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Girls' College. Extensive alterations and additions, costing about £2,000, were completed during the past year, and the College has greatly benefited by the additional accommodation afforded in both day and boarding departments. The new gymnasium was opened early in the year, and has been much appreciated. The average attendance for the year was 159, of whom thirty-six were boarders. Fifty of the pupils held free places under the Secondary Schools Act, twenty-five being in their second year. The public examinations resulted as follows : Five girls passed first year's terms ; four passed Matriculation; three passed Matriculation and Solicitors' General; four passed Junior Civil Service ; ten passed Continuation on Civil Service papers. Besides the ordinary school course the pupils have been afforded opportunities of learning cookery, bookkeeping, shorthand, and swimming. The music pupils gave recitals from time to time at the School of Music. 2. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1904. Endowment Account.

Receipts. £ a. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. 903 18 2 Interests .. .. .. .. 294 12 7 Sohool Commissioners' subsidy .. 97 14 10 Bonus on payment of mortgage .. .. 8 2 6 Boys' ( Boarding fees .. .. .. .. 3,299 6 8 Tuition fees .. .. .. 2,168 6 8 Girls' C Boarding fees.. .. 1,(143 9 6 Tuition fees .. .. •• •• 1,818 9 8 Capitation grant, oookery olasses .. 53 4 3 Refunds 2 10 9

Expenditure. £ s. d. Rates and taxes .. .. .. .. 12 12 8 Law costs .. .. .. 14 12 6 Insurances .. .. .. ..680 Printing and advertising .. .. .. 19 15 4 Stationery .. .. .. 5 12 11 Repairs .. .. .. .. 1 10 8 Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 35 16 8 Office-rent .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Office cleaning and gas .. .. .. 11 18 3 Interest on bank overdraft.. .. .. 58 16 2 Furniture .. .. .. 1 10 0 Telephone and letter-box .. .. 6 2 6 Valuation and inspection of properties .. 413 0 Secretary .. .. .. .. 58 6 0 Petty oash, postage, and sundries .. .. 32 5 3 College. House expenses .. .. .. .. 2,772 4 7 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 2,247 9 6 Scholarships— Foundation .. .. .. .. 67 0 0 Endowed .. .. .. , .. 116 0 0 Free tuition .. .. .. 152 0 0 Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 37 6 8 Examiners' fee .. .. .. .. 110 Stationery .. .. .. .. 83 11 10 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 23 5 3 Printing and advertising.. .. .. 66 6 2 Gas .. .. .. .. 116 10 5 Rates and taxes.. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 19 5 5 Repairs .. .. .. 163 1 5 Furniture .. .. .. .. 85 1 11 Subscriptions to sports and magazine .. 35 0 0 Painting .. .. .. 189 7 0 Architects' fees .. .. .. .. 61 2 6 Tools and materials, woodwork classes .. 48 19 4 Chemicals and appliances .. .. 22 11 11 Gymnastic applianoes .. .. .. 21 0 0 Electrioal „ .. .. .. 6 17 6 Photographic „ .. .. .. 2 0 0 Telephone .. .. .. .. 6 13 Grounds .. .. .. .. 14 0 Fire brigade .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Watchman .. .. .. .. 813 6 Seoretary .. .. .. .. 58 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 111 6 College. House expenses .. .. .. 1,397 14 7 Tuition expenses .. .. .. 1,419 12 4 Scholarships— Foundation.. .. .. .. 56 14 0 Endowed .. .. .. .. 23 2 0 Free Tuition .. .. .. 42 0 0 Governors' and Auditors' fees .. .. 37 6 8 Examiners' fee .. .. .. 110 Stationery .. .. .. .. 78 17 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. 12 9 9 Printing and advertising .. .. 40 11 6 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 88 3 3 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 15 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 49 17 11 Repairs .. .. .. .. 53 7 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 213 8 6 Papering and painting .. .. 130 7 0 Gymnastic appliances.. .. .. 36 1 10 Telephone and letter-box .. .. 6 0 0 Grounds .. .. .. .. 7 17 0 Subscriptions to magazine .. .. 3 3 0 Seoretary .. .. .. .. 58 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 8 15 7