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2. WOEK DONE BY HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —English Literature Morell's English Literature , Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature, selections from Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Beader, Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Tennyson's Princess grammar and composition —Mason's English Grammar, Morris's Smaller Historical Grammar, selections from Abbott's How to Write Clearly composition on books read , correction of sentences. Latin . Translation—Livy, Book 1., Pliny's Letters, Book 11. Martial, Selections (Macmillan), Cicero's Catiline Orations, Virgil, Book IV translation at sight grammar—• Bradley's Arnold, Abbott's Idioms , Latin prose composition. Boman History Smith's Smaller History of Borne, Smith's Antiquities (selections) French Translation—Madame de Witt's Do Glacons en Glacon , Voltaire's Charles XII. Alfred de Vigny's Cinq Mars, first part grammar—■ Brachet's Bublie School French Grammar, with exercises Bue's Idioms, selections from the Wellington College Grammar French prose composition. Mathematics Arithmetic, Euclid, algebra, and trigonometry, as for the Junior University Scholarship Examination. Science Botany, heat, as for the Junior University Scholarship Examination. Cooking, dress-cutting, dress-making , drill; swimming. Lowest. —English Text-book, Star Beader No. V , reading, spelling, dictation, composition, easy sentences for correction. History Gardiner's History of England, Part 1., from invasion of Britain to end of reign of Edward I. Geography Petrie's First Geography (New Zealand and Europe). Science Elementary botany, physiology, and physics. Arithmetic Simple and compound rules of money Sewing elementary drawing, class-singing , drill, swimming. 3. SCHOLAESHIPS. Scholarships of the value of £15 each were given to fifteen pupils. Nine scholarships of the Education Board were held at the school.

BANGIOBA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Bepoet of the Board. The Bangiora High School was closed during a portion of the year 1893. Owing to the fallingoff in the attendance of pupils during the first term, and consequent increase of the Board's indebtedness, it was decided to dispense with the services of the assistant teacher At the end of the second term the headmaster resigned his position, and, there being no improvement in the condition of the school, the Board decided to close it temporarily Subsequently, the master's house having undergone needed repairs, and with a view of reopening in the new year on a more economical basis, the Board invited applications for a headmaster. To this thirteen responded, when, after due consideration, the Board appointed the Bey G. J Sim, M.A., to the position of headmaster 2. General Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1893. Receipts. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves 96 14 0j By Dr. balance at beginning of year . 32 1 6 School foes 71 9 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances 200 0 0 Balance . . 101 19 9 , Printing, stationery, and advertising 6 0 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. 10 11 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. 10 5 5 Rents, insurance, and taxes 4 0 5 Interest on current account 6 7 4 Postage and receipt stamps 0 15 10 £270 2 9 | £270 2 9 Geoege John Leech, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Elementary Latin, French, history (English), physics, Euclid, and ordinary branches. Loivest.— Ordinary branches.

ASHBUETON HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Geneeal Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1893 Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves . 554 14 1 By Dr. balance at beginning of year 360 5 4 School fees . .. . 244 19 0 Office salaries .. 22 8 5 Books sold .. 21 13 6 Teachers' salaries .. .. 542 10 0 Balance at end of year 269 18 10 Examiners' fees 12 12 0 Prizes 7 2 6 Printing and stationery .. 47 11 5 Cleaning, fuel, and light 29 16 0 Fencing and repairs 12 7 11 Insurance, &c. 3 7 6 Interest 28 7 0 Annual soiree .. 14 .3 0 Tree-planting 2 11 6 School requisites 3 0 6 Subscription cricket club 2 2 0 Cab-hire 1 XX o Law-costs 0 13 4 Scavenger 0 13 0 £1,091 5 £1,091 5 5 andeew Oee, Acting Chairman. Chables Beaddell, Secretary Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.