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Lowest. —English : Morrison's Grammar; parsing and composition; repetition of poetry ; paraphrase. French: Macmillan's First Year. Latin: Macmillan's First Year. Arithmetic: Weights and measures, reduction, elementary fractions. Geography: Phillips's First Geography, New Zealand and Australia; Hughes' Elementary, British Isles. History : Gardiner's History. Drawing. 3. ScHOLABSHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUBING THE LAST QuAETEE OP THE YeAB. The school gave free education to four scholars. ASHBUETON HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditube for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Grant from vote of the General Assembly 100 0 0 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 504 5 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 508 16 7 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 540 0 0 School fees .. .. .. 256 18 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 8 3 0 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 26 14 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 16 18 9 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 390 6 1 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 31 17 10 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 76 9 3 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 34 8 8 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 211 11 Interest on current account .. .. 42 12 0 Hire of piano .. .. .. 12 10 0 Petty accounts unclassified .. .. 12 18 & £1,282 15 3 £1,282 15 3 W. C. Walkee, Chairman. J. E. Buchanan, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor General. 2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest Class.- —Matriculation work. Juniors. —Various stages. TIMAEU HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from endowments .. 1,383 5 9 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 421 11 1 School fees .. .. .. 514 10 0 Management—Salary, &c. .. .. 86 13 4 Books, &c., sold, and other refunds .. 217 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .: 1,528 0 0 Deposit on contract .. .. .. 4 0 0 Janitor .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Investment repaid .. .. .. 500 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 165 0 2 Interest on current account .. .. 44 6 6 Draining reserve .. .. .. 45 0 0 Deposit on contract refunded.. .. 4 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 10 1 8 £2,404 12 9 £2,404 12 9 Henet W. Haepee, Chairman. G. Chatee Miles, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes. The highest work during the year was that prescribed for the Junior Scholarship examination of the New Zealand University; the lowest was standard work, with a little French. 3. SCHOLAESHIPS HELD AT THE SCHOOL DUEING THE LAST QuAETEE OP THE YeAE. School. —Free education, seven. .. . Caledonian Society.— At £12 125., one. WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 42 10 2 By Secretary's salary .. .. .. 8 0 0 Endowments— Postage, &c. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Current inoome from reserves .. 299 0 0 Half-year's subsidy to South Canterbury Interest .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 Education Board .. .. .. 37 10 0 Fixed deposits matured during year .. 340 0 0 Examination expenses .. .. 515 7 Scholarships .. .. .. 45 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 12 4 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 17 0 Travelling expenses of members of Board 6 0 0 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 580 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 0 19 i £698 6 2 £698 6 2 William J. Stewaed, Chairman. G. H. Geaham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.