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Prologue ; Warwick; Shakespeare, Twelfth Night ; Carlyle's Heroes ; Spenser's Faerie Queene, Book I; Nichol's Composition ; Wanderings in Syria ; Captain Cook's Second Voyage. Latin- —Annals of Tacitus, Book I; Odes of Horace, Book III; Caesar's Gallic War, Book I; Aeneid, Book I, De Amicitia ; Bradley's Latin Prose ; Horton's Roman History ; Stedman's Latin Examination Papers ; Rivington's Unseens, XI and XII; Primer, Roman Antiquities ; Res Romanae. French —Wellington College Grammar ; Rapid French Exercises ; Prose and Idioms ; Le Petit Chose ; Le Misanthrope (Moliere). Mathematics—Baker and Bourne's Geometry ; Hall and Knight's Algebra ; Workman's Arithmetic. Botany—Dendy and Lucas ; Aitken ; Thomson's Botany. Physics—Draper's Heat; Problems in Heat. Lowest. — Boys , College : Geography—The world —continents with (a) countries and capitals, (b) chief features, mountains, rivers, &c, (c) longitude, latitude, seasons, day and night, zones of climate, tides, trade winds, (d) New Zealand and Australia fairly fully. Arithmetic — Chapters vi-xiv. Alegbra—Baker and Bourne, VII-XIV. Geometry—Godfrey and Siddon's, to page 132, Part I. Latin-—lnglis and Prettyman, to page 100. French—Siepmann—Primary French Course, to page 100. English—Outlines of English Grammar, easy parts ; letter-writing ; Macaulay's Armada, Ivry, &c. History —Simple studies in English history. Girls , College: English —Nesfield's Outlines ; Black's Picture Lessons, Book 111 ; Gray's Elegy, Traveller; Irving's Rip Van Winkle, The Chimes ; Excelsior Reader, Book VI. French—Methode Naturelle ; Siepmann, Book I. History — H : ghroads of English History, Book IV. Geography —The Round World. Arithmetic —Pendlebury's New Arithmetic. Geometry—Hall and Stevens, Practical Geometry. Botany —Plant Book for Schools. Nature-study —-Eyes and No E} r es, Books II and 111. 2. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1910. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 596 12 2 Management— Government capitation— Office Ralaries.. .. .. .. 250 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 4,039 4 3 Other office expenses .. .. .. 34 0 6 For recognized school classes for manual Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 6,735 9 8 instruction .. .. .. 70 7 11 Prizes .. .. .. .. 77 4 8 Current income from reserves .. .. 3,668 13 0 Material for classes other than classes for Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 500 4 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 319 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,136 8 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 317 6 1 Books, Ac, sold, and other refunds .. 113 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 555 0 8 Donations for prizes .. .. .. 6 4 0 Books .. .. .. .. .. 19 4 0 Discount .. .. .. .. 0 1 10 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucDr. balance at end of year .. .. 393 13 1 tion, including salaries of special teachers (£B9 35.) .. .. .. .. 115 8 7 Sites, buildings, furniture, &o.— Purchases and new works .. .. 348 8 3 Repayment of loan for building .. 562 810 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 1,126 11 2 Interest .. .. .. 510 9 10 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 79 6 5 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction.. .. .. .. 439 16 6 Interest on ourrent account and bank charge 0 15 0 Interest on cost of reclaimed land .. 104 14 6 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 57 1 11 Commission and exchange .. .. 18 0 Grant to Games Fund .. .. .. 66 13 4 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 7 14 6 £11,413 1 9 £11,413 1 9 A. de B. Brandon, Chairman. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1910. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Unpresenten , oheques .. .. .. 459 11 6 Cash in bank, current accouut .. .. 65 18 5 Sundry creditors — £ s. d. Due by Scholarships Acoounc .. .. 12 14 0 Rents paid in advance ..259 13 10 Sin dry debtors— £ s. d. On op?n ac-ount— Fees (Wellington College) 1,113 9 6 Wellington College .. ..44 4 5 Fees (Girls' College) .. 64114 3 Girls' College .. .. 30 0 6 Rents .. .. 171 19 7 333 18 9 Rates .. .. 7 6 6 1,934 9 10 £793 10 8 £2,013 2 3 Chas. P. Powles, Secretary. GISBORNE HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. A. R. Gatland, B.A. ; Mr. F. J. Wilkes, M.A. ; Mr. H. H. Cornish, M.A. ; Miss L. Wilcox; Mr. W. A. G. Penlington, B.A. ; Miss E. D. Haselden, M.A. ; Miss M. Harding; Miss M. Higgins; Mr. J. H. Levey. 1. Report op the Board op Governors. The year completes the second year of the High School as an established endowed secondary school. A regular staff of four male teachers and three female teachers has been engaged during the year. The work done during the year has been excellent. The school roll closed with an attendance of sixtyeight boys and fifty-five girls.