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Receipts and Expendituee for the Tear ended 31st December, 1882 — continued. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Brought forward ... ... 8,527 16 1 Brought forward ... ... 7,234 4 2 School furniture ... ... ... 91 3 0 Property expenses ... ... ... 43 17 8 Selection of headmaster ... ... ... 317 0 4 Lighting and warming ... ... ... 30 5 10 Elections of Governors ... ... ... 536 Boarding-ho'ise plans ... ... ... 15 0 0 Bank of New Zealand balance, 31st December 696 19 10 Cash in hand ... ... ... ... 94 1 9 £8,527 16 1 £8,527 16 1 Auckland, 26th February, 1883. John James, Secretary. I hereby certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the Auckland College and Grammar School for the year ended 31st December, 1882, and that I find them to be correct. —L. A. Ddeeieu, Auditor. —26th February, 1883.

AUCKLAND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Sie, — Board of Education, Auckland, 11th April, 1883. In reply to Circular No. 99 I am directed to forward the following particulars of information relative to the Auckland Girls' High School for 1882 : — The number of pupils on the roll for the last quarter of the year was as follow : —Under ten years of age, 6 ; between ten and fifteen, 109; between fifteen and eighteen, 70; over eighteen years of age, 8 : total, 193. The average attendance during the same period was 169. The boarding department has been discontinued since 1880 for want of the necessary accommodation. The annual fee for the ordinary course of instruction was eight guineas (£8 Bs. ), including cost of stationery. An examination of the school was held in December, 1882. A summary of the report of the examination is appended.* In reference to the question of a building, the Board again reminds Government that the lease of the premises now occupied will end in December next. Inquiry was made during the year with a view to acquiring the Howe Street Reserve as a site, and a promise was made by Government that a Bill should be introduced to set aside the reserve accordingly, in the event of the Board making no satisfactory arrangement for the purchase of the property in Upper Queen Street. The Board will report the result of those negotiations before the Assembly meets. In the meantime I am directed to urge the need of appropriation being made (1) for the erection of a suitable building, (2) for an adequate grant, in lieu of endowment, towards the cost of maintenance. I have, &c, Vincent E. Rice, The Secretary, Education Department, "Wellington. Secretary. Receipts and Expendituee for the Year ended 31st December, 1882. Income. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in bank at 31st December, 1881 ... 606 2 2 Salaries ... ... ... ... 1,848 16 4 School fees ... ... ... ... 1,500 4 8 Kent of sehool-building and premises ... 200 0 0 Government grants, balance of 1881-82 ... 600 0 0 Furniture and repairs ... ... ..'. 160 8 6 „ on account of 1882-83 ... 500 0 0 Stationery, advertising, and printing ... 101 15 6 Grants from School Commissioners ... 69 0 3 Cleaning, labour, water-supply, and sundries 60 6 11 Balance in bank at 31st December, 1882 ... 903 19 10 £3,275 7 1 £3,275 1 1 Vincent E. Rice, Secretary. I hereby certify that I have examined the books and vouchers relating to the Auckland Girls' High School for the year ended 31st December, 1882, and that I find the same to be correct. — L. A. Dtjeeietj, Auditor. —22nd February, 1883.

THAMES BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Dtjeing the past year the Governors are pleased to say that all matters in connection with the school have progressed in a fairly satisfactory manner. Financially they are in a much better position than in previous years, the head of receipts in every instance showing an increase. The number of pupils attending the school shows a slight improvement, the average number on the roll being 52. Owing to the resumption of mining operations on the Te Aroha Gold Field the income of the Board from that source has somewhat increased, and promises to be in the future an item of great importance. The Governors trust, should the hopes entertained regarding the permanence of Te Aroha as a mining district be realized, soon to be in a position to make the institution self-supporting, and thus avoid any further application to Government for assistance. The whole of the reserve suitable for agricultural purposes has now been let on lease for a period of twenty-one years, and produces an annual rental of £285 14s. lid. •"£ The Governors would again most earnestly call the attention of the Minister of Education to the very great necessity that-'exists for the appointment of a thoroughly competent examiner for the school. From the very commencement the Governors felt that it was imperative an examiner thoroughly independent, and one who would be able to make a searching examination of the pupils, should be appointed. The Governors and the Government would then have a reliable report of the status of the

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