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2. Work. The work of the highest class was that of the junior University scholarship examination. 3. Scholarships. Fr*ee education was granted by the school to four holders of Education Board's certificates of proficiency, and twenty-three Sixth Standard pupils from primary schools.

WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year .. .. 25 0 1 By Office expenses .. .. .. 0 8 1 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 0 18 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year 23 14 0 £25 0 1 £25 0 1 J. lewin Wilson, Chairman and Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balanco at beginning of year .. .. 177 15 10 By Office—salary .. .. .. 25 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 259 2 9 Other office expenses .. .. 816 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 220 0 0 Other expenses of management... .. 9 6 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 269 3 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 697 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 517 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 23 7 i Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 49 13 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 12 14 10 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 21 810 Expenses of endowment .. .. 719 0 Law charges .. .. .. 17 11 7 Balance in hand and in bank (£57 10s. 3d., less unpresented cheque, £10 12s. lid.) at end of year .. .. .. 46 17 4 £926 2 1 £926 2 1 A. Follet Halcombe, Chairman. E. Veale, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGebald, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.— Latin : Caesar, Books I. and III.; Principia, Part 1., the whole and grammar included. French : Hachette's Third Eeader and De Fivas' Grammaire dcs Grammaires. Algebra : Todhunter, to quadratics. Arithmetic : The subject generally, and mental. Euclid : Books 1., 11., and 111. to Prop. 24. History: Collier, the whole; special stress on the period James I, to Victoria. Geography: Chisholm, introduction and Australasian Colonies, and general topographical geography from maps. Grammar: Smith and Hall; analysis, parsing, prefixes and suffixes. Science: Harrison's Elementary Mechanics, and lessons on light, heat, and sound. Reading: Merchant of Venice; Henry IV., Parts I. and II.; Romeo and Juliet, and Tempest. Loivest. —Latin: Principia, Part 1., Exercises 1 to 6, and grammar. French: De Jardin, Exercises Ito 20, and auxiliary verbs. Algebra : Todhunter, to end of multiplication. Arithmetic : Compound rules, G.C.M., L.C.M., fractions, and mental. Euclid: None. History: Britons to end of Plantagenots. Geography: Groat Britain and Ireland, Asia, and North America generally, and chief physical features of the world. Grammar : Morrison, etymology up to the verb. Science : General properties of matter, solids and liquids, effects of heat, &c. Reading: Fourth Royal Reader. Drawing: Boys, geometrical; girls, flat and model. Dictation in all the classes. Writing in all classes except seniors. Sewing for the girls. Drill, boys and girls. The work in the lowest form is chiefly that done during the last term only, because the class has changed almost entirely since the beginning of the year. 3. SCHOLARSHIPS. The school gave free education to seven Education Board scholars.

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