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Tokomairiro District High School.

Lawrence District High School.

The following notes show the quality of the work. English, Latin, algebra, and science were examined by me, and the other subjects by Mr. Goyen. Oamaru District High School. English. —One of the papers was good, one fair, and ono moderate. The matter of the poem was well known, and the language fairly. Latin. —In Class I. the translation was very good, and the Latin composition very fair. The grammatical and syntactical questions were moderately answered. In Class 11. there was one good paper and one fair one ; the rest were moderately done. The inflection of nouns and adjectives was the part of the work that was best known. French. —ln Class I. the work professed was well known. In Class 11. the translation was, on the whole, well done; grammar was fair, and French composition weak. Geometry. —Well answered. Algebra.— Fairly answered. Port Chalmers District High School. ■English. —On the whole well answered. The incidents, the thoughts, and the language were all well known in nearly every case. Latin. —The translation of the pupil in Class I. was poor ; the rest of the paper was fairly answered. In Class 11. the translation was very good, and the parsing and accidence were well known. The class was weaker in syntax. French. —The pupil in Class I. showed a good knowledge of the work read. In Class 11., two knew the work well, and the others were fairly. Geometry. —The pupil in Class I. did fairly. One in Class 11. got full marks, and the others answered moderately.

Subject. Class. Number examined. Work done. English Latin I. I. 21 2 Hamlet (Eoyal School Series). iBneid, Book I.; De Officiis, Book I., 20 chapters; Caesar, De Bello Gallico, Book II. Principia Latina II., Fables and Book IV. De Jardin's Class-Book, pp. 1-97, and Beader to p. 209 ; Malot's Sans Famille, 10 chapters. De Jardin's Class-Book to p. 72, and Beader to p. 195. Euclid, Books I., II., III., IV., and VI., with exercises on Books I:, II., and III. Euclid, Books I,, II., III., and IV., with exercises on Book I. Euclid, Books I. and II. Todhunter's Smaller Algebra, the whole work. Todhunter's Smaller Algebra, to harmonical progression. Todhunter's Smaller Algebra, to quadratic equations. Todhunter's Smaller Algebra, to simple equations. Hamblin Smith's Elementary Trigonometry, the whole work. Hamblin Smith's Elementary Trigonometry, to solution of triangles. French II. I. 11 4 Geometry II. I. 10 2 II. 5 Algebra III. I. II. 12 2 5 Trigonometry III. IV. I, 13 19 2 II. 5

English I. 15 Merchant of Venice and King John (Boyal School Series). Principia Latina II., Books II., III., and IV., of the History; Csesar, De Bello Gallico, Books I. and II., 20 chapters. Principia Latina II., Books II., III., and IV., of the History. Principia Latina I., 53 pp., and 15 Fables of Part II. De Jardin's Class-Book and Charles XII., 3 books. De Jardin's Class-Book. De Jardin's Class-Book, 200 exercises. Euclid, Books I.-IV., with exercises on Book I. Euclid, Books I. and II. Euclid, Book I. To end of quadratic equations. To end of simple equations. Hamblin Smith's, 75 pp. Huxley's Physiography. Latin I. 4 II. 3 French III. I. II. III. I. II IIP I. II. I. I. 17 4 6 4 4 5 7 8 8 1 9 Geometry Algebra Trigonometry Science