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Translation, extracts from French newspapers and modern authors, Historical Grammar English Morris's and Meiklejolm's Historical Grammar composition Shakespeare's Henry V extracts from Chaucer's Prologue to Canterbury Tales. Geography Physical and general. History England, 1689 to 1837, Borne, from Julius Caesar, Scripture, the Acts of the Apostles. Natural Science Agriculture and physiology Shorthand Pitman's. Drawing Perspective and freehand. Lowest. —Latin Principia Latina, 1., to Ex. 39. French Bue 1., to Ex. 52. Euclid, I. Ito 26. Algebra The simple rules. English Subjects Between the Third and Fourth Standards of the Elementary Code of the Education Department. Girls' School. Highest. —Mathematics Geometry, Books 1.-VI., algebra, Hall and Knight's, quadratics, ratio, &c., trigonometry, to solution of triangles; arithmetic, whole subject. Latin H. Smith's Grammar, Eclogas, Julius Caesar, Boets, Ovid to end. German Aue's Grammar, Beader, second course, Meissner Botany Flowering plants. Chemistry Non-metals. French Brachet's French Grammar, translation. English Henry V , Elia, period of Queen Anne, Morris's Historical Grammar (Mason) , Abbott's How to Write , precis, &c. History. 1688-1837 Geography General. Class-singing, drilling. Lowest. —Arithmetic Simple rules , weights and measures. History General, in outline. Grammar Parts of speech easy analysis. Geography Outlines of Australia and North America details New Zealand. Object-lessons Common objects and animals. French Henri Bue, Part I. Class-singing, needlework, drilling.

GISBOENE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Beport of the Board. The Gisborne Public School has amply justified the step taken in 1887, when, at the request of the Education Board of Hawke's Bay it was raised in status from a primary school to that of a District High School. It is now permanently established as a school offering all its pupils who pass the Sixth Standard the advantages of education in the higher subjects, enabling them, with fair industry, to matriculate at the close of their second year It is gratifying to ascertain that the extra expense entailed upon the Education Board by changing the Gisborne Primary School into a District High School has been nearly met by fees paid by the pupils and the capitation allowance. In 1886, the Governors appointed under " The Gisborne High School Act, 1885," obtained statutory powers enabling them to pay a grant of £150 per annum to the Education Board of Hawke's Bay in aid of secondary instruction in the Gisborne Public School for seven years. During the six years that this subsidy has been paid, the assets derived by the Board from all sources have exceeded the expenditure by a sum of about £630, so that it is not unreasonable to suppose that the higher standards of the school, at the expiration of the seven years, will be selfsupporting. The Governors, in 1893, obtained power, by Act, to apply a portion of income to the grant of scholarships. Should this experiment prove satisfactory, it is proposed to ask for further powers to enable scholarships of a more substantial kind to be offered to clever children who have passed the standards with credit. They could thus be maintained in the large towns of the colony, where they could obtain the highest educational advantages. lam of opinion that all the income which will be at the disposal of the Governors will be required if the children in this district are to be placed on an equal footing with children in other districts. I enclose a copy of the balance-sheet, duly audited as required. W Morgan, Chairman. Gisborne, 27th April, 1894.

2. Geneeal Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1893. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance 1,283 16 1 By Teachers'salaries and allowances 150 0 0 Current income from reserves. 50 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising 2 17 9 Paid by School Commissioners, Auckland 262 3 8 Interest on current account 0 610 Interest on deposit . . 66 6 0 Balance— On fixed deposit . 1,494 11 4 On current account . .. 14 9 10 £1,662 5 9 £1,602 5 9 W Moegan, Chairman. C. A. De Lautour, Secretary and Treasurer Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General,