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Remarks. — Latin : In Class I. the translation was fair, but the rest of the paper was unsatisfactory. The second class has only begun the subject; their papers were, however, fairly done.— French .* The pupil in Class I. answered well. The second class has gained a satisfactory acquaintance with the exercises read. — Geometry : The papers in the first class were badly answered, no one getting so much as half marks. Class 11. answered somewhat better. — Algebra .* In this subject the various classes answered very fairly. Tokomaieieo Disteict High School.—(Examined 9th, 10th, and 11th December, 1879.) —The following table shows the number of subjects taught, the classes in each, and the amount of work done by each class :—

Remarks. — English : This subject was the weakest of the course. A great deal of work was done, but circumstances did not allow of revisal. — Latin : Class I. answered well; the parsing, syntax, grammar, and composition (Latin) were very accurate. The translation was not so good as the rest of the papers. Class 11. has received a sound training in the elementary work ; the translation was good, and the rest of the paper creditably answered. — Greek: This subject has been carefully taught; the accidence (to the end of the verbs) was well known, and the translation good.— French .* One paper was well answered ;in the others the translation was fair, and the grammar moderate. — Geometry: The two upper classes, with one or two exceptions, did w*ell. In the third class there was one good paper, the rest being moderate. — Algebra : The two upper classes have been well grounded in this subject. The problems were clearly and simply solved. The lowest class was less successful in their work. — Trigonometry: This subject has been taught with great skill. The treatment of the transformations and problems showed a good acquaintence with the principles and formula;. The triangles were accurately solved. Laweence Disteict High School. —(Examined 12th and 13th December, 1879.) —The following table show, the subjects taught, the classes in each, and the amount of work done by each class : —

Remarks. — English : This subject was moderately answered. — Latin : The work here was elemeutary, hut it was accurately known. The translation was good.— French : The translation was satisfactory throughout. With one or two exceptions the grammar questions were well answered. — Geometry : Class I. was not represented at the examination. The lower class did very well. — Algebra : Both classes answered the questions given very successfully. The principles of the rules are clearly understood. The w rork was very neat. During the examination of this school one of the most advanced and most promising of the pupils was unavoidably absent. The work done at the District High Schools during the year has, I think, been as satisfactory as could be expected. Under the present Education Act they are, as I have already explained, so heavily

Subject. Class. No. of ', Pupils. Work done. English I. 6 Paradise Lost, Book II., L'Allegro, II Penseroso, Lycidas, and most of Com us. Portions of Caesar, and Ovid's Metamorphoses ; Sallust's Jugurtha, 38 chapters. Grammar; Principia Lat., Pt. II. to page 61; and Csesar, Book I., 17 chapters. Initia Grseca, Pt. I. to page 119, and a portion of Pt. II. Ahn's First French Course, and the Second to Ex. 25 • also a portion of Ahn's Eeader. Four Books, with deductions. To Book III., Prop. 16. Book I. Todhunter and H. Smith's elementary works. To ratio. To quadratics. To the end of the solution of triangles : Todhunter's elementary work to Ex. XIII. jatin ... I. 7 j-reek ... II. 8 I. 4 French... I. 4 Sreometry I. II. III. I. II. III. I. 6 7 9 6 10 8 7 Jgebra 'rigonometry

SubjectClass. No. of Pupils. Work done. Inglish I. 13 Extracts from the " Merchant of Venice," and "King John." Csesar, Book I., 31 chapters; and part of Princip Lat., Part. II. Princip. Lat., Part I., to Ex. 37, and 31 Fables in Part II. Ahn's Part II., to Ex. 65, and Grammar. Ahn's Part I., and Grammar. Ahn's Part I., 85 Exercises. Books I., II., and III. Book I. To quadratics. To g. c. measure. f iatin I. 4 Yench II. 3 leometry I. II. III. I. II. I. II. 2 2 6 1 4 8 6 .lgebra