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WANGANUI GIELS' COLLEGE. Staff. Miss Mary I. Fraser, M.A.; Miss S. E. Gifford, M.A.; Miss L. G. Fenwick, 8.A.; Miss J. R. Currie, M.A.; Miss Jessie Knapp, B.A. ; Miss A. Blennerhassett, 8.A.; Miss I. McKellar, B.A. ; Miss Blanche Richmond; Miss F. G. Scaly ; Miss Clara Maling; Miss E. Gurr ; Mr. D. E. Hutton ; Miss G. E. Browne ; Mr. Charles Naylor. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 969 13 4 Office salaries— Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 225 2 7 Secretary .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Mortgage discharged .. .. .. 550 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Rents from endowments .. .. 197 10 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 60 11 5 School Commissioners— Teachers'salaries and fees .. .. 1,537 12 5 Wellington .. .. .. .. 122 12 1 Boarding fees .. .. .. .. 2,286 5 4 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 84 19 10 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 54 12 0 School fees — School stationery and books .. .. 58 17 7 Tuition .. .. .. .. 1,949 17 4 Furnishing account .. .. .. 107 16 6 Boarding .. .. .. .. 2,345 11 0 Church sitting .. .. .. 37 0 0 Church sittings .. .. .. 32 2 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 11 16 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. 64 3 6 Fire insurance.. .. .. .. 37 13 0 Building .. .. .. .. 896 15 9 Telephone .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Site .. .. .. .. .. 49 18 6 School furniture .. .. .. 120 12 2 Plans and supervision .. .. .. 58 5 6 Examination expenses .. .. .. 2 10 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 110 Contractors' deposit refunded .. .. 51 14 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 969 3 0 £6,477 8 2 £6,477 8 2 Geo. S. Beidge, Chairman. A. A. Beowne, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. WOEK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest. —English, French, Latin, mathematics, to B.A. standard, University of New Zealand. Science (botany and heat) to Junior University Scholarship standard. Scripture —Book of Job (not quite all). Lowest. —Reading, spelling, composition, grammar, geography, history, more advanced than for Standard 111. of primary schools. Arithmetic as for Standard 111. French—Seventy exercises, First Chardenal. Scripture—Life of Christ.

3. Aeeangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, etc. Drawing: Instruction given by and under the supervision of the art master, Wanganui Technical School. Manual instruction : Sewing, all non-Latin pupils. Commercial instruction : Shorthand. Gymnastics: The whole school (with necessary exceptions), two gymnasium lessons per week. Swimming : Swimming is a most common accomplishment. The pupils go thrice a week during the summer months to the Corporation baths, and have systematic teaching. The College authorities are contemplating the preparation of a swimming-bath for College purposes only.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. Nine district scholarships were held at the school, and the Governors gave free tuition to sixteen other scholars.

WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, 8.A.; Mr. F. G. Shields, M.A.; Rev. T. M. Marshall, M.A. ; Mr. J. R. Orford, M.A.; Mr. H. B. Watson, M.A.; Mr. E. G. Atkinson, M.A. ; Mr. E. W. Andrews; Mr. J. Harold; Mr. R. Dunn; Mr. W. B. Taylor, M.A. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 36 3 8 Management— Current income from reserves .. .. 978 14 2 Office salary and commission .. .. 80 3 6 Interest .. • ■ • • • • 15 8 Other office expenses .. .. .. 15 14 6 Sohool fees .. .. .. •. 460 0 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 110 0 Lease fees collected .. .. .. 56 5 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances.. .. 665 0 5 Refund of insurance moneys .. .. 415 0 Examinations — Refund of over-payments .. .. .. 5 0 0 Supervisor's fees .. .. .. 1 1 o Other expenses .. .. .. 5 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 37 1 3 Site and buildings, from current revenue— Purchases and new works .. .. 551 6 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 74 3 3 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 42 911 Interest .. .. .. 19 19 9 Sundry expenses and valuation .. .. 11 5 2 Lease fees .. .. .. ..2100 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 16 8 S £1,542 3 6 £1,542 3 6 Frederic Wellington, Chairman. Ed. N. Liffiton, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and ound correct.—A. C. Ritchie.—llth January, 1902. 2—E. 12.