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Lowest. —Reading, spelling, writing, dictation ; Royal Reader No. V.; composition on stories read; easy letters ; grammar without a text-book, and simple parsing. History : Gardiner's History of England, Part I. French : The exercises and rules of Bue's First French Course up to verbs etre \a.H avoir. Arithmetic: Compound rules and reduction of weights and measures. Geography : Geographical terms ; easy lessons on chief countries in the world ; more special lessons on New Zealand. Science : Easy lessons in botany and physics. Drawing : Elementary freehand. Plain sewing. Gymnastic exercises. Swimming.

3. Scholarships held at the School during Last Quarter of Year. The school gave nineteen scholarships at £15, and three at £12. Sixteen scholarships of the North Canterbury Education Board were held at the school.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure from Ist May, 1888, to 15th May, 1889. Income Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. ' £ s. d. To Bent and interest .. .. .. 1,793 10 0 By Balance brought forward, Ist May, 1888 522 14 6 Jackson Trust endowment .. .. 107 1 0 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 33 15 0 Tuition fees .. .. .. .. 2,787 15 0 Interest on deposits .. .. .. 282 9 0 Books .. .. .. .. 348 15 2 School Account — G. Gould, Esq., donation .. .. 50 0 0 Salaries— Temporary loan repaid .. .. 50 0 0 Masters .. .. .. .. 4,160 13 6 The Bight Bev. the Warden, payment for Special payment to late Headmaster 500 0 0 prize .. .. .. .. 16 3 Bursar (moiety of salary) .. .. 50 0 0 Hire of chairs, gas, &c. .. .. 0 2 9 Porter .. .. .. 100 0 0 Law charges recovered .. .. 3 2 0 Books .. .. .. .. 266 15 9 Balance carried forward, 15th May, 1889 1,63116 9 Prizes .. .. .. .. 27 13 2 Printing and advertising .. .. 50 410 Insurances.. .. .. .. 75 1 10 Coals and gas .. .. .. 44 1 0 Sweeping chimneys and scavengering.. 13 16 0 School fees refunded .. .. 10 0 Ironmongery, chemicals, <_x. .. 10 0 6 Games Account— Grant to Games Fund .. .. 120 18 0 Grant to Cricket Pavilion, Hagley Park 50 0 0 Rent cricket-ground, Hagley Park .. 16 0 0 Papers and magazines, boys' readingroom .. .. .. .. 12 16 4 Repairs^ . Masters' houses .. .. .. 29 1.9 Sundry repairs, buildings and bath and work in school grounds .. .. 25 12 7 Rates, Rural Section 319 .. .. 12 13 2 Law charges .. .. .. .. 4 9 0 Expenses connected with weekly tenancies— Repairs to cottages and fences .. 25 7 3 Rates .. .. .. .. 21 2 9 Insurance .. .. .. .. 3 110 Expenses of management— Salaries and auditors'fees .. .. 199 8 5 Telephone, half subscription .. 4 0 0 Inspecting farms .. .. .. 3 0 0 Stamps, stationery, and sundries .. 25 17 1 Debit balance on Library Account paid off 316 6 Deposit, Balfour Medal Account, transferred to Deposit Account .. .. 50 0 0 £6,779 8 11 £6,779 8 11 Building Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance carried forward, 15th May, 1889 6,36119 10 By Balance brought forward, Ist May, 1888 5,321 0 1 Alterations to gymnasium .. .. 4 0 3 Alterations to Mr. Worthy's house .. 24 4 2 W.C., &c, for new class-rooms.. .. 25 4 2 Building (late Principal's house) .. 211 10 0 Chapel, balance of Building Account .. 776 1 2 £6,361 19 10 £6,361 19 10 30th May, 1889. W. G. Brittan, Agent for Christ's College. Examined with books and vouchers and found correct.—A. McKellae, Auditor. 3rd June, 1889.

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