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matriculated students. The number attending special lectures for teachers was 52, and there were special lectures for artisans attended by 70 persons. The report is printed as a separate paper (E.-8). At Canterbury College the number of students was 247, including 69 matriculated students of the New Zealand University. (See report, E.-7.) The students at the University of Ofeago numbered 138, and of these 81 were matriculated students of the University of New Zealand. (See report, E.-6.) Twenty-three secondary schools have furnished reports, which will be printed in full in another paper (E.-9). Most of them are under a legal obligation to make an annual report, but this is not the case with Nelson College (affiliated to the University of New Zealand), Wanganui Endowed School, Wellington College, or Christ's College Grammar School. Whangarei High School has been closed for some time. " The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885," gives power to utilise its resources for the purpose of a School of Forestry, and the matter is now under the consideration of the Government. Steps have not yet been taken under the several local Acts to establish high schools at Wanganui, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Gisborne. Particulars as to staff, salaries, attendance, and fees are stated in the following table:—

TABLE Z.—Staff, Attendance, Fees, and Salaries at certain Secondary Schools.

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Sti Attendance for Last Term or Quarter of 1885. Ages for Tjast Torm or Quarter of 1885. 'P I o Annual Iial ;es of Fcos. Schools. I '"in ' j 6 j be r I II S S il 1 o I For Ordinary Day-school Course. For Board, exclusive of Day-school Tuition. Salaries paid in 1885. £ s. a. (880 I 10 10 0 8 8 0 { 10 10 0 8, 7, 6, and 5 guineas £ s. a. £ s. a. Aucklaua College ana Grammar} School j 13 262 243 4 151 101 202 i :: 3,950 0 0 Aucklana Girls' High School .. 8 199 180 •2 113 77 199 2,201 10 o rhames High School.. (b. 31 \g. 31 ]6. 33 [g. 34 38 35 21 18 ■1 62 57 850 0 0 New Plymouth High School .. 5 0 0 715 0 0 Wanganui Enaowoa School .. 134 130 10 45 77 134 75 f 12 0 0 ( 9 0 0 j 13 4 0 ( 10 12 0 ( 13 4 0 I 10 12 0 f 9 11 6 1 8 10 G (990 1 8 8 0 ] 8 10 0 ( 12 10 0 ! 12 12 0 "(880 ( 15 15 0 1 12 12 0 ( 12 12 0 \ 9 9 0 j 12 12 0 1 9 9 0 f 10 10 0 "I 8 8 0 ( 10 10 0 1 8 8 0 I 6 6' 0 (880 (660 I 10 10 0 \ 8 8 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 1 10 0 0 t 8 0 0 ] 10 0 0 (800 I 42 0 0 I 50 0 0 I - I 40 0 0 I 40 0 0 | 50 0 0 I 50 0 0 1,225 0 0 Wellington College 8 180 148 4 152 24 180 40 2,125 0 0 Wellington Girls' High School 7 12G 104 2 64 54 126 1,150 0 0 Napier Boys' High School 84 80 27 47 84 26 905 0 0 Napier Girls' High School 57 54 6 24 27 1 57 14 851 0 0 Nelson College 86 79 1 36 37 12 86 28 0 1,550 0 6 Nelson College for Girls 5 91 73 2 44 39 91 11 775 0 0 Ohrist's College Grammar School 10 240 227 115 102 1(1 240 89 52 10 0 47 0 ]■ 3,325 0 0 Ohristchurcli Boys' High School 6 95 90 52 40 a 95 1 - 2,570 0 0 Ohristchurch Girls' High School 125 115 69 51 3 125 1,280 0 0 2 Rangiora High School \b. 10 \g- 4 [b. 8 \g. 8 16. 27 \g. 30 J6. 63 [g. CO 15 3 8 7 27 21 60 58 )" 12 8 20 330 0 0 Akaroa High School .. Ashburton High School 3 4 5 5 3 4 19 16 34 30 4 4 5 10 ±1 21 1 8 8 27 30 G3 GO 3 J 40 0 0 338 17 0 7G5 0 0 Timaru High School "2 4 1,840 0 0 Waitaki High School 3 2 58 54 26 32 58 ■ 17 970 0 0 Otago Boys' High School Otago Girls' High School 11 10 1 q 247 181 233 174 6 2 163 84 75 88 p 7 247 181 30 12 40 0 0 40 0 0 3,897 0 0 2,275 0 0 Southland Boys' High School.. Q o 2 45 40 26 18 1 45 I - 850 0 0 Southlana Girls' High School.. Q 33 28 13 18 2 33 625 0 0 Totals 137 49 I 2,578 b. 1609 g. 969 -1,363 74 1395 1020 89 2,578 345 35,530 7 0 Note.—In tho last column no noi ;ioe ha,9 boon taken of the fees paid to visiting masters, or of capitation allowances, and houses