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The names of the candidates who passed, placed in order of merit, are as follows:—
SUMMARY. Junior Examination. —124 candidates were examined, 36 passed, 88 failed; 44 failed in English, 44 failed in arithmetic, 63 failed in history, 50 failed in geography, 2 failed in shorthand, 1 failed in Maori. Senior Examination. —38 candidates were examined, 15 passed, 23 failed; 38 examined and 16 failed in English, 38 examined and 13 failed in arithmetic, 38 examined and 7 failed in geography, 26 examined and 4 failed in Latin, 1 examined and none failed in Greek, 22 examined and 8 failed in French, 5 examined and none failed in German, none examined and none failed in Italian, 1 examined and none failed in Maori, 10 examined and 6 failed in trignometry, 36 examined and 12 failed in algebra, 31 examined and 14 failed in geometry, 5 examined and 4 failed in physical science, 29 examined and 7 failed in history, 4 examined and 4 failed in book-keeping, 2 examined and 2 failed in shorthand.
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES EXAMINED. At Auckland, 36; Thames, 2; Tauranga, 3; Napier, 4; Gisborne, 1; New Plymouth, 9; Wanganui, 11; Wellington, 52 ; Nelson, 25 ; Christchurch, 2 ; Timaru, 1; Dunedin, 11; Invercargill, 1. Since the establishment of the Board the number of candidates examined has been as follows :—
Year. Examined. Passed. 1869 ... ... 12 6 1870 ... ... 16 10 1871 ... ... 11 5 1872 ... ... 39 18 1873 ... ... 57 38 1874 ... ... 56 47 1875 ... ... 65 50 1876 ... ... 103 57
Year. Examined. Passed. 1877 ... ... 164 75 1878 ... ... 199 96 1879 ... ... 211 107 1880 ... ... 222 80 1881 ... ... 155 41 1882 (half-year) ... 47 18 1,357 648
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.
Receipts. £ s. d. Voted by Parliament ... ... 200 0 0 Eees ... ... ... ... 77 11 0 £277 11 0
Expenditure. £ s. d. Preparation of papers, and valuation of candidate's work ... ... 128 6 0 Supervision of candidates... ... 84 0 0 Hire of examination halls, &c. ... 8 17 10 Attendance fee of member of the Board, not being a civil servant ... 25 0 0 £246 3 10 Balance ... ... 31 7 2 £277 11 0
This statement does not bear any relation to the statement made by the Treasury, inasmuch as the financial years are not coterminous, and in the Treasury books recoveries of all kinds, including fees, are reckoned as miscellaneous revenue, and not credited to separate accounts.
Co :rr;Li !OEY. iptii INAL. Name. Residence. Where Educated. to "3d S 5 -5 *jd ■«_ rH o. as bD O § n d 1 a E is I "3 B o o3 3 a o a o .§ 'u H - 60 3 6 o 6 6 a _s a_ o a, w si a 'S, _ I ■T M O O ffl -_ § _ o A 02 r~> o a o I Maximum attainable ... 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 9600 Crombie, Charles Alfred Melville Wellington High School, Ballarat, 2 years; Wellington College, 3 years; High School, Wellington, 6 months Mr. Thomson's, 8 years; Mr. Godwin's, 1 year 550 1st 393 2nd 330 2nd 215 3rd 285 3rd 426 2nd 463 1st 2662 Thomson, Andrew Duncan Wanganui 375 2nd 265 3rd 389 2nd 410 2nd 440 2nd 385 2nd 375 2nd 2639