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Lowest. —Latin: Child's First Latin Rook. Arithmetic : Commercial rules. English: Elementary grammar and analysis; Royal Reader No. IV. Geography: Elementary political. History : Brunswick period. Composition : Reproduction and correction of sentences. Girls. Highest (Form VI.).- —English : Morris's Elementary Lessons in Historical English Grammar, pp. 1--23; Smith and Hall's Grammar, Syntax; "How to write clearly," exercises 19-54; Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, 300 lines. Composition : Correction of errors in words and syntax (from Hodgson's Errors in the Use of English); paraphrasing from Milton's Eikonoklastes and Bacon's Essays; criticism and comparison of short extracts from standard authors— e.g., Wordsworth and Pope; analysis of the story and meaning of Faerie Queene, Book 11., Canto i.; and story of Chaucer's Man of Law's Tale. Literature: Chambers's Literature, Chapters XL to XXVII., text only; Merchant of Venice, Chambers's edition, edited by Meiklejohn, text and notes. English History : From Elizabeth to William IV. (only two pupils take history as a subject) ; Green's History of the English People. Geography as for University scholarship examination. Latin: Translation —Virgil, iEneid, Book IV.; Tacitus, Germania and Agricola. Grammar—Arnold's Latin Prose, first thirty-two chapters ; Student's Latin Grammar, etymology to end of irregular verbs. French : Havet's Complete French Class-book (revised the First Course from p. 94: to p. 133, inclusively ; learnt the Second Course from p. 234 to p. 294, inclusively; revised the irregular verbs, pp. 148-151 and 167-187 ; read, translated, and did the conversations from p. Bto p. 33, inclusively); read —Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon, Valery, and La Grammaire ; written — Havet's French Compositions, Nos. 40-48. German: Junior Division—Havet and Schrumpf s First German Book, Second Course ; Senior Division—Otto's Conversational Grammar from p. 107 to p. 198, anecdotes from English into German; reading for both divisions— Schiller's Der Nefi'e als Onkel, Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm. Mathematics : Euclid, Books I. to VI., with exercises; trigonometry, Lock's Elementary Trigonometry; algebra as for junior scholarship ; arithmetic as for junior scholarship. Lowest (Form I.) —.English Grammar: Definitions of parts of speech. Arithmetic: Four simple rules. English History: Chambers's Historical Reader No. I. to p. 70. Geography: Countries, capitals, and capes of South America. Reading: Royal Reader No. 111. Writing: Vere Foster. French: Henri Bue's First French Book to exercise 26; verbs avoir, Hre, and donner. ——

6. SCHOLABSHIPS HELD DUKING LAST QuAETEE OF YeAE. College. College Scholarships. —Free education, four. Moore Scholarship. —£3s, one. Bhodes Scholarship. —£35, one. Levin Scholarships. —£10, two. Girls' School. College Scholarships. —Free education, five.

Twenty-one scholarships of the Wellington Education Board were held at the College, and sixteen at the Girls' School, and one each of the Auckland and Wanganui Education Boards were held at the Girls' School.

NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Geneeal Statement of Receipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December 1889. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s . d. To Balance at beginning of year .. 612 9 8 By Management .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. 263 7 6 Office expenses .. .. .. 5 7 10 Current income from property not a re- Other expenses of management .. 12 10 8 serve .. .. .. 745 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,534 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Music-teachers .. .. .. 83 2 6 paid purchase-money .. .. 128 2 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 10 3 9 Paid by School Commissioners .. 325 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 11l 14 4 School fees .. .. .. 874 5 9 Book and stationery account and other Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 58 3 6 temporary advances .. .. 53 18 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 108 18 9 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 150 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 876 12 5 £3,006 8 5 £3,006 8 5 J. D. Oemond, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary and Treasurer.

2. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest. —Mathematics: Algebra to quadratics; geometry—Euclid, Books I. to 111., and deductions ; arithmetic, general. Latin : Ca.sar, Book I.; iEneid I. French : Chardenal's Second Course, and selected reading, English : Merchant of Venice; Historical Grammar. History: English, 1689-1837. Geography: Physical and general. Science: Physiology (Huxley). Drawing : Geometrical and perspective ; model. Lowe_..—-Latin: Declensions of nouns and adjectives. English ; Elementary. Arithmetic to compound division and reduction.