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Political Economy—Walker, Marshall, Jevons, and Fawcett. History — Gardiner's Student's History, 1789-1850. Science—Sound and light (Wright and Deschanel); heat (Wright and Garnett), as required for Junior Scholarship examination. * Lowest.— Arithmetic—Simple and compound rules. English—Reading, Macmillan's New Literary Eeader, V.; grammar, easy parsing, parts of speech; Mrs. Ewing's Mary's Meadow; compositions on subjects from reading-books; object-lessons. Geography—General knowledge of the chief divisions of the world (Europe and New Zealand more particularly). History—Gardiner's, Part 11. Elementary botany.

4. SCHOLABSHIPb. Boys' College.— Endowed : Tinline, £52 125.; Newcome, £24; Eichmond, £24 ; Stafford, £20 ; Fell, £16. College : One at £32 125.; one at £16 ; one at £14 ; one at £12 ; one at £6; one at £5; one at £4; one at £3. Girls' College. —Tinline: £52 12s. Governors' Fees : Two at £15. College : Two at £15 ; two at £12 125.; one at £5. School Commissioners : Six at £12 12s. Fourteen scholarships of the Nelson Education Board and three of the Marlborough Education Board were held at the Boys' College; and eleven of the Nelson Education Board and two of the Marlborough. Education Board were held at the Girls' College. To many of these the Governors granted free tuition.

GEEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1898. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balanoe .. .. .. .. 432 17 7 By Exchange .. .. .. .. 0 3 9 Interest .. .. .. .. 27 2 6 Fire insurance .. .. .. 0 10 0 Bent .. .. .. .. 8 3 0 Grant to Grey Education Board .. 100 0 0 School Commissioners .. .. 150 0 0 County rates .. .. .. 3 9 0 Fenoing .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Seoretary, salary, 1898 .. .. 5 0 0 Balance .. .. .. 507 10 4 £618 3 1 £618 3 1 Eichabd Nancaeeow, Chairman. J. W. Eiemenschneideb, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1898. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ b. d. To Balanoe .. .. 1,095 2 6 By Office salary .. .. .. .550 Interest .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Grant to Westland Education Board .. 100 0 0 Sohool Commissioners .. .. 150 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 6 10 0 Bent oi dwellinghouse .. .. 30 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 2 12 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,195 15 6 £1,310 2 6 £1,310 2 6 John McWhibteb, Chairman. Chaeles Kibe, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

CHEISTCHUECH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. C. E. Bevan-Brown, M.A.; Mr. B. K. S. Lawrence, 8.A.; Mr. W. Walton, 8.A.; Mr. B. M. Laing, M.A.; Mr. A. Merton; Mr. B. Speight, M.A.; Mr. O. T. J. Alpers, M.A. ; Mr. T. H. Jackson, B.A. ; Mr. J. H. Smith, M.A.; Mr. T. W. Cane, M.A.; Mr. J. Harkness, M.A. ; Mr. H. Wells; Mr. U. V. Richards ; Mr. S. H. Seager, A.E.1.8.A. ; Mr. W. Garrard ; and Mr. K. C. Kent. 1. Woek of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. — Mathematics, up to Junior University Scholarship standard—Euclid, Books I. to VI.; trigonometry, to solution of triangles, Ward's Examination-papers on Trigonometry, Loney's Trigonometry; algebra, to permutations, Hall and Knight's Algebra, Hall and Knight's Algebraical Exercises; arithmetic, general. Latin, to Junior University Scholarship standard— Horace, Odes, Book I.; Virgil, Georgics, Book IV. ; Livy, Book I.; history, Horton's History of Eomans, Bradley's Arnold and Bradley's Aids to Latin Prose; grammar and antiquities. English—Shakespeare, Julius Caesar; Macaulay's Essay on Hallam's Constitutional History; Euskin Eeader; Abbott's How to Write Clearly; Longmans' Handbook of English Literature; Morris's Historical English Grammar; miscellaneous work, as for Junior University Scholarship. French—Les Trois Mousquetaires; Molicre, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Third French Beader and Writer; Moriarty's French Grammar; grammar, &c, as for Junior University Scholarship. Science—Chemistry, Jago's Inorganic Chemistry (Advanced Series); physics, Wright's Heat.