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Besides these scholarships a considerable number of exhibitions are given to the sons of clergy, and other boys who may require assistance. The value of the exhibitions is determined annually, according to the amount available. An endowment of £700 has lately been presented by Mrs. Tancred in memory of her husband, Mr. H. J. Tancred, for the establishment of prizes derived from the income of the endowment, for proficiency especially in history. Six prizes have been offered for competition.

EANGIOEA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1887. Receipts. £ s. d." Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 232 17 oBy Dr. balance at beginning o£ year .. 212 14 8 School fees .. .. .. .. 248 2 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 380 0 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 178 11 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 6 4 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 19 0 6 Fencing, repairs, &c... .. .. 13 15 6 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 3 19 2 Interest on current account .. .. 21 16 6 Planting Jubilee tree .. .. 0 17 8 Travelling allowance.. .. .. 0 10 0 Postage and exchange .. .. 0 12 6 £659 10 6 £6ra 10 6 Andrew H. Cunningham, Chairman. Geo. John Leech, Treasurer. I have audited this account, and have compared the items with the vouchers, and find it correct. —J. Olliviee, Provincial District Auditor. 28th January, 1888.

2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin: Translation of extracts of Cicero and Ovid (one pupil has read Cicero's De Senectute), grammar and composition. Euclid : One pupil has read Books 1., 11., 111., IV., and VI., together with the definitions of the fifth, and the portions of Books XI. and XII. usually read. Algebra: The most advanced pupils have reached quadratic equations and surds. Arithmetic : The subject generally. Trigonometry : One pupil just begun. English : Grammar and composition; translation from Hachette's First French Header (one pupil has read Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme). History: English, from the beginning to the reign of Charles 11. Geography : Introductory, Europe and Asia (Hughes's Class-book). Science : Elementary physiology. Botany, with flower and leaf schedules. Lowest. —Beading and spelling: Eoyal Eeader No. IV., seven pupils ; Sequel to Eoyal Eeader No. 11., two pupils. Arithmetic : The different divisions have done from compound addition to vulgar fractions and practice. Geography. History: Norman and Plantagenet periods. Grammar: Five pupils can distinguish all the parts of speech, and parse pretty fully; four pupils less so. Drawing is done by all the scholars (freehand), Blair's Series of Drawing-books being used, from Standard I. to VI. Mapping is done in school hours by the lowest form. Three or four of the lowest form are also in the elementary stages of the Latin grammar.

3. Scholarships held at the School during the Last Quarter of the Year. School. —Free education, 2. North Canterbury Education Board. —At £20, 2.

4. Eepokt op the Inspectob-General of Schools to the Hon. the Minister op Education. Bangiora Boys' High School, 24th February, 1888. —The school is small. It is very well taught, and there is abundant evidence of intellectual activity and of real progress in knowledge.

AKAEOA HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1887. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 317 11 0 By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 65 11 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 120 18 7 Stamps, post-cards, and cheque-books .. 0 17 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 6 15 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 275 0 0 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 200 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 10 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 9 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 17 G 6 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. 2 14 0 Fencing, repairs, &c.. .. .. 2 6 9 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 2 0 6 Fixed deposit .. .. .. 200 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 33 18 1 £655 4 7 £655 4 7 William B. Tosswill, Chairman.