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PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. E. Vernon, MA., B.Sc. ; Mr. F. Footo, B.A. ; Mr. J. Murray, M.A. ; Miss C. B. Mills, M.A., B.Sc. ; MUsi 1.. \\. Opie, M.A. ; Mr. <). Reisuher ; Miss Fergus ; Mr. H. B. Bannister ; Miss Hood-Williams ; Mr. G. H. Elliott. I. Work of the Highest. and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English —Literature —Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, Henry V, Lamb's Essays of Elia ; period. ltiSS 1711: Grammar Nesfield's Manual. Higher Grade English; precis; Anglo-Saxon and Middle. Kngliah ; Ks.sav. .Mathematics (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Arithmetic, miscellaneous ; algebra, Baker and Bourne; geometry, Baker and Bourne ; trigonometry, Pendlebury's Shorter Course Si i nee (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Electricity and Magnetism, Poyser ; mechanics Loney. Latin—Prose, Arnold, selected continuous; translation, Tacitus' Annals, Virgil's Georgics' miscellaneous; history. Merivale and Puller; antiquities. French —Wellington College French' Grammar; Spier's Rapid Exercises; Taine's Voyage aus Pyrenees; unseen translation; proses; essays. Lowest. —English—Literature—Scott's Marmion, Goldsmith's Traveller, Historical Reader, Hereward the Wake ; grammar, Nesfield's Manual, Parts 1 and 2 ; History, Ransome, 1603 ; geography, Europe, British possessions, trade routes, physical as in Longmans, 11. Mathematics—Arithmetic. Standard VI, Zealandia; algebra, Baker and Bourne, p. 158; geometry, Baker and Bourne, Books 1 and 11. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Course, Part I. French —Siepmann, Part I. Chemistryjor Agriculture or Botany —Elementary. Drawing—Elementary design and colour-work. Woodwork or cooking. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s tl. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 464 15 2 Management— Government grants for buildings, furniture, Office salary—Secretary, £30 ; Caretaker, fittings, rent, and apparatus for recognised £100 .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 school classes for manual instruction .. 85 16 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 20 19 5 Government capitation— Director and office (teohnical classes) .. *244 0 3 For technical instruction .. .. *186 17 7 Teachers'salaries and allowances — For free places .. .. .. 1,22118 4 High school .. .. .. .. 1,410 17 11 For High School .. .. .. 56 14 7 Technical classes .. .. *623 1 4 For technical classes .. .. .. *341 610 Boarding-school Acoount .. .. 178 3 0 Subsidy— Examiners' fees— On voluntary contributions — seoondary Teohnioal olasses .. .. .. '19 3 0 schools .. .. .. .. 0 16 Technical classes (material) .. .. "110 12 4 On voluntary contributions — technical Rents —Technioal school.. .. .. *75 15 0 instruction .. .. .. .. "330 12 5 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 610 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 56 10 3 Material for olasses other than classes for School fees— manual instruction .. .. .. 3 1 11 High sohool .. .. .. .. 278 12 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising— Technical instruction .. .. .. "431 1 2 High school .. .. .. .. 46 5 8 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 178 1 0 Teohnioal olasses .. .. .. *73 2 9 Voluntary contributions— Cleaning, fuel, light, &o.— On account of general purposes of the High school .. .. .. .. 15 8 4 school .. .. .. .. MOO Technical olasses .. .. .. *71 18 2 On account of technical instruction .. •884 19 11 Maintenance of classes for manual instruoOther receipts— tion .. .. .. .. .. 21 3 I Sale of woodwork and cookery material .. '5 15 0 Government grants and voluntary contribuSale of lead, and sundry receipts .. *32 2 1 butions for site, buildings, furniture, &c.— Technical-school site .. ..* 1,450 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 9 18 3 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 73 16 1 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 25 10 3 Buildings, equipments, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 59 2 2 Other expenditure— Sohool magazine, £9; petty expenses £1 4s. 10 4 0 Refund Wanganui Eduoation Board for manual instruction .. .. .. 28 0 2 Technical Bchool—sundry expenses .. *26 15 3 Transferred to trust acoount Manson prize fund.. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 284 14 11 £5,167 10 0 £5,167 10 0 ' Details ut receipt* and expenditure on account of teehnienl 9thoo\ are shown in supplementary statement printed below. Supplementary. Statement, Palmerston North Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. For buildings, rent, furniture, Ac. .. 186 17 7 Director and office technical classes .. 244 0 3 Capitation—technical classes .. .. 341 610 Teachers'salaries „ „ .. 623 1 4 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 930 12 5 Examiners' fies » „ 19 3 0 Technical classes—Fees .. .. .. 431 1 2 Material „ „ .. 110 12 4 Voluntary contributions —technioal instruc- Rent .. .. .. .. .. 75 15 0 tion .. .. .. •• ..884 19 11 Printing, cleaning, &o. .. .. .. 145 011 Saleof lead, &c... .. .. 37 17 1 Site .. ..1,450 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 26 15 3 £2,812 15 0 £2,694 8 1 Walter Rutherkurd, Chairman. William Hunter, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the expenditure includes payments to members of the High School Board—namely, to W. Park, £6 55., and to G. H. Bennett, £9 10s. 2d.—in contravention of the general rule that Trustees are precluded from buying from one of themselves.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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