Exercises, 1-135 ; Au Coin dv Feu (About) ; Tartuffe (Moliere) ; Continuous Prose (English into French) to correspond. Latin—Bradley's Arnold; Via Latina; De Senectute ; iEneid, Book II.; Horace's Odes, Book III.; Smith's Smaller Eoman History ; Bryan's Latin Prose. Euclid—Books 1.-VI. (Hall and Stevens). Algebra— Todhunter's Larger Algebra, to the binomial theorem. Trigonometry—Lock's Trigonometry. Arithmetic —Pendlebury's Exercises. Science —Botany : Scott's Structural Botany, I. and II.; Chemistry : Jago's Inorganic ; Mechanics : Loney's. Lowest. —English—The Temple Eeader, to page 180 ; Mason's Grammar for Junior Classes. Latin—Principia Latina I. to page 80. French—Chardenal, Book 1., to Exercise 181. Euclid — Book I. to Proposition 32 (Hall and Stevens). Algebra—Hamblin Smith, to page 168. Arithmetic—As for Standard VI. Bookkeeping —Jackson (Cash- and Day-books, Ledger). History— 1688-1880 (Eansome); Outline of New Zealand History. Geography —Mills' Commercial Geography. Writing —As for Standard VI. Science —Botany : Boot, stem, leaf, and flower.

3. Arbangements foe Drawing ; Manual, Commeecial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, etc. Drawing: One hour per week which is devoted to freehand, model, and elementary perspective. Manual: The only manual work attempted is the dissection of flowers, &c, in the botany class. Commercial: Book-keeping is taught three half hours per week. Technical: The senior chemistry class have tested ores (qualitatively) and made one quantitative analysis of soil. Physical drill is taught two hours a week. Swimming : Weekly lessons are given during the season as weather permits. Certificates are granted to all who can swim 100 yards.

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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOLS. Staff. Boys' School. —Mr. G. A. Simmers, M.A.: Mr. A. J. Mayne, M.A.; Mr. M. H. Browne; Sergeant-Major T. Jones. Girls' School— Miss B. M. Watt, M.A. ; Mrs. E. H. Pearson ; Miss P. Greig, M.A.; Mr. S. Wolf; Miss B. Holt; Miss A. Gillies ; Sergeant-Major Jones. 1. Gbneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. [ Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe .. .. .. .. 1,112 10 6 Offioe salaries .. .. .. .. 70 0. 0 Income from reserves .. .. .. 1,362 15 3 Other office expenses .. .. .. 52 9 3 Interest .. .. .. • .. 45 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,586 10 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 631 18 2 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 27 6 0 Sales .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 210 8 Interest on Captain Cain's bequest .. 2 0 10 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 25 10 0 Interest Post-Offioe Savings-Bank .. 25 14 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 125 9 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 81 16 5 Fenoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 29 3 1 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 47 12 4 Interest and bank oharges .. .. 017 9 Donation to swimming bath .. .. 20 0 0 Fives court .. .. .. .. 13 18 3 Sports committee .. .. .. 10 0 0 Lawn-mower .. .. .. .. 2 8 2 Refunds .. .. .. .. 6 13 4 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 1,080 4 3 £3,182 9 3 • £3,182 9 3 Wμ. B. Howell, Chairman. J. E. Bamfield, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except as to a grant of £20 for a swimming bath, which is without authority of law. — J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2.—Wobk op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest. —English — Mason's Grammar; Great Authors, Part I.; Shakespeare's Julius Ceesar; Thackeray's Esmond; Chaucer's Prologue; Brooke's Primer of English Literature; Peile's Philology Primer. Latin—Virgil's Georgics, Book I.; Cicero's In Catilinam, Books I. to III.; Ovid, Selections from Fasti and Epistles (Macmillan); Bryan's Latin Prose Exercises; Horton's History of the Eomans. French—Wellington College French Grammar; Macmillan's French Composition, Course 11. ; Erckmann-Chatrian's Le Consent; Racine's Phedre; Moliere's L'Avare. Mathematics —Junior Scholarship work: Hall and Stevens's Euclid; Lock's and Loney's Trigonometry; Hall and Knight's Algebra; The Tutorial Intermediate Algebra. Mechanics—Junior Scholarship work ; Loney's Statics and Dynamics. Electricity—Junior Scholarship work; Silvanus P. Thompson's Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Magnetism. Lowest. —English—Temple Eeader ; Prisoner of Chillon ; Goyen's Composition. Latin— Macmillan's Elementary Latin Course, to page 91. French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle, to page 63. Euclid —Hall and Stevens's Euclid, Book 1., 1 to 20. Algebra—Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra, to page 76. Arithmetic —Pendlebury's Arithmetic, to Interest. Geography— Longmans' Geographical Reader, No. VI. ; British Colonies. History—Buckley's History of England, from James 11. to the present time. Science—Elementary Physiography. Girls' School. Highest. —English — Mason's Grammar; Morris's Historical English Grammar; Great Authors, Part I.; Milton's Samson Agonistes; Carlyle's Sartor Resartus ; Shelley's Prometheus ; Stopford Bropke's Primer of English Literature. Latin—Bryan's Latin Prose Exercises ; Arnold's Latin Prose Composition; Caesar's Gallic War, Book III.; Horace's Epistles, Book I. French— Taine's Voyage aux Pyrenees; Moliere's L'Avare and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Eaeine's Phedre; Macmillan's French Composition, Part II.; Wellington College Grammar; Bue's Idioms. Mathematics —Hall and Stevens's Euclid, Books I. to VI. ; Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra ; Todhunter's Algebra; Lock's Elementary Trigonometry. Botany—Thome and Bennett's Structural and Physiological Botany ; Aitken's Elementary Text - book of Botany; Introduction to Botany, by Dendy and Lucas. Mechanics —Loney's Statics and Dynamics; Besant's Hydrostatics. History—Horton's Roman History. Lowest. —English—English Grammar by Hall, Cowper, and Sonnenschein ; English Examples and Exercises, Parts I. and 11. ; Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare; Palgrave's Children's Treasury of Song. French —Hogben's Methode Naturelle; Scenes of Child Life (Macmillan). Mathematics —Pendlebury's Arithmetic. Science—Youman's First Book of Botany; Poyser's Elementary Electricity and Magnetism; Foster's Primer of Physiology. Latin —Macmillau's Shorter Latin Course; Via Latina. Geography —Longmans' Geographical Reader, No. 5. History—Gardiner's Outlines of English History.

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3. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Boys' School. Two intervals a week were devoted to drawing—one to freehand and the other to model drawing and scale drawing. All boys except those in the two upper forms took drawing. A class in woodwork was conducted, a fee of ss. per term being charged. There is a properly equipped carpentry shop to accommodate twelve pupils. The boys in the middle and lower school who did not take woodwork took cardboard modelling. Six boys took bookkeeping as an alternative to Latin. Lower and middle school boys received instruction in writing and in commercial arithmetic. The school has a large gymnasium, fairly well furnished with gymnastic appliances. There is also a well-equipped cadet corps. All boys take gymnastics and drill. Swimming has not been taught in connection with the school. A large number of the boys can swim, and the subject is encouraged by holding swimming competitions. Girls' School. A drawing-teacher comes one afternoon each week to teach freehand and model drawing, taking also classes in brushwork and in painting. The school has a laboratory, in which experimental work is done by the pupils taking physics. Practical work is also largely done in botany. Besides drawing, sloyd work is taken by part of the pupils, and sewing by almost all. Cooking is taught in the winter term, the pupils paying a small fee of ss. a term. Drill and gymnastics are taught on two afternoons a week. An outside teacher comes to the school on two afternoons a week to take such pupils as wish to learn shorthand, pupils paying fees to the teacher.

4. Scholarships. Free tuition was given to thirty-four scholars, nineteen of whom are also holders of money scholarships from the South Canterbury Education Board and one of a scholarship from the Governors.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. ' .. .. 607 15 5 Office salary .. .. .. .. 12 12 0 Inoome from reserves .. .. .. 266 18 6 Postages, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Paid South Canterbury Education Board.. 100 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 23 0 6 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 14 14 0 Loan repaid .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Exhibitioners' fees paid.. .. .. 80 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 5 5 4 Interest on current account .. .. 0 7 6 Scientific apparatus and freight charges .. 11 18 8 Beserves committee expenses .. .. 15 0 Members' travelling expenses .. .. 3 0 0 Cheque-book, exchange, and bank charges 0 16 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,102 ill £1,342 14 5 £1,342 14 5 Geo. Barclay, Chairman. G. H. Graham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOLS. Staff. Boys , School—Tit. J. R. Don, M.A., D.Sc, F.C.S., F.G.S.; Mr. W. G. Graves, 8.A.; Mr. Thomas A. Hunter, M.A. ; Mr. Robert J. Thompson, 8.A.; Mr. M. C. Nevanas, 1.5.M.; Mr. V. G. Booth, Mr. J. J. Hardeman, SergeantMajor Kibblewhite, and Miss Dawson. Girls' School.— -Miss 0. Ferguson, M.A.; Miss E. Crosby, B.A. ; Misa M. Thomson, M.A.; Miss MeCaw, Sergeant-Major McPherson. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 12 10 1 Office salary .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Price of reserves sold .. .. .. 30 0 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 33 15 0 Income from reserves .. .. .. 655 0 1 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,306 16 4 Interest on endowments .. .. 616 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 58 18 9 School Commissioners .. .. .. 51 10 1 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 89 2 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 755 16 8 Fenoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 81 5 3 Interest on current account .. .. 7 0 0 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 29 7 6 Valuation .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Interest on current accounts .. .. 0 8 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 152 13 9 Expenses of management, &c, of endowments .. .. .. .. 7 16 0 Petty cash .. .. .. .. ' 15 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 3 17 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. 11 8 0 Sohool appliances .. .. .. 5 9 3 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 10 13 0 Fees refunded .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 £1,736 7 4 £1,736 7 4 D. Borrie, Chairman. G. E. Hislop, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Waeburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest. —Latin—Arnold's Prose Composition (Bradley) ; Kennedy's Eevised Latin Primer ; Eoby's Latin Grammar; Cassar's Gallic War, 11. ; Livy's History, Books I. and II.; Virgil's Georgics, Book IV.; Ovid's Metamorphoses (selections). French —Chardenal's Advanced Course, Book III.; Moliere's Precieuses Eidicules (Lang); French Unseens for Upper Forms ; Pellissier (Blackie and Co.); Le Chien dv Capitaine (Enault). English —English Grammar, Past and Present; Morris's Historical Outlines (Nesfield) ; Higher Grade English (Nelson) ; Shakespeare's Henry IV., The Tempest, and Julius Caesar; Stead's Penny Poets : Wordsworth, Keats; Saintsbury's Nineteenth Century English Literature; Milton's Samson Agonistes; Carlyle's Sartor Eesartus. Mathematics—Pendlebury's Arithmetic ; Goyen's Higher Arithmetic ; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Dr. Knight's Algebraic Factors ; Hall and Stevens's Euclid, Books I. to VI.; Lock's Trigonometry. Science—Jago's Inorganic Chemistry for Organized Schools of Science; Practical Chemistry (Howards); Bird's Geology; Field Geology (no text-book used). Lowest. —English—Palmerston Eeader, No. IV.; Southern Cross Grammar and Composition; Bower's Studies in English. Drawing—Freehand and simple geometrical. Writing—Books without headlines. Arithmetic—Nelson No. lII.b. and IV.b. Geography —Elementary, Mathematical, and Descriptive Geography. Girls' School. Highest. —English—Mason's Grammar; Nichol's Composition; Weekly Essay; Macaulay's Essay on Boswell's Life of Johnson ; Merchant of Venice; Dr. Morell's English Literature, from the 18th century to the end ; Sartor Eesartus ; Morris and Skeat's Specimens of Early English, 100 pages. History—Martriculation period (Eansome). Geography—Longmans' 111. Arithmetic— Goyen's Higher Arithmetic, whole subject. Algebra — Hall and Knight's, up to binomial theorem. Euclid—Hall and Stevens to end of Book VI. Trigonometry—Lock, to the end. Mechanics —■ Statics (Goodwin); Hydrostatics (Besant). Botany —As for Junior Scholarship requirements. Physiology—Whole of Furneaux. Latin—Arnold's Latin Prose Composition (Bradley); Caesar's Gallic Wars, Books 111. to VII.; The Imperial Eeader; Virgil's iEneid, Book IV. and. 700 lines Book VI. Cicero's de Amicitia; selected passages from different authors. French—Wellington College Grammar, to the relative pronoun ; Oxford and Cambridge Grammar, to end of first term second year; advanced Chardenal, 160 exercises; Le Eoi dcs Montagnes; Charlotte Corday. Scripture—Acts, Chapter 18 to end. Loivest. —English—Longmans' Eeader V.; Grammar and Composition lessons; weekly essay. History —Up to end of William 111. (Buckley). Geography — Longmans' Junior Geography, Europe and British Isles. Latin—Macmillan's First Course. French—Chardenal's First Course to exercise 72. Science—Object lessons in botany and geology. Arithmetic— Hamblin Smith up to decimals. Scripture—Acts, chapters 13 to 22. Drawing—Freehand and model.

3. Abeangembnts fob Deawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instbuction ; Gymnastics, Dbill, Swimming, etc. Boys' School. Drawing: Two hours weekly. Branches taught—Freehand, model, geometrical, architectural, and machine drawing. Commercial instruction : Bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic, and rapid calculation are taught for four hours weekly. Technical instruction : Special attention is paid to drawing and science, both theoretical and practical, as the foundation of technical training. Gymnastics are taught during two hours weekly by masters of the school. There is a cadet corps of fifty picked boys drilled one hour weekly. All boys in the school have one hour's drill weekly under the masters. Swimming is encouraged in every way. A good swimming bath 75 ft. long has been constructed by the Board of Governors, and regular instruction is given by the masters every Thursday afternoon during two out of three terms. A challenge cup and gold medal are given each year to the champion swimmer in the upper and lower schools respectively. Girls' School. Drawing: Forty minutes lesson daily ; freehand taught from charts and copies; model drawing from geometrical and other models. Drill : A visiting master attends once a week for half an hour to instruct the pupils in physical exercises and deportment.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. One foundation scholarship (Macandrew) was held at the Girls' School.

OTAGO BOYS' AND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' Bchool.~M.ic. A. Wilson, M.A.; Mr. D. Brent, M.A.; Mr. M. Watson, M.A.; Mr. G.M. Thomson, F.L.S.; Mr. T. D. Paarce, M.A.; Mr. J. MaoPherson, F.E.1.5.; Mr. 0. H. Broad, B.A. ; Mr. F. H. Campbell, M.A. ; Mr. J. Hanna; Mr. D. Sherriff. Girls' School— Miss M. B. A. Marchatit, M.A.; Miss K. Browning; Miss F. M. Allan, M.A. ; Miss H. Alexander, B.A. ; Miss E. E. Little; Miss M. W. Alves ; Miss F. M. Wimperis ; Miss F. Campbell, M.A.; Mr. G. M. Thomson, F.L.S. ; Miss C. M. Cruiokehank, M.A.; Mr. J. Hanna ; Miss J. L. Buckland; Mr. W. E. Taylor, F. 8.0.0 .; Miss J. C. Longford.

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1. Eepoet of the Boaed. In accordance with section 8 of " The Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877," and in compliance with circular from the Education Department dated 14th December last, I have the honour to report that during the year ended 31st December, 1900, the work of the schools has been carried on in a satisfactory manner, and the attendance has been maintained. As was the case during the previous year, a number of boys left the school at the end of the year for various mercantile and Civil Service employments. The various competitive examinations in both schools show good results. During the year twenty-three boys and eighteen girls received free education owing to their having obtained 50 per cent, of the obtainable marks in the Otago Education Board's Senior and Junior Scholarship examinations. Wμ. Bbown, Chairman.

2. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dl Balanoe .. .. .. .. 796 2 6 Offioe salaries .. .. .. .. 165 0 0 Price of part of school-site taken by Tram Rent .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Company .. .. .. .. 350 0 0 Stamps and telegrams .. .. .. 18 10 0 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 2,334 15 11 Printing and stationery .. .. 816 6 Interest on moneys invested, &c. .. 28 0 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 4,357 9 5 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 361 210 Boarding-school Account .. .. 401 11 7 Price of timber sold .. .. .. 14 0 0 Legal Account .. .. .. 16 2 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 2,687 6 1 Sundries and incidentals .. .. 38 111 Boarding-sohool fees (Girls' Sohool) .. 460 8 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 33 13 10 Donation for prizes .. .. .. 8 8 0 Printing and stationery for schools .. 51 6 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including wages of two janitors (£150) .. .. 231 10 0 Laboratories .. .. .. .. 17 3 7 Telephone .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 Repairs and furnishing .. .. 124 16 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 52 19 5 Interest on debentures .. .. .. 155 5 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 33 13 0 Water rates .. .. .. .. 116 10 0 Amount transferred to sinking fund .. '17 10 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,187 14 9 £7,040 3 8 £7,040 3 8 Wμ. Beown, Chairman. C. Macandeew, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest. —English—Chaucer, Prologue; Shakespeare, As You Like It; Milton, Samson Agonistes; Carlyle, Sartor Eesartus ; Historical English Grammar, composition, &c. Latin— Livy, Book XXI. ; Horace, Odes, Book IV.; Virgil, iEneid, Book VI.; prose composition; Eoman history. French—Saintine's Picciola ; composition, grammar, &c. Mathematics—Arithmetic (whole subject); Euclid, six books; algebra; trigonometry. Science—Botany : The morphology and physiology of botanical types. Chemistry—The metallic elements, revision of nonmetallie elements. Lowest. —English — Macmillan's New Literary Beader, No. VI.; Tennyson, selections. English History, up to 1603. Geography —United Kingdom and Europe; simple physical and mathematical geography. Latin—Grammar and easy translation. French —Grammar and easy translation. Mathematics — Arithmetic: Vulgar fractions, simple and compound proportion, simple interest, practice, &c. Euclid—Book 1., 1-12, with exercises. Algebra—Simple rules. Bookkeeping —Cash-book, day-book, invoice-book, &c. Drawing —Geometrical. Girls' School. Highest. —English—Chaucer, The Knightes Tale ; Shakespeare, The Tempest; Spenser, Faerie Queene, Book 1., Canto IV.; Milton, Samson Agonistes; Historical English Grammar; Composition, &c, Literature of the Elizabethan Period. Latin—Livy, Book XXL, Chapter XLII. to end ; Horace, Book I. : Odes, Book II.: Selected satires and epistles; Cicero, De Senectute, Chapter X. to end ; Middleton's Latin Verse, Unseens ; Composition, Grammar, &c.; Eoman History. French—Chardenal's Advanced Exercises; Wellington College Eeader; Boielle, Poetry ; Grammar, Composition, &c.; Berthon, Specimens of modern French verse. German—Macmillan, Parts Land 11., Children's Own Eeading-book. Mathematics—Arithmetic (the whole subject); Algebra, to permutations and combinations, inclusive; Geometry, Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111., IV., VI.; Trigonometry, Lock's Trigonometry. 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. Lowest. —English —Macmillan's Literary Eeader, No. V.; English History, Charles 11. to Victoria; Geography, Europe; Grammar and Composition. French — Chardenal, Part of First French Course; Vocabulary. Arithmetic —Compound rules in money, weights and measures, practice, and mental arithmetic. Science—Lessons in the elements of botany.

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4. Abbangements fob Dbawing; Manual, Commbecial, and Technical Tnsteuction Gymnastics, Dkill, Swimming, etc. Boys' School. Mechanical drawing is taught by a visiting master to boys who require it. Geometrical drawing is taught by members of staff to forms Lower Fifth to Third inclusive. Instruction is given in commercial geography, commercial arithmetic, and mental arithmetic in forms Lower Fifth to Third inclusive; in shorthand in Upper and Lower Fourth, bookkeeping in Lower Fourth to Third inclusive ; additional bookkeeping, shorthand, and arithmetic for such boys as do not learn Latin. There is a specially constructed science room, with appliances for teaching chemistry, botany, and physics. Each form goes to the gymnasium for one hour a week. The Third Form takes two hours. The gymnasium is large and well fitted up. The cadets corps— strength about sixty—has regular drill every Monday afternoon, and occasional drills at other times. The rest of the school are drilled by members of the staff on Wednesday afternoon except in the depth of winter. „. ~ „ , , r Gtrls School. Drawing is included in the school course, and the pupils receive one, two, or more lessons weekly in freehand, model, light and shade drawing from the cast, &c. There are also classes for advanced pupils for which models are engaged, and the pupils make life studies in chalk and oils. These pupils also learn the painting of still life and of flowers. The studios are well equipped with casts, easels, &c. Manual instruction : The usual school teaching of sewing is carried on in the four lower classes of the school. Gymnastics: There is a thoroughly well equipped gymnasium, and every girl in the school is drilled by an expert drill-master in calisthenics and gymnastics. Technical instruction : During the winter months a course of cooking lessons is given by Mrs. Miller, of the Technical School, to the five lowest classes of the school.

5. SCHOLABSHIPS. Eighteen pupils were receiving free education at the Boys' School, and sixteen at the Girls' School, as having obtained 50 per cent, of the marks attainable at the Scholarship Examination of the Education Board.

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. H. L. Fowler, M.A.; Mr. J. E. Vernon, M.A., 8.50.; Mr. F. Foote, M.A.; Mies J. E. Billing; Miss E. L. Brown, M.A. L Eepoet of the Boaed. In the last annual report reference was made to the institution of a system whereby promising pupils in the primary schools would be received into the High School at reduced fees. This has worked well, and, as was anticipated, the attendance at the school has been considerably increased. The Board offers each year scholarships, consisting of free education for two years, to the fifteen pupils who come out next highest in the examination to the successful competitors for the Education Board scholarships Twenty-one pupils are in attendance under this provision. The proposal made last year to engage the services of a competent person to teach the girls swimming was given effect to, and the provision was appreciated. In October Miss Isherwood resigned her position as assistant teacher in the girls' school, and Miss Edith L. Brown, 8.A., was appointed to fill the vacancy. Miss Brown has since obtained the M.A. degree, with honours in language and literature. The cadet corps is still under the captaincy of Mr. J. E. Vernon, the first assistant in the boys' school, and the boys are progressing satisfactorily with their drill. They have taken part in the military demonstrations in connection with the South African war, and have on each occasion acquitted themselves with credit. In the University examinations the school evidences the careful teaching bestowed upon the pupils, and compares favourably with other schools of a similar class. At the last Senior and Junior Civil Service examinations three past pupils of the school passed the Senior examinations and seven the Junior. During the last six years thirty-six pupils have passed the Civil Service examinations, and 108 the various examinations conducted by the New Zealand University. J. A. Hanan, Chairman.

2. Genbeal Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 1,289 5 8 Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 880 17 2 Other office expenses .. .. .. 10 3 7 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Other expenses of management .. .. 19 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 37 10 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,181 6 8 School Commissioners .. .. .. 156 7 3 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 2 16 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 514 13 4 Prizes .. .. .. .. 513 9 Donation for prizes and clubs sold .. 215 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 32 7 5 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 81 17 4 Penoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 42 4 1 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 73 17 2 Interest on current account .. .. 0 7 0 Expended on site or buildings .. .. 38 1 6 Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. 53 18 8 Athletics .. .. .. .. 30 16 0 Chemicals and appliances .. .. 13 4 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,253 5 10 £2,881 8 5 8 5 J. A. Hanan, Chairman. Chaeles Rout, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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3. Wobk op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Chaucer, Prologue ; Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice ; Milton, Shorter poems; Stopford Brooke's English Literature; English Lessons for English Eeaders; Bain's Ehetoric and Composition. Latin—Tacitus, Annals I. ; Selections from Propertius, &c. ; Bradley's Arnold; Bryan's Latin Prose ; Unseens. French —Sainte-Beuve, Causeries; Gautier's Scenes of Travel; Braehet's Grammar ; Blouet's Composition. Mathematics—Euclid, Books 1., IV., VI., with exercises; arithmetic, general; algebra, to binomial theorem; trigonometry, to solution of triangles. Science—Chemistry, nonorganic, with laboratory practice ; heat. Loivest. —English—Scott's Lady of the Lake ; Mason's Grammar; Longmans' Composition; history, geography. Latin—Latin Prineipia, gradatim; Bennett's Exercises. French— Principia ; Macmillan's First Eeader. Mathematics —Arithmetic ; algebra, to simple equations ; Euclid, Book 1., with exercises. Science —Chemistry; physics; botany (girls), the elements. Bookkeeping; shorthand.

4. Abeangements fob Dbawing ; Manual, Commebcial, and Technical Instbuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, etc. Boys. Military drill, shorthand, bookkeeping, mensuration. Girls. Sewing; freehand drawing once a week; drill twice a week, with clubs; swimming at beginning of season.

5. SCHOLAESHIPS. Scholarships granted by the Education Board were held by thirteen boys and eight girls, and free tuition was also given by the Governors to ten boys and eleven girls.

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