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Lowest. —French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle, to page 96. History—Buckley's History of England, from accession of William 111. to present time. Arithmetic—Pendlebury, vulgar and decimal fractions, practice, proportion. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, to page 77. Algebra—Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra, to page 113. Euclid—Hall and Stevens's Euclid, Book 1., to proposition 45. Elementary chemistry—Notes. English—Longmans' Grammar and Composition; Nelson's Supplementary Eeaders—Greek Heroes and David Copperfield; The Ancient Mariner. Commercial writing. Drawing—Freehand and model. Girls' School. Highest. —English—Nesfield's Historical English Derivation ; Literature of the Elizabethan Era ; King Lear ; Tempest; Chaucer's Prologue. Latin—Bryan's Latin Prose Exercises ; Arnold's Latin Prose ; Via Latina ; Livy, Book XXII.; Virgil's vEneid, VI. French —Bossuet's Oraisons Funebres ; Bacine's Athalie ; Andromaque; Macmillan's French Composition, Part 11. ; Bue's Idioms; Wellington College Grammar. Mathematics—As for first terms Canterbury College. Botany —Junior University Scholarship standard. Mechanics—Junior University Scholarship standard. History—Horton's Eoman History. Geography—Longmans' Geographical Series, 3. Lowest. —English—Nesfield's Manual of English Grammar and Composition; David Copperfield ; selections of Scott and Goldsmith. French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle ; Scenes of Child-life (Macmillan). Mathematics—Pendlebury's Arithmetic. Science —Youman's First Book of Botany; Poyser's Elementary Electricity and Magnetism; Furneaux's Physiology. Latin—Maemillan's Shorter Latin Course ; Via Latina. Geography—Longmans' Geographical Eeader, No. 6. History—Buckley's History of England for Beginners.

4. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Boys' School. Drawing: Teacher, Mr. E. T Wood, 8.A., second assistant in school: all except a few of the upper boys took drawing; one interval a week was given to freehand and one to model; three boys took extra work in plane and solid geometry during the Latin period. Manual work: Owing to changes in the staff the class in woodwork was discontinued—it is hoped that it will be resumed with greater vigour next year; the Sloyd class was also discontinued. Commercial instruction : All except the boys in the upper classes received instruction in our commercial writing class, and about fifteen attended a class in book-keeping. Gymnastics : Instructor, Sergeant-major Jones : the boys were divided into two classes, and received instruction during one interval a week. Drill: During the first term the drill was taken by Sergeant-major Jones, but during the last two terms it was taken by Mr. Wood, second assistant: all the boys except one belonged to the cadet corps, of whom forty-seven appeared in uniform at the royalties' review at Christchurch ; range-shooting was attended by about thirty boys; the cost of ammunition is a great hindrance to this part of our cadet-work. Girls' School. Drawing is taught by a visiting teacher one afternoon each week —the subject includes freehand and brush drawing for the junior pupils, and model-drawing for the seniors ; painting is taken one hour a week out of school time by a few of the most advanced pupils. Sewing is taken by almost all the girls. Cookery is taught by a visiting teacher one afternoon each week. Shorthand is taken out of school hours by a few girls ; it is taught by a visiting teacher, and is counted an extra subject, for which a special fee is charged. Gymnastics and calisthenics are taught to all, unless specially excused, by the drill-instructor; in the warm weather, swimming takes the place of this subject.

5. Scholarships. To twelve boys and thirteen girls holding district scholarships the Governors gave free tuition. The Governors also gave free tuition to twelve others (six boys and six girls).

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eeport op Governors. During the past year the Governors were glad to see that the Department had arranged for free tuition in the District High School of all pupils above the Sixth Standard. This provision on the part of the Education Department taking away any further need for the exhibition scheme, the Governors are extending, and in other directions continuing, the subsidies to both the headmaster and the extra assistant at the District High School, and instituting scholarships open to all South Canterbury —value each, if winner obliged to reside away from home, £22 10s. The disbursements last year were over £180, being a very considerable proportion of the whole income. George Barclay, Chairman. 4r— E. 12.