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4. SCHOLAESHIPS. Senior and junior foundation scholarships, open to candidates of both sexes and from any school, but not tenable with district scholarships, are maintained by the Board of Governors out of endowment. Scholars of both classes are exempt from ordinary fees. Senior scholars receive in addition-allowances at the rate of £20 per annum, and junior scholars, if they reside at a distance of more than two miles from the school and use the railway, free second-class tickets. Three scholarships of each class are offered annually. For senior scholarships, which are tenable for one year, candidates must be under the age of eighteen years ; for junior scholarships, which are tenable until the end of the year in which the age of sixteen years is attained, candidates must be under the age of thirteen years on the 31st day of the December nearest to the examination. For the former the examination for junior University scholarships is the test, and the scholarships are awarded to candidates who, failing to obtain University scholarships, obtain places in the list issued by the University amongst those who pass "with credit." For the latter, an examination in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography, British history, grammar, English composition, Latin, and French is held by the Board's examiner, who is directed to use his discretion in selecting the candidates of greatest "promise and attainments." Subjects are not distinguished as "compulsory " and " optional," but the omission of or failure in one or more subjects may be outweighed by superiority in the others. No text-books or special portions of subjects are prescribed. The Board also grants exemption from ordinary fees to not more than six in each year of the winners of certificates of proficiency granted on the examination for senior and junior district scholarships. For two of these free places seniors, and for four juniors, have a prior claim; but free places not claimed by seniors may be claimed by juniors, and vice versa. The district scholarships given by the Auckland Board of Education are tenable at this school. Scholarships tenable at this school are awarded by the trustees under the will of the late Humphrey Eawlings after an examination, candidates for which must be boys under the age of twelve years attending the district schools, and must tie approved by the Trustees, who take into account the circumstances and character of the parents. Scholarships were held at the school during the last quarter of 1890 as follows :— College Scholarships. —Senior foundation (£2O and free education), one boy, one girl; junior foundation (free education), nine boys, two girls; under Education Board's certificate of proficiency (free education), five boys, five girls; children of members of staff, four boys, four girls. The College also gave free education to some holders of Education Board's scholarships. Education Board Scliolarships. —At £45, two girls ; at £40, six boys; at £30, seven boys, one girl; at £25, five boys, three girls; at £20, nine boys, seven girls. Baivlings Scholarships (free education and books). —Nine boys.

AUCKLAND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 0 19 10 By Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. 194 19 4 Balance at end of year.. .. .. 203 7 10 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 9 8 4 £204 7 8 £204 7 8 E. Udy, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except as regards the payment of six guineas paid to Mr. E. Monk, and six guineas to Mr. D. Goldie, as fees for inspecting reserves, which those gentlemen, being Trustees of the institution, were debarred from receiving.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Note. —The fees of six guineas each paid to Mr. E. Monk and Mr. D. Goldie, for inspecting the endowment reserve, and disallowed by the Auditor-General, have been refunded by them to the Board. —-Vincent E. Eice, Secretary.

THAMES BOYS' AND GIELS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 53 0 5 By Office —salary .. .. .. 30 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 262 6 i Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 725 0 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 155 15 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 110 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 197 1G 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 29 15 6 Sale of old piano .. .. .. 10 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 11 0 2 Balance at end of j'ear .. .. 166 10 5 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 21 12 11 Interest on current account .. .. 0 19 1 School requisites .. .. 14 10 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. 11 0 0 £845 8 2 £845 8 2 James McAndeew, Chairman. Eichaed A. Heald, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald,1 Controller and Auditor-General,