EDUCATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-6, 1915.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, E-06

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1916. NEW ZEA L A Nl>

EDUCATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-6, 1915.]

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

CONTENTS. Page Page 1. Extract from the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of 4. Detailed Tables— continued. the Minister of Education. (E.-l) .. .. 2 Secondary Schools and District High Schools,— L 4. Junior National Scholarships .. 34 2. Report of the Inspector of Secondary Schools .. 11 L 5. Education Board Scholarships .. 34 3. District High Schools :— Appendix :— Extraots from Reports of Education Boards, Secondary Schools,— Inspectors of Schools, and Agricultural In- Personnel of Staff .. .. 35 structors .. .. .. .. .14 Statements of Accounts of Governing Bodies of 4. Detailed Tables :- Whangarei High School .. .. 36 Secondary Schools,— Auckland Boys' and Girls' Grammar Schools 37 Kl. Roll and Fees of Secondary Schools .. 21 Hamilton High School .. .. .. 38 K2. Pupils on the Roll, exclusive of Lower Thames High School .. .. ..38 Departments .. .. ..22 New Plymouth Boys'and Girls'Hign Schools -39 K3. Years of Attendance of Pupils .. 23 Wanganui Collegiate School .. .. 40 K4. Staffs of Secondary Schools and Wanganui Girls' Collego .. .. .. 40 Teachers' Salaries .. .. .. 24 Palmerston North High School .. .. 41 K5. Holders of Scholarships and Free Places 25 Wellington Boys' and Girls' Colleges .. 42 K6. Net Inoomo from Endowments, and Cost Dannevirke High School .. .. .. 42 per Head of Roll .. .. .. 26 Napier Boys' and Girls' High Schools .. 43 K7. Income of Secondary Schools.. .. 27 Gisborne High School .. .. ..44 KB. Expenditure of Secondary Schools .. 28 Marlborough High School .. .. 45 K9. Distribution of Reserves Revenue .. 29 Nolson Boys' and Girls' Colleges .. .. 45 KlO. Lower Departments .. ..29 Greymouth High School, .. .. ..47 Kll. List of Secondary Schools, incorporated Hokitika High School .. .. .. 48 or endowed .. .. .. 29 Rangiora High Sohool .. .. .. 48 Kl2. Classes approved under Regulations for Christohuroh Boys' High School .. .. 49 Manual Instruction .. ..30 Christohuroh Girls' High Sohool .. ..49 Christ's College Grammar School .. 50 District Iliah Schools — Akaroa High School .. .. .. 51 District fltgn benoots, Ashburton High School 51 LI. Attendance, Staffs, &a. .. .. 31 Timaru Boys' and Girls' High Schools .. 52 LIA. School Attendance at Secondary Depart- Waimate High School .. .. ..52 ments of District High Sohools .. 31 Waitaki Boys' and Girls' High Schools '.'. 53 L 2. Subjects takeu by Pupils in Secondary Otago Boys' and Girls High Schools .. 54 Departments of District High Schools 31 Gore Higii School .. .. 54 L 3. Staff, Classification, &c, in Detail .. 32 Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools .. 55 I—E. 6.

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1. EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. SECONDARY EDUCATION. Number of Schools. (Table Kl.) Secondiiry education was carried on at secondary schools, district high schools, technical high schools, Maori secondary schools, and private secondary schools. The secondary schools may be classified as follows : — (a.) Endowed secondary schools included in the Ninth Schedule to the Education Act, 1914 '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31* (b.) Secondary schools established in the manner provided by section 88 of the Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 (o.) Endowed secondary schools within the meaning of the Act, but not included above .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..37 * Separate departments for girls counted as separate schools. Four of,the schools under (a) are not in operation—namely, Akaroa, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Waimate. At these places secondary education is carried on in the secondary departments of the district high schools, and statutory provision exists whereby the income derived from the endowments of the secondary schools may be devoted, if the Minister thinks fit, wholly or in part to the maintenance of these schools. The number of district high schools was sixty-one, technical high schools eight, and Maori secondary continuation schools ten. In addition there were a number of private secondary schools registered and unregistered which were inspected by the Department's Inspectors. Roll and Attendance. (Tables Xl, K2, LI, and LI a.) The total number of pupils attending the twenty-nine secondary schools in the last terms of 1914 and 1915 respectively was —■ , 1914. , 1915. , Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Roll (exclusive of lower departments) 3,606 2,450 6,056 3,748 2,740 6,488 Number in lower departments ... 236 126 362 273 144 417 Totals ... ... 3,842 2,576 6,418 4,021 2,884 6,905 Number of boarders (included above) 804 161 965 909 147 1,056 The following are some of the figures in connection with the roll and attendance of schools in which secondary education is given : — (a.) Secondary Schools. (Lower Departments excluded.) Number on roll at beginning of 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 4,451 Number admitted during 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 2,928 Number who left during 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 891 Number on roll at end of 1915 .... ... ... ... ... 6,488 Of whom the number under twelve years of age was ... ... ... 63 The number between twelve and fifteen years of age was... ... ... 2,301 The number between fifteen and eighteen years of age was ... ... 3,802 And the number over eighteen years of age was ... ... ... ... 322 Average attendance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,578 (b.) Secondaky Departments op District High Schools. Number of district high schools open at end of 1915 ... ... ... 61 Mean of average weekly roll of secondary departments ... ... ... 2,402 Number on roll at end of 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 2,102 Average attendance of secondary departments ... ... ... ... 2,197 (c.) Technical High Schools. Number on the rolls during 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 1,955

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(d.) Secondary Schools for Maoris. Number on rolls at end of 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. 421 Average weekly roll number for 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 404 (c.) Private Secondary Schools inspected. Number on rolls at end of 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. 992 Table K3 shows the pupils of secondary schools classified according to their years of attendance. Deductions from the table show that the average length of stay of the boys is two years and nine months, and of the girls two years and seven months. The following figures show the percentage of children leaving the secondary schools at the stages indicated : — Boys. Clii-ls. (a.) Percentage leaving at end of first year or during second year .. 25 23 (b.) ~ second „ third „ .. 31 34 (c.) „ third „ fourth „ ..19 19 (d.) „ fourth „ fifth „ .. 15 14 (c.) „ fifth ~ sixth ~ .. 5 6 (/.) Percentage remaining at end of sixth year .. .. .. 5 4 It must be admitted that the educational benefit derived by pupils included in (a) at the secondary schools can be of little real value to tliem, and the fact that nearly one-quarter of the pupils are included under this heading points to a certain wastage, for which some remedy should be sought. The matter is further referred to under " Free Education." The total number of children, receiving secondary education at these four classes of schools is shown below, The Department has no statistics of private secondary schools not subject to inspection. Roll Number. . 1914. • 1915. Secondary schools ... ... ... ... 6,056 6,488 District high schools . ... ... ... 2,100 2,402 • Technical high schools ... ... • ... 1,839 1,955 Maori secondary schools ... ... ... 435 421 Private secondary schools ... ... ... 850 992 Totals ... ... ... 11,280 12,258 It will thus be seen that the number receiving secondary education during 1915 shows an increase of 978 over the number for the previous year. Based on the estimated population of New Zealand in the year 1915, the proportion of persons receiving some form of day secondary education is 105 per 10,000 of population, as compared with 98 for the previous year. Curriculum of Secondary Departments oe District High Schools. Table L.2 sets out the number of pupils in district high schools taking the various subjects of the curriculum. English and arithmetic are, of course, taken by all pupils ; history and geography and mathematics are taken by over 80 per cent, of the number ; chemistry and physics and agriculture are taken by over 50 per cent. ; Latin and botany are taken by 48 and 40 per cent, respectively ; hygiene and book-keeping are taken by over 30 per cent. ; domestic subjects and woodwork and ironwork by over 20 per cent. ; and dairy science by 19 per cent. A few other subjects are taken by smaller numbers. It should be remembered that about half the number of pupils are boys and half girls, so that the percentage of girls taking domestic subjects is really twice the number given, and the percentage of boys taking such subjects as woodwork and ironwork must also be doubled. Generally, in the curriculum of district high schools a decided tendency is observable towards vocational subjects of immediate practical benefit, but there is at the same time always present a proportion —many of them the most deserving pupils—who are anxious to take up courses of a more academic character, and the necessity of making provision for the double purpose constitutes the peculiar difficulty of these schools. Manual Instruction in Secondary Schools. Classes approved under the Regulations for Manual Instruction were carried on in connection with twenty-seven of the secondary schools (thirty-one in number) in receipt of Government grants.

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The subjects most generally taken up and the number of classes were as follows :■ — Subjects. Number of Olasses. 1914. 1915. Free and instrumental drawing .. .. .. 41 40 Domestic subjects .. .. .. .. .. 62 70 Woodwork .. .. .. .. .. .. ..29 29 Experimental and natural science .. .. .. .. 240 237 Elementary agriculture .. .. .. .. 24 23 Swimming and life-saving .. .. .. .. 30 24 426 423 Capitation amounted to £1,747 (£4-1 per class), while special grants totalling £609 were made in aid of buildings and equipment. Additional buildings were erected at the Wanganui Girls' College (laboratory), the Whangarei (agriculture), Palmerston North (dressmaking), and Otago Boys' High Schools (laboratory), while additional equipment, chiefly in the way of apparatus for physics and chemistry, was provided at the Wanganui and Nelson Girls' Colleges, the New Plymouth, Dannevirke, Christchurch Boys', and Otago Boys' High Schools. The provision in the way of laboratory accommodation is now in most cases very satisfactory, as is also that for practical work in woodwork and domestic subjects where these are taken up. Considerable attention is being given to instruction bearing on the home, and the staffs of many of the girls' schools now include teachers specially qualified for this important branch of a girls' education. Approved classes for subjects bearing on rural life and pursuits were carried on at eleven schools. At some of the rural secondary schools definite courses of instruction are in process of development, and should achieve the success they deserve, provided that they receive adequate support at the hands of the communities concerned. Stapes op Secondary Schools. The number of teachers on the staffs of secondary schools, excluding lower departments, in the years 1914 and 1915 were as follows :— r— —1914. *-. i ■■-, , — 1915.————, Males. Pemales. Total. Males. Pomales. Total. "Regular staff .. 163 120 283 174 126 300 Part-time teachers 41 32 73 44 42 86 Included in the regular staff of 300 teachers were 33 principals, leaving a total of 267 assistants. According to the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, the number of assistants in any secondary school must not be less than one for every twenty-five pupils, and it appears that, taking all the schools together, the average number of pupils per' assistant teacher was 24-3. Including the principals, the average number of pupils per full-time teacher was 21*6, as compared with 21-5 in 1914. The corresponding figure in secondary schools on the grant list in England and Wales in 1913 was 17-2, and in Scotland it was 18-2. In the latter country the number of part-time teachers also employed was more than half the number of full-time teachers. The head teacher of a district high school generally takes some part in the secondary instruction, and receives from the Government the sum of £30 in addition to the salary he would receive as head teacher of a primary school of the same size. In 1915 there were in the secondary departments of district high schools 94 special secondary assistants —37 men and 57 women. Leaving out of consideration the head teachers, the average number of pupils per teacher was, on the roll number at the end of the year, 21-4 ; on the average attendance for the year, 23-4. Salaries and Status op Secondary Teachers. (Lower Departments excluded.) The provisions in the Education Act of 1914 ensuring certain minimum salaries and minimum average salaries have resulted in a much higher expenditure on salaries in 1915 than in previous years. The total annual amount of salaries of full-time

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teachers at the rate payable in December, 1915, was £79,627, an increase of £10,035 over the figure for 1914. Full particulars will be found in Table K4. The following summary shows the average salaries paid to principals and assistants on the regular staff : — Average Salaries in Secondary Schools. , 1914.* , , 1915. , M. P. All. M. P. All. £ £ £ £ £ £ Principals ... 524 397 482 585 436 535 Assistants ... 248 163 211 266 187 232 Whole staff ... 283 183 241 306 209 265 * Lower department teachers included. It will be observed that the average salary of men principals has been increased by £61, and that of women principals by £39. The average salaries of men and women assistants have been increased by £18 and £24 respectively. 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 secondary assistants, exclusive of the sums paid to head teachers by way of extra salary, were, in December, 1914 and 1915, as follows :— 1914. 1915. £ £ Male assistants ... ... ... ... ... 210 239 Female assistants ... ... ... ... ... 182 200 All secondary assistants ... ... ... ... 195 215 (The scale of salaries is the same lor men and women.) The total amount paid in salaries to teachers in secondary departments of district high schools, including the special payments to head teachers, was £22,080, as against £18,929 for 1914. The professional qualifications, of the secondary-school teachers of the Dominion are as follows :—

Status of Secondary Teachers (Regular Staff only), December, 1915.

Finances op Secondary Schools. (See also Tables K6-KB.) The income of secondary schools is derived from the following sources : — (i.) Bents from the special reserves allocated to them by statute : (ii.) Statutory grants given in lieu of special reserves : (iii.) Interest upon moneys derived from the sale of reserves and invested in accordance with the Education Eeserves Act: (iv.) Income from the secondary-school reserves controlled by the Land Boards, divided among the secondary schools in the several land districts in proportion to the number of pupils in average attendance, lower departments excluded :

Secondai Schools. District Hij (Secondary I s;h Schools tapartment). Principals— Graduates, also holders of teacher's certificate Graduates (not included above) Holders of teacher's certificate only Number. 21 11 1 Percentage. 64 33 3 Number. 17 Percentage. 28 44 72 Totals .. 33 100 61 100 Assistants — Graduates, also holders of teacher's certificate Graduates (not included above) Holders of teacher's certificate only Uncertificated Ill 107 13 36 42 10 5 13 50 4 33 7 4 35 7 Totals .. 267 100 94 100

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(v.) Government payments — (a) Statutory capitation upon free pupils under the Act; (b) subsidies on voluntary contributions ; (c) capitation for manual-instruction classes : (vi.) Special Government grants for buildings and apparatus : (vii.) Tuition fees of pupils : (viii.) Boarding pupils^: (ix.) Mscellaneous|_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, loans raised, &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 of this revenue for the three preceding years, less the expenditure upon the endowments and investments upon buildings approved by the Minister, and less mortgage and other charges. Capitation, payments are made on a sliding scale according to the net annual income of a school from endowments, the maximum payment per free pupil being £13 10s. per annum. In addition a lump sum of £100 is paid to each secondary school. Certain conditions as to staffing and salaries of teachers have to be fulfilled before full rates of payment on account of the attendance of free pupils can be claimed. . The question of extending the provisions for secondary education sometimes raises the question of endowments. It should be pointed out that all secondary schools are not on the same footing with respect to endowments; the net annual income from endowments of one-half of the schools is nil, while in the case of the others it ranges from about £29 to £2,238 per annum. As indicated above, however, the difference is adjusted by the Government making the capitation grant on a sliding scale, which varied in 1915 from £6 12s. to £13 10s. per free pupil. The result is that the sum of the net income from endowments and the capitation grant is practically the same for all schools. Nearly the whole of the endowments consists of grants of public lands. The following is a summary of the receipts and expenditure of all secondary schools for the year 1915 :— Summary of the Accounts of Income and Expenditure for 1915 furnished by the Governing Bodies of Secondary Schools. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. Credit balances on Ist January, 1915 . . 31,018 10 9 Debit balances on Ist January, 1915 .. 20,238 14 0 Endowment reserves sold, mortgage- School salaries .. .. .. 87,681 15 10 moneys repaid, and insurances .. 166 14 8 Incidental expenses — Rents, &c, of reserves vested in Boards 40,412 15 7 Office expenses and salaries (excluding Secondary-education reserves.. .. 8,034 II 4 endowments) .. .. .. 3,752 1 I Interest on moneys invested .. .. 1,561 15 11 Material, printing, stationery, adverGovernment payments— tising, cleaning, games, prizes, &c. 9,775 12 8 Capitation for free places, and subsidies 68,31.6 0 6 Expenditure on manual instruction, Capitation and subsidies for manual exclusive of buildings and equipinstruction .. .. .. 1,802 15 10 mont .. .. .. .. 1,148 2 10 Grants for buildings, sites, furniture, Lands, buildings, furniture, insurance, apparatus, &c. .. .. .. 3,414 18 3 rent, and rates .. .. .. 38,760 1 2 Statutory grant (Marlborough High Expenditure in endowments, including School) .. .. .. 400 0 0 proportion of office expenses .. 6,327 4 1 Teohnioal instruction (receipts from Go- Interest, repayment of mortgages and vernment and other sources) .. 2,579 19 4 investments .. .. .. 16,660 1 5 School fees (tuition).. .. .. 19,477 0 6 Boarding-sohool Account .. ;. 24,544 9 4 Boarding-school fees, &c. .. .. 33,162 9 0 Expenditure on technical instruction .. 2,665 7 0 Transfers from Capital Account, loans Advances to pupils, and sundries, unand sundries not classified .. .. 14,200 II 7 classified.. .. .. .. 10,045 18 9 Debit balances, 31st December, 1915, .. 22,219 2 4 Credit balances, 31st December, 1915 .. 25,108 3 5 £246,767 11 7 £246,767 II 7 It will be observed that the net credit balance of all Boards at the end of 1915 * was £2,949, as compared with £10,780 at the end of 1914. The decrease is largely due to the expenditure on buildings, which amounted to £38,760, against which Government grants of only £3,415 were paid. The account in connection with boarding-estabhshments shows a profit in the aggregate of £8,618, although in a number of instances the finances of such establishments are not in the hands of the

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Boards. The following figures give a comparison of the chief items of income and expenditure for the last three years : — Income. 1913. 1914. 1915. £ £ £ Income from reserves and endowments ... 48,492 46,512 50,009 Grants from Government (exclusive of building grants) ... ... ... ... 54,848 57,099 70,519 Building grants ... ... ... ... 4,964 9,715 3,415 Tuition fees (exclusive of boarding-school fees)... 18,784 19,308 19,477 Expenditure. Salaries of staff ... ... ... ... 74,523 78,086 87,681 Working-expenses (lower departments excluded) 11,701 11,802 12,755 Buildings, &c. ... ... ... ... 44,982 50,849 38,760 Grants from the Government (exclusive of building grants) show an increase of £13,420 in 1915 over the previous year, and there is a correspondingly large increase of £10,548 in the expenditure on salaries and incidental expenses. These increases are due to the provisions of the Education Act of 1914, under which more liberal capitation grants are paid in order that larger and better-paid staffs may be employed in the secondary schools. For the whole Dominion, if there are taken into account only the secondary schools that admit free pupils under the Act, we may obtain from Table K6 the following figures :— 1913. 1914. 1915. Total number of pupils, excluding lower departments (roll number beginning of first term) 5,693 0,009 ■ 6,595 Total net income from endowments ... ... £11,533 £9,781 £7,172 Net income from endowments per head ... £202 £1-63 £1-088 Approximate annual rate of'capitation ... £10-79 £10-60 £12-816 Total available net income per free pupil for salaries and management ... ' ... £12-82 £12-23 £13-904 Total expenditure on salaries of staff ... ... £60,297 £62,805 £75,038 incidental expenses ... £9,909 £9,804 £10,526 „ staff salaries, and incidental expenses ... ... £70,206 £72,609 £85,564 Expenditure per head of roll on staff salaries ... £10-59 £10-45 £11-38 „ per head of roll on incidental expenses £1-74 £1-63 £1-60 Total expenditure per head on staff salaries, and incidental expenses ... • ... ... £12-33 £12-08 £12-98 The Education Act stipulates that the total expenditure on staff salaries and incidental expenses must not be less than the total amount calculated at the rate of £13 10s. per free pupil, together with the amount of tuition fees received. As this sum in 1915 amounted to £84,055, and the expenditure on the items named was £85,564, it will be seen that, taking all the schools together, the conditions of the Act were complied with. With respect to individual schools this was not, however, always the case. It should be mentioned that owing to war conditions several Boards were unable to obtain suitable teachers to make up the required staffs, and it was necessary to sanction less satisfactory arrangements for the present. Further details of the income and expenditure of secondary schools will be found in Tables K7 and KB. Secondary Education Reserves Revenue. The total amount received by High School Boards from this fund amounted in 1915 to £8,442. Details of the distribution are shown in Table K9. Lower Departments. Th« Education Act provides that pupils who have not obtained a certificate of competency in the subjects of Standard V or a higher standard of the publicschool syllabus may be admitted to a lower department of a secondary school if they are taught in a separate building or class-room, and if no part of the actual cost of their instruction or maintenance of the department is met out of the endowments of the secondary school or out of any moneys granted by the Government. There were lower departments in fifteen secondary schools during 1915 ; the total number of pupils in those departments was 417 ; the total expenditure on salaries of teachers was £2,640 ; the total amount of fees received on their account was £3,252. (See Table K10.)

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Free Secondary Education. (Table K5.) Chart showing General Scheme of Free National Education in New Zealand as provided by the Education Act, 1914.

Under the regulations free places are divided into two classes —junior and senior—both being tenable at secondary schools and district high schools, or, under somewhat different conditions, at technical schools. Generally speaking, junior free places are tenable for two years, with a possible extension in certain cases to three years. In the case of their being held at district high schools they are tenable to the age of seventeen. The means of qualification are (a) the special examinations for junior scholarships and for junior free places, and (&) the certificate of proficiency. Senior free places may be obtained on passing the Intermediate Examination, or without external examination after the satisfactory completion of a two-years secondary course, on a recommendation by the principal if the Director of Education concurs. The latter form of qualification is becoming increasingly applicable, there being 863 cases of complete exemption from examination and 18 cases of partial exemption in 1915, as compared with 791

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and 33 respectively for the previous year. Senior free places in secondary schools, district high schools, and technical high schools are tenable up to the age of nineteen. To technical schools other than technical high schools this age-limit does not apply. The following are some of the figures for 1914 and 1915 in regard to free places in secondary schools :— 1914. 1915. Number of secondary schools giving free tuition 30 31 Koll number of these schools .. .. .. 5,604 6,033 Number of free-place holders at end of year .. .. 5,061 5,593 Average number of free-place holders during year .. 5,279 5,624 Free-place holders as a percentage of roll number .. 90 per cent. 93 per cent. Total annual payment by Government for free places .. £56,186 £71,075 Cost to Government per free pupil .. .. .. £10 12s. Id. £12 12s. sd. While the roll number of secondary schools giving free tuition shows an increase of 429 in 1915, the number of free-place holders has increased by 532, the percentage of pupils receiving free education thus rising from 90 to 93 per cent. This increase is largely accounted for by the fact that the Wanganui Girls' College was open to free-place holders for the first time in 1915. The very small proportion of pupils paying fees at secondary schools is worthy of note. In order to arrive at the total number of pupils in New Zealand receiving free secondary instruction it will be necessary, however, to include also 104 holders of scholarships or exhibitions carrying free instruction not otherwise enumerated, which are granted by the secondary schools included above or by endowed secondary schools not coming under the conditions for free places, 1,968 free-place holders at district high schools, 92 Maori pupils receiving free education in Maori secondary schools, and 1,769 holders of free places in technical high schools. Consequently, there were approximately 9,526 pupils receiving free secondary education in the Dominion, exclusive of those holders of free places in technical schools (mostly evening students) who, while not taking full-day courses, were nevertheless receiving free education of secondary grade. With reference to the length of stay of junior-free-place holders at secondary schools, it appears that of 2,506 entering secondary schools in 1915, 586, or 23-3 per cent., left during or at the end of the first year. The question of making it compulsory for free pupils to remain at the secondary school for at least two years ha,s often been advocated and has been seriously considered ; but, in view of the many difficulties involved in. enforcing such a stipulation, it has been decided, for the present at least, to take no steps in the direction indicated. There is good reason to believe, however, that a fair proportion of the free pupils entering secondary schools would be better provided for at continuation schools of a technical character. It is proposed to take steps accordingly to make the selective process more discriminating, if this can conveniently be done without hardship. The percentage of free-place holders remaining only one year at district high schools was considerably higher, but as pupils frequently remain for one year or less at these schools with little further object than that of finishing off their primary-school course, they may fairly be disregarded in this connection. The following table gives a summary of the various secondary free places at the end of the year for which payment was made by Government:— Free Places in December, .1914 and 1915. , — 1914.—— ■-, , 1915.— —, (i.) Secondary schools— Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total, (a.) Junior free pupils 2,024 1,556 3,580 .. 2,197 1,858 4,055 (6.) Senior free pupils 864 617 1,481 .. 838 700 1,538 Totals .. 2,888 2,173 5,061 .. 3,035 2,558 5,593 (ii.) District high schools .. 1,067 1,033 2,100* .. 956 1,012 1,968 (iii.) Maori secondary schools 48 59 107 .. 40 52 92 (iv.) Technical high schools— (a.) Junior free pupils 703 792 1,495 .. 768 771 1,539 (6.) Senior free pupils 71 108 179 .. 76 154 230 Grand totals ..'"' 4,777 4,165 8,942 .. 4,875 4,547 9,422 * Total roll number of pupils at district high schools.

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Scholarships held at Secondary Schools and District High Schools. (See also Tables K5, L 4, and L 5.) These scholarships are of four kinds, — (i.) National Scholarships ; (ii.) Education Board Scholarships ; (iii.) Foundation (or Governors') Scholarships, given by the governing bodies of secondary schools ; (iv.) Private scholarships, endowed by private owners. (i.) National Scholarships. Junior and Senior National Scholarships in the proportion of 9 to 5 are awarded on the results of annual examinations, the junior examination beirg of a standard somewhat higher than that of the certificate of proficiercy, and the senior examination beirg of a standard comparable with the standard of the Public Service Entrance Examination. The examinations are not competitive, the standard of award being determined so as .pproximately to provide ore scholarship for every 500 children in attendance at all public schools. In the case of pupils from sole-teacher schools — i.e., schools with an average attendance of urder 36—the standard of award is made 10 per cent, lower than in the case of pupils from larger schools. The results of the examinations held in 1915 were as follows : 204 candidates qu£ lined for Junior National Scholarships ; of this number, 22 were pupils of soletef cher schools, and 58, or more than 25 per cent., were pupils of secondary schools or held free places at district high schools. It will be observed that about one-ninth of the number of pupils who qualified came from sole-teacher schools ; on an averageattendance basis about one-sixth of the number of scholarships should have been awarded to pupils of those schools. This matter will require further consideration. The number of candidates qualifying for Senior National Scholarships was 111. Of this number only 3 qualified on the alternative programme provided specially to suit the needs of those taking a rural or domestic course. That so small a proportion of these candidates succeeded points to the need of a modification of the present conditions. Junior and Senior National Scholarships are tenable at secondary schools, each for three years, provided that the total tenure of the two scholarships in the case of one person must not exceed five years. In addition to tuition fees, the holder receives £5 per annum if a junior scholar, and £10 per annum if a senior scholar, with a further sum of £35 per annum in both cases if obliged to live away from home. The following summary to Table L 4, showing the number and value of Junior National Scholarships current in December, 1914, and December, 1915, respectively, deals only with the Junior National Scholarships awarded under earlier conditions. The first award of scholarships under the new conditions was made at the beginning of 1916 :■ — Number of scholarships,— 1914. 1915. Boys .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 91 Girls .. .. .. .. .. ..59 51 Totals .. ' .. .. .. 135 142 Number receiving boarding-allowance (included in the above total) 77 76 Number receiving travelling-allowance (similarly included) .. 3 4 Number held at secondary schools .. .. .. .. 117 120 Number held at district high schools .. .. 18 22 Total annual rate of payment .. .. .. . .£3,650' £3,772 (ii.) Education Board Scholarships. The Education Board Scholarships now current will, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, gradually be entirely replaced by Junior and Senior National Scholarships. There were current in 1915 645 Education Board Scholarships, ranging in value from £2 10s. per annum to £40 per annum. The total

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expenditure on this account by Education Boards during the year amounted to £10,678. Details of the number and value of the scholarships in the various education districts are given in Table L 5. (iii.) Foundation (or Governors') Scholarships. These are of two kinds, those afforded by the Governors of secondary schools not granting free places under the Act, and those offered as additional scholarships by the Governors of schools providing free places. (iv.) Private Scholarships. These are derived from funds provided by private donors at certain schools, by bequest or otherwise. Trie number of foundation and private scholarships in the last term of 1915 was 148. Of the holders, fifty-five were also Government free pupils under the regulations. The total annual value of the scholarships in cash was £933. In addition, free tuition was given by the schools to holders of foundation and private scholarships to the value of £1,083, the value of the Government free places already mentioned not being included in this amount.

2. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Sir,— 1 have the honour to submit the following report on secondary education in the Dominion for the year 1915. The courses of instruction provided in the several types of .secondary schools are similar to those referred to in my last report. It is still a matter of regret that, although facilities have been provided for a rural or agricultural course in schools of this character situated in agricultural centres insufficient advantage has been taken of the facilities provided. The professional and commercial courses attract a very large proportion of the pupils—much too large when the extent of our dependence on occupations connected with the soil is recognized—and the agricultural course, on which the prosperity of the district depends, is in some instances entirely neglected. In dealing with this tendency in my report for 1914 1 stated, " When it is clearly recognized that the agricultural course can provide as good a training in secondary subjects as either the professional or the commercial course, and that the work is not; necessarily of a strictly technical character suitable for the future farmer, the agricultural course will no doubt receive the consideration it merits. General intellectual equipment can be obtained from a course in which agriculture is the branch of science taught as well as from any other." In some of the schools good agricultural courses are being followed, and the boys are keenly interested in their work, in more than one school the Principals have told me that boys will give up their leisure to work in the agricultural plots. In most schools where the work is done in a whole-hearted manner systematic experiments are carried on in plant-breeding with a view to discover grasses, cereals, &c, best suited to the requirements of the district in which the school is situated. In only a few schools is any attempt made to differentiate between the courses for boys and girls. Domestic science, consisting of cookery, dressmaking, hygiene, first aid, and art, ought to be regarded as an indispensable part of the education of girls. They are subjects which appeal naturally to girls, and their importance to the future home-makers can scarcely be overestimated. There is in some eases a tendency to attempt too much in the study of foreign languages. Although 1 think it would be unwise to place restrictions on the discretion of Principals in the choice of subjects, I am of opinion that a large proportion of pupils find the task of learning the elements of two foreign languages extremely difficult. Subsequent progress would be more rapid if the pupils were grounded in one language instead of having a more or less unsatisfactory acquaintance with two. In most schools French is chosen as a first foreign language, and Latin is added in the case of pupils who show aptitude for languages. Whether French or Latin is selected as a starting-point it is advisable to concentrate the pupils' efforts on mastering the rudiments of one language before attempting a second. While the teaching of the English language receives careful attention, there are some phases of it which call for comment. The composition, judged by the work of the candidates for the senior free places, whose examination-papers receive careful scrutiny, is very satisfactory. Few errors in grammar occur, but the spelling is occasionally weak. This weakness can be eliminated only by a systematic study of words and by suitable lessons on word-building. It was a common souree-of disappointment to find pupils unable to distinguish the functions of comparatively simple words or- to analyse a complex sentence of ordinary difficulty. The literature is more efficiently taught, although there is a tendency to give detailed explanations when a simple homely phrase would be more helpful. To deal with a work of great literary merit by analysing its thought-content without destroying its charm requires the highest degree of skill, yet this is successfully done in many cases by the most experienced teachers. Too little attention

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appears to be given to the practice of reading aloud. The extensive programme of work in both language and literature makes large demands on the time at the disposal of the teachers, and the fact must not be overlooked that in after-life scholars will read mainly for information and enjoyment; but an earnest effort should be made to cultivate ability in reading aloud in a pleasing and intelligent manner. In a few schools really good reading of the play of Shakespeare studied is a feature of the English literature. Characters are allotted to the pupils, and the passages are either read or recited in a very creditable manner. In most schools choice extracts of literature, usually poetry, are memorized. Whore English literature is well taught the pupils show an intelligent knowledge of the thought and keen appreciation of the beauties of the choicest passages. In the best schools history is well taught, and is closely related to the rights and privileges of citizenship. In only a few cases did the lesson consist of taking notes at the teacher's dictation. Even where good methods of teaching were employed and the lesson was given in an interesting manner there was at times a lack of effectiveness because teachers failed to recognize that in history the selection of topics is a matter of the greatest importance. A wide outlook, a knowledge of historical perspective, and ability to differentiate between the accidental and the essential are all needed for really effective treatment. It cannot be too clearly recognized that facts which are to be taught should be grouped round some outstanding event or person, and the whole matter dealt with in strict relation, thereto. If the usual aids to successful teachingare employed a lesson so conducted can scarcely fail in its effect. Moreover, present happenings in Europe have emphasized the necessity for giving systematic instruction in matters concerning the national welfare. Unfortunately, the subject is apt to be regarded as an easy one, not requiring the same careful study as mathematics or a foreign language. If this view is taken success in teaching this important branch of study can scarcely be expected. In geography also considerable discrimination is needed in the selection of topics. Not infrequently too many place-names are given in teaching the topography of a country. It should be borne in mind that the text-books in use are in most instances written from ii Home point of view and include details of British and European geography, while the information about New Zealand and Australia receives scant attention. In too many instances the geographical facts are not presented from the point of view of the district in which the school is situated. Intimate knowledge of local and colonial phenomena should be first acquired, and this will give a proper viewpoint for understanding the facts of remote countries. It was disappointing to find that pupils could give facts about the climate, the work of rivers, &c, in distant lands, and yet be unacquainted with the same facts in their own neighbourhood. Tho humanistic side of this subject was, in general, taught in an interesting fashion by means of good maps, the use of various aids, and the adoption of a graphic.pictorial style. The historical facts associated with places were generally well set out. The action of man on his environment and the reaction of the environment on human activities were handled with a satisfactory degree of skill. Physical geography needs to be linked more intimately with the teaching of science and experimental work undertaken on the lines of the best text-books in geography. This is a matter of the greatest importance to schools in which geography is the only branch of science taught. In some schools observational work is undertaken and a praiseworthy attempt made to draw conclusions from the facts accumulated. Good weather-charts have been made in a few schools, and inferences deduced from the charts prepared by the pupils. In most schools Latin is taught by the grammatical method, but an increasing number of schools are using a modification of the direct method. In one of the private schools conversation of a simple character was carried on in Latin between the teacher and the pupils. In many schools where the former method is followed an easy Latin reading-book is introduced as soon as the pupils have some acquaintance with declensions and conjugations, but in other cases pupils spend far too much time on uninteresting drill in accidence. In a few schools progress is hindered by insufficient revision of the book read in the junior divisions. No lesson should be left until the translation and such grammatical knowledge as is considered essential are properly known. In some instances a passage of Latin was translated, and before sufficient time was given to make it a permanent possession a new piece was taken. For this reason, the facts, not being very clearly apprehended, were of little value in subsequent efforts at translation. If these grammatical details were properly understood and thoroughly known, a body of knowledge would gradually become available for future use. In almost every school the direct method is employed in teaching French. By rapid questioning on everyday topics or on the subject-matter of some easy French author recently read, the greatest interest is aroused in the lesson. The pupils apparently derive much enjoyment from the exercise, and this enjoyment is enhanced when the pupils question each other. In the solution of problems in .arithmetic th© various steps are as a rule worked out on the blackboard by the teacher and methodically set down by the pupils, but mistakes in the working are far too common in the papers examined for senior free places. Some of the answers sent in were quite absurd; many of these mistakes would have been avoided if each of the earlier steps in the calculation had been checked before the next step was taken, and if the final result had been tested by a rough calculation. I wish to repeat what I wrote last year: "Many of the examples in arithmetic text-books are not sufficiently related to the pupils' experience. If the examples chosen appealed directly to the children's groups of ideas the answers would be viewed as reasonable or otherwise by them, and if considered unreasonable the method of solution would be immediately scrutinized with a view, to using a fresh method. In. a number of cases where pupils were rinding the discount or the present worth they had the haziest ideas of the meaning of a bill of exchange or a promissory note. The leading features ought to be explained and a bill of exchange shown them." In the teaching of mathematics good results are obtained when a free use is made of concrete illustrations in the earliest stages. In some instances the experimental work is regarded as

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a supplementary instead of a preliminary step to the strict geometrical solutions. The aim of the practical work should be to prepare the mind to follow in logical order the various steps in Euclid's proofs. Better progress would be made in algebra and more interest aroused if long mechanical operations in multiplication, division, &c, were greatly reduced and pupils introduced as soon as possible to the solution of problems. These demand intelligence and afford excellent training in consecutive and accurate thinking. In. most schools where a commercial course is provided it is usually alternative to Latin. This course is frequently taken by pupils whose school life will on an average not exceed two years. Sometimes it consists of book-keeping, commercial arithmetic, shorthand, and typewriting; in other cases the commercial work is less extensive. The writing in the pupils' books and the neatness of the setting-out ranged from moderate to very good. Where a high standard of penmanship and great care were insisted on in the lowest forms very creditable work was done in the second and succeeding years. Although in a few schools, chiefly private schools, an attempt is made to teach science mainly through a text-book, witli occasional demonstration lessons by the teacher, in practically all the endowed schools individual laboratory practice is a conspicuous feature of the teaching. Careful methodical work, with attention to weighing, measuring, &c, is general, and in some schools excellent use is made of the pupils' calculations with a view to give a knowledge of average results. In the notebooks concise descriptions of the experiments performed and sketches or well-executed diagrams of the apparatus used are the rule. In a few cases badly kept records of work done were met with. .Most of the botany notebooks reached a high standard, of merit, and the specimens collected and mounted by the girls were highly creditable. I reported last year, "In the best schools the pupils are investigators endeavouring to find out by interrogating nature what her secrets really are. Material is dealt with in some definite fashion under the skilled direction of the teacher, the results are carefully noticed and set down, and inferences are drawn. The results obtained may be unsatisfactory, and the inferences may be crude; but they represent the pupils' own investigations, and so the method is sound. It is the method of inquiry—facts are brought under strict scrutiny, and conclusions are drawn from observation and experiment." I am satisfied that this is applicable to the science-work in the schools at the present time. Some of the best science-work, and certainly work of a thoroughly practical nature, is being done in agriculture, the experiments being intimately associated with the leading agricultural products of the district. Interesting experiments in fruit-culture, permanent grasses, root crops, fodder crops, &c, have been carried out, analyses of soil have been made, and numerous fertilizer tests applied. Careful records have been kept of the work done. The relation of home preparations to the question of overpressure is a constantly recurringone. From careful inquiries made on the occasion of the inspection of schools it does not appear that there is much ground for attributing cases of overstrain to excessive home-work. The Principal invariably specifics the time to lie set aside for home-work, and either makes herself responsible for the supervision of this side of school life, or appoints a form mistress to exercise the necessary supervision. The time set aside for the preparation of home lessons ranges from an hour or an hour and a half in the lowest form to two or two hours and a half in the highest. Principals have assured me that when parents complain about the effects of home lessons on the health of their children home-work is discontinued, and that discs rarely occur in which it is necessary to make this concession. Almost without exception highly satisfactory provision is made for the physical education of pupils. Organized school games are played with great spirit, swimming and first aid are taught, and regular systematic instruction is given in Swedish drill. In some schools gymnastic, exercises are given under competent instructors in properly equipped gymnasia, and in all boys' schools or mixed schools the boys are drilled as Senior Cadets. The European War has directed attention to physical education of the people, and the need for turning out of our schools boys and girls who are strong and healthy, for it is evident that considerable power of endurance is-a very important factor in this struggle. The outlook on physical education has undergone considerable change in recent years. Formal gymnastics are not now regarded as the be-all and end-all of physical training. Many simple exercises have been introduced, and greater variety in the movements lias had a beneficial effect in lessening strain. In almost every school Principals have exercised the privilege of recommending for senior free places pupils whose attainments justify the State in continuing their secondary education for a further period. The recommendation is determined by the general average quality of the work of each pupil ascertained by term examinations, and decided after consultation with the class teacher. This method is sound, and if reasonable discrimination is exercised, and a good standard of work is insisted on as a minimum qualification for promotion, a truer estimate of the merits of pupils is arrived at than is possible in a single outside examination. In most cases the Principal's estimate was thoroughly reliable. When a difference of opinion occurred subsequent inquiry generally showed the soundness of the teacher's judgment. There is not the slightest doubt that on the whole the Principals have used commendable discrimination in their recommendations. The management of the schools and the devotion of the teachers to all that concerns the wellbeing of their pupils deserve high commendation. In most cases no effort is too great and no task is too heavy if improved efficiency can be achieved, and any suggestions made have received thoughful, earnest consideration. Teachers recognize that their work is more or less circumscribed, because their attention "and energies are centred on one school, while Inspectors see every variety of school, and have in consequence a wider experience. This, however, produces ho antagonism between teachers and Inspectors, but is for the mutual benefit of both where the problem confronting each school is viewed in the light of a wider experience sympathetically applied. T. H. Gill,' The Director of Education, Wellington. Inspector of Secondary Schools.

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3. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS.—EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS, EDUCATION BOARDS, AND AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTORS.

AUCKLAND. Report of the Acting Senior Inspector oi<- Sohools. The district high schools in operation at the end of 1915, with the enrolment of the secondary departments, were as follows: Aratapu, 23; Cambridge, 12; Coromandel, 21; Paeroa, 34; Pukekohe, 21; Rotorua, 25; Tauranga, 26; Te Aroha, 9; Te Kuiti, 23; Waihi, 60; Normal, 17 : total enrolment, 271. The aggregate enrolment shows an increase of fifty-one pupils on last year's total, but it has been found desirable owing to decrease in numbers to recommend the closing of the secondary department at Te Aroha. A small percentage of the pupils in the various schools reach the Matriculation standard, the larger number qualifying for senior free places by passing the required departmental examinations. The teaching throughout all the schools is, in general, marked by earnestness and intelligence, schemes of work are carefully and thoughtfully prepared, and the order and behaviour of the pupils are commendable. In five of the schools—namely, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Waihi, Cambridge, and Pukekohe—the full rural course is adopted, and in Rotorua and Tauranga work up to the standard of the rural course requirements, with the exception of. woodwork and domestic science, is covered. Mr. J. P. Kalaugher, Supervisor of the manual anil technical work, has in hand a scheme whereby it will be possible for nearly all the district-high-school pupils to cover the rural course. In most of the schools the roll number is small, a fact due in some cases to the unfortunate inability of parents to realize the value of secondary education, and in others to the nearness of secondary schools which possess better equipment and a more liberal staff of teachers. In outlying centres the secondary department of district high schools serves a useful purpose, but in more thickly populated districts the establishment of a secondary school or of a technical high school would be calculated to better serve the educational needs ol' the community. The establishment of such a school at Paeroa would mean the closing of the secondary departments of Waihi, Paeroa, and Te Aroha District High Schools, but would lead to increased educational interest and consequent increased educational efficiency. Pukekohe is in an admirable position geographically for a technical high school, and a school if established there would serve the educational needs of the district stretching north to south from Papakura to Mercer and east and west from Bombay to Waiuku. In the latter portion of the year fifteen district-high-school pupils from Paeroa and Cambridge attended at .Ruakura Experimental Farm, and under the instruction of Mr. J. W. Hadfield, assisted by Messrs. Meredith and Crabbe, underwent a course of practical and theoretical work. The class was in every way a successful one, and the thanks of all concerned are due to the officers in charge of the experimental station for their kind assistance and loyal co-operation.

TARANAKI. Extract from the Report of the Inspector of Schools. In this district there is only one district high school, that at Stratford. To this school is attached a laboratory, woodwork-room, metal-room, and cookery-room. As these rooms have been fully equipped, the work in connection with the rural department, which has been made a special feature, has been carried out with marked success. Seventy-nine pupils out of a roll number of 170 have taken advantage of this course. For the other pupils to the number of ninety-one there has been arranged a general course to afford them means of passing those examinations which are the avenues to public occupations and professional careers. On the whole good methods of instruction have been employed, and that these have been applied with a very satisfactory amount of skill and thoroughness is evident by the success achieved by the candidates sent up for public examinations. The work of the rural classes has been maintained on similar lines to those of former years and at a satisfactory standard of efficiency. There were in attendance during the year thirtyseven pupils in their first year, twenty-two in their second year, and twelve in their third year. As is usual at the school, all pupils who had completed one year's work sat for the Intermediate in- equivalent examination. For the Senior National Scholarship there were four male candidates, and all these took as a subject for examination ironwork—a manual subject, included in the optional list for the first time this year. All the third-year pupils sat at the Public Service Senior Examination. Most of the pupils arrive by the 10 and leave by the 3 o'clock train. Their school week, therefore, consists of twenty hours. Approximately the groups of subjects taken and time devoted to each are as follows: English, six hours; arithmetic and mathematics, four hours; science, four hours; manual work, six hours. A noticeable improvement was made in the teaching of English during the year, and greater prominence was given to' the literature of the language. In ' a closely . settled farming district such as Stratford the most important work of the rural course, at least for boys, is undoubtedly the teaching of agriculture and dairy science. The appointment of Mr. Ellis as school instructor on these subjects has helped to put the treatment of the practical work on a more satisfactory basis. His know-

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ledge of agriculture and orchard-work has been of special value, and the pupils are keenly interested in these branches of the work. Indeed, many of the boys have become quite experts in the operations of pruning, grafting, budding, &c. Under the supervision of Messrs. Ellis and Thomas a party of twenty-nine boys paid a visit of a week's duration to the Government farm at Moumahaki —a visit from which the boys derived much pleasure and benefit. The boys took part in the ordinary operations of the farm, and received several lessons from the farm experts. They also attended the agricultural show at Waverley. In dealing with the subject of agriculture we might mention that the headmaster of the school considers the teaching of the subject will never be quite satisfactory until some scheme is evolved by which boys can regularly visit farms working under modern conditions, and as part of their course of training take part in the ordinary farm-work. A scheme by which such instruction would become possible was recently proposed by Mr. R. Dingle, of Stratford, member of the Board of Agriculture. Briefly, the proposal was that in important centres the Government should acquire small farms — aay, three in Taranaki—such farms to be worked for experimental purposes by the local farmers' society, which would guarantee interest on the cost. The benefit to schoolboys from taking part in the regular work of a farm established under such conditions would be undoubted, and the experience in actual farm-work under local conditions and with modern appliances and machinery would be a fitting supplement to the scientific training carried on in the school.

WANGANUI. Extract from the Report of the Acting Senior. Inspector of Schoolb. The problem of providing secondary education in our district high schools presents considerable difficulty, particularly in the case of the smaller departments. An effort has been made to provide both literary and vocational courses of instruction. On the vocational side the district high schools have been very successful. In the southern part of the; district the vocational farm-training is centralized at, Marton School experimental farm, supplemented by short courses of instruction at stud farms and in shearing-camps. In the north, with Hawera as a centre, equally good farm courses are conducted, instruction camps similar to those in the southern districts are held, and the Moumahaki State Farm is visited at intervals. There is no doubt at, all that the farmers in southern Taranaki have been won over to believe thoroughly in the value of the vocational training the district high schools provide. During the last few years, however, the curriculum arranged for the vocational courses became unduly complex, and there was consequently great loss in efficiency. It became necessary, therefore, to reorganize the secondary instruction and more clearly to define both the curricula and the aims the teachers should keep in view. The instruction has been arranged in two courses —an examination course and a general course —the latter including mainly a domestic course and a special, farm course. An endeavour has been made, particularly in the general course, to give greater prominence than formerly to the study of English. Latin is confined to the examination course, and only the practical side of mathematics is given prominence in the general course. Science and some form of handwork, are taken by all pupils. In the general course two hours weekly are given to general science and two to agricultural science. for the girls there are provided courses in. cookery, laundry-work, and dressmaking, while the boys have woodwork, elementary ironwork, and building-construction. The boys taking the special farm course have in addition instruction in horse-shoeing, fencing, concrete-work (posts, pig-troughs, &c), dairywork, construction of farm buildings, shearing, ploughing, and other tillage operations, care and repair of farm machinery, judging stock, &c. The general course, which is mainly cultural and partly vocational in aim, forms the backbone of the secondary work in the district high schools in. this district. The few pupils who require to pass an examination before entering on their future calling receive consideration, but their needs do not, as was formerly the case, condition the curriculum for the whole secondary department. I am glad to be able to lay emphasis here on the excellent progress made by the girls in housecraft and by the boys in. knowledge of farm-work. The girls who complete the full domestic course are quite able to undertake the management of a home : in this connection it is worth mentioning that at one centre the girls arranged, cooked, and served a four-course dinner for the Inspector and the teaching staff. The boys who have taken the farm course are in great demand, and we have excellent reports from the farmers who employ them. Two of the lads are at present continuing their studies at Hawkesbury Agricultural College (N.S.W.), and the Principal has written to say he will always have room for students so well prepared. I have no hesitation in saying that our district high school secondary classes are playing an important part in the development of the district; the farm-course lads are quite competent to take care of themselves on a bush farm, for instruction in camp cookery is provided for, and at both the shearing-camp and the animaWiusbandry camp the boys have to fend for themselves. Tn all parts of the district, however, we find considerable difficulty in securing lads for the farm course. Unfortunately, the leaning of the lads themselves seems to be towards the smoothhanded work of the town, and our secondary assistant teachers do not always help us wholeheartedly to combat this tendency. Brought up themselves to pass examinations, they do not appear to be able to view the question broadly ; they do not realize that at the present stage of development what our country needs most is the man of action, whose power of initiative has been developed, whose hand has attained skill in doing, and in whom muscle and brain rcadilv co-onerate. It is to the slavish adherence of some of our secondary teachers to the examination fetish that we attribute the slowness of parents to grasp the importance of the secondary educa-

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tion our district high schools offer on the vocational side; but even as matters are our secondary classes receive a very fair measure of support. Our returns show that 63 per cent, of the pupils who gained certificates at the 1915 proficiency examination have entered upon secondary work, —a very satisfactory proportion, surely, in view of the demands of a, depleted labour-market and the consequent inducement there is for parents to send their children into employment. Last year we made a special effort to gain pupils by circularizing parents and pointing out the advantages our district high school secondary classes have to offer. Extracts from the Reports of the Instructors in Agriculture. Northern District. —At Eltham, Hawera, and Patea District High Schools the work of the rural courses was this year reorganized so as to free the Supervisor, as far as possible, for the higher work with the classes for farmers. Mr. Jackson took agricultural chemistry and agricultural botany at Eltham and at Patea, and the ordinary staff became responsible for the instruction in general agriculture and in dairy science. In addition the lads were given instruction in short courses (a) at Hawera for a week at Easter, dealing with indoor and outdoor agriculture, (6) a week with orchard-work in June, and (c) for a fortnight in December. During the last-named short course the lads visited farms to. study farm methods, pastures, crops, and stock, and also spent several days at the Hawera Dairy Factory, carrying on all branches of activity there. The Board's thanks are due to Mr. F. Mills, of Tokarora, for lectures and demonstration on Ayrshire cattle; to Mr, R. J. Linn, of Normanby, for lecture and demonstration on Jersey cattle; and to Mr. A. Hunter, of Hawera, for lecture and demonstration on Shorthorn cattle. These gentlemen granted the boys permission to visit their farms, and in addition treated them hospitably. Thanks are also due to Mr. J. Dunlop, general manager of the Hawera Dairy Factory, and his staff. The boys spent several profitable days at this factory, and the manager and staff were exceedingly attentive to them. Central District. —The work in connection with the rural courses at the Marton School Farm was carried out during the year on lines described in previous reports. The roll number at the beginning of the term was forty-seven. With the present accommodation there was great difficulty in carrj'ing out the work to our satisfaction. The numbers gradually decreased until the last term, when the number was just below thirty. During the year a series of lessons on camp cookery was arranged for the boys. These lessons were given under great disadvantages. The fireplace was very small, the chimney smoked, the only table was too small, and the wind was so strong that the outside oven constructed by the boys was useless. However, the boys entered into the work with great spirit, and managed to cook a very fair dinner each day. The boys gladly paid 6d. each for this dinner, and thus the expenses of the classes were almost entirely defrayed. The crops were, on the whole, very satisfactory. Tho wheat crop on 1| acres realized almost £25. Thanks are due to Sir James Wilson for the use of his horses and farm implements. The camp at Almadale was begun in the second week of March, and lasted a fortnight. The work was conducted on exactly the same lines as previously. The boys were worked harder in this camp than any previous one. The practical examination arranged for by Mr. Short extended over a day and a half. Mr. Short generously donated a gold medal to the boy placed first in each of the three sections, and the Education Board presented the first and second boy in each section with a copy of Plumb's " Types and Breeds of Farm Animals." Southern District. —Feilding District High School : Owing to the death of Mr. F. Y. Lethbridge we were obliged to seek a new area of around for practical work. We are greatly indebted to Mr. J. Cobbe for helping us out of this difficulty. He is allowing us the use of about 8 acres, which is steadily being got into order. Our big difficulty is in obtaining the use of horses. This makes it impossible to work with any definite scheme. The annual stock camp was held at Almadale in March. About fifty boys were in attendance. Several small orchards were pruned and sprayed during the winter months. A shearingcamp was held during November. Work was continued throughout the year at the Marton Farm. Arrangements were made which enabled the boys from Bull's District High School to visit Marton for practical instruction. Lessons were given on farm practice, live-stock, farm mechanics, <fee.

WELLINGTON. ' Extract from the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. The reports of the Inspector who examined the district-high-school classes show that with one or two exceptions the work was fair to satisfactory. Two of the district high schools entered candidates for the Senior National Scholarship (A. programme) and Senior Free Place Examinations, five of whom qualified for free places. Five other district high schools entered candidates for the same examination on the B programme. Two of these candidates gained scholarships, and twelve were awarded senior free places. In 1914 sixteen Cliffs B Board Scholarships were granted to pupils of the rural district high schools. This year only two such scholarships were gained in this district, and only three were awarded on the B programme throughout the Dominion. It would appear that the rural district high schools will suffer in respect, of scholarships by being thrown into competition with the colleges in the cities. In our opinion this will not only have a detrimental effect on the attendance at the district high schools, but there will be a strong tendency (already apparent) for the pupils of those schools to work for the A scheme, in which it is considered easier to obtain marks than in the subjects peculiar to the rural course. We consider that the rural course is eminently suitable for the pupils in the country schools, and we regret the introduction of a scheme of scholarships which will have the effect of discouraging il.

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Extract from the Report of the Education Board. The work of the district high schools is reported as being, with one or two exceptions, from fair to satisfactory. The mean of the quarterly average attendances in the seoondary departments were: Normal, 27; Petone, 49; Hutt, 14; Carterton, 31; Greytown, 21; Masterton, 79; Eketahtina, 27; Pahiatua, 33; Levin, 31.

HAWKE'S BAY. Extract from the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. The subjects of instruction are numerous, including English, Latin, French, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, history, geography, book-keeping, shorthand, chemistry, physics, agriculture, dairy science, cookery, dressmaking, home science, woodwork. These are in two courses —a general course and a commercial course. The year's work is tested in one or other of the public examinations, and, as far as appears necessary, is reviewed at each of our visits. The results of the public examinations and the rolls of the respective district high schools were as follows :—

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The enrolment at Hastings increased greatly, and an additional teacher was granted. Several, changes of staff occurred and militated against success. The new year again opens prosperously. In these schools relatively few of the students stay to the third and fourth years; the addition of a matriculation agricultural course will probably improve matters. The first two years at all three schools continue to be devoted to the rural course, which includes dairy science, agriculture, woodwork, cookery, and dressmaking, together with subjects of a general education. Laundry-work will be added in 1916. At Hastings, where the influx of pupils has rendered additional accommodation highly desirable, a full commercial course is in contemplation. As these schools develop, Waipawa, which also provides a commercial course, tends to emphasize the classical side, and Hastings gives chief weight to the modern side. At the latter scientific gardening is pursued with very considerable success, and in the woodwork-room the students produced a large number of well-executed models of gates, swingletrees, hay-rakes, jacks, &c. — all models having an intimate bearing on the farm, and calculated to give the boys a bent, to rural pursuits. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. The rural course was introduced into the district high schools in the year 1911. The full course included English, arithmetic, mensuration, mathematics, book-keeping, history, geography, physical instruction, agriculture, dairy science, home science, cookery, dressmaking, farm woodwork, Latin (optional), and French (optional). The year has been a most successful one, both in the work that has been done and in the number of pupils taking the course. The following table shows the average roll and attendance of pupils : —

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Extract from the Report of the Director of Manual and Technical Instruction. The year has been a most successful one both in the work that has been done and in the number of pupils taking the course. Provision has been made for the third- and fourth-year pupils to continue their science work until the end of their school life, and instruction in agricultural science for matriculation is now offered in Hastings, Waipawa, and Woodville. At Hastings the work was carried on at great disadvantage owing to the large influx of first-year pupils. There is only class-room accommodation for two classes at this centre, and the extra class had to be taught in the cookery-room (three days) and science-room (two days). Although these rooms are excellent for the purposes for which they were provided they make very poor class-rooms, and the break in the work caused by removing books, material, &c, from one room to the other must be detrimental to the work of the pupils. At the three centres the apparatus has been added to from year to year. This year spraying-outfits have been supplied to each centre, and four Planet Jr. implements have been supplied to Hastings District High School. The laboratory apparatus and material for teaching agriculture and dairy science has been added to and will soon be complete. Mr. Hawkins, with the assistance of the woodwork boys at Waipawa and Woodville, has erected a fine tool and propagating shed at each of the above schools. The sheds are very roomy, and are fitted with manure-bins and a potting-bench, and are evidence of the method and kind of instruction received. The head teachers of the different schools took a great interest in the whole work of the course, and went to great trouble to arrange and rearrange time-tables to meet the convenience of the itinerant staff.

NELSON. Report of Senior Inspector of Schools. As hitherto, four district high schools were in operation at the close of 1915, the following being the average weekly roll in the secondary department of each : Westport, 49; Reef ton, 23; Motueka, 25; Takaka, 20: total, 117. The high schools are controlled by highly certificated and capable headmasters (two of them being graduates), who supervise the instruction of the secondary classes and take some share in their teaching. Almost invariably, too, a graduate as assistant has had charge of the secondary class. Local conditions, the want in. some cases of cooking and woodwork-rooms, and the isolation of the centres rendering the regular visiting by peripatetic instructors impossible, have made the establishment of full rural courses impracticable. The lack of suitable laboratory equipment, or of an assistant who has had a scientific training and is also a master of other branches of secondary instruction, has militated against the teaching of science taking, as it should do, a leading place. Two of these high schools, however, are visited every fortnight by the Board's instructor in agriculture, who takes with the secondary and upper standard classes a combined course of lessons in agriculture and dairy-work—lessons which, as in milk-testing for example, have indirectly proved of great benefit to some of the parents who have turned their children's knowledge and skill to practical account. Elementary agriculture with the practical cultivation of school-gardens is carried on at three of the schools, with excellent results in at least one, and physiology and hygiene have been invariably taught. Subjects of manual trainingtaken by instructors of the Board's manual and technical staff were cookery at three sohools, woodwork at one, ironwork at one, and dressmaking at one. The course of work is mainly on the lines of the Public Service Entrance Examination, English, arithmetic, geography, algebra, and geometry being the regular subjects of instruction. Latin is usually taken by about half the pupils, whilst history, book-keeping, and French frequently find a place in the curriculum. This year's difficulties have made the problem of securing an efficient staff for these classes more acute than ever. All but one have changed hands since last year, and in some cases relieving teachers have had to be employed for lengthy periods. With the drawbacks prevailing it is some satisfaction to have maintained constant and regular working. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. It is satisfactory to note that the attendance at the secondary department at the Motueka School is now sufficient to warrant the department being continued. The secondary departments have, on the whole, done good work, though the one at Reefton has suffered considerably owing to so many changes in the staff. It is unfortunate that there appears to be no demand for a proper rural course in the schools at Takaka and Motueka ■ experience goes to show that the majority of students entering these departments prepare for the Public Service Entrance and Matriculation Examinations.

GREY. Report of the Senior Inspector of Schools. The Greymouth District High School is the only one in operation in the district. The secondary classes at the end of the year included fifty-seven pupils, of whom thirty-two were in the first year. The course was mainly adopted with a view to preparation for the Public Service Entrance, Intermediate, and Matriculation Examinations. A few pupils confined their attention to a commercial course. Of those that had attended two years or more, twelve sat for special examinations at the end of the year, and the following passes were obtained: Intermediate, 3; Public Service Entrance, 4; Matriculation, 4; Senior National Scholarship, 1; and Junior University Scholarship, 1,

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WESTLAND. Report of the Senior Inspector of Schools. The Hokitika District High School is the only one in operation in the district. At the end of the year the number of pupils in the secondary classes was sixty-eight. Of these more than half were in the first year. The course is arranged to cover the requirements of the Intermediate, Public Service Entrance, and Matriculation Examinations. Very few pupils confine their attention to a commercial course. At the end of the year the successes were—lntermediate, 7; Public Service Entrance, 13; Matriculation, 8.

NORTH CANTERBURY. Extract from the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. The returns show 387 on the secondary department rolls, an increase of twenty-eight during the year. During the month of June Mr. W. E. Spencer, of the headquarters staff, paid a visit to these schools, and the reports received were of a generally satisfactory nature. Members of our own staff paid their annual visit during tho last quarter of the year, and found substantial evidence of good work and pleasing efficiency. The majority of these schools have now adopted courses of a rural type, and it is to be hoped that the rest of those in country districts will follow suit. The average age of the pupils attending secondary classes has increased some ten months, and this appears to indicate that many of the parents are allowing their children to remain for a longer period. But while noting this appreciation of the benefits derived, it is disappointing to find that outside of urban areas less than 5 per cent, of the pupils passing through the public schools take advantage of even a limited course of secondary education. Such a condition of apathy points to indifference on the part of many parents. They seem to be quite satisfied with a limited mental equipment, and fail to realize the necessity for a liberal education to afford the men and women of the future reasonable opportunities of success in the business of life. The West Christchurch District High School, which has more than half the number of pupils in the Board's secondary classes, continues to do excellent work. The success of this school is all the more creditable as its possibilities have been greatly handicapped by limited staffing allowance, inadequate accommodation, and insufficient supply of apparatus. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. The rural course was continued at Darfield, Oxford, Lincoln, Kaikoura, a commencement being also made at Kaiapoi. Except at Lincoln, adequate facilities for practical work in chemistry, physics, and dairy science have been lacking. In each case the Board has endeavoured to obtain the necessary provision in the shape of suitable buildings and equipment. Its success, however, in this direction has not been commensurate with the importance generally understood to be attached to this subject. While the Board realizes that under existing circumstances there is need for economy in the expenditure of public funds, it desires to remind the Minister that the rural course must largely fail in its aims so long as adequate provision for practical instruction in the several branches of the work is not forthcoming. Extract from the Report of the Chief Instructor in Agriculture. The rural couise was carried on at Darfield, Oxford, Lincoln, and Kaikoura as usual, and was commenced also at Kaiapoi District High School with a roll number of thirty-one. At Lincoln alone have we adequate facilities for practical work in chemistry, physics, and dairy science. Requests for assistance have been made by each of the Committees concerned. At the Matriculation and Junior Civil Service Examinations eighteen rural-course candidates sat, and seventeen were successful. This is a high compliment to the various teachers concerned. Ten sat in dairy science as well as in agriculture. It is a matter for concern that so few pupils in our rural schools ever advance past the primary school. 1 ask, can it be expected that New Zealand will be able to keep in the vanguard of agricultural communities if only one in thirty goes into the secondary departments in our schools 'I Yet this is the proportion of our country scholars that extend their education past the Sixth Standard. It should not for an instant be thought that the agriculture taught in the primary schools will ever satisfy the country's needs. A boy leaving school can command £1 per week, and present allurements are allowed to mar future prospects. The country has a duty here, and I hope this state of affairs will soon be made impossible. The following is an extract from a circular sent by the Chief Instructor in Agriculture to the parents of pupils passing the proficiency examination : — Every one who has the welfare of this Dominion at heart must recognize the importance of giving to the boys of our schools (the farmers, &c, of to-morrow) the benefit of the enormous encyclopaedia of knowledge obtained by recent scientific research if they are going to compete in the world's markets on terms of equality with those who in other countries are engaged similarly to themselves. Many countries now make the study of agriculture, dairying, and fruit-culture compulsory in the schools, while almost all other countries suggest that the subjects be adopted for study, though they do not add the compulsory clause. New Zealand cannot afford to neglect to keep up with the times. Labour conditions are now such that we can afford to take no chances. We must produce products of the highest quality and with a minimum of expenditure. This requires exact knowledge of the habits of the plant, of the nature of soil-fertility, of the means of keeping up the supply of nitrates, of modern artificial fertilizers, &c. This knowledge we

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seek to give at four of our district high schools in North Canterbury—viz., Lincoln, Darfield, Oxford, and Kaikoura—and we make bold to say that this information could not in the majority of cases be imparted by the farmers to their sons and employees on account of the comparatively recent origin of many of our now established facts. Let us give our boys every chancel We cannot and do not teach farming— i.e., the business of agriculture—that can only be learnt on the farm itself; but we can and do teach something of the science of agriculture. We owe it to our boys to give them all we can to enable them to keep New Zealand abreast of the times. The paying farm of to-day worked on similar lines to-morrow may be a failure. The boy cannot learn on the farm what we teach at the schools, though he may see the application of much that he learns. The rural course is intended to be equally applicable to the.training of the future business and professional men as to the training of the future farmer. It caters for the Civil Service Examinations, and for Matriculation, and pupils are annually put up for these examinations. Each year the Education Board's agricultural instructors give to each school 200 hours' instruction in the special subjects of the course, comprising : (1) The principles of scientific agriculture; (2) dairy science; (3) agricultural chemistry; (4) agricultural botany, and farm and orchard pests; (5) anatomy and nutrition of farm animals; (6) physics, elementary surveying, and mensuration. Woodwork, cooking, dressmaking, and laundry-work are usually taught in addition by special instructors, leaving three to three days and a half per week for English, arithmetic, mathematics, languages, &c. A very small percentage of our children are getting any secondary education or special instruction of any kind, and we earnestly ask parents and farmers to consider the position, especially when in most cases the instruction is free. The gardens attached to the schools exist mainly to grow the crops required for study, not to teach farming, as some suppose, though co-operative variety trials are also being carried out with the Agricultural Department.

SOUTH CANTERBURY. Extract from the Report of the Director of Technical Education. The rural courses of instruction taken in connection with the district high schools were carried out in a much more practical manner than heretofore. The gardens at Temuka and Pleasant Point have now been established for about five years, and they are beginning to show some result for the labour that has been expended on them. Waimate has again taken on the course, and for the purpose of carrying out the work practically a section containing J.l acres of land, situated in the centre oi' the town, has been leased by the Board. Already this section has been laid out in experimental plots planted with fruit-trees, and the farmers in the district are evincing considerable interest in the experiments carried on by the pupils. In connection with this course 135 pupils received instruction in agriculture, dairy science, agricultural zoology, agricultural botany, agricultural chemistry, physics, dressmaking, home science, cookery, hygiene, surveying, and woodwork.

OTAGO. Extract from the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. In the secondary departments of the district high schools the standard of work in the various branches has been well maintained in spite of the fact that in three of them the work has been dislocated to some extent by changes in the staff. English continues to receive satisfactory treatment, and the teaching in mathematics is on modern lines. Latin and French are generally well taught up to matriculation standard, and the teaching in science is conducted on good practical lines. In six of these schools the rural course is in full operation, and provides a four-years course, though but few of the pupils continue for the whole course. At the end of the second year many of the pupils present themselves for the Intermediate and Public Service Junior and the Senior Scholarship Examinations, while others at the end of their third and fourth years face the Intermediate, Matriculation, or D certificate examinations. The results that have attended the efforts of these pupils show that the science course is helpful rather than prejudicial to success in these examinations. In the well-equipped laboratories provided in the six centres each pupil carries out the experiments necessary to illustrate the facts that are to become part of his mental equipment. The result has been increased interest in practical work, especially in agriculture, and this is attested by the fact that the yields from the garden-plots this year are in excess of those previously obtained. In all these schools attention has been given to the aesthetic side of the work in the attempts made to beautify the school-grounds by planting shrubs and trees, the care of which now forms part of the routine work of scholars. The number of pupils who took the full rural course has been well maintained. The hearty co-operation of the head teachers and staffs of the district high schools with the itinerant instructors has done much to strengthen the course in the schools. ... With regard to efficiency we group the schools of the district as follows : Excellent or very • ■■ood, 24 per cent.; good, 40 per cent.; satisfactory, 28 per cent.; fair to inferior, 8 per cent. The percentage of schools below the mark " good " has risen by 3 per cent., while the percentage of the best group has fallen by 3 per cent. This change for the worse is in the main due to frequent changes in the staffs of rural schools, and to the dislocation of work that invariably follows such changes.

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4. DETAILED TABLES.

TABLE K1.—Roll (classified according to Ages) and Fees of Secondary Schools, exclusive of Lower Department, as in December, 1915.

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Total Boll (or Last Term of 1914. oi o 1 i 1 r 4 Boys. Oirls. - 5 'C, o Annual Rates of Fees. a iBbh ,3 Oirln. S-S- ? 1 £ 1 ca 3 _\ 1 H Schools. - ",tt§ % S3 . . . « 1 I For m 7 E 2 2 2 " E 2 2 2 For Tuition. Beard g -I'M I i ror S 2 2 2 j-or Tuition. Beard g o o _ -a « « , exclusive g * * £ | I _ : S of Tuition. <4 3 2 o S S!3 l__ ___ ' »Sq a h -3 ! J1 o o b -3!«« ; exclusive g \r .i : 2 |l| I jri I 1 1 ill | otTnition - * 1 A. Endowed Schools included in (he Ninth Schedule to the Education Act, 19.14. •Jiools included in the, Ninth Schedule to the Education Act, 19PI. ueati I £ s. d. , £ s. d'. Whangarei High School . . .... 24 32 6 62 .. 18 36 2 56 9 .. 880 35 0 0 12( Auckland Boys' Grammar Sohool .. ..211 426 26 663 10 10 0 .. 701 Auckland Girls' Grammar Sohool 122 308 25 455 .... 10 10 0 . . 45: Thames High School .. .... 13 70 2 85 .. -22 22 4 48 . . . . .. .. 14' New Plymouth Boys'High Sohool .. .. 84 44 2 130 64 .. JIO 0 j |[j! J J f 141 New Plymouth Girls' Higli School 31 30 6 67 . . 13 6 0 0 36 0 0 6! 1 \ a a 01 Wanganui Girls'College .. 51 105 11 167 .. 74 j Jj I 40 0 0 I6< Wellington Boys'College .. .. I 137 246 13 397 60 .. 11 17 9 42 0 0 40( Wellington Girls'College .. 22123 201 14 360 . . .. II 17 9 .. %4A Napier Boys' High School . . .. .. 34 60 10 1.04 16 9 9 0 42 0 0 10' Napier Girls' High School . . 29 47 5 81 . . 23 9 9 0 42 0 ()' 7£ Gisborne High School .. .... 50 27 1 78 . . 35 13 1 49 34 14 9 0 0 42 0 0 lot Marlborough High School .. .. .. 14 31 3 48 .. 10 31 3 44 . . . . 9 0 0 .. 9£ Nelson Boys'College .. .... 57 113 16 186 I .. .. 84 .. 12 0 0 46 100 194 Nelson Girls'College .. 36 109 13 158 .. 40 12 0 0 46 10 0 152 / T I i\ A A K l\ fill I . . 24 32 6 62 .. .. 211 426 26 663 .. .. 13 70 2 85 .. n ..84 44 2 130 .. I 137 246 13 397 . . 22 .. 34 60 10 104 .. .. 50 27 1 78 . . .. 14 31 3 48 .. .. 57 113 16 186 .. 1 246 60 27 31 113 6 26 2 2 13 io 1 3 16 22 £ s. d. , £ s. d'. 1.8 36 2 56 9 .. 8 8 0 35 0 0 120 10 10 0 . . 700 122 308 25 455 .... 10 10 0 .. 452 ■22 22 4 48 ... . . . . . 144 64 -•; 7I ° °( 36 o o) m 31 30 6 67 . . 13 0 6 0 36 0 0 63 51 105 11 167 .. 74 j j* ,y j| I 40 0 0 166 60 . . II 17 9 42 0 ()! 400 123 201 14 360 .. .. 11 17 9 .. 344 16 9 9 0 42 0 0 107 29 47 5 81 . . 23 9 9 0 42 0 0 79 35 13 1 49 34 14 9 0 0 42 0 0 150 10 31 3 44 .. .. 9 0 0 .. 95 .. .. I .. . . 84 .. 12 0 0 46 10 0 194 36 109 13 158 ..40 12 0 0 46 10 0 152 „ I 7 10 0 45 0 0 1 , 7S • ■ • • ' • j 10 10 0 39 0 0/ l I 9 12 III 103 204; 12 321 •■ •■ | ,, 9 ,, | •• 317 15 28J 5 48 8 6 9 9 0 29 5 0 7:' 12 35 1 48 13 .. 9 9 0 42 0 0 116 57 .. 9 0 0 40 0 0 148 36 55 4 95 .... 900 . . 91 .. 184 .. 9 0 0 46 0 Ol 242 22 53 11 86 .. .. 9 0 0 .. 84 37 .. 10 0 0 43 10 0 369 70 132 17 219 .. .. 10 0 0 . . 216 10 0 0 .. 1.74 63 107 13 183 .... 10 00 . . 175 2 25 4 6 11 14 5 1 3 64 60 Iii 34 84 9 13 74 23 14 13 40 Christohuroh Boys' High Sohool .. ..120 68 6 189 !.. .. 9 - ■ { 10 10 0 39 0 0} 176 . . 120 68 6 1.89 . . 63 6 9 Christchurch Girls'High School 2 103 204; 12 321 .. .. j 9 9 j[ } •• 317 2 \1 Rangiora High School .. .... 11 19 . . 30 .. 15 28J 5 48 8 6 9 9 0 29 5 0 72 Ashburton High School .. .. ..20 46 3 69 . . 12 35 1 48 13 .. 9 9 0 42 0 0 116 Timaru Boys' High Sohool .. 33 55 48 5 141 57 .. 9 0 0 40 0 0 148 Timaru Girls' High School 36 55 4 95 .... 900 .. 91 Waitaki Boys' High School .... 60 154 19 233 .. 184 . . 900 46 0 0 242 Waitaki Girls'High School 22 53 11 86 .. .. 9 0 0 .. 84 Otago Boys'High School .. .. ..117 222 13 352 37 .. 10 0 0 43 10 0 369 Otago Girls'High School .. 70 1.32 17 219 .. .. 10 0 0 .. 216 Southland Boys'High School .. .. 64 80 6 150 10 0 0 .. 174 Southland Girls' High School 63 107 13 183 . . .. 10 0 0 . . 175 33 3 5 19 5 1 8 13 57 184 13 37 6 Totals .. .. .. 34 10711,0811312,917 24 79815I6'l472,485575170 .. .. 5,501 34 79815I6 ! I472,485575170 .. .. 5,501 B. Secondary Schools established in the. manner provided by Section 88 of the Education Act. 'tided by Section 88 of the Education Act. Hamilton High Sohool .. .... 17 80 3 100 . . 24 45 1 70 . . .. 10 0 0 .. 168 Palmerston North High School .. ., 55 77 4 136 . . 30 52 1 83j 29 .. 10 0 0 40 19 0 219 Dannevirke High School .. .. 1 .. 23 30 3 56 .. 17 24 3 44! .... 10 0 0 .. 96 Gore High School .. .. ! .. 58 23 1 82 .. 39 19 .. 58 .. .. 10 0 0 .. 144 Totals .. .. .... 153 210; ll 1 374 ..110 140 5 255! 29 .. .. .. 627 24 45 1 70 .. .. 10 0 <l .. 168 30 52 1 83; 29 . . 10 0 0 40 19 0 219 17 24 3 44 ! .. . . 10 0 0! .. 96 39 1.9 .. 58 .. .. 10 0 0 .. 144 110 140 5 255: 29 . . . . . . 627 255! 29 627 C. Endowed Secondary Schools within the meaning of the Act, but not included above. ing Wanganui Collegiate School .. I .. 44 149 25 218 .'. . . 169 . . 12 0 0 .'. 205 Christ's College Grammar School .. 5 125 106; 3 239 : .. .. 113 .. 17 13 4 48 6 8 245 Totals . . .. .. ! 5 169 255J 28 457 282 .. .. .. 450 Grand totals for 1915 .. I 39 1393 2,14o|l70 3,748 24 908 1656 152 2,740909 147 .. ..6,578 Note. —The classification of secondary schools, as shown in the above tables, may be interpreted thus :— A Sohools established under special Aots of the Legislature, with endowments derived from grants of money from the publio revenue, or from grants of land. B. High sohools established in plaoes where there are no seoondary or distriot high sohools. C. Sohools whioh, though endowed, do not admit, nor are they empowered to admit, free pupils.

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TABLE K2.—Pupils on the Roll of Secondary Schools, exclusive of Pupils in Lower Departments.

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a s : to '»_*& k; 1914. 1916. 1¥10 ' 1 " 1B> 1916. marked -.) A. Endowed Schools included in the Ninth Schedule to the Education Act, 1914. Schools includei in the Ninth Ichedult to the EducaPi ion Act, 1914. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Bujs. Oirls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Whangarei High School .. 53 51 41 37 35 29 14 10 62 56 9 5 Auckland Boys'Grammar Sohool 641. .. 432 .. 316 .. 85 .. 663 .. 22 Auckland Girls'Grammar School .. 439 .. 311 .. 207 .. 63 .. 455 .. 16 Thames High School .. 60 45 52 25 47 27 14 4 85 48 25 3 New Plymouth Boys'High Sohool 123 .. 146 10 26 130 7 .. New Plymouth Girls' High Sohool .. 64 46 28 7 .. 67 3 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. 136 .. 92 .. 85 .. 10 .. 167 .. 31 Wellington Boys'College .. 409 .. 275 .. 180 .. 58 .. 397 .. -12 Wellington Girls' College .. .. 310 .. 235 .. 146 .. 21 .. 360 .. 50 Napier Boys' High Sohool .. 76 57 67 20 104 28 Napier Girls' High Sohool .. .. 81 .. 50 .. 41 .. 10 .. 81 Gisborne High Sohool .. 70 50 48 35 41 32 11 18 78 49 8 - 1 Marlborough High Sohool .. 51 51 39 31 20 18 11 5 48 44-3-7 Nelson Boys' College .. 193 .. 144 .. 79 .. 37 . . 186 .. - 7 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. 158 .. 106 .. 74 .. 22 . . 158 Christohuroh Boys' High School 185 .. 128 .. 87 .. 26 .. 189 .. 4 Christchuroh Girls' High Sohool .. 282 .. 219 . . 131 .. 29 .. 321 39 Rangiora High School .. 35 31 17 20 18 31 5 3 30 48 - 5 17 Ashburton High School . . 66 46 50 35 30 16 11 3 69 48 3 2 Timaru Boys'High School 123 98 60 17 141 18 Timaru Girls' High School .. .. 71 .. 50 .. 55 .. 10 .. 95 .. 24 Waitaki Boys' High Sohool .. 230 .. 174 .. 83 .. 24 .. 233 .. 3 Waitaki Girls'High School .... 69 55 44 13 86 17 Otago Boys' High Sohool . . 333 .. 227 .. 181 .. 56 . . 352 .. 19 Otago Girls'High School .. .. 201 .. 135 .. 104 .. 20 .. 219 .. 18 Southland Boys' High School . . 167 .. 122 .. 71 .. 43 .. 150 .. -17 Southland Girls' High Sohool .. .. 150 .. 112 .. 82 .. 11 .. 183 .. S3 Boys. 53 641 60 123 409 76 70 51 193 Girls. 51 439 45 64 136 3i0 81 50 51 Boys. Girls. 41 37 432 311 52 25 146 46 92 275 235 57 50 48 35 39 31 144 106 128 219 17 20 50 35 98 50 174 55 227 135 122 112 Buj«. 35 316 47 10 180 87 41 20 79 Oirls. Boys. 29 14 85 207 27 14 26 28 85 58 146 20 41 32 11 18 11 37 74 26 131 31 5 16 11 17 55 24 44 56 104 43 82 Girls. Boys. 10 62 663 63 4 85 130 7 10 397 21 104 10 18 78 5 48 186 22 189 29 3 30 3 69 141 10 233 13 352 20 150 11 Girls. 56 455 48 67 167 360 81 49 44 158 321 48 48 95 86 219 183 Boys. 9 22 25 7 -12 '28 8 - 3 - 7 Girls. 5 io 3 3 31 '50 - 1 - 7 158 185 282 31 46 87 4 35 66 123 18 30 60 - 5 3 18 39 17 2 71 24 230 69 83 3 17 333 181 19 167 201 71 -17 18 i50 S3 Totals .. .. 2,815 2,235 2,050 1,594 1,325 1,150 458 259 2,917 2,485 102 250 259 2,917 2,485 102 250 2,815 2,235 2,050 1,594 1,325 1,150 458 259 B. Secondary Schools established in the manner provided by Section 88 of the, Education Act, 1914. 914. Hamilton High Sohool . . 82 63 55 40 68 | 43 23 1 13 100 70 18 7 Palmerston North High School .139 65 96 51 69 I 43 29 II 136 83 -3 18 Dannevirke High Sohool .. 48 41 36 28 j 32 23 12 j 7 56 44 8 3 Gore High School .. .. 70 46 48 38 1 56 j 32 22 12 82 58 12 12 18 - 8 8 12 7 18 3 12 Totals .. .. 339 215 235 157 225 ! 141 86 43 374 255 35 40 215 235 225 ! 141 35 40 Totals 339 157 86 43 374 C. Endowed Secondary Schools within the meaning of the Act, but not included ai uded above. Vanganui Collegiate Sohool .. 220 .. 165 .. 79 .. 26 .. 218 Ihrist's Collego Grammar Sohool 232 250 8 .. 19 239 Totals .. 452 415 87 45 457 Grand totals .. .. 3,606 2,450 2,700 1,751 1,637 1,291 589 302 3,748 415 87 45 218 I .. - 2 239 ! .. 7 1 457 .. 5 3,748 2,740 142 290 2,450 2,700 1,751 1,637 1,291 589 302

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Table K3.—Classification of Pupils in Secondary Schools in 1915, according to Years of Attendance (exclusive of Lower Departments).

From these figures the following results relating to the number of years pupils remain at the secondary schools are obtained : — Boys. Girls. Percentage leaving at end of Ist year or during 2nd year ... 25-3 23-1 2nd „ 3rd „ ... 31-1 34-2 3rd „ 4th „ ... 190 19-1 4th „ sth „ ... 14-6 14-0 sth „ 6th „ ... 4-7 5-9 Percentage remaining at end of 6th year ... .. ... 5-3 3-7 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2-8 years or 2 years 9 months, and of the girls is 2-6 years or 2 years 7 months,

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Sohools. First Year. Second Year. Third Year. Fourth Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Year. Girls. Fifth Year. Boys. Girls. Sixth Year. Total. Boys. Girls. "3_l ■« o C9H Boys. Girls. A. Endowed i Schools included in IchooU inclu the N inth Sc Schedule to the Educ Educ ition . ct, li 914. Whangarei High School . . 28 Auckland Boys' Grammar 278 School Auckland Girls' Grammar School Thames High School . . 40 New Plymouth Boys' High 65 School New Plymouth Girls' High School Wanganui Girls' College.. Wellington Boys' College 169 Wellington Girls' College Napier Boys' High School 50 Napier Girls'High School Gisborne High School .. 41 Marlborough High Sohool 19 Nelson Boys' College .. 70 Nelson Girls' College Christohuroh Boys' High 78 School Christohuroh Girls' High School Rangiora High School .. 15 Ashburton High School .. 26 Timaru Boys' High School 52 Timaru Girls' High Sohool Waitaki Boys' High School 82 Waitaki Girls' High School Otago Boys' High School 157 Otago Girls' High School Southland Boys' High 63 School Southland Girls' High Sohool 24 15 16 i no 193 190 .. 140 25 23 9 39 26 .. 16 81 .. 38 130 141 .. 102 27 36 .. 31 32 28 11 17 12 13 56 66 .. 38 24 190 25 26 81 141 36 32 17 66 15 193 23 39 130 27 28 12 56 , , 54 9 5 9 30 9 112 18 17 7 11 22 53 6 5 7 26 13 78 9 2 1 71 .. 9 36 4 7 .. 5 .. 3 12 .. 18 .. 30 . . 12 40 .. 6 .. 11 6 . . 3 1 1 6 3 2 19 .. 8 19 .. 9 .. 10 1 9 3 1 1(1 2 0 i2 2 2 - * I 7 1 2 1 3 1 2 12 2 3 62 663 85 130 397 104 78 48 180 56 455 48 67 167 360 81 49 44 158 i 118 663 i 455 1 133 130 67 167 397 | 360 104 81 i 127 92 186 I 158 189 56 33 3 189 .. 56 .. 118 .. 116 118 i . . 44 .. 27 .. 13 3 321 321 26 9 8 16 23 14 26 16 9 23 49 i 6 13 19 7 8 6 .. 6 8 1 17 .. 2 7 .. 23 .. 9 10 .. 28 .. 14 12 19 .. 1 1 2 30 69 141 48 48 95 86 219 I 78 I 117 141 95 233 1 86 352 i 219 150 3 2 49 .. 50 .. 23 50 12 2 233 72 45 2 72 40 .. 17 40 55 12 "5 .. 352 93 93 96 .. 61 96 39 5 7 .. O 4 150 50 .. 50 14 .. ' 3 S 76 .. 46 70 32 21 .. 51 . . 3 183 I 183 Totals .. .. 1,233 448 381 255 235 84 78 22 32 2,485 15,402 1,060 875 699 1,060 2,917 B. Secondary Schools e.tl tablishi tablished in the mc anner ; provid \ed by Section, 88 c 5 31 2 13 3 3 ■>f the Educa ition A let, 19. 14. Hamilton High School .. 54 Palmerston North High 57 Sohool Dannevirke High School 29 Gore High Sohool .. 47 37 38 37 25 16 38 43 25 141 18; I u 14 "Z 2 100 136 70 83 | 170 I 219 29 47 21 17 10 30 10 II 4 11 5 8 4 2 2 7 8 1 2 8 1 56 82 44 58 ■ 100 i 140 1 .. Totals .. .. 187 187 126 101 68 47 41 29 16 8 16 4 2 374 255 255 i 629 I C. Endowed. Secor I Secor nd,ary ScliooU with in the meant ing of the Act. but the A ct. but t not i includei :d abov te. Wanganui Collegiate School 04 Christ's College Grammar 55 School 04 55 76 46 41 45 18 .. 10 39 .. 29 10 29 9 25 218 239 218 239 Totals .. .. 119 119 57 .. 39 39 34 457 457 122 .. 86 Grand totals for 1915 1,539 Grand totals for 1914 1,469 1,539 1,469 1,1861,098 767 9971,014 722 581 599 422 417 341 251 131 337 193 151 251 193 131 151 82 94 58 36 32 27 3,748 3,600 2,740 2,450 6,488 6,056 Difference .. 70 70 189 84 45 -18 5 4 58 -20 -20 -12 5 142 290 432 58 22

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TABLE K4.—Staffs of Secondary Schools and Teachers' Salaries as in December, 1915 (excluding Lower Departments).

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Starts. Salaries at Kate paid at End of Year. Regular. Fart-time. SctlOOlB. \ i" i g 1 g 1 a I * I js Eeguiar Stall. JffigSJ I g S "I ' J" I a ct I * ne "- Notes. g a A. Endowed Schools included in t ie iV»'m(A Schedule to the Edui £ £ £ £ 900 525 Education Act, 1914. Whangarei High School .. 3 3 1 1 Auckland Boys' Grammar School 22 6,670 £ Part-time teachers paid on capitation basis. One teaoher on half-pay absent with Expeditionary Forco (not included.) 350 Auckland Girls'Grammar School .. 21 .. 4 Thames High School .. 3 I New Plymouth Boys' High School 7 .. 2 New Plymouth Girls'High School .. 4 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. 10 1 8 Wellington Boys' College .. 19 .. 2 *3 7 1 Hi 2 4 4,450 .. 320 825 175 2,050 .. 155 900 2,365 130 831 5,360 .. 100 155 Ml) Prinoipal has rosidenoe. 19 i 2 8 130 100 33 i Two teachers absent with Expeditionary Force (not included). 286 Wellington Girls' College .. .. 16 2 6 Napier Boys' High School .. 5 .. 2 Napier Girls' High School .. .. 5 .. 2 Gisborne High School .. 5 2 2 1 5 16 2 2 6 3,250 135 286 1,360 .. 125 1,055 .. 100 1,435 370 30 20 135 125 5 5 2 2 2 1 30 100 20 One teacher absent with Expeditionary Force (not inoluded) 70 50 285 2fi Marlborough High School .. 3 2 .. 2 Nelson Boys' College .. 8 .. 1 Nolson Girls' College .. .. 7 .. 1 Christchurch Boys' High School 9 .. 5 Christchurch Girls' High School .. 1.4 1 3 Rangiora High School .. 2 2 2 2 Ashburton High School .. 3 3 Timaru Boys' High School .. 7 .. 2 Timaru Girls' High School .. .. j 5 1 1 Waitaki Boys' High School .. 9 l .. I 1 Waitaki Girls' High School .. .. j 4 . . I Otago Boys' High School .. 14.. 2 3 8 2 i 2 1,030 360 .. 70 2,700 .. 60 1,661 .. 50 3,210 .. 540 2,930 70 285 700 300 25 26 910 525 1,910 .. 40 1,035 13 15 2,500 .. 32 36 825 .. 75 4,090 .. 175 60 9 "t i 2 3 7 II 2 3 5 1 2 3 2 540 70 25 9 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 40 13 32 26 is 36 75 One teacher on half-pay absent with Expeditionary Foroe (not included). ia/1 14 2 175 Otago Girls' High School .. .. 9 2 2 Southland Boys' High School .. 7 j .. 2 7 9 2 2 2 2.090 125 135 1,990 .. 117 125 117 130 One teacher absent with Expeditionary Force (not included). 1,749 Southland Girls' High School .. ,, 7 2 7 2 1,495 117 117 Totals .. .. 126 115 33 35 i ' 126 115 33 35 37,640 24,301 1,989 1,749 B. Secondary Schools established in the i Hamilton High School .. : 5 3 • • ! • • Palmerston North High School 7 4 2 2 estai 5 7 ilisht 3 4 in the manner .. .. 1,668 2 2 2,075 irovided 535 705 by Sea 118 ion 94 of the Education Act. .. I Including £50 allowance for Principal. 28 Including £ 100 allowance for Principal. 28 Dannevirke High School .. 3 2 Gore High School .. .. 4 2 1 .. 3 4 2 2 .. .. : 900 1 .. ! 1,285 380 390 5 Totals .. .. 19 11 3 2 19 II 2 5,928 2,010 123 C. Endowed Secondary Schools within but not included in above. LB Ichooi Is uu'i thin '.he meat .ing of ti ,e. Act, Wanganui Collegiate School .. 15 5,193 ■■ I Christ's College Grammar Sohool 14 .. 4 It 4,555 310 Including £250 allowance for Principal and £200 for senior master. Two teachers absent with Expeditionary Foroe (not included). Totals .. .. 29 .. 4 .. 29 9,748 310 Grand totals .. 174 126 40 37 174 126 40 37 |53,316 126,311 2,422 1,777

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TABLE K5.—Number of Pupils holding Scholarships and Free Places in Secondary Schools during the Last Term, 1915.

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a j_ Scholarship- -a o Jj _\ « holders. £ b I Number of Holders of Free Places. -8 _ _ »r <S a.-- aa E n t School. - g" || og >«g Junior, Senior. Totals. « §£ pC Ha g-g § — - . S -J33 Tin Av Jfl> Boys. Girls. : Total. Boys. ! Girls. Total. Boys. | Girls. ! Total. 3, &~ "§K 5 ,£ (10 (2.) (S.) (4.\ I (5.) (6.) : (7.) (8.) (0.) I (10) I (11.) (12.) (18.) (14.) I (IS.) _°i Hi 111 .1 ■Si £ pi as.) A. Endowed Schools included in the Ninth Schedule to ihe. Education Act, 1914. £ £ Whangarei High School j 38 43 81 18 13' 31 56 56 112 13-d 1,645-75 8 .. Auckland Grammar Mill 336 790 182 106 288 042 442 1,084 13-5 14,689-0 121 1 Schools Thames High School .. 66 34 100 22 14 86 88 48 136 13-5 1,969-75 13 .. New Plymouth High 80 33 119 80 23 53 116 56 172 13-5 2,390-5 26 .. Schools Napier High Sohools .. 75 59 134 24 11 I 35 99 70 169 11-588 1,953-3 20 .. Gisborne High School.. 69 45 114 9 6 15 78 51 129 6-644 926-8 30 Wanganui Oirls'College .. 75 75 .. 31 31 .. 106 100 13-5 1,546-75 21 3 .. Wellington Colleges ., 272 230 502 91 92 183 303 322 685 11-004 7,034-0 88 .. Marl bo rough High 30 31 01 19 12 81 49 43 92 10-083 1,049-1 9 .. School Nelson Colleges .. j 105 91 196 45 52 97 150 143 293 13-5 4,075-75 43 .. Rangiora High Sohool 21 32 53 5 10 15 26 42 08 13-183 894-3 7 .. Christohuroh Girls' .. 230 230 .. 90 90 .. 320 320 13-5 4,332-25 55 3 High School Christohuroh Hoys' 112 .. 112 50 .. 56 108 .. 108 7-448 1,351-5 34 .. High School Ashburton High Sohool ; 40 29 75 18 13 31 04 42 106 13-5 1,522-0 7 .. 5 Timaru High Schools .. 83 04 147 37 21 58 120 85 205 13-5 2,872-0 20 .. 3 Waitaki High Schools.. 98 54 152 51 27 78 149 81 230 13-5 3,178-0 20 .. Otago High Schools .. 248 152 4(10 99 66 165 347 218 565 13-25 7,579-0 53 .. Southland High Sohools 114 , 123 237 43 53 96 | 157 170 333 11-367 3,964-7 59 .. i 3 3 5 3 B. Secondary Schools established in Ihe. manner provided by Section 88 of the Education Act. Hamilton High School 73 56 1 129 21 I 14 35, 94 70 164 13-5 2,287-0 I 12 .. Palmerston North High 95 64! 159, 37 20 57! 132 84 216 13-213 2,947-3 10 .. Sohool Dannevirke High Sohool 46 35 81 II 8 19! 57 43 i 100 12-267 1,330-75 8 .. Core High School .. 00 42 102 20 18: 38' 80 I 00; 140 ' 13-5 1,935-0 8 .. ('. Endowed Schools within Ihe meaning of Ihe Act, but not included above. Wanganui Collegiate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 0 23 School Christ's College (Irani- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .Mi mar School Totals .. 2,197 1,858 4,055 838 700 1538 3,035 2,558 5.593 *12-81o' 72,075-10 | 690 17 87 ; • £72,075-10 divided by 5,024, average number ol (Tea pupils for 1915. This figure differs slightly from the one quoted in E.-l owing to a clerical error In the latter figure.

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TABLE K6.—Net Income from Endowments and Capitation, and Expenditure on Salaries and Incidental Expenses (exclusive of Lower Departments).

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V tt 0J tt JJ t- ... o Secondary School. "3 H SB cos 2 ■§> J" ■°fe • o _ me |o H (2.) 2 EH s Cogco "a "III £ Sf ■" *> 2«a „ W t- rt u H (3.) la n ch " IS ttH a o g 3™ *.H oj S 8 £ Sf ■" fe 2«a „ R L. OS oj a o> oj H flrt £S 'm ft © eft g"S • III la (4.) I __, *> QJ CO fto SS-_ . g-c fe Ia o> . m J2 t*_ _> as a." «• o 3 „afi "<§_» Sis -If-s gs£ |BfiS < E-t _J 5 _-> < 6 -> to > rt M on M o 3 ' I I "3 fl j % o tt, H : H (7.) i (80 •rj . « 3 ,9 Sa; ■g<»w 5 H H'o o O 0> _) CIS a tt M u tt ■ OJ oj >- <_ ,,' v _ tt n, 0J S" > £ S <l (10.) i £ 1 g e* ■70 '+H r-l ~ OrH H j£tt _ a o « H (11.) j (12.) me |o H (3.) (9.) A. Endowed Scho red Schoc vis includ ols includt '«i in tl ftp. Ninth Schedult le to the. Eiiucatio; m ylc(, 1: •914. £ £ 122 1,667-75 940 15,533.5 22 1,891-75 241 2,536-0 337 2,605-0 95 1,850-0 1,820 3,264-5 1,271. 10,532-0 Whangarei High School .. 139 Auckland Grammar Sohools .. 1,236 Thames High School . . .. 150 New Plymouth High Schools .. 211 Napier High Schools .. .. 205 Gisborne High School . . . . 152 Wanganui Girls' College . . 177 Wellington Boys' and Girls' Col- 805 legos Marlborough High School . . 104 Nelson Colleges .. . . 380 Rangiora High School .. . . 84 Christchurch Girls' High School . . 333 Christohuroh Boys' 1 [igh School .. 212 Ashburton High School .. 120 Timaru High Schools . . . . 248 Waitaki High Schools .. . . 320 Otago High Schools . . ' . . 628 Southland High Schools . . 377 139 1 ,236 150 211 205 152 177 805 £ Nil Nil Nil Nil 459 1,237 Nil 2,238 £ Nil Nil Nil Nil 459 1,237 Nil 2,238 I £ Nil Nil Nil Nil 2-238 8-142 Nil 2-775 £ £ 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 I 11 -588 13-826 6-644 14-780 13-5 13-5 11-004 13-779 £ £ 1,392 197 11,888 1,068 1,229 180 3,133 471 i 2,897 415 i 1,824 287 2,763 375 9,403 1,264 £ 1,589 12,950 1,415 3,004 3,312 2,111 3,138 10,667 £ 1,545-75 14,593-5 1,869-75 2,295-0 2,268-0 1,7550 1,444-5 9,201-0 104 380 84 333 212 126 248 320 628 377 394 Nil 29 Nil 1,500 Nil Nil - Nil 175 898 394 Nil 29 Nil 1,500 Nil Nil - Nil 175 898 3-788 Nil 0-352 Nil 7-069 Nil Nil Nil 0-275 2-371 10-083 13-871 13-5 13-5 13-183 13-535 13-5 13-5 7-448 14-517 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-5 13-25 13-525 11-307 13-738 1,292 193 4,945 788 995 96 3,402 428 3,808 718 1,438 204 2,936 537 3,423 571 6,596 1,014 3,811 588 1,485 5,73.'! 1 ,091 3,830 4,520 1,042 3,473 3,994 7,610 4,399 1,269-0 3,975-75 918-0 4,252-5 2,281-5 1,417-5 2,707-5 3,098-25 7,027-5 4,590-0 31 1,300-0 1,170 5,145-75 105 1,023-0 174 4,420-5 369 2,650-5 56 1,473-5 2,707-5 770 3,868-25 337 7,964-5 124 4,714-0 Totals .. .. 5,893 5,893 6,936, 6,936, . . I 67,175 9,400 ' 76,575 ( 67,230-0 7,984 75,214-0 B. Secondary Schools est ■hools esli 'iiblislieil i in the n iianner p trovided I iy Section, 88 of the liihu •Mtion An Hamilton High Scliool .. 173 Palmerston North High School .. 251 Dannevirke High Scliool . . 113 Gore High Scliool .. . . 165 173 251 113 165 Nil 81 155 INil NilJ 0-321 1-371 Nil 13-5 13-213 12-267 13-5 13-5 13-534 13-038 13-5 1,952 , 292 2,244 2,912 324 3,230 1,319 121 1,440 1,680 389 2,009 2,187-0 2,909-25 1,350-0 1,930-5 .143 2,330-0 194 3,103-25 21 1,371-0 100 2,030-5 Totals .. . . 702 7,863 | 1,126 458 8,834-75 236 8,989 8,376-75 458 r. — ('. Endowed Scht >ols within n the meaning it, but not includt I above. the, A Wanganui Collegiate School ., I 218* Christ's College Grammar School 239* 5,090 i 822 5,515 | 1,407 5,918 I 0,922 3,661 3,661 4,728 : 4,728 Totals .. .. 457 110,611 2,229 12,840 j 8,389 8,389 Grand totals .. .. 7,052 7,172 j-ji-088 J12-816 $12-816 §13-904 85,649 12,755 98,404 75,606-75 10,831 92,437-75 ; i ; * Boll at 31st December, 1915. t Obtain paid in 1915 divided by average number of free 1 Schedule to the Act this column should not exci red by dividing 6,595 (tota,! n pupils for 1015. § 8r eed column (9). >11 less Wanganui and Christ's) into 7,17^. im of columns (4) and (5). || In accordai ; Total eapitation ice with the Tenth

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TABLE K7.—Income of Secondary Schools for the Year 1915.

School. .... Cr. Balances on ' a „„,a 1st January, %£%£ moneys repaid, and Insurance. i_ Vested in High School Boards. From Endowments. Seoondary Interest on Education Moneys Keserves. invested. From Government. „ .. H For Buildings, Capitation School Fees. Capitation Sites> Re _* lor J- lee , puruiture. Subsidies Places and and lor JIa nual nrrDsraies. Apparatus. Instruction. Boardingschool Fees. Transfers from capital For Account, Technical 2j r Income from Instruction Balanees . Property (not trom 31st DecemBeserves), Government , ,„,-- Loans, and and other Sundries Sources, unclassified, j Totals. i A. Endowed Scliools included in the Ninth Schedule to I Ihe Education Act, 1914. Whangarei High School .. 4.51 5 8 Auckland Boys' and Girls' 6,915 .7 8 Grammar Schools Thames High School .. 2,245 9 10 1 14 8 New Plymouth High Schools .. 59 18 7 Wanganui Girls' College Wellington CoUeges .. .. 2,087 13 4 Napier High Schools .. 1,889 9 4 Gisborne High School .. 1,162 2 6 Marlborough Hiah School .. 451 7 2 Nelson Colleges" .. .. 4,132 17 9 7 0 0 Greymouth High School .. 1,888 13 8 Hokitika High School .. 1,683 9 4 Rangiora High School .. 101 8 8 Christchurch Bovs' High School Christchurch Girls' High School 1,578 18 5 Akaroa High School.. .. 586 0 11 Ashburton High School Timaru High Schools . . . . 8 0 0 Waimate High Sohool .. 2,675 19 11 Waitaki High Schools Otago High Schools Southland High Schools .. 2,393 11 0 £ a. d. 4.51 5 8 6,915 7 8 2.245 9 10 59 18 7 2,087 13 4 1.889 9 4 1,162 2 6 451 7 2 4,132 17 9 1,888 13 8 1,683 9 4 101 8 8 £ s. d.| 1 14 8 7 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.j £ s. d. 243 1 3 140 16 6 .. 1,510 5 0 7,161 9 10 1,039 13 8 199 0 0113,707 13 3 1,319 13 4 770 0 9 101 16 11 34 17 0 1,784 15 0; 990 0 3 992 14 7 .. 2,113 18 1 751 12 3 735 17 0 298 2 9 .. 1,036 8 4 4,395 2 11,468 10 2i .'. 7,632 3 3 173 4 0 516 19 4 811 8 5 113 2 0 1,892 12 6 108 12 9 3,218 13 11 561 15 3 1 30 4 11 936 0 10 35 19 4 400 0 0 77 13 3 .. 1,080 16 1 927 10 0 254 11 10 227 16 10 3,932 8 4 151 8 2 48 1 8 92 1 0 28 15 0 108 3 10 64 0 0 221 3 4 .. .. 918 0 0 5,209 0 10, .. .. 1,222 14 3 45 4 6 527 11 2 .. 79 17 2 4,057 11 8 29 16 4 160 7 9 .. 21 0 0 658 3 6 .. .. 1,424 16 6 2,264 13 8| .. 1 13 0 2,641 5 0 359 2 6 .. 131 0 0 1,358 6 4 253 18 6 .. 3,070 5 0 2,892 0 6 450 4 5 .. 7,080 11 5 68 3 0 1,892 17 0 260 15 5 .. 3,713 16 0 I . £ s. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 42 16 6 121 16 0 371 18 6 3 10 3 939 15 0 .. 229 8 4 30 17 6 22 8 0 .. 2,848 1 0 68 12 6 688 9 9 2,980 18 6 737 8 11 81 5 0 2,022 17 3 3,137 18 7 1,330 4 9 220 7 11 1,513 0 5 .. 119 15 6 99 17 0 337 7 0 1,321 10 2 2,184 3 2 85 7 6 370 0 0 1,764 13 6 21 2 0 26 5 0 30 15 0 .. 47 15 9 160 8 9 1,386 1 0 6,641 1 4 15 14 0 £ s. d.! 173 4 2 £ s. d. £ a. d. 2,885 9 8 31,512 1 1 7,840 0 8 9,383 13 5 1,334 10 2 9,977 3 10 17,609 16 8 ' .. 9,275 2 2 1,510 17 7 9,870 1 6 2,114 12 3 17,836 18 0 2,028 16 4 1,884 8 2 1,879 15 11 6,345 0 10 13,727 4 2 6,745 4 10 767 8 8 5,987 0 1 8,681 1 6 1,243 13 1 6,451 4 3 3,186 13 2 5,686 19 0 1.222 6 6 12,381 8 10 8,676 8 1 1,578 18 5 586 0 11 97 8 0 105 10 6 .. 204 2 0 73 2 6 496 10 0 312 12 0 22 19 3 97 1 8 298 4 0 . . 76 4 5 232 3 5 I 2.075 19 11 8 0 0 48 0 0 55 13 0 .. 507 8 5 83 7 4 139 10 0 .. 69 2 2 20 10 9 110 19 2 889 10 0 .. 4 0 0 105 15 0 337 8 8 .. 224 19 4 45 7 6 124 8 10 .. 245 12 4J 2,393 11 0 ■• ! ! ', Totals .. .. 30,303 13 9| 16 14 81 34,930 10 0 6,808 7 2 994 11 11!59,756 0 6 2,683 13 8 4,476 19 4 9,879 4 5 16,530 12 7 8,912 2 4 405 7 7|l7,643 8 3; 19,401 12 2 i I Hamilton High School .. 0 17 9| Palmerston North High School Dannevirke High School .. 645 8 1 Gore High School . . B. Secondary Schools established in the manner provided by Section 88 of the Education Act, 1914. 54 19 7 201 15 0 .. 2,120 8 4 565 11 3 ; 108 2 6 143 6 8 422 11 11 .. 3,284 3 11 10 0 0j 94 2 10 405 17 8 1,103 14 0 441 4 5 .. 1,084 17 9 89 0 0 36 12 6 20 13 4 100 12 10 .. 2,070 10 0 66 13 4 86 18 8 100 0 0 53 10 10 31 6 6 43 14 7 4 16 1 2,078 1 2 5 8 1 91 2 6 106 9 0 253 9 0 3,254 11 11 7,536 7 0 2,620 7 9 2,520 13 5 Totals .. .. j 652 5 10 052 5 10 54 19 71,166 4 2 8,560 0 0 731 4 7 325 16 6 669 17 8 1,103 14 0 133 8 0 2,174 11 9] 359 18 0 15,932 0 1 Wanganui Collegiate School .. 62 i i 2 Christ's College Grammar School .. ; 150 0 0 C. Endowed Schools within the meaning of the Act, but not included above. 3,118 8 8 .. 0 14 .. .. .. 3,661 1 0 2,708 11 4 .. 561 2 8! .. .. .. 5,266 17 5 11,317 11 0 4,510 10 10 4,210 11 5 644 10 5 1,575 18 8, 24,252 8 8 2,639 17 5 16,181 10 8 H Totals .. . . 62 17 2 150 0 0 62 17 2 150 0 0 5,827 0 0 567 4 0| ; 8,927 18 oi 15,528 2 5 5,155 1 3 ' 4,215 16 lj 40,433 19 4 ._ Grand totals .. 31, 01 8 16 9I 166 14 8 40,812 15 78,034 11 41,561 15 11 68,316 0 61 3,414 18 3:1,802 15 1049. 477 0 " 33,162 9 014,200 11 7 2,579 19 4 [22,219 2 4J246.767 11 7

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TABLE K8.—Expenditure of Secondary Schools for the Year 1915.

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Schools. Dr. Balances on 1st Januarv, 1915. School Salaries. Incidental Expenses. Bxpenditure Material, Manual Bl „ 1 * i 1 ' ' offloe Printing. Instruction, j££_fc__i Excuses "V £'"" and Salaries A £?5I2£5 g ' R_ 8 S„ m Bent. (excluning v S_S_\"_l- Bulldln S s and Taw*. _.\ A "\„ „? -, .kxaminauons. and Endowments)., Games Equipment. Prizes, AcExpenditure on Interest, Endowments. Repayments ' _ . .. „ including of BoaidmgProportion Mortgages, , s ™°°„ t of and Account. Office : Investments, j Expenses. Expenditure on Technical Instruction. Advances ■ to _ Pupils and Sundries unclassified. Cr. Balances on 3lst December. 1915. Totals. A. Endowed Schools i, .eluded in the Ninth Schedule to the Education Act, 191 4. £ s. d. £ s. d. Whangarei High School .. ., 1,392 3 9 Auckland .Boys' and Girls" Grammar .. 11,888 9 2 Schools Thames High School .. .. .. 1,228 18 4 New Plymouth High Schools .. . . 3, .533 2 10 Wanganui Girls'College.. .. 1,057 19 1 2,913 0 8 Wellington Colleges .. .. .. 9,576 0 2 Napier High Schools .. .. .. 2,897 1 1 Gisborne High School . . ,. . . 1,974 3 g Marlborough High School .. | ] ,291 13 4 Nelson Colleges" .. ... .. 5,209 12 2 Greymouth High School Hokitika High School . . Rangiora High School . . .. .. 995 7 10 Christchurch Boys' High School. .. 7,351 15 7 3,807 14 4 Christchurch Girls' High School .. .. 3,520 0 9 Akaroa High School Ashburton High School .. .. 3,457 12 0 1.437 10 8 Timaru High Schools .. .. 1,112 6 7 3,085 14 4 Waimate High School Waitaki High Schools .. .. 789 3 4 3,572 10 0 Otago High Schools .. .. 2,004 9 8 6,595 17 2 Southland High Schools.. .. .. 3,811 7 2 £ a. A. £ a. A.\ 116 13 4 79 17 Oi 265 13 1 801 14 2 £ a. A. £ a. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d. 82 16 6: 362 19 5 3 0 0 10,370 9 912,017 3 8 77 3 9 £ a. d.| 371 18 6 £ s. d.l £ s. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d. 476 0 8 2,885 9 8 6,091 7 6 31,512 1 1 .. 59 5 7 126 0 1 244 17 7 226 7 II 257 3 3 163 10 2 191 3 5|1,124 19 3 172 8 0 242 9 4 110 13 6 260 7 0 75 0 9 118 0 10 231 19 0 621 11 3 19 16 8 4,937 8 4 108 10 9 048 0 4 88 0 Oi 1,350 6 1 98 9 7 178 0 3 247 1 0 1,339 2 7 76 8 8 60 8 0 27 9 2'1,032 18 91 590 17 9 2,172 3 3 183 1 8 1,218 ll! 50 0 0 1,900 0 0 53 0 0, 5,414 3 11 154 17 61 377 17 0 9 5 2 218 6 II .. 22 11 6 28 8 9 505 10 8 225 14 10 4.500 0 0 12 14 6 116 10 7 127 8 8 38 4 4 203 11 4 242 18 0 439 8 3 58 0 3 174 7 1 8 19 0| ... .. 19 19 41 30 0 0 2,800 17 0 30 0 0| 210 3 6 ■791 5 6 129 18 8| 560 16 8 57 7 ll 116 16 5 247 13-11 165 2 6 21 14 0; 80 18 1 1,530 9 0 116 2 4 248 14 6! 1,662 2 2, 176 6 9! 0 4 Ol 3,095 13 11 2,340 11 6 1,218 18 6 1,360 5 2 14 0 0 268 12 7 1,521 18 5 13 4 1 738 18 10 697 8 7 7,840 0 8 300 2 8 9,383 13 5 9,977 3 10 2,881 0 10 17,609 16 8 654 3 8 9,275 2 2 9,870 1 6 348 0 5 2,114 12 3 1,008 9 5 17,836 18 0 1,941 1 10 2,028 16 4 1,642 17 7 1,884 8 2 221 18 8 1,879 15 11 13,727 4 2 2,348 13 3 6,745 4 10 733 18 i 767 8 8 8,681 1 6 111 4 6,45! 4 3 2,823 7 2 3,186 13 2 159 11 1 5,686 19 0 12,381 8 10 2,388 5 1 8,676 8 1 164 13 9 31 13 4 271 12 1 75 0 0 125 0 0 243 11 10 79 9 ] 116 11 3 13 11 3 505 0 0 182 12 11 305 18 11 9 3 0 26 6 0 50 0 6 5,233 13 10 31 10 9 03 13 7 242 17 0 536 2 8 74 7 (i 377 19 9 " 195 18 7 725 3 7 60 0 0 • •• 58 17 10 145 0 6 83 1 5 503 16 10 137 0 0 468 4 9 295 3 0 718 9 1 42 10 0 545 12 5 105 0 0 -- -- ' -1 Totals .. .. |l0,433 6 368,736 13 5 1 2,690 11 07,124 3 1 1,062 18 0 34,353 8 24,401 1 6 11,417 11 0 14,511 5 0 360 12 4 4,592 4 1 24,717 17 10j 190,401 12 2 B. Seco Hamilton High School .. .. 171 1 9 1,951 15 4 Palmerston North High School .. 301 5 11 3,072 2 8 Dannevirke High School .. .. 1,319 0 I Gore High School .. .. 81 9 8 1,680 5 0 171 1 9 301 5 11 B. Seco 1,951 15 4 3,072 2 8 1,319 0 1 1,680 0 0 ndary Schools established in the manner provided by Section 8S of the Education Act, 1914. 104 12 3 187 0 11 30 0 3 740 14 5 I 62 7 9 296 3 8 1 35 4 1 414 4 8 9 8 6! 1,103 14 0 4 6 7; 116 10 8! .. 1,176 5 6 .. 2 7 0 83 14 10J 305 15 .. 119 18 4 .. 14 0 2,221 15 9 1 10 2 81 8 S 50 2 6: 13 4 6 167 11 5J 3,254 11 11 7,536 7 0 2,620 7 9 2,520 13 5 11 81 9 8 1 0 7 9 I Totals .. .. 553 17 4 8,023 3 1 553 17 4 8,023 3 1 255 11 5 904 16 8 85 4 -4' 2,457 2 11 9 8 61 1,107 5 0 2,304 14 8 50 10 3 180 15 11 15,932 0 1 Wanganui Collegiate School .. 1 390 7 10 5,096 1 4 Christ's College Grammar School .. ! 2,855 2 7 5,825 18 0| 390 7 10 2,855 2 7 5,096 1 4 5,825 18 0| C. Endow 459 0 2| 347 8 6 'ed Schools within the meat I 362 14 2; .. 1 [1,383 18 9! ,ing of the Act, but not in 834 17 7|1,916 14 1 1,114 12 6 ■.luded in aboi 2,750 7 5i 1,384 18 0 •e. 6,924 18 8; 3,108 5 8 5,241 17 9 161 6 8 209 9 81 24,252 8 8 16,181 10 8 -- Totals .. .. 3.251 10 5 10,921 19 4 3,251 10 5; 10,921 19 4 806 8 81 1,740 12 11 1,949 10 1 1,916 14 1 4,135 5 5| 10,033 4 4 5,403 4 5: 269 9 8 40,433 19 4 Grand totals .. .. 120,238 14 0 87,681 15 10 87,681 15 10J3,752 1 1 1246,767 11 7 20,238 14 0 9,775 12 81,148 2 10 38,760 1 2 6,327 4 1 16,060 1 5 24,544 9 4 |2,66o 7 0| 10,045 18 9! 125,168 3 5

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TABLE K9.—Showing Distribution of Reserves Revenue to Secondary Schools for the Year 1915.

TABLE K10. —Lower Departments of Secondary Schools.

TABLE K11. —List of Secondary Schools incorporated or endowed.

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Provincial District. Auckland Revenue received. £ a. A. 1,401 12 3 Secondary Schools receiving Payments Distribution of Revenue. Amount paid to each School Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay.. 964 7 2 2,681 19 4 1,765 9 5 Whangarei High School Auckland Boys' and Girls' Grammar Schools .. Thames High School Hamilton High School New Plymouth High Schools Wellington Boys' College Wellington Girls' College Wanganui Girls'College Palmerston North High Sohool Gisborne High Sohool Napier High Sohools Dannevirke High Sohool Marlborough High Sohool Nelson Colleges Greymouth High Sohool Hokitika High School Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Waitaki High Schools Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Gore High School £ a. A. 104 19 11 1,054 1 4 104 19 11 140 11 1 964 7 2 1,031 15 11 777 8 3 361 5 8 511 14 6 548 18 0 791 14 2 424 17 3 117 6 0 372 17 1 38 12 1 100 1 11 429 8 6 237 6 11 239 17 3 90 1 11 Marlborough Nelson Westland 117 6 6 372 17 1 138 14 0 Otago 996 9 7 Total 8,441 15 4 Total 8,441 15 4

School. Average Attendance, 1915. Number of Pupils at Bnd of 1915. i Proportion of Annual Rate of Salary of Teaohers. Total Fees Received for Year. New Plymouth Boys' High School New Plymouth Girls' High School Wanganui Girls' College Palmerston North High School Wellington Girls' College Napier Boys' High School Napier Girls' High Sohool Gisborne High School Nelson Boys' College Nelson Girls' College Christchurch Boys' High Sohool Christchurch Girls' High Sohool Timaru Boys' High School Waitaki Boys' High Sohool .. Christ's College Grammar School 54 19 20 21 29 31 35 30 15 12 11 Hi 16 14 55 02 17 20 24 31 31 36 37 16 13 10 18 22 19 55 £ s. d. 300 0 0 100 0 0 1.50 0 0 100 0 0 172 14 4 200 0 0 280 0 0 1.50 0 0 150 0 0 115 0 0 127 10 0 124 7 0 150 0 0 150 0 o 310 0 0 £ s. d. 358 1.0 6 89 5 0 203 0 4 211 I I 0 241 19 0 286 2 0 299 4 0 275 10 0 118 0 0 98 0 0 127 10 0 124 7 0 101 0 0 119 10 0 538 10 0 Totals 378 417 I 2,039 11 4 3,252 6 4 i

Name. Act of Incorporation or Institution. Remarks. •Whangarei High Scliool •Auckland Grammar School •Auckland Girls' Grammar School •Hamilton High Sohool •Thames High School •New Plymouth High School •Wanganui Girls'College Wanganui Collegiate School 1878, No. 63, Local .. 1899, No. 11, Local. 1906, No. 18, Local. 1908, No. 52, section 94. 1878, No. 54, Looal. 1889, No. 2, Looal. 1878, No. 42, Local. [Nil] Act may be repealed by Gazette notice under Act oi 1885, No. 30. Endowment, Reg. I, fol. 52. See also D.-16, 1866, p. 9. •Palmerston North High Sohool Wellington College and Girls' High School •Dannevirke High Sohool •Napier High Schools •Gisborne High Sohool •Marlborough High Sohool •Nelson College 1904, No. 20, section 88. 1887, No. 17, Local. 1904, No. 20, section 88. 1882, No. 11, Local. 1885, No. 8, Local. 1899, No. 27, Local. 1858, No. 38, and 1882, No. 15, Local. 1883, No. 21, Local .. 1883, No. 7, Local .. 1881, No. 15, Looal. 1878, No. 30, Local .. [Nil] Not in operation. Not in operation. Greymouth High School Hokitika High School "Rangiora High School I Christohuroh Boys' High School ! Christchurch Girls' High School Under management of Canterbury College. Undor management of Canterbury College Endowment, Gazette, 1878, Vol. i, p. 131. A department of Christ's College, Canterbury. Christ's College Grammar Scliool Canterbury Ordinance, 1855 * For scheme of control see Gazett* No. 86, 1915. I For olieirre of control see Gazette No. 61,1916.

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TABLE Kll.—List of Secondary Schools incorporated or endowed—continued.

TABLE Kl2.—Classes approved under Regulations for Manual Instruction for Year ending 31st December, 1915.

Name. | Aot of Incorporation | Remarks or Institution. uemaiKs. Akaroa High School .. .. .. 1881, No. 16, Local .. Nob in operation. •Ashburton High Sohool .. ... 1878, No. 49, Local. •Timaru High Sohool .. .. .. 1878, No. 26, Local. Waimate High School .. .. .. 1883, No. 19, Looal .. Not in operation. ♦Waitala High School .. .. .. 1878, No. 18, Local. •Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools .. 1877, No. 52, Local. "Gore High Sohool .. .. .. 1904, No. 20, section 88. •Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools 1877, No. 82, Local. * For scheme of control see Gazette No. 86,1915.

Subjects of Instruction, and Number of Classes . , _ in each Subject. Receipts. Expenditure. "S 1 & wfl o <» •9 . 2 1=1 . 3 o.fcj | D <1© g> Ji' M c3 gj H} •-< rt 22 pH .9 . -g .9 • a „ a v , S « fl * 5 n I ■*>«! !■§ ■ gf S «!■§ Secondary Sohools. ~ S § * % <o !/1 ,2 ~ °9 « °'3 2 ■§ ° a *33® m-g „2 „«£ * & iA d *r> b S » ~ g • li ,s« 3 a . |m»s a I' i°s |°| d "tn it 1A S3 O d d ±A ~ 3 .O ,& -r? T") 43 & 'Sg> | -g s |'g ggs -i |S S 91 gig. . g.S | |& §fc -gg 1st! s §«gs §H Sgg 4gH Q fl P H £ H HO £ W « i J i j • ' £ £ £ £ Whangarei High School . . . . .. 2(3 . . .. . . 5 43 . . 83 5 Hamilton High School .. .. .. 3 3 10 .. 1 17 108 16 30 10 Thames High School .. .... 3 I 0 10 31 .. 20 New Plymouth High School .. 3 2 6 .. . . II 09 67 88 Wanganui Girls' College. .. .. 12 .. 3 7 .. 22 81 .. 247 418 Palmerston North High School ..4 3 3 14,. 2 26 94 10 55 22 Wellington Boys'College .. 6 | .. .. , 31 .. .. 37 116 73 ) 0-7 on* Wellington Girls' College.. .. 5 4 . . 29 .. . . 38 104 . . 1 Napier Boys' High School 4 5 .. 2 11 85 106 ) . Napier Girls'High School .. .. 4 .. 4 .. .. 8 15 3 / Dannevirke High School.. .. 2 .. .. 8 .. 2 12 37 70 Gisbome High School .. .... 2 2 7 1 12 85 36 53 72 Marlborough High School 9 ... 1 10 26 . . 9 41 Nelson Girls' College .. .. 3 9 . . 9 .... 21 93 . . .. 10 Nelson Boys' College .. .. 5 2 6 3 16 68 85 28 Christchuroh Girls' High School .. 6 15.. 20 1 42 97 30 58 39 Chvistchureh Boys' High Sohool 2 14 .. .. 16 73 45 38 10 Rangiora High School .. . . .. 2 1 5 1 3 12 32 | Ashburton High School .. .. .. 3 2 6 4 2 17 59 I 30 Timaru Girls' High School .. .. 4 .. 5 'I .. 10 33 .. ) Timaru Boys'High Sohool 1 0 1 6 13 50 J Waitaki Girls'High Sohool 9 .. .. 9 12 1 .. | Waitaki Boys' High School 3 6 . . 2 11 99 J Otago Girls'High School 2 , 2 8 j . Otago Boys' High School 10 4 I 14 97 68 J" 81 1 ' " J ' i Southland Girls'High Sohool .. (i .. .. 9 2 | .. 17 45 Gore High Sohool .. . . .. 2 2 . . .... 4 87 Totals for 1915 .. 40 70 29 | 237 23 24 423 1,747 609 1,266 2,080 TotalH for 1914 .. .. 41 62 29 1 240 30 J 24 426 1,765 1,336 1,51.4

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TABLE L1.—District High Schools: Attendance, Staffs, Salaries, etc., in Secondary Departments, 1915.

TABLE L1a.—School Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1915.

TABLE L2.—Showing the Number of Pupils in Secondary Departments of District High Schools taking various Subjects.

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"o . DD Education District. a o a-g 0 03 la • 8 sfg - > ae * < ■■hi Number of Assistant 0 ° 8 Teachers. | f-lrQ PJCD M. F. Total. "'k S Statutory Annual Rate at Bnd of Year. Auckland .. .. .. .. ..11 ?aranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1 Vanganui .. .. .. . . .. 8 VeHington .. .. .. .. .. 9 lawke's Bay . . .. .. .. .. 3 tfelson . . .. .. . , .. 4 key .. .. .. .. .. 1 Vestland .. .. .. . . .. 1 forth Canterbury .. .. .. .. 10 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 4 Hago.. .. .. .. .. .. 9 281 144 214 315 167 103 51 74 412 150 307 4 9 13 21-0 2 2 4 36-0 6 5 11 19-4 4 11 15 21-0 4 2 0 27-8 5 5 20-6 1 1 2 25-5 1 2 3 24-6 8 8 16 25-7 4 2 6 25-0 3 10 13 23-6 £ s. d. 3,211 0 0 739 0 0 2,601 0 0 3,630 0 0 I,355 0 0 1,131 0 0 450 0 0 620 0 0 3,851 9 4 1,441 0 0 3,051 0 0 Totals for 1915 .. .. .. 61 61 2,218 37 57 94 23-6 22,080 9 4 Totals for 1914 .. .-', .. ..00 00 1,949 89 49 MS 22-1 18,928 1.9 1 •This column differs from the column of average attenda are the totals ot attendance for ihe mean of the four quarters o of the gross quarterly totals of all schools. btendan •ters of ice iu Tal each soi }le L2 for londary d< the reason that t' epartment taken le nnmbori loparatoly, l in that table not the mean

Roll Nrrmbers. Pnnils Mcan Pu P Ua boioniina of A ™™K e at Weekly 31st Dec., , lst a D( ,., ltoll 1914. 3 ids ' of Four l81 °- Quarters. Avcra) Who] Average ge Attendai le Year (Me Attendance Quarters). ice for in of of Fourtt rf ott a gSatfOr Boys. Girls. Total. 1915. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson 220 268 300 130 139 156 194 183 239 281 281 334 119 105 178 131 106 116 20 49 57 61 04 80 357 382 443 103 148 167 274 317 326 131 75 105 152 100 43 25 45 253 02 135 148 69 107 160 07 58 26 29 152 87 168 279 144 2.12 312 167 101 51 74 405 149 303 90-8 92-3 88-7 93-4 93-8 87-1 89-5 92-5 91-4 89-2 92-9 Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Totals for 1915.. 1,896 2,102 i 2,402 1,126 1,071 I 2,197 91-9

Subject--,. tt rt a o 3 j2 rt tt rt u OO H 3 1 1 9 i -8, a a ■3 § H BO s rt w 9 . -3 3 ■ ■■£. J 'ft s 9 i I SI % Jtt ¥ I 1 I 6 | O i o English and Arithmetic History and Geography.. Latin French Mathematics Surveying and Mensuration Chemistry and Physics .. Botany Agriculture Dairy Scionoe .. Wool-classing Physiology and Zoology. . Hygieno Domestic Science Science of Common Life Dressmaking and Cookery Woodwork and Ironwork Drawing .. Book-keeping Short band, and Typewriting 270 270 00 87 248 20 91 85 225 30 139 75 82 25 139 20 138 140 20 50 188 188 77 298 298 125 29 250 105 105 95 17 153 104 49 71 102 32 69 31 44 68 17 1 72 49 09 399 288 152 56 294 31 221 148 143 69 14 42 115 150 96 317 300 205 09 314 79 203 2,17 195 2,150 1,787 1,035 301 1,824 170 1,109 860 1,091 411 ■■ 14 328 740 203 177 024 541 380 779 217 100-0 83-12 48-14 14-00 84-84 7-91 51-58 40-00 50-74 19-12 0-65 15-26 34-42 9-44 8-23 29-02 25-16 17-07 36-23 111-09 87 119 42 92 20 189 159 115 8 49 40 149 14 59 68 136 41 105 143 44 '.. '.'. 75 36 21 37 10 64 40 66 191 (il J8 10 '.'. '.'. 79 48 58 116 152 17 80 09 78 150 23 38 20 54 00 50 72 08 23 133 119 99 30 30 139 50 80 38 48 21 38 01 02 4 210 78 60 39 25 56 20 82 09 48 I II II 54 58 39 3 29 . . 3 3 3 Total number of|pupils 270 139 188 298 I(i5 104 49 71 399 150 317 2.150 49 71

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TABLE L3.—Further Details relating to Secondary Departments of District High Schools. Staff and Average Attendance of Secondary Departments of District High Schools, 1915.

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Note. —In the column for ' School, and "A" Assistant in i The salaries set down in co Eduoation Act, 1914. Each of the four normal scl with the rigulations for training ir >r " Posit: n the Set column i "Poi the f olumi hools : ooiit fcion on Staff," (5), "M" and "P" distinguish sex, "H" means Head of a icondary Department. (6) are in accordance with the rates of Part V of the Fifth Schedule of the schools, a ng college although not a district high school, has a secondary department in accordance es. (l) (2) « ' 3 SPSS ,£oS >-<i Si (2) Staff. (G) School. 8-8® _ , Statutory ,.., ... , r . Annual Kates (•■>) W (5) 0 f Unlaw Name of Teacher. <_?$%£r ™S at End of yW. Auckland— Aratapu 24 24 £ a. A. Hockin, Harry .. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 Gavey, Annie L. .. .. .. CI ; A.F. 230 0 0 Campbell, Bobert .. .. .. CI H.M. 30 0 0 Meredith, Charles.. .. .. C2 A.M. 240 0 0 Tanner, Thomas B. .. .. Dl H.M. ! 30 0 0 Howard, Gladys H. .. .. M.A., B4 A.F. 190 0 0 Cousins, Herbert G. .. .. M.A., Al H M. 30 0 0 Shrewsbury, Elsie.. .. .. M.A., Al A.F. 320 0 0 Dunlop, David W. .. '.. CI H.M. 30 0 0 Wilks, Frank .. .. .. B3 A.M. 230 0 0 Clark, Olive M. .. .. .. B.A., B4 A.F. 220 0 0 Fl avail, Dennis R. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 Freeman, Mabel E. .. .. M.A., A4 A.F. ISO 0 0 Woods, Franois D. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 Greenwood, Fred. W. .. .. C4 A.M. 230 0 0 Law, Norman H. S. .. .. CI H.M. 30 0 0 Wintersgill, Nellie .. .. 03 A.F. '. 230 0 0 Burton, Alfred F. .. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 Claytcn, Ruth L. G. .. .. B.A., B2 A.F. 190 0 0 Power, Edward A. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 Wilton, Elizabeth I. .. .. .. A.F. 171 0 0 Wilson, Charles .. .. .. CI H.M. 30 0 0 Crabbe, Norman J. .. .. Bl A.M. 250 0 0 Holmden, Dorothy .. .. M.A., A4 A.F. 190 0 0 Cambridge 18 18 Coromandel 21 21 Normal .. 19 19 Paeroa 33 33 Pukekohe 21 21 Rotorua 27 27 Tauranga 81 81 Te Aroha 10 10 Te Kuiti 21 21 Waihi .. 61 61 Taranaki— Stratford 144 144 Tyrer, Florence A. R. .. .. Dl H.M. ; 30 0 0 Bowler, Frederick .. .. B.A., Lie. A.M. 234 0 0 Heron, Albert J. .. .. .. .. A.M. 171 0 0 Jackeon, Edith A. .. .. MA., Lie. A.F. 152 0 0 Gordon, Jessie .. .. .. B.A., Lie. A.F. 152 0 0 Wanganui Bull's .. 12 Eltham Feilding Hawera Huntervillc 18 65 31 25 Gray, Joseph H. .. .. .. Dl H.M. i 30 0 0 Jamieson, Catherine .. B.A., B8 A.F. 190 0 0 Thomas, Taliesin .. .. .. CI H.M. ! 30 0 0 Clemance, Herbert J. .. .. 03 A.M. : 200 0 0 Riohardson, Henry H. .. .. • B.A., Bl H.M. 30 0 0 Burloy, William E. .. .. B.A., Bl A.M. 250 0 0 Wyatt, Gladys M... .. .. CI A.F. 190 0 0 Billons, Emmie .. .. .. B.A., B3 A.F. 180 0 0 Straok, Conrad A. .. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 McLeod, Janet .. .. .. M.A., A3 A.F. 230 0 0 Johnson, Hector C. .. .. B4 A.M. 210 0 0 Ironmonger, Edwin L. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 Roulston, James D. .. .. B2 A.M. 250 0 0 Ryder, Robert B. .. .. Bl H.M. ' 30 0 0 Thomas, William W. .. .. ' B.A., B8 A.M. 250 0 0 Hird, William E. .. .. .. Bl H.M. | 30 0 0 j Soott, Walter R .. •• A.M. I 171 0 0 \ Jlorton, Dorothy E. .. .. .. L.A. ! [171 0 0] Thurston, James F. .. .. 01 H.M. 30 0 0 f Rhodes, Mabel (Mrs.) .. .. M.A., B3 A.F. j 240 0 0 {Henderson, Hubert .. .. B.A., B3 Ex. F. ! [230 0 0] Marton 22 Patea la Taihape 28 Wellington— Carterton 31 C Yeats, Duncan M. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 {Cowles, Jabez A. .. .. .. Ex. F. [30 0 0] Wilson, Marion K. .. .. M.A., Al A.F. 230 0 0 Haddrell, Olive V. .. .. M.A., B4 ( A.F. 190 0 0 Dempsey, Walter N. .. .. Dl H.M 30 0 0 Lazarus, Frances .. .. .. C3 A.F. 230 0 () Davies, William C. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 o Jackson, Patrick M. .. .. C2 A.M. 220 0 0 Burns, Andrew N. .. .. M.A. Al H.M. 30 0 0 Myers, Phoebe .. .. .. 11.A., hi A V. 220 0 0 Mclntyre, James .. .. j Dl H.M. 30 0 o Rockei, Cecil F. .. .. .. B2 \ A.M. 250 0 0 Jackson, William H. .. .. Dl H.M. 30 0 0 Bee, John G. .. .. .. M.A., Al A.M. 250 0 0 Brown, Alexandra M. .. .. D3 A.F. 190 0 0 MoKenzie, Mary B. .. .. MA., A5 I A.F. 150 0 0 Webb, James 0. .. .. .. B.A., Bl ; H.M. 30 0 0 Sinclair, Mary A. .. .. .. B.A., Bl A.F. ' 320 0 0 McRae, Robecoa F. .. .. D3 A.F. 230 0 0 Thomas, Joseph .. .. .. 01 H.M. 30 0 0 Reose, Marion .. .. .. B.A., B3 A F. 230 0 0 MoHardie, Winifred 10, B.A., B3 AF 190 0 0 Foster, William H. L. .. M.A., Bl H.M. ; 30 0 0 Lynskey, James H. .. .. B.A., Bl A.M. , 270 0 0 Ross, Christina M. .. .. B.A . B2 A.F. I 190 0 0 Eketahuna 27 fireytown 21 Hutt .. 14 Levin 31 Masterton 79 Normal 27 Pahiatua 86 Potone 49 Hawko's Bay Hastings 82 Pegler, Leonard F. .. .. B.A, Bl H.M. ' 30 0 0 Ross, Kenneth .. .. .. MA. B5 A.M. 230 0 0 Hodgson, Ruth J. .. .. .. Bl A.F. 190 0 0 Eden, Charles P. .. .. .. .. I A.M. 155 0 0

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TABLE L3.—Further Details relating to Secondary Departments of District High Schools— continued.

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(1) School. (2) M I " Staff. (3) Name of Teacher. (4) Classification or Degree. (4) Classification or Degree. (G) Statutory , r . ' Annual Rates p 'iVi ! of Salary o P nfa 0 ff n JatF.ndofYear. I Hawke's Bay— continued. Waipawa 60 Watson. John D. Keane, Jeremiah Smith, Rose M. .. Stevenson, Andrew Hoult, William H. .. M.A.. Bl 01 CI 01 M.A., A2 H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. £ a. A. 30 0 C 250 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 250 0 0 Woodville 25 Nelson— Motueka 20 Griffin, Thomas J. Robertson, May B. Rumbokl, William A. Bartlett, Constance Boyes, William H. Ainsworth, Florence E. Harkness, James H. Stoddart, Frances.. Seaton, Rose C. B.A..B1 .. B.A..B2 CI 04 Dl B.A., B2 B.A., Bl B.A., Bl H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. A.F. 30 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 230 0 0 30 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 230 0 0 171 0 0 Reefton 22 Takaka 17 Westport 44 Grey— Greymouth 51 Adams, Allan A. .. Talbot, Arthur E. .. Thompson, Marion Dl Dl Dl H.M. A.M. A.F. 30 0 0 230 0 0 190 0 0 Westland — Hokitika 74 de Berry, Leonard F. Williams, Henry Neilson, Isabella Casey, Ellen C. .. .. M.A..B1 01 M.A., A3 .. M.A..B4 H.M. A.M. A.F. A.F. 30 0 0 250 0 0 190 0 0 150 0 0 North CanterburyAkaroa 21 Hall, Charles Gray, Alexander Oaughloy, John Waller, Francis D. Mayno, Arthur J. .. .,' Finlayson, Annie 0. Rule, William B. .. Slocombc, Mary A. Marriot, Gladys E. Ellis, Leonard R. .. Reynolds, Jacob H. Douds, Thomas Gilmour, William O. Wilson, Henry L. Mayne, Holga M. .. Cookson, Arthur Osborn, Mabel E. .. Just, Emile U. Blain, Thomas Ascbman, Christopher T. .. Irwin, James Watson, Lancelot Grace, Eleanor A... Walker, Joseph W. A. Glanvillo, Gertrude M. Williams, Florence, W. A. .. .. i 02 M.A., Al .. I M.A., Bl .. : B.A., Bl .. ! M.A., Bl .. I M.A..A1 .. M.A., B4 .. B.A..B2 B.A., B2 El El Bl Bl Bl 03 Dl B.A., B2 Dl B2 CI 01 01 Lie. 01 CI B1 H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.M. AF. A.M. A.F. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M, A.M. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. AF. H.M. A.F. A.F. 30 0 0 230 0 0 80 0 0 315 19 4 215 0 0 190 0 0 190 0 0 160 0 0 160 0 0 80 0 0 250 0 0 30 0 0 250 0 0 30 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 220 0 0 30 0 0 240 0 0 30 0 0 340 0 0 30 0 0 180 10 0 30 0 0 230 0 0 190 0 0 21 Christohuroh West 212 212 Darfield 22 22 Kaiapoi 27 27 Kaikoura 12 12 Lincoln 10 16 Lyttelton 18 18 Normal 35 35 Oxford East 14 14 Southbridge 35 35 South Canterbury Geraldine 24 24 Bain, Andrew Lopdoll, Francis C. Clark-, Robert B. .. Marwick, John Methven, James Ferguson, Albert J. Mills, Mary M. .. Pitcaitbly, George Laing, Thomas M. M. Ollivcr, Margaret F. L. Bl 08 Bl .. M.A., A4 B.A, Bl .. M.A., Bl M.A. B.A., Bl B.A..B1 ■ ■ M.A., M.Sc., A2 H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. 30 0 0 230 0 0 30 0 0 230 0 0 30 0 0 250 0 0 171 0 0 30 0 0 250 0 0 190 0 0 Pleasant Point .. 27 27 Temuka 42 42 Waimate 57 57 Otago— Alexandra 22 22 McLean, Alexander McCorkindale, Elizabeth 1,. Nioolson, John M. Turner, William W. Wade, Robert H. .. Paterson, Janet Harrison, Charlotte G. Jones, Horbert C. .. Botting, Robert W. S, Jennings, Margaret A. Graham, George P. Moir, John II. Bressey, Florence F. McElrea, William.. Stewart, Charles A. Kenyon, Helen McG. Rutherford, John R. Cox, Annie Booth, George F. .. Sinclair, Agnes Mackio, William W. Learmouth, Ivy A. Graham, Walter B. Mackay, Isabella .. 01 B3 01 B.A..B1 i B.A., B3 M.A., Bl B.A., B2 Bl C3 B.A., B2 B.A., Bl B.A., Bl .. M.A., Al B.E., Bl .. M.A., A3 B.A., B2 M.A., Al M.A., A2 B.A., Bl 02 01 '.'. 01 M.A., B3 H.M. A.F. H.M. Ex F. A.M. A.F. A F. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. Ex.F. A.F. H.M. A.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. H.M. A.F. 30 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 [30 0 0] 250 0 0 190 0 0 150 0 0 30 0 0 230 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 [30 0 0] 230 0 0 30 0 0 340 0 0 230 0 0 80 0 0 230 0 0 30 0 0 190 0 0 30 0 0 171 0 0 30 0 0 190 0 0 Balclutha 90 90 Lawrence 36 36 Mosgiel 29 29 Normal 52 52 Palmerston 24 24 Port Chalmers .. 24 24 Tapanui 13 13 Tokomairiro 17 17 Totals, .1915 .. 2,218 2,218 22,080 9 4

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TABLE L4.—Number and Value of Junior National Scholarships.

TABLE L5.—Number and Value of Education Board Scholarships.

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Education District. Total Number held in : .SSSjSfthUlSSJSL TWnmlw 101", allowance (included in December, IB16. Tota , Number) . Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Eeceiv allowan Toti Boys. I ing Tra' ice (inoli al Numl 'ellinglded in >er). ■fl 0 . s. O » a m Jq .3 i- ■ "H3 "S a _ rt _ _• T S £ _ _ _ £ 121 1 Pl« Girls. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 24 8 32 I 1 6 17 4 2 0 2 13 5 Oil 3 3 6 9 7 16 6 4 10 0 2 8 41 5 3 1 4 2 .. 2 4 3 7 4 2 6 4 I 5 2 .. 2 ! 3 I 4 1 1 2 7-11 18 4 3 7 4 2 6 4 15 9 5 14 .. 3 3 9 2 11 7 1 8 24 8 32 4 2 0 5 0 11 9 7 16 0 2 8 3 1 4 4 3 7 4 I 5 3 I 4 7 -11 18 4 2 6 9 5 14 9 2 11 32 6 II 16 8 4 7 5 4 18 6 14 II ! It 6 ! 2 I L 3 3 5 6 4 i 4 I 1 2 1 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 i 4 3 i 4 1 1 .. 3 1 7 1 6 I 3 4 I 2 17 3 6 10 5 2 6 2 2 7 5 3 8 1 •; 1 • ■ 1 •; 1 • ■ I I 32 5 10 13 2 4 7 3 1 16 5 12 10 I 1 3 6 £ 860 I 150 1 290 3 460 6 230 100 250 2 110 3 110 2 390 1 212 2 260 I 350 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 I Totals, 1915 91 51 142 50 26 76 91 51 142 142 I 50 26 26 76 2 2 4 120 22 22 3,772 Totals, 1914 76 59 135 46 31 77 76 59 135 135 5 46 31 31 77 77 3 3 3 117 3,650 18 "Difference 15 -8 7 4-5 -I 15 -8 7 7 J 4 ■ -5 -5 -1 -1 -1 2 I 4 122 3

Eldueation District. Number held in December, ., „ *u, 1915 - Period Fx,,emlirnre - Tenure on'SSSESk Annual Value, & c. icnirre. ■ ,ci,r, Girls. Total. in ui.j. Boys. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay 88 21 18 50 55 .. Years. £ a. A. 35 123 3 2,773 16 8 48 at £40, 75 at £10. 19 40 2 426 12 0 9 at £30, I at £11, 30 at £5. 25 43 2 or 3 1,03119 5 18 at £40, 2 at £25 2s. 6d., 23 at £10. 34 84 2 1,258 17 6 23 at £40, 61 at £5. 21 76 2 or 3 786 10 0 13 at £30, 1 at £17 10s., 1 at £16, 2 at £15, I at £12 10s., 12 at £10, 1 at £9 12s. 6d., 2 at £8 10s., 7 at £7 10s„ 2 at £4, 1 at £3 15s., 33 at £2 10s. Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury 6 13 4 9 43 15 1 7 2 146 0 0 4 at £33, 1 at £8, 2 at £3. 18 26 2 428 0 0 7 at £40, 19 at £8. 3 7 2 90 0 0 2 at £30, 5 at £5. 3 12 2 67 10 0 3 at £10, 9 at £4. 38 81 j 2 or 3 1,209 11 4 15 at £30, 66 at £10. 9 24 ; 2 399 0 0 7 at £35, 1 at £15, 1 at £14, I. at £12, 5 at £10, 9 at £7. 19 67 2 or 3 1,31113 4 21 at £40, 46 at £10. 27 55 2 or 3 748 10 0 18 at £30, 2 at £10, 35 at £5. 247 645 .. 10,678 0 9 1 18 3 3 38 9 OtagoSouthland 48 28 1.9 27 Totals, 1915.. 398 247 Totals, 1914.. 388 238 626 10,465 16 9

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APPENDIX. [Notk. —Reports of High School Boards not printed for 1915.] PERSONNEL OP STAFFS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1915. Whangarei High School. —Messrs. Roger Lupton ; H. E. 0. Smith ; (i. Stuart Thomson : Misses H. J. Adlington, M.A. ; E. Campbell. M.A.; E. Blumhardt. Part-time—Mr. E. J. Layzell: Mrs. Hale. Auckland Hoys' Grammar Scliool —Messrs. .1. W. Tililis. M.A. ; H. ,1. D. Mahon, B.A. ; .1. Drunimond. M.A. ; ,1. King Davis. M.A. ; E. Caradus. B.Se. : P. A. Docliortv ; P. Drunimond. B.A. ; E. W. Gamble, M.A. ; H. W. King. B.A. : A. W. Short. B.A. ; J. L. I. Newhook ; A. 11. Gatland, B.A. ; D. A. Watt, B.A. ; M. D. Rohan, M.A. ; Iv. J. Dellow. M.A. ; H. P. Brock, B.A. ; F. A. Airey. M.A. ; F. W. Lang; W. Caradus. M.Sc. ; E. A. Watkin, B.A. ; (!. S. Coldham. M.A. ; L. .1. O'Connell; J. D. Diunci n. B.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force). Auckland Girts' Grammar School. —Misses B. Butler. B.Se. : A. ('. Morrison, M.A. ; W. Picken. M.A. : Mrs. S. Heap : Misses E. V. J. Jaeobsen, M.A. ; E. E. Macdonald. B.A. ; J. Moore, 8.A.. M.Sc. ; C. L. Beaumont, M.A. ; F. I. Patterson, M.A. ; j". Uhlmann ; K. V. Edgerley, M.A. ; H. Kirkbride, M.A. ; N. I. Maclean, M.A. ; M. McLean. B.A. ; C. Gray, B.A. ; 0. P. Hull, M.A. ; M. Neal; A. Haslett. B.A. ; E. M. Harris. B.A. ; M. A. Dive. B.A. : .1. Tolley. M.A. Part-time—Misses V. Jaeobsen ;L. Bruce ; F. Boynton : Mine. A. Chambers. Hamilton High Scliool— Messrs. Eben Wilson, M.A. ; M. C. Gudex. M.A., M.Sc. ; W. Fraser, M.A. ; N. R. Jaeobsen, M.Sc. ; J. G. Paterson, M.A. : Misses E. Collins. B.A. ; R. E. Rawl.-tndson, B.A: : T. D. Tompkins, M.A. Thames High School. —Messrs. R. E. Kudman, M.A., B.Se.; J. Metson, B.A. ; J. A. Hodges: Miss E. Hasclden, M.A. Part-time—Miss C. Einlay: Mr. F. Burgess. Sew Plymouth Boys' High School—Maaara. W. H. Moyes, M.A.. B.Se. ; R. H. Rockei, M.A. ; A. R. Ryder, M.A. ; H. V. Searle, M.Sc. ; C. G. Bottrill, M.A. ; W. F. Balham : M. A. McDonald ; C. A. McKinney ; A. W. Diprose, B.A. Part-time—Messrs. D. Hut ton ;W. M. Falconer. New Plymouth Girls' High School. —Misses Hodges, M.A.: Drew; Livingstone; Shaw: Mrs. Jennings. Pint-time — Mr. D. Hutton. Wiingnnui Girls' College. —Misses 0. M. Ct-uiekshank, M.A. ; S. E. Giflord, M.A. ; J. Knapp. B.A. ; J. R. Currie. M.A. ; Annie Blennerhassett, B.A. ; L. Beckingsale. B.A. ;0. C. H. Rockei, M.A. ;0. J. Gruar. B.A. : J. Oherretl : M. Paton. A.T.C.L., L.A.B. : Mrs. S. A. 0. Redwood, L.R.A.M. Part-time—Miss K. 0. Dobbie: Madame E. Briggs : Mr. D. Seaward : Misses M. L. Browne : E. J. Inkster : V. B. Price ; B. A. Mollison : M. Lousley : Mrs. M:. S. Watkin. Wnni/anui Collegiate School. —Mr. Hugh Latter, M.A. : Rev. C. Price, M.A. : Messrs. J. E. Bannister. M.A. ; J, Allen. B.A. ; J. A. Neamo, B.A. ; H. E. Sturge, M.A. ■ F. L. Peck; (!. F. McGrath, M.A. ; A. H. R. Amess, M.A. ; E. H. Latham, B.A. ; C. D. Hay Campbell : P. F. Armstrong ;A. S. Reid; H. H. Taylor; S. C. Sweet. I'almerslon North High School. —Messrs. John E. Vernon, M.A.. B.Se. ; John, Murray, M.A. ; J. A. Colquhoun, M.Sc. ; W. P. Anderson, M.A. ; B. Brennand ; J. Boyne, M.A. ; J. Bishop, M.A. : Misses A. F. Ironside, M.A. ; M. Arnott, B.A. ; H. P. Park, 8.A.; M. J. Maoauley. M.A.: Mr. A. Morgan. Part-time—Messrs. G. H. Elliott. A.M.; W. Stephenson : Mrs. Woolf: Miss Hands. Wellington Boys' College.— Messrs. J. P. Firth, B.A. ; A. Heine, B.A. ; A. C. Gift'ord, M.A. ; T. Brodie, B.A. ; F. M. Reuner, M.A.; H. B. Tomlinson, M.A. ; O. W. Williams, M.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force); J. S. Lomas, B.A. ; W. Alexander, M.A. ; J. Hall, B.A. ; M. H. Dixon, A.C.P. ; H. A. Smithson, M.A.'; J. N. Millard, B.A. ; G. W. Morice, M.A.; A. E. Caddick, M.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force); H. T. M. Fathers ;E. («. Jones, B.A. : P. A. Ongley, B.A. ; R. H. Biggar, M.A. ; J. A. Asher. B.A. ; C. J. Cooke, B.A. Wellington Girls' College. —Misses McLean, M.A. ; Batham, M.A. ; Newman, M.A. ; Cameron, M.Sc. ; Collins, B.A. ; Rainforth, M.A. ;' Hind, M.A. ; Gibson, M.A. ; Allan, M.A. ; Rowley, M.A. ; Cooke, M.A. ; McDiarmid. M.A. ; Muller, M.A. ; Hewetson, M.A. ; J. Robertson ; Hunt, B.A. ; Lynch, M.A.. Part-time—Misses Edmondson ; Medley : Mr. L. F. Watkins : Mrs. Hamerton : Misses H. Ward ; B. McDiarmid. Dannevirke High School. —Mr. James M. Simmers, M.A. ; Misses E. E. Law. M.A. ; M. G. Farquharson, B.A. : Messrs. Frank Heaton, M.A., B.Se.; George Cody, B.A. Napier Boys' High School— -Messrs. W. A. Armour, M.A., M.Sc; W. Kerr, M.A.j H. H. Ward; 0. S. Marshall, M.A.; S. K. Siddelb; S. C. Gascoigne. Part-time—Messrs. D. L. Simirl ; I. E. Richardson. Napier Girls High School— Misses V. M. Greig, M.A., B.Se. : C, R. Kirk, B.A. ; J. 0. Gillies; L. A. Suckling, M.A. ; A. M. Griffin, 8.A.; D. A. Evans ; P. Duncan. Part-time—Miss B. Earl: Mr. M. I. Gore-Martin. Gisborne High School- -Messrs. Frank Foote, 8.A., B.Se: Fred .1. Wilkes, M.A. • P. Edmondson, B.A. ; G. T. Maunder, M.Sc. ; A. P. Castle, M.A. : Misses J. R. Barr, M.A. ; A. M. Candy, M.A. ; A. M. Ingram : Mr. W. P. Dunphy, B.A. Part-time —Misses M. Higgens ; J. Sandall: Mr. C. F.'Brown. Marlboro ugh High Scliool. —Messrs. John limes, M.A., LL.D. ; Harry Robson, M.A. ; George G. Hancox, M.A. ; Misses Ellen M. Allen, M.A.; Harriette M. Jenkins, M.A. Part-time—Misses L. A. Falkner; R. M. Inness. Nelson Hogs' College. —Messrs. H. L. Fowler, M.A. ; G. J. Lancaster. M.A. ; C. H. Broad. B.A. ; J. G. McKay, B.A. ; H. P. Kidson, M.A. ; J. W. Bird. M.A. ;A. E. Brocket). M.A. :T. .1. Morrow. B.A. ;A. Thomson. Part-time-Mr. W. Spencer Hampson. Nelson Girls' College. —Misses M. Lorimcr, M.A. ; M. McEaeiien, M.A. ;A. Eastwood, M.A. ; C. M. Furrow, M.A. ; N. G. Isaac, M.A. ; M. Garland, MiA. : G. Saxon, M.A. ;E. Mackenzie. Part-time—Miss W. Greenwood. Christchurch Hoys' High School. —Messrs. (!. E. Be van Brown, M.A. ; W. Walton, B.A. ; R. M. Laing, M.A., B.Se. ; A. Morton; T. H. Jackson, B.A. ; R. .1. 'Thompson, B.A. ; J. R. Montgomery, M.A. ;J. M. Steward, M.A.; L. G. Whitehead, M.A. ; T. A. Gates. Part-time —Monsieur Malaquin : Messrs. T. S. Tankard; E. J. Russell ; D. B. Macleod. I'hristc/mrch Girls' High School. —Misses M. V. Gibson. M.A. ; K. Gresson, M.A. ; E. M. Mcintosh, M.A. ; F. Sheard, M.A., B.Se; L. Bing, 8.A.; G. Greenstreet, B.A. :E. B. Baxter. M.A. j M. E. Sims. M.A.; H. Leversedge, M.A. : E. D. Graham, M.A. ;A. J. McKee; D. Bone; E. R. Edwards. B.A. ; Tait ; Florence Webster. Parttime—Miss M. E. Sandilands : Captain E. Farthing : Misses H. Smith ; L. Webster.

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Christs' College Grammar School —Messrs. G. E. Blanch, M.A., B.Se. ; A. E. Flower, M.A.. M.Sc. ; Rev. G. S. BryanBrown, M.A.; Messrs. E. G. Hogg. M.A., E.R.A.S.; J. Monteath, B.A. ; H. Hudson, B.A. ; H. B. Lusk, M.A.. LL.B.; P. M. B lines, 8.A.: Rev. F. G. Brittan, M.A.: Messrs. B. Matthews, M.A.; G. S. Lambie, M.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force); H. Lang, B.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force); 0, S. Marshall, M.A.; J. F. D. White, B.A. ;M. Fell, B.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force); A. L. Rowo; H. T. Ferrar, M.A. j E. Jenkins. M.A. ; G. H. Morton, B.A. ; E. H. Severne, B.A. ; Miss E. M. Musgrave. Part-time —Messrs. A. ,T. Merton ; J. M. Madden; W. Bridge : Captain F. Farthing. Rangiora High School. —Messrs. T. R. Cresswell, M.A. ; S. A. Clark, B.A. : xMisses E. A. Vickery, B.A. ; L. F. Stewart. Part-time—Messrs. G. Gibbs Jordan ; C. H. Hargreaves : Misses E. Pitts; E. Wright. Ashburton High School —Messrs. W. F. Waiters, B.A. ; John Stewart, M.A. ; G. C. Beattie, M.Sc.,: Misses F. E. Kershaw, M.A. ; M. Kennedy, M.A. ; R. Rosevear. Timaru Boys' High School. —Messrs. W. A. Thomas, M.A. ; A. G. Tait, B.A. ; W. F. J. Munro, M.A. ; Daniel O'Connor, M.A. ; E. A. Cockroft, Partial B.Se.; C. A. S. Hind ; R. A. Cuthbert, B.A. Part-time—Messrs. G. 0, Chaplain ; L. B. Hart. Timaru Girls' High Scliool —Misses B. M. Watt, M.A. ; E. A. King, M.A. ; M. Ronaldson, 8.A., B.Se. ; D. C. Farnie, M.A. ; M. Watt, B.A. Part-time—Miss Marion Stewart : Mr. William Greene. Waitaki Boys' High School— Messrs. F. Milner, M.A.; M. K. McCuiloch, M.A.; D. S. Chisholm, M.A. j H. H. Allan, M.A.; H. Rands, M.A. ;W. M. Uttley, M.A. ;A. K. Anderson, B.A. ; H. D. Tait; D. A. S. Walker ; H. T. Hall. Part-time—Mr. F. C. Burry : Miss M. McCaw. Waitaki Girls' High Scliool. —Misses C. Ferguson, M.A.; A. M. Budd, M.A. ; D. Stewart, B.A. ; A. N. I. Black. Part-time—Miss M. McCaw. Otago Boys' High School— Messrs. W. J. Morroll, M.A. :M. Watson, M.A. ;F, H. Campbell, M.A. ; J. Reid, B.A. ; E. J. Parr, M.A., B.Se. ; W. J. Martyn, M.A. ; A. Watt, M.A. ; James Pow (on leave with Expeditionary Force); T. G. Robertson; H. W. Slater, M.A. ; A. S. Farquhar; C. M. Littlejohn, M.A. (on leave with Expeditionary Force); J. B. Macdonald, M.A. ; M. G. Mclnnes. B.A. ;W. A. Stuart, M.Sc.; 0. J. Begg. Part-time—Messrs. W. L. Phillips ; D. Shorriff. Otago Girls' High School.— Misses F. M. Allan, M.A. ; S. C. 0. McKnight, M.A., M.Sc. ; F. Campbell, M.A. ; M. W. Alves; L. A. N. Downes, 8.A.; H. K. Dalrymple, B.A. ;L. S. Morton, B.A. ; J. B. Reid. B.A. ; E. J. Pegg, M..A. Part-time—Misses A. W. Hastings; M. S. McLeod : Messrs. S. Wolf; W. L. Phillips. Gore High School. —Messrs. Joseph Hunter, M.A. ; J. Ernest Strachan, M.A. ; John H. Murdoch, M.A. ; Matthew Alexander, M.Sc. : Misses Helen P. Kerse, M.A. ; Mary J. Kenned}'. Part-time—Mr. J. McGregor. Southland, Boys' High SchooU. —Messrs. T, D. Pea roe, M.A. ; J. Williams, B.Se.; J. P. Dakin. B.A. ; J. S. McGrath, B.A. ; J. B. Struthors, M.A. ; J. Stobo, M.A. ; L. J. Chappie; W. T. Cody, M.Sc. Part-time—Messrs. J. W. Dickson ; J. Page. Southland Girls' High School. —Misses Nancy Jobson, M.A.; M. H. M. King, M.A. ; M. Samuel, M.A.; H. Smith, M.A. ; A. Watt, M.A.'; A. L. Loudon, M.A. ; R. Naylor, B.A. Part-time—Messrs. J. W. Dickson; J. Page; Charles Gray : Mrs. T. Hodgson : Miss M. Vyner.

STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITUBE, AND OF ASSETS AIND LIABILITIES, OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts fob the Year ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 481 5 8 Management— £ s. d. From Government — Office salary .. .. .. 97 12 2 Capitation— Other office expenses .. .. .. 11 1 3 For free places .. .. .. 1,443 11 8 Other expenses of management .. 719 11 For recognized school classes for Teaohers'salaries and allowances .. .1,392 3 9 manual instruction .. .. 42 16 6 Boarding-school Aocount .. .. 371 18 6 Government grant .. .. .. 66 13 4 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 416 9 Endowments — Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 43 2 1 Current income from reserves vested in Cleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, &c. .. 31 18 8 Board .. .. .. .. 241 3 6 Grounds — Repair and upkeep of fences, Revenue of socondary education reserves 140 16 6 grounds, <fee. .. .. .. 12 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 121 16 0 Maintenance (including material) of classes Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 371 18 6 for manual instruction .. .. 82 16 6 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 3 10 3 From current revenue— Rents from old Supreme Court site, Auck- Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 13 16 6 land .. .. .. .. 21 17 9 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 27 18 11 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. 4 12 8 Endowments, sales acoount— Site or buildings ... .. .. 239 8 1 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 3 0 0 Other expenditure, namely:— Repairs and additions to cottage on school-grounds .. .. .. 36 14 0 School-desks.. .. .. .. 39 7 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 476 0 8 £2,885 9J3 £2,885 9 8 Examined and found correct—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. t s. A. Liabilities. £ a. A. Balance in Bank of New Zealand .. 470 0 8 Due on school-site .. .. .. 600 0 0 Government capitation, freo-plaoe pupils School prizes .. .. .. .. 5 8 6 (third term, 1915) .. .. .. 479 5 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Outstanding school fees.. .. .. 2 16 0 Office expenses .. .. .. 2 7 0 Outstanding rents .. .. .. 15 4 8 Printing and advertising .. .. 1 13 1 Government grant ■.. .. .. S3 6 8 Secretary's commission .. .. .. 9 9 5 £1,006 13 0 £620 18 0 J. M. Killen, Chairman. J. McKinnon, Secretary.

AUCKLAND GEAMMAR SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts foe the Year ended 31st December, 1915. Iteceipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 6,915 7 8 ] Management— Government grant for general purposes .. 66 13 4 Salary of Secretary .. .. .. 214 11 8 Government capitation for free places .. 13,707 13 3 1 Commission to oolleotor. &c. .. .. 395 4 B Government subsidy for ereoting new Other expenses of management .. 57 3 II sohool at Mount Eden .. .. 1,253 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances— Current income from reserves .. .. 6,137 1 6 I Boys .. .. .. .. 7,044 5 8 Maungaru .. 508 8 6 Girls .. .. .. .. 4,844 811 Revenue of secondary education reserves 1,039 13 8 < Sohool requisites—Hoys .. .. 227 15 6 Old Supreme Court site rent .. .. 515 19 10 j Girls .. .. 150 18 11 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 939 15 0 Repairs to school—Boys .. .. 106 0 8 Interest on Auckland City Council de- Girls 787 10 8 bentures .. .. .. .. 199 0 0 | Prizes—Boys '. . .. .. .. 65 12 9 Insurance, damage by fire .. .. 79 8 4 I Girls .. .. .. .. 70 17 9 Auckland Grammar School Old Boys' As- I Printing and advertising—Boys .. 43 1 4 soeiation, grant .. .. .. 15(1 0 0 Girls .. 64 5 5 Lighting and warming—Boys .. .. 14 1 1 Girls .. .. 46 11 8 Insurance on school—Boys .. .. 27 11 0 Girls .. .. 23 15 2 Water rates—Boys .. .. .. 52 14 2 Girls .. .. .. 50 6 10 Endowments— Repairs to property .. .. .. 872 3 1 Cleaning property .. .. .. 7 6 6 Insuranoe on property .. .. 106 1 5 Rates on property .. .. .. 627 11 3 Interest on current account .. .. 2 3 9 Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 75 0 0 New School, Mount Eden .. .. 8,837 12 10 Janitor's house, Mount Eden .. .. 408 7 8 New buildings .. ... .. 76 10 9 Election expenses .. .. .. 19 19 2 Maungaru reserve expenses .. .. 2 14 8 Sports—Boys .. .. .. .. 82 10 0 ■ Presentation of prizes .. .. .. 16 1 0 Balance at end of year.. .. .. 6,091 7 6 £31,512 1 1 £31,512 1 1 Examined and found correct —8.. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement oj Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. i Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1,383 16 9 I Auckland Grammar School, Mount Eden— City Council deben turas .. .. .. ."i.OOO 0 0 Balanoe to be paid to contractor .. 9.125 0 0 Fees outstanding .. .. .. 4,855 10 (I „ architects .. 279 13 (i Rents outstanding .. .. 741 0 6 „ clerk of works, say 36 0 0 Government grant .. .. .. 4,747 0 0 1 Contract for outbuildings, architect's cornLoan on mortgage .. - .. .. 500 () 0 mission, janitor's house, &c. .. .. 5,886 17 2 Loan from Auckland Diocesan Pension Board 1,00') 0 0 Private loan .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 * Unpresented cheques .. .. .. JOO 17 8 £17,227 (i 3 £16,928 8 -1 .HI II I I I I : >r - G. Maurice O'Rorke, Chairman. W. Wallace Kidd, Secretary.

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HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts fob the Year ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year (cash in hand) 617 9 Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 171 1 9 Government grant for sites, buildings, fur- Management— niture, &c. .. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Office salary.. .. .. .. 78 0 0 Government grant for buildings, furniture, Other office expenses .. .. .. 26 12 3 fittings, and apparatus for recognized Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,951 15 4 classes for manual instruction .. 15 11 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 15 17 11 Government capitation— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 42 0 7 For free places .. .. .. 2,120 8 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 71 0 1 For reoognized school classes for manual Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c. 64 6 8 instruction .. .. .. 108 2 6 Material for classes other than classes Current income from reserves vested in for manual instruction .. .. 13 13 6 Board .. .. .. .. 54 19 7 Maintenance (including material) of classes Revenue of secondary education reserves.. 201 15 0 for manual instruction .. .. 30 0 3 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 143 6 8 Sites, buildings, furniture, apparatus, &o. 1914 fees unpaid at 31st December, 1914 .. 23 6 8 (from Government grant) .. .. 550 0 0 Travelling-expenses refunded \. .. 30 4 2 Buildings, furniture, fittings, and apparatus for recognized classes for manual instruction (from Government grant).. .. 15 11 3 Purchases and now works .. .. 33 12 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 81 5 3 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 119 3 Auckland Eduoation Board—share cleaning and light, to be refunded by them .. 38 5 2 Sports materials .. .. .. 515 2 Library .. .. .. .. 11 17 4 Sports .. .. .. .. 38 13 8 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 13 4 6 £3,254 11 11 £3,254 11 11 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in hand and in bank .. .. 13 4 6 Auckland Education Board .. ~ 81 14 10 Capitation due from Department for third Teaching Staff—balance of salaries due .. 24 6 2 term, 1915 .. .. .. .. 638 14 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 545 18 2 £651 19 2 £651 19 2 Geo. Edgecumbe, Chairman. R. English, Secretary and Treasurer.

• 9 THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts fob the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,245 9 10 Management— Government capitation— Office salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 1,784 15 0 Other office oxponses .. .. .. 7 5 7 For recognized school olasses for manual Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,228 18 4 instruction .. .. .. 30 17 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 419 0 Balance of £5,000 loan .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 22 16 6 Endowments — Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 66 7 1 Current income from reserves vested in Material for classes other than classes for Board .. .. .. .. 709 12 11 manual instruction .. .. .. 32 3 6 Revenue of secondary-education reserves 101 16 11 Maintenance (including material) of classes School fees .. .. .. .. 22 8 0 for manual instruction .. .. 19 16 8 Interest on mortgage .. .. .. 34 17 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 4,915 5 5 Sale of material .. .. .. 2 10 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 19 1 11 Auckland education endowment .. .. 52 7 10 Interest on current aocount .. ... 17 19 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 10 7 0 Endowments — Sale of old sohool property .. .. 1,800 0 0 Management.. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Endowment insurance (refund) .. .. 114 8 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 50 17 3 Goldfields revenue ~ .. .. 8 0 0 Annual visit .. .. .. .. 7 13 6 Refund cost of gravel .. .. .. 35 4 0 Conveyance of pupils from distance .. 14 0 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Law-oosts .. .. .. .. 3 1 0 Repayment loan (interest and principal)— Interest .. .. .. .. 234 2 4 Prinoipal .. .. .. .. 396 5 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 697 8 7 ,_ „ ...,„.., £7,840 0 8 £7,840 0 8 - Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £5 2s. 6d., expenses of ceremony opening of new building, is .without authority of law.—R. J. Collins, Controller and AuditorGeneral ■ i .

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Statement of Monetary Assets imd Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. A. Liabilities. £ 8. d. Balance in bank of New Zealand .. 697 8 7 Loan (Government Insurance Department) 4,608 15 0 Unpaid school fees .. .. .. 59 4 0 Unpaid purchase-monpy, new site .. 2,425 0 0 Unpaid rents .. .. .. .. 878 19 4 Outstanding account .. .. .. 42 8 0 Free-place capitation .. .. 618 6 8 £2,253 18~~7 - _______ Henry Lowe, Chairman. Jas. Kernick, Secretary.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 59 18 7 Management— Government grants— Office salary .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 For sites, building, furniture, £485; rent, Other office expenses .. .. .. 44 0 2 £200 .. .. .. .. 685 0 0 Other expenses of management ■ ' .. 50 17 5 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,533 2 10 apparatus for recognized sohool classes Boarding-sohool account .. .. 2,338 17 1 for mannal instruction .. .. 66 12 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 43 13 4 Oapitation— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 139 711 For free places .. .. .. 2,047 4 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 240 18 6 For manual instruction .. .. 68 12 6 Temporary advances to pupils .. .. 756 16 10 Government grant .. .. .. 66 13 4 Material for school athletics .. .. 43 6 8 Current income from reserves vested in From current revenue— . Board .. .. .. .. 990 0 3 Purchases and new works .. .. 569 13 9 Revenue of secondary-education reserves.. 992 14 7 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 102 19 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 687 8 9 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 301 10 8 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 2,981 9 6 Interest on current aocount and on mortAdvances to pupils .. .. .. 667 7 5 gage .. .. .. .. 178 0 3 Voluntary contribution .. .. 25 0 0 Other expenditure, namely— (prize) .. .. 2 2 0 Taranaki Education Board refund .. 88 0 0 Royalties .. .. .. .. 33 19 6 Refund part royalties, £21 12s. Id.; reRefunds and sundries .. .. .. 910 0 funds, £6 2s. .. ~ .. » 27 14 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 2 16 5 Loan expenditure—Furnishing, &o. ;. 421 15 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 300 2 8 £9,383 13 5 £9,383 13 5 Examined and found correct.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. Liabilities. £ a. A. £ s. d. Balance at bank .. .. .. 314 7 8 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 14 5 0 Rents outstanding .. .. .. 11 17 9 Loan by way of mortgage from Public Tuition fees .. .. .. 25 14 6 Trustee .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Boarding fees, &o. .. .. .. 63 13 6 Capitation free places, third term .. .. 753 15 0 Secondary-education reserves revenue, Deoember quarter .. .. .. 100 0 0 Grant, girls' class-rooms and boardinghouse, Deoember quarter .. .. .. 100 0 0 Capitation grant, one-third of £100, payment for 1915 .. 33 6 8 Grant for material .. .. .. 59 9 7 Advanoed on acoount of pupilß .. .. 268 12 3 ——***m imi ii ■ I £1,730 16 11 £3,014 5 0 Datid Hutchen, Chairman. Walteb Bewley, Secretary.

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WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts fob the Year ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. ! Expenditure. £ s. d. Cash in hand at beginning of year .. 62 17 2,' Dr. balance at beginning "of year .. .. 396 710 Current income from reserves .. .. 3,118 8 8 j Management - Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Offico salaries .. .. .. 352 0 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 6 14 Other office expenses .. 151 7 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,700 0 0[ Other expenses'of management .. 55 12 10 Sundry sohool fees .. .. .. 545 5 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,096 1 4 Boarding-sohool fees .. .. .. 11,317 11 0 j Medical officer .. .. .. .. 130 15 0 Music fees .. .. .. .. 415 16 0 Boarding-school Account .. .. 6,794 3 8 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 3,407 15 6 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 380 7 2 Balance of loan from Australian Mutual j Prizes .. .. .. .. 65 15 9 Provident Society .. .. .. 1,000 00 I Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 164 16 8 Sundry school funds .. .. .. 102 15 4 : Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 1,575 18 8 other temporary advances .. .. 3,822 210 Laboratory expenses .. .. .. 132 1 9 Maintenance and repairs ol buildings .. 253 14 7 1 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 331 6 6 j Interest on current account and on mortgage 2,750 7 5 Sundry school funds .. .. .. 545 5 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Extraordinary school expenses .. .. 134 6 8 Roading estate .. .. .. 1,689 8 1 Legal expenses, survey, &o. .. .. 127 6 0 : Buildings, equipment, &c. .. .. 149 16 6 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 359 16 1 Cash on hand .. 269 9 8 £24,252 8 8 £24,252 8 8 J. P. Williamson, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents outstanding .. .. .. 410 4 7 Accrued interest .. .. .. 699 0 3 Boys' acoounts outstanding .. .. 1,543 15 11 House accounts .. .. 216 19 0 Boys' extras paid but not charged .. 875 1 3 Sundry creditors .. .. 110 0 0 Sundry debtors.. .. .. .. 600 0 3 Loans from Australian Mutual Provident Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 269 9 8 Society .. .. .. .. 55,000 0 0 Bank .. .. .. .. .. 1,575 18 8 £3,698 11 8 £67,601 17 11 ,). P. Williamson, Secretary. WANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE. General Statement of Accounts fob the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,057 19 1 For free places .. .. .. 1,036 8 4 Management — For manual instruction .. .. 81 5 O Office salaries.. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 735 17 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 58 14 7 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 298 2 9 Board members' travelling-expenses .. 8 8 8 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,022 17 3 Rent.. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Boarding-sohool fees .. .. ' .. 3,137 18 7 Teachers'salaries and aliowanoes.. .. 2,913 0 8 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 1,259 7 2 Boarding-school Account.. .. .. 2,340 11 6 Other receipts, namely— Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 18 1 10 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 25 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 144 18 4 Churoh sittings .. .. .. 43 0 0 Grounds — Repair and upkeep of fenoes, Refund, New Zealand Railways .. 217 7 grounds, Ac. .. .. .. .. 182 16 11 Dr. balanoe at end of year .. .. 1,334 10 2 Books and stationery for sale to pupils and other tomporary advances .. .. 1,369 3 6 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 247 1 6 Government grant (anticipated) for buildings, furniture, fittings, and apparatus for recognized classes for manual instruction .. 319 16 6 Maintenance and repairs of buildings and equipment .. .. .. .. 322 0 7 Miscellaneous—Rates, &c. .. .. 96 2 5 Building equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 418 6 2 Interest on current account and bank charge 60 18 0 Endowments, Sales Acoount—Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. .. .. 36 8 8 Other expenditure, namely— Miscellaneous, £5 2«. 3d.; refunds, £62 lis. 67 13 3 Contractor's deposit, £25; overpaid, £2 17s. 7d.... .. .. .. 27 17 7 Accident insurance, £6 4s. Id.; firealarm, £7 13s. 6d. .. .. .. 13 17 7 Legal expenses, 10s. 6d. ; ohuroh sittings, £42 16s. .. .. .. .. 43 6 6 £9,977 3 10 £9,977 3 10 Feed. Pieani, Chairman. W. J. Cabson, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £23 os. 6d. for goods supplied by Mr. Luxford while a member of the Board, is contrary to law.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Government grant and capitation for free Bank overdraft .. .. .. 1,334 10 2 places .. .. .. .. 510 6 8 Sundry accounts .. .. 67 16 6 Government grant for buildings .. .. 319 16 6 Capitation for manual and technical classes 90 0 0 School fees due .. .. .. .. 322 0 7 Advances to .. .. .. 554 5 2 Sundry refunds .. ".. .. .. 2 0 0 £1,798 8 11 £1,402 6 8 Feed. Pieani, Chairman. W. J. Carson, Secretary.

PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeah ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant for furniture, fittings, and Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 301 511 apparatus for recognized classes for manual Management— instruction .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Office salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Government capitation— . Other office expenses .. .. .. 8 4 5 For free places .. .. .. 3,217 10 7 Other expenses of management (caretaker) 138 0 0 For recognized olasses for manual instruc- Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 3,072 2 8 tion .. .. .. .. 94 2 10 Boarding-school Account .. .. 1,103 14 0 Government grant .. .. .. 66 13 4 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 28 6 9 Revenue of secondary education reserves .. 422 11 11 Printing, stationery, advertising .. .. 91 8 4 School fees .. .. .. 405 17 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c.. .. .. 38 8 7 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 1,103 14 0 Maintenance of classes (including material) Interest on Manson legacy .. .. 6 0 0 for manual instruction .. .. 55 4 1 Sundry refunds .. .. .. .. 15 6 6 From Government grants— Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 10 0 0 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and For teohnioal instruction— apparatus for recognized classes for Grant 3 from Government — manual instruction .. .. .. 10 0 0 C-ipitation on account of free places .. 938 7 6 From current revenue— Buildings .. .. .. .. 390 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 294 14 11 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. 65 10 11 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 61 0 11 Material .. .. .. .. 43 4 3 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 36 210 Other receipts, namely— Buildings, equipment, <fee, for manual Fees and other class payments .. 353 4 6 instruction .. .. .. .. 12 6 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. 118 7 0 Interost on current acoount .. .. 9 8 6 On account of instruction of classes Audit fee .. .. .. .. 4 3 4 other than technical classes .. 28 6 0 For technical instruction— Sales of material .. .. .. 71 1 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 1,073 8 6 Proportion art master's salary .. 70 0 0 Office expenses (including stationery, &c.) 344 10 4 Dr. balanoe at end of year .. .. 106 9 0 Advertising and printing .. .. 26 5 8 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 96 0 6 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 35 7 10 Freights, cartage, and sundry .. .. 81 11 2 Material for class use .. .. .. 98 16 2 Salary (caretaker) .. .. .. 52 0 0 Buildings, equipment, &c. .. .. 463 15 7 £7,536 7 0 £7,536 7 0 T. R. Hoddeb, Chairman. William Huntee, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. High School account— High School Account— Due by Government, balance £100 annual Capitation overdrawn Deoember.. .. 88 19 9 grant .. .. .. 33 6 8 Contractor's deposits .. .. .. 10 0 0 Capitation manual classes .. .. 113 0 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 38 410 Grant for agricultural classes .. .. 50 0 0 Technical School Account— Reserves revenue for December quarter .. 136 5 5 Debit balance, Union Bank .. .. 106 9 0 Technical Sohool Account: — Sundry accounts .. .. .. 15 19 6 Due by Government — Capitation due on acoount of year 1915 296 15 7 Grants for material .. .. .. 44 6 0 Grants for fittings .. .. .. 50 0 0 Grants for equipment .. .. 29 .7 4 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 117 6 0 £870 7 0 £209 13 1 T. R. Hoddee, Chairman. William Hunter, Secretary.

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WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ a. A. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,087 13 4 Management— Government grants— Offioe salaries .. .. .. 300 0 0 For sites, buildings, furniture, &o. (gene- 01her office expenses .. .. .. 81 3 5 ral purposes) .. .. .. 100 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances . .. 9,576 0 2 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 115 6 11 spparatus for recognized classes for Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 256 711 manual instruction.. .. .. 73 4 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 604 16 5 Government capitation— Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c. 297 12 1 For free places .. .. .. 7,632 3 3 Books.. .. .. .. .. 10 3 0 For recognized classes for manual in- Material for classes other than classes for struction .. .. .. .. 220 7 11 manual instruction .. .. .. 3 16 11 Price of improvements (Capital Aocount).. 75 0 0 Maintenance (including material) of olasses Current income from reserves vested m for manual instruction .. .. 27 9 2 Bi ard .. .. .. .. 4,320 2 1 From Government grants—For buildings, Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 1,468 10 2 furniture, fittings, and apparatus for reSchool fees .. .. .. .. 1,513 0 5 cognized classes for manual instruction 206 13 4 Boots, &c, sold and other refunds .. 116 8 11 From current reveuue — Discount .. .. .. .. 0 4 1 Purchases and new works .. .. 125 5 2 Library Fund .. .. .. .. 3 2 6 Repayment of loan on buildings .. 1,838 2 9 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 230 15 6 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 145 13 6 Interest and bank charges .. .. 229 6 0 Endowments— Interest .. .. .. .. 104 14 6 Miscellaneous (surveys, <feo.) .. .. 400 17 9 Commission and exchange .. .. 3 11 Grant to Games Fund .. .. .. 100 0 0 Legal expenses.. .. .. .. 26 19 2 Books (leaehers'copies).. .. .. 14 11 1 Balance at end of year .. ~ .. 2,881 010 £17,609 16 8 . £17,609 16 8 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. A. Cash in bank—Current account .. 2,955 7 11 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 74 7 1 Sundry debtors— Loan for College buildings (balance) .. 375 1 2 Fees (Wellington College) .. .. 38 9 0 „ Girls' College buildings (balance) 2,000 0 0 „ (Girls' College) .. .. .. 42 16 2 Mortgage on reclaimed-land section .. 2,094 7 6 Rents .. .. .. .. 41 9 3 Sundry creditors— Rents paid in advance .. .. 9 6 6 Fees paid in advance .. .. .. 1 14 11 On open account— Wellington College .. .. 18 4 7 Girls' College .. .. .. 31 0 6 £3,078 2 4 £4,604 2 3 John G. W. Aitken, Chairman. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary.

DANNEVIRKE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. A. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 645 8 1 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 4 6 7 Fn m Government — Teachers'salaries and allowances.. . .. 1,319 0 1 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and ap- Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 18 6 10 paratus for recognized classes for Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 24 17 5 manual instruction .. .. .. 89 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, &c. .. 59 13 8 Government capitation— Grounds—Repair and upkeep of fences, For free places .. .. ■• 1,018 4 5 grounds, &c. .. .. .. .. 10 4 3 For recognized sohool classes for manual Material for classes other than classes for instruction .. .. .. .. 36 12 6 manual instruction .. .. .. 18 12 9 Government grant .. .. .. 66 13 4 Purchases and new works .. .. 1,115 6 6 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 441 4 5 From current revenueSchool fees .. .. •• •• 20 13 4 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 39 11 0 Interest on current account .. .. 23 16 7 Miscellaneous (lates, insurance, &c.) .. 11 3 9 Voluntary contributions on account of geneial Interest an current account ... .. 2 7 0 purpoies of the school .. .. .. 6 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 0 7 9 Other receipts, namely:-- For technical instruction— From Hawke's Bay Education Board for Lighting and heating .. .. .. 0 12 10 cleaning, chemicals, &c, for teachers' Insurance and repairs .. ■ .. .. 0 17 4 Satuiday classes, 1913, 1914, 1915 (less exchange 25.) .. .. •• 13 8 0 Teohnioal instruction — Fees and other class payments .. .. 0 10 0 Sale of scrap lead. .. .. .. 4 18 1 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 253 9 0 £2,620 7 9 £2,620 7 9 Thomas Bain, Chairman. Thomas Macallan, Secretary.

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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915 Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 4 6 2 Overdraft at Bank of New Zealand .. 238 10 6 Cash in Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 15 1 7 Unpresented oheques .. .. .. 34 6 9 High School fees owing .. .. .. 12 0 0j . Technical fees owing .. .. .. 9 8 6 £40 16 3 £272 17 3 Thomas Bain, Chairman. Thomas Macallan, Secretary. NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. A. Expenditure. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,889 9 4 Management— £ s. A. Government grant for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 112 10 0 fittings, and apparatus for recognized Other office expenses .. .. .. 20 7 1 classes for manual instruction .. .. 108 12 9 Board members' travelling-expenses .. 2 0 0 Government capitation— Other expenses of management .. 87 10 11 For free places .. .. .. 1,892 12 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 2,897 1 1 For recognized school classes for manual Boarding-school Acoount .. .. 1,218 18 6 instruction.. .. .. .. 99 17 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 42 7 8 Current mci me from reserves vested in Board 516 19 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 70 2 2 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 811 8 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 110 16 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c. .. 63 16 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 113 2 0 Material for olasses other than classes for School fees .. .. .. .. 337 7 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 19 3 6 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 1,321 10 2 Maintenance (including material) of classes Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 49 9 0 for manual instruction.. .. .. 183 1 8 Income from property not reserves or en- From Government grants for buildings, furdowments .. .. .. .. 1,230 5 0 niture, fittings, and apparatus for manual Stationery, games, <&c. (Fees Account) .. 680 6 0 instruction .. .. .. .. 14 0 Refund of loan .. .. .. .. 109 7 6 From current revenue— Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 106 18 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 353 810 Post Office Savings-bank interest .. .. 717 8 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 702 4 6 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 92 6 4 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 5 15 Stationery, games, &c. (Fees Account) .. 561 5 9 Advanced on mortgage .. .. .. 1,900 0 0 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. 177 13 1 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 654 3 8 £9,275 2 2 j £9,275 2 2 T. C. Mooee, Chairman. G. Cbawshaw, Secretary and Treasurer.

Napiee High School. —Junioe School, 1915. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. A. Balance at 31st December, 1914 .. .. 357 14 5 Salaries .. .. .. 495 3 4 School fees .. .. .. 591 0 6 Office salaries .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 Boarding fees .. .. .. .. 388 0 4 „ expenses .. .. .. .. 36 12 8 Refunds .. .. .. .. 16 211 Boarding Acoount .. .. .. 368 16 1 Post Office Savings-bank interest .. .. 3 18 9 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 23 7 5 Cleaning, fuel, <fee. .. .. .. 36 18 9 Glass material .. .. .. .. 6 7 9 On fixed deposit (Post Office Savings-bank) 110 11 2 Credit balanoe at 31st December, 1915 .. 24.1 9 9 £1,356 16 11 £1,356 16 11 T. C. Mooee, Chairman. Geoege Cbawshaw, Secretary. Examined and found correct—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. General Statement of Monetaby Assets and Liabilities on the 31st Decembeb, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balances at Bank of New Zealand— Sundry accounts .. .. ~ 10 0 0 Secondary .. .. .. 433 1 1 Junior 241 9 9 Due from Government— Free place capitation .. .. .. 636 8 7 Manual capitation—Girls .. .. 41 15 0 Boys .. .. 100 2 6 Money invested on mortgage, &c. .. .. 3,891 13 9 Interest outstanding .. .. .. 22 16 0 Arrears of fees for 1915 .. .. .. 36 8 0 £5,403 14 8 £10 0 0 T. C. Moobe, Chairman. Geoege Cbawshaw, Secretary.

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GISBORNE HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,162 2 6 Management— Government grant for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 138 0 0 fittings, and apparatus for manual instruc- Other office expenses .. .. .. 23 17 11 tion .. .. .. .. .. 35 19 4 Other expenses of management .. 48 15 7 Government capitation— Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,974 3 8 For free places .. .. .. 897 17 10 Boarding-school acoount .. .. 1,360 5 2 For recognized school classes for manual Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 9 13 8 instruction .. .. .. 85 7 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 39 18 7 Subsidy on voluntary contributions '.. 38 3 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, &c. (inCurrent income from reserves vested in eluding caretaker's salar\) .. .. 144 10 2 Board .. .. .. .. 3,218 13 11 Grounds—R'pair and upkeep of fences, Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 561 15 3 grounds, &o. .. .. .. 73 18 9 Interest on moneys (derived from endow- Material for classes other than classes for ments) invested and on unpaid purchase- manual instruction .. .. .. 16 4 7 money .. .. .. .. 30 4 11 Maintenance (including material) of classes School fees .. .. .. .. 370 0 0 for manual instruction .. .. 53 0 0 B-arding-school fees .. .. .. 1,764 13 6 Purchases and new works .. .. 620 13 1 Other receipts, namely— Maintenance and ropaiis of buildings .. 73 1 7 Refund on account of surveys .. .. 17 13 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, <feo.) .. 80 7 7 Refund on account of overpaid accounts 3 10 Buildings, equipment, (fee, for manual inDamage to lawn .. .. .. 0 8 0 struction .. .. .. .. 71 17 2 For technical instruction— Tnteres-t on current account .. .. 0 7 0 Grants from Government— Endowments— Capitation .. .. .. .. 37 1 9 Sites or buildings for school purposes .. 4,470 13 11 Grant in aid travelling-expenses wool- Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 54 17 6 olassing .. .. .. .. 15 18 9 Other expenditure, namely— Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 20 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 204 12 6 Fees and other class payments .. .. 75 16 4 Repayment, capital, on account of loan 172 17 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. 22 2 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 23 11 10 Refund from Hawke's Bay Education For technical instruction— Board .. .. .. .. 2 5 i | Salaries of instructors .. .. 68 6 6 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 1,510 17 7 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, &o.) .. .. .. 12 0 0 Advertising and printing .. .. 8 7 0 Lighting and heating .. .. 22 5 2 Insurance and repairs .. .. 15 9 2 Material for class use .. .. 33 0 11 Valuation report on buildings, &o. .. 5 5 0 £9,870 1 6 £9,870 1 6 W. Morgan, Secretary. General Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities al 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ a. A. Capitation— Mortgages .. .. .. .. 4,347 12 6 Free pupils, third term, 1915 .. .. 262 8 7 Bank overdraft .. .. .. 1,500 17 7 Sohool classes, 1915 .. .. .. 41 0 0 Unpresented cheque .. .. .. 10 0 0 Special classes, 1915 .. .. .. 22 4 9 Furniture .. .. .. .. 215 0 0 Sohool fees overdue .. .. .. 11 0 0 Balance contract and extras .. .. 104 8 3 Rectory fees overdue .. .. .. 78 0 0 Architect's commission.. .. .. 37 0 0 Hostel fees overdue .. .. .. 20 10 0 Rents overdue .. .. .. .. 2,065 9 3 Rates, Te Marunga, to be refunded .. 58 18 10 Grant from Government on account free pupils.. .. .. .. 66 13 4 £2,626 4 9 £6,214 18 4 W. Morgan, Secretary.

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MARLBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st December, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 451 7 2 Management— Government capitation— Office salary .. .. .. .. 67 15 0 For free places .. .. .. 1,080 16 1 Other office expenses .. .. .. 7 5 9 For recognized school classes for manual Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,29113 4 instruction .. .. .. 26 5 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 31 13 4 Statutory grant for 1915-16 .. .. 400 0 0 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 650 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 77 13 3 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 15 2 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 30 15 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 88 3 1 Books, <&c, sold and other refunds .. 27 15 3 Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c. 1 18 10 Interest on current account .. .. 0 10 6 Material for classes other than classes for Voluntary contributions on account of manual instruction .. .. .. 8 10 8 general purposes of the school .. .. 2 10 0 Maintenance (including material) of classes Contractors'deposit .. .. .. 5 0 0 for manual instruction .. .. 9 5 2 Alex. Young Scholarship: Interest on be- Purchases and new works .. .. 120 8 7 quest .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 28 14 10 Miscellaneous (rates, <fee.) .. .. 26 2 2 Buildings, equipment, &0., for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 41 2 6 Interest on current account .. .. 0 16 Interest on Nosworthy bequest .. .. 22 10 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 348 0 5 £2,114 12 3 £2,114 12 3 E. H. Penny, Chairman. E. Hylton, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance in bank .. .. .. 348 0 5 Nosworthy bequest for Wrigley Scholarship 500 0 0 Capitation, &c, on free places .. .. 396 14 2 Alex. Young bequest for Young Scholarship 200 0 0 Capitation, manual and technical classes .. 34 17 6 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 12 2 7 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 2 10 0 j Stationery .. .. .. .. 2 18 6 : Advertising, printing, &c. .. .. 3 12 6 Fuel, lighting, and oleaning .. .. 0 17 9 I New works .. .. .. . - 10 13 0 Repairs to buildings .. .. .. 3 14 8 j Deposit .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 j Manual and technical, rent of section for agriculture .. .. .. .. 100 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 0 12 8 £782 2 1 I £740 10 10 E. H. Penny, Chairman. E. Hylton, Secretary.

NELSON COLLEGE. Statement of Receipts and Expendituee foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Endowment Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. 927 10 0 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 7 0 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 227 16 10 Insurances .. .. .. .. 5 6 4 Government revenue endowments .. 254 11 10 Printing and advertising .. .. 13 4 5 Sale of house .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Governors'and auditors'fees .. .. 37 0 0 Seoretary .. .. .. .. 103 3 0 Offioe-rent .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Office-cleaning and gas.. .. .. 11 0 8 Telephone .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Bank charge .. .. .. .. 010 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 019 9 Petty cash, postages, and sundries .. 30 0 0 Total .. .. ~ 1,416 18 8 Total .. .. .. 225 14 10

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Statement of Receipts and Expendituse— continued. Boys' College. £ s. d. £ s. dBoarding fees .. .. .. .. 4,546 6 3 House; expenses .. .. .. 3,507 2 6 Tuition fees .. .. .. .. 828 5 0 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 3,126 010 Government capitation— Stationery .. .. .. .. 46 8 0 Free places .. .. .. .. 2,070 1 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. 24 10 3 Manual instruction .. .. .. 67 15 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 68 211 Government grant— Gas .. .. .. .. ... 102 2 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 44 8 11 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 108 6 6 Science equipment .. .. .. 84 14 10 Repairs .. .. .. .. 203 11 9 Agricultural class—Sale of produce .. 3 0 0 Secretary .. .. .. .. 103 3 0 Woodwork class, pupils for material .. 2 14 0 Governors'and auditors'fees .. .. 38 1 0 Hawke's Bay Old Boys' prize .. .. 10 0 0 Scholarships— Endowed .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Foundation .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 District High School .. .. 80 0 0 Andrew Memorial prize ..' .. 5 0 0 Hawke's Bay Old Boys' prize .. .. 10 0 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. 45 16 11 Grounds .. .. .. .. 23 4 6 Interest on mortgage .. .. .. 500 0 0 Telephone .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Sports .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Office-rent, £6 ss. ; cleaning, £3 14s. 9d... 9 19 9 Laying pipes from swimming-bath .. 126 010 Woodwork class .. .. .. 4 410 Agricultural class .. .. .. 0 18 6 Scientific and chemical apparatus and chemicals .. .. .. .. 23 5 5 Total .. .. .. 7,657 5 8 Total .. .. .. 8,264 19 6 Girls' College! £ fa. d. £ s. d. Boarding fees.« .. .. .. 2,094 15 1 House expenses .. .. .. 1,726 11 4 Tuition fees .. .. .. .. 557 16 0 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 2,083 11 4 Government capitation, free pupils .. 1,862 6 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. 15 4 9 Government grant, repairs .. .. 22 4 5 Prizes .. .. .. .. 15 17 5 Governmentcapitation,minualinstruction 92 13 9 Printing and advertising .. .. 56 5 1 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 77 12 4 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 8 0' 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 43 13 9 Secretary .. .. .. .. 103 3 0 Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 38 1 0 Music .. .. .. .. 15 12 1 Dark-room Camera Club .. .. 9 0 0 Scholarships — Endowed .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Foundation.. .. .. .. 19 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 30 2 11 Telephone .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Office-rent .. .. .. .. 6 5 0 Office-cleaning ..' .. .. 3 14 9 Grounds .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Total .. .. .. 4,629 15 11 Total .. .. .. 4,314 1 9 Capital Account. £ s. A. £ gi d. Balance in bank, 31st December, 1914 .. 182 17 9 Furniture, Girls' College .. .. 7 19 0 Cash on fixed deposit .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 „ office .. .. .. 513 6 Cash on deposit, Post Offioe Savings-bank 1,000 0 0 Laundry, Girls' College.. 10 0 0 Mortgage repayment .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Balance in bank, 31st December, 1915, £4,044 17s. lid., less unpaid cheques, £4,036 Bs. 6d. .. .. .. 8 9 5 Cash on deposit, Post Office Savings-bank 1,000 0 0 Total .. .. .. 4,132 17 9 Total .. .. .. 5,032 111 — —— ...■ .'WW-'- ' • , Grand total .. ..£17,836 18 © Grand total .. ..£17,836 18 0 -'■' - : ■ ; R. Catley, Secretary.

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Statement of Loans on Mortgage,, Account at 31st December, 1915. A. Mortgage owing to Nelson College. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balanoe outstanding on 31st December, Balance outstanding on 31st December, 1914 .. .. .. .. 1,950 0 0 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,950 0 0 £1,950 0 0 £1,950 0 0 ' '" ——^—^——" ~™ B. Mortgages owing by Nelson College. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount outstanding on mortgage at 31st Amount repaid, 1915 .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Deoember, 1914 .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Amount outstanding on mortgage at 31st December, 1915 .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 £10,000 0 0 £10,000 0 0 ~ ; ______________ R., Catley, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities of Nelson College at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s A. Liabilities. £ s. d. Mortgage securities .. .. .. 1,950 0 0 Mortgage on college .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 Rents due .. .. .. .. 127 10 0 Governors' fees .. .. .. 100 0 0 Interest due .. .. .. .. 66 0 0 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 4,036 8 6 Feesdue .. .. .. 371 9 4 Capitation, free pupils— Boys' College .. .. .. 623 5 0 Girls' Oollego .. .. .. 636 15 0 Advances to boarders .. .. .. 149 0 7 „ arrears .. .. 19 411 Oashinbank.. .. .. .. 4,04117 11 Cash on deposit, Post Office Savings-bank 1,000 0 0 £8,988 2 9 £10,136 8 6 R. Catley, Secretary.

GREYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1914 .. .. 1,888 13 8 Secretary's salary .. .. .. 10 0 0 Reserves revenue, Treasury .. .. 48 1 8 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 010 0 Interest .. .. .. .. i 92 1 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 2 4 6 Grant —Grey Education Board .. .. 75 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1.915 .. .. 1,941 110 £2,028 16 4 \ £2,028 16 4 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. National Bank .. .. .. .. 45 10 3 Post Office Savings bank .. .. 195 11 7 Grey Borough debentures .. .. 1,700 0 0 Nil. £1,941 1 10 W. R. Kettle, Chairman. P. F. Daniel, Secretary. Examined and found correct—R. J. Collins. Controller and Auditor-General.

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HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeah ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ a. A. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,683 9 4 ManagementCurrent income from reserves vested in Office salary .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Board .. .. .. .. 28 15 0 Other office expenses .. .. ~ 13 4 Revenue of secondary-eduoation reserves . . 108 310 Subddy to Westland Education Board .. 125 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 66 6 3 purchase-money .. .. .. 64 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 33 6 0 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 1,642 17 7 £1,884 8 2 £1,884 8 2 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kibk, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cr., current account, Bank of New Zealand 34 17 7 Borough rates .. .. .. .. 30 1 8 Fixed deposits, Bank of New Zealand .. 1,400 0 0 Secretary's salary (December quarter) .. 318 9 Deposit, Hokitika Savings-bank .. .. 208 0 0 Rent due on section .. .. .. 15 0 Reserves revenue due (December quarter) 10 15 6 £1,654 18 1 £34 0 5 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kibk, Secretary. Examined and found correct,—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

RANGIORA HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeab ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 101 8 8 Management— £ s. d. Government oapitation— Office salary .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 For free plaoes .. .. .. 918 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 19 16 9 For recognized classes for manual in- Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 995 710 struction .. .. .. .. 97 8 0 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 5 19 11 Current income from reserves .. .. 189 6 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 48 11 6 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 105 10 6 Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, (fee. 12 14 6 Voluntary contributions on account of Material for classes other than classes for general purposes of the school .. .. 10 10 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 9 2 2 Rent of cottage .. .. .. 31 17 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 106 5 6 Red Cross and Patriotio Funds .. .. 168 2 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &o.) .. 8 8 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 25 10 0 Red Cross and Patriotic Funds .. .. 168 2 0 For technical instruction— Conveyance of pupils .. ... .. 42 15 0 Grants from Government— Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 32 14 10 Capitation.. .. .. .. 157 9 8 For technical instruction— Fees and other class payments .. 55 7 2 Salaries of instructors and director .. 147 8 0 Sales of material .. .. .. 19 7 0 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. 20 1 1 Rent .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Material for class use .. .. 24 5 9 Sundries .. .. .. .. 13 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 221 18 8 £1,879 15 11 £1,879 15 11 Robeet Ball, Chairman. E. R. Good, Treasurer. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets, £ s. d. I Liabilities. £ a. A. Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 236 7 9 Loan account, Union Bank Australasia, Cash in hand, Treasurer .. .. .. 1 010 Rangiora .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Capitation due .. .. .. .. 324 19 6 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 15 911 Technical School .. .. 139 7 9 £701 15 10 £215 9 11 Robebt Ball, Chairman. E. R. Good, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant for buildings, furniture, Dr. balance at beginning of year.. .. 7,351 15 7 fittings, and apparatus for reoognized Management— school olasses for manual instruction .. 45 4 6 Office salaries .. .. .. 220 0 0 Government capitation— Other office expenses .. .. .. 2 4 5 For free places .. .. .. 1,156 Oil Board members'travelling-expenses .. 20 12 7 For free plaoes (statutory grant) .. 66 13 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,807 14 4 For recognized sohool olasses for manual Boarding-sohool account .. .. 725 3 7 instruction .. .. .. 73 2 6 Examinations—Examiners' fees and other Current income from reserves vested in expenses .. .. .. .. 16 6 3 Board .. .. .. .. 5,209 010 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 496 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 25 1 4 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 312 12 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 99 6 4 Interest on ourrent account .. .. 22 19 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, &c. .. 255 8 9 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 6,345 0 10 Grounds—Repairs and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c... .. .. .. 24 1 6 Maintenance (including material) of olasses for manual instruction .. .. 38 4 4 From Government grants— For buildings, furniture, fittings, and apparatus for recognized sohool classes for manual instruction .. .. 19 9 1 From current revenue— Purchases and new works .. ~ 20 13 4 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 35 14 5 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 144 3 11 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. 19 9 1 Interest on Buildings Loan Account .. 439 8 3 Expenses connected with endowments .. 242 18 0 Grant to Sports Fund and sohool magazine 140 0 0 Grant towards cost of cadet camp .. 35 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 9 9 1 £13,727 4 2 £13,727 4 2 J. C. Adams, Chairman. Geo. H. Mason, Registrar and Treasurer. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d Outstanding rents .. .. .. 161 7 9 Buildings Loan Aocount—Debt on buildings 6,345 0 10 Outstandng fees .. .. .. 15 0 0 £176 7 9 £6,345 0 10 J. C. Adams, Chairman. Geo. H. Mason, Registrar.

CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembee, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,578 18 5 ManagementGovernment grant for buildings, furniture, Offioe salaries.. .. .. .. 60 0 0 fittings, and apparatus for manual in- Other offioe expenses .. .. .. 19 8 struction .. .. .. . • 29 16 4 Board members' travelling-expenses .. 12 17 10 Government capitation— Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 3,526 6 9 For free places .. .. .. 3,990 18 4 Boarding-school account.. .. .. 60 0 0 For free places (grant) .. .. .. 66 13 4 Examinations—Examiners' fees and other For recognized sohool classes for manual expenses .. .. .. .. 4 3 6 instruction .. .. .. .. 97 1 8 Scholarships .. .. .. 102 10 0 Current income from reserves vested in ■ Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 27 1 9 Board .. .. • • • • 527 11 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 78 13 4 Interest on moneys (derived from endow- Cleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, &c. (inments) invested and on unpaid purchase- eluding caretaker's salary) .. .. 178 9 2 money .. . • • • ••79 17 2 Grounds —Repair and upkeep of fences, Sohool fees .. .. ■ • • ■ 298 4 0 grounds, &c. .. .. .. .. 616 9 Interest on ourrent acoount .. .. 16 19 6 Maintenance (including material) of olasses Voluntary contributions on acoount of gene- for manual instruction.. .. .. 58 0 3 ral purposes of tho school .. .. 13 14 0 Government grants for buildings, furniture, Proceeds from oooking-olass .. .. 45 10 11 fittings, and apparatus for reoognized sohool classes for manual instruction .. 4 17. 9 From ourrent revenue— Purohases and new works .. .. 94 6 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 32 6 2 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 31 2 9 Buildingß, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 417 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 14 1 3 Salary of janitor .. .. .. 15 0 0 Expenses connected with endowments .. 819 0 Grant to Sports Fund and sohool magazine 20 0 0 Rent of caretaker's cottage '.. .. 54 12 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,348 18 8 £6,745 4 10 £6,745 4 10 J. C. Adams, Chairman. Geo. H. Mason, Registrar and Treasurer,

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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915 t Assets. £ a. A. Liabilities. £ s. d. Capital, Cash Account (balance) .. .. 2,348 13 3 Emily S. Foster Memorial Fund (held in Outstanding fees .. .. .. 15 15 0 trust) .. .. .. .. 69 14 2 Helen Macmillan Brown Memorial Fund (held in trust) .. .. .. 100 6 10 £2,364 8 3 £170 1 0 J. C. Adams, Chairman. Geo. H. Mason, Registrar and Treasurer.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts fob the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Repayment of loans (Capital Account) .. 515 0 0 Dr. balance at beginning of yoar .. .. 2,855 2 7 ■Price of land sold (Capital Account) .. 150 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 347 8 6 Current inaomo from land .. .. 1,992 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 5,825 18 0 Revenue from scholarship endowments .. 716 11 4 Boarding-school Account .. .. 3,108 5 8 Interest on moneys (derived from endow- Examinations .. .. .. .. 56 9 1 ments) invested and on unpaid purchase- Scholarships .. .. .. .. 629 10 0 money .. .. .. .. 561 2 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 74 13 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 5,266 17 5 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 238 10 4 Boarding-sohool Account.. .. .. 4,210 11 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 244 19 0 Books, <fee, sold and other refunds .. 710 5 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 682 6 5 Depreciation fund and sinking fund trans- Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &o.) .. 177 12 5 ferrod (see contra) .. .. .. 122 0 0 Interest on deposits .. .. .. 147 18 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 2,639 17 5 Endowments, Sales Aocount—Proceeds invested .. .. .. .. 1,115 0 0 Chapel Account .. .. .. 18 15 5 Laboratory apparatus .. .. .. 914 8 Sundry charges .. .. .. .. 57 0 0 Depreciation and sinking funds transferred (see contra) .. .. .. .. 122 0 0 Grants— Boys' Games Fund .. .. .. 384 16 4 Boys' Cadet Fund .. .. .. 85 11 3 £16,181 10 8 £16,181 10 8 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. Liabilities. Cash balances due by Union Bank of Dr. balances due to Union Bank of Australia — £ s. d. Australia— £ s . _ Porter's Lodge (Building Acoount) .. 612 0 General Income Account .. .. 1,114 18 2 Depreciation Fund Account .. .. . 228 18 0 General estate (Capital Account) .. 273 17 11 Boardinghouse Account .. ... 379 7 2 Buildings Aocount .. .. .. 3,159 19 3 Money lent on mortgage— General estate .. .. .. 6,961 0 0 Porter's lodge (Building Aooount) .. 116 0 0 Depredation fund .. .. .. 2,640 9 9 Total monetary assets .. £10,332 6 11 Total monetary liabilities .. £4,548 15 4 L. G. Blackwell, for Bursar.

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AKAROA HIGH SCHOOL. Genebal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 586 011 ManagementCurrent income from reserves .. .. 160 7 9 Office salary .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. .. 21 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 312 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 12 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, <feo. .. 10 0 0 Interest on current acoount .. .. 0 16 Other expenditure, namely :— Audit fee .. .. .. .. 0 13 4 Stamps .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Bank charge .. i. .. .. 010 0 Books for library .. .. .. 918 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 733 18 1 £767 8 8 £767 8 8 Etienne E. Lelievbe, Chairman. G. W. Thomas, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. dFixed deposit .. .. .. .. 680 0 0 Payable to Education Board .. .. 100 0 0 Current account at bank .. .. .. 53 18 1 £733 18 1 £100 0 0 Etienne E. Lelievre, Chairman. G. W. Thomas, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts fob the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ a. A. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 3,457 12 0 For free places .. .. .. 1,424 16 C Management— For recognized school classes for manual Office salary .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 instruction .. .. .. .. 48 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 817 10 Endowments— Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 1,437 10 8 Current income from reserves vested in Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 0 Board .. .. .. .. 658 3 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 31 14 7 School fees .. .. .. .. 55 13 0 Gleaning, fuel, light, water-supply, &o. .. 99 12 11 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 18 5 Maintenance (including material) of classes Sale of Badges Account .. .. .. 6 0 0 for manual instruction.. ... .. 30 0 0 Received from Loan Account No. 2 .. 500 0 0 Purchases and new works .. ..'2,756 17 6 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 5,987 0 1 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 49 19 6 Interest on current account .. .. 210 3 6 Other expenditure, namely : — Subsidy to technical school .. .. 5 0 0 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 10 0 0 Transferred from Loan No. 2 ".. .. 500 0 0 £8,681 1 6 £8,681 1 6 Joshua Tuckee, Chairman. John Davison, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. Liabilities. £ a. A. £ s . A. Balance on hand .. .. .. 12 19 11 Loan Account .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 Outstanding rents .. .. .. 80 ■ 4 4 Sundry acoounts .. .. .. 169 19 3 Capitation, third term .. .. .. 450 0 0 Government grant .. .. .. 33 6 8 £576 10 11 £6,169 19 3 Joshua Tuckee, Chairman. • John Davison, Secretary.

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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. ..1,112 6 7 For free places .. .. .. 2,641 5 0 Management— For reoognizod school classes for manual Office salary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 instruction .. .. .. .. 83 7 4 Other office expenses .. .. .. 24 18 11 Endowments — Board members' travelling-expenses .. 8 2 6 Price of reserves sold (Capital Account) .. 8 0 0 Expenditure on endowments, &c. .. 79 18 8 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,257 14 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 3,085 14 4 Interest on moneys (derived from endow- Scholarships .. .. .. .. 67 0 0 ments) invested and on unpaid purchase- Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 40 7 6 money .. .. .. .. 113 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 165 510 Sohool fees .. .. .. 139 10 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. .. 247 11 6 Voluntary contributions—On account of Material for classes other than classes for general purposes of the school .. .. 14 1 4 manual instruction .. .. .. 50 12 0 Refund two months'salary .. .. 25 0 0 Maintenance (including material) of classes Refund proportion of rates .. .. 0 19 7 for manual instruction .. .. 118 16 4 Refund of superannuation overdrawn .. 0 13 Purohases and new works .. .. 855 6 2 Refund of Trinity Church Aocount overpaid 10 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 133 11 8 Sohool fee twice paid into bank (redrawn) .. 3 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 104 8 0 Waimate County Council—Shingle taken Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual infrom reserve .. .. .. .. 6 19 0 struction .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 Refund of salary advanced .. .. 25 0 0 Other expenditure, namely — Dr. balanoe at end of year .. .. 1,242 1 9 Refund rent overpaid .. .. .. 10 1 3 Superannuation overdrawn .. .. 0 13 Refund of school fees twice paid .. 3 0 0 Allowance to boarding scholarship-holders 55 0 0 Telephones (schools) .. .. .. 15 0 0 Piotureß, framing, &c. .. .. .. 12 6 5 Repairs to piano, &c. .. .. .. 4 10 Sundries .. .. .. .. 16 3 0 £6,449 12 11 £6,449 12 11 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. | Liabilities. £ a. A. Outstanding rents .. .. .. 224 17 1 Dr. balance at Bank of New Zealand, includGovernment oapitation due— , ing unpresented cheques .. .. 1,243 13 1 Free pupils (third term) .. .. 924 6 8 \ New Zealand Government Life Insurance Manual olasses .. .. .. 80 0 0 Department (balance of loan) .. .. 5,418 11 8 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 60 0 0 Balance purchase-money of section sold .. 52 0 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 1114 —— — * £1,294 0 1 £6,722 i 9 A. C. Maetin, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except that there is no authority of law for the expenditure of the Board funds on the printing and issuing of the magazine.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 2,675 19 11 Management— £ s. d. Ourrent income from reserves vested in Board 359 2 6 Office salary .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 131 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 21 12 1 Interest on Post-office Savings-bank deposit 3 4 3 Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 145 o 0 Rental of freehold land .. .. .. 17 6 6 Examiners' fees.. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 18 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 8 0 0 Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c... 7 15 0 Books .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 1 Lesson-books .. .. .. .. 4 18 Grant to technical classes .. .. 10 0 0 Agricultural material .. .. .. 5 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 3 17 2 Fees, wool-classing pupils .. .. 5 10 0 Bank charges and cheque-book .. .. 015 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,823 7 2 ■ £3,186 13 2 £3,186 13 2 W. M. Hamilton, Chairman. Geo. Bolton, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915 Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance in Bank, £6 3s. 3d., less unpresented cheques, £5 Is. .. .. 12 3 On mortgage .. .. .. .. 2,550 0 0 Deposit, Post Office Savings-bank.. .. 272 411 Nil. Mortgage interest outstanding .. .. 7 10 0 £2,830 17 2 W. M. Hamilton, Chairman. Geo. Bolton, Secretary.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government capitation— £ s. d. Dr. balance at beginning of year.. .. 789 3 4 For free places .. .. •• 3,070 5 0 Management— For recognized school olasses for manual Office salaries .. .. .. 250 0 0 instruction .. .. • • HO 19 2 Other office expenses .. .. .. 10 0 0 Current income from reserves vested in Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,572 10 0 Board .. .. •• •• 1,358 6 4 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 315 0 Revenue of secondary-eduoation reserves .. 253 18 6 Prizes .. .. .. ;. 316 0 School fees .. .. • • • • 889 10 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 74 9 4 Interest on Scholarship Account.. .. 2 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 306 14 10 Sale of turnips .. • • • • 2 0 0 Grounds—Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &o. .. .. .. .. 67 7 0 Material for classes other than classes for manual instruction .. .. .. 74 14 7 Maintenance (including material) of classes for manual instruction .. .. 116 16 5 From current revenue— Purohases and new works .. 55 310 Maintenance and repairs of building .. 48 3 5 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 76 19 8 Interest on current account .. .. 21 14 0 Endowments— Auctioneer .. .. .. .. 5 15 6 Purchase of other lands, legal expenses 6 6 0 Ammunition .. .. .. 13 1 0 Other expenditure, namely— Incidentals .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Ranger .. .. .. . 15 0 0 Audit fee .. .. .. 2 0 0 Telephone .. .. .. .. 8 10 0 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 159 11 1 £5,686 19 0 £5,686 19 0 Duncan Suthebland, Chairman. A. A. McKinnon, Secretary. Statement of the Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. ' £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Capitation due .. .. .. .. 996 15 0 Unpaid accounts .. .. .. 31 12 6 Proportion of grant due .. .. .. 33 6 8 Renewals and repairs in hand .. .. 100 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 488 18 10 Equipment ordered .. .. .. 150 0 0 Manual and technical capitation .. .. 43 15 0 Bank balance current aooount .. .. 159 11 1 £1,722 6 7 £281 12 6 Duncan Suthebland, Chairman. A. A. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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OTAGO BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ a. A. Government grants— Dr. balance at beginning of year.. .. 2,664 9 8 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and Management— apparatus for manual instruction .. 68 3 0 Office salaries .. .. .. 300 0 0 Capitation— Other office expenses .. .. .. 60 10 0 For free places .. .. .. 7,080 11 5 Board members'travelling-expenses .. 10 3 0 For recognized school classes for manual Other expenses of management ■-.. 24 10 0 instruction .. .. .. 105 15 0 Teaohers'salaries and allowances ..- 6,595 17 2 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,892 0 6 Boarding-school Aocount .. .. 105 0 0 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 450 4 5 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 38 14 5 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 337 8 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 165 0 9 Stationery, &o,,oharges.. .. .. 206 13 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 499 13 11 Share of reotory rent .. .. .. 14 6 4 Grounds—Repair and upkeep of fences, Dalrymple Prize Fund .. .. .. 4 0 0 grounds, &o. .. .. .. .. 67 13 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 1,222 6 6 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and other temporary advances .. .. 9 5 8 Maintenance (including material) of classes for manual instruction .. .. 8C 18 1 From Government grants — For buildings, furniture, fittings, and apparatus for manual instruction .. 68 3 0 From current revenue— Purohases and new works .. .. 18 17 6 Maintenance and repah-B of buildings .. 275 7 5 Misoollaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 65 12 7 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. 1,034 15 6 Interest on current account, &c. .. .. 232 4 6 Misoollaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 16 2 4 Other expenditure, namely— Refund school fees paid in error .. 6 13 4 Sinking fund.. .. .. .. 16 10 0 Registration, school colours .. .. 2 0 0 Crioket and Sports Funds .. .. 15 0 0 Election of members of Board.. .. 8 7 0 £12,381 8 10 £12,381 8 10 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents overdue .. .. .. .. 83 17 8 Tradesmen's accounts unpaid (estimated).. 120 0 0 Government capitation on free pupils .. 2,405 1 8 Publio debt debentures .. .. 3,300 0 0 Government grant due on buildings .. 485 19 3 Balanoe due on contract, science huilding 589 8 6 Amount at oredit of sinking fund .. 150 7 0 Outstanding cheque .. .. .. 7 17 6 Overdraft, 31st December, 1915 .. .. 1,214 9 0 £3,125 5 7 £5,231 15 0 Sinking Fund Account for Year ending 31st December, 1915. £ s. d. £ a. A. Balance on Ist January, 1915 .. .. 128 14 8 Balanoe on 31st December, 1915, fixed Annual payment to sinking fund .. .. 16 10 0 deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. 150 7 0 Interest on fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 524 £150 7 0 £150 7 (I T. K. Sidey, Chairman. P. J. Ness, Secretary. Examined and found correct —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. GORE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant for general purposes .. 66 13 4 Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 81 9 8 Government capitation — Management— For free places .. .. .. 2,070 10 0 Office salary .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 For recognized scnool classes for manual Other office expenses .. .. .. 10 3 4 instruction .. .. .. .. 86 18 8 Other expenses of management.. .. 3 11 6 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 100 12 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 1,680 5 0 School fees .. ' .. .. .. 100 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 112 8 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 2 10 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 19 11 6 Voluntary contributions —On account of Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 175 1 7 general purposes of the school .. .. 110 Material for classes other than classes for Donation for prizes .. .. .. 15 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 83 14 2 Technical instruction — From Government grantsGrants from Government — For sites, buildings, furniture, apparatus, Capitation on special classes .. .. 83 12 6 &c. (general purposes) .. .. 52 5 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 25 0 0 From ourrent revenue— Fees and other class payments .. .. 710 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 9 6 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. 25 0 0 Interest on ourrent account ~ - .. 14 0 Other expenditure, namely : — Telephone fees £5, insurance £3 16s. 2d., orioket material £7 ss. 6d., furnishing £54 10s. Bd., break-up expenses £3 6s. 73 18 4 For technical instruction — Salaries of instructors .. ... .. 32 10 0 Advertising and printing .. ."."""" o 1 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 7 6 11 Material for olass use .. .. .. 11 10 10 Director's salary .. .. .. 25 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 167 11 5 £2,520 13 5 £2,520 13 5

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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents from reserves and endowments .. 13 5 4 Outstanding cheques .. .. .. 73 6 6 Balance of capitation, third term, 1915 .. 189 10 0 Outstanding accounts (estimated) .. .. 35 0 0 One-third of annual grant of £100 .. 33 6 8 Capitation, technical classes .. .. 57 15 0 Grant from Gore Borough .. .. 25 0 0 Government subsidy on same .. .. 25 0 0 Bank balance .. .. .. .. 240 17 11 £584 14 11 £108 6 6 E. C. Smith, Chairman. Andeew Maetin, Treasurer.

SOUTHLAND BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. Geneeal Statement of Accounts fob the Yeab ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. A. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 2,393 11 0 Management— Government oapitation— Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 For free plaoes .. .. .. 3,647 2 8 Other office expenses .. .. .. 52 10 0 For recognized school classes for manual Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 3,738 4 8 instruction .. .. .. 45 7 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 29 18 5 Government grant .. .. .. 66 13 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 116 5 2 Ourrent inoome from reserves vested in Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 228 13 8 Board .. .. .. .. 1,892 17 0 Material for classes other than classes for Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 260 15 5 manual instruction .. .. .. 170 15 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 124 810 From ourrent revenue— Books, (fee, sold and other refunds .. 17 15 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 1,313 3 3 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 106 0 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 276 16 11 Teohnioal College contribution to physical Miscellanous (rates, &c.) .. .. 72 2 0 instructor .. .. .. .. 66 13 4 | Interest on current acoount .. .. 0 4 0 Donations to prize fund .. .. 4 4 0 i Other expenditure, namely— Corporation rents .. .. .. 26 0 0 Physical instructor, technical oollege, £60 ; Sale of old buildings .. .. .. 25 0 0 Southland Eduoation Board, teohnioal classes, £13 2s. 6d. .. .. .. 73 2 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 44 511 Library .. .. .. .. 514 7 Expenditure on endowments .. .. 91 6 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,388 5 1 £8,676 8 1 £8,676 8 1 R. A. Andeeson, Chairman. F. G. Stevenson, Secretary. Statement, of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities, £ s. d. Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 2,064 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 2 13 6 Interest accrued.. .. .. .. 32 11 8 Repairs, &c. .. .. .. .. 2 15 9 Credit balance, current account, Bank of New Printing .. .. .. .. 0 11 6 Zealand .. .. 324 5 1 Materials .. .. .. .. 12 10 2 School feos due and unpaid .. .. 16 13 4 Grounds .. .. .. .. 210 10 Reserves rents due and unpaid .. .. 731 611 i Sewerage .. .. .. .. 419 3 Free-place capitation due from Government 1,220 0 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 5 12 11 Revenue from secondary education reserves Printing .. .. .. .. 25 0 6 (due for quarter ending 31st December, 1915) .. .. .. .. 35 7 5 Manual capitation due from Government .. 32 3 8 £4,456 8 7 £56 14 5 R. A. Andeeson, Chairman. F. G. Stevenson, Secretary.

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