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Girls' High School. Highest. —Latin Translation, Horace, Odes I. and 11., Cicero, De Senectute; and sight translation. Grammar and Composition Bradley's Arnold, &c. History and Antiquities, Mathematics As for Junior Scholarship. English Mason's English Grammar, Morris's Historical Grammar, Abbott's How to Write Clearly, Chaucer, Shakspeare , composition. French: Havet's French Grammar, composition from Havet's Composition-book , Le Joueur , Le Grondeur , Esther, Le Misanthrope. Science . Botany and heat, as for Junior Scholarship. Lowest. —Arithmetic ■ Four simple rules. Beading and Dictation Chambers's Expressive Beader No. 3 , Longmans' New Beader No. 3 ; poetry, easy selections. Grammar ■' Parts of speech. Geography Short sketch of geography of world. Object-lessons on miscellaneous subjects.

6. Scholaeships. College. College Scholarships. —Free education, five. Rhodes Scholarship.—£3s, one. Girls' School. College Scholarships. —Free education, six. Eleven scholarships of the Education Board were held at the College and eleven at the Girls' School.

NAPIEB HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Bepoet of the Boabd. The Board of Governors, as at present constituted, is composed of the following members The Hon. J D. Ormond and Mr. J W Carlile, elected by the Education Board of Hawke's Bay, Messrs. G. H. Swan and J W Neal, elected by the Municipal Council of Napier, Messrs. J N Williams and W Shrimpton, elected by the Hawke's Bay County Council, Messrs. G. E. Sainsbury and H. P Cohen, elected by the Waipawa County Council, Mr J W Twigg, elected by the Wairoa County Council, and Mr H. S. Tiffen, by the Governor in Council. The schools were examined by the four principal teachers in the schools immediately before the recess, aided by a committee of Governors and the secretary Their report to the Governors shows that the work of the schools is satisfactory, and specially so in the upper forms. The average attendance at the Boys' School for the last quarter of the year was fifty-eight, and at the Girls' School fifty-six. j D Qemond, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. 2. Geneeal Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1893. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Balance . . 1,869 8 10 By ManagementEndowments — Office salary . .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. 360 10 0 Other office expenses . .. 9 12 7 From property not a reserve. 745 0 0 Other expenses of management, legal 5 17 6 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,742 19 2 paid purchase-money . .. 165 11 0 Boarding-school account— Paid by School Commissioners Ex- Portion of scholarships spent on board, aminer's fee . 20 6 0 rail, and coach . . 159 14 8 School fees .. .. 1,221 0 8 Examiners' fees .. .. . 20 0 0 Boarding-school fees (portion of School Music teacher .. .. .. 125 16 6 Commissioners' scholarships paid for Printing, stationery, and advertising . 16 9 6 the board of scholarship-holders, rail Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. . .. 28 1 0 and coach fare)* . . 159 14 8 Book and stationery account, and other Books, &c, sold, and other refunds 80 7 6 temporary advances .. 77 14 8 Timber sold .. 4 10 0 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works . 47 15 9 Fencing, repairs, &c. ... .. 66 19 2 Rents, insurance, and taxes . .. 130 3 3 Placed on mortgage . 600 0 0 Balance— On current account 386 12 5 On fixed deposit . 1,148 12 6 £4,626 8 8 £4,626 8 8 Amount received for scholarships from School Commissioners was £414145. 8<1.: of this sum £235 was included in school fees. J. D. Oemond, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest. —Mathematics Euclid, Books 1.-VI., with deductions and exercises, algebra, to binomial theorem , trigonometry, to solution of triangles, inclusive. Latin Horace, Odes; Cicero, De Senectute; prose composition and grammar French: Marietta's Half-hours of French