E.—9

6

3. Work op Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Boys: Latin, mathematics, English, French, chemistry, electricity, as for Junior University Scholarships. Girls: The same, with the substitution of heat and botany for chemistry and electricity, and the addition of drawing and painting. Lowest. —Boys : Latin —Elementa Latina, pp. Ito 81; French —Chardenal's First Course, exs. 1 to 103, and verbs; English—Davidson and Alcock's Intermediate Grammar (except analysis of complete sentences), reading and repetition from Macmillan's Fifth Globe Eeader and Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Borne; History—The Brief; Geography—Longmans' Shilling, pp. 1 to 121; Object-lessons on various minerals, raw products, and materials for manufacture; Composition on subjects of object-lessons; Arithmetic — Compound rules, weights and measures, miscellaneous examples, practice (easy), mental arithmetic. Girls : French—Chardenel's First Course, ex. Ito 70, and verbs; English—reading, spelling, &c, from Longmans' Fifth Beader, pp. Ito 217, repetition Edinburgh after Flodden, and extracts from Lady of the Lake; Grammar—Most of Davidson and Alcock's Intermediate; History—The Brief, to end of Plantagenets ; Geography— Longmans' Shilling, pp. Ito 109; Composition; Sewing; Arithmetic—simple and compound rules. 4. Scholarships. College. —The College gave free education to ten foundation scholars, fifteen holders of certificates of proficiency from the Education Board, eight Bawlings scholars, and seven children of members of the teaching staff. Bawlings (£lO and books). —Seven boys.

AUCKLAND GIBLS' HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1892. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. 13 710 By Rates on endowment for 1892 .. .. 30 12 3 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 50 0 0 Balance .. .. .. 32 15 7 £63 7 10 £63 7 10 Samuel Luke, Chairman. Vincent E. Bice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WHANGABEI HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1892. Receipts. £ s. a. i Expenditure. £ s. a. To Balance .. .. .. .. 6 0 3 By Office expenses and law costs .. -.. 8 5 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 24 8 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 269 0 4 Paia by School Commissioners .. .. 150 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 318 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 202 7 0 Insurance ana taxes .. .. .. 012 4 Refund from separate account No. 1 .. 6 0 0 Deposit on building site .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on mortgage on building site .. 3 10 0 Transfer to separate accounts Nos. 1 and 2 0 6 2 Balance .. .. .. 53 3 11 \ £388 15 9 £388 15 9 James M. Kielen, Chairman. L. L. Cubitt, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. I.—Beport oe the Board. During the year the school has been regularly visited by the Visiting Committee of the Board, and on all occasions they found the order and discipline excellent, and the pupils fully employed in their respective classes. The difficulty that was at first experienced in having the school independently examined, without expense to the Board, has now been in a great measure removed, as for some years past nearly all the pupils of the upper forms are candidates at the public examinationsin December and January. At these last examinations two pupils passed the Senior Civil Service examination, two passed the matriculation examination, and five were placed in the third division at the Junior Scholarship examination, and got special mention for superiority in science. These results are, in the opinion of the Governors, of a satisfactory character, and afford practical evidence of the valuable work that is being done at the institution. It is therefore to be regretted that the Board's application for assistance financially has not yet been recognised by Government, but the Governors trust that the much-needed aid will shortly be forthcoming, in order that the school may