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2. Genebal Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituke for the Year ending 31st December, 1891. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. S. s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 302 15 0 By Overdraft at beginning of year .. .. 150 7 3 School fees .. .. .. .. 272 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 380 0 0 Overdraft at end of year .. .. 514 3 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 15 13 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 15 17 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 5 3 6 Rents, insurances, and taxes .. .. 4 0 5 Interest on current account .. .. 6 0 0 Certificate of title • .. .. ' .. 16 8 Furnishing .. .. .. .. 110 Postage- and receipt-stamps .. .. 019 9 £580 9 3 £580 9 3 Geokge John Leech, Chairman. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Wobk of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin Grammar : Public School Latin Primer. Latin Composition : Belcher's Exercises ; Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose Composition, Ex. Ito 16. Authors : Ccesar, De Bell. Gall., Book I. Ovid, Selections. Mathematics—Arithmetic: The whole subject. Algebra: To simple equations and problems. Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111. English Grammar : Mason's Elementary Grammar; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature; Goldsmith's Traveller, with notes. History : Gardiner's Outlines, to the Civil War in Charles I.'s reign. Eoman History: Smith's Smaller, to end of Second Punic War. Geography: Hughes's Class-book (Africa, Asia, America). Physics: Balfour Stewart's Primer. Physiology: Murche's Elementary Physiology. French : Macmillan's First Year. Book-keeping, mapping, drawing. Loiuest. —Arithmetic : Simple and compound rules ; easy mental arithmetic; numeration and notation. 'English : Grammar; classification of words, simple parsing (Morrison's First Grammar); easy composition ; dictation from Star Eeader No. III.; poetry, reading, and spelling, from Star Eeader No. 111. English History: Brief History to end of reign of Henry 111. Geography : Phillips's First Geography (definitions New Zealand, iVustralia, and England). Writing: Vere Foster's Copy-books, Nos. 3-J- to 5. Drawing: Blair's Drawing-books for Standards 1., 11., 111. 4. SCHOLABSHIPS. The school gave free education to two boys and one girl.

ASHBUBTON HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituke for the Year ending 31st December, 1891. Receipts. & a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves .. .. 479 11 9 By Balance from 1890 .. .. .. 385 310 School fees .. .. .. .. 239 2 2 Management— Books sold .. .. .. 20 6 6 Office salary .. .. .. 5 0 0 Overdraft at 31st December, 1891 .. 392 0 6 Office expenses .. .. .. 310 10 Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 485 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 15 15 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 7 10 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 54 13 2 Cleaning, fuel, and light .. .. 30 13 0 Premises— New work-water .. .. .. 55 13 5 Repairs .. .. .. 25 8 3 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 2 11 11 Interest on current account .. .. 35 10 6 Law costs .. .. .. 18 13 0 Tracing .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 5 10 0 £1,131 0 11 £1,131 0 11 W. C. Walkeb, Chairman. Charles Beaddell, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

AKAEOA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Genbeal Statement of Beceipts and Expendituke for the Year ending 31st December, 1891. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 21 15 11 By Office expenses .. .. .. 0 9 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 238 7 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 183 6 8 School fees .. .. .. .. 11l 16 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 3 13 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 5 5 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 916 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 8 8 0 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. .. 6 19 11 Purchases and new works .. .. 3 3 6 Rent, insurance* and taxes .. .. 40 0 0 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 3 5 0 Land registration .. .. .. 12 6 Placed on fixed deposit .. 50 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 67 12 11 £377 4 11 £377 4 11 H. C. Jacobson, Chairman. Examined and found correct. —James Edwakd FitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General.