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2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1909. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 580 19 3 Management— Government grant— Office salary .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and Other office expenses .. .. .. 2 7 0 apparatus for manual instruction .. f> 17 3 Other expenses of management .. 3 13 Government capitation— Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,025 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 1,147 1 8 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Prizes .. .. .. .. 9 18 9 Regulations .. .. .. 44 10 9 ! Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 20 19 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 48 12 1 secondary schools .. .. .. 5 0 0 Books and stationery for sale to pupils .. (14 5 1 Statutory grant, 1909-10 .. .. 400 0 0 ; Maintenance of classes for manual instrucPaid by School Commissioners .. .. 20 0 0 tion .. .. .. .. .. 11 10 7 School fees .. .. .. .. 89 5 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 485 15 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 3 17 11 ' Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 81 11 3 Interest on current account .. .. 10 15 8 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 8 17 8 Voluntary contributions on account of Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual ingeneral purposes of the school .. .. 210 0 struction .. .. .. .. 15 16 0 Other receipts— Other expenditure— Grazing rights on sohool ground .. 7 14 0 Refund of deposit .. .. .. 3 0 0 Contractors'deposits .. .. .. 13 0 0 Interest on Nosworthy Bequest .. 83 15 0 Proceeds of lectures .. .. .. 0 7 5 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 476 17 <J Superannuation Account — Amount deducted from teacher's salary, but not yet paid to Trustee .. .. .. 0 12 0 £2,351 6 11 £2,351 6 11 E. McCallum, Chairman. E. Hylton, Secretary.

NELSON COLLEGE). Staff. Boys' College. Mr. H. L Fowler, M.A. ; Mr. G. J. Lancaster, M.A. ; Mr. C. -H. Broad, B.A. ; Mr. W. H. Mbyee, M.A. ; Mr. J. G. McKay. B.A. : Mr. l>. ('. Edmondeon, B.A. : Mr. C. H. .McKay : Mr. M. X. Skelton : Mr. M. S. Hampson : Mr. F. F. ('■ Hiicicllcston. Girls' College —Miss M. Lorimer, M.A. ; Miss F. M. Kirton, M.A. : Miss M. MoEachen, M.A. ; Mis> A. Eastwood, M.A. ; .Miss A. O'Callaghan, M.A. ; Miss B. E. Baxter, M.A. : Miss H. .Nicholson, B.A. : Miss K. F. Chisholm ; Miss \V. Greenwood : Miss M. [gglesden. 1. Report of the Governors. The number of pupils on the roll at both Colleges for the past year lias maintained its previous satisfactory standard. During the year the term of oifice as Governors of Mr. Best, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Harkness expired. All of these gentlemen were reappointed. The Governors desire to thank the parents of pupils who subscribed towards the cost of an asphalt bennis-couit, and also the pupils of the late Rev. J. C. Andrew for their generous donation, which has enabled the Governors to award an annual prize for classics. The Dramatic Society gave a very successful entertainment, assisted by the College Orchestra and Glee Club, for the training of which thanks are due to Herr Lemmer, Mr. James EToulker, and Mr. Huddleston. The cadet corps continues in a very high state of efficiency, and the team is to be congratulated on again winning the Secondary Schools Shooting Competition. The Old Girls' Association continues to show a warm interest in the welfare of the Girls' College. The adornment of the walls of the class-rooms with charming pictures is only one testimony among many to the valuable assistance given by the old girls to the College. The Staff. Boys , College. —Early in the year Mr. ('. IT. McKay took the place of Mr. Sandel, who was obliged to resign his position on account of ill health, and during the year Mr. F. Huddleston joined as a master-in-residence. Gi/rW College. —Miss Strang left at the end of Term 1, and Miss B. E. Baxter, M.A., of Canterbury College, was appointed to fill the vacancy. Boys , College. The result of the public examinations was very satisfactory. P. Jory and G. J. King gained scholarships in the University Junior Scholarship Examination, and L. Bell gained " credit." Eight boys passed the Matriculation and allied examinations; thirty-three the Junior Civil Service, eight of them with " credit" ; and one boy the Senior Civil Service. Six senior boys passed the first year's terms examination of Victoria College, and one the second year's. Girls , College. G. Everett gained a Training College Scholarship, C. Bartlett obtained the first section of the B.A. Degree, R. Karsteu gained credit in the Junior University Scholarship Examination, and L. Rothwell matriculated on the same examination. Eight girls passed the Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge Examination, and two passed Matriculation only ; twenty-four passed the Junior Civil Service Examination, and, in addition, nineteen were awarded Senior Free Places under clause 7 (c). Three girls were granted an extension for one year of the Junior Free Places under clause 5 (1) of the regulations. Number of pupils on the rolls : Boys' College, 195 ; Girls' College, 160.