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and VI., with exercises on all (Hall and Stevens); algebra, to permutations and combinations (Hall and Knight) ; arithmetic, general (Hamblin Smith) ; trigonometry, to solution of triangles (Lock). Science —Jago's Advanced Chemistry; practical chemistry; tests for bases and acids; Wright's Heat. English—Shakespeare, Twelfth Night; Macaulay's Essay on Pitt; Chaucer, Prologue; Morris's Elementary Historical Grammar; Hewitt and Beach's Manual of Our Mother Tongue; Nicol's English Composition Exercises; paraphrasing; essay-writing. French —Edmond About, Contes Choisis; Moliere's Tartuffe ; Blouet's French Composition; Brachet's School Grammar; Vecqueray's Examination-papers. Lowest. —Morrison's English Grammar, Part I.; Henry Hill's Geography for Standards 11., 111., and IV.; Longmans' Simple Stories from English History, Nos. 1 and 2; Eeaders— "Century" No. 4, "Ship" Nos. 3 and 5; essays, dictation, spelling, writing. Latin —Hardly any. Arithmetic —Standards 11. and 111., Southern Cross series. Girls. Highest. —Latin, mathematics, French, English, heat, and botany, as for Junior Scholarship Examination. Loivest. —Grammar—Parts of speech, simple parsing, and analysis. Geography—The four continents and New Zealand, without detail. History —Gardiner's Outlines of English History, William I. to Henry VI. Composition—on stories and poetry read from various authors. Dictation and spelling—from Longmans' Eeader, Standard V. Eeading. Arithmetic —Weights and measures; L.C.M. and H.C.F.; the four simple and compound rules. 4. SCHOLAESHIPS. College. College scholarships : Free education, three. Seven scholarships arising from funds given by private benefactors, and eight Education Board scholarships, were held at the College. Girls' School. College scholarships : Free education, eight. Izard scholarship, £25, one. Eight Education Board scholarships were held at the Girls' School.

NAPIEE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepobt of the Boabd. The Board of Governors, as at present constituted, is composed of the following gentlemen : Mr. J. W. Carlile (Chairman), and Captain Eussell, M.H.E., elected by the Education Board; Messrs. G. H. Swan and J. W. Neal, elected by the Municipal Council of Napier ; Mr. W. Shrimpton and T. Moore, M.D., by the Hawke's Bay County Council; Messrs. E. Harding and T. Crosse, by the Waipawa County Council; Mr. H. J. Twigg, by the Wairoa County Council; Mr. H. A. Cornford, by the Governer in Council. The schools were examined by Mr. T. W. Eowe, M.A., immediately before the recess. His report to the Governors shows that the work of the schools is satisfactory. Six boys and five girls passed the Matriculation Examination. The average attendance at the boys' school for the year was fifty, and at the girls' school fifty-nine. During the past year extensive necessary alterations and improvements have been made in the school playground. J. W. Caelile, Chairman. 2nd February, 1897. David Sidey, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1896. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 816 10 3 By ManagementDeposit receipt repaid .. .. 7SO 0 0 Office salary .. .. .. 60 0 0 Endowments—- Other office expenses .. .. 19 011 Current income from reserves .. 351 12 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,618 18 0 From property not a reserve .. 745 0 0 Music teachers .. .. .. 143 9 0 Interest on moneys invested and on Examinations—Examiners' fees .. 18 15 0 unpaid purchase-money .. .. 161 17 6 Scholarships — Board fees, rail and Paid by School Commissioners— coach fares .. .. .. 227 11 9 Examiner's fee .. .. .. 20 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 14 19 7 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,164 7 3 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 25 14 0 Board of scholarship children, rail and Caretaker's salary .. .. .. 124 16 3 coach fares, paid by School Commis- Book and stationery account and other sioners .. .. .. .. 226 9 6 temporary advances .. .. 77 6 5 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 74 5 0 i Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 100 15 10 Refund cadet corps .. .. .. 10 0 0 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 71 18 8 Half fence put up .. .. 3 810 Interest on current account .. .. 0 4 0 Excess of school fees paid .. .. 1 16 0 Expended on site or buildings .. 531 3 5 Returned fees .. .. .. 1 16 0 Placed on mortgage .. .. .. 1,100 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 188 18 0 £4,325 6 10 £4,325 6 10 J. W. Caelile, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.