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2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Beceipts. & B. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 116 7 0| By Balance at beginning of year .. .. 11l 210 School fees • • 335 8 ~ ' Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 420 0 0 Balance at end'of year .. '.'. .. 150 7 3 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 12 18 5 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 16 3 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 15 13 2 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 4 0 5 Interest on current account .. .. 10 6 6 Furnishing new desks .. .. . ■ 10 17 0 Postage- and receipt-stamps .. .. 015 9 Cheque-book .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 £602 2 7 £602 27 Geo. John Leech, Chairman. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed Fitzgerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest—One girl: Latin, arithmetic, Euclid, algebra, trignometry, English, French, botany heat as for junior scholarship examination of the University of New Zealand. Next form -—Latin : Public School Latin Primer; accidence and syntax; translation, Caesar, De Bell Gall Book 1., chapters Ito 29. Composition; Sentences. Eoman History: Smith's Smaller. Arithmetic- The whole subject. Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111. Algebra: To simple equations and problems English : Mason's Outlines of English Grammar ; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature; Goldsmith's Traveller; parsing and composition. French: Brachet's Public School French Grammar to exercise 24 (two pupils); Macmillan's First French Course to exercise 30 (six pupils) English History: Gardiner's Outlines (Brunswick period). Geography: Hughes's Classbook of Modern Geography (Asia). Science: Botany and physiology, Murphies Text-books. Drawing: Blair's Freehand Series. Book-keeping (some pupils). Shorthand: Pitman s Phonographic Teacher (a few pupils). ~,,.,„ ' Lowest —Arithmetic :To weights and measures. English : Morrison s Grammar; parsing and composition. Beading, dictation, and spelling : Star Readers No. V. English History : Bnet history to Brunswick period. Geography : Philips's First Geography (Asia and America). Drawing, mapping, writing. French : Ann's First French Course.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. The school gave free education to two boys.

ABHBUETON HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. & s. d. To Current income from reserves .. :. 536 11 9 By Overdraft at beginning of year.. .. 337 111 School fees • • • ■ 234 13 8 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 537 5 8 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 15 87 ! Examiners'fees 19 19 0 Overdraft at end of year .. .. 385 3 10; Prizes .. .. .. .. 715 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 19 6 0 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 46 7 0 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 27 13 10 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 58 17 0 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 211 11 Interest on current account .. .. 35 2 0 Piano .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Law charges .. .. .. .. 11 17 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 15 11 0 £1,171 17 10 j £1,171 17 10 W. C. Walker, Chairman. J. E. Buchanan, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Matriculation. % Lowest. —Elementary.

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