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2. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes (Boys' School). Highest. —English : Smith's Grammar ; Shakespeare's Henry V., and Henry IV. (two parts) ; literature, period of Queen Anne. Arithmetic: General. Geography: General. History: General, and from William and Mary. Euclid : Six books. Algebra: As far as the binomial theorem. Trigonometry: To end of triangles. Statics : Hamblin Smith's Textbook, to end. Hydrostatics : Hamblin Smith's Textbook, to end. Drawing: Geometrical, perspective, and freehand. Singing : Sol-fa and old notation. Loivest. —Standard 11. of the district schools.

3. Woek op Highest and Lowest Classes, Gibls' School. Highest. —English : Milton's Comus, Shakespeare's Macbeth. Literature : Elizabethan period. Grammar : Transition period, Morris's Historical English Grammar. History: 1660 to 1727; Bright, Vols. 11. and 111. Geography: (Political) South America and Australia; (physical) general. Latin: "Virgil, iEneid, II.; Principia Latina, IV. French: Eacine's Athalie; Erckmann-Chatrian, Consent de 1813; Macmillan's French Course, IV. Arithmetic : General. Algebra :To quadratic equations. Geometry : Euclid, Books I. and 11. Chemistry : Metals, non-metals, atomic theory, chemical equations. Astronomy, second year's course : Planets, comets, and meteors. Physics: General properties, solids, liquids, gases, simple machines. Physiology : Practical course, structure, organs, laws of health. Lowest. —Beading: Eoyal Eeador 111., Geographical Eeader. Grammar: Parts of speech, analysis of simple sentences, parsing. Geography: (Political) Europe and New Zealand; (physical) shape of the earth, rocks, rivers. History : Henry IV. to James I. Arithmetic : Simple and compound rules. French : Avoir and litre ; easy sentences. Botany: Parts of a plant. Object lessons; sewing.

- ';&. SCHOLAESHIPS H3LD AT THE SCHOOLS DUKING LAST QuABTEE OF THE YeAB. School Scholarships. —Teachers' children (free education), 3. Education Board Scholarships. —At £40, 2; at £20, 5.

5. Bepoet op the Inspectoe-Genebal op Schools to the Hon. the Minister op Education. Napier Girls' High School, 28th and 29th July. —The order, the method, and the tone of this school are always admirable. There is no fallacious display of advanced work, but what is done is thoroughly done. Ido not think the staff as a whole is quite as strong as it should be. I should like to see some girls stay long enough to do higher work in classics and mathematics. Napier Boys' High School, 28th and 29th July. —l think this school improves still. I am sorry to see the preparatory class smaller than usual. It is well taught, and has for a year or two been sending in large drafts of pupils to the main school. The boys in the upper part of the school have quite enough to do to keep up the pace expected of them. They are working well, but in some places the work is such as to tax their powers almost to the limit where the difficulty destroys the pleasure of the work. Mr. Spencer, a pupil of this school, and, for a time, of Christ's College, is the successful candidate for the Gilchrist scholarship this year, having been placed next to the third in the honours matriculation list of the London University for last January.

NELSON COLLEGE. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1887. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. 149 7 6 By Management— Current income from reserves .. 303 5 0 Salary .. .. .. .. " 2CO 0 0 Interest on moneys invested .. 849 19 8 Other office expenses .. .. 50 9 4 School fees .. .. .. 841 9 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,604 4 3 Boarding-school fees .. .. 1,127 10 0 Boarding-school account .. .. 980 13 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. 30 6 6 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 23 10 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 100 17 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 352 10 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 394 16 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 123 2 1 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 101 6 1 Fencing, repairs, &c. ■ .. .. 122 3 4 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 130 14 10 Audit charges .. .. .. 8 4 0 Law costs .. .. .. .. 29 6 10 Telephone .. .. .. .. 17 0 0 Subscriptions to sports .. .. 19 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 17 6 3 £3,797 11 2 £3,j97 11 2 Oswald Cubtis, Secretary. [Auditor's certificate is attached to accounts as kept in the college books.]