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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. Ernest Pridham, M.A. ; Mies G. D. Grant, M.A. ; Mr. H. H. Ward; Miss G. Drew, B.A. ; Mrs. Hooker; Mi3s Smith. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,103 7 0 Office salaries .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 513 16 4 Other office expenses .. .. .. 3 17 11 Interest .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 411 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 164 18 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 864 13 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 372 17 11 I Examiners' fees .. .. .. 29 11 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 21 4 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 22 18 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c... .. .. 58 2 7 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 61 8 6 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 21 7 6 Telephone-rent .. .. .. .. 215 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year.. 1,024 10 2 £2,164 19 11 £2,164 19 11 N. K. MacDiarmid, Chairman. Walter Bewley, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin : V. (one pupil)— Via Latina, the whole ; Csesar, Book I.; and extracts from Horace, Odes, Lib. III.; Livy, Syracuse War; and Tacitus, Annals: IV.—Via Latina, exercises 1-68; Csesar, Book 1., 1-30. French—Chardenal Advanced Course, rules 1-80, exercises 1-44; Le Cid, Acts i.-iii., inclusive; Meihode Naturelle, pieces 1-15, pages 276-282; irregular nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Arithmetic—All. Algebra—Hall and Knight, to end of permutations, and combinations to binomial theorem (not included). Euclid: VI. (one pupil)— Books 1.-VI., inclusive, and deductions : V.—Books 1.-111., inclusive, and deductions. History— Gardiner, period 1485-1685. Geography—Chisholm, Asia, Africa, America, and Australasia, and physical features, industries, and chief towns of Europe. Grammar—Mason, paragraphs 24-296 (omitting Anglo-Saxon and Early English), analysis and parsing. Science—Wright's Physics, pages 1-54 and 136-186. Literature —King Lear. Geometrical drawing — Gill's Imperial Geometry, problems 1-77. Composition—Abbott's How to Write Clearly, exercises 1-50; paraphrasing; simple essay-writing ; figures of speech. Lowest. —Latin—Elementa Latina, pages 1-23. French—Methode Naturelle, lessons 1-27 ; verbs " avoir," " otre," "dormer." Arithmetic—Southern Cross, Standard 11. Algebra—Hall and Knight (Beginners), pages 1-20. Euclid—Hall and Stevens, Book 1., propositions 1-26. History —Primary, period 1066-1485. Geography—Petrie, pages 15-44. Grammar—Mason's, First Notions, 1-43, easy parsing. Science—Grieves Mechanics, chapters 1-5. Literature—Lady of the Lake, Canto 1., knowledge of the text and metre and meanings of words without derivation. Drawing—Gill's School Geometry, problems 1-30. Composition—Simple essay-writing, correction of sentences, paraphrasing, and punctuation.

3. Arrangements for Drawing; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Dating 1901 geometrical drawing was taught throughout the school by the regular teachers; for 1902 arrangements hive been made for a visiting teacher, who gives instruction to all the school in model and freehand drawing. Sewing : During 1901 instruction was given to all the girls in the school by the regular staff: for 1902 arrangements have been made for a visiting teacher (a dressmaker) to teach higher sewing, including cutting-out and fitting to such of the girls as are sufficiently advanced to profit by it ; the rest of the girls learn from the regular staff as before. Gymnastics and drill : Both boys and girls have regular instruction in these subjects, including dumbbells, clubs, and wand exercises for the girls ; and in addition gymnastic exercises on the horizontal and parallel bars for the boys.

4. Scholarships. Six district scholarships and one district and Victoria College combined are held at the school, and to four other scholars the Governors give free tuition.