EDUCATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-12, 1908.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, E-06

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m 1909. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-12, 1908.]

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

1. EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY - SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTKR OF EDUCATION.

Secondary Education. Number of Schools. The schools usually included in the list of secondary schools in this report which were open in 1908 were thirty in number, namely,— (a.) "Endowed secondary schools" within the meaning of section 89 of the Education Act and included in the Eighth Schedule to the Ac! .. 25 (b.) Secondary schools within the meaning of the sumo section (89), but established hv tin- Minister under section 94 .. .. .. .. 3 (c.) Other endowed secondary schools not coming within the definition of section 89 .. .. •• • •• ..2 Total 30 " Five of the endowed secondary schools named in the Schedule to the Act had not been established at the end of the year, although there were district high schools in the same places which were to some extent assisted by funds derived from the endowments of the secondary schools. In one of the cases referred to (the Gisborne High School) a secondary school proper was opened in February, 1909. A list of the schools is given in Table J2. The number of district high schools in operation during the year was sixty-six. Roll and Staff. The total number of pupils attending the thirty secondary schools in the last terms of 1907 and 1908 respectively were as follows :—

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oil (exclusive of lower departments) umber in lower departments , 1907. — Boys. Girls, 2,441 1,610 87 58 Total. 4,061 [46 1908. Boys. (Iirls. Total. 2,502 1,678 4,180 88 59 147 Total.. 2,528 1,668 4,196 2,590 1,737 4,327 'umber of boarders (included above) 485 124 609 557 136 693

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In the same years these schools were staffed as follows :— , 1907. , 1908. , M. F. Total. M. F. Total. Regular staff .. .. ..118 86 204 125 91 216 Part-time teachers .. .. .. 38 22 60 43 25 68 The average number of pupils per teache? (excluding part-time teachers) is thus seen to have been 20*6 in 1907, and 20 in 1908. The total number of pupils attending the secondary departments of the sixtysix district high schools in the two years, 1907, 1908, respectively, were—■ 1907. 1908. Boys .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,243 1,017 Girls .. .. 1,209 1,125 Total .. .. .. 2,452 2,142 Besides the head teachers, who generally take some part in the secondary instruction, there were employed in 1907 in the secondary departments of district high schools 101 special assistants—s3 men and 48 women—and last year 102 special assistants—namely, 55 men and 47 women. The average number of pupils per teacher was 24-3 in 1907 and 2l in 1908. In addition to those in secondary schools and in the secondary departments of district high schools there should properly be included in the number of pupils under secondary instruction in the Dominion (a) the pupils attending certain day classes in connection with technical schools who are receiving a special form of secondary instruction, and (b) the pupils in various institutions for the secondary education of Maori boys and girls. Including these, but excluding the pupils in the lower departments of secondary schools, we find the total number of pupils recei\ing secondary instruction at the end of 1908 to be as follows : — Boys. Girls. Total. Secondary schools .. .. .. 2,502 1,678 4,180 District high schools .. .. 1,017 1,125 2,142 Technical day-schools .. .. .. 1,096 904 2,000 Maori secondary schools .. .. .. 136 Ki7 303* Total .. .. .. 4,751 3.874 8,625 * All these pupils are boardors. Salaries of Secondary Teachers. The total amount «of the salaries paid to the regular staffs of secondary schools as at the rates paid at the end of the year was £47,788. As might be expected, the salaries paid in the different secondary schools varied considerably ; the average for principals and assistants, and that for men and women respectively, are shown below to the nearest pound :— Salaries in Sctondary SchooU. December, 1908. , M. F. All. £ £ £ Principals .. .. ..464 341 422 Assistants .. ..224 147 190 Whole staff .. .. .. .. £261 £168 £222 Hon.—The salaries of part-time teachers are excluded from the above comparison. In the secondary departments of district high schools salaries are uniform, in accordance with the Schedule to the Act. The average salaries actually paid to the assistants, in addition to the sums paid by way of extra salary to the head teachers, were, in December, 1908, — £ s. d. Men .. .. .. .. . . .. 193 17 7 Women .. .. .. 145 4 3 All secondary assistants .. .. .. .. .. 171 9 I (The scale of salaries is the same for men and women.)

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The total amount paid in salaries for the secondary departments of district high schools, including the special payments to head teachers, was £20,501 ; in 1907 it was £20,388. The professional qualifications of the secondary teachers of the Dominion are shown below :— Status of Secondary Teachers (Regular Staff only), December, 1908. District Secondary High Schools Schools. (Secondary Principals,— Departments). Graduates .. .. .. .. ..29 24 Holding certificates or other qualifications (excluding graduates) .. .. .. .. 1 42 Assistants, — (iraduates .. .. .. .. .. 142 68 Certificated (excluding graduates) .. .. ..11 37 Uncertificated .. .. .. .. ..34 .7 Total .. .. ... ..217 168 Further information in-regard to the roll, and staff, and salaries of secondary schools is given in Tables Jl and J2 ; and further information of the same kind for district high schools is contained in Tables Xl and K2. Free Secondary Education. At the end of 1908 the secondary schools giving free tuition to duly qualified pupils, and receiving grants therefor under the Act, were twenty-seven, as against twenty-six for the preceding year. The total number of pupils on the roll of these schools, exclusive of pupils in the lower departments of the schools, was 4,180, and out of this total, 2,747, or 66 per cent., were given free places under the regulations. The total annual payment at the rate paid for the last term of the year would be approximately £24,824 ; the approximate average cost to the Treasury was therefore £9 os. 9d. per pupil. In addition, free tuition was given to 145 others who were holders of scholarships or of exhibitions granted by these schools, or by endowed secondary schools not coming under the conditions for free places, making the total number of free places held at secondary schools 2,892, or 69 per cent, of the net roll above referred to. Further information in regard to the free places and scholarships held at secondary schools will be found in Table J3 of E.-6. Moreover, in reckoning the amount of free secondary education in the Dominion must be included the pupils in attendance at the secondary classes of district high schools, 2,142 in number, all but a comparatively small number of whom were free pupils, receiving free tuition at an average cost to the Government of £9 lis. sd. per pupil. There should be added also those receiving free education in Maori schools, 108 in number, and the holders of certain free places in technical schools, numbering 2,000. There is thus an approximate total of 7,142 pupils receiving free secondary education, exclusive of those holders of free places in technical schools who were art students, or were taking courses which may be more approximately described as technical rather than as secondary. The following table gives a summary of the various secondary free places referred to: — Free Places as in December, 1908. (i.) Secondary Schools, — Boys. (lirls. Total. (a.) Junior free pupils .. .. 1,083 839 1,922 (b.) Senior free pupils .. 479 346 825 Total .. 1,562 1,185 2,747 (ii.) District high schools .. .. .. 1,017 1,125 2,142 (iii.) Maori secondary schools.. .. .. 43 65 108 (iv.) Technical day-schools .. .. .. 1,096 904 2,000 Grand total .. .. 3,718 3,279 6,997 The following paragraph from last year's report is inserted here, with the necessary modifications, as an explanation of the conditions upon which Junior and Senior Free Places are obtained : —

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" Under the Regulations 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 or proficiency at the completion of their primary course, become eligible generally for a Junior Free Place, which gives 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 Senior Free Place is obtainable to the age of nineteen by all who succeed in passing the Civil Service Junior Examination, eithei 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, the new regulations, gazetted 2nd April, 1908, encourage the use, as a qualification for Senior Free Places, of a slightly modified form 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." Scholarships held at Secondary Schools and District High Schools. The scholarships at secondary schools and district high schools are of four kinds, — (i.) Junior National Scholarships ; (ii.) Education Board Scholarships ; (iii.) Foundation or Governor's Scholarships, given by the governing bodies of secondary schools ; (iv.) Private scholarships, endowed by private donors. (i.) Junior National Scholarships. —These scholarships, which were established by " The National Scholarships Act, 1903," the provisions of which, with its amendments, are incorporated in " The Education Act, 1908," are allotted to the several education districts practically on the basis of population, as in each district there is offered annually one scholarship for each 4,000 or part of 4,000 children in average yearly attendance. The scholarships are open, with certain limitations, to children under, fourteen years of age who have been attending a public school or schools in New Zealand for the three preceding years, and are awarded on an examination in the subjects prescribed for the Sixth Standard of the Public School Syllabus ; they are tenable for three years at a secondary school or its equivalent, but the tenure may on evidence of merit be extended for a fourth, or even for a fifth year, provided the holder is not over eighteen. The value of each scholarship, in addition to free tuition, is £10 a year, to which £30 a year is added if the scholar has to live away from home, or actual travellingexpenses up to £10 a year if he has to travel more than four miles each way daily. The scholarships are awarded by the Education Boards on the results of an examination conducted by the Education Department, and the Boards exercise a certain control over the holders, and pay over to them from time to time the amounts falling due. With the Junior National Scholarships are now incorporated the Junior Queen's Scholarships, which were established by " The Victoria College Act, 1897," to enable pupils of public schools in the Victoria College University District to attend a secondary school as a stepping-stone to a course at Victoria College. Twenty-one Junior Queen's Scholarships, of a total annual value of £463 10s., were held during 1908, but the last of them will come to an end in 1910. The number and value of the Junior National Scholarships current in December, 1908, in the several education

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districts are shown in Table Ll of E.-6 ; the list may be summarised for the whole Dominion as follows :— Number of scholarships, — Boys 57 Girls 32 Total 89 Number receiving hoarding-allowance (included in the above total) .. .. 4o Number receiving travelling-allowance (similarly included) .. .. ..0 Number held at secondary schools .. .. .. .. ..75 Number hold at district high schools .. .. .. .. .. 14 Total annual rate of payment as in December, 1908 .. .. £2,130 (ii.) Education Board Scholarships. —The scholarship funds of the Boards are provided by grants which, although not statutory, are of old standing, and amount to Is. 6d. per head of the average attendance. The conditions of the scholarships are determined by regulations approved in the case of each Board by the Minister of Education. For the award of the Junior Scholarships all the Boards now use the Junior National Scholarship Examination, and for their Senior Scholarships nearly all use the Civil Service Junior Examination ; but the awards themselves and the subsequent control of the holders are entirely in the hands of the Boards. The number and value of the Board Scholarships in the various districts are shown in Table L 2, the totals of which are for the whole of New Zealand :— Number of scholarships,— Boys .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ?86 Girls 198 Total 484 Total expenditure of Boards on scholarships in 1908 .. £8,283 The most common period of tenure is two years, but in one district the scholarships are tenable for three years, and in three districts scholarships may be in deserving cases extended for a third year, if the funds of the Board admit. By the terms of the Act every Education Board scholarship is tenable at a secondary school or its equivalent, approved by the Board. With very few exceptions Education Board scholars hold secondary free places. The value of the scholarships varies considerably, apparently according to the view taken by each Board, as the circumstances of the different districts hardly seem to explain the great variation. Taking the whole of the districts we find that there are, — At £40 per annum .. .. .. . • .. 87 scholarships. At £35 „ .. .. .. •• .. 5 At £30 „ .. .. •• •• .. 49 At £25 14 Under £25 and not under £20 per annum .. .. .. 9 ~ At £15 per annum .. .. .. .. •• 1 ~ Under £15 and not under £10 per annum .. .. .. 154 „ Under £10 and not under £5 per annum .. .. 99 „ Under £5 per annum .. .. .. .. 66 ~ Total .. .. .. .. ..484 „ Finances of Secondary Schools. The income of secondary schools is derived from the following sources :— (i.) Rents from the special reserves allocated to them by statute ; (ii.) Statutory grants, given in lieu of special reserves; (iii.) Income from the secondary-school reserves controlled by the School Commissioners, divided among the secondary schools in the several hind districts in proportion to the number of pupils, exclusive of lower departments ; (iv.) Interest upon moneys derived from the sale of reserves, and invested in accordance with the Education Reserves Act;

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(v.) Statutory capitation upon free pupils under the Act; (vi.) Capitation on pupils in classes recognised under the Manual and Technical Instruction Regulations ; (vii.) Special grants from Government for buildings and apparatus; (viii.) Statutory subsidies on voluntary contributions ; (ix.) Tuition fees of pupils ; (x.) Boarding fees of pupils ; (xi.) Miscellaneous sources, such as interest on moneys other than those obtained by the sale of reserves, donations and special endowments (for scholarships, prizes, &c), rent of premises, &c. The revenue derived from the sources (i) to (iv) is the income derived from endowments, and the " net annual income derived from endowments " is the average for the three preceding years of this revenue, less the expenditure upon the endowments and investments and upon buildings, and less mortgage and other charges. Table J gives a summary of the receipts under the several heads named above, and of the various items of expenditure for the year. Table J —Summary of thk Accounts of Income and Expenditure for 1908 furnished by the Coverning Bodies of Secondary Schools. Recei)>t>.. £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ g d Credit balances on Ist January, 1908 .. 27,729 4 4 Liabilities on Ist January, 1906.. .. 5,781 711 Endowment reserves sold and mortgage Expenses of management .. .. 3,412 3 9 moneys repaid .. .. .. 4,517 14 11 School salaries .. .. .. 52,340 3 1 Rents of reserves .. .. .. 28,788 9 1 Boarding-school accounts .. .. 15,390 11 9 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 3,781 610 , Scholarships and prizes .. .. 2,031 14 Reserves Commissioners'payments .. 4,204 9 8 Printing, stationery, fuel, light, &c. .. 3,949 11 2 Government payments — Buildings, furniture, insurance, rent, aud For manual instruction .. .. 881 18 6 rates .. .. .. .. 40,102 11 4 For free places .. .. .. 24,538 15 10 |On endowments .. .. .. 3,883 13 10 Subsidy on voluntary oontributims .. 1,080 06\ On manual instruction .. .. 754 12 7 Grantß for buildings, sites, furniture, &c. 16,164 2 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,895 2 5 Statutory grant (Marlborough High Examination expenses.. .. .. 207 16 3 School) .. .. .. 400 0 0 Sundries not classified.. .. .. 5,984 9 8 Technical instruction— On technical instruction .. .. 4,043 15 3 Government payments .. .. 2,207 10 4 Credit balances, 31st December, 1908 .. 25,937 17 9 From other sources .. .. .. 1,534 8 ■! School fees (tuition) .. .. .. 19,159 12 6 Boarding-sohool fees .. .. .. 16,892 16 5 Books, &0., sold, and refunds .. .. 368 0 9 Sundries not classified.. .. .. 6,789 7 1 Debit balances, 31st December, 1908 .. 6,627 14 6 £165,665 11 3 £165,665 11 3 This table shows that, generally speaking, the finances of the secondary schools are in a sound condition, notwithstanding the large expenditure under the head of buildings. It may be as well to compare the chief items of income and expenditure in 1907 and 1908. 1907. 1908. £ £ - Income from reserves and endowments.. .. .. 33,636 36,774 Grants from Government (exclusive of building grants) .. 24.948 29,108 Building grants .. .. .. .. .. 9,473 16,164 Tuition fees 20,128 19,160 Salaries of staff 50,038 52,340 Expenses of management .. .. . . .. 3,421 3,412 Buildings, &c .. .. 38,153 40,103 As the free-place system is extended, the amount received in tuition fees will naturally diminish, and the capitation grants from Government will increase. The Education Amendment Act of last session will, by the introduction of a higher scale of capitation on free pupils, benefit not only those secondary schools which have few if any endowments, but also the more numerous class of schools whose income from endowments is small m proportion to the number of pupils ; further, it will relieve from anxiety those schools where a necessity arises for a large building expenditure in any year,, as the effect of the new sliding scale is that in any year the total of the net annual income from endowments and the capitation—that is, of the moneys available for the payment of staff salaries and working-expenses— cannot, with due safeguards, fall below £12 10s. per pupil—;i sum which past experience shows to be just sufficient.

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The new scale does not, like the former scale, proceed by jumps, but is a true sliding scale, increasing the rate of capitation for even the smallest decrease of the net annual income per pupil. The words of the schedule are, for this and other reasons, at first sight somewhat complicated, but their meaning may be clearly seen by the following statement of their effect at certain stages of the net annual income per head, which is found by dividing the net annual income from endowments, defined above, by the total number of pupils excluding the lower department, the latter being required to be self-supporting. Rate of Capitation payable on Free Pupils for certain Stages of the Net Annual Income per Iliad. Net Annual Capitation Total Income Income per Head. per Free Pupil. per Pupil. £17 and over .. £4 (or £6) £21 and over. £15 .. .. £4/10 (or £6) £19/10 at hast . £13 .. £5 (or £6) .. £18 £11 .. .. £5/10 (or £6) f 16/10 £9 £6 £15 £7 .. .. £7 £14 £5 .. .. £8 .. £13 £4 .. £8/18 £12/18 *£3 ... E9/16 £12/16 £2 .. £10/14 .. £12/14 £1 .. .. £11/12 .. £12 12 Nil .. .. £12/10 .. £12 in There is the further proviso that in no case shall the capitation be less than £6 for every free place given in excess of the number of scholarships which a secondary school would be bound to give if it did not provide free places. Table J4 shows the operation of the former scale, in which the maximum rate of capitation was £10 155., upon the finances of the secondary schools: it will be seen at once that, allowing the same rate of expenditure, the amended scale will place the poorly endowed schools in a far more favourable position—it will enable them to increase their efficiency by adding to their staffs, and, what is at least equally important, by raising the salaries paid to assistants, which are now in many cases far too low. For the whole Dominion, if there are taken into account only the secondary schools that admit free pupils under the Act, we find from Table J4 the following state of things :— Total number of pupils, excluding lower departments .. 3,614 Total net income from endowments (average of three years) .. .. £11,105 Net income from endowments per head .. .. .. .. £3-07 Approximate annual rate of capitation* .. .. .. .. £9-Hi Total available net income per head for salaries and management* .. £12-23 Total expenditure on salaries of staff .. .. .. .. £42,929 management.. .. .. .. .. £2,798 „ staff salaries, and management .. .. .. £45,727 Expenditure per head on stall salaries .. .. .. .. £11-88 „ on management .. .. . . .. . . £0-77 Total expenditure per head on staff salaries, and management.. £12-66 The last figure given shows as nearly as may be the actual cost per annum for each pupil, exclusive of those in lower departments. If we include all the secondary schools this average becomes £13-43 per head. Further details of the income and expenditure of the secondary schools will be found in Tables J5 and J; and H7 shows the several lower departments in operation at the close of the year, with the number of pupils, the proportionate expenditure on salaries, and the fees received for the pupils therein. General Remarks. Length of Time spent at Secondary Schools. —The average time spent at a New Zealand secondary school by each pupil who enters is about two and a half years. This is greater than the average duration of a pupil's stay at a high school in New York (2*04 years) or in Clrcago (2*09 years); but less than the corresponding period in England (about 3£ years), Scotland (about 3 years), or Germany (about 4£ years). On the other hand the proportion of the population receiving secondary education at any one time in New Zealand is considerably larger than in Great Britain, although * Exclusive of capitation and subsidies for manual instruction.

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less than it is in Germany, Switzerland, and some other European countries. Economic reasons are, no doubt, to some extent at the root of the difference ; indeed, lor a young country, the average length of a pupil's course in our secondary schools may be considered fair. It is not, however, long enough to secure the greatest benefit to the community from the secondary-school system, and every effort should be made to extend it. Among other things, the raising of the standard of the University Matriculation Examination, and still more the acceptance of a certificate of four years' satisfactory work in a secondary school as a qualification for admission to the University, would tend to increase the duration of secondary-school life, and to raise the standard of work both in the secondary schools and in the University colleges. Allotment of Time to Subjects. —ln the thirty schools of which account is taken the allotment of time to the several main subjects on the average is as follows:— English .. .. 4-8 hours per week. French .. .. .. .. 3-4 Latin (generally non-compulsory) .. 4-4 Arithmetic .. .. .. ..2-6 Mathematics (exclusive of arithmetic) .. .. .. 4-7 ~ Science .. .. .. .. .. 3-0 ~ • These subjects are common to all. Other subjects treated more or less commonly are commercial work, history, geography, drawing in various forms, woodwork for boys, and cookery or dressmaking for girls. In seven of the schools German is taught to small classes of pupils, and in three Greek is reported as a subject of instruction. Advantage is taken in most cases to provide a commercial course, in which bookkeeping and commercial correspondence and geography, or book-keeping and shorthand, supply the alternative. In general all but a few pupils take French ; in Latin the proportion pursuing the study varies very greatly in different schools, but probably not less than 60 per cent, of the aggregate enrolment are Latin pupils. In science the branches commonly observed are, for boys, physics (elementary physical measurements, electricity and magnetism, heat) and chemistry, with physiology in some cases ; for girls, botany or physiology and elementary physics. In nearly all the schools adequate attention is bestowed on physical instruction, and the usual games are entered into with zest. Except in the substitution of needlework, cookery, or dressmaking for some other form of manual instruction (or, in some instances, in lieu of a second language), in the less frequent provision of an alternative course for commercial work, and the selection made of science subjects, the curriculum in girls' schools cannot be said to differ in a marked degree from that found in schools for boys only. In conformity, however, with the trend of public opinion, indications of a wider differentiation in the future are not wanting, and encouragement is given to the tendency by the inclusion of a course in domestic science, with its various practical applications, among the subjects serving to fulfil the conditions under which free places may be held. 'In mixed schools, where of necessity the staff is numerically small, the problem of the differentiation of courses must always retain a special difficulty ; where girls alone are to be considered the problem is simpler. Marked differences in vocational aims notwithstanding, for which provision must always be made, there should be no very serious obstacle in such circumstances to the adoption of full alternative courses of instruction, in which a training in the domestic arts should take the foremost place, in conjunction with a good scheme of general education. As regards the science of boys' schools, in one or two cases only does it appear that the science is chosen with a definite view to its bearing on agricultural or horticultural study. It would be well if there were more. In schools with suitable environment there seems to be no study that could be more profitably pursued or that could more worthily occupy the attention or enlist the enthusiasm of teachers with benefit to both boys and girls alike. District High Schools. —The course of instruction usually followed in the secondary departments of the district high schools of the Dominion is drawn up largely with a view to prepare pupils for the Civil Service Junior, Matriculation, and Education Board Scholarship Examinations, and in a few schools the curriculum reaches up to the Civil Service Senior and Junior University Scholarship standard. The course includes English, Latin or French (generally the former), mathematics, geography,

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commercial work, science, and one or more branches of manual training. Optional courses, one on the old grammar-school lines, and the other a modern programme, are now open to most of the pupils in our district high schools. The line of demarcation between these courses depends chiefly on the inclusion or exclusion of Latin or a modern language by the pupils, and, as a total of from four to five hours a week —roughly, a fifth of the time—may be regarded as a reasonable amount of time to be given to this subject, it will be seen that the inclusion or exclusion of a language apart from the mother-tongue is of great importance in arranging any course of instruction. In too many cases the curriculum itself and the methods of teaching are dominated by examination results. The true aim of education is lost sight of, and everything is subordinated to securing high marks in competitive examinations, and a large percentage of passes in non-competitive ones. In some cases, however, an earnest effort is being made to solve the problem which confronts the various district high schools—namely, to arrange the programme in such a way that each school shall confer the maximum benefit on the majority of its pupils. As these schools have been established mainly in agricultural districts, it is obvious that in these cases the course of instruction should include subjects dealing directly or indirectly with the products of the sod. When these schools are established in mining districts the subjects chosen should have a bias towards mining pursuits. Tt is not intended that such technical education should be given as would fit pupils to carry on the work of a farmer, horticulturist, orchardist, miner, &c, but that the broad scientific principles upon which the practice of these various occupations rest should be carefully laid down as a basis for future practical work. To compel all pupils, as is sometimes done, to take a course of instruction whether that course has a definite bearing on the work of their subsequent career or not, is indefensible ; but, when it is borne in mind that few pupils remain at school more than two years, and a considerable proportion leave at the end of the first year, the urgent need of optional courses is beyond dispute. There are obvious limits to the introduction of optional courses—limits imposed by the number of rooms and by the numerical strength and qualifications of the staff. At the same time reasonable consideration must be shown to those pupils who have obtained a certificate of proficiency or a scholarship, and will receive the whole of their secondary education in the district high schools. While the claims of a small minority of these boys and girls to an education which will prepare them for admission to the Civil Service, one of the professions, or a business career are indisputable, the rights of the great majority of the pupils should not be subordinated to the " craze for results," which unfortunately has still too much influence in our system of education. Indeed, it may be contended with much reason that the former class would be much better educated for their future callings if, while taking the subjects essential for their examinations, they received instruction in a science, such as elementary agriculture, closely connected with their immediate surroundings. .When the rural course for boys and the domestic course for girls, suggestive programmes for which were recently issued by the Department, are taken up with an earnest desire to carry them to a successful issue, our district high schools will be of far greater benefit than they are now to those districts in which they have been established.

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2. MEMORANDUM FROM THE INSPECTOR - GENERAL OF SCHOOLS TO THE HON. THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Education Department, Wellington, 16th August, 1909. Secondary Education. —Secondary Schools. At the end of 1908 there were 30 schools usually included in the list of secondary schools. The " secondary schools " (within the definition of the Education Act) in actual operation were 28 in number, of which 3 were established by the Minister under the terms of section 94 of '* The Education Act, 1908" (or the corresponding section of the earlier Act), and the remainder were " endowed secondary schools " established under the authority of special Acts. The other two secondary schools (the Wanganui Collegiate School and Christ's College Grammar School), although maintained partly out of the proceeds of endowments derived from grants by the Crown or the provincial authority, are not included in the list of secondary schools contained in the Schedule to the Education Act. Four other schools which depend in like manner partly upon the proceeds of lands held under Crown grants are in operation as secondary schools for Maoris (St. Stephen's, Auckland ; Queen Victoria School for Maori Girls, Auckland ; Maori Girls' School, Hukarere, Napier; and Te Aute College for Maori Boys, Hawke's Bay). In five cases the secondary schools named in the Eighth Schedule to the Act had not in December, 1908, been established by the governing bodies. One of these has been opened, however, since the beginning of the present year (1909). In addition to the above, 9 private secondary schools have applied for inspection under section 170 of the Act, and the district high schools, 62 in number, are also subject to inspection by the Inspectors of the Department. The total number of secondary schools of one kind or another subject to such inspection is therefore at the present time (August, 1909) 106. Strictly speaking, to these should be added the day classes of certain technical schools, in which the programme consists of secondary work having a technical bearing. Secondary Schools subject to Inspection by the Department {August, 1909). Endowed secondary schools within the meaning of section 89 of the Act (open) 26 Secondary schools established under section 94 .. .. .. 3 Other endowed secondary schools — (a.) General . . .. .. • • • • • • 2 (o.) For Maoris .. • • ' District high schools .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 62 Private secondary schools " subject to inspection " .. .. .. 9 Total .. .. .. •• •• ..106 Duration of Secondary Course.—The length of time during which a boy or girl attends a secondary school is a matter of very great importance from the point of view of the benefit to the individual pupil, which increases in a higher ratio than the number of years he spends at such a school ; it is equally important in the general interests of the secondary schools, where the programme of work is as a rule drawn up to suit a four- or five-years' course, so arranged, however, that those compelled to leave at the end of two or three years may have gone through a course of work appropriate to their needs, and more or less complete in itself. This is, at all events, the ideal towards which the programmes of the best schools more or less approximate ; a definite conception of this kind materially aids in securing a good organization of the several classes and the sound co-ordination of the several subjects of study and of the work of successive years. Examining the rolls of the secondary schools of New Zealand for 1908, we find the number of pupils of the various years to be as shown below, the figures for the New York and Chicago High Schools being given for comparison :—■

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Year of Courso. Percentage oi New Zealand. Roll in each Year of Course. New York. Chicago. First year Second year Third year Fourth or a higher year . . I 40-1 29-9 16-6 13-4 48-9 28-2 151 7-8 47-8 26-2 15-8 10-2 '•<! 100-0

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The same facts may be presented in another form so as to show the percentage number of those who stay at a secondary school one, two, three, and four or more years respectively.

As the numbers in each case were taken for the last term of the year, it would be fair to conclude that the average secondary-school life in New Zealand is about 2-49 years, in New York 2-04 years, and in Chicago 2-09 years. Scholarships. —With further reference to the large variation in the value of Education Board scholarships, I make the following remarks : — Probably all the scholarships of £20 and upwards are. intended to meet the cost of board or possibly to aid in meeting it : if the latter be the case, children of less wealthy parents, especially if they belong to large families, may be placed at a disadvantage. Now, the lowest fee charged for board at a secondary school is £40 a year (see Table HI), and this amount does not seem unreasonable : it can hardly be expected that, generally speaking, a pupil can be boarded in a suitable private home, with facilities for individual study, for much less—almost certainly not, except with friends, for so little as £20 or £25 a year. Again, scholarships of £5 or less in value are probably intended to meet the cost of books and stationery ; but, except in a certain number of cases in which travelling-expenses have to be paid, the reasons for the establishment of the 254 scholarships between £5 and £20 in value arc not so clear : there may be an idea either that the State should bear part of the cost of maintenance of clever children attending a secondary school, or that the parents should be recompensed for the loss suffered through the withholding of the boy or girl from employment. No doubt the State gains by educating its citizens, the clever ones included, up to their full capacity ; and on other grounds, perhaps, the policy, which is sanctioned by long-established custom in New Zealand, might be plausibly defended : it may be remarked, however, that, outside the British Empire, even in the most democratic communities, such as Switzerland and the United States, such baits to parents would be looked upon as curiosities. In some cases the value of the scholarships has not been changed since the establishment of the system of free places in secondary schools ; yet it is evident that the holder of a scholarship of £10 with free tuition is in a very different position from the holder of a similar scholarship with £9 or £10 to pay in fees. Geo. Hogben, Inspector-General of Schools.

Length of Stay. New Zealand. New York. Chicago. cage •ne year 'wo years .. 'hree years 'our or more years .. 25-4 33-2 8-0 334 42-5 26-7 14-9 15-9 45-2 21-8 11-7 21-3 [(H)-(l KK)-(I 100-0 00-0 100-0 IIKIH

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3. DKTAILED TABLES.

TABLE J1. — Roll and Fees of Secondary Schools, as in December, 1908.

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Total Roll for Last Term of 1908. iid — %%& §«o Aunual Rates Boys. Uirls. H -5 S3-3 g|g 51| Schools. £ § a .9 H ■ I " B 2 2 3 " 2 3 3 £ For Tuition. 1 S s s I B jgna[a|l S ljs|l £ _ Schools. Boys. Annual Rates of Fees. For Board; for Tuition, exclusive of Tuition. 9 of Fees. For Board, exclusive of Tuition. a A. Endowed School* included in tin Eighth Schedule to " Tin Education Act, 1908." C .1 111 >n Art I, 1908." £ s. d. Whangarei High School .. 1 ..I 9 26 I 86 ..I 141201 .. 34 8 8 0 Auokland Boys'Gt mmar Sohool ..93 240 ii 339 .. • 10 10 0 GirU'Grammar Sohool I 601140 6 206 10 10 0 Thame* High School .. I .. 16 18 .. 34 .. 20 9 .. 29 8 8 0 Now Plymouth High School .. .. 30 - 20 .. 50 ..116 26 I 42 6 6 0 '880) Wanganui Girl*'College 3 78 87 16 184 .. 17 7, |() (( Wellington Boys' College .. ' .. 85 200 11 296 S " 'ill 0'' <: it -Is' College 9 53 102 7 171 .. 6.. ••{"}] j', Napier Boy*'High Sohool .. 9 49 66 9 133 25 .. 35 .. 10 4 0 (lirls- High School • 9) 29 44 S 85 .. 18 .. 22 10 4 0 Marlborough High School .. ..!-' 29 4 45 .. 25 25 3 53 8 11 0 10 n n \ 9 8 4 25 IT 6 IS .. 77 so .. 35 .. .. 22 £ s. d. 8 8 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 8 8 0 6 6 0 (8801 i 10 10 0 I 1 11 17 9i I 9 11 0J t 1 11 17 9 1 I 9 11 0 ,' 10 4 0 10 4 O 8 110 > 12 0 0 1 .880/ 1 12 0 0 1 1 8 8 0 1 1 7 10 0 1 1 10 10 0 i 1 12 12 0 1 19 9 0 1 9 9 0 li 6 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 £ s. d to 0 0 42 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 £ s. d to 0 0 42 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 . _, _. ,„ ... 12 0 0 1 6 14 Hi 73 .. 42 0 0 Nelson Boys'College 6 56 99 14 174 16 • • 7 * •• 1 8 8 © 42 0 0 „ dills'College .. J 7 50 80I 9 146 .. 12 .. 37 -J *| jj * J 1 1 in n 1 12 .. 37 42 0 0 42 0 0 ( In■istchurch Boys' High School 8 72 111 1(1 201 22 ! 10 10 0 i t;iris High School 3 87 108 4 202 .. 6 .. .. \ 'jj X \ {j ]- Rangiora High School .. ..16 15... 31 .. 15 12 2 29 .. 9 9 0 Aahburton High School .. .. 14 33 .. 47 .. 14 27 .. 41 6 6 0 Timaru Boys' High School . . ..24 44 I 69 .... 9 . . 900 Girl*' High School 12 35 5 52 9 0 0 I 8 10 22 45 0 0 1M A o li I 9 .. 45 0 0 •■ Waitaki Boys' High School .. 10 78 77 Id 175 25 .. 127 .. 7 10 0 <!iris' High Sohool .. 13 37 .. 50 7 10 0 Otaio Boy*'High Sohool .. j .. 90 168 5 258 13 .. 10 0 0 „ Girl*' High Sohool .. .. .. 1 62 92 6 161 10 0 0 Southland Hoys" High School.. ..57 73 4 134 10 0 0 (iiris' High School.. 51 64 29 144 10 0 0 Total .. .. 32 701 1,214 75 2,022 32598 908 91 1,629 88 59 337136 to 10 25 127 .. 7 10 0 1 49 4 0 \ 42 18 0 43 10 0 1 49 4 0 \ 42 18 0 ■• 5 is '.'. 7 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 43 10 0 4 32 75 59 337 136 ! H. Secondary School) ttttMithtd under Section 94 of the Education Act. \. Palmerston North High School 1 38 48 1 88 .. 18 30 1 49 .... 8 .. 1010 0 Dminovirke High School .. ..16 29 2 47 .. 16 15 5 36j 10 0 0 (lore High School .. .. .. 19j 15 .. 34 .. 10 12 1 23 | I .. Total .. .. 1 73 1 92 3 169 .. 44 57| 7 108 .. .. 8 .. 10 10 0 10 0 0 40 19 0 40 19 0 * • C. Endowed Secondary Schools not coming within the Definition of Section 89 of the Education Act. Wanganui Collegiate School .. ..31 128 21 180 141 .. 12 0 0 (14 3 6) Christ's College Grammar School 51 74 88 6 219 71 .. -11 0 61 7 17 6 ) 51 0 0 i45 0 0 (42 0 0 Total .. .. 51105 216 27 399 212 .. Grand total for 1908 .. 84 879 1,522 105 2,590 32 642 965! 98 1,737 88 59 557 136 Grand total for 1907 .. 63 975 1,370120 2,528 28679898 63 1,668 87 58485 124 965 SilS I 98 63 .. ..212 .. 1,737 88 59 557136 1,668 87 58 485 124 Difference .. 21*96 152*15 62 4*37 67 35 69 1 1 72 12 I J I i I 67 35 69 1 1 72 12 _l * Minn*.

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TABLE J2.—Staff and Salaries of Secondary Schools as in December, 1908.

* In five cases no secondary school has been maintained by the governing body : these are the Gisborne High School, Greymouth High School, Hokitika High School, Akaiu;i High School, Waimate High School; but in all cases the funds are applied, in whole or in part, to the establishment of scholarships or in aid of local district high schools or other secondary schools.

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Schools. SUIT. Regular. Part-time. T i § § g § g » a I » Staff. Regular Stall. Salaries at Rate paid at End of Year. Part-time Teachers. Note*. i I is a |! A. Endowed Schools included in the Eighth SchediUe to the Education Act. £ £ £ £ Whan arei High School ..2112 440 100 8 79 Auckland Boys' Grammar School 13 1 3.78(i 50 Girls'Grammar Sohool ..10 1 .. .. 1.832 60 Thames High School 2 1 .. .. 500 150 New Plymouth High School .. 2 2 2 .. «70 365 4!l Wanganui (iirls' College II 1 6 2,025 130 120 Principal has residence. Wellington Boys' College .. 14 .. 4 3,380 .. 80 Girls' College .. ... II I 2 1.735 1(1 96 Napier Boys' High School .. 7 I.IS2 .. .. Including .£52 house allowance for second master; also, Principal has residence, and two assistant masters have board. „ Girls' High .Sohool .... 6 .. 1 .. 1.045 30 Marlborough High School 2 2 .. .. 625 275 .. Principal has residence. Nelson Boys' College.. 8 2 1,906 .. 90 .. Principal and one assistant have board and residence, and one assistant has residence. „ (iirls' Collego .... 8 1 1 1,090 40 60 Principal and five assistants have board and residence. Christchurch Bovs' High School 12 5 3,512 250 Girls' High School ..10 I 7 1,702 45 340 Rangiora High School .. 1 2 2 .. 350 252 9 Principal has residence. Ashburton High School 2 2 . . . . 590 290 Timaru Boys' High School 4 .. 3 1,225 38 Girls' High School .. 4 810 Waitaki Boys' High School .. 6 .. 1 1 1,330 .. 15 36 Four assistants have board and residence. dills' High School .. 3 11 190 10 60 Otago Boys' High School .. II .. 3 3,178 160 Principal has residence. „ Girls' High .School .. .. 8 2 2 .. 1,585 100 60 .Southland Boys'High School .. (i . . 3 .. 1,604 .. 94 Girls' High School .... 6 2 I .. 1,010 77 12 ; Total .. .. 92 S7 37 23 24.477 14.686 1,345 872 23 24.477 14.686 1,345 872 B. Secondary Schools established under Section 94 of the Education Act. lished under Section 94 1 of the Educ Palmerston North High School 4 2 2 2 1,100 290 50 30 Including £50 house allowance for Principal. Dannevirke High School .. 1 2 .. .. 330 315 Gore High School .. .. 2 1 .... 562 135 .. .. Opened last term.f "1908. Principal appointed beginning of 1909, and rate of salary as from that date added to salaries (£347 10s.) of assistants. 2 1,100 290 330 315 562 135 50 30 Total .. ..7522 1,992 740 50 30 Total 7 1,992 740 C. Endowed Secondary Schools not coming within the Definition of Section 89 of the Education Act. C. Endowed Secondary Si ools not comii within the Deft, lition Wanganui Collegiate School .. 12 Christ's College Grammar School 13 Wanganui Collegiate School .. 12 .. 1 .. 2,745 .. 60 .. Eight assistants have board. Christ's College Grammar School 13 .. 3 .. 3,453 .. 231 .. Principal and five assistants have residence. 1 3 .. 2,745 3,453 60 231 Total 26 6,198 291 (J rand total .. 124 92 43 26 32,667 15,426 1,686 902

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TABLE J3. Number of Pupils Holding Scholarships and Free Places in Secondary Schools the last Term, 1908.

Xumber of Holders of Free Places. (Under Departmental Regulations.) o hi m i ■ ■ schol hoi _ r - 8-3* | li fii « £ 22 222 > „ Jt ~ C O o** Sse (14) (15.) Scliool. (1.) Junior. s.-nior. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. (2.) i (3.) (4.) j (5.) (6.) (7.) IH.) Total*. Girls. I (»•) 1 Total*. 2- -* o o ss =» ■ 2 i * £ *s 8". * . .5 _ « = "5 C S g-e -9-EE — 9 8 § 2 E ~ LB SSH §■£ 5 83 Total. % 5i | fc:i i (10.) (11.) (11!.) (18.) A. Endowed Schools included in the Eighth Seheduk to " The Education Act, 1908." (i.) Providing Free Places under Section 98. Whangarei High Sohool 26 25 61 4 8 12 SO 33 68 10-75 677 3 Auckland Grammar 210 121 331 96 84 169 305 185 490 9-25 4,532 93 .. S School Thames High School.. 30 17 47 4 4 30 21 51 11-25 471 New Plymouth High 35 26 (il 8 10 18 43 36 79 6-00 474 11 .. 3 School Napier High Sohool .. 57 33 90 27 12 39 84 45 129 7-00 903 39 .. 2 Wellington Colleges . . I Hi 25 141 45 II 5(1 Mil 86 197 9-25 1,822 58 3 5 Marlborough -High 20 39 59 13 Io 23 33 49 82 10-75 881 16 1 School Nelson Colleges (13 70 133 37 23 60 KM) 93 193 10-75 2,075 32 1 .. Rangi ira High School 22 14 36 4 8 12 26 22 48 10-00 480 Christchurch (iirls' .. 122 122 .. 46 46 .. 168 168 9-25 1,554 28 .. 6 High School Christchurch Boys' 51 .. 51 43 .. 43 94 .. 94 0-00 152 27 High School Ashburton High School 33 27 60 4 7 11 37 34 71 10-75 763 7 .. 12 Timaru High School 15 30 75 19 18 37 64 48 112 6(H) 672 21 Waitaki High Sohool 34 25 SO 27 14 41 61 39 100 8-00 soo 7 Otago High School .. 152 114 266 84 44 128 236 168 394 8-00 3.152 49 Southland High School 83 80 163 35 45 80 118 125 243 10-75 2,612 34 (ii.) Not providing Free Places under Section 93. Wanganui Girl*' Col- .. .. .. .. .. I .. I .. , .. , .. .. .. _. 15 16 lege B. Secondary Schools established nnd,r Siciion 94 of tin Education Act. Palmerston North High 49 34 83 IS 9 27 67 43 110 10-75 1,182 9 .. .. School Dannevirke High 26 19 45 15 9 24 41 28 69 j 10-75 742 14 School Gore High School .. 31 18 49 I 4 5 32 22 54 ; 10-75 580 ('. Enduii'ed Schools not included in the Eiolith Schedule. Wanganui Collegiate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 7 School Christ's College Gram- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 42 mar School Total .. 1,083 839 1.922 479 346 825 1.562 1.185 2.747 9-037 24.824 448 50 95

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TABLE J4.—Net Income from Endowments and Cost per Head or Roll.

* Opened last term, 1008. Salary of Principal, appointed beginning of 1909, added to rates paid (£347 10b.) to assistant*} at end of 1908 in columns 7 and 9. t Excluding lower departments at high schools. J Excluding high schools (5) not in operation.

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i?a\nu ib a fill fl lr hi i°» |i m III* ili-s ,11 p i&£ isi i ? iii yj i=i ml HH ft ■< H H H H W tfl H (1.) (2.) (».) (4.) (5.) (6.) (7.) (8.) (».) (10.) (11.) (12.) A. Emli,wed Schist's included in Eighth Schedule to " The Education Act, 1908." (i.) Providing Free Places under Section 93. £ £ £ £ £ £££££ Whangarei High Sohool .. 70. .. .. 10-75 10-75 636 86 672 909 0-51 9(H) Auckland Boys' and (iirls' 545 I.42H 2-I12 9-25 11-87 5,846 636 6.382 10-73 0-98 11-71 Grammar School Thames High School .. 88 296 4-70 9-25 13-95 650 26 876 10-32 0-41 10-73 New Plymouth High School 92 841 914 600 1514 1,398 75 1,473 1519 0-81 1600 Napier High Schools .. 175 1,880 7-71 700 14-71 2,199 134 2,333 12-56 0-77 13-33 Wellington Boys' and Girls' 461 1.435 3-11 9-25 12-36 5.231 242 ;->,473 11-35 0-52 11-87 Colleges Marlborough High School.. 98 .. .. 10-76 10-75 900 45 945 918 0-46 1 9-64 Nelson Colleges .. .. 292 205 0-7(1 10-75 11-45 3.376 255 3.631 11-56 0-87 12-43 Rangiora High School .. 60 19 0-32 1000 10-32 600 28 828 10-00 I 0-38 10-38 Christchurch Girls' High 196 173 0-88 9-25 10-13 2.082 80 2,142 10-62 0-31 10-93 School Christchurch Boys' High 179 2,776 15-51 600 21-51 3,880 200 4,080 21-67 112 22-79 School Ashburton High School .. 88 .. .. 10-75 10-75 880 53 933 1000 0-60 10-60 Timaru High School .. 121 481 3-98 600 9-98 2,052 116 2,168 16-96 0-96 17-92 Waitaki High School 200 .. 8-00 800 1,778 188; 1,966 8-89 0-94 9-83 Otago High School .. 419 2,027 4-84 800 12-84 5,110 296 5,406 12-20 0-70 12-90 Southland High School 278 j .. .. 10-75 10-75 2,804 112 2,916 1009 0-40 10-49 Totals .. 3,337 11,031 3-65 8-86 12-51 39,422 2,397 41,819 11-81 0-72 12-53 (ii.) Not providing Free Places under Section 93. 'anganui Girls' ('ollege .. 167 .. .. .. ..' I 2,392 j 221 2,613 14-32 1-32 15-64 B. Secondary Schools established under Section 94 of the Education Act. Palmerston N. High School 137 74 Dannevirke High School .. 83 lore High School* .. 57 064 10-75 11-29 2,034 395 2,429 14-85 | 2-88 17 73 10-75 10-75 775 4 779 9-34 005 9-39 10-75 10-75 698 2 700 , 12-24 j 0-04 12-28 0-27 10-75 1102 8,607 401 3,908 I 12-66 \ 1-45 1411 I i : i Totals 277 71 C. Endowed Si ■InsJs hools not included in the Eighth Schedule. iVanganui Collegiate School Christ's College Grammar Sohool 180 219 3,752 259 4,011 20-84 1-44 22-28 3,521 264 | 3,785 1608 1-21 17-29 Totals 399 7,273 523 7,796 18-23 1-31 19-54 Grand totals .. | 4,180 11,105 307 9-16 12-23 52,594-f 3,542-f! 56,136 12-58 0-85 13-43

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Table J5.—Income of Secondary Schools for the Year 1908.

Schools. Cr. Balances on 1st Jan., 1906. Sales and Mortgagemoneys repaid. Rents. From Endowments. 'Interest on Moneys invested. Paid by School Commissioners. From Government. For Manual r.nlaiHi.ii For Buildings, Instruction, vw Sites, Rent, Capitation, ,,|°^ r £ ld Furniture. Subsidies suosidies. Apparatus. Scboo.Fees. "SgS* „££. sfe Totals. : h "" 1908. School Fees. Technical Classes. (High School Boards which are also Controlling Authorities of Technical Classes.) _j L A. £ 'ndowed Schools included 1 in the Eighth Schedule to " The EducaU £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d.1 84 4 o 687 19 2 4.497 15 o 5.IHH) 0 O ion Act, 1!H)8." £ a d. £ s. d. 141 18 9 2,683 16 3 50 0 0 £ 8. d. ti.") 1 8 5,349 8 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 76 12 0 200 0 0 592 18 0 £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. , £ s. d. £ s. d. in 12 0 .. I 16 8 ... 1.0!)S 4 3 566 13 O .. 0 0 6 18.940 11 4 79 18 0 .. 11 13 6 .. 1,690 3 6 66 3 0 .. lOo ., 2.977 18 5 2,645 19 2 2.774 0 7 79 0 10 .. 7,806 5 11 3,109 0 3 .. 162 113 .. 18.169 6 3 503 In .. ( 230 4 11 8.175 2 11 315 16 2 .. 4.697 16 5 107 5 0 ' 45 no 1.888 5 9 1,852 17 6 5.03S I III 66 17 0 2.S13 16 0 15.197 10 1 10 O o 1.803 1 2 1.889 13 O 125 il 6 .. 611 2 6 1.827 O 4 1,161 18 0 .. 603 lo 6 7.517 6 8 363 6 0 .. 16 2 10 572 12 8 3,202 11 10 530 19 2 25 4 0 ... 165 12 1 1.220 17 9 3,826 18 2 126 6 8 664 2 5 36 oil 5,186 9 5 3 16 o 3.o.V> 13 10 886 15 0 .. 2250 11 10 1,262 3 7 6.663 3 11 382 5 2 .. 882 9 S .. 8.750 4 9 393 111 .. 177 s g 5,912 7 10 , ■ 12.436 4 4 7.812 2 5 4,298 17 4| 5,895 10 11 130,806 14 11 j £ 8. d. Whangarei High School .. 141 18 9 66 1 8 Auckland Boys and Orris' 2,683 16 3 50 0 0 5,349 8 7 Grammar School Thames High School .. 121 16 :i .. 674 12 5 New Plymouth High School 699 17 9 .. 998 9 6 Wanganui (iirls' College .. 1,745 (I 1 .. 384 10 3 Wellington College .. 1,794 S 1 1 3,469 18 2 Napier High Schools .. 4,401 17 8 70 0 0 1.247 16 0 Gisborne High School .. 3,704 17 3 150 0 0 Marlborough High School .. 244 1 1 11 Nelson College .. 1.727 17 5 949 6 0 Greymouth High School .. 1,424 4 0 Hokitika High School .. 1,545 8 0 .. 39 0 0 Rangiora High School .. 347 2 O 189 6 4 Christchurch Boys' High .. 695 15 8 10 0 3,894 3 1 Christ church (iirls' High .. .. 322 8 5 Akaroa High School .. 397 18 3 .. 133 0 1 1 Ashburton High School 793 1 1 10 Timaru High Schools .. 1,543 1111 .. 1,979 15 10 Waimate High Schools .. 2,584 12 4 .. 354 5 6 Waitaki High Schools .. 978 14 8 1.735 8 2 Otago High Schools .. 1,175 12 4 22 6 2,403 14 3 Southland High Schools .. 453 11 3 1,322 16 0 121 16 3 699 17 9 1.745 0 1 1,794 s 11 4,401 17 8 70 0 0 3,704 17 3 244 11 11 1,727 17 5 1,424 4 0 1,545 8 0 347 2 0 695 15 8 10 0 674 12 5 998 9 6 384 10 3 3,469 18 2 1.247 16 0 150 O O 949 6 0 39 0 0 189 6 4 3.894 3 1 322 8 5 133 0 11 793 11 10 1,979 15 10 354 5 6 1.735 8 2 2,403 14 3 1.322 16 0 76 12 0 84 4 o 6S7 19 2 in 12 0| 2(H) 0 O 592 18 0 .. 4.497 15 O 5,000 0 O .-,66 13 O 30 12 0 52 8 10 469 2 6 2i50 O 0 79 18 0 19 4 2 300 o 0 73 10 8 519 13 4 3(H) O 0 66 3 0 80 0 0 58 15 0 39 0 0 .. 2,645 19 2 2 31 19 7 184 14 9 1.395 13 4 8.021 0 0 3,109 0 3 169 0 0 614 0 0 31 10 0 907 13 4 .. 503 I 0 189 14 0 337 9 0 11 2 2 35 O 0 44 5 o 1.301 1 S 1IH) o o 107 5 0 ' 180 15 2 290 0 0 81 7 6 2.196 lis .. 1,852 17 6 I 68 12 2 300 5 0 55 5 0 250 0 0.. 554 o 0 .. 125 il 6 17 17 10 .. 43 16 5 1,099 5 2 .. 1,161 18 0 161 1 6 .. 50 7 1 1.716 13 4 .. 363 6 0 .'. '.'. 55 5 O 966 7 6 600 0 0 25 4 o 85 16 4 78 13 8 669 11 8 2 10 o 126 6 8 113 0 0 177 7 4 .. 832 3 4 550 0 0 886 15 0 25 17 4 375 6 4 64 10 6 3,438 6 8 .. 382 5 2 253 19 7 128 16 3 2,682 5 0 5(H) 0 0 393 11 1 30 12 0 19 4 2 300 0 0 80 0 0 58 15 0 31 19 7 184 14 9 16!) 0 0 614 0 0 189 14 0 337 9 11 11 2 2 35 o o 180 15 2 290 o 0 68 12 2 3(H) 5 0 55 5 o 250 0 0 52 S 10 469 2 6 2i50 O 0 73 10 8! 519 13 4 3(H) 0 0 39 0 o 1.395 13 4 8.021 0 0 31 10 0 907 13 4 44 5 o 1.301 1 8 1(H) O O 81 7 6 2.196 IIS 2.774 0 7 5.03S 1 10 I 16 8 0 0 6 11 13 (i 1 0 o 79 0 10 162 11 3 230 4 11 315 16 2 45 0 o till 17 o 2.S 10 o o nil 2 ii 603 10 6 16 2 In 5 16.-) 12 1 1.2 664 2 5 3 16 o 250 11 10 1,2 882 9 S 177 8 S in in 572 12 220 17 36 0 252 3 1 0 8 9 11 7. 1,098 4 3 18,940 114 1,690 3 6 2.977 18 5 7,806 5 ll 18,169 6 3 8.175 2 11 4.1197 16 5 6.-. 8 1.888 5 9 15.197 10 1 1,803 12 1.889 13 0 1.827 0 4 7.517 6 8 3,202 11 10 530 19 2 3.S26 18 2 5.186 9 r> 3.055 13 10 6,668 3 11 s.750 4 9 5.912 7 10 65 8 6» ** .. 397 18 3 '.'. 1.543 11 11 2,584 12 4 978 14 8 1,175 12 4 2 2 6 453 11 3 17 17 10 161 16 85 16 4 113 0 0 177 7 4 25 17 4 375 6 4 253 19 7 554 OO 43 16 5 1,099 5 2 50 7 1 1.716 13 4 55 5 O 966 7 6 6(H) 0 0 78 13 8 669 11 8 2 10 o 832 3 4 550 0 0 64 10 6 3,438 6 8 128 16 3 2,682 5 0 5(H) 0 0 1 827 14 11 23,934 2 8 15.323 10 0 1 i; I ll Totals .. .. 126.684 15 3 1.86(1 19 11 26.456 12 11 1 1,409 5 3 l 3,876 19 o' 827 14 11 23,934 2 8 15.323 10 0 12.436 4 4 1 1,409 5 3 l 3,876 19 0 7,812 2 5 4, ,298 17 4| 5,8 S!l.-, 10 180,806 14 11 65 8, 65 8;16 26.456 12 11 1,409 5 B. Secondary Schools established under Section 94 of the Education Act. Palmerston North High .. 464 15 2 Dannevirke High School .. 163 2 0 Gore High School Totals .. .. 627 17 ~2l ■■ 56 10 3| 56 14 7 1,230 19 10 85 16 0, 278 12 2| 271 0 0 1 23 9 6 607 13 4 754 16 3i 78 19 6 200 0 0 327 10 3 80 4 1 2,038 13 2 840 12 3 357 11 8 178 1 0 178 1 0 1 3 6 0 30 12 O 33 is 2,354 15 0 2,812 15 1.929 12 7 863 16 200 0 0 4.484 7 7 3.676 10 327 10 3 80 4 l 1 357 11 8 178 1 0 33 18 (I 4.484 7 7 3.676 11) C. Endowed Wanganui Collegiate School i .. 1,603 15 10 Christ's College Grammar .. 416 II 112.666 15 0 728 0 4*" C. Endowec 1,603 15 10 728 0 4 ! Secondary Schools not coming within the Definition of Section 89 of the Education 10 13 01 3,267 12 0 i 2,361 8 7 .. .. .. .. 3,098 4 6 ! Secondary £ 10 13 0 2,361 8 7 ichools not coming irithii the Definition of Section 8! of the Educah 3.267 12 0 3,098 4 6i ion Act. 8.902 13 0 n Act. 8.902 13 0 2. 26 9 2 732 3 7 2,818 3 4 26 9 2| 7 1,818 3 4 732 3 7 14..->43 6 7 12.089 3 8 14..-.43 6 7 12.089 3 8 416 11 11 2.666 i5 01 Totals .. .. 416 11 112,666 15 6 2,331 16 2 5 2,666 15 6 2,372 17 .. .. 6,365 16 6 f 6,366 16 6 8,902 13 0 8,902 13 0 2, 2,844 12 6J 732 3 7 1,844 12 6 7 732 3 7 26.632 10 3j 26.632 10 3| 416 11 11 2,331 16 21 2,372 1 7; Grand totals .. j 27,729 4 4 4,517 14 11 28,788 9 1 J 4,517 14 11 28,788 9 1 3,781 6 10 4,204 9 3 907 19 0 25,972 15 10 16,164 2 3] 19,159 12 (i It 3,781 6 io! 4,204 9 3| 907 19 0 25,972 15 10 16,164 2 3\ 19,159 12 6 16.892 16 5 6,892 II 7,177 M77 7 10 6,6 7 10 6,627 14 6 627 14 6 1 161,923 12 9| 3,741 18 161,923 12 9! 3,741 18 r £165,665 11 3 From Government: • £45 8s. 6d.; t> £1;458 16s. 10d.; > £703 .58.

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Table J6.—Expenditure of Secondary Schools for the Year 1908.

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I Expense of Liabilities Boards' School 9" Schools. on Manage- salaries 1st Jan., 1908. ment: Office salaries. I and Sii In i Expense of Boards' Management: Office anil Salaries. School Salaries. l>n„ln,.. T.unH Boardingschool Account. ,. ,, l'rintmn. Land, ,. „,.,,„, Scholar- ,' ., Stationery, Buildings, Expenditure «S™ S " »hips, ''"•'" Advertising' Ki.rn.iu7',.. Vccount Exhibitions, JJ"' "'' Cleaning, insurance, F.n.lowAccoiint. priaoa. instim- F „,., 1;i( ,i,, I; ,. nt n.ents. uo "' Rates. ,. ,, Printing, Land, Scholar- iur ■ ,n Stationery, Buildings, Expenditure ships. \. '''' . Advertising, Furniture, on Exhibitions, . !,!', Cleaning, insurance, EndowPrices. instim- F ne l,Lignt, Rent, n.ents. uo "' Rates. Interest. Interest. Cr. Sundries Balances, unclassified. 31s» Dec, 1908. Sundries ini-lassified. 31 Cr. Balances, Is* Dec , 1MB. Imical Classes (HlghBcho. Hoards whii Totals. are also Controllin Authoritie of Technii'i Classes). Totals. Technical Classes School Boards which are also Controlling .Uithorities of Technical Classes). .1 K>1 Ig us •al oi —;— A. En A. i ndowed Schools included in Ih, Eighth Sclnduh to " The Education Act. 1! ndowed Schot ols included in the Eighth Sclnduh In " 7Vi<- Education Act. ltl £ s. d. £ s. .1. c s. il. £ g. il. £ s. d. 3 9 3 84 4 0 43 6 9 10 19 8 126 5 o 60 11 11 .. 268 11 8 7.532 16 7 399 12 5 23 3 0 32 II o 127 8 7 21 14 2 89 9 10 133 O I) 268 15 10 12 III (I 58 4 4 . . 28 IS 8 1.893 5 10 73 0 6 68 3 0 509 11 3 9.762 IS 6 143 11 «6 100 11 6 33 17 4 195 (i 3 726 15 Io 2 16 6 .. 22 18 3 71 6 6 42 13 io To 16 9 166 Til 441 19 .. 376 10 5 693 14 2 461 1 8 1908, i." i i i £ s. d. 35 13 7 535 9 3 22-08." £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. 635 12 3 5.846 9 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ B. d. C s. d. £ s. d. b £ s. d. ; t s. d.. £ s. d. 91 11 10 61 9 7 C s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 67 1 11 4,104 17 9 £ s. d., £ s. £ s. d. 1,098 4 3 18,940 11 4 £ s. d. d. Whangarei High School .. 35 13 7 635 12 3 Auckland Grammar School .. 535 9 3 5,846 9 5 (Boys' and Girls') Thames High School .. .. 26 0 0 650 0 0 New Plymouth High .. .. 75 0 0 1,398 7 4 Wanganui Girls'College .. 221 1 9 2.513 2 4 ! Wellington College .. .. 241 11 6 5,314 4 4 Napier High Schools .. .. 134 7 5 2,455 18 4 Cisborne High School .. 59 14 1 Marlborough High School 44 17 6 900 0 o Nelson College . . 4.762 19 10 254 9 3 3,626 6 8 - Greymouth Hinh School .. 8 6 0 Hokitika High School .. .. 16 6 6 Kangiora High School .. .. 23 0 1 600 9 0 Christchurch Bov.,' High .. 200 0 0 4,072 13 0 Christchurch (iirls' High 18 3 6 60 0 0 2,120 0 0 Akaroa High School .. .. 0 10 0 .Ashburton High Sohool 735 18 11 52 19 6 880 0 0 Timaru High Schools .. .. 116 11 6 2,05110 0 Waimate High Schools .. 32 0 0 Waitalri High School- . .. 187 6 8 1,928 9 0 Otago High Schools .. .. 296 1 3 5,110 7 11 Southland High Schools .. 112 7 6 2,803 11 8 Totals .. 5.517 2 3 2.733 12 4 42,907 1 3 ( 26 0 0 75 0 0 221 1 9 241 11 (i 134 7 5 59 14 1 44 17 6 254 9 3 8 5 u 16 6 6 23 0 1 200 0 0 60 0 0 0 10 0 52 19 6 116 11 6 32 0 0 187 6 8 296 1 3 112 7 6 650 0 0 1,398 7 4 2,513 2 4 5,314 4 4 2,455 18 4 900 0 0 3.626 6 8 600 9 0 4,072 13 (I 2.120 0 0 3 9 3 84 4 0 43 6 9 10 19 8 126 5 (I 60 11 11 .. 268 II 8 7.i">32 16 7 399 12 5 23 3 0 32 II o 127 8 7 21 14 2 89 9 10 133 o o 268 15 10 12 10 (I 2.707 5 ll 58 4 4 28 IS s 1.893 5 10 73 0 »i 68 3 0 509 11 3 9.762 IS 6 143 11 t(i 100 11 6 33 17 4 195 6 3 726 15 Io 2 16 6 .. 22 18 3 71 ti 6 42 13 io 7() 16 9 166 7 11 1,006 17 2 441 19 .. 375 10 5 693 14 2 461 1 8 '.'. '.'. '.'. 24 2 I I 3 11 6 36 2 2 976 8 2 29 8 8 17 8 4 190 13 6 2.362 9 I 153 13 7 50 0 0 97 7 0 23 6 2 98 IT 10 Toi 6 2 8 0 0 3 0 0 .. 3 5o .. 220 9 4 6 51 2 6 81 5 3 1,936 0 6 10 0 0 39 3 11 60 IT 4 176 3 1 2.058 5 I 44 17 8 165 11 0 .. 63 13 0 8 12 4 .. 132 1111 4,313 19 3 32 17 3 57 3 3 40 8 9 .. 479 16 7 751 1 1 5 52 9 5 103 3 5 322 2 8 911 6 II) 6,820 5 5 1,229 4 1587 8 9 3,257 1 o| 35,217 13 2J 1,447 0 6 2.707 5 0 ■■ -• ■' 4.(1(15 17 2 24 2 I I 3 11 6 36 2 2 976 8 2 29 8 8 17 8 4 190 13 6 2.362 9 I 153 13 7 97 7 0 23 6 2 98 17 10 701 6 2 8 0 0 3 0 0 .. 3 5 0 .. 2 2 0 9 4 6 51 2 6 8! 5 3 1,936 0 6 lo 0 0 39 3 11 60 IT 4 176 3 1 2.058 5 1 44 17 8 165 11 0 .. 63 13 0 8 12 4 .. 132 1111 4.313 19 3 32 17 3 41) 8 9 .. 479 16 7 751 1 1 5 52 9 5 103 3 5 322 2 8 911 6 II) 1.229 4 1587 8 9 3,257 1 035.217 13 2 1.447 0 6 0 5 : 0 6 I s I 7 ! 0 0 s 3 5 : 6 1.1 130 12 9 36 4 0 0 3 0 33 5 6 682 2 0 0 2 0 11 5 0 500 o 0 0 4 0 200 0 0 130 12 9 36 4 0 0 3 0 33 5 6 6S2 2 0 0 2 0 11 5 0 500 0 0 0 4 0 200 0 0 68 11 6 0 2 6 148 10 0 78 15 o ,879 17 3 4 463 9 7 127 18 7 459 13 7 247 9 2 204 19 7 76 9 2 260 0 0 125 0 0 7 0 3 140 16 4 25 11 2 150 0 0 9 15 6 649 0 0 148 3 10 59 7 6 862 6 7 632 6 1 91 11 10 61 9 7 463 B 7 127 18 7 459 13 7 247 9 2 204 19 T - 76 9 2 260 o iii 125 o 0 7 0 3 140 16 4 26 11 1 150 0 0 9 15 6 649 0 0 148 3 It) : 59 7 6 862 5 7 632 6 1 1,802 7 4 24 67 1 II 4,104 17 9 331 7 4 978 18 3 223 3 11 914 It) 1 4.2SI) 17 1 4,003 0 9 580 19 3 1,534 16 2 1,724 3 7 181 5 2 160 4 2 372 2 2 2.656 3 Ii 95l 10 7 948 14 S 14,003 H 331 7 4 978 18 3 223 3 11 914 10 1 4,280 17 1 4,003 0 9 580 19 3 1,534 16 2 1,724 3 7 181 6 2 160 I 2 1,098 4 3 18,940 11 4 1,690 3 6 2.977 18 5 7,808 5 11 IS. Kill 6 3 8,175 2 11 4.293 11 2 469 13 1.888 5 9 15.197 10 1 1.SH3 12 1.889 13 0 I.S27 0 4 7.517 6 8 3.202 11 10 530 19 2 .826 18 2 5.186 9 5 3.055 13 10 6.663 3 11 8,760 4 9 5.912 7 10 130,402 9 8 469 13 1.690 3 6 2.9TT 18 5 T.soii 5 11 18,169 6 3 8,175 2 11 4,293 11 2 1.888 5 9 15,197 10 1 1.803 1 2 1.889 13 0 1.827 0 4 7.517 6 8 3.202 11 10 530 19 2 .826 18 2 5,186 9 5 3.055 13 10 6.663 3 11 8,760 4 9 5,912 7 10 469 13 9 9 9 50 0 0 372 2 2 * 880 0 0l 2,051 10 0| 68 11 ii .. 0 2 6 2.656 3 6 1.928 9 0 5.110 7 11 2,803 11 8 57 3 3 148 10 0! 78 15 0 951 10 7 948 14 8 •- 1,879 17 3 4.802 7 4 24,003 16 4 130.402 9 8 2,733 12 4| 42,907 1 3| 6,820 5 5| 1.229 4 1 469 13 Palmerston North High .. 150 19 6 1.410 17 11 Dannevirke High School .. 3 13 6 617 18 4 Gore High School .. 1 11 11 130 16 8 B. Secondary Schools established under Section 94 of the Education Act. 178 3 (I 6 10 49 3 9 61 9 0 168 7 0 11 11 8 58 5 I 75 6 7 1,100 14 2 0 3 0 163 5 11 113 8 1— 284 14 11 34 18 2 67 11 5 2,473 1 Hi 2,694 8 1.913 14 2i 879 13 200 0 0 1 5 Totals .. .. 156 4 lol 2,159 12 11 156 4 10 2,159 12 11 178 3 0 17 12 8107 8 10 136 15 T 1.269 12 178 3 0 17 12 8107 8 10 136 15 7 1.269 1 2 0 3 0, 0 3 oi 174 9 7| 174 9 7| 387 4 6 1 387 4 6 4,586 16 1 3,574 1 4.586 16 1 3,574 1 6 ■ed Secondaru Schools not coming within the Definition oi Section 89 of the Edi 'lion Act. Wanganui Collegiate .. 264 5 8 258 13 0 3,752 9 9 I Christ's College Grammar .. 263 13 7 3,520 19 2 School C. Endowed Secondary 3,752 9 9 8,392 3 4 3,520 19 2 8,392 3 4 47 12 T 59 15 0 267 13 5 1.340 3 7 59 1 737 5 2 .. 288 1 % 2.275 13 5 2.377 12 4 Schools not c 47 12 7 737 5 2i ■ominij within tin Di/inil 5!) 15 I) 267 13 5 288 1 21 lion of Section 89 of the Education Act. 1.340 3 7 59 1 6 6 (i I 2,275 13 5 2.377 12 4 8 15 8 til HI • I Kill ,1l(. 6 6 6 8 15 8 1 95 2 9 1,070 6 3 1 96 2 9 1,070 6 3 1.546 16 ll 1.546 16 111 14.543 6 7 12.089 3 8 14.543 6 7 12.089 3 8 784 17 9 59 15 0 5:55 14 71 , 3.615 17 02,436 13 4 15 2 2 Totals 264 5 8 522 6 7 7,273 8 11 I Grand totals .. 5.781 7 113,412 3 9 52,340 3 1 "ll 7,273 8 11 8,392 3 4 i 52,340 3 1 15,390 11 9 8,392 3 4 784 17 9 59 15 0 555 14 7 3,615 17 (I 2.436 13 4 15,390 11 9 2,031 14 6 754 12 7 3,949 11 2| 40,102 11 4 3.883 13 10 2,031 14 6 4 0 1,1 15 2 2 1 ,895 2 5 6 1,165 9 0 1 5,142 5 11.2; 1,165 9 0 1,546 16 11 1,646 16 11 : 15,937 17 9 ll 26,632 10 3 161,621 16 0 4,043 15 26,632 10 3j 3 754 12 7 3.949 1 I 2 40,102 11 4 3.883 13 10 1,895 2 5 6,142 5 11 25,937 17 9 161,621 16 Oi 4,043 15 3 1165.665 11 3

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TABLE J7.— Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts for the Year 1908.

TABLE J8.—Lower Departments of Secondary Schools.

TABLE J9.—List of Secondary Schools incorporated or endowed.

Table K1.—District High Schools: Staffs, Salaries, etc., in Secondary Departments, 1908.

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Provincial District. Receipts from Paid for Secondary Secondary Reserve. Education. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson - Westland Canterbury Otago £ s. d. 1,176 15 6 526 1 9 2,137 15 3 972 12 3 35 0 0 468 6 1 777 18 0 £ 8. d. 1,037 11 0 300 0 0 300 0 () 885 0 0 35 0 0 290 0 0 500 0 0 834 19 1 806 13 3 Totals for 1908 6,929 7 11 4.154 4 3 Totals for 1907 4,919 ll .-■ 1,363 13 T

School. Number Proportion of -r„».i uv™ of Annual Rate of n„JfSf*?J.„ Pupils. Salary of Teachers. Received for Year. Wanganui Girls' College Wellington College (Girls') Napier High Sohool (Boys') Napier High School (Girls') Nelson College (Boys') Nelson College (Girls') Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High School Waitaki High Sohool (Boys') 17 6 25 18 16 12. 22 6 25 £ s. d. 120 13 11 83 6 7 141 13 4 115 0 0 160 0 0 90 0 0 192 10 0 37 16 0 150 0 0 £ s. il. 136 3 4 27 1 2 196 8 6 128 (ill 163 16 0 93 12 0 192 10 0 37 16 0 187 10 0 Totals 1,163 3 11 147 1,090 19 10

„ Act oi incorporation ,. „„,...„ Nauje - or Institution. Remarks. Name. Act of Incorporation or Institution. Whangarei High School .. .. 1878, No. 63, Local .. Act may be repealed by Gazette notice under Auckland Grammar School .. .. 1899, No. 11, Local. Act of 1885, No. 30. Auckland Girls'Grammar School .. 1906, No. 18, Local. Thames High School .. .. .. 1878, No. 54, Local. New Plymouth High School .. .. 1889, No. 2, Local. Wanganui Girls' College .. .. 1878, No. 42, Local .. Board identical with Education Board. Wanganui Collegiate School .. .. Nil .. .. Endowment, Reg. I, fol. 52. See also D.-16, 1866, p. 9. Palmerston North High School .. .. 1904, No. 20, section 88 Scheme of control, Gazette, 1904, Vol. i, p. 903. Wellington College and Girls' High School 1887, No. 17, Local. Dannevirke High School .. .. 1904, No. 20,section88 Schemeof control, Gazette, 1905. Vol. ii. p. 2, 407 Napier High Schools .. .. .. 1882, No. 11, Local. Gisborne High School .. .. .. 1885, No. 8, Local .. Not in operation in 1907. Marlborough High School .. 1899, No. 27, Local .. Board identical with Education Board. Nelson College .. .. .. 1858, No. 38, and 1882, No. 15, Local. Greymouth High School .. .. 1883, No. 21, Local .. Not in operation in 1907. Hokitika High School .. .. .. 1883, No. 7, Local .. Not in operation in 1907. Rangiora High School .. .. 1881, No. 15, Local. Christchurch Boys' High School .. 1878, No. 30, Local .. Under management of Canterbury College. Christchurch Girls'High School Nil] .. .. Under management of Canterbury College. Endowment, Gazette, 1878, Vol. i, p. 131. Christ's College Grammar School .. Canterbury Ordinance, A department of Christ's College, Canterburv 1855 Akaroa High School .. .. 1881, No. 16, Local .. Not in operation in 1907. Ashburton High School . .. .. 1878, No. 49, Local. Timaru High School .. .. .. 1878, No. 26, Local. Waimate High School .. .. .. 1883, No. 19, Local .. Not in operation in 1907. Waitaki High School .. .. .. .878, No. 18, Local. Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools .. .877, No. 52, Local. Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools 877, No. 82, Local. Gore High School .. ,.| 904. No. 20. section SS Scheme of control, Gazette, 1908, Vol. ii, p. 1798.

Education District. s o Number of _§ Teachers (exclud-; ing Head Teachers). o . _ it 3 M. F. Total. s X | Number of l'upils. M. F. Total. * i Amounts paid in Salaries during the Year. From Receipts ■_.■»-*».— from Sources Total - Government. Sources. Auckland "aranaki Vanganui Wellington iawke's Bay ■feUon .. 5rey Yestland Canterbury iouth Canterbury )tago iouthland 11 10 6 16 12 13 7 7 3 10 10 10 10 20 4 4 2 6 4 2 8. 5 1112 1112 10 8 6 14 4 4 2 6 9 5 9 144 13 4 6 1 3 10 2 3. 1 1 6 2 9 16 3 10 20 6 5 2 2 14 6 144 154 161 315 48 34 82 113 96 20!) 188 262 450 58 80 138 50 63 118 . 9 26 35 18 19 37 161 131 292 68 61 129 130 158 288 20 34 54 154 48 113 188 58 50 9 18 161 68 130 20 161 34 96 262 80 63 26 19 131 61 158 34 315 82 209 450 138 113 35 37 292 129 288 54 £ s. 3. £ s. d. i k. d. 3,145 0 0 1 .. 3,145 0 0 570 0 0 I .. 570 0 0 1,868 2 5 j 66 10 0 1.934 12 5 4,054 12 4 .. 4.054 12 4 1,097 10 0 72 18 4 1,170 8 4 940 0 0 , .. 940 0 0 355 0 0 60 0 0 415 0 0 355 0 0 105 0 0 460 0 0 2,906 9 6 100 0 0 3,006 9 6 1,341 18 9 .. 1,341 18 9 2,771 16 8 ■ .. 2,771 16 8 691 5 9 .. 691 5 9 Totals for 1908 66 55 47 102 1 47 102 1,017 1,125 ! 2,142 20,096 15 5 1,017 1,125 2,142 404 8 4 20,501 3 9 Totals for 1907 64 53 48 101 1 48 101 1,243 1,209 2,452 1,243 1,209 2,452 19,960 13 10 427 6 8 20,338 0 6

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TABLE K2.—Further Details Relating to Secondary Departments of District High Schools.

* Amount also included in Table No. 8, E-2. t Secondary department opened 3rd February, 1908. | Seoondary department opened 27th January, 1908.

Staff and PupiU of Secondary Departments of Note. —In the column for "Position on Staff," (4), "M" ai A " Assistant in the Secondary Department. District High Schools at 31st December, 1908. id "F" distinguish Sex, "H" means Head of a School, and 1 2 3 i Annual Kates of Salary paid by Government at 31st December, 1908. Number of 'upils. School. Naiue of Teacher. Classification or Degree. Position on Staff. s . 6 Additions to Salary under Sections 11 and li of the Amendment Act, 1905. 7 8 9 11) Total. u. F. Total luckland— Aratapu .. Cambridge Coromandel Hamilton West Normal Onehunga.. Paeroa f'ukekohe West Tauranga Te Arohaf Waihi 'arauaki— Stratford .. .. Hockin, Harry Lewis, Percy (j. .. .. Walker, William R. C Ranson, John U. .. Gavey, Annie L. .. .. Tanner, Thomas B. Gatland, Alfred H. .. Worsley, William H. Wilson, Kbenezer Collins, Edilh C. .. . Cousins, Herbert G. Shrewsbury, Elsie Mclntosh, William N. Kenny, Arthur A. Patterson, Florence I. Monro, Agnes S. .. . . Murphy, Franois Meredith, Charles Algie, Ronald M. .. .. Flavell, Dennis R. Roberts, William P. .. Semadeni, Casper A. Dromgool, James C. .. Burton, Alfred F... Robertson, May B. . . Benge, Alfred Stewart, Alexander A. .. I Tyrer, Florence A. R. Gatland, Arthur R. Webb, Mary Bowler, Frederick Dl D3 Bl B.A. C2 Dl D2 Dl .. M.A., Al B.A., B4 M.A..A1* M.A..A1 Dl Dl .. M.A..B3 D3 CI C2 '.. Dl D2 CI B.Sc, A3 Dl B.A. Dl ['. Dl B.A. M.A. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. AM II 11 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.F. H.M. A.M. £ 30 180 40 190 125 30 180 40 190 125 40 200 50 220 165 135 40 190 125 30 180 i 30 180 30 180 20 150 I ■ £ s. d. 10 0 0 30 0 0 £ s. d. 30 0 0 180 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 40 0 0* 200 0 0 50 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 30 0 0 180 0 0 6 18 16 26 "e 89 10 14 12 ae '25 27 16 32 28 51 *81 56 II 17 28 15 *8 38 "5 "8 13 io 9 19 12 6 18 H.M. A.M. A P. A.M. 50 220 165 135 50 0 0 220 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 48 34 82 Vanganui— BullaJ Eltham .. Feilding .. Hawera .. Marton Patea Wanganui .. Gray, Joseph H. .. Gray, James H. .. .. Thomas, Taliesin Menzies, William G. .. Hill, John C. Rilcbie, James Wyatt, Gladys .. .. Strack, Conrad A. Niven, James Strack, Constance T. . Mosaman, Ed*in .. Wilkes, Frederick J. .. O'Dea, Patrick Martin, Frederick W. Aitken, James Rutherford, John R. Mahony, Ella Dl C3 Dl B.A.. B3 CI .. U. A., M.Sc., A3 C4 Dl .. MA., M.Sc, A) B.A., B4 CI .. M.A., B3 M.A.,LL.B.,A1 C3 B.A., Bl .. M.A..A1 H.M. A.M. II M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. AM. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. 20 150 20 150 40 190 125 40 190 125 30 180 30 180 45 200 135 io"o 0 80 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 125 0 0 30 0 0 200 0 0 30 0 0 180 0 0 45 0 0 200 0 0 135 0 0 6 ' - 8 21 25 14 i> ia '21 'M 13 33 46 "9 - 6 15 16 19 35 *28 19 47 Wellington— Carte rton .. Greytown .. Hutt Levin Masterton.. Newtown .. Normal Pahiatua .. Petone .. J Burns, Andrew N. Talbot, Arthur E. Scott, Florence .. ,. Charters, Alexander B. King, Herbert William • > Yeats, Duncan M. Lyne, Christopher J. Livingstone, Fanny R. Mclntyre, James I Harding, Albert J. .. Jackson, William H. Bee, John G. ! Williams, Ethel .. McLandress, Isabella .. Parkinson, Henry A. Low, Benjamin H. Rowley, Elizabeth M. .. Webb, J. CoHtin .. Oaughley, John .. Thomas, Joseph .. Baker Gabb, Mrs. M. Johnson, John .. Home, James Lynskey, James H. Myers, Phcebe j Ross, Christina .. B.A., Bl .. M.A., D2 B.A. .. M.A., Bl C2 Dl B.A., B3 M.A. Dl .. C2 Dl M.A., Al .. B.A., B2 M.A..B2 M.A., Bl .. B.A., B.Sc, Bl M.A..A1 .. B.A..B1 M.A., Bl CI B.A., Bl D5 Dl CI B.A., B2 .. I B.A. H.M. A.M. AF. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.F. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. 40 190 125 30 180 40 190 125 30 180 50 220 165 135 50 220 165 40 280 40 190 125 50 220 165 135 10 0 0 10 0 0 . f 20 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 30 0 0 180 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 40 0 0 , 280 0 0 40 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 50 0 0 240 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 19 "9 "7 21 49 19 "9 ie '21 '45 38 'is 22 42 94 14 '26 40 6 24 30 "7 20 27 25 36 61

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Staff and Pupils of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 31st December, 1908 — continued.

• Secondary department opened Ist February, 1908. t Amount also included in Table No. 8, E-2. t Position temporarily filled by relieving teachers. ! Assistants on the primary staffs who receive additions to salary under section 88 («) of the Act.

1 Annual Kates of Salary paid by Government at 31st December, 190H. Numl 2 3 4 ler of 'upili. School. Name of Teacher. Classification or Degree Position on Staff. 5.1 6 m-3,2 Addition to = Salary under •gSjili Sectionslland 15 _2-* s -5 oftheAmendn ! ent Act ' 190S - 7 8 9 10 Total. M. V. Total. Vellington— continued. Terrace MacMorran, George King, Eustace Wilson, Marion K. Roberts, Florence G. Dl M.A.H.Sc.Bl M.A., A2 B.A., C2 H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. 50 SO 220 165 135 £ s. d. 20 0 0 £ 8. d. 50 0 0 31 240 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 47 78 lawke's Bay Gishorne Rowley, Francis J. Kinder, John Hunt. Margaret L. Pegler, Leonard F. Stephens, Thomas J. O. Hodgson, Ruth J. Watson, John D. .. Keane, Jeremiah Stevenson, Andrew Hoult, William H. B.A., Bl B.A..B2 C5 B.A..B1 H.M. A.M. A.K. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. .A.M. H.M. A.M. 30 180 125 40 190 125 30 180 20 150 10 0 0 in 0 0 10 0 0 21 190 0 0 125 0 0 45 0 0 18 200 0 0 l::5 (I 0 30 0 0 9 180 0 0 20 0 0 10 150 0 0 25 46 Hastings 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 25 43 Waipawa* C3 M.A., Bl D3 CI M.A., A4 15 15 24 25 Woodville .. Jelson— Motueka Griffin, John J. .. .. Stoddarr, Francos Harkness, J. H. .. Slowey, Anastasia J. Boyes, William H. Ainsworth, Florence E. Neve, Frederick Gifford, Arthur J. McElwee, May E. CI R.A., B2 B A..B1 M.A. Dl B.A., B2 M.A., Bl M.A., Al D3 H.M. AF. H.M. AF. II.M. A.M. H.M. AM. A.F. 20 150 20 150 30 180 40 190 125 20 0 0 8 150 0 0 20 0 0 1! 150 0 0 10 n 0 11 180 0 0 40 0 0 20 225 0 0 125 0 0 8 10 Reefton "8 19 Takaka 21 32 Westport .. 85 0 0 26 46 Irey— Greymouth Adams, Alan A. .. Woods, Robert T. Thompson, Marion Dl B.A..B1 D2 H.M. AM. A.K. 40 190 125 40 0 0 0 190 0 0 125 0 0 26 85 Vestland— Hokitika .. Wake, Hugh G. .. Williams, Henry .. Olliver, Margaret B.A., Bl CI M.A., M.Sc. H.M. A.M. AF. 40 190 125 40 0 0 18 190 0 0 125 0 0 19 37 lorth Canterbury— Akaroa Hall, Charles Gray, Alexander .. Anderson, John Hnrdey, Mary I. .. Hardie, Charles l>. Waller, Francis D. Malcolm, Thornton G. Hxnsaid, George A. Wilkinson, Maria L. Ha-sal. Edith G... Pcnlington, B. nj&min William", Florence A. Bean, William D. Mayne, Arhur J. .. Alll-on, He bert H. Herri >tt, Maud E. C okson, Arthur .. Mabel E. Just, Emile U. .. Burley, Wi liam E. Aschman, Christopher T. .. Mcllraitn, James W. Gates, Thomas A. Glanville, Gertrude M. C2 Al CI C4 B.A., Bl B.A., Bl CI C3 B.A. B.A., B4 CI B3 CI M.A., B2 Dl M.A. Dl B.A., B4 Dl B.A.. B2 CI M.A.,LL.B,A. Dl CI H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A K. H.M. \ r H.M. A.M. H.M A.M. H.M. A.F. 20 150 20 150 10 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 14 180 0 0 20 0 0 4 150 0 0 60 0 0 71 315 19 4 211 0 0 190 0 0 165 0 0 135 0 0 30 0 0 2 180 0 0 30 0 0 6 180 0 0 20 0 0 7 150 0 0 20 0 0 6 150 0 0 30 0 0 17 235 5 9 40 0 Of 14 275 0 0 30 0 0 20 180 0 41 11 25 Amberley 5 9 Christchuroh West 75 19 4 61 0 0 45 116 Darfield Kaiapoi Kaikoura Town 240 150 190 165 135 30 180 30 180 2i 150 20 15(i 30 180 40 275 30 180 "7 "7 13 "9 13 20 Lincoln io 'it; Lyttelton 55 5 9 6 23 Normal 11 25 Southbridge 16 36 louth Canterbury— Geraldine Montgomery, John R. Budd, Alice M. .. Thomas, William Tait, George Allan McLeod, Murdoch Gilmonr, William O. Reid, Je-sie Begg .. Pitcaithly, George Laing, Thomas M. M. Foweraker, Charles E. M.A., Bl M.A. M.A., Al C4 B.A.. Bl D3 B.A , B3 B.A., Bl B.A., B2 C4 H.M. AF. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.M. 20 150 20 0 0 6 150 0 0 30 0 0 9 180 0 0 87 1 0 20 190 0 0 125 0 0 180 18 8 33 231 3 4 135 0 0 4 10 Pleasant Point 22 31 Temuka 180 40 190 125 45 200 135 47 1 0 12 32 Waimate .. 135 18 8 31 3 4 23 56 )tago— Balclutha McElrea, William B. E. VacantJ Dare, Olive J. M... Allan, Mary K. .. Stenhouse, John Strachan, James E. Paterson, Janet .. Dirton, Henry L. Fowler, Jane B. .. Pinder, Edward Bressey. Flor> nee F. Bl H.M. 40 190 125 23 5 6 63 5 6 23 190 0 0 125 0 0 13 9 6§ 152 2 0 22 200 0 0 135 0 0 81 6 6§ 38 3 6§ 46 19 0 19 180 0 0 13 36 Lawrence B3 El CI MA, B2 M.A., Bl Dl El M.A., Al M.A., A3 A.F. § H.M. A.M. A.F. § § H.M. A.F. 45 200 135 13" 9 6 107 2 0 30 52 Mosgiel 30 180 81 6 6 38 3 6 16 19 0 ii 30

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TABLE L1.—Number and Value of Junior National Scholarships.

Table L2.—Number and Value of Education Board Scholarships.

l 2 3 4 <-"■"'"" Annua; I Kates of Salary pai at Hist Decembt id by Government it. 1908. Numl er of 'upils. School. Otago- continue 1 !. Naseby Normal Palmereton Port Chalmers" Tapanui .. Tokomairiro Southland— Arrow I.umsden .. Riverton .. Winton Classification Position 5 Name of Teacher. or on ."-5Degree Staff. 6> •«• S E .- — <]. -s tfu^ o« £ .. Malcolm, James P. .. Dl H.M 20 Robertson, Thomas G. .. A.M. 150 .. Marshall, Angus .. B.A., Bl HM. \o Hardy, James W. Bl A.M. 300 McArthur, Grace C. CI A F. 135 Patterson, Thomas A. .. M.A.. Bl H.M. 90 Cox, Annie H. .. .. M.A..A1 A.F. 150 .. I Booth, George F. .. B.A., Bl H.M. 80 Heatley, Frederick .1. .. M.A.,M.SC. AS A.M. 180 Grav, James H. .. B.A., Bl i Orkney, Eva M. .. .. CI t .. Stewart, John N. CI H M. 30 Campbell, Eliza .. M.A., A3 A.F. 1.50 .. Graham, Walter B. CI H M. 40 Ferguson, Albert J. M.A.. l-'2 A.M. 190 Beckingsale, Lucy B.A, B3 A.F. i 25 McLaren, Mary .. F. 1 t .. Orr, James .. Dl H.M. 30 Copland, Catherine" .. C4 AM. 150 .. Clark, William H. .. B.A., Bl H.M. 20 Steel, Annie .. .. A.F. 160 .. Hewat, Ebene/.er C. P.. A., Bl H.M. 20 Hamilton, Janet A. D2 A.F. 150 .. Hutchinson, James B. .. ! CI H.M. 2(1 Dalrymple, Helen K. B.A. A.F. 150 Position 5 on . - 5 - Staff, S > i- = 0 2- ~ 22- -, OS-.a OX 6 Additions to Salary under Sections 11 and 15 of the Amendment Act, 1905. £ s. ll. 7 H 9 F. 10 Total. Total. M. H.M. A.M. II M. A.M. AF. I H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. 1 t H M. A.F. HM. A.M. A.F. I t £ 20 150 in 21)0 135 20 150 80 180 •20 1.50 40 190 :25 t s. d. 20 0 0 3 1.50 0 0 40 0 0* 18 201) 0 0 135 0 0 30 0 0 11 150 0 0 30 0 0 4 180 0 0 21 10 ot 11 0 ot 80 0 0 10 180 0 0 40 0 0 20 190 0 0 125 0 0 8 18 Of 8 - 85 14 if. 11 '53 25 20 24 10 0 110 0 10 0 0 80 o n 12 22 i9 39 8 18 0 11.51. A M. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. 20 150 20 160 20 150 20 150 •* 20 0 0 4 150 0 0 20 (1 0 5 150 0 0 ■20 0 0 6 150 0 0 20 0 0 5 150 0 0 5 is "9 9 8 is .. "7 12 19,115 19,115 20,136 2 1 1,017 1,125 2,142 1,021 2 1 Amount also includ Amount also included in Table No. 8, E-2. ded in Table No. 8, E-2. 1 Assistants on the primary staffs who rei :eive additions to salary under sect: ion 82 (. i) of tb Act.

Education District. Total I Dec. t'umber held in imber, 1908. Receiving Boardingallowance (included in Total Number). Receh allowai Tot dag Ira' see liii.'i al Numl ellinglded in n-r). >• S — • TJ £ T3 O © 2*.^, I*g . iSj s£*s Hi i!f liili Boys. (iirls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson .. Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland Totals „ 11 24 6 6 .. 2 2 2 8 I 9 4 57 ti 1 4 1 1 3 2 1 2 5 2 1 3 17 3 8 7 7 3 4 3 4 13 3 10 7 5 1 i 5 2 2 2 3 I 1 1 7 1 3 1 6 1 3 2 17 6 7 6 3 4 2 3 2 i i 4 380 60 210 100 250 60 130 90 40 340 30 190 2.50 4 8 7 13 1 9 7 2 1 "J i 3 3 6 32 89 25 40 75 14 2,130 15 Note.—Twenty-one Junior Queei scholarships will expire in 1910 ; they i's Schi olarahips were .w incorporate! told in with 1 1908— he .Inn 14 by b ior Natii ioys and 7 by onal Scholarsl girls. The last of these lips. are no

Number held in Dec, 1908. Education Districts. Boys. I Oirls. i Total. Period of Tenure. Boards' Expenditure on Scholarships in 1908. Annual Value, <fcc. Auckland 53 30 Taranaki 13 8 Wanganui .. 16 15 83 21 31 Years. 3 2 2 or 3 a s. d. 1,985 5 7 317 0 6 662 14 6 I 35 at £40, 48 at £10. 5 at £35, 1 at £12. 15 at £10. 8 at £40, 4 at £23 10s., 4 at £21, 1 at £15, 14 at £10. 13 at £40, 3 at £9, 1 at £7 4s., 4 at £6 5s., 46 at £5. 12 at £30, 1 at £12 10s., 9 at £10, 2 at £8 10s., 1 at £7 10s., 36 at £2 10s. 3 at £25, 4 at £10, 5 at £2. 6 at £40, 4 at £25, 24 at £1 5s. 1 at £26, 6 at £8. 1 at £24, 3 at £10, 1 at £4. 17 at £30, 33 at £10. 6 at £27, 1 at £12, 22 at £7. 25 at £40, 25 at £10, 6 at £6. 20 at £30, 8 at £5. Wellington 40 27 . 67 2 900 6 0 Hawke's Bay .. 38 23 61 2 557 0 0 Marlborough .. 5 7 Nelson .. .. 12 22 Grey .. .. 3 4 Westland .. 3 2 • North Canterbury 29 21 South Canterbury 21 8 Otago .. .. 37 19 Southland 16 12 12 34 7 5 50 29 56 28 1 or 2 2 2 2 2 2 163 10 0 382 2 6 86 10 0 58 0 0 902 19 6 386 4 11 I 1,291 2 10 | 640 0 0 2 or 3 2 or 3 Totals, 1908.. 286 198 286 198 484 8,282 16 4 Totals, 1907.. 294 197 294 197 491 8,546 14 11

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4. REPORTS OF GOVERNING BODIES.

WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. R. Lupton, Mr. H. G. Smith, Mr. H. L. M Woolley, Miss E. Blumhardt, Mr. D. Grant, Miss Wallden. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. I have the honour to say that the school continues to make satisfactory progress. During the year the Board has had a number of new single desks placed in tin- school to replace tin- old-fashioned ordinary long ones. Through the efforts of the Principal, Mr. Lupton, a cadet company has been formed in connection with the school, which is drilled fortnightly by a Defence officer from Auckland. The Board has now the question of establishing a swimming-bath for the girls attending the school, and hope to be successful in this undertaking. 2. Work of-the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. English —Nesfield's English Past and Present; Shakespeare's Richard 11, Henry IV: Chaucer and Spenser, selections; essays. Latin Allcroft's Latin Prose Composition. Bryan's Prose; Horace, Odes, selections ; Ovid, Elegiac selection ; Cicero, In Catilinam, I; Roman history. French WVekley's Prose Exercises ; Rey's composition ; books set for Senior Civil Service. Mathematics Hall and Knight's Trigonometry and Algebra and Hall and Stevens's Geometry, as lor Junior University Scholarship ; mechanics, Bryan and Briggs. Physiology —Shore and Foster. GeographyCommercial, syllabus for Senior Civil Service. History —As for University Scholarship, Junior. Lowest. —English —Nesfield's English Grammar and Composition, Parts I and II ; Temple Reader ; Deserted Village ; selections from Browning ; dictation and essays. History —General Introduction ; The English as a Colonising Nation. Latin —Ora Maritima. French —Siepmann's First Year. Arithmetic —General revision, stocks, mensuration. Algebra —Hall and Knight, to simultaneous equations. Geometry —Hall and Stevens, Part I. Physical Measurements —Kerr's First Year. Book-keeping — Thornton's First Year. Drawing —Freehand ; brush, from nature ; plane and solid geometry, elementary. Manual —Woodwork (boys) ; cookery (girls).

3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908.

AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' School.—Mr. J. W. Tibbs, M.A. ; Mr. J. H. Turner, M.A. ; Mr. H. J. D. Mahon, B.A. ; Mr. F. Heaton, MA. ; B.Sc. ; Mr. j. G. Trevithick, MA.; Mr. J. Drummond, MA. ; Bey. J. K. Davis, M.A. ; Mr. P. Drummond, B.A ; Mr. F. W. Gamble, MA.; Mr. J. D. Dinneen, B.A. ; Mr. E. Caradus, B.Sc. ; Mr. H. B. Tomlinson, M.A. ; Mr. A. Watt, MA. ; Mr. F. Potter. Girls' School.— Miss A W. Whitelaw, MA. ; Miss E. G. Wallace ; Miss A. C. Morrison, M.A. ; Miss F. E. A. Grellet; Miss W. Picken, M.A. ; Miss F. E. Macdonald, B.A. ; Miss F. V. J. Jacobsen, M.A. j Miss E. M. Griffin, M.A. ; Miss B. Blades ; Miss M A Dive, B.A ; Mr. Kenneth Watkins.

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Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. 6 s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 141 7 1 Management— Government capitation— Office salaries .. .. .. 29 8 6 For free places.. .. .. .. 687 19 2 Other office expenses .. .. .. 5 11 7 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Other expenses of management .. .. 0 13 6 Regulations .. .. .. 84 4 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 635 12 8 Current income from reserves .. .. 65 1 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 3 9 3 Paid by Scbool Commissioners .. •.. 76 12 0 Material for classes other tban classes for School fees .. .. .. 40 12 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 74 8 8 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 0 6 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 27 15 9 Other receipts— Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 15 11 0 Sale of tanks .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Maintenance of classes for manual instiuction 84 4 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. . .. .. 2 8 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.).. .. .. 8 118 Site or buildings .. .. .. .. 126 5 0 Other expenditure— Cricket and tennis grounds .. .. 16 11 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 67 1 11 £1,097 12 7 £1,097 12 7 J. M. Killen, Chairman, J. McKinnon, Secretary.

THE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL, AUCKLAND, OPENED IN APRIL, 1909, Exterior View.

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The Physics Room. A Lesson an Physical Measurements.

The Gallery overlooking the Hall.

THE GIRLS' GRAMMAS SCHOOL, AUCKLAND.

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1. Report of the Board of Governors. The School.— At the beginning of the year 381 boys and 219 girls wen- in the two schools, of whom 335 boys and 199 girls held free, places under the regulations, and for whose tuition the Government paid at tin- rati- nf £9 ss. capitalion fur each of the three terms. Tin- Board at the end of the year removed the girls' school to the new school Imilding in Howe Street erected tor them, on which thenwas spent up to the end nf 1908 £11,079 ss. 5d., of which the Government lias provided £5.000, ami has promised £1,000 for the formation of grounds, fencing, and furniture. The linn, the Minister of Education has kindly consented to formally open it before the Easter holidays. The boys' school has thus now room to accommodate some 500 pupils as it did m 1905. The work of the girls' school during the year 1908 was, as in the previous year, much hampered by being carried on in two separate buildings, several of the classes being held in St. Paul's schoolroom. Mistresses.—lv October Miss Blades was granted leave nf absence by the Board till the end of the year. The staff was joined on the llth October, 1908, by Miss F. I-'.. A. Grellet, who arrived from London, and entered upmi her duties as French and German mistress, tn which position she was appointed in London on 1,,-half nf the Board by the Hon. \V I. Reeves, High Commissioner for New Zealand. It is a good appointment, like all the others the honourable gentleman has made for the Board during his term nf office. Miss Grellet studied at Newham College, Cambridge, and at Paris. Distinction*. At tie- examinations of December, 1908, three pupils nf the boys' school (A. B. Jameson, K. 11. Melville, •'. ■). Hooking) gained Junior University Scholarships : I. 8. Smale and N. M. .limes qualified for Senior National Scholarships; and I others passed with credit. Thirty-five passed matriculation and 5 others the-medical preuminary. Porty-eight passed the Civil Service Junior Examination, and 53 qualified for senior free places. Fifteen gained senior district schnlarships under the Auckland Education Board. Of former pupils nf the boys' school, H. C. Maclaurin has obtained the degree of D.Sc. at Cambridge, and F. ('. Tibbs that of D.D.S. of the University nf Pensylvania, and R. 11. Walton has qualified as F.R.C.S., Edinburgh. A. E. Moore, I. McNab, F. H. Holmden, C. B. Tudelmpe. .1. E. Brown won medals in the medical school nf the I'niversity of Edinburgh. S. N. Ziman, Rhodes Scholar of l.ms. has been awarded an honorary mathematical scholarship at Bailiol College, Oxford. The results nf the examinations held in December, 1908, for the girls' school are as follows: 45 passed matriculation, L 9 passed the Junior Civil Service with distinction, and -13 others gained senior free places. Three gained Senior District Schnlarships under the Auckland Education Board. Miss H. M. Northcroft, an old pupil of the school, gained her M.8., CM., in Edinburgh, and was Clark Medallist for the year. Several prizes were won in the, girls' school at the oral examination held by the Auckland French Crab. The usual distriiiuti f prizes tnok place In the Choral Hall mi the liith December, 19()8: 48 prizes were given in the girls, fin tn the boys : their total oosl was some E6O. Two prizes were again given by Mr. J. I. Hooton for English essays and one for practical chemistry by Mr. P. M. Mackay, J.P. C. Maurice O'Rorke, M.A., LL.D., Chairman. •>. Work of the Highest ami Lowest Classes. Highest Boy' School: English -Nesfield, English, Pasl and Present; Pope, Rape of the Look; Goldsmith, Citizen of the World: Shakespeare, Hamlet: Chaucer. Prologue. Latin-Livy, IX; Vn-eil. VI : Cicero's Letters (Tyrell); Horace, Odes, I: Cicero, Pro Cluentio. French—Rey's French Composition and Idioms ; L'Anneau d'Argenl : EJerthou's Selection nf French Verse. Mathematics— Todhunter and Loney's AJgebra : Bake- and Bourne's Geometry ; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry; Ward's Trigonometrical Exercises. Heat Edser's Heat for Advanced Students. Chemistry— Tilden's Practical Chemistry. Girls' School: English -Literature—Macbeth, Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings, Samson Agonistes, Spenser's Faery Queene, Nesfield's Past and Present. LatinVirgil's iEneid, Book VI ; Horace, Odes, Book I ; Cicero's Select Letters ; Livy, Books XXI, XXII; Bradley's Arnold ; North and Hillard ; Postdate's New Latin Primer ; Roman Antiquities (Wilkins) ; Stuekburgh's History of Rome for Beginners. French ; Modern French Poetry; Wall's Concise French Grammar; Rey's Composition. Botany—Scott's Flowering and Flowerless Plants, Groom's Bntanv. Mathematics — Geometry, Baker and Browne; algebra, Todhunter and Loney'; Jones and Cheyne; arithmetic, School (Workman's); trigonometry, Borchardt; mechanics, Jessop; heat. Glasebrook. Lowest. -Boys' School: English Nesfield's Outlines nf English Grammar; Temple Reader; Scott, Lav nf the Last Minstrel. Latin Macmillan's Latin Course, Pan I ; Invasion of Britain. French Macmillan's French Curse. First Year: Javau's Flemetitarv French Readmg-bnok. Hen graphv Longmans' Geography, The World. Arithmetic [xmey and Granville's Arithmetic Mathematics—Longmans" Elementary Algebra; Baker and Bourne's Geometry. Girls School: English Literature Temple Reader, Lav of Last Minsl rel, The Heroes ; Nesfield's Outlines of English Grammar. Latin—Macmillan's First Latin Course. French—Macmillan's First French Course; Scenes from Child-life ; conversational work done by means of pictures ; course of phonetics. Botany—Experimental work, general descriptions of plants, flowers, and simple physiology. Mathematics—Baker and Bourne's Geometry; algebra, Longmans'; arithmetic, Borchardt's Junior. History—Arabella Buckley's History of England. Geography Longmans' Geography, Part 11.

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3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of 3'ear 2,683 16 3 Secretary's expenses 164 0 0 Government grant for sites, building, fur- Office expenses .. 67 14 10 niture, Ac. (general purposes), girls' Commission, to collector .. 303 14 5 school .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowanw — Government capitation for free places .. 4,497 15 ll Masters .. .. 4,155 8 0 Mount Eden Borough for land laken .. 60 0 0 Mistresses .. .. 1,691 1 5 Current income from reserves .. .. 5,333 16 7 Election expenses .. .. .. 2 3 3 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 592 18 0 School requisites .. 102 3 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 566 18 0 Legal expenses .. .. '2 3 0 Interest .. .. .. 100 0 0 Prizes 60 11 11 Other receipts— Printing and advertising .. 36 7 0 Sale of one school list .. .. 0 0 (i Cleaning, fuel, light, &c.— Transfer from Auckland Girls' School School .. .. .. .. 69 16 9 Trust Account .. .. .. 210 12 0 Property .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 Stationery allowance — Boys ' .. .. .. .. 11 10 0 Girls .. .. .. 5 8 0 Insurance — School .. .. .. .. 28 12 8 Property .. .. 72 2 9 Girls' schoolRequisites .. .. .. .. 86 6 5 Rent and cleaning .. 70 10 0 Maungaru expenses .. 899 12 5 Building .. .. .. 6,173 911 Fencing, repairs, Ac. School .. .. 98 4 10 Property .. 694 10 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) —Property .. 405 6 5 Interest on current account .. .. 19 7 9 Interest on loans .. .. .. SI 5 0 Cricket coaoh.. 20 0 0 Swimming sports — Bo}s .. .. .. .. 10 0 Girls .. 2 0 0 Hockey-ground rent —Girls .. .. 2 0 0 Athletic sports— Boys .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 Girls .. .. 3 0 0 Cricket-wickets—Boys.. .. .. 10 0 Appointment of French and Germ-in mistress .. .. .. .. 613 1 Balance at end of year— Cr. Girls' High School £5,370 15 2 Less overdraft .. 1,265 17 5 4,104 17 9 £18,940 11 I £18,940 11 4 Girls' Grammar School Scholarship Trust Account. Receipts. t i. d. Expendituri. E >. d. Balance, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 5,472 10 2 Five Scholarships .. .. .. SO 0 0 City Council interest .. .. .. 100 0 0 Commission to Bank of New Zealand .. 016 3 Commission for closing account .. .. 0 6 o Maungaru endowment expenses .. .. 304 16 11 'Transfer to girls' sohool building, .Auckland Girls' School Account .. .. 216 12 0 BaUnce, City Council debentures .. 3,000 0 0 £5,57-' 10 2 £5,572 10 2 John II illiamson Scholarship Trust Account. Capital Account. 22 S. 11. t S. 11. Balance, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 1.3(1(1 () o Balance, 31st December, 1908— Public buildings debentures .. .. 300 0 o Auckland Gas Company shares.. .. 210 0 0 Property. Symonds Street .. .. 700 0 0 Auckland Savings-bank deposit .. 90 0 o £1,800 0 0 £1,300 0 0 I lie, urn Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January. 1908 .. .. 124 0 0 Five scholarships .. .. .. 60 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 67 Id (I City rates .. .. .. 8 6 3 Interest on debentures, Publio Trustee .. 21 11 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 18 0 Dividend, Auckland Qas Company .. 17 0. <i Balance, 31st December, 1908 .. .. 169 l"> 9 s.-1-lv In n £229 in ii lass Contractors' Deposit Account. £ s. ii- £ s. il. Balance, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 50 0 0 Refunded .. .. .. .. 00 0 0 Deposit received .. .. .. 1.. (I n Balance, 31st December, 1908 .. .. 15 0 0 £65 0 0 £65 0 0

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Statement of Balances, Z\st Dcccmlwr, 1908. Accounts. £ s. d. Hind: £ s. d. Credit. Contractors' Deposit Account .. 15 0 0 Auckland Girls' Sulinul Trust Account ile- „ John Williamson Income Account .. 169 16 9 dentures .. .. 5.000 0 (I Auckland Girls' Sohool Trust Account 6,000 0 0 Interest, Post-Offioe Savings-Ban*! .. 110 5,184 15 9 £ s. d. 5.001 1 0 Debit, General Account .. .. .. 1.265 17 5 Debit, Grammar School Account 1,001 17 11 Add unpresented cheques 80 14 9 1,082 12 8 Less cash in hand .. 0 10 0 1,082 2 8 £3,918 18 4 £3,918 18 4 Statement of Assets nml Liabilities at Slot Dcccmher, 1908. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. ('ash in hand .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Debit, Grammar School Account .. .. 1,001 17 11 Bank balances— Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 80 11 9 Deposit in Post-Office Savings-Bank .. 12 10 8 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 15 0 0 ~ Auckland Savings-bank .. 96 10 1 Wjoanfrom Auokland Diocesan Pension Board Foes outstanding .. .. .. 1.545 13 10 I under section 27, ' Auckland < lirls'Si-hnnl Rents outstanding, Ground .. .. 464 2 9 Act, 1899," due 19(1(1 .. .. I.IKMI 0 0 „ Weekly .. ... 80 0 0 Loan from 0. K. Jahn, Esq., under secJohn Williamson Trust .. .. .. 1.200 (I (l tion 27, M Auckland Grammar School Aot, City Council debentures .. .. 5,000 0 0 1899," due 1919 .. .. .. 500 0 0 £8,399 7 4 £2,597 12 8 Rent Account Balance. £ s. (1. £ s. d. Arrears, 1907 .. .. .. .. 436 5 0 Collected, 1908 .. .. .. 5,232 16 7 Charges, 1908 .. .. .. .. 5,348 5 4 Williamson, 1908 .. .. .. 67 10 (I Williamson .. .. .. .. 67 10 0 Arrears, 1908 .. .. .. 544 2 9 Written off .. .. .. .. 7 110 £5,852 0 4 £5.852 0 4 W. Wallace Kidd, Secretary. THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. N. A. Winter, B.A. ; Mr. R. J. Thompson, B.A. ; Miss M. R. Foy, A.A. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest —English—Manual of English Grammar and Composition (Nesfield) ; Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Richard 11. Arithmetic—Lock. Geometry—Hall and Stevens, Parts L-IV. Algebra—Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra. Latin—Via Latina (Abbott) ; Caesar, II and 111 ; Ovid's Metamorphoses (Bell) ; Ovid's Elegiacs (Bell) ; Virgil, I. French—Columba, Le Cid; French Journal, Le Petit Francais ; Macmillan's French Course, 11. Geography—Longmans, Book 11. Bookkeeping—Thornton's First Lessons. Lowest. —English—Nesfield's Manual of English Grammar and Composition ; Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, As You Like It. French—Dent's First French Book. Latin Shorter Latin Course (M.-m millan), I; Scalae Primse. Arithmetic—Pendlebury and Robinson's First Arithmetic. Mathematics—Hall and Stevens's Geometry, I and II ; Baker and Bourne's First Algebra. Geography— Longmans' Geography, Book 11. Book-keeping—Thornton's First Lessons in Book-keeping. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure £ B. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 121 16 3 Management— Government grants for sites, building, fur- Offioe salary .. .. .. 20 0 0 niture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 250 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 6 0 0 Government capitation— Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 650 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 469 2 6 Examinations—Examiners'fees.. .. 22 0 Under Manual and Teohnioal Instruction j Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 9 0 Regulations .. .. .. 52 8 10 | Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. 29 2 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 660 45 j Purohases and new works .. .. 17 15 6 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 30 12 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. 9 9 2 School fees .. .. .. • ■ 79 18 0 I Interest on current acoount .. .. 0 4 0 Voluntary contributions—On account of : Interest on loan .. .. .. 36 0 0 general purposes of the school .. 11 13 6 Management of endowments . .. 100 311 Other receipts—Goldfields revenue .. 14 8 0 Other expenditure— Cadet uniforms .. .. .. 41 13 6 School requisites .. .. .. 19 14 1 Refund capitation technical classes .. 23 3 0 Repayment of loan .. .. .. 400 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 331 7 4 £1,690 3 G £1,690 3 6 Arch. Burns, Chairman. Jab. Kernick, Secretary. Examined and found correct—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr Ernest Pridham, M.A. ; Miss C. D. Grant, M.A. ; Miss (I. A. Drew. M.A. : Mr. H. 11. Ward ; Mr. K. P. Ponton ; Mr. W. Lints. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. //, (/ /, ( ,v/.—Latin—Abbott's Latin Prose through English Idiom, pages 109-125 (inclusive); Ramsay, Vol. i, Proses, from 164 L 66, pages 22.) 236, paragraphs IS 70 ; Livy. Book VI, Chapters 1-2.3 (Laming-8 edition), also exercises at end of book (1-11) ; Cicero, In Catilinam, Oratio 1: Tutorial Latin Grammar, paragraphs 322 I*m> : Matriculation Selections from Latin Authors—(l) Introduction; (2) Livy, pages 91 Los* Cicero, pages 138-139 and 148-151 ; Catullus, pages 157-163 ; Horace, pages 163-176, and Odes, Book I, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 26, 35, 38; Virgil's .Eneid. L7B-199 : Ovid. pages 207 *-'<•* . Roman History and Antiquities. French cluirdenal, Exercises for Advanced Pupils, rules 1-102, exercises 60-130; Notes from Tutorial Blench Grammar; phonetics; Mohere, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Victor Hugo, Quatre-vingt-treise; BdeUe's edition, pages I 145; Unseens for Middle Forms, Pelhsier, Nos. 60 106; Miscellaneous work. English—Nesfield's English. Past and Present: Lamb's rSssays of Elia, lirst part. Mathematics Algebra, Hall and Knight. Junior University Scholarship programme; Geometry, Hal] and .Stevens, as tor Junior Scholarship; trigonometry, Borchardl and Perrdt, as for Junior Scholarship standard. Science—Botany, as for Junior Scholarship programme. Mechanics Tutorial statics, dynamics, hydrostatics, as for Junior Scholarship programme. Lowest. -Latin—Scotl and .limes, Part I, pages 1-32 and 67-74. French—Methode Natnrelle, lessons I 29. lessons 91.'.15. 106, 1077 111, 113, 114. Arithmetic Seventh Standard work. AlgebraHall and Knight. Exercises i-x6 (inclusive). Geometry—Theorems, 1-22, omitting 9, 12, 19, 20; problems. 1-8. History Stories from English History. Geography—Chisholm's Commercial Geography, paragraphs 72-76, 214-241. English- Mason's Outlines, to end of conjunction direct and indirect speech; correction of sentences; general analysis: essay-writing. Literature—The Treasure Island. The Ancient Mariner. Botany—Gillies. Australasian Botany. Drawing—Model and freehand. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 699 17 9 ManagementGovernment grant for sites, building, furni- Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 ture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 300 0 0 Other offioe expenses .. .. .. 12 10 9 Government capitation— Other expenses of management .. 2 9 3 For free placeß .. .. •• 519 13 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,398 7 4 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Prizes .. .. .. 21 14 2 Regulations .. .. • • 73 10 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 28 11 0 Endowments— Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 104 9 0 Current income from re-erves .. .. 998 9 6 Purchases and new works, drainage, and Interest on moneys invested and on un- improvements .. .. .. 207 18 3 paid purohase-monev .. .. 19 4 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 15 2 9 Paid by School Commissioners .. 300 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 22 8 0 School fees .. .. •• •• 6630 Insurance .. .. .. .. 12 411 Other receipts—Transfer fees .. .. 10 0 Buildings, equipments, &c, for manual inbtruction, gymnasium .. .. 11 1 11 Interest on current account .. .. 0 3 0 Endowments—Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) 12 10 0 Other expenditure— Technical school—Grant towards maintenance .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Taranaki Education Board — Departmental capitation (manual and teohnical) .. .. .. .. 59 9 10 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 978 18 3 £2,977 18 5 £2,977 18 5 YY. Fraseh, Chairman. Walter Bewley, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. WAHBUTtTON, Controller and Auditor-General.

WANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE. Staff. Mis- M 1 KniM-r. M.A. ; Miss S. K. Gilford. M.A. : Miss J. Kuii|i|i. B.A. ; Miss J. R. Carrie, M.A. : Miss A. Blennerhassel U \ ; Miss K. M. Mcintosh. M.A. ; Miss J. 1). Abernethy, M.A. ; Miss 1-. .1. Grant, B.A. ; Mrs. A. .1. Blandford, L.X.A.M. : Miss .I. (hcrrett; Miss I. \V. Gow, A.T.C.L., LA.B. ; Miss 1.. Keicliert; Miss ft Mollisoii ; Madame E. Briggs, Mrs. Iv Clampett, Miss M. I-:. Browne, Mr. I). Seaward. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.— Latin, French, German, mathematics, mental science, as for B.A. degree. University of New Zealand. English, l'romelhens Unbound : Lamb's Essays ; Shakespeare, Henry IV (I and II). Henry V, Tempest ; Tennyson's Idylls ; Specimens oi Early English : General History. Lowest. English, arithmetic geography, history, sewing, drawing, in preparation for Standard V. or equivalent. French Chard.-ual. [, and conversation. Swimming and physical exercises. Cookery (optional). .

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2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. \ Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,745 0 1 Management— Government capitation under Manual and Offico salaries.. .. .. .. 130 0 0 Technical Instruction Regulations .. 39 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 34 18 9 Endowments— Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 2,513 2 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 384 10 3 Boarding-school account .. .. .. 2,707 5 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Prizes . . .. .. .. .. 58 4 4 purchase-money .. .. .. 80 0 0 Material for classes other than classes for Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 58 15 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 63 8 3 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,645 19 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 26 13 8 Boarding-sohool foes .. .. .. 2,774 0 7 Cleaning, fuel, light, Ac... .. .. 2 5 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 16 010 Purchases and new works .. .. 1,290 7 2 Other receipts— Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 118 10 1 Rent of site .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 120 17 2 Church sittings .. .. .. 38 0 0 Buildings, equipment, &0., for manual inGymnastic apparatus sold .. .. 10 0 0 slruotion .. .. .. 342 13 9 Interest on current account .. .. 33 5 6 Other expenditure— Bank oharge .. .. .. .. 010 0 Fire insurance .. .. .. 25 17 8 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 55 13 0 Church sittings .. .. .. 48 4 0 Members'expenses .. .. .. 4 9 10 « Legal .. .. .. .. 110 Acoident insurance .. .. .. 0 15 6 Refunds .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 Fire-alarm .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Balance at ond of year .. .. ~ 223 3 11 £7,806 5 11 £7,806 5 11 Fred Pikani, Chairman. W. J. Carson, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that payments which have been made to members of the Board of sums amounting to £4 9s. lOd. for travelling-expenses are without authority of law.— J. K. Warbukton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, B.A. ; Mr. H. B. Watson, MA. ; Rev. C. M.A. ; Mr. E. C. Hardwicke, M.A. ; Mr. J. Harold ; Mr. J. A. Neame, B.A. ; Mr. J. E. Bannister, M.A. ; Mr. G. F. McGrath, M.A. ; Mr. J. Allen, B.A. ; Mr. H. M. Butterworth ; Mr. B. D. Ashcroft; Mr. F. L. Peck ; Mr. C. Cox. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Iliqhcst. —Up to University Junior Scholarship standard. Lowest— Latin, English (grammar, composition, history, geography), French, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, science, drawing. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Current income from reserves .. .. 1,603 15 10 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 264 5 8 Interest on prize-moneys invested .. 10 13 0 ManagementSchool fees .. .. .. •• 2,208 1 1 Office salary .. .. .. 150 0 0 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 6,520 7 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 45 3 0 Sundry school fees .. .. •■ 593 611 Other expenses of management .. 63 10 0 Musio fees .. .. •■ •• 166 4 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,022 10 0 Boys'extras '.'. '.'. .. •• 2,278 3 0 Boarding-school accountMedical attendant .. .. .. 104 2 6 Boarding fees .. .. .. 5,676 2 0 Other receipts—Management .. .. 26 9 2 Sundry school fees .. .. .. 610 3 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 732 3 7 Music teachers .. .. .. 119 16 0 Boys' extras .. .. .. .. 2,610 8 10 Medical attendant .. .. .. 105 12 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 47 12 7 Printing, stationery, advertising, and stamps 65 3 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 202 9 11 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction .. .. .. .. .. 34 15 0 Workshop and engineering class .. .. 25 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 226 1 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 343 3 5 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 74 6 8 Insurances .. .. .. .. 50 18 10 Interest on current account .. .. 6 6 6 EndowmentsValuation .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 53 16 0 Other expenditure— Legal expenses .. .. .. 66 2 3 Chemicals, &c. .. .. .. 29 0 6 New CollegeWages .. .. .. .. 475 6 6 Tools, &c. .. .. .. .. 170 6 8 £14,543 6 7 £14,543 6 7 Frederic Wellington, Chairman. S. W. Adams, Secretary. Audited and found to be correct. —W. Rodwell, F.1.A.N.Z., Auditor.

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PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. E. Vernon, MA., B.Sc. ; Mr. F. Footo, B.A. ; Mr. J. Murray, M.A. ; Miss C. B. Mills, M.A., B.Sc. ; MUsi 1.. \\. Opie, M.A. ; Mr. <). Reisuher ; Miss Fergus ; Mr. H. B. Bannister ; Miss Hood-Williams ; Mr. G. H. Elliott. I. Work of the Highest. and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English —Literature —Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, Henry V, Lamb's Essays of Elia ; period. ltiSS 1711: Grammar Nesfield's Manual. Higher Grade English; precis; Anglo-Saxon and Middle. Kngliah ; Ks.sav. .Mathematics (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Arithmetic, miscellaneous ; algebra, Baker and Bourne; geometry, Baker and Bourne ; trigonometry, Pendlebury's Shorter Course Si i nee (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Electricity and Magnetism, Poyser ; mechanics Loney. Latin—Prose, Arnold, selected continuous; translation, Tacitus' Annals, Virgil's Georgics' miscellaneous; history. Merivale and Puller; antiquities. French —Wellington College French' Grammar; Spier's Rapid Exercises; Taine's Voyage aus Pyrenees; unseen translation; proses; essays. Lowest. —English—Literature—Scott's Marmion, Goldsmith's Traveller, Historical Reader, Hereward the Wake ; grammar, Nesfield's Manual, Parts 1 and 2 ; History, Ransome, 1603 ; geography, Europe, British possessions, trade routes, physical as in Longmans, 11. Mathematics—Arithmetic. Standard VI, Zealandia; algebra, Baker and Bourne, p. 158; geometry, Baker and Bourne, Books 1 and 11. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Course, Part I. French —Siepmann, Part I. Chemistryjor Agriculture or Botany —Elementary. Drawing—Elementary design and colour-work. Woodwork or cooking. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s tl. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 464 15 2 Management— Government grants for buildings, furniture, Office salary—Secretary, £30 ; Caretaker, fittings, rent, and apparatus for recognised £100 .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 school classes for manual instruction .. 85 16 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 20 19 5 Government capitation— Director and office (teohnical classes) .. *244 0 3 For technical instruction .. .. *186 17 7 Teachers'salaries and allowances — For free places .. .. .. 1,22118 4 High school .. .. .. .. 1,410 17 11 For High School .. .. .. 56 14 7 Technical classes .. .. *623 1 4 For technical classes .. .. .. *341 610 Boarding-school Acoount .. .. 178 3 0 Subsidy— Examiners' fees— On voluntary contributions — seoondary Teohnioal olasses .. .. .. '19 3 0 schools .. .. .. .. 0 16 Technical classes (material) .. .. "110 12 4 On voluntary contributions — technical Rents —Technioal school.. .. .. *75 15 0 instruction .. .. .. .. "330 12 5 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 610 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 56 10 3 Material for olasses other than classes for School fees— manual instruction .. .. .. 3 1 11 High sohool .. .. .. .. 278 12 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising— Technical instruction .. .. .. "431 1 2 High school .. .. .. .. 46 5 8 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 178 1 0 Teohnioal olasses .. .. .. *73 2 9 Voluntary contributions— Cleaning, fuel, light, &o.— On account of general purposes of the High school .. .. .. .. 15 8 4 school .. .. .. .. MOO Technical olasses .. .. .. *71 18 2 On account of technical instruction .. •884 19 11 Maintenance of classes for manual instruoOther receipts— tion .. .. .. .. .. 21 3 I Sale of woodwork and cookery material .. '5 15 0 Government grants and voluntary contribuSale of lead, and sundry receipts .. *32 2 1 butions for site, buildings, furniture, &c.— Technical-school site .. ..* 1,450 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 9 18 3 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 73 16 1 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 25 10 3 Buildings, equipments, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 59 2 2 Other expenditure— Sohool magazine, £9; petty expenses £1 4s. 10 4 0 Refund Wanganui Eduoation Board for manual instruction .. .. .. 28 0 2 Technical Bchool—sundry expenses .. *26 15 3 Transferred to trust acoount Manson prize fund.. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 284 14 11 £5,167 10 0 £5,167 10 0 ' Details ut receipt* and expenditure on account of teehnienl 9thoo\ are shown in supplementary statement printed below. Supplementary. Statement, Palmerston North Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. For buildings, rent, furniture, Ac. .. 186 17 7 Director and office technical classes .. 244 0 3 Capitation—technical classes .. .. 341 610 Teachers'salaries „ „ .. 623 1 4 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 930 12 5 Examiners' fies » „ 19 3 0 Technical classes—Fees .. .. .. 431 1 2 Material „ „ .. 110 12 4 Voluntary contributions —technioal instruc- Rent .. .. .. .. .. 75 15 0 tion .. .. .. •• ..884 19 11 Printing, cleaning, &o. .. .. .. 145 011 Saleof lead, &c... .. .. 37 17 1 Site .. ..1,450 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 26 15 3 £2,812 15 0 £2,694 8 1 Walter Rutherkurd, Chairman. William Hunter, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the expenditure includes payments to members of the High School Board—namely, to W. Park, £6 55., and to G. H. Bennett, £9 10s. 2d.—in contravention of the general rule that Trustees are precluded from buying from one of themselves.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Wellington college. Staff. Boys College.—Mr. J. P. Firth, B.A. ; Mr. A. Heine, M.A. ; Mr. A. 0. Gifford, M.A. ; Mr. C. <;. S. RobißOn, M.A. . Mr. T. Broclie, B.A. ; Mr. K. II lieimcr, M.A. ; Mr. R. E. Rudman, MA.; Mr. D. Mathosou ; .Mr. .1. ('. Pope; Mr. J. G. Castle; Mr. 0. Williams, M.A. ; Mr. W. J. Martyn, M.A. ; Mr. H. F. Revel!, B.A. ; Mr. H. A. Smithson, M.A. i Mr. B. Dovey; Mr. G. R. Pitkethly ; Mr. \V. S. U Trobe; Mr. J. Kllis. dirts' College. —Miss M. A. IfoLesn, M.A. ; Miss M. ('. Mm-rali. M.A. : Miss M. \. Gellatly, M.A. ; Miss 1. Bodesfield, M.A. ; Miss A. M. Battum, B.A. ; Miss E. A. Newman, M.A. ; Miss V. L Date, B.A. ; Miss E. M. Johnston; Miss \\. EUnnay ; Miss R.M. (Collins, M.A. ; Miss W. S. Fraser, M.A. ; Miss Medley ; Miss K. Lawson ; Mr. J. W. M. Harrison. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors have to report that the Wellington College and the Wellington Girls' College have done good work during the past year. The new building adjacent to Wellington College is now in use, the number of pupils attending being 426, of whom 284 hold free places. The accommodation afforded by the two buildings is just sufficient. The large increase in the number of pupils has necessitated a corresponding increase in the number of the staff, which now consists of the eighteen assistant masters. With reference to last year's work, the result of the University and Civil Service Examinations were as follows : — Wellington College : Two pupils won Junior University Scholarship, one with the highest marks on record, the other was third on the list; 4 Junior University Scholarship Examination with credit; 3 passed in the same examination ; 34 passed the Medical Preliminary, Solicitor's General Knowledge and Matriculation Examinations; (> gained Senior Education Board Scholarships; 14 passed the Junior Civil Service Examination with credit, one being second on the list in the Dominion ; 15 passed the same examination ; 9 qualified on the same for senior free places ; 1 passed the Senior Civil Service Examination (complete) with distinction, one of two in the Dominion ; 1 passed the same examination. Girls' College : Two pupils won Senior National Scholarships ; 1 passed the intermediate examination for Mus. Bac. degree ; 22 passed the Matriculation Examination ; 9 passed the Solicitors' General Knowledge Examination ;22 passed the Junior Civil Service Examination, 8 with credit; 1 passed the Senior Civil Service Examination ; 2 won Senior Education Board Scholarships ; 1 gained a senior free place. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' College: (as for Junior Scholarship), Shenstone's Chemistry, Qualitative Analysis ; electricity and magnetics, Poyser, as for Junior Scholarship. Latin V : Horace, Odes, II ; Cicero, Pro Lege Manilia ; Roman History, Horton ; Composition from Bradley's Aids and Bradley's Arnold (exercises 35 to end); Antiquities, notes. French —Colomba, Merimee ; Le Medecin Malgre Lvi, Moliere ; Rey's French Composition ; Eve and de Bandiss, I ; Vecqueray's Papers. English—Nesfield's Historical Derivation; King Lear; Chaucer's Prologue; Longer English Poems, Hales. Mathematics —Arithmetic, Problem papers, as for Junior Scholarship ; algebra, as for Junior Scholarship higher algebra ; geometry, geometry and solid geometry as for Junior Scholarship; trigonometry, Loney, as for Junior Scholarship. German—lsolde Kurz : Die llumanistan; Goethe, Hermuun and Dorothea; Eve's Exercises; Stedman's Examination-papers. Girls' College : English—Nesfield's Historical Grammar ; Esmond ; Henry V ; and part of the Faerie Queene. Latin—iEneid, Book VI ; Gallic War, Book VII ; In Catilinam ; Odes of Horace ; Agricola ; Bradley's Arnold, except supplementary exercises ; Primer of Roman Antiquities (Wilkins) ; Horton's History of the Romans; Proses and Unseens. French—Wellington College Grammar; (viano de Bergerac; Le Joueur; Idioms and Proverbs; proses; phonetics; paronyms. Mathematics (work as for Junior University Scholarship Examination) —Baker and Bourne's Geometry ; Pendlebury's Arithmetic ; Hall and Knight's Algebra ; Briggs and Bryan's Algebra, Pendlebury's Trigonometry. Botany (as for Junior University Scholarship)—Dendy and Lucas's Botany and Aitkin's Botany, Physics—Heat, as for Junior University Scholarship; textbook, Draper's Heat. History (as for Matriculation) —Text-book, Students', Gardiner. Geography (as for matriculation)- —Text-book, Longmans', Book 111. Physiology (as for matriculation) —Text-book, Foster and Shore. Lowest. — Boys' College —Chemistry—Walker, pages 1-28. Electricity and magnetics—Wright's Physics. Physiology—Murche. Latin—lnglis and Prettyman, to lesson 35. French— Siepmann, I. English—WestwardHo! ; Nesfield's Manual to page 83, and analysis ; geography, Standard VI. Southern Cross, page 80 to end ; notes on physical geography ; recitation, Poems of Lord Tennyson (Blackie) ; history, Oman's Junior to page 101. Mathematics —Arithmetic Southern (toss. Standard III; algebra, chapters i-x ; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, to page 34. Girls' College: English—Nesfield's Outlines; Lady of the Lake; Tales of King Arthur's Knights. History—Gardiner's Outlines, Henry VII to Charles 11. Geography—Osborne, Geographical Reader, pages 86-1(57. Latin- Boll's Latin Course, Part I and Part II to end of exercise 12. French—Method c Naturelle, to lesson 36. Arithmetic — Reduction; L.C.M. ; G.C.M.; practice; vulgar fractions. Botany—Botany for Beginners (Edmunds). Physics—Elementary Physical Science (no text-book). Physiology—Hygienic Physiology (Coleman), pages 1-101.

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3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year- ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. 1,794 811 Management— Government grants for sites, building, fur- Office salaries.. .. .. .. 210 0 0 niture, &c. .. .. .. .. 8,021 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 31 1 6 Government capitation for free places .. 1,245 13 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,314 4 4 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 150 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 103 4 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 3,469 18 2 Other expenses of examination .. .. 61 4 1 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 184 14 9 Prizes .. .. .. .. 73 0 6 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 3,109 0 3 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 295 2 5 Voluntary contributions .. .. 150 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 214 8 10 Other receipts— Maintenance of classes for manual instrucIntereet on deposit .. .. .. 31 19 7 tion .. .. .. .. 68 3 0 Donations for prizes .. .. .. 5 5 0 Government grants for site, buildings, fumiDiscount .. .. .. .. 0 6 3 ture, &o. (ordinary) .. .. .. 8,021 0 0 Refund .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 959 0 2 Repayment of loan on building .. .. 257 18 4 Fencing, repairs, insurance, &o. .. .. 782 18 4 Inter?? i .. .. .. 682 2 0 Bank charge .. .. .. .. 010 0 Interest on cost of reclaimed land .. 104 14 6 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 38 17 0 Other expenditure— Fees refunded .. .. .. 1 19 8 Contract deposit refunded .. .. 10 0 0 Grant to Games Fund .. .. .. 25 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 0 7 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 914 10 1 £18,169 6 3 £18,169 6 3 A. de B. Brandon, Chairman. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that moneys amounting to £17 19s. 3d. of Turnbull, Liverton, Cocks, and Mary Izard Trusts have been used for the purposes of the Moore, Rhodes, Barnicoat, and Levin Trusts, and that such moneys should not be shown as assets of the four last-named Trusts. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

GISBORNE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The year now closed is the last of a long series of years during which the Governors have aided secondary education in the District High School at Gisborne. The work of the year, within the necessarily limited lines upon which it has been based, has been fair. Having regard to the rapid development of the east coast, and the increase of population at and near Gisborne, the Governors concluded, after very careful consideration, that the time had come when it high school should be established. Arrangements have been made to open such a school at the opening of the ensuing school year. The Governors will be able temporarily to utilise the high-school room and the Gisborne Technical School not at present fully utilised for technical instruction. At the earliest moment a high-school building standing in its own grounds should be provided. Negotiations have been proceeding with the Minister for the acquirement of a suitable education reserve in the Borough of Gisborne as a site for the permanent school. The work of the Technical School in all its branches has been excellent, and a good interest has been maintained. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 3,704 17 3 ManagementGovernment oapitation for technical classes *25 8 6 Office salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, tech- Other office expenses .. .. 4 5 10 nical instruction ".. .. .. *20 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 5 8 3 Current income from reserves .. .. 150 0 0 Boarding allowances .. .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Prizes .. .. .. .. 2 16 6 paid purobase-money .. .. 180 17 7 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 22 18 3 Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 337 9 0 Maintenance of classes for technical inInterest accrued on ourrent acoount, Post- struction .. .. .. .. "365 15 5 Office Savings-Bank .. .. .. 8 Hi 5 Government grants for site, buildings, furVoluntary contributions, technical instruc- niture, &c. (technical instruction) .. *103 18 4 tion .. .. .. .. *20 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 0 2 0 Other receipts— Other expenditure— From Hawke's Bay Education Board, Hawke's Bay Education Board .. 145 1I 8 capitation, sohool and teachers' olasses 275 16 2 Insurance .. .. .. .. 9 li I Grant from Education Board for teachers' Balance at end of yoar .. .. .. 4,003 0 9 classes .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Grant from Cook County Council on account of Education Board, towards cost of winter school for teachers .. 15 0 0 •£4,763 4 11 : *£4,763 4 11

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Supplementary Statement, Gisborne Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ l. d. Government capitation for teohnioal classes 25 8 6 Maintenance of classes for technical inSubsidy on voluntary contributions .. 20 0 0 struction .. .. .. .. 365 15 S Voluntary contributions .. .. 20 0 0 Buildings equipment, Ac, for teohnioal instruction .. .. .. .. 103 18 4 £65 8 6 £469 13 9 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. Freehold, Te Marnnga (Government valuation) .. .. .. 18,033 0 0 Mortgagee .. .. ■• 8,660 0 0 Italauces — Post-office Savings-Bank 22(1 I I 5 Union Bank of Australia 139 16 I Advanoe to teohnioal olassee 138 16 0 Nil. 199 6 9 Loss unpreeented oheque 7 lo 0 491 16 9 £22,174 Hi 9 C. Db LiAUTOUR, Chairman. W. Morgan, Secretary.

NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Il,„,«' School.—Ml. A. S. M. Poison. li.A. ; Mr. E. W. Andrews, HA. ; Mr. W. Km. M.A. : Mi. A. W. Short : Mr. F. L Henley, B.A. ; Mr. -I. 11. McW. Finlayson ; Mr. W. H. Davy. Oirls' School. .Miss A. E. .1. Spenoer, B.A. ; Miss ('. It. Kirk, B.A. ; Miss F. .1. W. Hodges, M.A. ; Miss J. O. Gillies : Miss I). A. Gillam, M.A. ; Miss I. ('. Greig; Miss G. Anderson. 1. Report of the Board op Governors. The Governors of Napier High School have the honour to report that the schools under their charge have had another very successful year. The last public examinations produced the following results : — Hoys' School: Universit v.) amor Scholarship Examination—l Senior National Scholarship, 1 credit pass. 3 matriculation passes. I completed medical preliminary; Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge I passed ; Senior Civil Service -.1 passed in four subjects and 3 in three subjects ; Junior Civil Service 21 passed, (i with credit : Senior Free Place (in addition to foregoing), 12 : Junior Free Place. 8 : Education Board Senior Scholarships —1 scholarship (first place on list) and 1 2 others qualified; Education Board Junior Scholarships—4 scholarships (one first place on list) and 2 others qualified. In addition to these successes one pupil kepi first year's terms at Victoria College, passing in three subjects, and another pupil secured a Marsh Theological Scholarship at St. John's College, Auckland. Girls' School (Junior University Scholarship)— 1 gained Junior Scholarship (ninth on list), 1 passed for matriculation : Matriculation —5 passed, 2 also qualifying for medical preliminary, and 3 for Soli citors' General Knowledge ; Junior Civil Service—lo passed, 2 gaining " credit " ; Senior Free Place— 14 passed ; Junior Free Place -2 passed ; Hawke's Bay Education Board Senior Scholarship—2 gained scholarships and 6 more qualified ; Hawke's Bay Education Board Junior Scholarships—l gained scholarship. In consequence of the continued growth and success maintained, it was found necessary to take Steps to increase the accommodation at the boys' school by the addition of two class-rooms and a new thoroughly equipped laboratory. This work will be completed by the end of the first term of 1909. 2. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. -Boys' School: Geometry (Godfrey and Siddons) ; algebra (Hall and Knight) ; trigonometry (Pendlebuiy) ; arithmetic (Pendlebury) ; heat (Stewart's Advanced): mechanics and hydrostatus (University Tutorial Press), all to Junior Scholarship standard. English, Low's English Language; Chaucer's Prologue ; Shakespeare's Macbeth ; Henry IV, Parts I and II ; Matthew Arnold's Poems, selected; general literature, with period 1688-1744 in detail; composition, all to Junior Scholarship standard. Latin Cicero, selections (Bell); Livy; Hannibal's First Campaign (Bell): Virgil, Cooi-idcs 111 and IV: Horace, Odes 111 and IV; miscellaneous unprepared passages and continuous pi,,so; Bradley's Arnold; Horton's History of the Romans; Creighton's Kome; Wilkins's Antiquities, all to Junior Scholarship standard. French Voltaire; Charles XII; Moliere ; L'Avare; Berthou's Modern French Prose and Modern French Verse; miscellaneous unprepared passages and continuous prose; Blouet's Prose Composition ; Bue's Idioms ; Thirion's Irregular Verbs ; Tutorial Grammar and Syntax; Stedman's Grammar Questions; essay-writing, phonetics, and oral work, all to Junior Scholarship standard. Chemistry (Jago); physiology (Furneaux, with practical works in anatomy and microscopy) ; geography (Longmans', Parts II and V); history (Tout and York-Powell), all to matriculation standard. Girls' School: English literature—Lamb's Essays of Elia ; Shakespeare's Henry V ; selections from Chaucer; Shelley's Adonais; Carlyle's Sartor Resa it us, Pari II; History of English Literature from Milton to Swift. English grammar and composition (Junior Scholarship syllabus) Nesfield's English Grammar, Past and Present. French (Junior Scholarship syllabus) -

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Corneille's Le Cid : Dumas' Monte Cristo; Berthou's Select Specimens of Modern French Poetry, Part II ; Wellington College French Grammar (Eve and Bandiss) ; Weekley's Matriculation Course ; phonetic script; idioms, &c. Latin (Junior Scholarship syllabus)— Virgil's Georgics, Cicero's De Senectute ; Csßsar's Gallic War. Book VII; Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose Composition ; Kennedy's Revised Latin Primer. Mathematics (Junior Scholarship syllabus)— Arithmetic, Pendlebury ; algebra, advanced Todhunter, and Baker and Bourne's Elementary Algebra, Parts I and II ; trigonometry, Borchardt's and Perrott's New Trigonometry. Science (Junior Scholarship syllabus)— Botany, Dendy and Lucas's Botany, Lowson's Tutorial Botany, notes ; mechanics, Elements of Statics and Elements of Dynamics (Loney), Matriculation Hydrostatics (Briggs and Bryan). Lowest. — Boys' School: Algebra —Baker and Bourne, Part I, to page 97. Geometry —Godfrey and Siddons, Vol. I, to page 96. English—ln the World of Books, Arnold ; Globe Poetry Reader, advanced ; Nesfield's Elementary English Grammar, Part 111 ; and oral exercises in English composition. Arithmetic—New Pendlebury, Standard VI. General elementary science—Briggs, pages 1-80. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Course, pages 1-65. French —Methode Naturelle, to exercise 60. Physiology—Blackie, Parts I, 11, 111. History—The Struggle for Freedom. Geography—Southern Cross Reader, Standards V and VI ; Southern Cross Imperial Geography, Standards V and VI. Bookkeeping —Pitman's Primer, to page 104. Shorthand —Pitman's Teacher, to exercise 57. Drawing — freehand. Girls' School: English literature—Dickens's Cricket on the Hearth; Coleridge's Ancient Mariner; Stronach's English Literature, chapters 20-23, inclusive. English Grammar and Composition— Nesfield's Grammar, Standards V and VI ; easy analysis and parsing ; reading, writing, and spelling. History—Longmans' Historical Series, Book I, to end of Elizabeth's reign. Geography —Southern Cross Reader, Standards V and VI ; - British Isles and British possessions ;. Imperial Geography, Standards V and VI, Course A, to p. 72. Mathematics —Arithmetic, elementary rules (new methods), fractions, decimals, simple and compound interest, practice, bills, proportion, L.C.M. and H.C.F., square root (Pendlebury) ; algebra, Baker and Bourne's Elementary Algebra, Part I, to simple equations, inclusive ; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons's practical exercises, to p. 28 ; design, drawing to scale. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, Part I, to page 69 ; Translation, to page 46. French— Hogben's Methode Naturelle, 30 lessons. Physiology—Murche's Animal Physiology, to page 66. Drawing—Freehand ; simple brush-work designs, from flowers. Sewing—Simple garment. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ ». d. I Expenditure. £ a. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 4,401 17 8 I Management— Government oapitation— Office salaries .. .. .. 110 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 907 13 4 Other office expenses .. .. .. 21 911 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Other expenses of management—Legal .. 2 17 6 Regulations .. .. .. 31 10 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,328 13 4 Timber sold .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Music fees .. .. .. 127 5 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 306 11 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 From property not a reserve .. .. 881 6 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 20 11 6 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 43 12 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 109 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including carePaid by School Commissioners .. .. 614 0 0 taker's salary .. .. .. .. 151 13 9 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 374 8 6 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Mnsic fees .. .. .. .. 128 12 6 other temporary advances .. .. 121 11 10 Books, &!•., sold and other refunds .. 136 7 (i Maintenance of classes for manual instruction 33 17 4 Other receipts— Purchases and new works .. .. 585 18 4 Cadet corps .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 24 7 0 Deposits on contracts .. .. .. 80 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 116 10 0 Cooked food sold .. .. .. 3 17 5 Other expenditure— Refund of school fee .. .. .. 2 7 2 Travelling-expenses of members of Board 5 16 0 Surveyor's report .. .. .. 50 0 0 Expenses of deputation to Wellington .. 7 14 2 Refund of deposits .. .. ; 60 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 4,280 17 1 £8,175 2 11 £8,175 2 11 T. C. Moore, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £7 14s. 2d. expenses of deputation to Wellington, is without authority of law.—l. K. Warmi'lston*. Controller and Auditor-General.

DANNEVIRKE HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mi. 1. M. Simmers, M.A. ; .Miss I. R. Barr, M.A. ; Miss G. P. Gibeon, M.A. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Governors of the Dannevirke High School have the honour to report as follows : — The school was opened this year in the new buildings, which arc found to be*verv convenient both for high sohool and technical purposes. The laboratory is now fully equipped, and should be a great, help to the physical science and agriculture classes. The heating of the buildings by hot-Water pipes will greatly add to the comfort of the pupils,

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The grounds have been put in order, and thus facilities are provided for physical exercise in the way of sports, which are taken advantage of by boys and girls. The school in an increasing manner is commanding the confidence of the public, as is shown by the rapid growth in attendance. This has led the Governors to advertise for a third assistant. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. ff n/liest. — English Nesfield's Grammar; Anglo-Saxon and early English; Shakespeare's Henry IV (Parts I and II). Henry V : Lamb's Essays of Elia ; The Age of Pope; Indexing and precis writing. Latin—Livy, I; Virgil's Georgics, IV ; Tacitus Annals, I; Grammar and composition as for Junior University Scholarship ; Tutorial History of Rome ; Ramsay's Roman Antiquities. French Wellington College Grammar; Macmillan's Course. II: Le Roi dcs Montagues; and miscellaneous translation. Mathematics As for Junior University Scholarship. Mechanics —Loney's Mechanics and Hydrostatics. Heat -Glazebrook's Heat. Physiology —Furneaux, Hill. Lowest.—'English —Ivanhoe ; Merchant of Venice, Acts I and II ; Great Authors, First Period ; Nesfield's Grammar, pages 1-115. Latin—Via Latina. to conjugation of verbs. French—Chardenal's First Course and Methode Naturelle. Arithmetic—General, Pendlebury, pages 1-280. GeographyGeneral, as for Junior Civil Service. History Genera] as for Junior Civil Service. Algebra—Hall and Knight, to addition and subtraction of fractions. Geometry —Hall and Stevens, Parts I and 11. Book-keeping—Thornton's First Lessons, i to xi. , Drawing—Freehand and geometrical. 3. General Statement ok Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ R- '1- Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 163 2 0 Management—Offioe expenses .. .. 318 6 Government grants— Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 617 18 4 For sites, building, furniture, &c. (general Prizes .. .. .. .. 11118 purposes) .. .. • ■ 600 0 0 Material for classes other than olaesv-'S for Rent Technical School.. .. .. 8 7 6 manual instruction .. .. 11 3 8 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and ap- Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 28 4 8 paratus for reoognised sohool classes for Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 47 111 manual instruction .. .. .. 146 8 9 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucTechnical instruction .. .. .. *626 6 6 tion .. .. .. 58 5 1 Material, technioal instruction .. *12 14 0 Government grant for site, buildings, furniGovernment capitation— ture, &c. .. 600 0 0 For free places .. .. • • 607 13 4 Manual instruction .. 146 8 9 Manual classes .. .. 23 9 6 Technical instruction .. .. .. *626 6 6 Technical classes .. • • '24 4 6 Purchases and new works .. .. 226 17 7 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, tech- Fencing, repairs, Ac. .. .. 121 9 0 nical instruction* .. .. .. *40 0 0 Insuranoe, bank charges, and exohange .. 518 10 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 271 0 0 Buildings, equipments, &c, for technical inSchool fees . • 78 19 6 struotion *69 10 10 Technical class fees .. .. *120 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 0 3 0 Interest on current account 3 10 7 Other expenditure : Technical classes — Voluntary contributions— Salaries .. .. .. .. *156 19 6 On acoount of general purposes of the Material .. .. .. .. *22 9 3 school 19 12 0 Lighting "3 10 0 Technical instruction .. .. .. '40 0 0 Insuranoe, technical building .. .. "0 17 4 Other receipts— Balance at end of year .. .. .. 84 18 2 Sale of hyloplate .. .. • • 5 9 9 Part half-cost fenoing .. .. .. 1 19 8 •£2,793 7 7 -£2,793 7 7 * Details of receipts and expenditure of technical school are shown in supplementary statement printed below. Supplementary Statement, Dannevirke Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ c. d. For buildings teohnioal instruction .. 626 6 6 ; Buildings, &c, from Government grants .. 626 6 6 Material, technical classes .. .. 12 14 0 I . from current revenue .. 69 10 10 Capitation, technical olasses .. .. 24 46 ' Salaries .. .. .. 156 19 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 40 0 0 Material .. .. .. .. 22 9 8 Technical class fees .. .. .. 120 10 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 310 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 40 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. 017 4 £863 15 0 £879 13 5 A. Gbant, Chairman. T. Macallan, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that Thomas Bain, as a member of the Board virtually invested with a fiduciary character, the payment to him of sums amounting to £22 ss. for books, stationery, and stamps,"contravenes the established rule that Trustees shall not buy from one of themselves.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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MARLBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. John Inncs. M.A. ; Mr. .1. 11. Gouklmg, M.A : Mis- M. ('. tVose, M.A. ; MJM Iv M. Alien. ,M.A. 1. Work of thb Hiohest and Lowest Classes. Highest. -English -Nesfield, English Grammar Past and Present ; senior composition ; exercises in composition and essay writing; Wilson's Literature: Chaucer's Prologue.; De Quincey's Opiumeater; and Gray's Poems. French Eve and Bandiss's Grammar; Berthou and Onions's Composition ; Ciil: L'Arare; Taine'a Voyage aux Pyrenees; sight. Latin Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose Composition; Ramsay's l.atiu Prose, Vol. [I; Wilkins's Hnin2.ll Antiquities; Schuckburgh's Roman Hiatory for Begi irs; Virgil, Georgic, Hook II; lavy, Hook XXI: sight. Mathematics Pure mathematics as for University Junioi Scholarship. Science Botany and heat as for University Junior Scholarship. ? . Lowest. English Nesfield's Outlines, and Junior Composition; Meiklejohns Spelling Hist; Lamb's Adventures of Ulysses; Goldsmith's Traveller and Deserted Village. Hiatory Tout's History nf England, Hunk 3, to end of reign of Richard 11. Geography Europe; The British Isles (Arnold's Geographical Handbooks). Arithmetic New Arithmetic, Hart I. and some of the examination-papers. Algebra Hall and Knight, to end of simultaneous equations. GeometryHall and Stevens. Par I. Latin Scott and Latin Course; Seals Prima?. French Dent's New First French Hook. Book-keeping Elementary exercises, based on Thornton's Primer. Physics Gregory's Exercise-book. Botany Elementary work : examination and description of leaves, (lowers, and seeds. Cookery, needlework, woodwork, drill. 2. General Statement OF Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ ' s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 244 1111 Management— Government grants- Office salary 40 0 0 For sites, building, furniture, &o. Other office expenses .. .. .. i 011 (general purposes) .. .. 100 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 2 117 Government capitation- Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 900 0 0 For free places .. .. • • 861 1 S Scholarships .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction ! Prizes .. .. ■ • • ■ 21 6 6 Regulations .. ■ • • • 44 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 21 11 0 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, Cleaning, fuel, light, Ac. .. .. 49 4 9 secondary schools .. .. 40 0 0 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucStatutory grant 400 0 0 tion.. .. . .. .. 42 13 10 Endowments—Paid by School Commis- Government grants for site, buildings, sioners .. .. • • • • 35 0 0 ; furniture, &o. .. 100 0 0 School fees .. .. •• ■• 107 5 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 25 13 6 Interest on current account .. .. 11 2 2 , Fenoing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 27 13 5 Voluntary contributions on account of Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 716 0 general purposes of the school .. .. 45 0 0 Other expenditureInterest on Nosworthy Bequest .. 11 5 0 Rent of cricket and hockey ground .. 5 5 0 Balance at end of year .. ' .. .. 580 19 3 £1,888 5 9 £1,888 5 9 R. McCallum, Chairman. E. Hylton, Secretary.

NELSON COLLEGE. Staff. Boys' College.—Mr. H. L. Fowler. M. \. ; Mr. 0. .1. Uneaster, M.A. ; Mr. (". H. Broad, B.A. ; Mr. W. H. Moyes, M.A. ; Mr. I. Q. McKay. H.A. : Mr. I. C. Edmondson, B.A. : Mr. A. Sandol ; Mr. M. X. Kkeltou ; Mr. W. S. Hampson ; Mr P. F. »'. HiHliUostiin. Girls' College.— Miss M. Lorimer, M.A. : Miss K. 81 Kirton, M.A. : Miss M. MoEaohen, M.A. ; Miss I. Robertson. M.A. ; Mi-s M. 11 Strang, M.A. ; Mi" N. 1- Maolean, M A. ; Miss A. Eastwood, M.A. ; Miss E. F. Chisholm ; Miss W. Greenwood; Mr. F. F. V. Huddleston. 1. Report of the Governors. The attendance at both Colleges for the past year has been very satisfactory, and the many applications I'ir admission in the ensuing year warrant the Governors in anticipating that it will show even more favourable results. The Boys' College playground, which the Governors were enabled to level and grass by the aid of the generous contributions of the College old hoys, has been of the utmost value for sports and drill during the year. The lame swimming-bath in the Hoys' College grounds has provided a valuable and healthful recreation, which the boys have greatly appreciated, and have taken full advantage of. A duck is being supplied to the tower of the Boys' College by the family of the late Rev. .1. C. Andrew, a former Principal, in memory.of their father. This will be a benefit both to the College and tn the residents m the vicinity, aid tin- Governors take this opportunity of publicly expressing their grateful thanks to the donors. They I Iso desire to express their appreciation of the good work done during the year by the Principals and staffs of both Colleges, as shown by results.

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The staff. Bays' College. Mr. •'. II. 1 Wills left during the year, having received an appointment on the staff of the New Plymouth HighJ School. Mr. A. Sandel. a former pupil of the College, with a brilliant record, was appointed to lill the vacancy. Girls' t'ollege. —Miss I. Robertson, ML A., and Miss N. I. Maclean, M.A.. left at the end of the year. the former to engage in mission-work in New Guinea, and the latter to join the stall of the Napier (iirls' High, School. The vacancies were tilled by the appoint ments of Miss Ada (("Cailaghan. M.A.. and Miss Beatrix Nicholson, H.A. Boys' ' 'ollege. F. Brook and P. Jory gained scholarships in the University Junior Scholarship Examination, and 2 other hoys gained credit. K. Worlej was awarded a scholarship at St. John's College, Auckland, on his work for the same examination. A. J. Papps, who passed the first section of the B.A. Examination, and H. (). Jordan, have been granted scholarships at the Wellington Training College. Thirteen boys passed the matriculation and allied examinations, vis.: The Medical Preliminary, the Engineering Preliminary, and the Solicitors' General Knowledge Examination. Thirty-eight boys passed the Junior Civil Service Examination. Girls' ('ollege. Myrtle Garland, Eileen Adams, Connie Baftlett, Gladys Jordan, and Kathleen Haldane passed first year's terms at Victoria College. M. Cooke passed Senior Civil Service in four subjects. Ten girls passed matriculation, and.L'o girls passed the Junior Civil Service Examination. Twelve girls obtained senior free places under clause 7 (c) of the regulations, and 5 others l>v examination. The Preparatory Department, examined by one of the Education Hoard Inspectors, obtained a good report, 8 pupils receiving certificates of proficiency. . Iverage*Attendance. Hoys' College. IXI Minis' College, 117. 2. Work OF THE HIGHEBT AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. -Bays College: As for Junior University Scholarships and First Section, B.A. degree examination: English Selections from Wordsworth, Tennyson, Gray, Chaucer, Lamb's Essays and Letters: Shakespeare's Henry V: Brooks' Primer of English Literature; Skeat's Primer of Etymology; Nesfield's English Hast and Present ; for terms only Henry IV. Morris and Skeat's specimens. Latin —Virgil, Georgics, 111 and IV : Ovid. Tristia I: prose selections; Bradley's Arnold. and Aids to Latin Prose; Bryan's Latin Prose (Csntsar) : Res Romanes; Hot-ton's History of Rome : for terms only —Tacitus, Annals 1. French -Tartarin de Tarascon; Half-hours (Hachette); Eve and De Baudiss's Grammar; Primer of Philology (Hell) ; Blouet'a Composition. German Whitney's Reader; Authors of the Day. Hart 1 (Hachette); Macmillan's Composition; Eve's Grammar and Exercises, Part 11. Mathematics—Text-hooks: ('. Smith's Treatise mi Algebra; Baker and Bourne's algebra, Part II: Lachlan and Fletcher's Trigonometry; Barnard and Child's Geometry (Senior). Science—Shenstone's Chemistry; Loney's Statics and Dynamics; Loney's Hydrostatics: Draper's Heat. Girls' College: Second year's terms at Victoria College. First Fear Junior University Scholarship work. English —Nesfield's Historical English and Derivation : Shakespeare's Henry l\'. and Henry V; Lamb's Essays of Elia ; Hales's Longer English Poems; Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Primer; Morris's Specimens of Early English. French —Le Cid ; L'Avare ; Voyage aux Pyrenees ; Wellington College French Grammar; Rapid French Exercises (Spiers) : Siepmann's First Term : Hue's French Idioms. Latin —Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose Composition; Allen's Latin Grammar; Ramsay's Latin Prose, Part II ; Georgics, Book IV; Annals of Tacitus. Hook 111. Lowest. — Boys' College : Class II does-thc work of the Sixth Standard, as defined in the regulations. Gitis' <'alle<ic : Nesfield's Manual ; The Lady oi the Lake ; The Talisman ; Siepmann's Primary French Course, Part I; Furneaux's Physiology. Longmans' Geography, Book III: Pendleburys .Arithmetic; Ransome's Elementary History. First year of Civil Service programme. 3. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1908. Endowment Account. Receipts. fc s. d. I Expenditure. £ a. d. Rents .. •.. .. .. .. 949 6 0 | Rates and taxes .. .. .. 14 7 2 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 180 15 '2 Insurances .. .. .. .. 616 2 Sohool Commissioners .. .. .. 290 0 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 914 8 Materials sold .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. ;l 16 0 Refunds.. .. .. .. .. 0 15 2 Repairs .. .. .. .. 19 4 vernors'and auditors'fees .. .. 86 16 8 Office-rent .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Office-cleaning and gas .. .. 11 14 11 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 227 11 3 Telephone and letter box .. .. 6 0 0 Inspection of properties .. .. 8 16 Clearing properties .. .. 4 12 0 Seoretary .. .. .. .. s:j 6 0 Petty cash, postages, and sundries .. ±1 16 0 Carried forward .. .. £1,423 16 I " Carried forward .. .. £461 1 8

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Boys' College. Receipts. t s. d. | Expenditure. t s. d. Brought forward .. 1,423 16 4 Brought forward .. 461 1 8 Boarding fees .. .. 3,602 19 5 House expenses .. .. .. 2,699 18 4 Tuition fees .. .. .. .. 1,050 10 0 , Tuition expenses .. .. .. 2,155 15 0 Government capitation, free places .. 1,144 17 (i Scholarships— Hawkes Bay Old Boys' Association for Endowed .. .. 98 0 0 prize .. .. .. 12 0 0 Foundation.. .. 27 0 0 Kefund .. 010 0 District High School .. 80 0 0 Auditors' and Governors' fees .. 37 6 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. 47 7 8 Prizes .. .. 17 16 1 Printing and advertising .. .. 27 111 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 155 7 6 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 59 15 8 Repairs .. 11l 2 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 40 3 3 Interest on mortgage .. .. .. 500 0 0 Chemicals .. .. .. .. 17 7 7 Grounds .. .. .. 80 6 10 Sinking shaft for water .. 71 17 3 Sports and magazine .. .. .. 35 0 0 Hawke's Bay Old Boys' prize .. .. 12 0 0 Pre.feots' badges .. .. 4 19 0 Telephone .. .. .. 6 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. 1 1 11 Secretary .. .. .. 83 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. 3 2 0 (i-irls' College. t s. d. £ s. d. Boarding fees .. .. .. •• 1,435 2 5 j House expenses .. .. 1,305 18 10 Tuition fees .. .. .. 802 7 6 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 1,470 11 8 Government capitation— Scholarships - Preeplaoes.. .. .. •• 1,051 14 2| Endowed .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Cookery classes .. .. 55 10 0 Foundation.. .. 59 5 4 Physiology olasses 20 5 0 j District High School .. .. 80 0 0 Botany classes .. .. •. 512 6 | Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 37 6 8 Refund .. .. •• •• 170 Stationery .. .. .. 11 16 0 Prizes .. .. 29 0 4 Printing and advertising .. .. 29 4 5 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 74 12 11 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 14 17 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. 39 9 1 Insurance .. .. 28 10 4 Telephone and letter-box .. .. 6 0 0 Subscription to magazine .. .. 3 3 0 Secretary .. .. .. 83 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 17 7 Capital Account. £ s. d £ s. d. Land sold .. .. .. .. 55 0 0 Furniture, Boys' College .. .. 166 2 8 Mortgages repaid .. .. .. 1,650 0 0 Furniture, Girls' College .. .. 86 811 Repayment on account of mortgage 19 2 3 Bank overdraft, 31st December, 1907 4,762 19 10 Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Old Boys .. .. .. 53 0 0 Bank overdraft, 31st December, 1908 .. £2,804 6 0 Add unpaid cheques .. 910 0 2,813 16 0 £15,197 10 1 £15,197 10 1 Statement of Loan* an Mortgage Account at Ms/ December, 1908. A. Mortgages owing to Nelson College. f »■ d. £ 8 . d. Amount outstanding mi loan at :tlst Deoem- Mortgagee repaid .. .. .. 1,650 0 0 her, 1907 .. •• ■• 3,:5">7 II B Repayment mi acoount of mortgage .. 19 2 3 Balance outstanding on loan at 31st December, 1908 .. .. 1,688 12 5 £3,357 14 8 £3,357 14 8 B. Mortgage miring by Nelson College. .£ »• d. I £ s. d. Amount borrowed mi mortgage at 31st De- Amount outstanding on mortgage at 31st, December, I (HV7 .. .. .. 10.000 o ii cember, 1908 .. .. ..10,000 0 0 We hereby certify thai we have examined the above accounts, anil have found the same correct, ami have duly examined ail deeds of mortgage anil other securities, anil have found the same.in full force ami virtue. John Kino, R. Catley, Auditors.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Nelson College on 3\st December, 1908. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. t s. d. Mortgage securities .. .. 1,688 12 5 Mortgage on Colleges .. . . 10.000 0 0 Freehold property, exclusive of College build- Governors'fees.. .. .. 100 0 o ings.. ..21,179 18 6 Bank overdraft .. 2.804 6 0 College buildmga— Add unpaid cheque .. 9 10 0 Boys' College and outbuildings ..26,380 la B 2,818 16 0 I iirls' College and outhuildincs .. 6,500 0 0 Balance current .. .. .. 19,179 1 10 College house .. .. .. 2,044 15 1 College furniture Boys' College .. .. .. 1,664 0 0 (iirls' College .. .. .. 1,500 8 11 Office .. .. 32 12 0 Interest due .. .. 13 15 0 Rents due .. .. .. .. 95 7 8 Fees due .. .. 91 17 4 Capitation fur free pupils .. 698 15 0 Advances to boardors .. .. .. 199 0 6 £62,089 17 10 £62,089 17 10 JAMES Hi.aim, Secretary. GEEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement ofr Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe, 31st December, 1907 .. .. 1,424 4 0 Management— Westland School Commissioners.. .. 300 5 0 Secretary's salary (nine months) .. 7 10 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 68 12 2 Bank oharges and exohange .. 0 15 0 Overpayment refund by late Secretary .. 10 0 0 Late Secretary for extra servioes .. 10 0 0 Grants to Grey Education Board .. 250 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1908 .. 1,534 16 2 £1,803 1 2 £1,803 1 2 Pabticulars ok Balance. Asset*. £ s. d. Liabilites. National Bank .. .. .. 7 17 8 Poet-office Savings bank.. 276 18 6 Grey Borough debentures .. .. 1,190 0 0. Mortgage loan .. .. .. .. 6000 Nil. £1.534 16 2 W. R. Kettle, Chairman. P. F. Daniel, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Wakburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. t s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. 1,545 8 0 Management— Current income from reserves .. .. 39 0 0 Offioe salary .. .. .. 15 15 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Other office expenses .. .. .. 0 11 6 purchase-money .. .. .. 55 5 0 Grant to Westland Education Board .. 125 0 0 Paid-by Sohool Commissioners .. .. 250 0 0 Fenoing, repairs, Ac. .. .. .. 016 6 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 23 6 5 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,724 3 7 SB9 13 0 £1,889 13 0 Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Credit balance Bank of New Zealand, current Office salary due (three months) .. .. 3 18 9 acoount .. .. .. 108 3 7 Due for repairs, furniture, &c. .. .. 815 0 Plied deposits, Hank of New Zealand . ■ 1,200 0 0 Deposit, Hokitika Savings-bank .. .. 200 0 0 Balance Hokitika Savings-bank, current aocount .. .. .. 16 0 0 Hokitika Borough debentures .. 200 0 0 Interest due on debenture- .. .. 5 0 0 Rent due, Government House .. .. 8 5 0 Government House and grounds (estimated value) 920 0 0 . £2,657 8 7 £12 13 9 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kirk, Secretary. Examined and found correct, subject to the remark that the Hokitika Borough debentures, in which school funds 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.

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I; WOIORA HKill SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. T. R. Cresswell, M.A. ; Miss K. King, .M.A. ; .Miss 1. Keith, ,\l..\. ; .Mr. J. Lush; Sergeant-Major Thompson. 1. Report of Board of Governors. Excellent work has been done in the. school during the past year, ami the reputation of tin- school has been further enhanced by the high percentage of successes gained by the pupils. For the Matriculation Examination 7 pupils entered and <i passed; for the Junior Civil Service, 13 entered and 11 passed ; for the Senior Free Place, 13 entered and 13 passed ; for the Senior Civil Service. I entered and 1 passed ; for the Junior Free Place, 3 entered and 2 passed. For the Senior Board of Education Scholarship, 3 entered and 1 passed. An increased attendance for the first term of 1909 is assured, and it is expected thai the roll-number will reach 80. The, school boa.rdingh.ouse has been successfully inaugurated, under the supervision of the headmaster, and several pupils from the northern district ami elsewhere are finding it a great COD venience. The school has been inspected by Mr. G. Hogben, M.A., tin- Inspector-General of Schools, who signified his approval of the work of the school. The want of a proper science-room is still a serious handicap, and, as the school is growing, an extra class-room may soon be required. The school cadet corps has been commended for efficiency by Colonel Davies, and has won a good share of prize-money for marksmanship at the various competitions. Several pupils have shown a marked improvement in physique since the Board engaged the services of a teacher of physical development. 2. Work ok the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. English—Nesfield's English Grammar; The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (0. W. Holmes); King Hem \ V (Shakespeare); The Princess (Tennyson). Latin Livy. Siege, of Syracuse ; Horace, odes, 111 and IV (selected); Cicero, De Amicitia; Csesar, De Bella ('allien V; Virgil, Georgics, II; Bryan's Latin I 'rose. French —Chardenal's Second Course and Additional Noteo on Grammar; Marchand D'Allumettes (A. Gennevraye) ; L'apprenti (E. Souvestre). Arithmetic (to Junior University Scholarship standard) —Miscellaneous. Algebra and Geometry Baker and Bourne, to Junior University Scholarship standard. Trigonometry —Hall and Knight's Elementary Trigonometry, to Junior University Scholarship standard. Botany —Evans's Botany, to Matriculation and Junior Civil Service standard. Heat —Glazebrook, to Junior University Scholarship standard. Roman history- Wells, to death of Augustus. Mechanics —Jessop; elements of applied mathematics, to Junior University Scholarship standard. Lowest. —English —Nesfield's Manual; Miscellaneous Exercises; Marmion, canto iii (Scott); White Company (Conan Doyle). French —Chardenal's First Course, to exercise 130. Latin —Macmillan's Course, Part I, to exercise 74. Arithmetic —Pendlebury; factors, fractions, decimals, contracted methods, &c. Algebra —Baker and Bourne, to simultaneous equations. Geometry —Theoretical, to proposition xx, practical measurements and determinations. Botany —Murche's Botany. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 347 2 0 ManagementGovernment capitation for free places .. 554 0 0 Offioe salary .. .. .. 15 15 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 189 6 4 Other office expenses .. .. 5 0 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 125 9 6 Other expenses of management .. 2 5 1 Other receipts— Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 000 9 0 Bent of master's old resuienoe .. 11 0 0 Frizes .. .. .. .. 3 11 6 Exohange on cheques .. .. 0 2 6 Material for classes other than classes for Special loan from Union Bank for manual instruction .. .. 5 11 10 buildings .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 313 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 32 8 8 Purchases and new works .. .. 271 14 2 Fenoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 82 16 9 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 20 17 3 Interest on current account .. .. 0 4 0 Other expenditure — On buildings from special loan .. 600 0 0 Bank charges, exchange, and sundries .. 18 5 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 181 5 2 £1,827~0 4 £1,827 0 4 Robert Ball, Chairman. C. I. Jennings, Secretary. Audited and found correct, except that the payment of £10 10s. and £5 ss. as honoraria to Messrs. Ball and Jennings respectively, who, as members of the Board, are virtually invested with a fiduciary character, are disallowed as contravening the established rule of law that Trustees shall have no allowance or remuneration for their services. They cannot lawfully make payment to themselves, or in respect of their personal labour and services.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. C E. Bevan-Brown, MA.; Mr. U. K. S. Lawrence H.A.-, Mr. U. Walton, B.A. ; Mr. R. M. M.A., B.Sc. ; .Mi. A. Merton ; Mr. R. Speight, -M.A.. B.Sc. ; Mr, T. H. Jackson, B.A. ; Mr. J. H. Smith, M.A. ; Mr. T. W. Cane, .M.A. ; Mr. .1. Cook ; Mr. S. A. Clark, B.A. ; Mr. J. I). Davey ; Mr. C. M. Bevan-Brown; Mr. W. S. Malaquin ; Captain P. Farthing; Mr. T. S. Tankard. I. Report oi-' the Headmaster. The school-roll for 1908 was as follows : Km- the first term. 220; for the second term, 218; for the third term. 201. These numbers include the Preparatory Form, which had on its roll *.'(). 23, 22 lin tin- three terms respectively. There were «.»1 holders of free places 51 junior and 43 senior. The expansion nf the upper school continues there were US as against 7 I in 1906 : but the tota school-roll slmus a shrinkage, owing to tin- numerous district high schools and tin- Technical Dav-sehool. Tin- gymnasium was opened on the 7th August, and is large enough for school meetings. The school is much in need of a physical laboratory and nf a reading-room and library. Mr. .1. Hartley Smith has been away since May dangerously ill. but has made a good recovery, and hopes to resume next year. Mr. R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc., has been appointed Lecturer in Geology at an increased salary, and Assistant Curator tn the Museum, and will cease work at the High School on the Ist March next. His departure will he a great loss, lie has been here nearly twenty years. Messrs. .1. I). Davey and ('. M. Bevan-Brown filled the temporary vacancy caused by Mr. Smith's absence. In the examinations of December, 1907. 63 boys presented themselves; this December (1908) there were 69 ;in 1906, 69 : and in 1905, 32. It will be seen that the number of candidates for outside examinations has doubled. Of the 63 hoys who sat in December, 1907, 21 sat for Matriculation, and 14 passed ; 10 sat for Junior Civil Service or Senior Free Places, and 36 passed ; 1 boy passed the' Senior civil : 2 obtained Senior Board Scholarships. Six hoys sat for the Junior University Scholarship Examination ; 2 won Junior University Scholarships, one of them being first for the Dominion in Greek, French, and German ; 1 won a Senior National Scholarship, I a Gammack Scholarship, and the other 2 were on the credit list. Of old boys, Mr. C. A. Cotton obtained his M.Sc, with first-class honours in geology; Mr. J. Haiti urn. M.5... v, it li third-class honours in electricity and magnetism ; and Mr. D. Floranee his M.A., with first-class honours in electricity ; Mr. M. Gresson, the degree of LL. H. Old hoys won seven out of the thirteen exhibitions awarded by Canterbury College at the recent annual examination. Mr. D. B. MoLeod won the Sir George Grey Scholarship. The cadets have won the Snow Shield, and also the Victory Shield, given by the Defence Department for competition among secondary schools in Canterbury. The Old Boys are setting on foot a memorial to the late Mr. R. G. Deans, one part of which will lie a scholarship awarded similarly to the Rhodes Scholarship, to some boy while at school ; when he leaves a medal will he given him. The first medal (for 1908) was awarded on prize-day to E. E. Crawshaw. I am of opinion that free places are granted too easily — e.g., those granted under 3c (certificates of proficiency under the age of fifteen), and those under 76, where the restriction of age to under sixteen for the Junior Civil Service pass is omitted. I think the study of history should be more encouraged. It does not pay to take it for Junior Civil Service. Matriculation, or Junior University Scholarships; and it is impossible-to take it for Senior Board Scholarship with marks limited to 2,000. I think for all these examinations some knowledge of the great men and great deeds of the past should be compulsory. C. E. Bevan-Brown. M.A., Headmaster. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. Latin Livy, Hook 1 (BlacWe) ; Virgil, iEneid, IV (Bell); Catullus. Tibullus, and Ptopeitius. by Rev. A. 11. Wratislaw (Hell) ; Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome ; Bradley's Arnold ; Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose ; Kenneth'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 —Romola, George Kliot (Warwick cd.) : English Prose, from Mandeville to Huskin (World's Classics) ; Henry V. (Pitt Press), Shakespeare; Palgrave's Golden Treasury: Nesfield's Manual : Nesfield's Historical English ; English Literature, Laing (Collins and Sons). French — Moliere. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Hachette) ; Advanced French Composition, Duhamel (Rivington's) ; Le Pecheur d'lslande. Pierre Loti : Longmans' Advanced French Unseen (Bertenshaw) ; French Grammar. Moriartv (Sonnenschein). Mathematics —Bon-hardt and Perrot's Trigonometry. Todhunter and Loney's Algebra ; Elements of .Applied Mathematics (Jessop, Bell) ; Hall and Stevens's School Geometry. Parts Ito VI (Mac-millan) ; Hogben's Trigonometry Tallies ; Pendlebury's Arithmetic. Science — Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (Theoretical) (Bailey, London. W. B. Give). Gymnastics, Scripture, Greek. Lowest. —Latin —Elementa Latina (to the end of active verbs) : Scalre Primse ; Shorter Latin Primer (for revision of verbs). English—Westward Ho!, abridged (Macmillan) ; 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 sixpenny editions in Lower IV list to be tead at home per term. History —First Book of British History (Tout) : Longmans' Historical Series for Schools, Book I. 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and Sons) ; Hall and Stevens's School Geometry, Parts I and 11, with Lessons in Experimental and Practical Geometry. 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—Novello's School Songs. Scripture. 3. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d, Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 695 15 8 Management—Office salaries .. .. 200 0 0 Government oapitation— Teachers' salaries— For free plaoes .. .. 497 16 8 Main school .. .. 3,880 3 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Preparatory department .. .. 192 10 0 Regulations .. .. .. 43 16 5 Speech night—prize distribution .. 512 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, second- Prizes .. .. 29 8 8 ary schools .. .. .. 601 8 6 Printing, stationery, advertising, and books 133 16 1 Current income from reserves .. .. 3,894 3 1 i Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. 56 17 5 School fees— Maintenance of classes for manual instrucMain Bchool .. .. .. .. 969 8 0 tion.. .. .. .. .. 17 8 4 Preparatory department .. 192 10 0 Government grants for sites, building, furInterest on current account .. 17 17 10 niture, &o. .. .. .. 601 8 6 Voluntary contributions on account of Purchases and new works .. .. 895 8 3 gymnasium building .. .. 601 8 6 Keeping grounds, &c. .. .. .. 128 3 7 Other receipts— Insurance .. .. 30 19 4 Donation for special prizes .. .. 2 2 0 Buildings, equipment, &0., for manual Sale of old gymnastic apparatus .. 10 0 . instruction .. .. 41 9 9 Voluntary contributions .. .. 601 8 6 Other expenditure— Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 115 0 0 Grants to Sports Fund and cadet oorps 85 0 0 Kxpenses connected with endowments .. 38 13 7 Rent of playground .. 63 11 2 Interest on loan of £5,000 .. 200 0 0 Legal expenses .. 11 9 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 38 14 10 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 150 4 2 £7,517 6 8 £7,517 6 8 G. W. Russell, Chairman. Geo. H. Mason, Registrar. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

CHRISTCHURCH < URLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Miss ,\l. V. (-ibsiiii, M.A. ; MJm C. K. Henderson, B.A. ; Miss M. Bell-Hay; Miss F. Sheard, M.A., B.Sc; Miss K. M. Oranon. MA. ; Mrs. ('. V. lxmgton. M.A. ; .Miss E. T. Crosby, B.A. ; Miss G. Greenstreet, B.A. j Miss M. Barker, M.A. ; Miss ML Wills; Miss L. K. Bing. B.A. ; Miss N. (iai'd'ner ; Mis- A Rennie ; Miss H. Smith; Miss E. Burns; M iss K. Kasterbrook ; Captain F. Farthing. 1. Report of the Lady Principal. At the beginning of the school year the rooms in the new wing were ready for occupation, and furnished with sufficient fittings to carry on work in them. The vast improvement in comfort effected by the five commodious, well-lighted, and well-ventilated class-rooms has been thoroughly appreciated by the staff and the pupils, and has made the general working arrangements of the school infinitely easier to organize. The whole school now meets for prayers every morning in the assembly hall, and on days when the weather is unfit for outside drill the physical-exercise classes are held in the upstairs corridor. Want of funds has unfortunately delayed the much-needed equipment of the science-room, hut a sufficient sum for the purpose has been placed upon the estimates for 1909. Even with the increased amount of capitation for tree pupils which will be afforded next year by the Education Act Amendment, it will take some years to wipe off the overdraft on the new building and furniture account, and meanwhile additional playground and cloak-room accommodation and numerous fittings and articles of furniture are still badly needed ; but when these expenses have once heen met, the financial condition of the school will be better than in past years. At the December, 1907, University examinations 4 pupils sat for the Junior University Scholarship Examination, of whom Catherine Reynolds and Lydia Suckling.were awarded Senior National Scholarships and also the two Gammack Scholarships ; Lilian Griffin matriculated in the credit list, and received a Normal Training College Bursary : and Annie Hulston matriculated. Two pupils sat for the Medical Preliminary Examination, and passed. Twenty-one sat for Matriculation, and 19 passed, all but one taking Latin as a subject. Nine pupils sat for the Junior Civil Service Examination, and 7 passed, 6 being placed in the credit list, and 1 (Agnes Satchell) twelfth on the list, being the highest Canterbury lady candidate. - For the Senior Free Place Examination 46 were examined, and 32 passed. Senior Board of Education Scholarships were awarded on the results of the Senior Free Plate Examinations to Eileen Fairbairn, Melvina Miles, Elizabeth Harvey, and Rachel Smith. As several parents made application for the admission of young children, a Lower Department class was formed at the beginning of the second term, and was placed under the care of Miss Mary Wills, an experienced primary-school teacher.

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The roll for the year has been —-First term, 208 ; second term, 211 ; and third term. "_'U2. The health of the pupils during the year has been excellent, the average attendance dining the third term being no less than 95 per cent, of the roll-number. At the middle of the second term Miss E. Crosby, 8.A., was given leave of absence on account of ill-health until the end of the year. In the first week of November the technical classes were inspected by Mr. Isaac, and a week later the school was visited by the Inspector-General and Dr. Anderson, who inspected the general working of the classes, and held an individual examination of candidates for senior free places. The most conspicuous successes of past pupils during the year are as follows : Gwen Opie, degree of M.A.. second-class honours in mathematics and mathematical physics; Nellie Slocombe. degree of M.A., second-class honours in Latin and French ; Priscilla Dyson, degree of M.A.. third-class honours in Latin and English ; Isabella Griffin, degree of M.A., third-class honours in English and French ; Ellen Baxter, Jane Cardwell, Marion Reese, and Kathleen Wells all took the degree of B.A. ; Laura Christensen tied with another student for the Sir George Grey Scholarship, and was also awarded the exhibition in physical science at Canterbury College: Irene miser gained the exhibition in Latin at Canterbury College, Alice Candy that in economics, Edith Jackson that in pure mathematics, Helen Le versed go that in French, and Agnes Morton that in German. M. V. GIBSON, M.A. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.-' AH work as for Junior University Scholarship Examination. Subjects Mathematics, English. Latin, French, science (botany and elementary physics (heat)). Lowest. —The lowest form is Form IV, Lower, and. with the exception of 2 pupils, is composed of girls holding 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, and literature) ; arithmetic and elementary algebra ; French : natural science (botany or physiology and laws of health) ; English history or geography ; Latin, or book-keeping, shorthand or extra spelling and writing ; drawing (elementary design and colour-work) ; plain sewing ; dress-cutting : cooking : drill ; singing. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 18 3 6 For free places .. .. .. 1,716 13 4 Management—Office salaries .. .. 60 0 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Teachers' salaries — Regulations .. .. .. 50 7 1 Main school .. .. .. .. 2,082 4 0 Endowments — Preparatory department .. .. 37 16 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 822 8 5 Grant in aid to boardinghouse .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Examinations— purchase-money .. .. .. 101 1 6 Examiners'fees .. .. .. 3 3 0 School fees— Speech night, prize distribution .. 8 116 Main sohool .. .. .. .. 325 10 0 Scholarships and exhibitions .. .. 76 13 4 Preparatory department .. .. 37 16 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 20 13 8 Other receipts—Proceeds from oooking-class 16 210 Printing, stationery, advertising, and books 65 14 11 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 572 12 8 Gleaning, fuel, light, Ac. .. .. .. 33 211 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction .. .. .. .. .. 23 6 2 Government grantß for site, buildings, furniture, &c, manual instruction .. 89 19 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 596 19 9 Repairs, &o. .. .. .. .. 42 15 2 Insurance .. .. .. .. 19 4 9 Other expenditure— Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 8 0 0 Rent of hockey-ground.. .. .. 2 14 6 Attending to clocks and tuning pianos .. 7 5 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 6 118 £3,202 11 10 £3,202 11 10 G. W. Russell, Chairman. Geo. H. Mason, Registrar. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warbdrton, Controller and Auditor-General.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Staff. Rev. 0. H. Moreland, M.A. ; Rev. Canon F. A. Hare, MA. ; Mr. E. G. Hogg, MA. ; Mr. A. E. Flower, M.A.. M.Sc, Mr. P. McCallum, B.Sc. ; Mr. E. Jenkins, MA. ; Mr. J. Monteath. B.A. ; Mr. J. E. S. Dudding, M.A. ; Mr. H. Hudson, B.A. ; Mr. H. B. Lusk, M.A., LL.B. ; Mr. F P. Tumor ; Mr. G. H. Morton. B.A. ; Mr. C. L. Wiggins ; Mr. A. .1 Morton ; Mr. J. M. Madden; Captain Farthing. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Work as for Junior Scholarships at the University of New Zealand. Lowest. —Reading and spelling —Imperial Reader, 111. Repetition—Children's Treasury, Part 11, Selections. Grammar and composition —The principal parts of speech ; construction of sentences : easy descriptive composition and letters. History —Longmans' Short Stories from English History. Divinity —The text of the Catechism to end of The Desire, with meanings of the words (Francis) ; Ainslie's Gospel Lessons. Arithmetic —Numeration : the simple rules up to and including long division. Geography —Zealandia, Parts II and 111.

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2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 15th May, 1908. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 416 11 11 Cost of management .. .. .. 263 13 7 Endowments— Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 3,520 19 2 Price of land sold (Capital Account) .. 1,316 15 0 Examinations— Temporary investment repaid (Capital Examiners' fees .. 21 16 3 Account) .. .. .. .. 1,350 0 0 Other expenses of examination .. .. 115 11 Current income from land .. .. 2,101 4 3 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 693 19 6 Current income from scholarships endow- Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 43 5 8 ments .. .. .. .. 728 0 4 Material for classes other than classes for Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid manual instruction .. .. .. 33 0 5 purchase-money .. .. 260 4 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 94 15 10 School fees .. .. .. .. 3,098 4 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, <fto. .. .. 193 5 4 Old buildings sold, and other refunds .. 189 16 11 New works .. .. .. 126 19 8 Voluntary contributions on acoount of Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 235 0 6 general purposes of the school .. .. 1,926 19 8 Miscellaneous (rates, insurances, &c.) .. 57 12 0 Other receipts — Interest on ourrent account .. .. 8 15 8 Depreciation and sinking funds transfer to Endowments, Sales Account— Capital Account (see contra) .. .. 698 6 9 Proceeds invested .. .. .. 2,250 0 0 Sundries unclassified .. .. .. 3 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,838 0 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, Ac) .. .. 13 0 0 Other expenditure— Expenses connected with land estate .. 114 12 4 Expenses oonneoted with school chapel .. 18 1 3 Grant, Boys' Games Fund .. .. 286 19 5 Grant, Boys' Cadet Fund .. .. 28 7 6 Depreciation and sinking funds (transfer; • see contra) .. .. .. .. 698 6 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,546 16 11 £12,089 3 8 £12,089 3 8 C. Christchurch, Warden. W. Guise Brittan, Bursar. Kxamined and found correct. —A. A. M. McKellar, Auditor.

AKAROA HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 397 18 3 Cost of management—Bank fees .. .. 010 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 133 011 Prizeß .. .. .. .. .. 300 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 5 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, Ac.) .. .. 2 2 0 Paid to North Canterbury Education Board— Grant to District High Sohool .. .. 150 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 372 2 2 £530 19 2 £530 19 2 H. C. Jacobson Chairman and Secretary.

ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. F. Watters, B.A. ; Mr. E. T. Norris, M.A. ; Miss F. E. Kershaw, M.A. ; Misß M. Steven, 8.A., B.Sc. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The 'personnel of the Board is as follows : Mr. J. Tucker (Chairman), His Worship the Mayor (Henry Davis, Esq.), and Messrs. C. Reid, S. S. Chapman, J. Studholme, W. B. Denshire, and W. H. Collins ; Mr. J. Studholme being appointed by the County Council in the place of Mr. Stitt, who retired from the County Council. The Board sincerely regretted the death of Mr. D. Thomas, the late Chairman, who had always taken a great interest in the school, and to whom was due much of the credit in the school-buildings being completed and a science-room erected. Mr. Joshua Tucker was elected Chairman in his place. The Board held eleven meetings, the average attendance being six. During the year the work has been carried on in an efficient manner, the staff being the same as the previous year. Six pupils passed the Matriculation Examination, 1 pupil obtained a Senior Education Board Scholarship, 12 pupils passed the Junior Civil Service Examination, 2 passing with credit, 1 pupil passed the Senior Free Place Examination.

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A', w School The new school has been added to during the past year, the additions being a large .assembly-room, and a complete and up-to-date science-room, equipped with all modern apparatus. appliances, and chemicals. The school should now meet all requirements for some years. School Attendance. —The roll-number of pupils attending the school is much the same as last year — viz., 1(1*2, with an average attendance of 86. The Board noted with pleasure the raising of the age-limit for junior free places to fifteen for pupils ig certificates of proficiency. -es were held in cookery, woodwork, and dressmaking. Mr. T. EL Gill, M.A., LL.B, Inspector of Secondary Schools, visited the school in November. ■>. W'OKK OF THE HIGHEST AM) BtIWKST CLASSES. Highest.— English —Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, pp. 150-265; Tennyson. The Princess, cantos v, vi, vii ; Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies; Bowen's Studies in English: extracts from Burke, Carlyle, Cowper. Cihhon. Green, Bacon. Lowell. Milton : punctuation; paraphrasing; essays. Latin —Longmans' Latin Course; Caesar, De Bello Galiico. II : Cicero. De Amicitia. chapters i-xi ; Biackie's Unseens; Matriculation papers. French Siepmann's Second Course, lessons 1-28, with exercises: whole of grammar ; Le Tour dv Monde ; Monsieur Pinson. Arithmetic Goyen's Arithmetic : stocks, square and cube root, surds, mensuration of plane surfaces, and solids : approximate calculations. Algebra —Hall and Knight's Algebra: simultaneous quadratic equations, problems, theory of quadratics, harder factors, miscellaneous theorems, identities and transformations, cyclic order; graphs, as for matriculation. Geometry—Baker and Bourne's Geometry. Books I IV. exercises xxvii-xxxvii. xlv and xlvi. Botany —Evans's Botany: the 13 orders as for matriculation syllabus, parasitism, bacteria, cross-fertilization, dispersal of seeds, modifications of the parts of plants ; Evans's Physiology and Histology. Lowest.— English—Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, pages 1-49, 51-56, 118-145, 150-167; Scott's Ivanhoe, and Life of Scott (A. Lang) : punctuation ; spelling ; essay-writing. Latin—Longmans' Latin Course, to page 102, vocabularies and exercises. French-Siepmann's First Course, lessons 1-20, exercises 1-19, pages 123-165. Arithmetic—Goyen's Arithmetic, chapters i xiii : factors, powers, multiples, vulgar and decimal fractions, decimal measures, metric system, equations, time and work, problems, ratio and proportion. Algebra—Hall ami Knight's Algebra, chapters i-xii : definitions, substitutions, negative quantities, brackets, addition, subtraction, multiplication; division, simple equations, symbolical expression, problems, H.C.F. and L.C.M. of simple expressions, elementurv frai-turns, miscellaneous examples. Geometry—Baker and Bourne's Geometry, Book I, propositions 1-22 ; Experimental Geometry, exercises i-xiii. omitting hardest exercises. Botany —Evans's Botany. to page. 185. Drawing —Drawing and shading leaves, freehand copies, construction of scales, elementary plan and elevation. Book-keeping—Grierson's Book-keeping, pages 1 38; Civil Service Junior syllabus; precis-writing; commercial correspondence. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ a. d Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant for sites, building, fur- Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 735 18 11 niture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 600 0 0 ManagementGovernment capitation— Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 For free places .. .. • • 757 17 6 . Other office expenses .. .. .. 219 6 Under Manual and Teohnioal Instruction Teaohers'salaries and allowances.. .. 880 0 0 Regulations .. .. •• 55 5 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 946 Subsidy on voluntary contributions—second- Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 35 7 11 ary sohools .. .. .. 208 10 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 47 17 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 793 1110 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction 51 2 6 School fees .. .. •. • • 25 4 0 Government grants for site, buildings, furBooks, &c, sold and other funds .. .. 510 10 niture, &c. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Other receipts Purchases and new works .. .. 1,264 10 7 Mr. G. A. M. Buckley, donation .. 25 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 15 1 6 Mr. J. C. N. Grigg, donation .. .. 25 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 48 5 5 Mr. T. Bullock, donation .. .. 10 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 58 11 6 Technioal Classes Association towards ap- Other expenditure— paratus and chemioals, soience-room .. 25 0 0 Bank charge .. .. .. 010 0 Received from pupils, sale of work .. 73 0 0 Gas Company, water-supply and rent of Government Insurance refund .. .. 1113 store .. .. .. .. 830 Dr. balance at end of year .. ..1,220 17 9 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 10 0 0 Tools for oaretaker .. .. .. 2 15 6 Soil purchased .. .. .. 610 0 £3,826 18 2 £3,826 18 2 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s- d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rente of reserves (outstanding) .. .. 56 4 0 Dr. balance due bank .. .. .. 1,220 17 9 Capitation due from Education Department (third term) .. .. • • 258 0 0 School furniture (estimated) .. .. 260 0 0 £564 4 0 £1,220 17 9 Joshua Tucker, Chairman. John Davison, Secretary, Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Rons' School.—Mr. O. A. Simmers, M.A. j Mr. R. H. Rockel, M.A. ; Mr. (i. T. Palmer, MA. ; Mr. A. G. Johnson, 28.80. ; Mr. R. Grant; Mr. 0. 0, Chaplin; Sergeant-Major Healey. Girls' School.— Miss B. M Watt, MA. ; Miss J. Mulholland. M.A. ; Miss (I. Ciiuninghame, B.A. ; Miss E. Reid. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Class ks. HigheM. — Boys' School: English (to .Junior Scholarship standard)- Nesfield's Historical Grammar ; Nichol's Questions and Exercises ; Second Middle English Primer : Essays of Elia ; Lycidas ; Fights for the Flag ; Henry V. Mathematics (to Junior Scholarship standard) —Hall and Knight's Algebra ; Han and Stevens's Geometry ; Borchardt's and Perrott's Trigonometry; Tutorial Arithmetic. Latin (to Junior Scholarship standard) —Tutorial Grammar : Minis on Latin Prose (Waters) ; Latin Models (Lunn's) ; Junior Examination Papers (Betting) ; Livy. XXII ; Horace, Odes, I. French (to Junior Scholarship standard)— Tutorial Grammar ; Tutorial Composiiion : Class-work in French Composition ; .Junior Examination Papers (Jacob) ; L'Avare and Le Misanthrope (MoUere) ; Voyage aux Pyrenees (Tame). German (to Junior Scholarship standard) —Advanced Grammar (Aue) ; Prose Composii ion (Buchheim) ; Ballads (Schiller) ; Culturgeechichthche noveilen (Riehl) ; Road to Italy (Goethe). Girls' School: English —Nesfield's English Grammar Bast and Present ; Great Authors, I'art III; ( baucer, I. The Prologue ; Autocrat at the Breakfast Table ; Shakespeare's As You Like It ; Anthology of English Verse. Burns and Hight's Exercises; Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Latin —Bryan's Latin Prose Exercises; Arnold's Latin Prose Composition ; Allan's Elementary Latin Grammar ; Matriculation Selections from Latin Authors. French—Matriculation French Course; Bue's Idioms; Advanced French Reader. Mathematics Pendlebury's Arithmetic: llaii and Knight's Algebra; Borchardt and Perrott's Trigonometry ; Hall and Stevens's Geometry,' Books I to VI, I to IV. V and \'l. Botany Study of Botany, by Dendy and Lucas ; Evans's Botany. .Mechanics Loney's Mechanics and Hydrostatics for Beginners. History —Creighton's History Primer, Home ; Wilkins's Primer of Roman Antiquities. Lowest. — Boys' School: English — Nesfield's Outlines; Nesfield's Oral Composition; Cook's Second Voyage ; Cowper's John Gilpin and other Poem's. Arithmetic Bradford's Arithmetic. Mathematics —Hall and Stevens's Geometry, Part I; Baker and Bourne's Algebra. Latin Macmillan's Shorter Course, I. French —Siepmann's Course, First Year Geography Bosworth's Short Geography of the World; Physical Geography (Longmans, V). Electricity Elementary (theoretical and prac tical). no book used. Girls' School: English —Nesfield's Outlines of English Grammar : Oral Exercises in English Composition ; Scott's Ivanhoe ; Globe Poetry Reader for Advanced Classes ; Word Builder and Speller. Latin Bell's Scalsß Prima- ; Bell's Concise Latin Course; Bell's Latin Course, Part I. French —Methode Naturelle; La Fleur de Neige. Mathematics Pendlebury's Arithmetic; Baker and Bourne's Algebra, Part 1 : Sail and Stevens's Geometry, Books Ito IV. Botany Vouman's Botany. History Struggle for Freedom. Geography Longmans" Geographical Series. Book li. The World. Scripture- Life of Christ. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. ; Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,543 11 11 ManagementGovernment grants for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 77 5 0 fittings, and apparatus for recognised Other office expenses .. .. 22 11 6 sohool classes for manual instruction .. 2 10 0 Other expenses of management— Government capitation— Members' travelling-expenses .. 16 15 0 For free places .. .. .. 669 11 8 1 Endowments expenses .. .. 44 17 8 Under Manual and Technioal Instruction ' Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,05110 0 Regulations .. .. .. 78 13 8 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 1,979 15 10 | Prizes .. .. .. .. 29 311 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 43 10 4 purchase-money .. .. .. 85 16 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 132 12 9 School fees .. .. .. • • 126 6 8 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucInterest on current account .. .. 11 0 10 tion.. .. .. .. .. 50 17 4 Other receipts— Government grants for site, buildings, furImprovements on reserves .. .. 640 0 0 niture, &c. —Manual instruction .. 210 0 Half-cost of fencing .. .. .. 10 8 3 Purchases and new works .. 145 17 6 Rent of gymnasium and gas .. .. 213 4 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 54 14 3 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 36 0 11 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 43 2 2 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 6 17 6 Site or buildings .. .. .. 1,900 0 0 Other expenditure— Rent of school telephone .. .. 5 4 6 Refund of fees .. .. .. 9 0 0 Improvements on reserves .. .. 640 0 0 £5,186 9 5J £5,186 9 5 Wm. 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WAIMATE llicil school. 1. Report op the Board of Governors. The year 1908 was an eventful year for this Board. The decease of Rev. G. Barclay, who for many years had presided as Chairman, was deeply felt as a severe loss ; his long experience not only as ( hairman of this Board, but also as member of other Educational Boards, and his devotion to the interests of education, contributed to render his services very valuable, and his loss a heavy one. Not only the vacancy caused by death of the Chairman, but the resignations of two attentive and experienced members of the Board—Messrs. W. B. Howell and \Y. Coltman—caused vacancies hard to be success fully filled by the elective bodies which they represented. Combined with these losses was the loss by death in 1907 of one of the oldest and most experienced members of the Board. Mr. G. Manchester. The Board now consists of the. old members the Rev. A. S. Morrison. Dr. Barclay. Mr. .1. Sinclair, and Mr. W. H. Beckett—with the newly elected members—Messrs. N. M. Orbell, W. M. Hamilton, K. Inkster, and E. D. Sanders—Dr. Barclay being Chairman. The high-school work of the Waimate District High School, as helped and subsidised by this Board. has been very successful in the progress and attainments of the pupils of the High School during the year. Nineteen holders of scholarships of this Board have done very well. Three female pupils were appointed as teachers in schools of South Canterbury Education District near the close of the year : and two male pupils obtained good situations after successful attendance. The results of examination of candidates for the Board's scholarships for 1909 (not yet officially known in full) are expected to be successful. This Board during 1908 paid its 19 scholarship-holders the sum of £158 2s. 6d. The three teachers under South Canterbury Education Board were subsidised by this Board to obtain higher-class teachers, to the extent of £90 ; and one assfstant young teacher was paid by this Board £40. The Board recently changed the time for holding scholarships from one year to two years. It paid £38 1 Is. 9d. for hooks for High School pupils, being 50 per cent, of the price of the books ; such books to be the property of the pupils. Other expenditure consisted of £10 to technical classes for High School scholars ; £7 Bs. 6d.. prizes to High School scholars ; £13 17s. 9d., printing, stationery, and advertising. The Board recently shifted its office quarters from the Courthouse, in which it meetings had been held since establishment of the Board in 1883, to a new office, for which £10 a year is paid. Other expenditure mentioned in the annual financial statement for the year, including Secretary's salary of £20, amounted to £29 (is. 2d., making the total expenditure £397 6s. Bd. during the year. The Board, not having sufficient funds to erect and endow a school of its own, considers it is doing good educational work in paying scholarships, subsidising teaching staff of South CanterhuryEducation Board for High School works, providing books, prizes, &c, and encouraging education. The Board wishes to mention to the Department the good work done in secondary education by Mr. Pitcaithley, headmaster ; Mr. Laing, second master ; and Mr. C. Foweraker, assistant, which has raised this High School to a high state of success and efficiency. The total income of the Board has recently increased by rise in rental of endowments, and amounted in the year 1908 to £467 ss. 6d., including rents and investments. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,582 8 8 Management— Current income from reserves .. .. 354 5 6 Offioe salary, Seoretary .. .. 20 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Other office expenses—Rent .. .. 10 0 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 109 10 0 Postages .. .. 2 0 0 Other receipts— Grant towards teachers' salaries and allowInterest on fixed deposit .. 3 10 0 ances .. .. .. 130 0 0 Refund .. .. .. .. 316 0 Teohnioal classes .. .. 10 0 0 Grant towards candidates' expenses .. 0 7 0 Scholarships .. .. 158 2 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 786 Printing, stationery, and advertising 13 17 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. 13 6 Books .. .. .. .. 38 11 9 1 nterest on ourrent acoount .. 0 2 6 Other expenditure— Solicitor's account, 6s. 8d; merit board, £1 16 8 Members' travelling-expenses, £3 12s. (id ; bank charge, 10s. .. .. .. 4 2 6 Exchange .. .. .. 0 4 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,656 3 6 £3,053 10 2 £3,053 10 2 H. C. Barclay, Chairman. G. H. Graham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warbdrton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' School.—Mr. F. Miluer, M.A. ; Mr. G. H. Uttley, M.A. ; Mr. MX. McCulloch, M.A. ; Mr. 1). S. Chaholm, M.A. ; Mr. H. H. B. Allan, M.A. ; Mr. R. ('. Ongley ; Miss M. Mctli* ; Sergeant-Major Bishop. Cirls' School.—WlM V. M. Greig, M.A., B.Sc; Miss A. C. Finlayson, MA.; Mi-s A. Watt, H.A. : Miss M. G. IfoOaw; Sergeant-Major Bishop. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors beg to report a successful year, and a continued increase in the number of scholars at the boys' school, the roll at the girls' school remaining about the same. Dining the year the additions to the boys' school were completed, and are now ready for occupation. Notwithstanding the. additions, the demand for admittance is considerably in excess of the accoiumoda7—E. 6.

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tion. The Governors have pleasure in reporting that the dormitories and class-rooms have been well designed, and all modern improvements instituted, the new wing adding considerably to the architectural beauty oi the school, [further additions in the shape of a gymnasium and physical and science laboratories have been erected, and are now being equipped. The Board of Governors have to thank the Minister of Education for a grant towards the heavy financial burden undertaken last year. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.—Boys' School: Latin.—Kennedy's Primer; Bradley's Arnold; Cicero, De Officiis, III; Livy, Book XXI ; Bryan's Csesar's Prose; Rivington's Latin Unseens, Book XI. English—Skeat's Chaucer's Prologue; Nesfield's English Grammar; Shakespeare's Julius Caasar, and Merchant of Venice ; Spenser's Eaerie Queene, Book 1 ; Nichol's Primer of Composition ; Thackeray's Esmond, Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. French—Wellington College French Grammar; Duhamel's Advanced French Prose: Weeklev's French Prose Composition; Bcrthou's Modern French Prose; Berthou's Modem French Verse; French Unseens. Mathematics- llaii and Stevens's Geometry, I-VI *, Baker and Bourne's Algebra ; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry. .Science—Heat, Draper's Heat ; Chemistry, Tutorial Chemistry (Stage II). Newh's Inorganic Chemistry. Girls' School: English—Shakespeare, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, and Richard II; Spenser, Faerie Qi eene, canto ii; Lamb, Selected Essays of Elia ; Nesfield's Grammar Past and .Present, Part 111, to page 369 ; composition, &c. French— Chardenal's Advanced Course, to page 114 ; Wellington College French Grammar (Eve and De Baudiss). Part II ; Vecqueray's Examination Papers, to 140 ;*Blouet's French Composition, Part 111 (selected) ; Boielle, French Poetry, to page 122 ; Daudet, Le Petit Chose, to page 98 ; Saint-Germain, Pour Une Epingle, to page 76. Latin Bradley's Arnold Latin Prose composition, page 274 to end ; Bryan's Prose Extracts: Allen's Latin Grammar, to page 104, and from 118 to 122; Cicero, De Senectute and De Amicitia ; Virgil, Kneid, VI ; Horace's Odes, Book 111, a few selected. Roman History— Merivale's and Puller's School History, to page 181. Science—(a) Heat, Glazebrook's Heat (the whole subject as for Junior University Scholarship humiliation) ; (6) botany, Dendy and Lucas (the types as for Junior University Scholarship course), orders (as for Matriculation), nd general morphology. Mathematics (a) Arithmetic, Pendlebury's School Arithmetic and Goyen's Higher Arithmetic (the whole suliject) : [!>) geometry, Hall and Stevens, Part VI ; (c) algebra, Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra, as for Junior University Scholarship Examination ; (tl) trigonometry, Locke's Elementary 22800k, to logarithms. History (Form Vo)—Ransome's Matriculation Period. Geography (Form Vo) Longmans, ill. Zoology (Form Vo) Furneaux. Scripture -The Acts of the Apostles. Lowest. Hags' School: Latin— Elementa Latina ; Haye's Junior Latin Course (Accidenco, and exercises of live declensions only). English—Yoxall's Speller (the whole); Nesfield's Oral Exercises in English Composition ; Nesfield's Junior Course of English Composition; living's Rip Van Winkle ; Dunlop's Grammar; selected English verse. French—Chardenal's First French Course. HistoryMurdoch's Si niggle for Freedom. Geography Longmans' No. V (physical). Mathematics —Baker and Bourne' First Algebra : Hall and Stevens's Lessons in Experimental Geometry; Laing's Arithmetic, Part I. Science—Murche's Physiology ; Roscoe's Primer of Chemistry. Girls' School: English —Bowen's English Literature ; Nesfield's Manual English Grammar, to page 80 ; parsing, analysis, and composition. French—Bell's First French Course, to end of book. Geography—Longmans, Part II ; British Isles and possessions ; France ; United States ; Islands of Pacific. PhysiographyRocks, springs, rivers, geysers, ocean and tides, currents, winds, volcanoes, &c.; rotation, revolution, latitude, longitude, &c. Arithmetic—Pendlebury's School Arithmetic, to page 233. Algebra—Baker and Bourne. Elementary Algebra, to page 44. Geometry—Eggar's Practical Geometry, to page 95.— Botany —Elemental v work on root, stem, leaf, and flower; a few natural orders, as for Junior Civil Set vice Examination (Evans's Elementary Botany). Physiology — Murche's Elementary Botany, to page 86 (to respiration). 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 978 14 8 Management— Government grants for sitts, building, furni- Office salary .. .. .. 142 10 0 ture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 550 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 50 0 Government capitation for free places .. 832 3 4 Other expenses of management .. .. 39 16 8 Current income from reserves .. .. 1,735 8 2 , Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 1,928 9 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 177 7 4 Scholarships .. .. .. ••3 10 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 886 15 0 Prizes .. .. .. •• •• 524 Books, Ac, sold, and other refunds .. 514 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 22 2 3 Interest on fixed deposit (scholarship) .. 70 0 Cleaning, fuel, lighting, &o. .. .. HO 9 8 Voluntary contributions on account of gene- Government grants for site, buildings, furniral purposes of the school .. .. 237 17 10 ture, &o. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 1,252 3 7 Purohases and new works .. .. 3,675 15 11 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 39 2 8 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 49 0 8 Prooeeds from sales invested .. .. 3 15 9 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 29 1 6 Other expenditure— Refunds .. .. .. •• 25 0 0 Subsidy (magazine) .. .. .. 10 0 0 Valuator's fees .. .. • • 5 5 0 Petty expenses .. .. .. 19 2 6 £6,663 3 11 £6,663 3 11 D. Sutherland, Chairman. • A. A. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £11 ss. (members' expenses to Wellington re extensions) is without authority of law.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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OTAGO BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. Staff. Boys' School.—Mr. YV. .1. Uorrell, M.A. : Mi. M. Watson, M.A. : Mr. .1. Maophereon, F.E.I.S. ;MrF. H. Campbell, MA. i Mr. 11. A. SioCuUough, M.A. ; Mr. K. .1. Pan, M.A.. H.Sc ; Mr. .1. Reid, B.A. ; Mr. .1. G. KulliH-tiiii. li.A. ; Mr. 11. Chapman, Ii A. : Mr. \V. A. Armour, M.A. : Mr. .1. (I. Paterson, M.A., M.Sc. ; Mr. R, Coghill; Mr. 1). SlienitT ; Mr. .1. H.iiiici. Girls' Bchool.—Wsß M. K. A. Marohant. .v.A. ; Miss F. It Allan, M.A. ; Miss H. Alexander, B.A ; Miss S. ('. ( . M.Knifilit. M.A.. M.Sc; Miss K. K. Little; Miss F. Campbell, M.A. ; Miss l„ A. N. Downee, 8.A.; Miss M. W. Alves: Miss M. MoLeod ; Mr. W. 0. Taylor, P.R.C.O. : Miss .1. ('. Longford; Mr. .1. Hanna. I. Report ok the Board ok Governors. In accordance with section 8 of " The Otago Boys' and (iiris' High Schools Act, 1878," and in obedience to circular from the Education Department dated the sth December last, I have the honour to forward report of the Board of Governors Otago Boys' and (litis' High Schools for year ended 31st December, 1908. The schools were inspected in March and April by the Inspector -General of Schools and Mr. .!. 11. Gill, who expressed satisfaction generally with the efficiency of the staff and the progress of the pupils. In view of the vote from Parliament last session, the Board has taken steps to obtain competitive designs for a new girls' high school from architects throughout the Dominion. The design .selected will lie submitted for your approvaMn due course, and tin- Board hopes to he in a position to invite tenders lor a section of the buildinu at an early date, provided that it can be erected for approximately £9,000. The information asked for in circular before referred to, \\ it h balance-sheet and statement of income and expenditure for year ended 31st December, l.»<>B. duly certificated to by the Controller and AuditorGeneral, was forwarded to your Department on the 30th March last. ■1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' School: Fnglish—Shakespeare, hong Lear: Chaucer. Prologue; Spenser. Faerie Queene, Book I : Palgrave's Golden Treasury. Book IV: Peacock, Selected English Essays; Nesfield's Historical English and Senior Composition. Latin Liw. Booh XXIII: Cicero, Actio Prima in Verrem ; Horace. Oiles. Book IV : Virgil, .Lucid. \"III : sight translation, prose composition, and grammar papers; Shin-khurgh, History of Rome; Wilkins. Roman Antiiputies. French —Coppee, Contcs Choisis; Chehier, Select Poems j Mine, de Stack French Revolution ; composition, grammar, phonetics, &c. Mathematics - Arithmetic whole subject; algebra, Baker and Bourne, to permutations: geometry, Baker and Bourne, Books Ito Vl] : trigonometry, Pendlebury. Science Chemistry, the metals, revision of non -metals, elementary qualitative analysis: physics, heat. Girls' School: English Chaucer, The Knighte's Tale and The Prologue; Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard 11. and King Lear : Spenser, Faerie Queens (part) ; Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II (part) : Historical English Grammar : composition, &c. ; literature, general, with readings from modern poels. Latin Livy, Book I, chapters 7 2:5 ; Horace. Odes, Book I, Book 11, 5 odes, 4 epistles ; Middleton's Latin Terse; Man-hunt's Latin Unseens; composition, grammar, £c.; Roman History and Antiquities. Flench Macmillan's Advanced Exercises; Wellington College Reader ; Boielle, poetry; Barlet and Masom. Higher French Reader: grammar, composition, &c : Berthou, Specimens of Modern French Verse ; Labiche, Le Voyage de M. Perrichon. 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 i" the Junior Scholarship schedule. Commercial work —Elemental v book-keeping : shorthand and typewriting. Lowest. Boys' School: English Winbolt, English Poetry; Lamb, Adventures of Ulysses ; (IIIh) Prescott, Montezuma : (lib ) < 'ook's Second Voyage ; Nesfield's Outlines of English Grammar. English History Tout. First Book of British History, (lilt!) to 1727, (Ille) to 1642. Geography British Isles. Europe, Asia, Africa (Longmans). Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course. Part I. (IIIh) the whole, (IIIc) lessons I (it): Bell's Sea la- Primee, (I lin) chapters 151 (select vms). (IIIc) chapters 1 <i. French —Siepmann's Primary French Course Pari I. (IIIh) lessons I 24, ( 111 <) 1 19. .Mathematics Workman's School Arithmetic, (IIIh) to stocks. (11 1« )to compound interest : algebra, Baker and Bourne, to easy problems; geometry, Baker and Bourne, (IIIh) Books I and 11. I 9, (IIIc) Book I. I 2.i (with omissions). Science Elementary Physiology (Mni-che). Girls' School: English Literature, In Golden Realms : reader. Citizen Reader : grammar, Ncslield's Manual ; parsing and analysis ; composition, Nesfield's Oral Exercises. French Siepmann, Part I. Mathematics Arithmetic Irac tions. decimals, proportion, proportionate division, percentage; algebra, Hall and Knight, to simultaneous equations; Euclid, Baker and Bourne, Experimental Work. Book I. Science—Botany. structure of (lowering-plants : Murche's Botany. Cookery- The theory and practice of plain cooking. Commercial Work—Elementary. Needlework —Measurements, drafting of patterns, making of blouse and skirt.

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3. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,175 12 4 Management— Government capitation— Office salaries .. .. 235 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 3,438 6 8 Other office expenses .. .. 4'J 1 3 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Other expenses of management .. 12 0 0 Regulations .. .. .. 18 10 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances 5,110 7 11 Subsidy on voluntary contributions — Boarding-sohool aocount .. .. 57 3 3 manual and teohnioal instruction .. 46 0 6 Laboratories .. .. .. 1 13 8 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 2,403 14 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 40 8 9 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid j Insurances .. .. .. .. 37 16 2 purchase-money .. .. .. 25 17 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 112 0 3 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 375 6 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including wages School fees .. .. .. .. 382 5 2 of two janitors .. .. .. 367 16 4 Books, ifcc, sold .. .. .. 0 8 0 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Voluntary contributions— . other temporary advances .. .. 10 15 'J Manual and technical instruction .. 76 8 6 ; Government grants for site, buildings, furOther receipts— niture, &o. — Donations for prizes .. .. .. 5 3 7 Ordinary .. .. .. .. 46 0 6 Sale of timber, &c. .. .. .. 2 2 6 Manual instruction .. .. .. 56 0 7 Sale material, cooking classes .. .. 13 0 Repairs, &c. .. .. .. .. 417 6 0 Valuation for improvements from incoming Miscellaneous (rates) .. .. 53 10 0 tenants .. .. .. .. 797 11 9 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual mSubscriptions towards Canadian Centenary 1 14 10 struction .. .. .. .. 122 8 5 Interest on debentures .. .. 148 10 v Expenses of endowments .. .. 52 9 5 Other expenditure— Furnishing .. .. .. .. 18 9 'J Sinking fund .. 16 10 0 Sundries and incidentals .. .. 32 11 1 Valuation for improvements to outgoing tenants .. .. .. .. 799 0 3 Canadian Centenary Fund—Eduoation Department .. .. .. .. 114 10 Balance at end of year .. .. 951 10 7 £8,750 I 9 £8,750 4 9 Balance Account, 1908. 1908 £ s. d. ; 1908. £ s. d. Dec. 31. Ordinary revenue .. .. 6,981 9 1 Jan. 1. Balances brought forwardValuation paid to outgoing Uncompleted purohases .. 389 7 10 tenants .. .. .. 799 0 3 Fixed deposit, Dalrymple Fund 100 0 0 Balances carried down— Cash in bank .. .. 1,127 14 8 Uncompleted purchases .. 382 1 10 Fixed deposit 47 17 8 Fixed deposit— I Deo. 31. Ordinary revenue and other reDalrymple Fund .. .. 100 0 0 ! ceipts .. .. 6,749 8 6 Campbell and Hawthorne Valuation from incoming tenants 797 11 9 Fund .. .. .. 47 17 8 Interest due on personal accounts 18 11 4 Sinking fund .. .. 16 10 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand 903 12 11 £9,230 11 9 £9,230 11 9 1909. Jan. 1. Balances brought down— Uncompleted purchases .. 382 110 Fixed deposit— Dalrymple Fund .. 100 0 0 Sinking fund .. .. 16 10 0 Campbell and Hawthorne Fund .. .. .. 47 17 8 Interest due on personal accounts 903 12 11 £1,450 2 5 Liabilities and Assets on 31st December, 1908. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents overdue .. .. .. .. 416 15 8 Tradesmen's accounts unpaid .. .. 90 10 10 School fees overdue, including Government Public debt—Debentures .. .. 3,300 0 0 grants— Boys .. .. .. .. 668 8 4 Girls .. .. .. .. 429 15 0 Amount due on mortgage land Instalments, inoluding interest .. .. .. 382 1 10 Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 903 12 11 Amount on fixed deposit (Campbell and Hawthorne Fund) .. .. .. 47 17 8 Gray Hassell Scholarship Final. Receipts. I s. d. Expenditure. f. „. d, Balain-iis brought forward, Ist January, 1908' 41 l, r > S Paid scholarship, H. W. slater .. .. 40 on Interest on mortgage .. .. .. In o o Balance in Bank of New Zealand .. 48 15 E „ lixcil deposit .. .. 7 0 0 SBB 15 5 £88 15 C

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Gray Russell Scholarship Fund Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ g. d. Balanoee on 31st December, 1908— Balances, 31st December, 1908— Amount advanced on mortgage .. 800 0 0 Amount of Robertson's loan .. .. 800 0 0 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand] .. 200 0 0 Amount in Bank of New Zealand, on fixed deposit .. .. .. 200 0 0 £1,000 0 0 £1,000 0 0 Richardson Cadet Corps Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. Balances brought forward, Ist January, 1908— ! Amount paid Normal School cadets .. 310 0 Fixed deposit. Bank of New Zealand .. 20 8 0 „ Otago High Sohool oadeto .. 310 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 7 0 0 Balance on 31st December, 1908, fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. 20 8 0 £27 8 0 £27 8 0 Richardson Cadet Corps Fund Capital Account. £ s. d. £ h. il. Original capital .. .. .. 150 0 0 Balanoe, 31st December, 1908 .. .. 179 12 0 Amount of profit, sale Bank of New Zealand shares .. .. .. 29 12 0 £179 12 0 £179 12 0 Frank Lee-Smith Prize Fund. 1908. £ s. d. ; 1908. £ g. d. Jan. 1. Balance on fixed deposit, Bank of Dec. 31. Balance on fixed deposit, due 2nd New Zealand .. .. .. 13 5 10 March, 1909 .. .. 13 5 10 £13 5 10 £13 5 10 Dalrymple Prize Fund. Receipts. £ b. d. Expenditure. £ g. d. Interest on fixed deposit. Bank of New Zea- Pcid prizes, Girls' High Sohool .. .. 3 10 0 land .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 £3 10 0 £9 10 0 Dalrymple Prize Fund Capital Account. £ s. d. £ Vs.' d. Balance on 31st Deoember, 1908 .. .. 100 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1908, fixed deposit. Bank of New Zealand.. .. .. 100 0 J) £100 0 0 £100 0 0 J. E. Sinclair, Chairman. C. Macandrew, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warhurton, Controller and Auditor-General.

GORE HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. Golding, B.A. ; Mr. J. Brunton, M.A. ; Miss A. Sinolair. General Statement of Accounts for the Fear ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ g. d. | Expenditure. £ s. d. Government capitation .. .. . - 200 0 0 Management—Office expenses .. I 11 11 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 130 16 8 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 67 11 5 £200 0 0 £200 0 0 Andrew Martin, Chairman. George Brett, Secretary. SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Roys' School—Mr. T. D. Pearce, M.A. ; Mr. J. Williams, B.Sc. ; Mr. J. P. Dakin, B.A. ; Mr. ,T. S. MoGrath ; Mr. .1. Pow ; Mr. W. F. .1. Munro, M.A. ; Mr. I. O. Galloway; Ml. P. Brookesmith ; Mr. R. Brownlie. Girls' School —Miss 0. M. Cruickshauk, M.A., M.Sc.' ; Miss M. B. 'I liomson, M.A. ; Miss M. 11. M MA; Miss M. Rigg, MA., M.Sc. ; Miss I. Griffin, M.A. ; Miss P. Dyson, M.A. ; Mr. F. Brookesmith; Mr. I. (J. Galloway; Mrs. G. A. 'lurner. I. Report of the Board of Governors. In compliance with the provisions of section 98 of "The Education Act, 1908," the Board of Governors of the Southland High Schools submits the following brief report for the year ended .'list December, 1908.

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Hoys' School—Mi. T. D. Pearce, M.A. ; Mr. J. Williams, B.iSe. ; Mr. J. P. Dakin, B.A. | Mi. .1. S. MrCmth ; Mr. .1. Pow ; Mr. W. K. .1. Munro, M.A. ; Mr. I. O. Galloway; Ml. F. Brookesmith ; Mr. R. Rrownlie. dirh' School —Miss 0. M. Cruickshank, M.A., M.Nc' ; Miss M. B. 'I homson, M.A. ; Miss M. H. M. King, MA; Miss M. Rigg, M.A., M.Sc. ; Miss I. Griffin, M.A. ; Miss P. Dyson, M.A. ; Mr. P. Brookesmith ; Mi-. 1. (i. Galloway ; Mrs. G. A. 'lurner. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. In oompliaaoe with the provisions of section 98 of "The Education Act. L 908," the Boar 4 of Governors of tho Sotithhuid High Schools submits the following brief report for the year ended 3let December, 1908.

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The Board. —The personnel of the Board has undergone but little change during the year. In the month of April Mr. 1. W. Raymond resigned his position as a member, consequent on his departure from the Dominion. The vacancy thus caused was filled by the appointment of Mr. J. Crosby Smith, F.L.S. The members oi the Board were at the close of the year as follows : Mr. \V. Maoalister, 8.A., LL.B. (Chairman), and Messrs. A. F. Hawke and John L. McG. Watson (representatives of the Government) ; Mr. J. Crosby Smith (who. with the Chairman, represented the Southland Education Board) ; and Mr. W. B. Scandrett (Mayor of Invercargill). The Board meets regularly once every month, and more frequently as occasion may demand. The Staff. —The staffs of the schools have undergone some changes. In the boys' school, Mr. .John McKinnon was removed by death, after a very prolonged illness, to the genuine regret of the Board and his co-workers on the staff. The vacancy thus caused was filled by the appointment of Mr. \\\ F. J. Munro, M.A. In the girls' school the changes have been more numerous. No less than three members of the staff retired during the year—viz., Misses M. B. Thomson, H. McKibhin, and M. L. Wilkinson. These vacancies were filled hy the promotion of Miss M. H. M. King to the position of first assistant : and the appointment of Misses M. Rigg, M.A., M.Sc, Miss P. Dyson, M.A., Miss I. R. Griffin, M.A. The Schools. —The schools, both boys' and girls', were visited during the year by Mr. T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., the Department's Inspector, and were very favourably reported on. The Board has expressed its gratification at the success of pupils attending the schools in competition at the annual public examinations held towards the close of the year. Generally speaking, the Hoard lias evenreason to feel satisfied with the work of the schools during the period to which this report relates. Further detailed reference to the work of the schools, and the progress and success of the pupils in attendance, will he found in the annual reports of the principals, copies of which will lie forwarded. Attendance. —The attendance of the schools has been fully maintained durine the year. The total enrolments for the preceding year (1907) numbered 315, while for the year just ended the enrolments were as follows : Boys' school, lliB ; uirls' school, 151 : a total of 322—7 in excess of the previous year's record. Of these pupils. 117 boys and 121 girls were admitted under the Free Place Regulations, the remainder as fee-paying pupils. Buildings and annuals. The school-buildings and grounds attached thereto have lieen maintained in excellent order during the year, and, except for expenditure on ordinary wear-and-tear, may he expected to serve the requirements of the town and surrounding districts for many years to come. Since the completion of the handsome structure which serves the purposes of a Girls' High School, and the substantial improvements effected to the boys' school, considerable expenditure has had to he incurred in asphalting and otherwise improving the grounds. The Board has secured an additional area which it is proposed to utilise lor recreation purposes in connection with the boys' school, and during the now current year considerable outlay will be necessary to fit this area for its intended purpose. Finance. The Board's position financially is quite satisfactory. Its indebtedness to the Bluff Harbour Board was reduced to £1,500 during the year, and there is every prospect that the annually recurring instalments of repayment will be duly provided for out of current revenue. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Boys' School: Forms IV, V, and Vl: —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 ; Theuriet'sL'Abbe Daniel ; grammar ; prose composition. Mathematics —Forms VI and V, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry (to Junior Scholarship standard) : Form IV—Geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, Books I-IV ; 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 and quantitative analysis. —Forms 111 a and lIIb : —English—Authors, Shakespeare, ('oleridge. Burke, Bacon, Tennyson (selections); grammar, composition, spelling. Geography Physical and commercial. English History —1685-1900. Latin—Caesar, Book I ; Ovid (selections) ; Unseens in Prose and Verse : grammar and prose composition. French -Author read, Dumas' Napoleon : I'liseens in Prose and Verse; grammar and prose composition. Non-Latin—Book-keeping and commercial arithmetic: European history; mensuration. Non-French —Book-keeping, commercial arithmetic and woodwork. Mathematics—Arithmetic the whole subject : mental; algebra (to quadratics): graphs: geometry, Godfrey and Siddons. Books I to 111. Girls' School: English—English grammar and composition for Matriculation and Junior [Jniversity Scholarships; Nesfield's Manual of Grammar and Composition; History of Spelling ; Chaucer and Middle English selections ; Hamlet; Wordsworth epoch : .selections from Wordsworth's period. Latin—Bradley's Latin Grammar; Allen's Grammar; Livy, Booh XXII, 1-35; Virgil's .Kneid. Book IX; Horton's Roman History ; Wilkins's Roman Antiquities; sight translation; Bryan's Prose Composition. French Wellington College; Hue's Idioms: prose selections; Macmillan's Advanced Course: Merriiiiee's Colomha ; Poemes Ohnisis : Phonetics and dictation.' Mathematics Arithmetic the whole subject; Workman: algebra, Hall and Knight to end of pel-mutations: geometry, Godfrey and Siddons I and 11. Hall and Stevens VI : trigonometry. Locke and Loney, solution of triangles. Science Botany, special types: special orders for Junior University Scholarship, and general treatment of subject ; (ilazebrook's Heat, with additional work from Cumming and DeschaneL Lowest. — Boys' School: Science — Magnetism and electricity, to matriculation standard. Chemistry—Elementary heuristic work.—Forms I and ll:—English—Authors read, Macaulay's Warren Hastings ; Laureata ; Captain Cook's Second Voyage ; grammar, composition, and spelling.

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Geography—Physical. English History—Ransome's Elementary Course. Latin—Welch and Duffield's Accidence ; Latin Reader—Caesar's Invasion of Britain ; composition. French—Beuzemaker's First French Course ; grammar ; and poems (Louis A. Barbe). Non-Latin —Book-keeping and commercial arithmetic; mensuration; European history. Non-French—Book-keeping, commercial arithmetic and woodwork. Mathematics—Arithmetic, the whole subject; mental; algebra, to H.C. factor; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, Books I and 11. Science—Elementary physics; elementary chemistry. Girls' School: English—West's Junior Grammar; punctuation, synthesis, direct and indirect narration (Wright's Exercises) ; Hawthorne's Tanglewood Tales ; Scott's Ivanhoe; Longfellow's Evangeline; Colman's Poetry Book ; Meiklejohn's Spelling-book. Latin as in Form 111. French—ll and I: Grammar, including all irregular verbs ; Methode Naturelle ; compositions, L'Araignee, Le Chat, La Pomme, Ses Fruits, La Tete, Se Puits et se Seau, II; also Sa Rose, LArbre, Le Jardin, 1 ; also La Chandelle, Scenes of Child Life, 11, to p. 114 ; I, to p. 60. MathematicsArithmetic, Loney and Grenville's Arithmetic Rules, G.C.M., S.C.M. vulgar and decimal fractions, metric system, mensuration, proportion, practice, percentages, profit and loss, interest, discount, stocks ; algebra. 11 to factors, Ito easy equations (Longmans) ; Geometry, 22 propositions. Botany— Blowers of orders studied ; roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, germination of seed. (Youman's Botany.) Geography—The British Empire generally—Canada, West Indies, India, Burmah, and Africa. History—Ransome's Elementary History of England up to end of George the Third's reign. Sewing, drawing, cooking, singing. 3. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. . £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 453 11 3 Management - Government grants for sites, building, furni- Office salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 ture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 500 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 62 7 6 Government capitation— Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 2,641 1 8 For free places .. .. .. 2,657 5 0 Physical Instructor's salary .. .. 162 10 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Printing, stationery, aud advertising .. 105 7 2 Regulations .. .. .. 128 16 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 216 15 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions—second- Maintenance of classes for manual instrucarysohools .. .. .. 25 0 0 tion .. .. .. .. .. 103 3 5 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 1,322 16 0 Site, buildings, furniture, &o.— Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 253 19 7 Valuation for improvements, CorporaSchool fees .. .. .. .. 393 11 1 tion lease, Section 1, Blook XIII, on Voluntary contributions on account of gene- account (£800) .. .. .. 625 0 0 ral purposes of the school .. .. 44 2 0 Rent, Corporation lease, Section 1, Other receipts—Gymnasium subsidies .. 133 6 8 Block XIII, Invercargill .. .. 14 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. . 179 0 3 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 23 3 4 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 70 8 3 Interest ou loan .. .. .. 78 15 0 Part repayment loan .. .. .. 500 0 0 Other expenditure— Prizes .. .. .. •• 23 17 5 Libraries (schools) .. .. .. 10 0 8 Athletics .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 46 7 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 47 1 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 948 14 8 £5,912 7 10 £5,912 7 10 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. ! Liabilities. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand—Balance, 31st Decern- Bluff Harbour Board—Balarce loan still due 1,500 0 0 bor, 1908 .. .. .. 948 14 8 Balance due compensation improvements, Sohool fees due and unpaid .. .. 25 10 0 Section 1, Block XIII, Invercargill .. 175 0 0 RentH of reserves duo and unpaid .. 183 16 9 Various small accounts— Froe-place capitation due by Education De- Prizes, £24 lis. Bd. ; repairs, (is. 6d. ; rates part meat for third term, 1908 .. .. 872 10 10 and rent, £10 17s. .. .. 15 2 Subsidy, gymnasium, due by Education Advertising, £9 Is. 3d.; printing, £33 os. 42 1 9 Hoard .. .. .. .. 86 0 0 Ink-wells, 9s. 4d. ; commission purchase* Subsidy due liv Department on voluntary lease, £20 .. .. .. 20 9 4 contributions .. .. 44 2 0 ; Refundjrrates, £4 Is. 7d.";J drainage, £2 I3s. lOd. 5 J 6 15 5 £2,099 14 3 £1,780 1 8 W. Macalister, Chairman. Jno. Neill, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not Riven ; printing copiesl, £52 4s.

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