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of solids (except sphere). Frustrums of pyramids and cones. Book-keeping. Beading. —Shakspeare'g Henry VIII. Composition. Drawing. Juniors {Boys' Form). — Arithmetic. —Upper Division : Todeoimg,!?, Mental. Lower Division: To decimals. Mental. Algebra. —Upper Division :To easy simple equations. Lower Division : L.C.M. Latin. —Principia : Nouns, adjectives, and verbs (regular) ; exercises Ito 24. French. —• Upper Division : Aim's Exercises, Ito 95. Grammar—nouns, adjectives, verbs avoir and etre, and first conjugation. Reading: Fables, Ito 20. Lower Division: Exercises Ito 50, and avoir. Geography. —Same as seniors, except towns of Europe and map drawing. History. —lo66 to 1625, generally. Grammar. —lnflections of parts of speech, parsing, and analysis of simple sentences. Science. —Elementary physics. Science Primer, to page 61. Book-keeping. Beading. —Royal Reader IV. Sequel. Drawing. Composition. Dictation. The girls' school is a new one, having been established at the beginning of this year. It consists of twenty-four girls, whose average age is higher than will most likely bo the casein subsequent years. As these girls have all entered within the year, no great difficulty has been found in teaching them together; but as the school grows older and classification becomes necessary I think additional teaching power and class-room accommodation will have to be found if satisfactory work is to be done. There is a very pleasant tone in the school, and a considerable display of zeal and intelligence. The progress made in French, if it is not partly due to previous acquirement, is very noteworthy, and some elementary science is being taught in a useful form. The following is the programme of work: — Girls' Form. — Arithmetic. —Upper Division : Interest, discount, stocks, proportional parts. Lower Division : Decimals. Preparatory : Easy fractions. Algebra. —Upper Division: G.C.M., L.C.jL, and reduction of fractions to common denominator. Lower Division :To G.C.M. Preparatory : Elementary rules. French. —Upper Division: Exercises 1 to 110. Grammar—nouns, adjectives, verbs, first conjugation, and agir of second. Fables, Ito 20 (some read Reader, Aim's, Ito 15). Lower Division : Exercises Ito 50. Grammar—nouns, verbs, avoir and etre. Geography. — New Zealand, England and Scotland (partly); general geography of Australia, North and South America, Africa, and Asia (chief physical features and political divisions). History. —B.C. 50 to A.D. 1377. Grammar. —Morell, pages Ito 30 and 66 to 99 (parsing and analysis). Science. — Physiology—general description and position of the organs of the body, the blood, circulation, respiration. Elementary physics—principally Balfour Stewart, pages 1 to 61. Beading.—Merchant of Venice. Composition. Drawing.

WANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1885. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Bank balance, Ist January, 1885 .. 414 17 2 By Departmental expenses— Interest on moneys invested .. .. 573 12 11 Management, secretary .. .. 5 0 0 Fixed deposit account, withdrawal .. 100 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 316 4 Advertising.. .. .. .. 1 19 0 Highway rates on block .. .. 4 5 7 Tenderers' deposit on applicationfor leasing returned .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Fixed deposit—amount deposited, twelve months, National Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 790 0 0 Bank balance .. .. .. 258 9 2 t l-083 10 i £1,088 10 1 A. A. Browne, Secretary, Examined and passed.—R. Macalister, Provincial District Auditor.—sth May, 1886.

WANGANUI ENDOWED SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1885. Receipts. £ g. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 685 7 0 By Balance at beginning of year .. .. 208 5 6 Arrears of school fees .. .. .. 67 8 6 Office salary .. .. .. 43 2 3 Balance at end of year .. .. 142 15 6 Other expenses of management.. .. 26 1 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 1 17 8 Buildings .. .. .. .. 120 15 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 19 14 2 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 85 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 290 5 1 £895 11 0 £895 11 0 Ed. N. Liffiton (Attorney), Treasurer. Certified as correct and in accordance with the vouchers and books of the estate. —David Lundon, Auditor.—6th May, 1886.

2. Report of the Inspector-General to the Hon. the Minister of Education. Wanganid Collegiate School— lnspected 7th October, 1885. Under the management of the Rev. B. W. Harvey this has become a large and flourishing school. The Fifth Form, which is the highest, construed a passage of Cicero (In Verrem) in my presence with intelligence and a fair