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WHANGAEBI HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eei'okt of the Boakd. The school has continued to be under the charge of Mr. B. Lupton, who has had an assistant during the whole year. The attendance has steadily increased. During the last term there were thirty-two pupils on the roll, and an average attendance of thirty, being the highest yet reached. At the public examinations this year three of the pupils matriculated, and five passed the Junior Civil Service examination. J. MoKinnon, Secretary.

2. Genekal Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1898. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 83 5 7[ By Office salary .. .. .. 13 16 9 Inoorne from reserves .. .. .. 60 9 8 Other office expenses .. .. .. 312 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 150 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 354 12 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 235 18 0 Examinations .. .. .. 5 5 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 3 0 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 8 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 0 10 0 School appliances and furniture .. 2 2 9 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 116 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 129 9 1 £529 13 8 £529 13 3 J. M. Killen, Chairman. J. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. WOEK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —That required for Matriculation and Senior Civil Service examinations. Loivest. —Latin—Principia Latina, Parts I. to XXXIX. French —Chardenal's First Course, to exercise 93. Euclid—l., Ito 26. Algebra —Elementary rules. Arithmetic—Southern Cross Series, Standards IV. and V. English grammar —Trotter. History—E. Thompson's, to 1485. Geography (general outlines) —Longmans'. Eeading—Eoyal, IV. Composition, spelling, and drawing. Gymnastics—Whole school.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. The Governors grant annually two free-tuition scholarships, tenable at the discretion of the Board for three years. The scholars are selected from the primary public schools by competitive examination.

THAMES BOYS' AND GIBLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. James Adams, 8.A.; Mr. Benjamin H. Low, B.A. ; Miss M. R. Foy. 1. Report of the Boabd. At the public examinations in December and January last eight pupils passed the Junior Civil Service examination —the highest, No. 17 ; the lowest, No. 206. Four passed the Senior Civil Service examination. One pupil gained a District Senior Scholarship. The scholarship at the School of Mines was this year gained by one of the former pupils. This is the third School of Mines Scholarship gained by former pupils. 2. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1898. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 493 210 By ManagementCurrent income from reserves .. .. 341 13 2 Office salary .. .. .. 30 0 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 150 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. 8 6 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 446 4 0 Other expenses of management .. 35 15 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 915 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 708 15 4 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 816 4 2 Examinations .. .. .. 4 4 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 7 10 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 30 011 Penoing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 42 12 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. 4 9 6 Taxes .. .. .. .. 5 12 6 School furniture .. .. .. 4 0 9 „ requisites .. .. .. 33 3 0 Legal expenses ~ .. .. 6 16 Balance .. .. .. .. 83ti 6 8 £1,756 19 2 £1,756 19 2 H. J. Geeenslade, Chairman. Samuel Caetee, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. WOBK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —The work done by the highest form consists of Latin, French, English, mathematics, science (chemistry and electricity), for the University Junior Scholarship examination; and precis and literature as required for the Senior Civil Service examination.