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Lowest. —English—Literature—Scott's Lady of the Lake; Goldsmith's Deserted Village; Historical Reader; Kingsley's Westward Ho! grammar—Nesfield, Parts 1 and II; composition: history—Kansome, to 1603 : geography—Europe; British possessions; physical (from Longmans' Book 11. Mathematics—Arithmetic, Standard VI, Zealandia; algebra, Baker and Bourne, chapters 1—15; geometry, Baker and Bourne, Books I and 11. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Course, Part I. French—Chardenal, Part I; Longmans' First Conversational Reader. Chemistry, or agriculture, or botany—Elementary. Drawing—Elementary design and colour-work. Woodwork or cooking. 3. Geneeal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 376 0 2 Management— Government grants— Office salary .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 For sites, building, furniture, &o. (general Other office expenses .. .. .. 7 9 3 purposes) .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 ■ Other expenses of management — carePor buildings, furniture, fittings, and taker .. .. .. .. 92 19 4 apparatus for recognised school classes Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,283 3 9 for manual instruction ... .. 126 9 3 Technical teachers'salaries .. .. 517 9 3 Government capitation— Examinations—Examiners' fees .. .. 6 19 0 For free places .. .. .. 1,287 11 1 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 34 9 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Class material .. .. .. .. 123 3 11 Regulations .. .. .. 170 9 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 117 8 7 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 162 16 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. 60 15 11 School fees .. .. .. .. 280 10 4 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucTechnical fees .. .. .. .. 376 15 7 tion .. .. .. .. .. 72 9 6 Voluntary contributions— Government grants for site, buildings, furOn account of manual and technical in- niture, &o.— struction .. .. .. .. 90 9 6 Ordinary .. .. .. 200 0 0 On account of general purposes of the Manual instruction .. .. .. 27 1 11 school .. .. .. .. 9 16 Purchases and new works .. .. 55 5 11 Other receipts— Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 4 15 5 Cookery and woodwork classes material .. 20 3 11 I Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 43 19 0 Wanganui Education Board — Cleaning, Buildings, equipments, &c, lor manual fuel, &c. .. .. .. .. 14 18 8 instruction .. .. .. .. 73 5 7 Deposits on contracts .. .. .. 2 0 0 Other expenditure— Legacy from late D. Manson's estate .. 150 0 0 Woodwork and cooking classes—Refund capitation, Wanganui Education Board 49 15 3 Deposit on contraot returned .. .. 2 0 0 Balance at end of year .. £314 15 2 Late D. Manson's legacy, on fixed deposit in Union Bank 150 0 0 464 15 2 £3,267 5 9 £3,267 5 9 Waltee Eutheefued, Chairman. William Huntee, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the expenditure includes payments made to two members of the High School Board—to W. Park, of sums amounting to £25 17s. 2d., and G. H. Bennett, of sums amounting to £18 6s. 6d.-—in contravention of the general rule that a trustee's interest must not be opposed to his duty. — J. K. Warbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

.. WELLINGTON COLLEGE. Staff. Boys' College.—Mr. J. P. Firth, 8.A.; Mr. A. Heine, M.A.; Mr. W. F. Ward, M.A.; Mr. A. C. Gifford, M.A. ;• Mr. G. G. S. Robison, M.A.; Mr. T. Brodie, 8.A.; Mr. F. M. Renner, M.A.; Mr. R. E. Rudman, M.A.; Mr. D. Matheson ; Mr. G. V. Bogle ; Mr. O. W. Williams, M.A. ; Mr. J. C. Pope ; Mr. J. G. Castle. Girls' College.— Miss M. A. McLean, M.A.; Miss M. C. Morrah, M.A.; Miss M. N. Gellatly, M.A. ; Miss I. Ecclesfield, M.A.; Miss W. 8. Fraser. 8.A.; Miss A. M. Batham, B.A. ; Miss E. A. Newman, M.A.; Miss A. P. Tomlinson, B.A, ; Mies A. O'Callaghan, 8.A.; Mr. E. Glover; Mr. Harrison. . 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors have to report that good work continues to be done at the two Colleges under their control. The results of the University and Civil Service Examinations of last year were as follows: Wellington College—2 pupils won Junior University Scholarships, 4 passed the Medical Preliminary and Matriculation Examination, 24 passed the Solicitors' General Knowledge and Matriculation Examination, 9 passed the Matriculation Examination, 1 passed (partial) the Senior Civil Service Examination, and 41 passed the Junior Civil Service Examination; Wellington Girls'