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WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, B.A. ; Mr. H. B. Watson, M.A. ; Eev. C. Price, M.A.; Mr. E. C. Hardwicke, M.A.; Mr. J. Harold ; Mr; J. A. Neame, B.A. ; Mrs. Atkinson ; Mr. J. E. Bannister, M.A.; Mr. E. Walker, M.A. ; Mr. H. N. Butterworth ; Mr. G. F. McGrath, M.A. ; Mr. J. Allen, 8.A.; Mr. G. Pownall. / ' ~ 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Work is up to the standard of Junior University Scholarships. Lowest. —Latin, English (grammar, history, geography), French, arithmetic, science, drawing. 2. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. S, s. d. Current income from reserves .. .. 1,320 16 1 Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 127 15 1 Interest on prize-moneys invested .. 6 18 8 ManagementSchool fees .. .. .. .. 2,217 10 0 Office salary .. .. .. 143 14 9 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 600 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 77 19 11 Music fees .. .. .. .. 267 15 0 Other expenses of management .. 48 18 3 Voluntary contributions on account of Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,045 8 8 manual and technical instruction .. 25 0 0 Examinations—Examiners' fees .. 47 14 0 Other receipts—Management .. .. 55 10 11 Prizes .. .. .. .. 49 11 8 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 264 5 8 Printing, stationery, advertising, and stamps 91 5 11 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 152 18 4 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction (engineering) .. .. .. 100 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 466 4 0 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 228 18 10 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 21 0 3 Insurances .. .. .. .. 31 13 7 Interest on current account .. .. 9 4 3 Other expenditure— Legal expenses .. .. .. 46 4 6 Chemicals, &c. .. .. .. 40 16 10 Plans and surveys .. .. .. 28 7 6 £4,757 16 4 £4,757 16 i A. G. Bignell, Chairman. S. W. Adams, Secretary. I hereby certify the above statement of accounts to be correct. —W. Rodwell, F.1.A.N.Z., Auditor.

PALMEESTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. E. Vernon, M.A., B;Sc. ; Mr. F. Fcote, 8.A.; Mr. John Murray, M.A.; Miss C. B. Mills, M.A., B.Sc; Miss L. W. Opie, M.A.; Miss Fergus ; Mr. H. B. Bannister; Mr. Hawkins ; Mr. G. H. Elliott. 1. Repobt of the Governoes. We have the honour to report as follows :— The Board. —There has been no change in the members of the Board, which consists of Messrs. W. Rutherfurd (Chairman), W. H. Collingwood (Treasurer), Rev. C. C. Harper, Rev. I. Jolly, Messrs. J. S. Barnicoat, W. Park, G. Hirsch, H. G. Bennett, and W. T. Wood, M.P. The School. —The teaching staff remains the same, except that Miss W. Opie, M.A., was appointed in place of Miss L. M. B. Lynch, M.A., resigned. The year's work has again been very satisfactory. The following honours were gained by pupils of the school during the year : Senior National Scholarship, 1 ; second year's terms (Victoria College), 1 ; first year's terms, 2; Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge, 7; Matriculation, 4; Senior Civil Service, 1 (also 1 in five subjects); Junior Civil Service, 18 (li with credit); Senior Free Place, 11; Wanganui Board Scholarship (Junior), 1. <■ ! The Grounds.- —These have been still further improved. The boys' football-field has been drained and levelled, and a new fence has been erected at the back of the school and girls' hockeyground. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Literature—Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet; Macaulay's Bacon and Walpole ; Burkes Reflections on French Revolution; period, 1625-88: grammar — Nesfield's Manual; Higher Grade English; precis; Anglo-Saxon and Middle English; essays. Mathematics (to Junior University Scholarship standard)— Arithmetic, miscellaneous; algebra, Baker and Bourne; geometry, Baker and Bourne; trigonometry, Pendlebury's Shorter Course. Science (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Magnetism, Poyser; mechanics, Loney. Latin—Prose, Arnold, 'selected continuous; translation, Cicero's Pro Milone, Horace's Odes iii and iv, miscellaneous ; Roman history, Merivale and Pullar; Antiquities. French —Wellington College French Grammar; Spier's Rapid Exercises; Scribe's Le Verre d'Eau; MdrimeVs Colomba; prose essays.