EDUCATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-12, 1907.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1908 Session I, E-12

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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-12, 1907.]

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

1. EXTKACT FKOM THE THIETY-FIRST ANNUAL EEPOET OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. The Education Board scholarship scheme by which the Education Boards, under the local regulations approved by the Minister of Education, award annually a large number of scholarships of varying value out of an allowance of old standing, amounting to Is. 6d. per head of the average attendance, still remains one of the chief doors of entry to secondary schools for the most promising of the primary-school pupils. The regulations adopted in the different districts commonly provide for two classes of scholarships, junior and senior—the former limited to children under fourteen or in some cases under thirteen years of age resident in the district, and tenable usually for two years; the latter, more restricted in number, continuing the secondary education of the holders for two or three years longer. During the year 1907 Education Board scholarships—junior and senior—were current to the number of 491, or twenty-eight more than the total of 1906 (463). The actual monetary value of these scholarships in most instances is small, the object in view being generally to spread the benefits as widely as possible rather than to provide attractive prizes for a few. Each scholarship, however, through the operation of the provisions for free places, which give a preference to scholarship-holders, carries with it in all but certain exceptional circumstances the substantial benefit of free tuition, and a lodging or travelling allowance is added where necessary. The total expenditure on scholarships of this class during the year 1907 was £8,547. The following table shows the number and value of Education Board scholarships current at the end of 1907 :■ —

Table H. —Number and Value of Education Board Scholarships.

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Education Districts. Number held in Dec, 1907. Boys. Girls. Period of Tenure. Boards' Expenditure on Scholarships in 1907. Annual Value, &c. 91 61 30 Years. 3 £ s. a.; 2,129 5 11 29 at £40; 1 at £30; 8 at £25; 5 at £20; 13 at £15 ; 35 at £10. 5 at £35; 1 at £16 ; 1 at £14 ; 1 at £12 ; 14 at £10. 12 at £40; 2 at £23 10s.; 2 at £21; 7 at £15 ; 14 at £10. 12 at £40; 1 at £10; 4 at £9; 2 at £8 18s. ; 1 at £8 9s. 6d.; 1 at £7 ; 46 at £5. 16 at £30 ; 1 at £12 10s.; 4 at £10 ; 1 at £7 10s. ; 15 at £2 10a. 2 at £25 ; 8 at £10; 3 at £2. 5 at £40 ; 4 at £25 ; 25 at £1 5s. 2 at £26 ; 6 at £8. 1 at £20 ; 3 at £10 ; 3 at £4. 18 at £30 ; 31 at £10. 6 at £27 ; 25 at £7. 22 at £40; 2 at £30 ; 17 at £10; 9at £6; 17 at £4. 19 at £30; 2 at £15; 7 at £5. Auckland Taranaki • 22 16 6 2 327 9 0 Wanganui 37 16 21 2 or 3 829 13 10 Wellington 67 42 25 2 877 6 8 Hawke's Bay 37 24 13 2 580 12 6 Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago 13 34 8 7 49 31 67 6 12 5 5 28 21 44 7 22 3 2 21 10 23 2 2 2 2 2 1 or 2 2 or 3 102 10 "0 357 8 0 93 10 0 67 0 0 939 4 10 350 9 10 1,253 9 4 Southland 28 14 142 or 3 638 15 0 Totals, 1907.. Totals, 1906.. 491 463 294 284 197 179 8,546 14;il 8,487 18 8

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Under the National Scholarship scheme pupils of public schools have also the chance of obtaining a Junior National scholarship, tenable for three years, or in special cases for a longer period. These scholarships, of a more uniform value than the Education Board scholarships, and generally on a level with the best of those scholarships, are awarded on the results of an examination conducted annually by the Education Department, and the examination is now in nearly all the districts adopted by the Education Boards for the award of their own scholarships. The actual award of Junior National scholarships is also intrusted to the Education Boards, who exercise a certain control over the holders and pay over to them from time to time the amounts falling due. At the end of 1907 the number of Junior National scholarships current was 90, 72 of which were held at secondary schools and 18 at district high schools. Of this number, 30 were in the first year of their currency, 29 in the second year, 18 in the third year, and 13 in the fourth year. Forty-eight of the scholarships were of the annual value of £10, and 42 of £40, with free tuition added in all cases. Apart from fees otherwise accounted for under the heading of freeplace expenditure, the cost of Junior National scholarships for the year was £2,314. The total cost of scholarships (Board and National) for 1907 thus amounted to £10,861. The examination for Junior National scholarships, with which is associated the special examination for junior free places in secondary schools, district high schools, and technical schools, is held annually in December. For this examination in 1907 entries were received from 1,475 candidates seeking to qualify for the Junior National scholarships, for Education Board Junior scholarships, for Junior Queen's scholarships in connection with the Middle University District, or simply for the free places. In 1906 the number of entries received was 1,458; in 1905, 870. On the results of the examination 682 of the candidates qualified for a scholarship award, and in addition 148 satisfied the conditions for free places. Supplementing the provisions for scholarships, the arrangements now in force, by which pupils of fair promise are admitted to free tuition in secondary and other schools, are very comprehensive and far-reaching in their effects. For all who deserve it there is now a free course from the initiatory stages of the primary school to the doors of the University, and by means of further scholarships and bursaries, making classes at the Colleges free to all duly qualified students, a further step of progress to the distinction of a University degree is also possible in terms of similar advantage. , , Under the Kegulations for Free Places in secondary schools and district high schools boys and girls who qualify for Junior scholarships, whether they obtain scholarships or not, or pass a special examination for free places, or who obtain certificates of proficiency at the completion of their primary course, become eligible generally for the privilege of two years' free tuition, with a possible extension to a third year without further examination. At the end of the period a further free place is obtainable to the age of nineteen by all who succeed in passing the Civil Service Junior Examination, either in its competitive form or, as slightly modified for the purpose in question, in the form of a qualifying examination only. The Matriculation Examination of the University may also be used for this purpose, and those qualifying for Senior Board scholarships, whether by means of the Department's examination or not, are also eligible. As, however, various reasons exist in the interests both of the pupil and of the school for dispensing with an external examination whenever this can be done with convenience and safety, arrangements are now being made for applying to senior free places in a modified shape the principle of the " accrediting " system, which has for some time been growing in favour with educational authorities elsewhere, and which forms commonly a characteristic feature of Continental and American schools. Hereafter, on the joint recommendation of the principal of the school attended (or, in the case of district high schools, of an Inspector of the district) and of the Inspector-General of Schools, it will be possible for a free pupil who has gone through a satisfactory course of work of sufficient scope to secure without the restrictions of an intermediate public examination free secondary education throughout the whole course of his attendance at a secondary school up to the age of nineteen years. Beyond the limits of the secondary school the opportunities given to promising students are now also great. Besides the scholarships offered by the University, there have in the past year been available four Senior National scholarships in each of the four University districts, four Senior Queen's scholarships, on terms of a similar character in connection with Victoria College, and one or more Taranaki scholarships under special enactment, making a total of some thirtysix scholarships of very substantial value offered at the close of 1907 on the results of the Junior Scholarship examination of the University. _ University bursaries, covering free tuition at University college classes for a period of three years, are also offered out of the public funds to all who obtain credit in the Junior University Scholarship examination, and otherwise possess the qualifications for a National scholarship without obtaining one. With these provisions there can be few indeed entitled to special consideration who are deterred from a University course by the question of the cost of classes. On account of Senior National (including Queen's) scholarships and University bursaries there was paid during the year a sum of £1,320, of which £1,010 consisted of fixed scholarship allowances and £310 was in refund or remission of fees. At the end of 1907 the secondary schools giving free tuition to duly qualified pupils, and receiving grants therefor under section 87 of the Education Act, numbered twenty-six, as against twenty-three for the previous year. The total number of pupils on the roll of these schools was 3,579, and of this total 2,468 (1,335 boys and 1,133 girls), or 70 per cent, of the roll-number, were given free places under the regulations for free places at a mean average cost to the Treasury of £8 13s. 6d. per pupil; the approximate annual rate as determined on the payments for the last term of the year being £21,596. In 1906 the number of such free pupils was 2,435, and the approximate annual rate £21,240, with a mean capitation of £8 17r. 4d. per pupil. 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free tuition was given to 245 holders of scholarships or exhibitions granted by these schools, by Boards of Education (in some circumstances), or by endowed secondary schools not coming under the conditions, making the total number of free places held at secondary schools 2,735, as against 2,770 for 1906. Further, however, in reckoning the amount of free secondary education in the Dominion must be included an almost equal number of pupils in attendance at the secondary classes of district high schools. As shown below, there were on the roll of the secondary departments of these schools 2.452 pupils who had passed through the elementary school course and were in receipt of secondary instruction not differing materially in character from the instruction given in the secondary schools. All but a comparatively small number of these were free pupils within the meaning of the regulations for free places, receiving free tuition at a total cost to the Government in salaries of £19,961, and an average annual cost per pupil enrolled of £8 2s. 10d. There is thus an approximate total of 5,187 pupils receiving free secondary education, exclusive of those holding free places at technical schools. The number of district high schools in operation at the end of 1907 was 64, as against 61 for 1906, and 59 for 1905. In the secondary departments of these schools the teachers employed, apart from the principals who may or may not have taken part in the secondary instruction, but whose added responsibility is in all cases recognised by some increment of salary, numbered 101, and the number of pupils in attendance was 2,452 —an increase of 2 teachers, and a decrease of 142 pupils. In 1905 a very substantial rise in the attendance had to be noted; the present movement in the opposite direction may be attributed to various causes, among which increased facilities for higher education in other directions and somewhat stricter tests of admission have doubtless much to do. The total annual rate of salaries paid to the teachers of district high schools on the basis of the last quarter of 1907, over and above the amounts payable in respect of ordinary primary schools of similar average, was £20,073, of which a sum of £1,033, payable only to present occupants in virtue of earlier arrangements, is not of the nature of a permanent charge. The remainder, £19,040, represents the present annual cost of secondary education in these schools, and may be compared with the totals of £18,484 for 1906 and £13,854 for 1905. With a further deduction from the amount for 1907 in respect to allowances to principal teachers, under Part VI of the Fourth Schedule to the Act, the average salary of secondary assistants at the close of the year was £167 2s. 7d. The average salary actually paid to secondary assistants at the close of the year was £171 10s. lid. The programme followed in the upper departments of district high schools embraces generally a secondary course in English, mathematics (including arithmetic), and science. Where possible, handwork is also included, and in many cases Latin, French, geography, and history are taken up by a greater or less proportion of the pupils. With few exceptions—the secondary departments attached to the training colleges for teachers in the four chief centres, two other schools in Wellington, one in Christchurch, and one in Wanganui—the schools are really rural schools, situated in the smaller boroughs or in townships without any of the features of urban environment, and it is to be hoped that as opportunities occur every effort will be made to adapt the course of study accordingly. In many cases steps in this direction have already been taken, and with the introduction of more teachers on the staff of these schools who have been trained on modern lines a further extension of the work in the direction of agricultural science for agricultural districts, chemistry, or geology and allied knowledge for mining centres, and some branch of handwork to cultivate manual dexterity in all, could be profitably undertaken. The difficulty at present experienced of finding suitable teachers who will be content to remain long enough in such a position is undoubtedly great; but that so many are secured well equipped in point of attainment for the work they have to do is already a ground for much gratification. Exclusive of the principals of the schools, some thirty of whom possess University degrees, 64 of those employed are graduates, several holding degrees in both arts and science, 20 have a Class C certificate, and 9 a certificate of Class D, out of a total number of 101.

Table K.—District High Schools: Staff, Salaries, etc., in Secondary Departments, 1907.

Education District. <n O o SX o •Jl o h Q a a 2-, frj u b£ O U U S-9S as? » at Number of Pupils. Amounts pai id in Salaries during the Year. From other Sources. Total. M. F. Total. From Receipts from Government. iuokland ''aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay kelson Irey Vestland Torth Canterbury.. South Canterbury.. )tago iouthland 10 1 6 10 3 4 1 1 9 4 10 5 25 4 15 31 8 9 3 3 22 10 24 11 191 64 110 226 30 67 16 17 219 66 172 65 188 29 88 279 44 73 22 18 157 60 179 72 379 93 198 505 74 140 38 35 376 126 351 137 £ s. d. 2,730 16 8 560 4 0 1,682 18 8 4,250 8 4 928 0 5 827 10 0 355 0 0 339 3 4 2,916 19 6 1,364 8 0 2,945 4 11 1,060 0 0 £ s. d. 24 0 0 75 "o 0 60 0 0 168 6 8 100 0 0 £ s. d. 2,730 16 8 560 4 0 1,706 18 8 4,250 8 4 1,003 0 5 827 10 0 415 0 0 507 10 0 3,016 19 6 1,364 8 0 2,945 4 11 1,060 0 0 Totals for 1907 1906 61 165 160 1,243 1,331 1,209 1,263 2,452 2,594 19,960 13 10 19,070 7 6 427 6 8 466 9 8 20,388 0 6 19,536 17 2

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The following table (LI) gives the customary information of the attendance at the schools and the staff employed. The total number of pupils on the rolls of secondary schools in the last term or quarter of the year was 2,528 boys and 1,668 girls, as against 2,528 boys and 1,742 girls at the end of 1906.

Table L1.—Staff, Attendance, Fees, and Salaries at Secondary Schools.*

Schools. Staff. 1 1 3 ce o = X CM Attendance for Last Term or Quarter of 1907. 13 o^ 5 O 2C a s I Annual Rat ;es of Fees. Salaries at Bi End of ites paid at Fear. li For Ordinary Day-school Course. * For Board, exclusive of Day-school Tuition. Kegular Staff. Part-time Teachers. Whangarei High School 16... If/— 22 12 15 18 37 30 £ 3. d. I 8 8 0 ( 10 10 0 \880 £ s. d. £ s. d. 485 0 0 £ s. d. ( 76 4 0 1 Acapitat'n. Auckland Boys' Grammar Sohool Auokland Girls' Gram-i mar Sohool ) 18 156 186 7 349 ) - 3,861 0 0 50 0 0 9 121 76 197 10 10 0 1,621 0 0 60 0 0 Thames High School New Plymouth High ) Sohool J (b. 1 ?- |6... If/— 27 19 24 14 8 15 23 21 36 34 47 35 I 8 8 0 I 6 6 0 / 10 10 0 I 8 8 0 650 0 0 .. 5 1,115 0 0 27 10 0 Wanganui Girls' College 11 10 60 77 11 158 67 I 40 0 0 «1,775 0 0 230 0 0 fWanganui Collegiate ) School I Palmerston North High) Sohool I Wellington Boys' College 12 31 139 14 184 144 12 0 0 45 0 0 ''2,745 0 0 60 0 0 5 | Is , — 29 16 91 50 35 174 1 1 22 80 52 288 82 1 10 0 0 11 17 9 ( 11 17 9 1 9 11 0 10 4 0 10 4 0 "1,220 0 0 80 0 0 18 42 0 0 3,110 0 0 Wellington Girls' College 9 2 7 53 102 10 172 1,670 0 0 75 0 0 Napier Boys' High School Napier Girls' High Sohool 7 6 a 5 6 49 35 11 6 15 14 63 37 24 14 24 30 9 1 1 4 4 2 126 79 36 24 43 46 35 19 40 0 0 40 0 0 d l,432 0 0 = 1,020 0 0 45 0 0 Dannevirke High Sohool Marlborough High School 2 4 Ib... If/— L. Is/— I 10 0 0 I 8 11 0 '450 0 0 8 900 0 0 Capitation. Nelson Boys' College Nelson Girls' College Christohurch Boys' High Sohool Christchurch Girls'High School fOhrist's College Gram- ) mar Sohool 8 11 4 5 13 67 55 96 98 89 103 11 5 15 180 154 227 59 38 ( 10 10 0 (880 f 10 10 0 18 8 0 10 10 0 7 10 0 12 12 0 9 9 0 14 3 6 11 0 6 ( 7 17 6 I 40 0 0 I 40 0 0 I - 45 0 0 42 0 0 h 1,870 0 0 i 1,090 0 0 3,505 0 0 100 0 0 90 0 0 (250 0 0 \ and fees. 9 100 107 10 217 1,525 0 0 270 . 4 0 12 36 82 82 14 ' 214 80 1*3,255 0 0 230 15 0 Bangiora High School .. (6... Iff— K.: 22 20 22 21 11 9 21 19 i 33 30 43 41 J 9 9 0 I 6 6 0 614 0 0 880 0 0 9 9 0 Ashburton High School.. i Timaru Boys' High ) School f Timaru Girls' High ) School } 23 40 3 66 9 0 0 1,225 0 0 25 0 0 18 35 6 59 9 0 0 810 0 0 Waitaki Boys' High School 5 3 45 65 9 122 69 7 10 0 (49 4 0 I 42 18 0 I 1,155 0 0 Waitaki Girls' High Sohool Otago Boys' High School Otago Girls' High Sohool 4 10 2 3 14 108 41 163 1 6 56 277 16 10 0 0 10 0 0 4310 0 620 0 0 '2,957 10 0 60 0 0 160 0 0 1 210 0 0 (and fees. 147 1 8 9 5 59 95 7 161 10 0 0 '1,710 0 0 Southland Boys' High Sohool Southland Girls' High School 6 3 55 81 4 140 10 0 0 1,434 0 0 5 42 78 3 123 10 0 0 895 0 0 137 9 3 Totals for 1907 .. 204 (6.63 l<7.28 16.62 "(0.36 975 679 1023 777 1370 898 1343 862 120 63 100 67 2,528 1,668 2,528 1,742 609 45,599 10 0 2,393 12 11 Totals for 1906 .. 195 54 548 43,037 0 0 2,278 14 11 * In five cases no secondai Hish School, Hokitika High 8c or in part, to the establishment ,ry school is a ;hool, Akaroa, it of scholarsh: laintair High Sc ips or ii aed by chool, u aid o< the governini Waimate Higt f local district g body: these are the Gisboi i School-; but in all cases the i high schools or other secondi me High School > funds are appl ary schools. 1, Greymouth lied, in whole t Endowed sohool of seci sondary educat ;ion not i comin ig within the t leflnition of section 84 of " Th ie Education Act t, 1904." » Six assistants have board bouse allowance for second m residence. ' Including £ 50 h have board and residence. J residence. ] Headmaster has 1, t> Nine assie aaster; also h louse allowam Principal and residence. stants h teadmai ce for ] 1 five ai iave boi ster ha princip seistan ard. <= Includ is residence, a ial. g Headm its have board ing £60 house allowance for ] md two assistant masters hi iaster has residence, b Heai 1 and residence, k Headraas headmaster, d 1 ave board. e 1 dmaster and fo iter and five ass Including £52 Principal has >ur assistants sistants have

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The balance-sheet (Table L 2) shows that the finances of the Boards generally are on a sound basis. The income of the schools for 1907 from school fees, not including fees for boarding, amounted to £20,128; from rents and interest, £29,332; from endowments administered by the School Commissioners, £4,304; from Government payments (irrespective of building grants), £24,948. The principal items of expenditure were —for salaries, £50,038; and for buildings, &c, £38,153. The expenditure under the latter heading again appears as an exceptionally heavy item, exceeding by £3,351 the amount set down for similar purposes in 1906, and pratically doubling that for 1905. Of the amount stated, the contribution from special Government grants during the year was £9,473.

Table L2.—Summary op the Accounts of Income and Expenditure for 1907 furnished by the Governing Bodies of Secondary Schools. Receipts. jg s $ Expenditure. g g Credit balances on Ist January, 1907 .. 38,236 12 4 Liabilities on Ist January, 1907.. .. 1,593 6 8 Endowment reserves sold and mortgage Expenses of management .. .. 3,421 2 1 moneys repaid .. .. .. 1,054 13 4 School salaries .. .. .. 50,037 16 11 Rents of reserves .. .. .. 25,731 12 11 Boarding-sohool accounts .. .. 6,177 13 7 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 3,600 8 0 Examination expenses.. .. .. 297 13 1 Reserves Commissioners' payments .. 4,304 13 7 Scholarships and prizes .. .. 2,026 19 0 Government payments— Printing, stationery, fuel, light, &c. .. 4,127 15 0 For technical instruction .. .. 1,046 14 3 Buildings, furniture, insurance, rent, and For free places .. .. .. 22,945 14 5 rates .. .. .. .. 38,153 2 3 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 555 18 6 Expenditure on endowments .. .. 2,558 8 0 Grants for buildings, sites, furniture, &c. 9,473 10 11 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,668 17 11 Statutory grant (Marlborough High Sundries not classified.. .. .. 13,251 19 4 School) .. .. .. 400 0 0 Credit balanoes, 31st December, 1907 .. 27,729 4 4 School fees (tuition) .. .. .. 20,128 3 8 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 7,559 5 3 Loans for buildings, sites, furniture, &c. 3,700 0 0 Books, &c, sold, and refunds .. .. 586 16 11 Sundries not classified.. .. .. 5,938 6 2 Debit balanoes, 31st December, 1907 .. 5,781 711 £151,043 18 2 £151,043 18 2

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2. Further details relating to secondary sechools.

A. Number of Scholars holding Scholarships and Free Places in Secondary Schools during the Last Term, 1907.

B. Net Income and Cost per Head of Roll.

(1.) School. Nui JU! iber of Holders of Free Places. lior. (ii.) Totals. ! Annual [ I Kate of g Capitation for the -S .„, .„, (10.) Term. ™ V? Grand M - *• Total J p Totals. 3 a a I (18.) Included amongst Freeplace Holders (Column 10). Scholi Holi irship lers. (14.) Not also Holders of Free Places. .Safe . £§si ._ £3 tn J* SJi ?6 2 3 ujm tow 5 3 A. E iNDOWED SCHCX 5LS INI CLUDED I :d ii HE Eli GHTH Sche: DULE TO THE EdUC; .TION AC CT. (i.) i= Providing ing Fre, >e Plcu ces un ■der 5 iection 87. Whangarei High Auckland Grammar Thames High New Plymouth High Palmerston North High Dannevirke High Napier High Wellington Colleges Marlborough High Nelson Colleges .. Rangiora High .. Christohureh Girls' High C hri st ohu r o h Boys' High Ashburton High .. Timaru High Waitaki High .. Otago High Southland High .. .. J 13 3 : 222 2 9 3 3 33 .. 63 12 1 15 1 .. 15 1 15 4 . 1 3 4 23 7 93 42 39 4 37 8 51 10 26 5 53 10 1 1 36 7 106 22 41 8 115 14 7 42 4 8 10 5 10 1 7 22 8 14 12 85 g 10 28 16 27 7 20 57 9 35 29 287 22 36 55 29 70 43 35 102 29 27 173 26 28 41 21 54 32 40 103 30 179 56 460 48 64 96 50 124 75 75 205 59 179 lid. £ I 10 0 0 560! 8 0 0 3,680 8 10 0 408 7 10 0 480 10 15 0 1,032 10 0 0 500 7 0 0 868 9 5 0 694 8 10 0 637 10 15 0 2,204 10 15 0 634 10 0 0 l,790l 4 88 12 9 10 31 37 13 35 2 28 16 ;; i 32 2 11 4 13 5 10 3 16 1 21 4 . . 44 6 1 1 41 93 93 6 0 0 472 32 .. ; io .. i 17 .. , 11 2 ' 45 .. ! 32 "I 3 44 7 38 7 48 8 229 11 119 21 7 7 8 11 21 9 41 27 100 49 35 54 56 242 118 35 49 40 149 106 701 103 96 391 224 i 10 15 0 717 6 0 0 605 8 10 0 816 8 0 0 8,128i 10 0 0 2,240| 7 23 11 61 36 "8 1 Wanganui Girls' College (ii i.) Not t providir. tidirt ig 1 Tree P 'laces under • Section 87. 12 17 B. Endow 7ED SC DHOOLS Nl [NCLUD )BD IN J THE Eighth Schedule. Wanganui Collegi- I ate School Christ's College ..' 1,105193 IT I 5 14 6 44 Totals 6 550 38 576 1.335J 1,183 '2,468 8 18 If £21,468 I 439 93 153 * Undei regul aions in force prior Octol ier, 1! tMean rate.

School. taJ, it pi o M © III! si IS O O U <fl ©n-j © © o£ao Total Ex] for: penditure L9O7. Net Income from Endowments per Head of Eoll. Cost per Head. On Salaries of School Staff. On Management and Office Expenses. For Salaries of School Staff. For Management. Total. Vhangarei High School luckland Grammar School Thames High School Jew Plymouth High School Vanganui Girls' College Vanganui Collegiate School 'almerston North High School .. Vellington College (Boys' and Girls') Tapier High Schools )annevirke High Sohools larlborough High Sobool felson College (Boys' and Girls') langiora High School .. 'hristchurch Boys' High School .. ihristchurch Girls' High School.. Jhrist's College Grammar School Lshburton High School .. High Schools Vaitaki High School )tago High Schools Southland High Schools 67 546 70 82 140 184 132 432 £ 10 1,505 210 766 £ 520 5,793 646 1,148 2,017 3,145 1,800 5,027 £ 54 534 26 80 217 271 130 243 £ 0-15 276 3-00 9-34 £ 7-76 10-61 9-23 14 00 14-41 1709 13-63 11-64 £ 0-81 0-98 0-37 0-98 1-55 1-46 0-98 0-56 £ 8-57 11-59 9-60 14-98 15-96 18-55 14-61 1220 18 28 "92 1,233 0-70 2-85 38 167 60 89 308 63 205 217 214 84 125 165 438 263 1,215 75 2,184 438 898 3,322 613 3,788 1,985 3,445 927 2,053 1,598 4,945 2,600 130 3 71 291 17 200 60 272 53 122 137 272 97 7-28 1-25 13-08 7-30 10-09 10-78 9-73 18-48 915 16-10 1104 16-42 9-69 11-29 9-89 0-78 0-05 0-80 0-94 0-27 0-98 0-28 1-27 0-63 0-98 0-83 0-62 0-37 13-86 7-35 10-89 11-72 10-00 19-46 9-43 17-37 11-67 17-40 10-52 11-91 10-26 26 22 64 91 2,959 408 0-21 1-44 14-43 1-88 13 59 1,067 808 1,908 0-70 8-54 4-90 4-36 Totals for 1907 Totals for 1906 .. 145 171 4,051 4,099 12,470 14,276 48,892 45,982 3,280 2,958 3-08 348 12-07" 11-22 0-81 0-72 12-88 11-94

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C. Income of certain Secondary Schools for the Year 1907.

From Endowments. From Government. Schools. Cr. Balances on 1st Jan., 1907. Sales and Mortgage Moneys repaid. Rents. Interest on Moneys invested. Paid by School Commissioners. For Capitation Technical for Instruction. Free Places School Fees. Boardingschool Fees. Stationery and Books sold, and Refunds. Sundries unclassified. Dr. Balances, 31st Dec, 1907. Totals. £ s. d. 217 15 11 »12097 18 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. 70 15 0 4,822 14 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 48 14 0 393 6 0 £ s. d. 19 2 6 £ s. d. 581 13 4 4,025 3 4 £ s. d. 114 2 0 859 12 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 11 8 £ s. d. 76 0 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,128 14 11 22,198 14 2 Whangarei High School Auckland Grammar School (Boys' and Girls') Thames High School New Plymouth High School .. Wanganui Girls' College Wanganui Collegiate School .. Palmerston North High School Wellington College Napier High Schools Dannevirke High School Gisborne High School Marlborough High School Nelson College Greymouth High School Hokitika High School Rangiora High School Christchurch Boys' High School Ohristchurch Girls' High Sohool Christ's College Grammar School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High Schools Waimate High Schools Waitaki High Schools Otago High Schools Southland High Schools 85 11 0 675 7 8 1,901 3 10 376 0 2 930 9 0 4,104 3 3 74 0 0 3,413 5 6 1,069 13 2 18 11 10 1,341 5 7 1,510 15 5 161 15 9 615 4 7 .. 6 i2 0 26 6 10 483 15 4 1,043 4 10 342 16 9 1,320 16 1 2,393 0 5 1,250 5 0 150" 0 0 88211 0 li' 2 10 80 0 0 31 1 0 155 0 0 163 11 3 4 11 0 192 6 4 63 8 5 59 5 0 42 12 0 300 0 0 139 8 0 162 16 8 497 15 4 698 0 0 244 0 0 368 18 6 290 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 53 17 2 17 7 6 170 9 1 29 8 9 14 12 6 49 12 9 60 9 6 14 16 9 71 15 0 395 11 8 497 6 8 1,287 11 1 578 2 6 881 11 8 520 9 2 768 io 10 2,273 12 6 101 10 0 208 19 0 2,441 18 8 2,485 5 0 657 5 11 4,561 13 8 530 19 6 13 6 8 95 4 0 1,585 7 0 I 2,889 2 7 600 0 0 .. ■- •• .. ! 4,070 2 8 17 0 2 1 10 23 14 3 135 17 0 0 19 6 15 3 2 12 0 4 11 2 0 4 0 b 23 8 4 109 11 7 87 9 7 "613 2 10 *1,970 9 6 16 11 9 •2,198 3 11 f 208 5 0 «1,008 6 0 b5,721 0 0 - 264' 5 8 4,762 19 10 1,163 1 2 2,760 16 4 7,923 10 9 4,757 16 4 3,267 5 9 11,022 6 5 7,787 0 8 3,099 14 3 4,371 5 0 2,963 13 9 19,899 4 2 1,454 14 0 1,694 15 5 1,065 19 11 5,982 0 3 5,664 7 3 7,228 14 10 477 7 9 2,298 10 1 5,327 18 5 3,012 2 3 4,085 19 7 11,762 1 8 8,646 3 1 360' 12 7 1,000 0 0 24 15 0 189 6 4 3,578 19 10 288 7 2 722 15 2 96 10 10 651 11 10 2,018 2 7 391 8 2 1,575 17 7 2,208 18 6 1,225 1 6 20 10 4 220 15 2 2,241 18 6 20 4 4 - 13 i5 0 45 17 2 81 13 0 65 0 0 662 18 4 410 6 8 1,645 16 8 712* 5 10 696 4 11 51 19 6 1,281 8 6 423 18 6 3,049 10 6 42 0 0 201 1 8 "' .. - | " '61 15 4 13,021 9 1 214 10 8 75 0 6 *35 11 5 " •• 18 3 6 735 18 11 2,186 17 10 2,480 13 6 614 4 11 761 13 1 3,239 8 11 125 0 0 138 15 7 •• - - .. 1 5 0 377 6 0 30 14 0 2114 6 181 18 3 475 5 0 311 19 10 844 18 4 3,751 6 9 2,412 4 2 470 0 0 565 18 3 387 3 4 3,73115 7 '895 0 0 23 19 0 48 19 3 212'il 6 126 6 1 - Totals 38,236 12 4 1,054 13 4 25,731 12 11 3,600 8 0 4,304 13 7 1046 14 3 7,559 5 3 586 16 11 20,067 15 7. 5,781 7 11 151,043 18 2 22,945 14 5 20,128 3 8 » Including balance (£10,371 0s. 2d.) shown separately last year under " Girls' High School" Ae £326 9s. 3d. for site, building, furniture, &c. el Including Government grant, £1,250, for sit Government grant, £25 15s. 6d., for site, building, furniture, &c. g Including Governmei furniture, &c, and loan, £3,000, for building purposes, j ■ Government grant, £61 15s. 4d, for for building purposes. 1 Including Government grant, £14 17s. 8d., for site, building, furni icount. b Including Government grant, £22 8e. 4d., for site, building, furniture, <tc. » Including Government grant, ;e, building, furniture, &c. e Including Government grant, £2,169 18s. 10d., for site, buildings, furniture, &c. f Including nt annual grant, £400, and £102 6s., for site, building, furniture, &c. h Including Government grant, £2.500 for sites, building, site, building, furniture, &c. j Including Government grant, £3,000, for site, building, furniture, &c. k Including £700 loan, iture, cfec.

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D. Expenditure of certain secondary schools for the year 1907.

Printing, Stationery, Advertising, Cleaning, Fuel, Light, &c. Land, Buildings, Furniture, Insurance, Rent, Rates. Expenditure I Endow- j Interest, ments. I Schools. Liabilities on 1st Jan., 1907. Expense of Boards' Management: Office and Salaries. School Salaries. Boardingschool Account. Examiners' Fees and Expenses. Scholarships, Exhibitions, Prizes. Cr. Sundries Balances, unclassified. 31st Dec, 1907. Totals. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 54 5 11 534 5 0 £ s. d. 520 4 0 5,793 3 11 £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. 3 8 3 33 17 10 79 9 6 306 2 2 £ s. d. 356 14 11 5,251 14 6 £ s. a. 18 5 3 749 10 1 £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 141 18 9 2,683 16 3 £ s. a. 1,128 14 11 22,198 14 S Whangarei High School Auckland Grammar School (Boys' and Girls') Thames High School.. New Plymouth High School Wanganui Girls' College Wanganui Collegiate' School .. Palmerston North High School Wellington College Napier High Schools.. Dannevirke High School Gisborne High Schools Marlborough High School Nelson College Greymouth High School ' .. Hokitika High School Rangiora High School Christohurch Boys' High School Christohurch Girls' High School Christ's College Grammar School Akaroa High School Ashburton High School Timaru High Schools Waimate High School Waitaki High Schools Otago High Schools .. Southland High Schools 127 15 1 I 26 0 0 79 17 4 217 1 8 270 12 ll 1 130 8 7! 243 0 0 129 18 0 2 19 10 63 12 5 70 18 9 290 17 7 30 10 0 18 19 0 17 8 2 200 0 0 60 0 0 271 19 5 0 12 0 53 2 10 122 9 4 25 16 8 137 3 2 272 7 6 96 16 0 645 19 8 1,147 10 0 2,083 7 3 3,145 8 8 1,800 13 0 5,336 19 1 2,391 14 4 437 10 0 897' 18 4 3,572 5 4 2,441 2 0 3,625 "l 2 1 19 0 47 14 0 6 19 0 162 7 4 8 "8 0 65 6 2 25 7 8 93 14 5 73 14 5 87 19 4 49 11 8 244 4 3 34 9 0 178 4 6 66 8 10 579 6 9 91 17 10 173 19 0 6 8 0 34 9 1 58 0 0 72 19 4 47 17 3 73 4 5 403 6 0 397 9 2 218 19 0 698 12 8 1,186 12 6 747 16 8 527 11 9 2,053 0 8 567 10 6 2,455 5 2 356 13 3 1,626 15 4 10,683 7 5 44 6 10 6 5 0 109 19 6 303 "l 1 84i9 9 3 14 6 9 4 3 560 il 8 0 "3 9 453 16 1 *6,715 "l3 0 40 13 3 9 11 6 83 0 0 115 8 10 124 4 9 116 3 8 30 3 4 0 0 2 115 2 9 2 4 0 161 12 4 121 16 3 699 17 9 1,745 0 1 464 15 2 1,794 8 11 4,401 17 8 163 2 0 3,704 17 3 244 11 11 1,424 4 0 1,545 8 0 347 2 0 695 15 8 1,163 1 2 2,760 16 4 7,923 10 £ 4,757 16 4 3,267 5 £ 11,022 6 £ 7,787 0 c 3,099 14 £ 4,371 5 C 2,963 13 £ 19,899 4 S 1,454 14 C 1,694 15 £ 1,065 19 11 5,982 0 i 5,664 7 £ 7,228 14 1C 477 7 £ 2,298 10 1 5,327 18 £ 3,012 2 £ 4,085 19 7 11,762 1 i 8,646 3 1 •• \ 137 0 11 315 14 5 613 9 0 3,978 5 2 1,984 16 2 3,445 9 2 50 0 0 10 13 0 11 14 6 47 18 3 8 10 0 ! 39 18 5 45 6 7 156 17 2 98 16 3' 69 16 1 712 16 7 i 287 16 8 6 10 0| 1 17 6 9 10 0: 58 0 5 75 11 2 162 8 6 121 5 0, 46 18 2 8 15 Oi 137 19 11 446 18 5 1 378 7 4 30 8 5 33 18 5 363 16 0 3,218 4 6 257 12 0 1 10 0 144 9 0 6 12 0 988 17 9 20 10 0 03 6 200 0 0 100 0 0 4 0 5 186 17 8 27 6 10 455 13 11 50 0 0 110 2 3 18 10 6 176 11 0 394 16 0 3,539 9 2 674 14 0 28 "4 9 41611 11 397 18 3 1,01216 3 927' 1 8 2,052 14 10 63 18 8 1,305 2 3 40 7 9 628 18 6 1,145 10 11 4,334 10 6 63i8 0 1,718 7 1 4,945 4 5 2,599 15 10 •• 47 9 11 16 2 10 81 5 3 20 3 6 0 "*8 6 1,543 11 11 2,584 12 4 978 14 8 1,175 12 4 453 11 3 6l'io 5 155"5 0 108 8 2 •• Totals 1,593 6 8 3,421 2 1 50,037 16 11 6,177 13 7 ■ 297 13 1 2,026 19 0 4,127 15 0 38,153 2 3 2,558 8 0 1,668 17 11 13,251 19 4 27,729 4 4 151,043 18 * Including £5,000, amount of liability to the Auckland Education Board, extinguished by the operation of " The Auckland Girls' Grammar School Act, L"

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E. Lower Departments of Schools.

F. List of Secondary Schools incorporated or endowed.

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Name of Sohool. Number of Pupils. Proportion of Annual Rate of Salary of Teachers. Total Pees receivei for Year. Wanganui Girls' College Wellington College (Boys') Wellington College (Girls') Napier High School (Boys') Napier High School (Girls') . . Nelson College (Boys') ... Nelson College (Girls') ... Christohurch Boys' High School ... Waitaki High School (Boys') 18 22 6 20 J8 10 16 22 13 £ s. d. 66 13 4 220 0 0 89 10 0 90 2 0 117 8 0 160 0 0 90 0 0 190 0 0 120 0 0 £ s. a. 136 10 0 215 0 0 46 8 8 151 9 3 143 15 0 98 0 0 144 18 0 190 0 0 98 15 0 Totals 145 1,143 13 4 1,224 15 11

Name. Act of Incorporation or Institution. Remarks. WhangarefHigh School 1878, No. 63, Local .. Act may be repealed by Gazette notice under Act of 1885, No. 30. Auckland Grammar School Auckland Girls' Grammar School Thames High School New Plymouth High School Wanganui Girls' College Wanganui Collegiate School 1899, No. 11, Local. 1906, No. 18, Local. 1878, No. 54, Local. 1889, No. 2, Local. 1878, No. 42, Looal .. [Nil] Board identical with Education Board. Endowment, Reg. I, fol. 52. See also D.-16, 1866, p. 9. Scheme of control, Gazette, 1904, Vol. i, p. 903. Palmerston North High School Wellington College and Girls' High School Dannevirke High School Napier High Schools Gisborne High School Marlborough High School Nelson College 1904, No. 20, section 88 1887, No. 17, Local. 1904, No. 20, section 88 1882, No. 11, Local. 1885, No. 8, Local .. 1899, No. 27, Local .. 1858, No. 38, and 1882, No. 15, Local. 1883, No. 21, Local .. 1883, No. 7, Local .. 1881, No. 15, Local. 1878, No. 30, Local .. [Nil] Scheme of control, Gazette, 1905, Vol. ii, p. 2,407. Not in operation in 1907. Board identical with Education Board. Greymouth High School Hokitika High School Rangiora High School Christchurch Boys' High School Christohurch Girls' High School Not in operation in 1907. Not in operation in 1907. Under management of Canterbury College. Under management of Canterbury College. Endowment, Gazette, 1878, Vol. i, p. 131. A department of Christ's College, Canterbury Christ's College Grammar School Canterbury Ordinance. 1855 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. 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 Not in operation in 1907. Not in operation in 1907.

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3. Further details relating to secandary departments of district high schools.

Staff and Pupils of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 31st December, 1907.

Note.—In the coh ' A " Assistant in tne Si imn for "Position on Siafi," (4), "M" ai scondary Department. id " F " distin: ;uish'Sex, "H" means Head of a School I, and 1 2 3 NaniB nf Teerher Classification Name ot leacner. or Degree. 4 Annul Position 5 . on ££« Staff, u Annui U Eates of Sulary meut at 31st Dece: ■aid by Governlber, 1907. Num 8 ier of I 9 'upils. 10 t School. 5 . lei's a s«* 6 Additions to Salary under Sections II and 15 of the Amendment Act, 1905. 7 Total. M. F. '■ Total. I Auckland — Aratapu Cambridge Coromandel Hamilton West Normal Onehunga Hockin, Harry Lewis, Percy (j. .. Walker,.William E. C, Shanahan, Edwaid W. McbLlwain, Olive N. Tanner, Thomas B. Gatland, Alfred H. Worsley, William H. Wilson, Eoenezer Robertson, May B. Cousins, Herbert G. Shrewsbury Elsie Mclntosh,'William N. Kenny, Arthur A. Patterson, Florence I. Moi.ro, Agnes S. .. Murphy, Francis Meredith, diaries Algie, Ronald M. .. Flavell, Dennis K. Roberts, William P. Bemadeni, Gasper A. Dromgool, James C. Benge, Alfred Stewart, Alexander A. Dl D3 B.A., Bl B.A., B4 D3 Dl D2 Dl M.A., A2 B.A. M.A., Al M.A., Al Dl D2 M.A., Lie. , Lie 01 C2 i>\ D2 CI B.Sc, A3 Dl H.M. A.M. H M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. £ 20 150 40 190 125 20 150 40 190 125 40 200 50 220 165 135 40 190 125 30 180 30 180 30 180 £ s. d. 10 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 £ s. d. 30 0 0 180 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 40 0 0* 200 0 0 55 0 0 220 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 13 19 15 83 "7 41 13 20 10 29 ~25 45 -26 '39 25 62 32 86 Paeroa 19 14 33 Pukekohe West 20 io 30 Taurangaf io 15 25 Waihi 14 "7 21 Taranaki— Stratford Tyrer, Florence A. R. Gatland, Arthur R. Webb, Mary ... Bowler, Frederic G. Dl B.A. M.A. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.M. 50 220 165 135 50 0 0 220 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 64 29 93 Wanganui— Eltham Thomas, Taliesin Lynch, Eva M. B. Hill, John D. C. .. ; Amos, William H. N. Wyatt, Gladys M. Strack, Conrad A. .. Niven, James .. .. j Poynter, Zoe B. .. Mosscuan, Ed*in .. Wilkes, Frederick J. O'Dea, PairicK .. Martin, Fredeiick W. Aitken, James Rutherf rd, John R. Biair, Jennie G. .. Dl M.A. CI C2 C5 Dl ! .I.A., M.Sc, A2 M.A., B3 I CI M.A., B3 M.A.,LL.B.,A1 C4 B.A., Bl M.A., Al B.A., B2 H.M. AF. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. 20 150 40 190 125 40 190 125 30 180 30 180 45 200 135 10 0 0 30 0 0 150 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 125 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 45 0 0 200 0 0 135 0.0 7 6 13 Feilding 20 19 '39 Hawera 10 0 0 22 26 48 Marton 10 0 0 20 0 0 "n 13 30 Patea{ 16 "8 24 Wanganui 28 16 44 Wellington— Carterion Burns, Andrew N. Talbut, Arthur E. Scott, Florence .. .. j Charters, Alexander B. Cromie, George Yeats, Duncan M. Lyue, Uhrisiopurr J. Livinghtme, l«'dnny R. Mclntyre, James Harding, Albert J. Jockson, William H. B, e, JoliuG. Williams, Ethel .. McLandress, Isabella Parkin on, Henry A. Low, benjamin H. Rowley, Elizabeth M. li fig, HiiuJt) M. .. Wtbii, James C. .. aiighley, John Thuinas, Joseph .. Widd?, E.izabah. F. Av. ry, R ■Hβ E. B.A., Bl M.A., D2 B.A. B.A., Bl B.A., B2 Dl B.A., B3 1 M.A. 1)1 03 Dl M.A., Al B.A., B2 M.A., B2 M.A., HI B.A., Bl M.A., Al U.A., M.Sc. B.A., Bl M.A., Bl CI B.A., B3 B.A., H3 H.M. AM. AF. H.M. A.M. H.M. A. VI. AF. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.b 1 . 11 M. A.M. H.M. A.F. A.F. 40 190 125 30 180 40 190 125 40 190 50 220 165 13i 50 220 165 185 40 280 40 190 1-25 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 30 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 50 0 0 220 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 50 0 0 220 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 40 0 0* 280 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 26 28 54 Greytown 30 0 0 'i3 15 28 Hutt H 29 43 Levin is 11 . 27 Masterton.. 44 48 i 92 Newtown 25 27 52 Normal 1UU 1 ' 185 .in I 1 17 24 40 ! Pahiatua .. 280 40 -t i\r\ ! 10 24 34 190 " 1-25 .. * Amount included also in Table No. 8, B-l. t Secondary <le Lepartmeat opi .epartmeut opei tned 1st Oi itoher, 1907. 1 Secondar; j department opei ied 1st 1 [arch, ;, 1907.

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Staff and Pupils of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 31st December, 1907— contd.

1 School. 2 Name of Teacher. :i 4 .nnual Bates of Salary paid by 'errmient at 31st December, 1907. Num ier of 'upils. GoClassificfition or Degree, Position on Staff. 5 nS) i oa: 6 Addition to Salary under j Sections 11 and 15 j of tile Amend- ' ment Act, 1905. 7 Total. 8 M. 9 10 P. Total. Vellington— continued. Petone .. .. Ho Lyi Mv Home, James Lynskey, James Myers, Phoebe Ross, Christina M. MacMorran, George King, Eus-ace Wilson, Marion K. Roberts, Florence G. Drne, James /nskey, James .. vers. Phrp.be Dl CI B.A., B2 B.A. Dl M.A.,B.Sc.,Bl M.A., A2 B.A., C2 H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. £ 50 220 165 135 50 220 165 135 £ s. d. 20 0 0 £ s. d. 50 0 0 240 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 50 0 0 240 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 40 48 88 my Ro: Terrace .. .. Ma Kir Wi yers, .fhceoe )ss, Christina M. icMorran, George ng, Eus-ace ilsnn Marion K 20 0 0 31 '32| 63 Wi Rol lawke's Bay— Gisborne .. .. j Ro' Kir Rowley, Francis J. Kinder, John Gow, Harriet Pegler, Leonard F. Stephens, Thomas J. 0. Hodgson, Ruth J. Stevenson, Andrew Keane, Jeiemiah P. 11 son, lviarion Ii.. iberts, Florence G. >wley, Francis J. nder, John B.A., Bl B.A., B2 M.A., A3 BA..B1 ii.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. 40 190 125 45 200 135 20 150 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 45 0 0 200 0 0 135 0 0 30 0 0 150 0 0 13 12 25 GoHastings .. Peg Ste )w, Harriet igler, Leonard F. pphens, Thomas J. 0 13 20 33 Ho Wooaville .. .. Ste TCe, idgson, Ruth J. evenson, Andrew mne .Teiemiah P. 08 Dl Lie. 10 0 0 4 12 18 Aei lelson — Motueka .. .. Ha: Ri.n Harris, Thomas A. Stoddari, Frances Haikness, James H. Slowey, Anas'asia I. Boyes, William H. Ainsworth, Emma F. Ntve, Frederick .. GifTord, Arthur J. McElwee, Marion E. ;ane, jetemtan tr. rrris, Thomas A. ndnftrt. Frfliif-HB VJ.A.,LL.B.,Al j B.A., B2 B.A., Bl M.A. Dl B.A., B2 MA, Bl M.A., AI D3 H.M. AF. H.M. A.F. H.M. AF. H.M. A.M. A.F. 20 150 20 150 20 150 40 190 1251 20 0 0 150 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 40 0 0 225 0 0 125 0 0 11 7 18 »to Reefton .. .. Ha Slo oaaari, i< ranees nkness, James H. nwpv AnaRtfisia. T. i4 io 24 SIO Takaka LowerJ . . Bo; Ail o»ey, Anas'asia 1. >yes, William H. nsworth. Emma F. ii i9 '30 All! Westport .. .. j N» - Gif nsworin, limma r. ve, Frederick .. fford, Arthur J. 31 '37 68 35 0 0 Mc key— Greymouth . Adt Wo Adams, Allan A. .. Wood, Robert T. .. Thompson, Marion jElwee, Marion E. lams, Allan A. .. ood, Robert T. .. Dl B,A.,LL.B.,B1 D2 H.M. A.M. A.F. 40 190 125 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 16 22 38 The Vestland — Hokitika .. Wa Wi, Wake, Hugh G. .. Williams, Henry Olliver, Margaret, F. L. icmpson, Marion ake, Hugh G. .. illiams, Henry .. B.A., Bl CI M.A., M.Sc H.M. AM. A.F. 40 190 125 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 17 16 35 OUi forth Canterbury— Akaroa .. . • Ha! Ort Hall, Charles Gray, Alexander Anderson, John Hardey, Mary 1. .. Hardie, Charles D. Waller, Francis D. Hansard, George A. Wilkinson, Maria L. Malcolm, Thornton G. Hassall, Edith G... Penlington, Benjamin Williams, Florence W. A. .. Bean, William D. Mayne, Arthur J... O okson, Arthur Gibson, GloriaDna F. Just, Emile U. .. Burley, William E. Aschman, Christopher T. .. Mcllraith, James, W. Gates, Thomas A. Glanville, Gertrude M. liver, Margaret, F. L ill, Charles ■a.v Alexander . . C2 1IA, AI CI C4 B.A., Bl B.A., Bl C4 B.A. CI B.A., B5 CI C4 01 M.A., B2 Dl M.A. Dl B.A., B2 CI M.A., LL.B. Dl CI H.M. A.M. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.M. AF. A.M. AF. H.M. AF. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.F. 30 180 20 150 60 240 190 165 150 135 20 150 30 180 20 150 30 180 40 275 30 180 30 0 0 180 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0 315 19 4 190 0 0 165 0 0 211 0 0 135 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 45 0 0 235 6 0 40 0 0* 275 0 0 40 0 0 180 0 0 15 11 26 urf Amberley .. An< Ha ay, Alexander .. iderson, John .. rrdev. Marv 1. .. "s 9 17 ! JO.H Christchuroh West ! Ha Wa truey, 1. . . irdie, Charles D. aller, Francis D. 75 19 4 ii6 65 181 Ha: Wi Ma insard, George A. ilkinson, Maria L. ilcolm. Thornton G. 61 "0 0 IVlUt Ha Darfleld .. .. Pel Wi LICOUII, iiiocciLOU \jr. issall, Edith G... nlington, Benjamin illiams. "Florence W. "9 16 25 Wl Kaiapoi .. Bet Ma illiams, Florence W. an, William D. ivne. Arthur J. .. i7 ii '28 rua Lincoln .. C c an nyne, uriuur ti. . . okson, Arthur .. hsnn. dlnrianna Ti 1 . "8 13 21 Lyttelton .. Jus Bui Dson, (jiorianna c. st, Emile U. lrlev. William E. 15 "0 0 55 6 0 14 "8 22 aw Normal .. .. Asc Mc.. iriey, wiuiam ii. chman, Christopher ■Jlrn.it.il. .la.mea. W i2 6 "l8 MC Southbridge .. Gal Gla james, w. ites, Thomas A. anville. Gertrude M. 10 0 0 20 is 33 uia lOUth Canterbury— Geraldine .. .. Mo Kir Montgomery, John R. King, Esther A. .. Thomas, William Irwin, Major George MoLeod, Murdoch McCaskill, Donald Reid, Je-sie B. .. Pitcaithly, George Laing, Thomas M. M. Foweraker, Charles E. anvnie, uertruae M. sntgomery, John R. ne. Esther A. M.A., Bl M.A., A4 M.A., Bl D2 B.A., Bl B.A., Bl B.A., B3 B.A., Bl B.A., B2 C4 H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. Fl.M. A.M. AF. H.M. A.M. A.M. 20 150 30 180 40 190 125 45 200 135 20 0 0 150 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 87 1 0 225 5 0 125 0 0 180 18 8 231 3 4 135 0 0 5 10 Pleasant Point .. The Irvc ng, n,8tner a. .. lomas, William win. Mainr Georpe il i4 '25 irvt Temuka .. .. Mo Mc win, Major ueorge cLeod, Murdoch sCaskill, Donald 47 "l 0 35 5 0 '20 i3 33 Rei Waimate .. Pit La: iid, Je-sie B. tcaithly, George ling, Thomas M. M. 13518 8 31 3 4 30 28 58 FoItago— Balclutha .. .. Mc Mu McElrea, William Munro, William F. J. Dare, Olive J. M. .. Allan, Mary K. .. Patterson, Thomas A. Harrison, Charlotte G.. Stenhouse, John Strachan, James E. Paterson, Janet Darton, Henry L. Fowler, Jane B. >weraker, Charles E. oElrea, William unro, William F. J. ire. Olive J. M. . B.E., Bl M.A., B3 C3 El . M.A., Bl B.A. CI M.A., B2 M.A., Bl Dl El H.M. \.M. A.F. t H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. t t 40 190 125 23 5 6 63 5 6 190 0 0 125 0 0 13 9 6f 20 0 0 150 0 0 152 2 0 200 0 0 135 0 0 81 6 6f 38 3 6f 28 13 41 ua All; Hampden .. Pal Ha ire, unve j. M. .. Ian, Mary K. .. itterson, Thomas A. irrison. Charlotte (5. 20 150 45 200 135 13' 9 6 6 4 io na Lawrence .. .. Ste ttrnson, \_/uarioii.e u. enhouse, John 107' 2 0 *46 27 '73 81 6 6 38 3 6 * Amount included also 1] Table No. 8, E-J. 1 Assistants on he primi t Secondary departmen iry staffs who rec< opened 1st July, ejve additions to si 1907. ,lary under sectioi 82 («) of the Act.

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Staff and pupils of secondary Departments of District High Schools at 31st December, 1907— .contd.

1 2 3 annual Annual Rates of Salary paid by Government Mtlm1 at 31st December, 1907. wuml >er of P 'upils. School. Name of Teacher. Classification or Degree, Position 5 on Staff. S>^3 1343 o> t: GUSS® OCB 6 7 R Additions to Salary under Sections 11 and 15 Total. : M. of the Amendment Act, 1905. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6 19 0 36 19 0 18 180 0 0 20 0 0 4 150 0 0 40 0 0* 24 200 0 0 135 0 0 20 0 0 10 150 0 0 8 18 0 38 18 0 12 180 0 0 24 10 0 24 10 Of 11 0 0 11 0 Of 30 0 0 7 180 0 0 40 0 0 17 190 0 0 125 0 0 13 18 0 13 18 Of 9 10 F. Total Otago— continued. Mosgiel Pinder, Edward Urqubart, Henry R. Malcolm, James P. F. Robertson, Thomas G. Marshall, Angus .. Hardv, James W. McArthur, Grace C. Fergus- n, Daniel Cox, Anrie Rennie, James Rodger, William .. Grav, James H. .. Orkney, Eva M. .. Stewart, John N. Campbell, Eliza .. Graham, Walter B. Ferguson, Albert J. Beckingi-ale, Lucy McLaren, Mary .. M.A., AI C3 Dl !. 1 B.A.,' Bl .. CI CI M.A., Bl M.A., A5 .. B.A.,B.Sc.,Bl C2 .. B.A., Bl CI CI M.A., A3 CI .. M.A..B2 B.A., D3 El . £ H.M. 30 A.M. 180 H.M. 20 A.M. 150 H M. 40 A.M. 200 A.F. 135 H M. 20 A.F. 150 H.M. 30 A.M. 180 t t H.M. 80 A.F. 180 H M. 40 A.M. 190 A.F. 125 t 22 40 Naseby "9 13 Normal 38 62 Palmerston 16 '25 Port Chalmers is 30 Tapanui .. 12 19 Tokomairiro '21 38 Southland— Arrow 12 18 Gore Lumsden .. Orr, James Mehaffey, Maurice W. Golding, Jonathan Brunton, John .. Sinclair, Agnes .. Clark, William H. McGibbon, Eva J. Hewat, Ebenezer C. Wild, Cyril T. .. Hutchinson, James B. Budd, Alice M. .. Dl .. ! B.A., Bl .. 1 M.A., B2 03 .. : B.A., Bl .. D4 ..I B.A , Bl .. I B.A., B4 .. I CI M.A. H.M. 20 A.M. 150 H.M. 40 A.M. 190 A.F. 125 H.M. 20 A.F. 150 H.M. 20 A.M. 150 H.M. 20 A.F. 150 20 0 0 6 150 0 0 5 0 0 45 0 0 49 22 10 0 212 10 0 10 0 0 135 0 0 .. 20 0 0 2 150 0 0 20 0 0 |.6 150 0 0 20 0 0 2 150 0 0 26 io 75 i2 Riverton .. 12 18 Winton i2 "li 1,209 2,452 j 19,040 1,032 15 4 |20,072 15 4 1,243 1 • Amount included also i; Table No. 8, E-l. i Assistants on the >ri iar; staffs who rei teive additions to salar; under section 82 oftbi Act.

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WHANGAEEI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. Boger Lupton, Mr. H. G. Smith, Miss A. M. L. Woolloy, Miss E. Blumhardt, Mr. D. Grant, and Miss Walldey. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English —Nesfield, English, Past and Present; Shakespeare, Henry V; selections from Chaucer and Spenser ; essays. Latin—Allcroft's Latin Prose Composition ; Horace, Odes, I; Cicero, selections; Ovid, Tristia. French—Weekley's Prose Exercises; Tartarin de Tarascon; Monte Cristo. Mathematics —Hall and Stevens's Geometry, as for Junior University Scholarship; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry and Algebra; Mechanics, Bryan and Briggs. Science—Heat, Stewart's; Physiology, Shore and Foster. Geography—Commercial, syllabus for Senior Civil Service. Lowest. —English —Nesfield's English Grammar and Composition, Parts I and 11, Temple Header; Ancient Mariner; Mort d'Arthur; dictation and essays. History—General introduction ; The English as a Colonising Nation. Latin—Ora Maritima. French —Siepmann's First Year. Mathematics —Arithmetic, general revision; algebra, Hall and Knight, to simultaneous equations; geometry, Baker and Bourne, Book I. Physiology —Murche's Elementary. Bookkeeping —Thornton's First Lessons. Drawing —Freehand; brush, from nature; plane and solid geometry. Manual —First year's woodwork; City and Guilds' syllabus (boys); cookery (girls). 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year ..£217 15 11 Management— Plus amount paid in excess, Office salary .. .. .. 51 12 9 teachers'salaries and allowances 011 8 Other office expenses .. .. .. 2 3 2 218 7 7 Other expenses of management .. .. 0 10 0 Government capitation— : Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 520 15 8 For free places.. .. .. .. 581 13 4 i Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 383 For Manual and Technical Instruction Material for classes .. .. .. 0 14 9 Regulations .. .. .. 19 2 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 18 19 10 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 56 18 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 14 18 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 70 15 0 Purchases and new works.. .. .. 222 19 1 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 47 14 0 Fenoing, repairs, &o. . .. 87 10 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 114 2 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. .. 44 10 7 Voluntary contribution for general purposes of Endowments— the school .. .. .. 19 2 0 Site .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, &o.) .. .. 2 5 3 Balance at end of year.. .. .. .. 141 7 1 £1,127 14 11 £1,127 14 11 J. M. Killen, Chairman. J. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

AUCKLAND GRAMMAE SOHOOL. Staff. Boys' School— Mr. J. W. Tibbs, M.A.; Mr. J. H. Turner, M.A.; Mr. H. J. D. Mahon, B.A. ; Mr. F. M. A. Heaton, B.Sc. ; Mr. J. F. Sloman, B.A. ; Mr. J. G. Trevithick, M.A.; Mr. J. Drummond, M.A.; Rev. J. K. Davis, M.A. ; Mr. P. Drummond, 8.A.; Mr. J. D. Dinneen, B.A. ; Mr. F. W. Gamble, M.A. ; Mr. W. J. Martyn, M.A. ; Mr. E. Caradus, B.Sc. ; Mr. F. Potter. Girls' School.— Miss A. W. Whitelaw, M.A. ; Miss E. G. Wallace ; Miss A. C. Morrison, M.A. ; Miss W. Pioken, M.A.; Miss F. E. Macdonald, B.A. ; Miss F. V. J. Jacobsen, M.A. ; Miss E. M. Griffin, M.A. ; Miss B. Blades ; Miss M. A. Dive, B.A. ; Mr. Kenneth Watkins. • 1. Report of the Boaud of Governor*. The School. —At the beginning of the year there were 389 boys and 233 girls in the two schools, o! whom 324 boys and 207 girls-held free places under the regulations, and for whose tuition the Government paid at the rate of £8 10s. capitation for the first and £8 for each of the second and third terms. The Board has been compelled to continue to rent St. Paul's Schoolroom for another year to accommodate about half the girls, and will continue to do so until the completion of the new Girls' Grammar School in Howe Street, on the erection of which there has been spent up to

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the 31st December, 1907, £4,905 15s. 6d. The delay in the erection has been caused by the bad weather up to October preventing the brickmakers from making the red bricks. The Hon. the Minister of Education kindly came from Wellington and laid the memorial stone on the 4th December, 1907. The headmistress, Miss A. W. Whitelaw, M.A., of whom mention was made in the report last year, arrived in Auckland from England on the 4th January, 1907. Distinctions. —Seven pupils of the boys' school gained scholarships at the examination of the University of New Zealand held in December, 1907. Four others passed the examination with credit, and thirty-one boys passed matriculation. Thirty-seven passed the Civil Service Junior Examination with distinction, and eighty-three boys qualified for senior free places, of whom ten gained Auckland Education Board Senior Scholarships. The following distinctions were won outside the Dominion by former pupils of the school: H. R. Climie graduated B.Sc. in engineering at Glasgow, winning the the George Harvey and Walker prizes; N. H. Prior, M.B. and Ch.B., and W. C. W. McDowell, M.D., with distinction at Edinburgh) R. C. Maolaurin was appointed to the professorship of mathematics in the University of Columbia. At the University of New Zealand the following degrees were taken by former pupils : 8.A., A. F. Howarth, H. B. Hughes, H. Davies; B.Sc, D. E. Hansen, S. N. Ziman; LL.B., J. Stanton, W. H. Woodward, R. L. Ziman ; M.Sc, G. B. Stephenson; LL.M., L. T. Pickmere; 8.E., H. Benjamin. The Senior Scholarships for Pure and Applied Mathematics were won by S. N. Ziman. Lack of room and conveniences have made it quite impossible to include in the girls' school course much that is very desirable in a curriculum suitable for girls, and throughout the year the classes have of necessity been too large. Limited accommodation has considerably hampered the work of the girls' school. In spite of these drawbacks the year's work has been most successful as far as success can be measured by examination-results. For the Junior University Scholarship Examination two entered, and one gained a Senior National Scholarship; for matriculation, twenty-two entered, and twenty-one passed; for Junior Civil Service, twenty-seven entered and twenty-five passed, twenty-three obtaining credit; sixty-seven qualified on the examination for senior free places. At the Senior District Scholarship Examination four gained scholarships, and twelve others qualified for a senior free place. Several of the girls from the school competed for and gained prizes given by the Auckland French Club, on the results of the oral examination conducted by it. In July the Board appointed Miss F. E. Macdonald, 8.A., Sydney, as classical mistress. Miss Macdonald is an old pupil of the school. The usual distribution of prizes was made at the Choral Hall on the 19th December, 1907, by Lady Plunket to the girls, and by His Excellency Lord Plunket, the Governor, to the boys. Forty prizes were won by the girls, sixty by the boys; their total cost was some £60. Two prizes have again been given by Mr. J. P. Hooton for English essays, and one by Mr. P. M. Mackay, J. P., for chemistry. G. Maurice O'Rohke, M.A., LL.D., Chairman. 2. WOKK OF THE HIUHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest — Boys' School: English—Nesfield, English, Past and Present; Milton, Paradise Lost, I and II; Essays from Addison (Fowler); Shakespeare, Twelfth Night; selections from Chaucer. Latin —Virgil, Georgics, 111 and IV; Livy, II; Horace, Odes, II; Pliny, Select Letters. French —Wall's Concise French Grammar; Rey's French Composition ; Tartarin de Tarascon ; Quatre-vingt-treize; Poemes Choisis (Arnold). Mathematics —Baker and Bourne's Geometry; Todhunter and Loney's Algebra; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry ; Ward's Trigonometry Exercises. Science —-Roscoe and Hardens Chemistry; Tilden's Practical Chemistry; Glazebrook's Heat. Girls' School: English —Literature —Twelfth Night, Macaulay's Clive, Henry V, Chaucer's Prologue, Selections from Gibbon, Boswell's Life of Johnson; Grammar and Composition—Nesfield, Past and Present. Latin —Cicero, Pro Figario; Virgil, Georgics, Book IV; Livy, Book II; Postgate's New Latin Primer; North and Hillard's Prose; Wilkin's Roman Antiquities; Shuckburgh's History of Rome. French—Contes Choisies, Coppee; Tartarin de Tarascon, Daudet; Rey's French Composition; Wall's Concise French Grammar. Botany—Scott's Flowering Plants and Flowerless Plants; Groom's Botany. Mathematics —Geometry, Baker and Bourne; algebra, Todhunter and Loney; arithmetic, The School Arithmetic (Workman); trigonometry, Borchardt; mechanics, Jessop. Lowest. — Boys' School: English—Nesfield's Outlines of English Grammar; The Temple Reader; Longfellow, Evangeline. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, Part I; Postgate's Shilling Primer; Invasion of Britain. French—Macmillan's French Course, First Year; Javau, Elementary French Reading-book. Mathematics —Greville and Loney's Shilling Arithmetic; Longmans' Junior School Algebra; Baker and Bourne's Geometry. Geography — Longmans' Geography, Book 11, The World. Girls' School: English—The Temple Reader; The Ancient Mariner (Coleridge); Lays of Ancient Rome (Macaulay) ; Nesfield's Outlines: Arabella Buckley, to end of Tudor Period. Latin —Scalae Priinse, Macmillan, Part I : Postgate's First Latin Primer. French —Macmillan, Part I; Bebe, Mrs. Frazer. Mathematics —Arithmetic, Loney and Greville; algebra, Longmans' Algebra; geomejtry, Baker and Bourn«. Botany —General descriptions of plants, flowers, and simple physiology.

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3. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, L 907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,726 18 8 Secretary's expenses .. .. 164 0 0 Government capitation for free places .. 4,025 3 4 Office expenses .. .. .. 62 5 1 Current income from reserves .. .. 4,822 14 0 ■ Commission, &c, to collector .. .. 305 17 7 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 393 6 0 ; Teachers' salaries and allowancesSchool fees .. .. .. .. 859 12 0 Mas ers .. .. .. .. 4,139 9 8 Other receipts—Balance of Auckland Girls' Mistresses .. .. .. .. 1,653 14 3 School taken over from Auckland Edu- j Election expenses .. .. .. 2 2 4 cation Board .. .. .. 10,370 15 2 ! School requisites .. .. .. 90 7 11 Legal expenses .. .. .. 12 5 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 79 9 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 39 7 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. — School .. .. .. .. 51 1 2 Property .. .. .. .. 18 4 6 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and other temporary advances — Boys .. .. .. .. 112 0 0 Girls .. .. .. .. 64 8 0 Insurance— School .. .. .. .. 22 17 8 Property .. .. .. .. 72 13 3 Girl*' school building .. .. .. 4,905 15 6 Girls' school requisites .. .. 88 2 9 Girls' school rents .. .. T. 50 0 0 Gas, cleaning, &o. .. .. .. 21 1 6 Fencing, repairs, &o. — School .. .. .. .. 112 15 2 Property .. .. .. .. 312 15 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.)—property .. 333 12 4 Part payment of loan to Diocesan Pension Board. .. .. .. .. 1,600 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 8 4 9 Interest on loans .. .. .. 76 15 0 Boy and girls' school building photos .. 6 6 0 Swimming sports— Boys .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Girla ... .. .. .. 2 0 0 Crioket ooaoh.. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Athletic sports — Boyß .. .. .. .. 17 0 0 Girls .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Invitation sports cards.. .. .. 12 0 Cricket wickets .. .. .. 3 0 0 Passage-money to London .. .. 60 0 0 Amount of liability to the Auckland Education Board extinguished by the operation of "The Auckland Girls' Grammar School Act, 1906".. .. 5,000 0 0 Balance debentures .. £5,000 0 0 Current account .. 370 15 2 5,370 15 2 Less overdraft .. .. 2,686 18 11 Balance at end of year .. 2,683 16 3 £22,198 9 2 £22,198 9 2 W. Wallace Kidd, Secretary.

THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. N. A. Winter, 8.A.; Mr. K. J. Thompson, B.A, ; Miss M. R. Poy. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English —Shakespeare's Henry V, and Merchant of Venice; Nesfield's Manual of English Grammar and Composition. French —Le Tour dv Monde; The Hidden Treasure; Le Petit Francais (Whitcombe and Tombs); French Composition and Conversation. Latin—Principia Latina, Part II; Csesar's Gallic War, Book I. Arithmetic —Lock; general. Geometry— Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Parts I-IV. Algebra—Hall and Knight, to page 231. Chemistry —Theoretical and practical, according to matriculation and Junior Civil Service requirements. History —The outlines of English history in a series of weekly lectures; civics at intervals and incidentally. Lowest. —English—Merchant of Venice; Nesfield's Manual of Grammar and Composition. Latin —First Latin Course (Cook), to section 17. French —Dent's First French Book, to lesson 37. Arithmetic—General (Pendlebnry's Arithmetic). Algebra—Baker and Bourne, to simple equations. Geometry—Hall and Stevens, Part 1.

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2. Geneeal Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. & s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 85 11 0 Management— Government capitation— Office salary .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 395 11 8 Other expenses of management .. 6 0 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 645 19 8 .. .. .. 53 17 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 11 16 0 Current income from reeerves .. .. 361 18 7 ■ Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 27 9 4 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 42 12 0 Government grants for site, buildings, furSobool fees .. .. .. .. 101 10 0 niture, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 12 1 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 121 16 9 Purchases and new works .. .. 134 12 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 Fenoing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 72 5 9 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) and insurance .. 8 9 2 Refund capitation technical classes .. 38 16 3 Management of endowments, &c. .. 44 6 10 Other expenditure— School requisites .. .. .. 26 010 Legal expenses .. .. .. 110 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 16 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 121 16 3 £1,163 1 2 £1,163 1 2 Aech. Buens, Chairman. Jas. Keenick, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that a Government grant of £750 towards the erection of High School buildings has unlawfully be charged with interest on a loan of £700. — J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. E. Pridham, M.A.; Miss C. D. Grant, M.A. ; Miss G. A. Drew, M.A. ; Mr. H. H. Ward ; Mr. E. Jardine. 1. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin —Csesar, Book I (Brown, Victoria College edition), chapters 43-54; Book 11, chapters 1—17: composition, exercises 1-27: Livy, Book VI, chapters 1—12; exercises 1-12 on same: Via Latina, the whole : Continuous Unseen Prose : Latin Unseens : grammar, Irregular Verbs: further unenumerated work after school examination in November. French—Chardenal's Advanced Course, exercises 40-62; rules on same : Unseen Composition : Kastner's Composition, 20-25; Siepman's Senior Course, pages 1-14, 42-57, 77-79, 81, 84, 118-129, 187-189: Pellissier's Unseens: further work after examination as for Latin. English—Mason (except Historical Grammar), analysis, synthesis, correction and improvement of sentences, paraphrasing, essays. Literature —Quentin Durward, pages 1-100; Shakespeare's As you like it. Arithmetic—The subject generally. Algebra—Hall and Knight, to theory of indices. Geometry —Hall and Stevens, Books 1-5; matriculation programme. Science — Botany as prescribed for matriculation (Edmond's Text-book, but most of the work done without reference to any special text-book). Drawing—Geometrical plane and solid (Morris); freehand and model. Woodwork —Regular instruction at Technical School (boys): Cookery—Regular instruction at Technical School (girls). Physical drill. Lowest. —Latin —Scott and Jones, Part I, pages 1-54, and sections Iα to 66a; English into Latin at end. French —Hogben's Naturelle, lessons 1-49; The Stories of Lessons 91, 95, 105-107, 111, 113-115, 117-119, 121, 134, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147. Arithmetic—Stocks, simple and compound interest, present worth, discount, miscellaneous vulgar and decimal fractions, mensuration. Algebra —• Hall and Knight, exercises i-xii (d) and miscellaneous. Geometry— Hall and Stevens, to loci, page 87. History—Stories from English History (Gillies) and part of Studies in English History (Gillies). Geography—Chisholm's Commercial, pages 31-60, 66-78, 209, 223. English—Mason's Outlines, to end of conjunctions; analysis and synthesis, direct and indirect narration, correction of sentences, punctuation, paraphrasing, combination of sentences, use of word or phrase instead-of clause. Literature —The Talisman (abridged, Macmillan), Globe Poetry, Pied Piper, Autumn, Napoleon's Farewell, Destruction of Sennacherib's Army, Mercy, Wise Counsel, The Skylark, Daffodils, song from The Water-babies. Science—Gillies's Studies in Plant-life, pages 1-128. Drawing—Freehand and model. Boys—Woodwork at Technical School. Girls—Sewing. Physical drill.

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2. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. A. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 675 7 8 Management— Government grant for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 fittings, apparatus, &o. .. .. 22 8 4 Other offioe expenses .. .. .. 15 0 4 Government capitation for free places .. 497 0 8 Other expenses of management .. 417 0 Endowments— Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,147 10 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 1,043 4 10 Prizes .. .. .. .. 25 7 8 Paid by School Commissioners .. 300 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 26 15 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 208 19 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 66 19 5 Othes receipts— Purchases and new works .. .. 609 4 8 Transfer fees .. .. .. 10 0 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 6 3 3 Refund cost of school photos .. .. 17 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 14 17 6 Interest on deposits .. .. .. 11 2 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. 8 5 11 Buildings, equipments, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 60 1 4 Endowments—Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) 6 5 0 Other expenditure— Law .. .. .. .. 2 4 6 Pees refunded .. .. .. 7 7 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 699 17 9 £2,760 16 4 £2,760 16 4 J. E. Wilson, Chairman. Waltee Bewley, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WANGANUI GIELS' COLLEGE. Staff. Miss M. I. Praser, M.A. ; Miss S. E. Gifforo , , M.A.; Miss J. Knapp, 8.A.; Miss J. R. Currie, M.A.; Miss A. Blennerhassett, B.A. ; Miss E. M. Mclntosh, M.A. ; Miss J. O. Abernetby, M.A. ; Miss A. Reitzel; Miss M. Warren ; Mrs. A. J. Blandford, L.R.A.M.; Miss J. Cherrett; Miss L. Reichert; Mr. D. E. Hutton ; Miss M. Browne. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English, French, Latin, German, mathematics, mechanics, as for degree of 8.A., University of New Zealand. Swimming, deep, breathing. Certain pupils receive instruction in cookery and dressmaking. Lowest. —Work beyond Standard VI in English. Books read—Evangeline, and King Arthur, and The Knights of the Round Table. Arithmetic—Fundamental rules and vulgar fractions. French —Conversation and written work. Geography, history, Scripture, sewing, brushwork and drawing, deep breathing. Some pupils take cookery. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. . Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,901 3 10 ManagementGovernment capitation under Manual and Office salaries.. .. .. .. 130 0 0 Teohnical Instruction Regulations .. 17 7 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 31 5 2 Endowments — Other expenses of management.. .. 14 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 324 16 9 Teachers'salaries and allowanoes.. .. 2,083 7 3 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Boarding-school aocount .. .. .. 2,441 2 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 80 0 0 Examination expenses .. .. .. 119 0 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 139 8 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,441 18 8 Prizes and prize-giving .. .. .. 33 14 £ Boarding-sohool fees .. .. .. 2,889 2 7 Class material .. .. .. .. 618 8 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 47 12 7 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 85 14 4 Other receipts— Cleaning, fuel, light, &c... .. .. 2 5 0 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 19 15 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 718 1 9 Churoh sittings .. .. .. 42 4 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 83 10 1 Rent of house.. .. .. .. 18 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 96 18 0 Refund passage-money.. .. .. 2 1 10 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 56 19 4 Baths .. .. .. .. .. 65 10 4 Buildings, equipments, &0., for manual instruotion .. .. .. .. 138 10 4 Other expenditure— Bank interest charge .. .. .. 3 14 6 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 54 12 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 7 9 4 Fire insurance .. .. .. 27 2 8 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 19 15 0 Church sittings .. ... .. 48 17 0 Balance at end of year .. .. ~ 1,745 0 1 £7,923 10 9 £7,923 10 9 Peed Pieani, Chairman. W. J. Caeson, Secretary,

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WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, B.A. ; Mr. H. B. Watson, M.A. ; Eev. C. Price, M.A.; Mr. E. C. Hardwicke, M.A.; Mr. J. Harold ; Mr; J. A. Neame, B.A. ; Mrs. Atkinson ; Mr. J. E. Bannister, M.A.; Mr. E. Walker, M.A. ; Mr. H. N. Butterworth ; Mr. G. F. McGrath, M.A. ; Mr. J. Allen, 8.A.; Mr. G. Pownall. / ' ~ 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Work is up to the standard of Junior University Scholarships. Lowest. —Latin, English (grammar, history, geography), French, arithmetic, science, drawing. 2. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. S, s. d. Current income from reserves .. .. 1,320 16 1 Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 127 15 1 Interest on prize-moneys invested .. 6 18 8 ManagementSchool fees .. .. .. .. 2,217 10 0 Office salary .. .. .. 143 14 9 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 600 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 77 19 11 Music fees .. .. .. .. 267 15 0 Other expenses of management .. 48 18 3 Voluntary contributions on account of Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,045 8 8 manual and technical instruction .. 25 0 0 Examinations—Examiners' fees .. 47 14 0 Other receipts—Management .. .. 55 10 11 Prizes .. .. .. .. 49 11 8 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 264 5 8 Printing, stationery, advertising, and stamps 91 5 11 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 152 18 4 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction (engineering) .. .. .. 100 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 466 4 0 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 228 18 10 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 21 0 3 Insurances .. .. .. .. 31 13 7 Interest on current account .. .. 9 4 3 Other expenditure— Legal expenses .. .. .. 46 4 6 Chemicals, &c. .. .. .. 40 16 10 Plans and surveys .. .. .. 28 7 6 £4,757 16 4 £4,757 16 i A. G. Bignell, Chairman. S. W. Adams, Secretary. I hereby certify the above statement of accounts to be correct. —W. Rodwell, F.1.A.N.Z., Auditor.

PALMEESTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. E. Vernon, M.A., B;Sc. ; Mr. F. Fcote, 8.A.; Mr. John Murray, M.A.; Miss C. B. Mills, M.A., B.Sc; Miss L. W. Opie, M.A.; Miss Fergus ; Mr. H. B. Bannister; Mr. Hawkins ; Mr. G. H. Elliott. 1. Repobt of the Governoes. We have the honour to report as follows :— The Board. —There has been no change in the members of the Board, which consists of Messrs. W. Rutherfurd (Chairman), W. H. Collingwood (Treasurer), Rev. C. C. Harper, Rev. I. Jolly, Messrs. J. S. Barnicoat, W. Park, G. Hirsch, H. G. Bennett, and W. T. Wood, M.P. The School. —The teaching staff remains the same, except that Miss W. Opie, M.A., was appointed in place of Miss L. M. B. Lynch, M.A., resigned. The year's work has again been very satisfactory. The following honours were gained by pupils of the school during the year : Senior National Scholarship, 1 ; second year's terms (Victoria College), 1 ; first year's terms, 2; Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge, 7; Matriculation, 4; Senior Civil Service, 1 (also 1 in five subjects); Junior Civil Service, 18 (li with credit); Senior Free Place, 11; Wanganui Board Scholarship (Junior), 1. <■ ! The Grounds.- —These have been still further improved. The boys' football-field has been drained and levelled, and a new fence has been erected at the back of the school and girls' hockeyground. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Literature—Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet; Macaulay's Bacon and Walpole ; Burkes Reflections on French Revolution; period, 1625-88: grammar — Nesfield's Manual; Higher Grade English; precis; Anglo-Saxon and Middle English; essays. Mathematics (to Junior University Scholarship standard)— Arithmetic, miscellaneous; algebra, Baker and Bourne; geometry, Baker and Bourne; trigonometry, Pendlebury's Shorter Course. Science (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Magnetism, Poyser; mechanics, Loney. Latin—Prose, Arnold, 'selected continuous; translation, Cicero's Pro Milone, Horace's Odes iii and iv, miscellaneous ; Roman history, Merivale and Pullar; Antiquities. French —Wellington College French Grammar; Spier's Rapid Exercises; Scribe's Le Verre d'Eau; MdrimeVs Colomba; prose essays.

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Lowest. —English—Literature—Scott's Lady of the Lake; Goldsmith's Deserted Village; Historical Reader; Kingsley's Westward Ho! grammar—Nesfield, Parts 1 and II; composition: history—Kansome, to 1603 : geography—Europe; British possessions; physical (from Longmans' Book 11. Mathematics—Arithmetic, Standard VI, Zealandia; algebra, Baker and Bourne, chapters 1—15; geometry, Baker and Bourne, Books I and 11. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Course, Part I. French—Chardenal, Part I; Longmans' First Conversational Reader. Chemistry, or agriculture, or botany—Elementary. Drawing—Elementary design and colour-work. Woodwork or cooking. 3. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 376 0 2 Management— Government grants— Office salary .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 For sites, building, furniture, &o. (general Other office expenses .. .. .. 7 9 3 purposes) .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 ■ Other expenses of management — carePor buildings, furniture, fittings, and taker .. .. .. .. 92 19 4 apparatus for recognised school classes Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,283 3 9 for manual instruction ... .. 126 9 3 Technical teachers'salaries .. .. 517 9 3 Government capitation— Examinations—Examiners' fees .. .. 6 19 0 For free places .. .. .. 1,287 11 1 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 34 9 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Class material .. .. .. .. 123 3 11 Regulations .. .. .. 170 9 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 117 8 7 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 162 16 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. 60 15 11 School fees .. .. .. .. 280 10 4 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucTechnical fees .. .. .. .. 376 15 7 tion .. .. .. .. .. 72 9 6 Voluntary contributions— Government grants for site, buildings, furOn account of manual and technical in- niture, &o.— struction .. .. .. .. 90 9 6 Ordinary .. .. .. 200 0 0 On account of general purposes of the Manual instruction .. .. .. 27 1 11 school .. .. .. .. 9 16 Purchases and new works .. .. 55 5 11 Other receipts— Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 4 15 5 Cookery and woodwork classes material .. 20 3 11 I Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 43 19 0 Wanganui Education Board — Cleaning, Buildings, equipments, &c, lor manual fuel, &c. .. .. .. .. 14 18 8 instruction .. .. .. .. 73 5 7 Deposits on contracts .. .. .. 2 0 0 Other expenditure— Legacy from late D. Manson's estate .. 150 0 0 Woodwork and cooking classes—Refund capitation, Wanganui Education Board 49 15 3 Deposit on contraot returned .. .. 2 0 0 Balance at end of year .. £314 15 2 Late D. Manson's legacy, on fixed deposit in Union Bank 150 0 0 464 15 2 £3,267 5 9 £3,267 5 9 Waltee Eutheefued, Chairman. William Huntee, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the expenditure includes payments made to two members of the High School Board—to W. Park, of sums amounting to £25 17s. 2d., and G. H. Bennett, of sums amounting to £18 6s. 6d.-—in contravention of the general rule that a trustee's interest must not be opposed to his duty. — J. K. Warbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

.. WELLINGTON COLLEGE. Staff. Boys' College.—Mr. J. P. Firth, 8.A.; Mr. A. Heine, M.A.; Mr. W. F. Ward, M.A.; Mr. A. C. Gifford, M.A. ;• Mr. G. G. S. Robison, M.A.; Mr. T. Brodie, 8.A.; Mr. F. M. Renner, M.A.; Mr. R. E. Rudman, M.A.; Mr. D. Matheson ; Mr. G. V. Bogle ; Mr. O. W. Williams, M.A. ; Mr. J. C. Pope ; Mr. J. G. Castle. Girls' College.— Miss M. A. McLean, M.A.; Miss M. C. Morrah, M.A.; Miss M. N. Gellatly, M.A. ; Miss I. Ecclesfield, M.A.; Miss W. 8. Fraser. 8.A.; Miss A. M. Batham, B.A. ; Miss E. A. Newman, M.A.; Miss A. P. Tomlinson, B.A, ; Mies A. O'Callaghan, 8.A.; Mr. E. Glover; Mr. Harrison. . 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors have to report that good work continues to be done at the two Colleges under their control. The results of the University and Civil Service Examinations of last year were as follows: Wellington College—2 pupils won Junior University Scholarships, 4 passed the Medical Preliminary and Matriculation Examination, 24 passed the Solicitors' General Knowledge and Matriculation Examination, 9 passed the Matriculation Examination, 1 passed (partial) the Senior Civil Service Examination, and 41 passed the Junior Civil Service Examination; Wellington Girls'

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College —3 pupils won Junior University Scholarships, 19 passed the Solicitors' General Knowledge and Matriculation Examination, 1 passed the Matriculation Examination, 2 won Senior Education Board Scholarships. The new building on the Wellington College Reserve designed to facilitate the admission of holders of free-place certificates under " The Education Act, 1904," is now nearing completion, and, it is hoped, will be ready for use before the beginning of the ensuing year. 2. Wobk op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' College: Mathematics (as for Junior University Scholarship) — Hall and Knight's Algebra (Elementary and Higher) ; Loney's Trigonometry; Hall and Stevens's Geometry ; Godfrey and Siddons's Geometry. Latin (as for Junior University Scholarship) —Virgil's iEneid, Book VI; Cicero, Pro Milone (Page), (Pitt Press); Horace's Odes, Book 111 (Page); Bradley's Aids and Bradley's Arnold; Horton's History of the Romans; Stedman's Latin Examinationpapers. Science —Poyser's Advanced Electricity and Magnetism; Shenstone's Chemistry. English—Nesfield's Historical English; Shakespeare's Macbeth; Selections from Spectator (Deighton); Palgrave's Golden Treasury, Book IV; Chaucer's Prologue; essays, &c. French-—Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Le Roi dcs Montagnes; Macmillan's Second Course; Rey's French Composition. German —Wildenbruch, Das Edle Blut; Schiller, Wilhelm Tell; German examina-tion-papers; Macmillan's German Course, Part II; Eve's Second German Exercises. Girls , College: English—Historical English and Derivation (Nesfield); Hamlet (Warwick Shakespeare); Essay on Bacon (Macaulay); Selected Essays (Bacon); Handbook of English Literature, Part 111 (Longmans); Prologue to Canterbury Tales; English Composition Primer (Nicol); Stops (Allardyce). Latin —Ovid's Tristia, Book I; Virgil's Georgics, Book I; Horace's Odes, Book I; the Germania of Tacitus; Cicero's De Senectute; Hints in Latin Prose (Walter); Horton's History of the Romans; Bradley's Latin Prose Composition; Stedman's Latin Examination-papers; Primer of Roman Antiquities (Wilkins); Res Romanse: Rivington's Class-book of Latin Unseens, Book VI; Kennedy's Revised Latin Primer. French — Wellington College Grammar and Exercises (Nutt); French Idioms and Proverbs (Payne); Federer's Material for French Translation; L'Aiglon (Rostand); Le Joueur (Regnard); Le Verre d'Eau (Scribe). English History—Gardiner's Students' History. Geography —The World (Longmans). Physiology—Foster and Shaw's Physiology. Physics—Draper's Heat. German —Siepmann's Primer. Mathematics —Jones and Cheyne's Algebraical Exercises; Ward's Examination-papers in Trigonometry; Briggs and Bryan's Middle Algebra; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Baker and Bourne's Elementary Geometry; Hall's Introduction to Graphic Algebra; Pendlebury's Elementary Trigonometry. Botany— Dendy and Lucas's Botany; Aitken's Test-book of Botany; Thomson's New Zealand Botany. Lowest. — Boys , College: English — Parts of speech; much composition and spelling, and punctuation; Imperial Geography, Parts 111 and IV; Southern Cross History. Latin —Via Latina, to exercise 32; Scalse Primse (easy parts). Science—Physiology (Murche). Mathematics —Godfrey and Siddons, to page 34; Hall and Knight's Algebra (i-x); Arithmetic, Southern Cross, Standard V. Girls , College: English—Nesfield's Parts of Speech; In Golden Realms (Arnold's Literary Reading-books); The Chimes and The Christmas Carol (Dickens); Laureata (Arnold). Latin —Bell's Latin Course, Parts I and 11. French —Nursery Rhymes (Hachette and Co.). Arithmetic — Pendlebury's Smaller Arithmetic. Geography — Longmans' First Book of Geography. English History —Macmillan's New History Reader. Botany —Touman's Botany for Beginners. Nature-study—CasselPs Eyes and No Eyes, Books I and 11. Physiology—Coleman's Lessons in Hygienic Physiology. 3. Genbeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 930 9 0 Management— Government grants for sites, building, fur- Office salaries.. .. .. .. 210 0 0 niture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 1,250 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 33 0 0 Government capitation— Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,336 19 1 For free places .. .. .. 578 2 6 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 101 17 0 Under Manual and Teohnical Instruction I Other expenses of examination .. .. 60 10 4 Regulations .. .. .. 29 8 9 Prizes .. .. .. .. 66 8 10 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 350 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 316 0 3 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,393 0 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 263 6 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 497 15 4 Government grants for site, buildings, furniSchoolfees .. .. .. .. 4,56113 8 ture, &o. .. .. .. .. 1,250 0 0 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 23 14 3 Purchases and new works .. .. 492 3 5 Voluntary contributions on account general Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 251 2 2 purposes of the school' .. .. 350 0 0 Interest .. .. .. 557 2 0 Other receipts— Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 59 15 1 Sale of building, Brook Street property.. 6 12 0 Interest on ourrent account, and bank Interest on deposit .. .. .. 31 1 0 charge .. ~ .. .. 3 9 8 Donations for prizes .. .. .. 10 5 6 Interest on cost of reclaimed land .. 104 14 6 Discount .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 5 5 0 Contract deposit .. .. .. 10 0 0 Other expenditure— Fees refunded .. .. .. 7 5 8 Grant to Games Fund .. .. .. 100 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 8 18 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,794 8 11 £11,022 6 5 £11,022 6 5 A. de B. 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NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Soys' School.-Mr. A. S M. Poison, B.A. ; Mr. E. W. Andrews, B.A. ; Mr. W. Kerr, M.A. ; Mr. A. W. Short; Mr. P. L. Henley, 8.A.; Mr. C. F. Eookel; Mr. W. H. Davy. Girls' School.—Miss A. E. J. Spencer, B.A. ; Miss G. B. Kirk, B.A. ; Miss F. J. W. Hodges, M.A.; Miss J. Gillies; Miss D. A. Gillam, M.A.; Miss J. 0. Greig ; Miss G. Anderson ; Miss F. P. Milliugton. • 1. Report of the Governors. The Governors of Napier High School have the honour to report that the schools under their charge have had a very successful year. The following successes were won at the last examinations: —Boys' school: Junior University Scholarship —2 passed for matriculation; Matriculation—l 3 passed, 12 of these also qualifying for Solicitors' General Knowledge and 6 for Medical Preliminary; Senior Civil Service —The one candidate passed the whole examination (six subjects); Junior Civil Service—2l passed (16 "with credit "); Senior Free Place (in addition to foregoing)—ll passed; Junior Free Place —9 passed; Hawke's Bay Education Board Senior Scholarships—4 secured scholarships, and 12 others qualified; Hawke's Bay Education Board Junior Scholarships—3 secured scholarships, and 6 others qualified; Junior Queen's Scholarship, 1. Girls' school: Junior University Scholarship Examination —1 Senior National Scholarship, 1 credit pass, 2 passes; Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge, 2; Junior Civil Service—ll (6 "with credit," 1 eighth on list); Education Board Senior Scholarship—7 qualified; Senior Free place—ll; Education Board Junior Scholarship—4 qualified, 3 securing scholarships. In addition to the foregoing academic successes, it is pleasing to report that there is a large and growing demand from business houses for pupils of the schools. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest — Boys' School: Mathematics — Geometry (Godfrey and Siddons, &c), to Junior Scholarship standard; algebra (Hall and Knight, &c), to Junior Scholarship standard; trigonometry (Pendlebury), to Junior Scholarship standard ; arithmetic (Pendlebury), to Junior Scholarship standard. Latin-—Cicero, Pro Milone; Horace, Odes, Book III; Bryan's Prose; Bradley's Arnold; Spragge's Elementary Latin Prose; Kennedy's Primer; Sight Translation; Creighton's Home; Wilkins's Antiquities —all to Junior Scholarship Standard. French —Le Joueur (Regnard); Contes Choisis (Coppee); Modern French Verse (Berthou); Modern French Prose (Berthou); Blouet's French Composition; Brachet's Grammar; Thirion's Irregular Verbs; Bue's Idioms: Phonetic Transcript, &c. — all to Junior Scholarship standard. English — Idiom and Construction (Nesfield, Past and Present); Historical Grammar and Derivation (Nesfield, and Low's English Language); History of English Literature (Stopford Brooke, &c); Hamlet (whole); extracts from various classics; essaj'-writing—all to Junior Scholarship standard. Physics (heat) (Tutorial Advanced) to Junior Scholarship standard. Mechanics and hydrostatics (Tutorial) to Junior Scholarship standard. Chemistry —To matriculation standard (approximately). Physiology (Furneaux, and Huxley)—As for Matriculation and Junior Civil Service. History (Ransome, and Green) —Matriculation period. Geography (Longmans, Book 11, Dickies's Physiography) — To Matriculation standard. Girls' School: English literature—Shakespeare's Hamlet; Burkes Reflections on the French Revolution; selections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; History of English Literature to Spenser. English grammar and composition—Junior Scholarship syllabus; Nesfield's English Grammar, Past and Present. French —Junior Scholarship syllabus; Regnard's Le Joueur ; Dumas' Monte Cristo; Berthou's Select Specimens of Modern French Poetry, Part I; Wellington College French Grammar (Eve and Bandiss); Weekley's Matriculation Course; Phonetic Script, Idioms, &c. Latin —Junior Scholarship syllabus; Horace's Odes, Book III; Livy, Book I; Ctesar's De Bello Gallico, Book II; Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose Composition; Kennedy's Revised Primer. Mathematics —Junior Scholarship syllabus; arithmetic, Pendlebury; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons's Elementary Geometry; algebra, Advanced Todhunter, and Baker and Bourne's Elementary Algebra, Parts I and II; trigonometry, Borchardt and Perrott's New Trigonometry. Science—Junior Scholarship syllabus; botany, Dendy and Lucas's v ßotany; Lowson's Tutorial Botany, notes; mechanics, Elements of Statics and Elements of Dynamics (Loney), Matriculation Hydrostatics (Briggs and Bryan). Lowest. — Boys' School: Mathematics—Geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, to page 59; algebra, Baker and Bourne, to page 50; arithmetic, Southern Cross, Standard VI. Latin —Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, pages. 1-80. French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle, Lecons 1—36. English —Nesfield's Elementary Grammar, Book 111 (parsing and analysis); Nesfield's Oral Exercises in Composition; Merchant of Venice (whole); Treasure Island (whole). History—Struggle for Freedom, pages 1—123. Geography—lmperial Geography, Standards V and VI (Course A); Southern Cross Geography Readers, Standards V and VI (Course B). Chemistry—Furneaux, Elementary Lessons, with Laboratory Demonstrations. Physiology —Murche\ to page 142. Bookkeeping—Pitman's Primer, to page 82. 'Shorthand —Pitman's Teacher, to page 24. Drawing —Freehand and Principles of Perspective. Girls' School: English literature—Dickens's Little Nell; Longfellow's Evangeline; Stronaoh's English Literature, chapters 16-19, inclusive. English grammar—Nesfield's Grammar, Standards V and VT ; easy analysis and parsing; composition, reading, writing, and spelling more advanced than Standard VI. History — Longmans' Historical Series, Book I, to end of Elizabeth. Geography—Southern Cross Reader, Standards V and VI, British Isles and British Possessions; Imperial Geography, Standards V and VI, Course A, omitting pages 80-109. Mathematics—Arithmetic, elementary rules, L.C.M., H.C.F., fractions, decimals, interest, proportion, profit and loss, square root, easy mensuration (Pendlebury); algebra, Baker and Bourne's Elementary Algebra, Part I, to simple equations, inclusive; geometry,

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DANNEVIKKB HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. M. Simmers, M.A. ; Miss J. It. Barr, M.A. 1. Report op the Governors. The year's work has been very satisfactory, considering the somewhat inconvenient nature of the temporary school buildings. Eleven pupils passed the Matriculation Examination, and 13 passed the Junior Civil Service. Two Junior and three Senior Education Board's Scholarships were gained. Pupils from the school were placed second, fourth, seventh, and eighth in the Senior Scholarship list. Two pupils have kept first year's terms, for Victoria College. The average attendance has been 58. The number on the roll, 36 boys and 24 girls—6o. In May last a commencement was made with the new high-school buildings, and these are now nearing completion. They will afford ample accommodation and be very convenient both for highschool and technical purposes, being of brick, and commodious, well lighted and ventilated; and we trust they will be ready for occupation at the reopening of the school. In addition to the ordinary high-school subjects, classes have been held in woodwork, plumbing, dressmaking, cookery, drawing, and painting. Seven pupils passed the City and Guilds of London Institute Examinations in plumbing, one with honours. The appended schedule of textbooks will show the course of study taken in the school, and the general statement of accounts, also appended, gives the state of the finances for the year. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English —Nesfield's Grammar, Past and Present; Historical Grammar; Macaulay's Essays on Bacon and Walpole; Burkes Reflections on the French Revolution; Shakespeare's Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet; literature, 1625-88, Anglo-Saxon and early English. French —Ancien Regime; Le Verre d'Eau; Le Joueur; French Grammar; literature of early part of seventeenth century. Latin — Pro Milone; Horace's Odes, Books 111 and IV; Ramsay's Latin Prose Composition; Allen's Latin Grammar. Algebra—Hall and Knight's Algebra. Geometry —Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Parts Ito VI. Trigonometry —Lock's Trigonometry, to solution of triangles. Arithmetic—Pendlebury's Arithmetic. Physiology—Furneaux's Human Physiology. Mechanics —Loney's Mechanics and Hydrostatics. Lowest.— English—Nesfield's Grammar, Past and Present; Shakespeare's As you like it; Scott's Ivanhoe; Selections from Tennyson. Latin —Via Latina, to page 100. French—Chardenal's First Course; Hogben's Methode Naturelle. History—Ransome, 1688-1837. Geography —Longmans' No. 3, Physical and Political. Arithmetic—Pendlebury, as for Junior Civil Service. Algebra —Hall and Knight's, to factors. Geometry —Hall and Stevens, Parts I and 11. Physiology—Furneaux.

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GISBOENE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report op the Governors. There has been no change since my last report. As heretofore, under arrangement with the Education Board of Hawke's Bay, and under powers conferred upon the Board of Governors by the special statutes, secondary education has been taught without fees in the district high school at Gisborne. The Governors defray the cost of this branch of public education, after receiving credit for all moneys payable by the Department. Fifty-nine pupils are now in attendance at the secondary classes. The Governors, as a controlling authority, have also to report a satisfactory advance of interest in the Technical School classes. Woodwork, dressmaking, and cookery have been taught at the Gisborne Technical School, to which the school-children from all accessible public schools in the district are sent to attend the requisite number of hours prescribed by regulations. The Governors are anxious to meet the strongly expressed wish of the settlers of the district, by establishing classes for the practical teaching of subjects which relate to the agricultural, pastoral, and dairying industries of the district. Representations have been made to the Department that the regulations might be altered to suit the circumstances of farming districts in this respect. 2. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 3,413 5 6 Management— Government grants for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 62 10 0 fittings, and apparatus for recognised Other office expenses .. .. .. 0 9 11 school classes for manual instruction .. 25 15 6 Other expenses of management .. 0 12 6 Government capitation under Manual and Scholarships .. .. .. .. 55 0 0 Technical Instruction Regulations .. 37 19 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, manual Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 6 19 4 and technical instruction .. .. 22 10 0 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Current income from reserves .. .. 150 0 0 other temporary advances .. .. 66 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Maintenance of classes for manual instrucpaid purobase-money .. .. 150 7 6 tion .. .. .. .. 280 9 0 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 368 18 6 Government grants for site, buildings, furInterest accrued on ourrent acoount, Post- niture, &c.—Manual instruction .. 25 15 6 Office Savings-BaDk .. .. .. 13 3 9 Buildings, equipments, &c, for manual inVoluntary contributions on account of struction .. .. .. .. 41 1 8 manual and technical instruction .. 20 0 0 Other expenditure— Other receipts— Balance, Hawke's Bay Education Board 115 2 9 Refund commission .. .. .. 1 15 3 Insurance .. .. .. .. 9 7 1 Refund boarding allowance .. .. 5 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 3,704 17 3 From Hawke's Bay Education Board, capitation, sohool and teachers' classes 162 9 6 £4,371 5 0 £4,371 5 0 W. Morgan., Secretary.

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MAELBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. John Innes, M.A., LL.D.; Mr. J. H. Goulding, M.A.; Miss M. C. Ross, M.A.; Miss E. M. Allen, M.A.; Miss Mclntosh ; Mr. Course. 1. Report of the Headmasteh. In compliance with your request of the 28th November, 1907, for a general report on the Marlborough High School, I have the honour to submit the following extracts from the last annual report of the Principal :—- -".I have great pleasure in presenting this report on the year's work. Owing to the raising of the standard of examination for proficiency certificates, the number admitted to junior free places was very considerably less than in previous years, and the roll-number is therefore not so high as last year; but the quality of the pupils is better and the standard of work is higher, while our success in outside examinations has been unprecedented. " The number of new pupils admitted was 28—14 girls and 14 boys. Nineteen left during the year, 14 to take up employment. The total on the roll for the year was 107. . . . The asphalt tennis-court for the use of the girls is now being constructed, and will be ready by the beginning of the next term. ... In the autumn the hockey-ground was drained, and it has recently, in common with the rest of the field, been ploughed and levelled. In this connection I wish to commend the boys for the readiness with which they undertook and carried out, with pick, shovel, and barrow, the work of removing the raised paths from the hockey-ground so that they should be outside the field of play. They also carried out other earthwork about the place, and this self-help of theirs had the further effect of stimulating the Board to action. The shower-bath provided in the boys' yard proves a great convenience. The woodwork in connection with this bath was done by two of the boys. " It would improve the appearance of the grounds if a live hedge were planted along the Francis Street frontage, and a few trees put in places where they would not interfere with the playground. A more pressing present need is a room, or rooms, in which can be stored furniture not actually in use, and especially the uniforms and ammunition of the cadet corps. At present this last is kept in my office, and proves a source of inconvenience. . . . The cadet corps has been supplied with belts, and has secured a new and much better uniform, and has done so without having to carry on a debt beyond the present year. The physical-drill squad competing at St. George's Day sports won the Carr Cup for the third time, and now retains it. During the first term the corps was inspected by Colonel Joyce, and during the second term by Colonel Davies, who was accompanied by Colonel Joyce and Lieutenant Chesny. Colonel Davies expressed his satisfaction with the company and his great pleasure at the performance of the physical-drill squad. At a third inspection, in October, Colonel Joyce complimented the corps on the excellent state of the arms, and on the fact that no property on issue to us had been lost. The annual camp was held in October, and was fortunate in having fine weather. This was our most successful camp. The behaviour of the boys was excellent, and there was less interruption of school-work than usual. Under the judicious instruction of Sergeant-major Jones the efficiency of the cadets was greatly increased. There is no doubt that such a camp, when properly conducted, is of great advantage to the boys. As the week's camp included a Sunday, the corps attended church parade. A good deal of shooting has been done—in February class-firing, and, after winter, team practice. Under Captain Goulding's leadership the team has greatly improved. We have to thank Mr. Jordan for presenting us with a 200-yards target, and also for presenting us with a gold medal. The competition for this medal took place on the 23rd November. On the 30th we took the firing for the Secondary Schools Competition, and on the 7th December that for the schools of the Empire Competition. "In the public examinations we this year achieved gratifying success. Sixteen candidates passed the Senior Free Place and Civil Service Junior Examinations, ten passed Matriculation, three on University Junior Scholarship papers, and one came eighth in the University Junior Scholarship ' credit ' list, and was offered a Senior Queen's Scholarship (£5O annually for three 3 r ears), but declined it. One passed the examination for keeping first year's terms for the University degree. This year thirty have entered for the Senior Free Place or Civil Service Junior, one for Civil Service Senior, eleven for Matriculation, and four for University Junior Scholarship. . . . The course of study has received but few changes. Botany and physics being now taken by all forms, physiology has been discontinued. A class of girls has attended at the Technical School for cookery, and the same time a class of boys for woodwork. During the last term a class was also instructed in freehand drawing." 2. Work op the Hiohest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Nesfield's Grammar, Past and Present; Manual of Grammar and Composition ; practice in composition and essay-writing ; Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; Lamb's Essays (selections); History of Literature. Latin—Cicero, Pro Milone; Horace, Odes, Books 111 and IV; sight translation from and into Latin ; Grammar, Wilkins's Antiquities; Schuckburg's History of Rome. French — Moliere, L'Avare ; Scribe, Le Verre d'Eau ; Hugo's Les Travailleurs de la Mer; grammar, composition, ' and sight translation. Mathematics—Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry as for University Junior Scholarship. 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NELSON COLLEGE. Staff. Boys' College.—Mt. H. L. Fowler, M.A. ; Mr. G. J. Lancaster, M.A.; Mr. C. H. Broad, B.A. ; Mr. W. H. Moyes, M.A. ; Mr. J. G. McKay, 8.A.; Mr. G. H. Wills; Mr. P. C. Edmondson ; Mr. M. N. Skelton; Mr. W. S. Hampson ; Mr. F. F. C. Huddleston. Girls' College.— Miss M. Lorimer, M.A.; Miss F. M. Kirton, M.A. ; Miss M. McEachen, M.A.; Misa I. Robertson, M.A.; Miss M. M. Strang, M.A. ; Miss N. I. Maclean, M.A.; Miss V. L. Dall, M.A.; Miss E. F. Chisholm; Mr. F. F. C. Huddleston ; Miss W. Greenwood. 1. Report of the Governors. Mr. T. H. Bannehr resigned his office of Governor towards the end of the year, owing to his removal to Christchurch. His resignation was received with much regret, as during his ten years' tenure of office he always took a deep interest in the affairs of the College, and gave much time to their consideration. Dr. S. A. Gibbs was appointed as. successor of Mr. Bannehr, on the recommendation of the Governors. Dr. Gibbs, in addition to being an old College boy, lias been President of the Old Boys' Association for many years, and takes a keen interest in educational matters. The Governors therefore recognise that by his appointment they gain a competent and valuable colleague. The new Boys' College was occupied at the beginning of the year. The Governors have pleasure in reporting that it has been found to be well suited for the purposes for which it was designed, the class-rooms and dormitories being well lighted and ventilated, and in every respect well arranged for their respective uses. Architecturally the College, on its commanding and healthy site, is an ornament to the city, and a credit to all concerned in its erection.

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.The outbuildings include a spacious and well-equipped gymnasium, and a large swimmingbath. Both have been taken full advantage of, and it is now the exception to find a Nelson College boy who is unable to swim. , • The levelling and grassing of the playground, which the generous contributions of the College Old Boys enabled the Governors to undertake, have been gone on with during the year, and it is anticipated that next season will see it in perfect condition. The Governors desire to express their appreciation of the good work done by the Principals and staffs of both colleges during the past year, as shown by the results of the various examinations. The Staff. — rßoys , College: Mr; 0. W, Williams, M.A., left during the year, having received an appointment on the. staff of Wellington College. The vacancy caused by his resignation was filled by the appointment of Mr. P. C. Edmondson. Girls' College: Miss E. Gribben, 8.A.,'. who 'was for many years first assistant mistress, and who was a valued member of the staff for sixteen years, resigned at the end of the first term. Various members of the staff were promoted, and Miss V. L. Dall, 8.A., was appointed as junior mistress. Miss Dall resigned at the end of the year, and Miss A. Eastwood, 8.A., was appointed to the vacant post. Boys' College. The total number of pupils in attendance during the year was 212, of whom 64 were boarders. The free pupils numbered 134, of whom 88 held junior free places, and 46 senior. Eighty new boys' joined during the year—a record number—of whom 45 held free places : 43 junior and 2 senior. Nearly all the juniors qualified for senior free places through the Junior Civil Service Examination. In all 42 passed this examination, 20 of them with "credit." The Matriculation Examination was passed by 15, of whom 13 passed also the Solicitors' General Knowledge Examination, and 5 the Medical Preliminary. Three passed the Senior Civil Service Examination, and 3 the Terms Examination of Victoria College. Girls' College. The total number of pupils in attendance during the year was 183, of whom 49 were boarders. The free pupils numbered 119, of whom 94 held junior free places, and 25 senior. Sixty-eight new girls joined during the year —an exceptional and gratifying record. Of these 44 held junior free places. ;■. In connection with the University Examinations, two girls gained the first section of the B.A. degree, one girl won a Senior National Scholarship, and one girl a Junior University Scholarship. The Matriculation Examination was passedby 11.girls, 3 of whom passed also the Solicitors' General Knowledge Examination. In the Junior Civil Service Examination 17 passed with credit, Gwen Saxon heading the list for this province: 2 obtained a simple pass, and 10 others satisfied the requirements for senior free places. Average Attendance. —Boys' College, 193: Girls' College, 165. 2. Wobk op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' College: English—As required for the First Terms Examination of Victoria College ; also. Selections from Tennyson and M. Arnold ; Milton's Minor Poems, and Paradise Lost. Books I and II: Nesfield's English, Past and Present. Latin—As for First Terms; also, Selection from Cicero, &c. ; unseens; Bryan's Latin Prose ; Bradley's Arnold, and Aids to Latin Prose Composition ; Creighton's Rome. German—As-for First Terms-; also, Whitney's Reader ; Macmillan's German Composition (Fassnacht); Eve's Grammar; and First and Second Exercises. Mathematics—Arithmetic, the subject; algebra, up to and including binomial theorem : geometry, plane,- EucJid .I—VI, a-nd elementary solid ; trigonometry, up to and including solution of triangles. Mechanics and chemistry— L To the standard of the University Junior Scholarship Examination. Girls' College: English—Burkes Reflections on the French Revolution: Macaulay's Essay on BaG/on and Essay on Walpole: Shakespeare's Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet: Hales's Longer English Poems; selections from the poets and from prose authors; Nesfield's Historical English and Derivation; Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Primer; Morris and Skeat, Early English; The Age r-f Milton; the Age of Dryden. Latin—Cicero's Pro Milone: Horace's Odes, Books 111 and IV: Ramsay's Latin Prose; Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose; Allen's Latin Grammar; Merivale and Puller's School History of Rome; Horton's Antiquities. French—A. de Tocqueville's L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution ; Regnard's Le Joueur ; Scribe's Le Verre d'Eau : Spier's Rapid French Exercises; Eve and De Baudiss's Wellington College French Grammar; Dowden's History of French Literature. German —Schiller's Wilhelm Tell; Das Edle Blut, by Ernst yon Wildenbruch : Sjepmann's Public School German Grammar. Mathematics—Pendlebury's Trigonometry; Baker aiVd Bourne's Geometry; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Ward's Trigonometrical Papers. Lowest. — Boys' College: English—Reading, recitation, composition, writing, as prescribed, for Standard VI. Geography, physical and mathematical, as prescribed. History — Public School Series, No. 4. Latin—Elementa Latina. French —Hogben's M4thode Naturelle. Com mercial—Book-keeping, commercial correspondence. Arithmetic—As prescribed for Standard VT. Algebra, to simultaneous equations. Drawing—Freehand copies; and solid geometry, as prescribed for Standard VI. Agricultural science—Elementary. Girls' College: Nesfield's Manual: Wood's First Poetry Book ; A Tale of Two Cities; Tales of the Round Table. Siepmann's First French Course. Longmans' Geography, Book ITT. Tout's History. Furneaux's Physiology. Pendlebury's Arithmetic,

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3. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituke for the Year ending 31st December, 1907. Endowment Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. 882 11 0 Eates and taxes .. .. . : .. ■ 18 •. 7 7 _ Interest.. .. .. .. .. 192 6 4 Insurances .. .. .. - »v 12 9-4 School Commissioners' subsidy .. .. 290 0 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 11 3 -6 * Stationery .. .. .. .. 2 0 9 Repairs .. .. .. .. 0 6 7 Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 35 16 8 Office-rent .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Office-cleaning and gas .. .. 11 19 11 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 73 17 9 Telephone and letter-box .. .. 6 0 0 Secretary .. .. .. .. 83 6 0 Petty cash, postages, and sundries .. 22 13 0 Boys' College. Boarding fees .. .. .. .. 2,460 11 0 House expenses .. .. .. 2,287 6 6 . Tuition fees .. .. .. .. 783 6 0 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 2,054 15 0 Government capitation, free places .. 1,204 0 0 ScholarshipsMaterials, &c, sold .. .. .. 515 2 Endowed .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Refunds .. . .. .. 2 18 2 Foundation.. .. .. .. 27 -0 - 0 : District High School .. . ~ 40 0 0 Auditors'and Governors'fees .. .. 37 6 8 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 4 4 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 47 13 10 Prizes .. .. .. .. 15 18 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 58 13 5 — -OHB-γ. .. .. .. .. 130 19 7 Eates and taxes .. .. .. 21 9 11 Repairs .. .. .. .. 132 5 0 reservoir .. .. .. 19 12 6 College house .. ... .. 58 5 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 37 10 6 Interest on mortgage .. .. .. 453 16 1 Extra clerical work .. .. ..-■■"• 20 0 0 Garrison Band .. .. .. 8 5 0 Subscriptions to sports and magazine .. 35 0 0 Chemicals .. .. .. ... 104 15 4 Cartages .. .. .. ""...", ; /12 .7." 6_; - Watchman .. .. .. " .. 5 2 9. Telephone .. .. ... ' .. 6;.0 0 Water-main to wash-house .. ' ' 2" 14 10' Secretary .. .. .. .. 83 7 1 Sundries .. .. .. .. 4 11 10 Girls' College. Boarding fees .. .. .. .. 1,609 11 8 House expenses .. .. .. 1,337 14 8 Tuition fees .. .. .. .. 802 1 0 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 1,517 10 4 Government capitation — Scholarships — Free plaoes... .. ■■ •• 1,069 12 6 Endowed .. .. .. .. 60 6 8 Cookery classes .. .. .. 63 15 0 Foundation.. .. .. .. 72 12 0 Brushwork classes .. .. .. 2 5 0 District High School .. .. 120 0 0 Dressmaking classes.. .. .. 5 15 0 Governors'and auditors'fees .. .. 37 6 8 Refund .. .. .. .. 1 13 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 4 4 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 44 19 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 17 8 10 Printing and advertising .. .. 47 19 7 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 67 3 3 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 15 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 38 7 1 Insurance .. .. .. .. 25 12 0 Telephone and letter-box .. .. 6 0 0 Subscription to magazine .. .. 3 3 0 Grounds .. .. .. .. 3 18 0 Secretary .. .. .. .. 83 6 11 Sundries ...... .. .. .. 1 19 2 Capital Account. Repayment on account of mortgage .. 20 11 8 New Boys' College .. .;. .... .;.:..,. .8,343 .0. 2 Mortgage on colleges, balance .. .. 3,000 0 0 Playground—Levelling, draining, sowEducation Department, to amount of ing, &c. .. .. .. .. 304 12 2 grant towards rebuilding Bojs'College 2,500 0 0 Swimming-bath .. .. .. 163 9 4 Government subsidy on donation from New latrines .. .. .. .. 306 12 2 Nelson College Old Boys' Association... 100 0 0 Grounds—-Gravelling and laying out. ... 390-19 1 Donations from Nelson College Old Girls' Furniture, Boys' College .." .. 680 6 6 Association .. .'. .. 72 0 0 Furniture, Girls' College .. .. 130 8 8 Government subsidy on ditto .. .. 49 0 0 Furniture, College house .. .. 13 2 6 Balance in bank, 31et Deoember, 1906 .. 18. 11 10. Bank overdraft, 31st December, 1907 .. £4,723 16 3 Add unpaid cheques 39 3 7 ............ 4,762 19 10 £19,899 4 2 £19,899 4 2 ; : James Blair, Secretary. ■■ We hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts, and compared them with" -■' the several vouchers relating thereto, and have found them correct.—John Kino, R. Catley, Auditors.

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GREYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. ~;.., General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance, 31st December, 19QG .. .. 1,341 5 7 ! Management— Westland School Commissioners.. .. 50 0 0 Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 63 8 5 Legal expenses .. .. .. 10 0 0. Bank oharges .. .. .. 010 0 Balance, 31st December, 1907 .. .. 1,424 4 0 £1,454 14 0 £1,454 14 0 W. B. Kettle, Chairman. E. P. Daniel, Acting-Secretary. Examined and found correct, subject to following remarks : The officer of the Audit Department appointed to examine the accounts reports: "I found that the Secretary had left the Board's service to take a position at Charleston, but there was not a single entry in his cash-book for the year. After searching the books and papers, ami making up his accounts, I found that he had overdrawn his salary by £10 during the current year. The Board has decided to grant their former Secretary £10 for extra services for past years, obtain his acquittance, but retain the amount as a refund to meet the overpayment."- — J. K. Warbubton, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,510 15 5 Management— Current income from reserves .. .. 24 15 0 Office salary .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Other office expenses .. .. .. 3 4 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 59 5 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances (grant to Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 100 0 0 Westland Education Board) .. .. ICO 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 13 18 3 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 16 10 2 Balance at end of year .. .. ~ 1,545 8 0 £1,694 15 5 £1,694 15 5 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kirk, Secretary. Examined and found correct, subject to same remarks as made on balance-sheets of previous years, that the Hokitika Borough debentures and the Kumara Borough debentures, in which school funds not set apart as a reserve fund are invested, are not securities in which the Governors are authorised by law to invest such school funds. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

■ RANGIORA HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. T. B. Cresswell, M.A. ; Miss C. S. Howard, M.A. ; Miss I. M. Keith, M.A.; Mr. J. Lash; Sergeant-major Thompson. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. : The work of the school has been carried on with gratifying success during the past year, and the Board has thanked the Principal and staff for the zeal and assiduity they have shown. The school has now an excellent reputation for thoroughness and efficiency, and attracts scholars from places as far distant as Oxford and Cheviot. Though very good work is being done in this school, it is being done under a decided handicap. The school buildings are unsatisfactory, and the revenue from endowment is exceedingly small, consequently both teachers and Board have been somewhat hampered. The Department has drawn attention to the need for a suitable building foi teaching experimental science, but the Board is unable to do anything in this direction. The Board has, however, erected a new house for the headmaster, and thereby incurred a debt of £600. That good work is being done in this school is proved by the Education Department's Inspector's report, which stated, " The work is performed with great interest by teachers and pupils

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alike, and the utmost good feeling prevails. The headmaster and his staff spare no pains to advance the intellectual and physical well-being of the pupils, and their hearty co-operation is the inevitable result." As a number of scholars from a distance are now making use of the school and boarding in Rangiora, the Board is taking steps to arrange for a suitable school boardinghouse, which could be supervised and recommended by the headmaster. Those pupils who entered for the annual examinations acquitted themselves well, and a larger number passed the Senior Free Place, the Civil Service, and Matriculation than in the previous year. One pupil, while still under thirteen and a half years of age, won the coveted Senior North Canterbury Board of Education Scholarship, with a high percentage of marks. The engagement of an instructor in physical development has produced very satisfactory results. The High School Cadet Corps continues to be a valuable auxiliary to the school-work, and the corps lias been commended by the authorities for efficiency and marksmanship. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Grammar as for Junior University Scholarship; 0. W. Holmes's Professor at the Breakfast-table: Shakespeare, Borneo and Juliet. French —Grammar as for Junior University Scholarshi p; Scribe, Le Verre d'Eati : Eugenic Grandet. Latin—Bradley's Arnold; Bryan's Prose; Csesar, Book VII; Livy, Book XXI; Horace, Odes, 111 and I V : Cicero, Pro Milone. Arithmetic—As for Junior University Scholarship. Algebra—Baker and Bourne, to binomial theorem. Geometry —Baker and Bourne, Books I to IV. Trigonometry—Hall and Knight, to solution of triangles. Botany—As for Matriculation and Senior Civil Service. Roman History —Wells, as for Junior University Scholarship. Lowest. —English--Nesfield, Part I; Scott, Richard of the Lion Heart; Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome. French —First Chardenal to exercise 150. Latin—Macmillan's First Course Arithmetic—Pendlebury, 1-200. Geometry—Baker and Bourne, practical introduction, and propositions 1-15. Algebra —Baker and Bourne, to simultaneous equations. Botany —Murche, and notes. 3. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 161 15 9 I Management— Government capitation for free places .. 662 18 4 Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 189 6 4 Other office expenses .. .. .. 10 8 School fees .. .. .. .. 51 19 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 613 9 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 8 10 0 Class material .. .. .. .. 4 0 5 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 9 0 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 30 17 8 Site, buildings, furniture, &o.— Installing gas .. .. .. 11 14 0 Penoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 12 11 7 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 912 10 Interest on current account .. .. 0 3 6 Other expenditure— Drainpipes for reserve .. .. 1 10 0 Bank charges, 10s.; cheque-book, 2s. 6d. 0 12 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 347 2 0 £1,065 19 11 £1,065 19 11 Robert Ball, Chairman. C. I. Jennings, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

CH.RISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. C. E. Bevan-Brown, M.A. ; Mr. B. K. 8. Lawrence, B.A. ; Mr. W. Walton, B.A. ; Mr. R. M. Laing, M.A., B.So. ; Mr. A. Merton ; Mr. R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc.; Mr. T. H. Jaokson, B.A. ; Mr. J. H. Smith, M.A. ; Mr. T. W. Cane, M.A. ; Mr. S. A. Clark; Mr. J. Cook; Mr. A. Merton ; Sergeant-major Farthing; Mr. W. S. Malaquin; Mr. T. S. Tankard; Miss B. E. Digby. 1. Report of the Headmaster. The school roll for 1907 was as follows: For the first term, 214; for the second term, 225; for the third term, 228. This number includes the Preparatory Division, which amounted in the three terms respectively to 18, 23, and 25. Included in the above number (228) for the third term there were 53 junior-free-place holders and 41 senior-free-place holders, and these have been with very slight variations the number of free-place holders throughout the year. Senior free

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At the special request of the Nelson Education Board, the woodwork exhibits were sent to Nelson, to be placed in their school museum. In the examinations of December, 1906, 5 boys sat for Junior University Scholarships—l obtained a Junior University Scholarship, 2 obtained National Scholarships, a fourth passed with credit, and a fifth qualified for Matriculation; 25 boys sat for Matriculation—l 9 passed and 6 failed; 34 boys entered for Junior Civil Service, and Senior Free Place Examinations—3o passed (24 with credit) and 4 failed; 2 boys passed the Senior Civil Service, 1 with distinction. The total number of boys examined by these examinations (University and Government) in December, 1905, was 32, as against 59 in December, 1906. Influenza has greatly interfered with the school-work in the latter part of the year. A notable distinction of the school has been the inclusion in the members of the recent scientific expedition to the southern islands of two masters of the school staff, Mr. R. M. Laing, M.A., and Mr. R. Speight, B.Sc. During^their absence suitable substitutes were found. There has been a large increase this year in the provision of bench accommodation for practical chemistry, nearly double the number taking it in 1907 as compared with 1906. The Old Boys have so far raised .£550 towards the cost of a new gymnasium; they hope to approach .£6OO, up to which limit the Government has promised a pound-for-pound subsidy. The Board of Governors will pay the balance of the cost. Tenders are now being called for. Among distinctions won by old boys in 1907 are the following: J. G. Lancaster, M.Sc, University of New Zealand; J. S. Monro and L. Hopkins, LL.B., University of New Zealand; J. -A. Bartrum, B.Sc. and Senior University Scholarship in Physics; C. A. Cotton, B.Sc. and Sir George Grey Scholarship; two passed London Matriculation; five obtained the degree of M.8., Ch.B., New Zealand University. I think the Education Department are to be congratulated in having provided a good examination for the middle forms of secondary schools by means of the Junior Civil Service and Free Place Examination; the University provides a test for the higher forms. Thus in great measure the old problem of providing for the examination of secondary schools has been solved. I am of opinion that admission to junior free places is too easy, and that qualifications 2d and 2e should be abolished as regards secondary schools. 17th December, 1907. C. E. Bevan-Brown. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin —Cornelius Nepos, Lives of Miltiades and Epaminondas (Blackie and Co.); selected from Book XXI, Trayes (Bell and Co.); Horace, Odes, Book I, Macmillan's Elementary Classics; Epistles (Macmillan); selections, Ovid, Metamorphoses (Bell and Co.); Bradley's Arnold; Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose; Kennedy's Revised Latin Primer; Gepp and Haigh's Latin Dictionary; Robinson's First History of the Romans; Rivington's Class-book of Latin, Unseen, Book VI. English—Hamlet, Warwick Shakespeare (Blackie); Palgrave's Golden. Treasury ; Chaucer, Prologue (Blackie); Macaulay's First Chapter (Blackie); Nesfield's Manual; Nesfield's Historical English; Essays from De Quincey (Blackie); Outline English Literature, Meiklejohn (Holden and Co.). French —Les Burgraves, Hugo (Pitt Press); Advanced French Composition, Duhamel (Rivingtons); Contes Choisis, Siepmann, by Copp£e (Macmillan); Longmans' Advanced French, Unseen (Bertenshaw). Mathematics —Borchardt and Perrot's Trigonometry ; Todhunter and Loney's Algebra; Elements of Applied Mathematics (Jessop, Bell); Hall and Stevens's School Geometry, Parts I to VI (Macmillan); Hogben's Trigonometry Tables; Pendlebury's Arithmetic. Science —Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (Theoretical) (Bailey, London, W. B. Clive). Gymnastics, Scripture, Greeks Lowest. —Latin—Elementa Latina (to end of Active Verbs); Scafce Primee; Shorter Latin Primer (for revision of verbs). English —Ivanhoe, abridged (Longmans); Lyra Heroica (The Revenge; &c.);. Nesfield's Outlines;, parsing, notes; dictation, composition, parsing, analysis (four forms of predicate and easy subordinate clauses); also one of the sixpemjy. editions in Lower IV list to be read at home per term. History —First Book of British History (Tout); Longmans' Historical Series for Schools, Book I. Geography —Longmans' Geographical Series, Book II; Mathematical and Physical Geography. French —Siepmann's Primary French Course, first year, oral French. Mathematics —New School Arithmetic; Pendlebury's (Bell and Sons), without answers; Tots and Mental Arithmetic; Practical Exercises in Geometry (Eggar, Macmillan). Nature-study—Miall's Object-lessons, Vol. i. Art —Same as Lower 111, but more advanced, and with addition of elementary model-drawing. Writing—Twice a week. Gymnasium —Two lessons a week. Singing— Twice a week. Scripture.

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CHEISTCHUECH GIELS , HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Miss M. V. Gibson, M.A.; Miss C. K. Henderson, B.A. ; Miss M. Bell-Hay; Miss F. Sheard, M.A. B.Sc.; Miss K. Gresson, M.A. ; Mrs. C. V. Longton, M.A.; Miss E. T. Crosby, B.A. ; Miss G. E. Greenstreet, 8.A.; Miss M. F. Barker, M.A. ; Miss L. E. Bing, B.A. ; Sergeant-major Farthing; Miss N. Gardner; Miss A. Rennie; Miss H. L. Smith ; Miss E. Easterbrook ; Miss E. Burns. 1. Report of the Lady Principal. , As was anticipated, the school-work this year has been carried on under very considerable difficulties, owing to the extension and alteration of the building. In the first term the classes were held in the old part of the school, which was more crowded than ever, and, and in spite of all possible arrangements made by the architect and builder, there was much unavoidable disturbance. Oral lessons had frequently to be absolutely suspended. The Exhibition traffic passing the doors added to the general distraction. During the months of February and March advantage was taken of the nearness of the Exhibition, and the special concessions made for school classes, to pay several visits during school hours to the more specially educational courts. The classes visited these in rotation, and the officials in charge gave up a great deal of valuable time explaining the various exhibits, their kindness making the Exhibition visits both enjoyable and instructive. The foundation-stone of the extension of the building was laid by the Hon. George Fowlds-, Minister of Education, on Thursday, the 28th March, in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Governors, several members of the Board, the Lady Principal, teaching staff and pupils of the school, and a few visitors, including Mr. Charles Lewis, M.P., and Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes, former Chairman of the Board of Governors. At the beginning of the second term it was necessary to move some of the classes. Two fairsized rooms were obtained in an empty house in Chester and classes'were carried on there. This necessitated a good deal of passing to and fro on the part of girls and teachers, and a con-. siderable shortening of the teaching-time in consequence, but as the winter was fortunately a dry one no-more serious inconvenience was incurred. By the beginning of the third term the new staircase and two of the new class-rooms were available, and were put into temporary use while the other alterations were made, and the build ing was finished shortly before the close of the school year. When the furniture and fittings are provided the school will have a fine assembly hall, five large class-rooms and four smaller rooms ('accommodating in all some 240 pupils), a science-room, and a small library. In addition to wide corridors and a fine double staircase with a dividing handrail, two fire-escapes have been provided from the upper floor. The ventilation, heating, and lighting arrangements nrp all made on modern-hygienic principles, and dual desks are provided. There is not yet sufficient cloak-room accommodation, "and the playground is wholly inadequate, being barely larger than the dimensions of the asphalt tennis-court, and shut off from the sun by the large brick building: on the north. These are serious defects, especially in a girls' school, and call for improvement at as early a date as possible, as the evils will be doubled during thp winter months.

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The roll-number for the third term of 1906 was 189: the numbers for 1907 were—first term, 213; second term, 216; third term, 217. During the third term 39 pupils paid fees, 4 held school free places, 33 held senior free places, and 142 junior free places. There was no lower department. Three teachers were absent on sick-leave during the year —one for two terms, one for a term and a half, and the third for two months. The health of the pupils during the first two terms was particularly good, but an epidemic of influenza has made the average attendance low for the third term. The school was visited during the third term by Mr. T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., on behalf of the Inspector-General of Schools, and by Mr. Isaac, Inspector of Technical Classes. The pupils of the school were unusually successful in the University examinations of December, 1906. Six sat for the Junior University Scholarship, and four were placed in the original Scholarship List, taking third, fourth, eleventh, and thirteenth places, while a fifth girl was third on the original Credit List. As the four winners of Junior University Scholarships were also the winners of the four Senior National Scholarships for the Province of Canterbury, a choice had to be made, and, two electing to take Senior National Scholarships, a vacant Junior University Scholarship was awarded to-the pupil on the Credit List. This constitutes a record result for anj μ-irls' school in New Zealand. Two pupils sat for Medical Preliminary, and both passed; II for Matriculation, and 10 passed; 17 for Junior Civil Service, and 12 passed, 10 being , placed in the Credit List. Thirtynine pupils entered for Senior Free Place Examination, and 16 passed, one heading the list for North Canterbury Board of Education scholarships. The results of the Senior Free Place Examination, compared with the results of the University examinations, seem to show that the two-years course is not sufficient for the average child to thoroughly cover the work of the programme for the examination. This is particularly the case with the cleverer children taking the classical and mathematical course. When a modern language is studied in addition to Latin and mathematics and the compulsory subjects (arithmetic, English, and one subject out of the science group), three years is certainly required to do the work well. A bright pupil at a secondary school taking the above full course has less chance of passing the examination for Senior Free Place than a child of ordinary ability at a secondary or district high school who devotes the whole school-time to subjects for examination only. As both the Matriculation and University Degree Examinations require a wider range of subjects than the Senior Free Place Examination allows, the pupils looking forward to a University career are seriously handicapped during their first two years at school. The evil would be remedied entirely were the Junior Free Place, in the case of pupils taking classics and mathematics in addition to a modern language, extended to three years instead of two. M. V. Gibson. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Form VI, Upper —All work as for Junior University Scholarship Examination. Subjects—Mathematics, English, French, Latin, science (elementary botany), and physics (heat). Lowest, —Form IV, Junior —The large majority of pupils in this form hold proficiency certificates for Standard VI. The work includes higher work than that of Standard VI in primary subjects and a first" year's course in secondary subjects. Subjects—English (grammar, composition, literature); arithmetic; French; natural science (botany or physiology); history of England, or geography; geometry or shorthand, or extra spelling and writing; Latin, or bookkeeping, or letter-writing ; drawing (elementary design and colour-work); plain sewing or dresscutting or cooking. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Government grants for sites, building, fur- Balance at beginning of year .. .. 137 011 niture, &o. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 ! Management—Office salaries .. .. 60 0 0 Government capitation— Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 1,984 16 2 For free places .. .. .. 1,645 16 8 : Grant in aid to boardinghouse .. .. 50 0 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction , f Examiners' fees .. .. .. 3 3 0 Regulations .. .. .. 45 17 2 j Other examination expenses .. .'. 811 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 288 7 2 j Scholarships .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid j Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 23 16 3 purchase-money .. .. .. 220 15 2 Printing, stationery, advertising, and books 48 6 9 School fees .. .. .. .. 418 8 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 21 9 4 Pees for gymnastic class .. .. .. 510 0 Government grants for site, buildings. furVoluntary contributions on account of niture, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,156 13 6 general purposes of the school .. .. 12 18 0 : Purchases and new works .. .. 29 14 11 Other receipts—Proceeds from oooking class 811 1 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 912 8 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 18 3 6 Miscellaneous—lnsurance .. .. 8 18 5 Other expenditure— Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 6 12 0 Expenses of oooking class .. .. 114 0 Rent of sports-ground .. .. .. 2 0 0 Rent of temporary class-rooms .. .. 11 5 0 j Sundries .. .. .. .. 16 210 £5,664 7 3 £5,664 7 3 G. 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CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Staff. Rev. C. H. Moreland, M.A.; Rev. Canon P. A. Hare, M.A.; Mr. E. G. Hogg, M.A.; Mr. A. E. Flower, M.A., M.So.; Mr. E. Jenkins, M.A.; Mr. J. Monteath, 8.A.; Mr. J. E. 8. Dudding, M.A.; Mr. H. Hudson, 8.A.; Mr. H. B. Luak, M.A. ; Mr. T. R. Souchall; Mr. G. H. Merton, 8.A.; Mr. C. L. Wiggins ; Mr. A. J. Merton ; Mr. J. M. Madden ; Sergeant-major Farthing. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Work as for Junior Scholarships at the University of New Zealand. Lowest. —Divinity —Ainslie's Gospel Lessons; Catechism, Mrs. Francis, to page 52. Reading and spelling -— Royal Princess Reader, 111. History — Blackwood's Stories. Geography — Zealandia, Parts I and 11. Grammar and composition —Parts of speech; simple sentences; easy descriptive composition. Poetry and repetition —Selections from Children's Treasury, Part 11. Arithmetic—Zealandia, Part 11. 2. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 15th May, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Price of land sold (Capital Account) .. 100 0 0 Overdraft at beginning of year .. .. 315 14 5 Temporary investment repaid (Capital Ac- Cost of management .. .. .. 271 19 5 count) .. .. .. .. 900 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 3,445 9 2 Current income— Examiners' fees and other expenses .. 47 18 3 From land .. .. .. .. 2,017 17 6 Scholarships .. .. .. 665 4 6 From scholarship endowments .. .. 722 15 2 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 47 12 1 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Class material .. .. .. .. 18 3 paid purchase-money .. .. 224 1 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 95 14 1 School fees .. .. .. .. 3,049 10 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 192 2 7 Cadet fees .. .. .. .. 28 7 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 167 11 2 Sundries, unclassified .. .. .. 711 11 Miscellaneous (rates, insurances, &c.) .. 64 0 0 Other receipts—Depreciation and* sinking Interest on current account .. .. 28 4 9 funds; transfer to Capital from Income Endowments, Sales Account — Proceeds (see contra) .. .. .. .. 178 11 3 from sales invested .. .. .. 900 0 0 Other expenditure— Expenses connected with land estate .. 88 17 9 Expenses connected with Bchool chapel 24 12 7 Boys' Games Fund .. .. .. 248 15 2 Cadet Fund .. .. .. .. 28 7 6 Depreciation and sinking funds (transfer; see contra) .. .. .. .. 178 11 3 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 416 11 11 £7,228JL4JL0 £7,228 14 10 C. Christchurch, Warden. W. Guise Brittan, Bursar. Examined and found correct.—A. A. M. McKellar, Auditor. AKAROA HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement or Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 360 12 7 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 012 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 96 10 10 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 610 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 117 6 purchase-money .. .. .. 20 4 4 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. 10 0 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 10 10 0 Paid North Canterbury Education Board— grant to District High School .. .. 50 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 397 18 3 £477 7 9 £477 7 9 H. C. Jacobson, Chairman and Secretary. ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. F. Watters, 8.A.; Mr. E. T. Norris, M.A. ; Miss F. E. Kershaw, M.A.; Miss M. Steven, 8.A., B.Sc. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The personnel of the Board is as follows : Mr. D. Thomas (Chairman), His Worship the Mayor (Henry Davis, Esq.), and Messrs. M. Stitt, C. Reid, S. S. Chapman, J. Tucker, and W. B. Denshire. The Rev. G. B. Inglis and Mr. A. Orr having resigned, their places were filled by Messrs. J. Tucker and W. B. Denshire. The Board held fifteen meetings, two of them special, the average attendance being six. During the year the work has been carried on in an efficient manner. The staff has been altered by the resignation of the assistant master, Mr. C. F. Salmond, and the filling of the posi-

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tion by the appointment of Mr. E. T. Norris, M.A. Four pupils passed the Matriculation Examination, one pupil obtained a Senior Education Board Scholarship, and sixteen passed the Junior Civil Service Examination, nine passing with credit. New School. —As stated in the last report, the new school was found not to be adequate and efficient for teaching the number of pupils attending the school. Additions are now nearing completion, consisting of a large assembly-room and a science-room, which will be sufficient for all requirements for some years to come. School Attendance. —The roll-number of pupils attending the school is much the same as last year—viz., 100, with an average attendance of, say, ninety. The Board notes that a considerable number of pupils have not in the past availed themselves of the full two years' term of junior free place, but that this tendency is being corrected, and the Board expects that in future practically all pupils will continue for the full two years' term, and proceed to the Senior Free Place Examinations. The Board notes also that in this district the average age of passing the proficiency examination for the past four years is as nearly as possible 13 years 9 months. At the examinations in the centres are held during the months of July and August, the result is that a considerable proportion of pupils are over fourteen years of age on the Ist December preceding their admission to the secondary school, and thus are either debarred from obtaining their free place or have to be admitted to free places without bringing in capitation. The Board regards this as an argument for extending the age under which a properly qualified free pupil may be admitted to a free place—say, to fifteen years of age. The Board also regrets the widespread ignorance of the conditions under which pupils may obtain these free places, and has now prepared a circular in which all these conditions are set forth up to the entry of the University colleges. Classes in woodwork, cookery, and sewing have been held throughout the year. The school was inspected in September by Mr. T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., Secondary School Inspector. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Vl —Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, to page 295, omitting chapters 25 and 27; Tennyson, Enoch Arden, Princess (Parts I-IV). Latin—Vl—Csesar, Gallic War, Book II; Cicero, De Amicitia, to end of chapter 11; Longmans' Latin Course. French —Chardenal's Second Course; Le Tour dv Monde: sight translation, phonetic script. Arithmetic—Goyen, to page 300. Algebra—-Hall and Knight, to end of chapter 29; graps, graphic methods of solving equations. Geometry-—Baker and Bourne, I-IV; exercises from Hall and Stevens. Geography— Longmans' Series, Book II; as for Matriculation. Botany—Evans's Botany; the subject generally as for Matriculation. Drawing—Freehand, geometrical, and model as for Matriculation. Lowest. —English—Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, to page 83; Goyen's Composition, to page 105; Scott's Ivanhoe (Longmans' abridged edition); Lay of Last Minstrel, to page 17 (Longmans' abridged edition); parsing, analysis, synthesis, essays. Latin —Scott and Jones's First Latin Course: Went's Facillima, to page 32; Fables of Orbilius, to page 17. French— Hogben's Methode Naturelle, to page 77; conjugation of etre, avoir, and regular verbs of first and second conjugations. Arithmetic —Goyen's Higher Arithmetic, to page 102. Algebra— Varley's Algebra for Junior Students, to page 100; fundamental rules; simple equataions and problems; factors, H.C.F. and L.C.M., fractions. Geometry—Baker and Bourne, Book I and exercises to page 58. Botany —Evans's Botany, to page 200. Book-keeping —Grierson's Bookkeeping, to page 71. Geography (commercial) —Lyde's Man and his Markets, to page 83. Drawing—Freehand and model. Sewing — Plain needlework. Woodwork — Department's first-year exercises. Cookery. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,012 16 3 For free places .. .. .. 712 5 10 Management— Under Manual and Technical Instruction Office salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Regulations.. .. ~ .. 81 13 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 2 12 i Current income from reserves .. .. 651 11 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 927 1 8 School fees .. .. .. .. 42 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 9 10 0 Other receipts— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 19 9 6 H. Friediander, Esq., donation .. .. 50 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 38 10 11 J. Studholrne, Esq., donation .. .. 25 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 27 8 6 Exchange paid on cheque .. .. 0 0 6 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 23 4 2 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 735 18 11 Interest on current account .. .. 63 18 0 Other expenditure— Bank charge, 10s., and exchange on cheque, 6d... .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Technical classes, £85 ; insurance, £5 10s. 90 10 0 Gas Company, and water-supply, £7 16s. ; B. Meechan, swimming instructor, £15 ss. .. .. .. .. 23 1 0 C. W. Purnell, leases, £6 17s. 3d. ; Sports Association, £3 .. .. .. 9 17 3 £2,298 10 1 £2,298 10 1 D. Thomas, Chairman. John Davison, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wakburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' School.—Mi. G. A. Simmers, M.A.; Mr. R. H. Rockel, M.A. ; Mr. G. TV Palmer, M.A. ; Mr. A. G. Johnson, B.Sc.; Mr. Frank Cameron. QirW School. —Miss B. M. Watt, M.A.; Misa J. Mulholland, M.A.; Miss 0. Cunninghaine, B. A.; Miss E. Reid. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. At the end of the year the members of the Board were, Messrs. W. B. Howell (Chairman), Charles Bowker, Robert Gillingham, John Jackson, B. I{. Macdonald, James McCahon, F, A. Raymond, John Talbot, Dr. H. C. Barclay, and the Rev. G. Barclay. At the animal election in April the Yen. Archdeacon Harper, who was a valued member of the Board for many years and Chairman for some time, did not seek re-election, and his place was filled by Mr. F. A. Raymond. The Board held six ordinary and three special meetings during the year, the average attendance of members being 7'.'i. The school staffs are the same as at the beginning of the year, this being the first time for many years that no change of teacher has taken place during the twelve months. The Board has every reason to believe that, notwithstanding the absence of the headmaster through serious illness during practicall} - the whole of the second term, the efficiency of the school was well maintained. Mr. Gill, Inspector of Secondary Schools, spent four days in the schools and reported favourably, stating that the work was proceeding in a highly satisfactory manner. The school is to be congratulated on winning two of the Senior National Scholarships at the end of the year. During the year the Board, with a view of increasing the attendance, efficiency, and usefulness of the school, decided to erect a boardinghouse on the North Street site to accommodate boys from a distance. A building has been erected at a cost of over £2,500, witli accommodation for about twenty-five boys, and this establishment will be under the direct control of the Rector. It is expected that this progressive policy of the Board will materially help in increasing the success and reputation of the school. The number of pifpils on the roll during the year was 167 (84 boys and 83 girls), of whom 140 were free and 27 paid fees. It will be seen from tins that the school is becoming almost free. The regulations make the secondary schools as free as district high schools to those who have gained Standard VI certificate of proficiency, except that the number who are over fourteen years of age on the Ist December before entering is limited, and that the duration of the free place is limited to two years in the case of the secondary school. The selection of those who are to be given the privilege of free tuition when the number of applicants over fourteen is greater than 10 per cent, of the free pupils is so vexatious, and the number refused free places is so small, that the Government should consider the expediency of abolishing the fourteen-years limit altogether. 2. Work of the Hiohbst and Lowest Classes?. Highest. — Boys' School: English—Low's English Language; Nesfield's Historical Grammar; Second Middle English Primer; Nichol's Composition (with ■■Exercises"); selections from Tennyson; The Mill on the Floss (Eliot); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare). German—Aue's Advanced Grammar; Buchheim's Composition; Peter Schlemihl (Camisso); Hermann and Dorothea (Goethe). Latin— Tutorial Latin Grammar (Clivo); Macmillan's Latin Course, Part III: Walters's Hints and Helps in Continuous Latin Prose; Botting's Examination-papers in Latin (Methuen); Virgil, Georgic IV; Cicero, De Senectute; Watt and Hayes's Matriculation Selections (Clive); Synopsis of Roman History (Clive). French—Tutorial French Grammar (Clive); Tutorial French Prose Composition (Clive); Weekley's Class-work in French Composition (Clive); Higher French Reader (Clive); Jacob's French Examination-papers (Methuen). Mathematics— Junior Scholarship work; Hall and Stevens's Geometry; Pendlebury's Trigonometry; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Tutorial Algebra; Tutorial Arithmetic. Girls' School: English —Nesfield's Historical English Derivation; Great Authors, Part II; Second Middle English Primer; Shakespeare's Macbeth; Bacon's Essays; Tennyson's Maud. Latin —Bryan's Latin Prose Exercises; Arnold's Latin Prose Composition; Allan's Elementary Latin Grammar; Matriculation Selections from Latin Authors; Virgil's £nied, Book V. French—Bue's Idioms; Gautier's Scenes of Travel; Marie Antoinette; Weekley's French Prose Composition; Wellington College Accidence. Mathematics— Pendlebury's Arithmetic; Borchardt and Perrott's Trigonometry; Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Books ItoVI ; Hall and Knight's Algebra. Botany—Study of Botany, by Dendy and Lucas ; Aitken's Botany. Mechanics—Loney's Mechanics and Hydrostatics for Beginners. History —Creighton's History Primer, Rome ; Wilkins's Primer of Roman Antiquities. Lowe at.--Boys' School: English —Nesfield's Outlines; Nesfield's Oral Exercises in Composition; Ivanhoe ; Ancient Mariner. Latin —Bell's Concise Latin Course. French—Siepmann's Primary French Course; First Year. Mathematics —Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Parts I and II; Baker and Bourne's Algebra, Part I. Geography—Longmans' The World, No. 2; Electricity and Magnetism—Poyser's Magnetism and Electricity. Arithmetic. —Pendlebury. Woodwork, and Woodwork-drawing. Book-keeping — Thornton's Elements. Girls' School: English — Outlines of English Grammar': Oral Exercises in English Composition: Kingsley's Heroes; The Globe Poetry Reader for Advanced .Classes : Word Builder and Speller; Dickens s The Cricket on the Hearth. Latin—Bell's Scalse Primse: Bell's Concise Latin Course. French—Methode Naturelle. Mathematics —Pendlebury's Arithmetic; Baker and Bourne's Algebra, Part I; Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Books I to IV. Botany— Youman's Botany. History—Struggle for Freedom. Geography—Longmans' Geographical Series, Book 11, The World. Scripture—Life of Christ.

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3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year ".. .. 2,186 17 10 ManagementGovernment grants for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 77 5 0 fittings, and apparatus for recognised Other office expenses .. .. 24 8 4 school classes for manual instruction .. 14 17 8 Other expenses of management— Government capitation— Members' travelling-expenses .. 18 6 0 For free places .. .. .. 696 411 Endowments expenses .. .. 47 911 Under Manual and Technioal Instruction Teachers'salaries and allowanoes .. 2,022 14 10 Regulations .. .. .. 65 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 38 13 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,018 2 7 Prizes .. .. .. .. 36 17 10 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Material for classes other than classes for purchase-money .. .. .. 100 0 0 manual instruction—Class material .. 1 10 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 201 1 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 58 18 7 Interest on current aooount .. .. 25 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 103 9 11 Other receipts— Maintenance of classes for manual instrucCourt fines (destruction of shed) .. 2 0 0 tion.. .. .. .. .. 38 0 6 Sale of old building .. .. .. 415 0 Government grants for site, buildings, fur-Half-cost of fencing .. .. .. 13 18 9 niture, &o. —Manual instruction .. 715 3 Purchases and new worke .. 1,228 3 10 Penoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 41 15 8 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 27 7 6 Other expenditure— Refund of fees .. .. .. 9 0 0 School telephone .. .. .. 2 10 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,543 11 11 £5,327 18 5 £5,327 18 5 Wμ. B. Howell, Chairman. A. Bell, Secretary. Examined and found correct, — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report of the Board op Governors. The attendance, conduct, and progress of the High School pupils have been very satisfactory. Average attendance, 635. The headmaster, second master, and assistant teacher of the District High School have been subsidised by annual payment of £30 each by this Board, and one pupilteacher's salary of £40 was paid to enable the headmaster to better attend to High School pupils. The Board paid its scholarship-holders during the year—viz., 5 males and 5 females; and Matriculation Scholarship holders—2 males and 3 females: total, 15. At close of year 1907, examinations resulted in scholarship holders —9 males, and 5 females; Matriculation Scholarships, 1 male and 4 females: total, 19. Payments to these will be made in 1908. Besides the payments of these scholarships, the Board pays half the cost of school-books for High School pupils. The candidates for scholarships passed a very successful examination. The Board paid a subsidy to the Technical Classes Association for the High School scholars. Assistant Teacher Park was succeeded by Assistant Teacher C. Foweraker, and Additional Pupil-teacher Miss Waldie was succeeded by Miss Beckett. The Board's office was changed from Waimate Courthouse, where the meetings of the Board were held from the establishment of the Board in 1883, to new office in Quinn's Arcade, Waimate, during last year. For this office the Board pays £10 a year rent, with cost of heating and lighting. The shifting of office and purchase of furniture caused an extra expenditure. The Board suffered loss of one of its oldest and most attentive and efficient members by the death of the late Mr. George Manchester, who for many years sat as one of the representatives of Waimate County; Mr. N. M. Orbell was elected to fill the vacancy. The members of the Board now are —Representatives of Waimate Borough, Rev. G. Barclay. (Chairman), Mr. W. Coltman ; Waimate County, Rev. A. S. Morrison, Mr. N. M. Orbell; South Canterbury Education Board, Dr. Barclay, Mr. W. B. Howell; Canterbury College Board of Governors, Mr. W. H. Beckett, Mr. J. Sinclair. The income for the year 1907 was £525 ss. 5d., the expenditure £427 lls. lid., as shown by the Audit certified statement for the year ended the 31st December, 1907. Board's assets, 31st December, 1907, £2,602 os, Bd.; liabilities, £13 12s, 4d.

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WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' School—Mr. F. Milner, M.A. ; Mr. G. H. Uttley, M.A.; Mr. M. K. McCullooh, M.A. ; Mr. D. S. Chisholm, M.A. ; Mr. H. H. Allan, M.A. Girls' School. —Miss C. Ferguson, M.A. ; Miss V. M. Greig, M.A., B.Se. ; Miss A. C. Finlayoon, M.A.; Miss A. Watt, 8.A.; Miss M. G. MoCaw Sergeant-major Kibblewhite. 1. Report of the Board op Governors. The Board of Governors beg to report that the schools have had another very successful and progressive year, pupils from many parts of the Dominion having been in residence during the year. The Board, being brought face to face with the demand for admittance from all over the Dominion, decided to increase the capacity and efficiency of the school, and, with this object in view, have let contracts for additional class-rooms and dormitory accommodation, up-to-date laboratory, and gymnasium, at a cost, approximately, of .£5,000. Notwithstanding the increased accommodation thus provided, all vacancies were filled for 1908 before the close of the year under review. The Board of Governors thank the Minister of Education for a grant of £550 towards the cost of the laboratory and gymnasium, and hope he will make a further grant towards the cost of the new class-rooms, and lighten the heavy burden the Governors, through force of circumstances, were compelled to undertake. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest, — Boys' School: Latin—Kennedy's Primer; Bradley's Arnold; Livy (Hannibalian War); Horace, Odes, Book I: Simpson's Cesarean Prose; Rivington's Latin Unseens (Book XI). English —Skeat's Chaucer's Prologue; Nesfield's English Grammar Past and Present; Gwynn's Masters of English Literature; Shakespeare's Hamlet and Twelfth Night; Spenser's Faerie Queene (selections); Niohol'e Primer of Composition. French —Wellington College French Grammar; Duhamel's Advanced French Prose; L'Abbe Daniel; miscellaneous readings. Mathematics—Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Baker and Bourne's Algebra, Borchardt and Perrott's Trigonometry, Borchardt and Perrott's Arithmetic, as for Junior University Scholarship. Science—Roscoe and Hardens Advanced Chemistry, Newth's Chemistry, Glazebrook's Heat, as for' Junior UniversityScholarship. Girlt' School: English —Morell's English Literature, supplemented by studies from Milton, Pope, Dryden, Gray, Coleridge, Byron, Wordsworth, Scott, Tennyson, and other poets; Sesame and Lilies (Ruskin) ; Chaucer's Prologue, Knight's Tale, &c.; Meiklejohn's Higher-grade English. Latin—-Arnold's Latin Prose; Extracts from Ovid, Virgil, Cicero; miscellaneous sight translation. French—Chardenal's Advanced Course : Wellington College French Grammar ; Vecqueray'e Papers; Half-hours with French Authors; Le Veire d'Eau; Histoire dun Paysan ; Boielle's French Poetry. Science —Heat, as for Junior University Scholarship : botany, as for Junior University Scholarship. Mathematics (as for Junior University Scholarship)—Goyen's Arithmetic; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry; Baker and Bourne's Geometry.

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OTAGO BOYS' AND GIELS , HIGH SCHOOLS. Staff. Boys' School.— Mr. W. J. Morrell, M.A.; Mr. M. Watson, M.A.; Mr. J. Macpherson, F. 8.1.5.; Mr. F. H. Campbell, M.A. ; Mr. R. A. MoCullough, M.A.; Mr. E. J. Parr, M.A.B.Sc.; Mr. J. Reid, 8.A.; Mr. J. G. Fullarton, 8.A.; Mr. H. Chapman ; Mr. J. G. Paterson, M.A.; Mr. J. Hanna ; Mr. R. Coghill; Mr. D. Sherriff. Girls' School.— ■ Miss M. E. A. Marchant, M.A.; Miss F. M. AHan, M.A.; Miss H. Alexander, 8.A.; Miss S. C. C. McKnight, M.A.; Miss E. E. Little; Miss F. Campbell, M.A.; Miss L. A. N. Downes, M.A. ; Miss M. W. Alves ; Miss M. Salmond ; Miss M. McLeod; Miss 8. E. Albert; Mr. J. Hauna; Mr. W. E. Taylor, F.R.C.O. ; Miss J. C. Longford. 1. Report of the Board op Governors. In accordance with section 8 of " The Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877," I have the honour to forward report of the Board of Governors for year ended 31st December, 1907. The attendance at both of the schools has been satisfactory-, and their efficiency, as evidenced by the results of the various competitive examinations, and the report of the Inspector of Schools, has been maintained, notwithstanding the disabilities incidental to the lack of modern schoolfurniture requirements and the condition of the girls' school building. In view of the requirements of technical work, it is the intention of the Board to make an improvement in the equipment of the schools as soon as the state of its funds will permit. The Board is pleased to learn from correspondence with the Secretary for Education that the Government will take into consideration, when the estimates for the current year are being prepared, the question of contributing towards the cost of a new building for the Girls' High School, and it earnestly hopes that Parliament will authorise the expenditure, as it is quite impossible to secure the efficiency of the school in the present building. During the year an inspection was made by Mr. T. H. Gill, Inspector of Schools, who reported most favourably on the efficiency of the staff and the general work of the school, but called special attention to the disabilities referred to herein. During the year the Board erected a concrete covered-in swimming-bath, 75 ft. by 25 ft., 6 ft. deep at one end and 3 ft. 6 in. at the other end. This bath is used by both schools, and will prove a most useful and important adjunct. Annexed hereto are reports from the Rector of the Boys' High School and the Lady Principal of the Girls' High School for the year.

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2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' School: English—Shakespeare, King Henry V; Chaucer, Squire's Tale; Spenser, Faerie Queene, Book I; Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I; Pope, Essay on Criticism; Addison, Essay on Imagination; Nesfield's Historical English and Senior Composition. Latin — liivy, Book XXII; Horace, Epodes and Odes, Bogk II (selections); Virgil, VI; sight translation, prose composition, and grammar papers; Woman History and Antiquities. French— Selections from various authors; composition, grammar, phonetics, &c. Mathematics—Arithmetic (whole subject); algebra, Hall and Knight, to permutations; geometry, Baker and Bourne, Books I-VII : trigonometry, Pendlebury. Science —Chemistry, the metals, revision of non-metals, elementary qualitative analysis; physics, heat. Girls' School: English—Chaucer, The Knightes Tale and part of The Prologue; Shakespeare, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and Henry V; Spenser, Faerie Queene (part); Milton's Paradise Lost, Book IV (part) and Samson Agonistes; Historical English Grammar: composition, &c. ; literature, general, with readings from modern poets. Latin —Livj', Book I, some chapters; Cicero, De Senectute; Horace, Odes Book 111, Book IV two Satires; Juvenal, three Satires; Middleton's Latin Verse; Reid's Translation at Sight; composition, grammar, dkc. ; Roman History and Antiquities. French—Macmillan's Advanced Exercises; Wellington College Reader; Boielle, poetry; Barlet and Masom, Higher French Reader; grammar, composition, &c. ; Berthon, Specimens of Modern French Verse; Scribe, Le Verre d' Eau. Mathematics —Arithmetic, the whole subject; Algebra, to permutations and combinations, inclusive; Geometry, Euclid, Books I, 11, 111, V, VI, VII, Baker and Bourne; Trigonometry, Lock's Trigonometry, to solutions of triangles. Science —Botany, the morphology and physiology of the botanical types specified in the Junior Scholarship schedule; Physics, as defined in the Junior Scholarship schedule. Lamest. — Boys' School: English —Longmans' Advanced Literary Reader; Hartley's Poetry Reader; Nesfield's Grammar Outlines and Oral Composition. English History—Ransome's Elementary History (IIIa) 1689-1901, (Mb) 1689-1820. Geography—British Isles, Europe, Asia (Meiklejohn). Latin—Caesar, Invasion of Britain; Welch and Duffield's Accidence; Allen's Exercises. French —Chardenal's First Course. Mathematics—Workman's School Arithmetic; Algebra, Hall and Knight, to simultaneous equations; Geometry, Baker and Bourne (Hla) Books I and 11, 1-4, (IHb) Book I, with some omissions. Science —Elementary Physiology (Murche). Bookkeeping—Thornton's Easy Exercises. Girls' School: English—Literature, Tennyson's Princess (part); Reader, Modern Authors; Grammar, Nesfield's Manual, parsing and analysis; Composition, Nesfield's Oral Exercises. French—Siepmann, Part I. Mathematics—Arithmetic, fractions, decimals, proportion, profit and loss, simple interest; Algebra, Hall and Knight, to simultaneous equations; Euclid, Baker and Bourne, Experimental Work, Book I. Science- I —Botany, structure of flowering plants. 3. Geneeal Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 761 13 1 Management - Government capitation— Office salaries .. .. .. 227 10 0 For free places .. .. .. 3,751 6 9 Other office expenses .. .. .. 34 17 6 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Other expenses of management .. 10 0 0 Regulations .. .. .. 7 11 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 4,945 4 5 Subsidy—Voluntary contributions .. 205 0 6 Boarding-school account .. .. 61 10 5 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 2,208 18 6 ! 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Manual instruction .. .. .. 25 12 0 Premium from sale of debentures .. 44 0 0 Fenoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 305 19 6 From sinking fund to redeem deben- Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 58 10 0 tures .. .. .. .. 176 17 7 Buildings, equipments, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 447 16 0 Interest on debentures .. .. .. 155 5 0 Valuation for improvements to outgoing tenants .. .. .. .. 8 12 0 Legal account .. .. .. .. 12 12 0 Other expenditure— Sundries and incidentals .. .. 19 14 1 Expenses of leasing endowments .. 20 3 6 Redemption of debentures due Ist March, 1907 .. .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 1,175 12 4 £11,762 1 8 £11,762 1 8 J, E. Sinclaie, Chairman. C. Macandkew, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. boys' School.—Me. T. D. Pearoe, M.A.; Mr. J. Williams, B.Sc.; Mr. J. P. Dakin, B.A. ; Mr. J. McKinaon; Mr. J. S. McGrath ; Mr. 3. Pow; Mr. J. G. Galloway ; Mr. E. Brownlie; Mr. F. Brookesmith. Girls' School.— Miss G. M. Cruickshank, M.A., M.So.; Miss M. B. Thomson, M.A. ; Miss H. MoKibbiii, 8.A.; Miss M. L. Wilkinson, 8.A.; Miss M. H. McG. King, M.A. ; Mrs. G. A. Turner; Mr. I. G. Galloway; Mr. P. Brocke^mith. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors of the Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools has the honour to submit the following report for the year 1907: — The Board. —At the close of the year the members of the Board were, Messrs. William Macalister, 8.A., LL.B., Chairman, and I. W. Raymond (representatives of the Southland Education Board); Messrs. A. F. Hawke and John L. McG. Watson (nominees of the Government); and Mr. W. B. Scandrett (Mayor of Invercargill). The Schools. —The Board has much pleasure in reporting that the work of both schools has been carried on successfully during the year, as is evidenced by the results achieved by pupils in the public examinations held in December, 1907; as well as by the favourable reports of the Education Department's Inspector of Secondary Schools, Mr. T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., and Mr. E. C. Isaac, Technical Inspector, both of whom visited the schools during the year, and inquired into the working and methods of teaching adopted therein. Attendance of Pupils. —At the boys' school during the year the total enrolment of pupils numbered 172, of whom 113 held junior free places, 32 senior free places, and 27 were fee-paying pupils. At the girls' school the enrolment numbered 143, of whom 119 held free places and 24 paid fees. The attendance, as is usual, fell off slightly towards the close of the year, the principal cause being the demand for capable boys and girls for service in various capacities. Buildings. —For some years prior to 1907 the efficiency of both schools was seriously impaired, or, at least, carried on amidst uncongenial surroundings, by the lack of sufficient accommodation for the largely increased attendance, due to the influx of pupils caused by the operation of the free-place regulations. The Board had perforce to face the position, and, after long and serious consideration, resolved to erect a new and up-to-date building for sole use as a girls' high school. To this end a site of three-quarters of an acre on the eastern boundary of the town, and contiguous to the public reserves (largely utilised as a playground by the girls), was secured by the assistance of the Government. Plans were then prepared b} r Mr. C. H. Roberts, architect, for a suitable building of two stories, with all the latest improvements for lighting, ventilation, heating, and sanitary service, and a contract entered into with Mr. Malcolm Robertson for its erection at an approximate cost of £6,500. Towards this amount the Government voted a sum of £2,500. A further sum of £2,500 was borrowed from the Bluff Harbour Board, and the work was proceeded with and finished towards the close of the preceding year. Simultaneously with the erection of the girls' new school the Board entered into another contract for the erection of additions to and certain alterations and renovation of the old building previously occupied by both boys and girls. This work, which was completed at a cost of about £1,500, the Board felt to be absolutely essential to the comfort and convenience of the pupils in attendance as well as the teaching staff. To successfully finance these important undertakings was the problem which the Board had, and has still, to face. Up to the close of the year the Board had met all its financial obligations, and now looks hopefully to the future, and expects, unless unforeseen demands for further expenditure should arise, to gradually extinguish its indebtedness. The work of both schools is now carried on amid almost ideal sanitary and other conditions. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' Srhool: English—Authors, Chaucer, Milton, Tennyson, Shakespeare (selections) ; Historical English Grammar ; composition ; literature. Latin—Authors read, Livy, Virgil, Horace (selections); Unseens in Prose and Verse; grammar; prose composition; history; antiquities. French —Authors read, Selections in Prose and Verse; grammar; prose composition. Mathematics —Forms VI and V—Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, to Junior Scholarship standard: Form IV—Geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, Books I—V; algebra, outlines, to permutations and combinations; trigonometry, to end of sine S + sine T formulae; arithmetic, general. Science —VI and V—Chemistry, inorganic; metals and non-metals; magnetism and electricity, to Junior Scholarship standard ; to Matriculation standard (Form IV) ; practical work, qualitative to quantitative analysis. Girls' School: English —English grammar and composition for Matriculation and Junior University Scholarship ; Julius Caesar ; Macaulav's Essay on Milton ; Burkes Reflections. Latin —Tacitus, Germania, to chapter 25; Horace, Odes, Book I, 1—29: Cicero De Amicitia, 1-17 ; Allen's Latin Grammar : Exercises from Bradley Arnold : Roman History and Antiquities. 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