13

E.—9

2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin, Greek, French, English, mathematics, science, drawing, divinity The work is supposed to be up to the University Junior Scholarship standard. Lowest. —The work consists of Latin, English (including history, geography, reading, and composition), arithmetic, and geometrical drawing. 3. Scholarships. The headmaster gave free education to nine boys. Six scholarships of the Education Board were held at the school.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIBLS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. BEPOET OF THE BOAED. The Governors of the Wellington College and Girls' High School, in presenting their annual report to the Hon. the Minister of Education, can congratulate themselves upon the satisfactory working of both these institutions. The College had at the close of last year 138 pupils on the roll, there are now 170. At the recent University examinations five pupils went up for the Junior Scholarship Examination and matriculated on its papers, and twenty sat for the Matriculation Examination, out of whom fifteen passed, making a total of twenty who matriculated. The Girls' High School keeps up its numbers, having 132 on the roll, and at the University Examinations in December, out of twenty-two who presented themselves for the Matriculation Examination, fifteen passed, while four others matriculated on the Junior Scholarship papers. Out of the fifteen who passed the Matriculation Examination, five partially qualified for a D certificate. One girl, who has been educated entirely at the High School, passed her second year's College terms and the first section of the B.A. degree. The Governors are still greatly hampered by want of money The legislation of last session has relieved them from payment of municipal rates after the 31st March, but they still have to pay arrears of these rates, amounting to £754 3s. 4cL, and the burden of interest referred to in the last annual report is still pressing upon them. They had hoped by disposing of one of their reserves to relieve themselves of part of their debt, and last year asked the Government to obtain legislative sanction to the sale of the reserve to the Crown at a price agreed upon. They were led to believe that this had been arranged, but are now disappointed to find that such is not the case, and they have therefore to continue as best they can to manage the College and Girls' High School upon totally inadequate funds. They would again urge upon the Government that Wellington has claims for help which should not bo ignored. The Girls' High School is especially deserving of consideration. Its endowments consist only of bush-lands, producing the small rental of £162—a very poor endowment for such an institution, especially when compared with similar schools in other parts of the colony The Governors would also again refer to the miserably small area of lands set aside in this provincial district for secondary education. The rental derived from them is under £120 a year, which sum has to be divided among three institutions. Wellington, 29th March, 1893. Chas. P Powles, Secretary

2. Geneeal Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1893. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves 1 599 8 7 By Balance 2,425 18 4 Paid by School Commissioners 69 7 4 Management— School fees 2,907 111 Office salary 100 0 0 Refunds 0 12 0 Other office expenses : 21 7 8 Prizes 15 13 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances 2,405 16 8 Levin Scholarship money 20 0 0 Examinations— Transfer from Turnbull Fund for scholar- Examiners'fees 72 9 0 ship 28 0 0 Other expenses 15 3 Scholarships 66 13 4 Prizes 67 16 7 Printing, stationery and advertising 188 18 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. 116 5 10 Fencing, repairs, &c.. 96 4 2 Insurance 94 11 6 Interest on current account 180 8 2 Endowments— Rates . . 53 10 4 Interest on cost of reclaimed land 125 13 4 Interest on cost of buildings 708 5 4 Furniture and apparatus 23 4 4 Chemicals 7 0 6 Drawing fees received and paid to School of Design 72 15 0 Balance . . 2,198 8 3 Miscellaneous 10 7 7 £6,B3SJU_Jf £6,838 11 1 J B. Blaie, Chairman. Chas. P Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.