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Plumbing, practice :11 candidates ; 8 passed, 3 failed. Mechanical engineering (Part I.) : 3 candidates ; 3 failed. Mechanical engineering (Part II.) : 3 candidates ; 2 passed, 1 failed. Telegraphy and telephony : 1 candidate ; 1 passed. Carpentry and joinery : 1 candidate ; 1 passed. Brickwork and masonry : 2 candidates ; 1 passed, 1 failed. Candidates may now present themselves for any of the under-mentioned sections. The examinations are in two grades—(l) Ordinary; (2) honours. The ordinary examination is intended principally for apprentices and journeymen; the honours examination for foremen, masters, managers, and teachers. Candidates may enter themselves in either grade, except in certain subjects, in which they are required to obtain the ordinary grade first. Candidates may obtain a first- or second-class in either grade. If a second-class is obtained, they may sit again for the higher classification. In plumbers' work no certificate will be given to candidates who pass in the practice but fail in the theory. The examinations are held in May. Application for permission to sit is required to be made on or before the 20th December. A registration-fee of 2s. 6d. per section is charged for this examination ; candidates for practical work paying the cost of material also. The subjects of examination are as follows : Salt manufacture, alkali manufacture, soap manufacture, bread-making, brewing, spirit manufacture, coal-tar products, sugar manufacture, painters' colours, oils, and varnishes ; oils and fats, including candle manufacture ; gas manufacture, iron and steel manufacture, paper manufacture, photography, pottery and porcelain, glass-making, dressing of skins, leather tanning, boot and shoe manufacture, silk dyeing, wool dyeing, cotton dyeing, cotton and linen bleaching, calico and linen printing, wool and worsted spinning, cloth weaving, cotton spinning, flax spinning, linen weaving, silk throwing and spinning, silk weaving, jute spinning, jute weaving, lace manufacture, framework-knitting and hosiery, hat manufacture, telegraphy and telephony, electric lighting and power distribution, electro-metallurgy, metal-plate work, plumbers' work, silversmiths' work and plated wares, goldsmiths' work and plated wares, watch- and clockmaking, mechanical engineering, road-carriage building, rail-carriage building, typography, lithography, raising and preparation of ores, mine surveying, milling (flour manufacture), carpentry and joinery, ship's carpentry, ship's joinery, brickwork and masonry, plasterers' work, dressmaking, woodwork (for teachers of elementary schools), cotton weaving. I hope that advantage may be taken of these examinations by the various trades, and especially by the apprentices. Prize List. The following prizes were awarded in the various classes for the year's work ending December :— 1. Day classes, for the best progress—Ethel Evans : Awarded by Lady Glasgow. 2. Evening drawing-class, for the best progress—Daisy Tonks : Awarded by His Excellency the Governor. 3. Day-scholarship prize—Ethel Whittem: Awarded by Mrs. Ehodes. 4. Evening scholarship prize—Arthur Moginie: Awarded by Messrs. Winsor and Newton. 5. Students in connection with the building trade, for the best general progress advanced section —William Wearne : Awarded by Builders' Association. 6. Students in connection with the building trade, for the best progress elementary section—Alfred Seamer : Awarded by Builders' Association. 7. Mechanical students, for the best mechanical drawing—D. Eobertson : Awarded by the Ironfounders. 8. Mechanical students, for the best progress in first year's work —A. C. Carman : Awarded by the Ironfounders. 9. For the best set of subject sketches—Florence Broome : Awarded by Messrs. McGregor Wright and Co. 10. The best set of still-life studies —Florence Broome : Awarded by A. de B. Brandon, Esq. 11. The best set of designs, advanced—Millicent Igglesden : Awarded by Dr. Martin. 12. The best set of designs, elementary—Sylvia Speedy : Awarded by Technical School. 13. The best set of memory drawings —Myrtle Lee: Awarded by Dr. Martin. 14. Second-best set of memory drawings—Ethel Evans; Awarded by Technical School. 15. Teachers' classes, for the best progress —Mary Player : Awarded by Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited). 16. Primary-scholarship holders, for the best progress—D. Maudsley, M. Atkins, and N. Newall: Awarded by H. D. Bell, Esq. 17. Wood-carving, evening classes, best progress—Mary Young: Awarded by Dr. Fell. 18. Mathematics, the best paper—William E. McKenzie : Awarded by Technical School. 19. Second mathematical prize—Charles Hickey: Awarded by Technical School. 20. Boys' manual instruction classes, best progress —Joseph Morling : Awarded by H. D. Bell, Esq. Scholarships. The four scholarships available for two years were competed for at the December examination, the competition, especially in the day class, being very spirited. The results are as follows : —Day Class Scholarship, and Mrs. Ehodes's Prize of £2 2s. : Ethel Whittem ; Laura Caverhill being next in order of merit. Evening Class Scholarship, and Messrs. Winsor and Newton's Prize of £2 2s. : Arthur Moginie; Charles Jeffreys being next in order of merit. Mechanical Class Scholarship, and the Ironfounders' Prize of £1 4s. : David Eobertson. Architectural Class Scholarship : The examiner recommends an extension of one year to Joseph Eoe. Library. The library now consists of 421 volumes upon technical, science, and art subjects. Over two hundred volumes have been circulated amongst the students in connection with their special requirements and trades. The additions to the library during the year have been as follows : Mechanical section. —Class-book of Elementary Mechanics (Hewitt), The Wonders of Modern Mechanism (Cochrane), The Electrician (2 vols., 1895), Modern Workshop Practice (J. G. Winton), Locomotive-engine Driving (M. Eeynolds), Carpentry and Joinery (Tredgold), Model of a Horizontal Steam-engine. Architectural section.—-Building Construction (Longman, 3 vols.),