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Eeport on District High Schools. Sir, — We have the honour to submit the following report on the Otago District High Schools for the year 1888. The following tabular statements show the extra subjects taught, the number of pupils examined, and the amount of work done in each subject:—

Palmerston District High School.

Port Chalmers District High School.

Subject. Class. Number examined. Amount of Work done. English Latin... „ a ' • • it ••• French it I. I. II. III. IV. I. II. 19 1 3 6 9 1 2 " Henry VIII." (Chambers's Edition). Livy, Book XXII.; Belcher's " Composit.," Part I. ; and exercises on Books III. and IV. of the history in " Principia Latina," Part II. " Principia Latina," Part II.; Books III. and IV. of the Boman History; and Dr. Smith's Smaller Latin Grammar. " Principia Latina," Part I., 48 exercises; and Part II., Mythology and History, Book I. "Principia Latina," Part I., 32 exercises; and the fables in Part II. Dejardin's Class Book; and Books IV. and V. of " Charles XII." Dejardin's Class Book, 265 exercises; and Eeader to page 227. Dejardin's Class Book, 204 exercises; Irregular Verbs; and Eeader to page 198. Dejardin's Class Book, 150 exercises. Hamblin Smith's Euclid, Books I., IE, III., and IV.; and 100 exercises on Book I. Hamblin Smith's Euclid, Books I. and III. Hamblin Smith's Euclid, Book I. To end of Equations and Indices; also, Surds, and Equations involving Surds. To end of Simult. Equations. As far as Equations with One Unknown Quantity; and easy problems involving fractions. Chambers's Single and Double Entry. tt • • • III. 8 it ' • • • • • Geometry IV. I. 7 3 it • • • Algebra II. III. I. 6 10 3 if •' • II. III. 6 10 „ ... ... Book-keeping ... I. 27

Subject. Class. Number examined. Amount of Work done. English Latin ... tt French tt I. I. II. I. II. 11 2 7 11 11 " Julius Cffisar," in Nelson's Series. Cicero, " Pro Lege Manilia;" and Book V. of the "iEneid;" also Latin Grammar. Caesar's "Invasion of Britain" (Macmillan's Series); Book V. of the " iEneid ;" and Latin Grammar. " Charles XII.," Books I. and II.; Chardenal, Part I.; and Irregular Verbs. Chardenal, 50 exercises; "Avoir" and "etre" affirmatively. Euclid, Books I., IE, III., and IV.; and easy exercises on Book I. Euclid, Books I., IE, and III.; and very easy exercises on Book I. Euclid, Books I. and II. Hamblin Smith, 191 pages, except cube root. The four simple rules. Geometry I. 4 tt IE 5 it Algebra III. I. II. 2 9 13 tt