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Balclutha District High School.

English. —There were three excellent, seven good, six satisfactory, and four fair papers. Most of the remaining eight were of poor merit. Composition and grammar were well done by most of the pupils. Latin. —ln Class 111. two papers were excellent, one was very good, five were satisfactory, and three were poor. In Class 11. two papers were excellent, four were good, three were satisfactory, and two were poor. The work of Class I. was of excellent quality. French. —ln Class I. there were two excellent, two good, one satisfactory, and two poor papers. One of the pupils of Class 11. did excellently and the other poorly. Geometry. —ln Class I. five papers were excellent, two were very good, one was good, two were satisfactory, two fair, and four poor. In Class 11. three pupils returned no papers. Of the remaining nine pupils, three presented satisfactory and six poor papers. Algebra. —All the pupils of Class I. did poorly. Of Class 11., two pupils presented excellent, two good, two satisfactory, and two fair papers. The papers of the remaining four were of poor quality. In Class 111. there were four excellent, two good, two fair, and three poor papers.

Lawrence District High School.

English. —Three of the papers were of excellent, six of good, five of satisfactory, seven of fair, and five of poor merit. Of the fair papers four, of the satisfactory papers one, and of the poor papers two were from the pupils of Class 11. A large number of the pupils did poorly in the criticism of faultily-constructed sentences. Latin. —The pupil of Glass I. had received an appointment in the Civil Service about a fortnight before the examination, which he was therefore unable to attend. In Class 11. the papers were, with one exception, of excellent merit; and in Class 111. six papers were excellent, three were very good, and one was satisfactory.

Subject. Class. Pupils taught. Pupils examined. Work done. English Latin French I. I. II. III. I. II. I. 28 4 11 11 8 9 Hi 28 4 11 11 7 2 16 Coriolanus (Nelson's); Goyen's Composition; Smith's Grammar. Principia Latina, Part I., pages 52 to 79; Allen's Latir Grammar. Principia Latina, Part I. Principia Latina, Part I., to page 65. Chardenal's First French Course, 156 exercises; verbs avoir and etre ; and pages 175 to 183 of the Extracts, Chardenal's First Course, 70 exercises. Euclid, Books I., II., and III., with deductions on Book I. Euclid, Book I. Hamblin Smith to page 271 (Ed. 1894). Hamblin Smith to page 199, Hamblin Smith to page 97. Geometry ... Algebra II. I. II. III. 9 4 12 11 9 4 12 li

Subject. Class. Pupils taught. Pupils examined. Work done. English Latin French I. II. I. II. III. I. II. 20 7 1 8 10 8 4 19 7 "i 10 7 4 Coriolanus (Clarendon Press); Smith's Grammar; Smith's Composition, Parts I., II., III., and IV. Caesar, Book I.; Allen's Grammar. Principia Latina, Part II.; Eoman History, Book V.; Allen's Grammar. Principia Latina, Part I., 40 exercises; Part II., fables. Chardenal's Second Course, exercises; Chardenal's Advanced Course, 40 exercises; Charles XII., Books VII. and VIII. Chardenal's Second Course, 70 exercises ; Extracts from pages 120 to 164. Chardenal's First Course. Chardenal's First Course, 100 exercises Euclid, Books I., II., and III., with deductions on Book I. Euclid, Books I. and II., with deductions on Book I. Euclid, Book I., with deductions. To the end of quadratic equations. To the end of simultaneous equations. Fractions, H. Smith, 100 pages. III. IV. I. 18 4 2 9 4 1 Geometry ... Algebra II. III. I. II. III. 10 8 7 VI 13 10 5 7 10 9