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3. REPORTS OF GOVERNING BODIES.

WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. B. [iUpton ; Mr. H. E. G. Smith; Miss A. L. M. Woolley; Miss B. Blumhardt; Mr. (i. Woolley; Miss B. Griffiths. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. I have the honour to forward herewith the annual returns in connection with the Whangarei High School for the year ended 31st December, 1910. Duringjthe year the school has made satisfactory progress. The Board of Governors are endeavouring tojestablish a boarding-school in connection with the High School, and for this purpose have secured some 3 acres of land adjoining the High School site in Manse Street. From local contributions promised, and a grant agreed to by the Minister of Education for this purpose, the Board hopes to see the building erected in due time. This will be of great value to those pupils attending the High School who have to reside away from home during their terms at school. Towards the end of May last the Rev. L. L. Cubitt resigned his position as a member of the Board of Governors, on account of his removal from Whangarei. The Board placed on record its appreciation of Mr. Cubitt's long and useful .service in connection with secondary education. The Rev. J. L. Pattullo was appointed by the Auckland Board of Education to succeed the Rev. L. L. Cubiri. J. McKinnon. Secretary. 2. Work ckf the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.- —English —Nesfield's English Past and Present ; books set for Senior Civil Service. Latin —Bradley's Arnold ; Bryan's Prose ; Virgil's Aeneid VIII ; Horace, Epistles I and II ; Cicero's De Amicitia ; Roman History. French — Weekley's Prose ; Wellington College Grammar ; set books for Senior Civil Service. Mathematics —Hall and Knight's Trigonometry and Algebra (higher) ; Hall and Stevens's Geometry, as for Junior University Scholarship ; mechanics, Bryan and Briggs; heat, Stewart. Geography—Commercial syllabus for Senior Civil Service. Lowest.- —English- —Nesfield's English Grammar and Composition, Parts I and II ; Temple Reader ; Kingsley's Heroes ; Wordsworth, selections ; Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur ; dictation and essays. History—General introduction : Struggle for Freedom. Latin — Macmillan's First Latin Course French —Siepmann's First Year. Arithmetic—General revision, stocks, mensuration ; algebra— Hall and Knight, to simultaneous equations. Geometry—Hall and Stevens, Part I. Physical measurements —Kerr's First Year. Book-keeping —Thornton's First Year. Drawing—Freehand, brush, from nature ; elementary plane and solid geometry. Manual—Woodwork (boys) ; cookery (girls). ■ J >. General Statement of Accounts foh the Year ended 31st December, 1910. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 110 4 5 Management— Receipts from Government— Office salary .. .. .. 55 12 10 For free places .. .. .. H6G 13 4 Other office expenses.. .. .. 5 16 7 For recognized school classes for manual Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 725 10 0 instruction .. .. .. 12 14 6 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 0 12 0 Endowments— ! Material for classes other than classes for Current income from reserves.. .. 106 7 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 4 6 10 Paid by School Commissioners .. 41 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 13 16 7 School fees .. .. .. .. 75 Vi 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 16 H 6 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 45 12 11 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 17 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 4 10 11 Site or buildings .. .. .. 148 12 R Miscellaneous (surveys, &o.) .. .. 919 (> Cricket and tennis grounds (improvements) 12 6 6 Cadet Corp expenses .. .. .. 3 10 0 Bank charges and interest .. .. 0 11 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 164 611 £1,212 16 3 £1,212 16 8 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1910. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. .. 151 12 5 School prizes .. .. .. .. 5 7 4 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 12 14 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 0 7 0 Outstanding school fees.. .. .. JC> 12 0 Due on school-site .. .. .. 300 0 0 Outstanding rents .. .. .. 44 7 0 Due on site for sohool boarding-house .. 1,000 0 0 Government capitation, free place scholars 291 18 4 *526 19 3 £1,305 14 10 J. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.