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NAPIBE HIGH SCHOOL. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1895. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 1,284 13 0 By ManagementMortgage repaid .. .. .. 500 0 0 Office salary .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. 362 10 0 Other office expenses .. .. 15 19 10 From property not a reserve .. .. 745 0 0 Law-costs .. .. .. 013 4 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1, 727 16 8 paid purchase-money .. 151 13 4 Music teachers, &c. .. .. .. 234 16 0 Paid by School Commissioners — Ex- Examiners' fees .. .. .. 20 6 0 aminer's fee .. 20 0 0 Scholarships — Portion of scholarships School fees .. .. .. 1,259 7 4 spent on board, rail, and coach .. 299 10 0 Board of scholarship children, rail and Prizes .. .. .. .. 10 12 6 coach fares, paid by School Commis- Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 15 17 6 sioners .. .. .. .. 298 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o.; also careBooks, &c, sold and other refunds .. 81 17 6 taker's salary .. .. .. 107 14 3 Refund of rail fare .. .. .. 010 0 Book and stationery account and other Gas in gymnasium .. .. .. 0 16 6 temporary advances .. .. 79 19 1 Rebate on insurance policy .. 1 14 6 Site and buildings, from current revenue— Excess of school fees paid .. .. 013 8 Purchases and new works .. .. 30 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 70 4 0 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. 79 17 3 Endowments, sales account —Expended on site or buildings .. .. 356 5 6 Loan to cadet corps .. .. 30 0 0 Refund, dinners and music .. .. 0 13 8 Deposit in bank .. .. .. 750 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 816 10 3 £4,706 15 10 £4,706 15 10 J. W. Cablile, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys' School. Highest. —Mathematics: Euclid, Books 1.-VI., with deductions and exercises : algebra, to permutations and combinations; trigonometry, to solution of triangles; arithmetic, general. Latin: Virgil, JEneid, Book II.; Caesar, Book I.; composition and grammar. Greek: Anabasis, Zenophon, I.; grammar and composition. French : L'lnvasion; composition and grammar. English : General and Historical Grammar. Composition : Extracts from the Spectator, Samson Agonistes; period, 1800-1830. Geography: Political and physical. History: England, 1689-1837. Natural Science : Physiology. Loivest. —The work of the lowest form was that of the Third Standard of the Elementary Code in English and arithmetic, with elementary Latin and French.

Girls' School. Highest. —Mathematics : Arithmetic, whole subjects; Algebra, including simultaneous quadratics ; trigonometry, to solution of triangles; geometry, Books I. to IV. (inclusive). English: Mason's Grammar, Morris's Historical Grammar; composition; literature, period, 1800-1850; Milton's Samson Agonistes. History : Matriculation standard, and period. French : Brachet's Grammar, Voyage aux Pyrenees, composition. German : Matriculation standard. Latin : Cassar, Book II.; Virgil's .ZEneid, Book II.; grammar, Church and Smith, Kennedy. Science: Botany, as for Junior Scholarship. Lowest. —Arithmetic : Simple and compound rules, reduction, mental arithmetic. Grammar : Parts of speech, easy analysis. French: Easy conversation. History : 1485 to 1603 (Gardiner's). Geography : Australia, New Zealand (with special reference to North Island), England in outline. Object-lessons: On common objects. Beading. Singing. Drawing. Sewing. Drill.

3. Scholarships. The School Commissioners gave twenty-six scholarships (sixteen boys, ten girls), ranging in value from £50 4s. to £10 4s. Eleven scholarships of the Education Board were held at the. schools.

GISBOENE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepobt of the Boaed. Sib,— Gisborne, 19th March, 1895. I have the honour to report that during the year ending the 31st December the Board carried on instruction in the secondary classes, formerly a part of the Gisborne District High School, at its cost. The Board made no change in the management of these classes, which in all respects were conducted as heretofore when under the control of the Education Board. I am happy to state that an arrangement has been arrived at, of which you have been already informed, in terms of "The Gisborne High School Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1895," whereby the Education Board has resumed the control of secondary education in this district, as from the Ist January, 1896. I am, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington, W. Mobgan, Chairman.