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Antiquities; Smith's History of Borne. English —Mason's Larger English Grammar; Nichol's Primer of English Composition, with exercises on the same; Abbott and Seeley's English Lessons for English People ; Skeat's Primer of English Etymology; Spenser, Faerie Queen, Book I. ; Shakespeare, Hamlet; Chaucer, Man of Lawes Tale ; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature. French—Wellington College French Grammar; Fasnacht's Synthetic French Grammar; Chardenal's Advanced French Exercises ; Brachet's Historical Grammar; About, Le Boi dcs Montagnes, and Contes Choisis ; Turrell, Lecons Francaises, Prose et Vers. Mathematics—Arithmetic; Algebra, Hall and Knight; Jones and Cheyne's Algebraical Exercises; Euclid, Books 1.-VI.; Hall and Knight's Trigonometry, and Ward's Trigonometry Exercises. Science—Silvanus Thompson's Electricity and Magnetism ; Boscoe's Chemistry ; Tilden's Practical Chemistry. Carpentering is taught under the direction of Mr. J. G. Trevithick ; and German is an optional subject on both sides. Lowest. — Boys : Latin—Elementa Latina (Morris). French —Chardenal's First Course. English —Mason's First Notions of Grammar, with easy parsing and analysis ; reading and repetition from Longmans' Fifth Beader, and Tennyson ; Longmans' Historical Beader. Geography —Longmans' Shilling. English composition. Arithmetic —Longmans' Shilling, as far as vulgar fractions, inclusive. Highest. — Girls : Up to standard required for Junior University Scholarships. In Latin, English, French, and mathematics the work undertaken is the same as on the boys' side. Science —Miss Aitken's Botany ; Lock's Statics and Dynamics ; Sanderson's Hydrostatics. Lowest. — Girls : Same as boys, except that Latin is not taught. Classes in practical cookery were held under the direction of Miss Millington during the winter term. 4. Scholarships. The College gave free education to twenty-two foundation scholars, seventeen holders of certificates of proficiency from the Education Board, four children of members of the teaching staff, and two Maori pupils. Seven Bawlings, four Williamson, and seventy-six Education Board scholarships were held at the College.

AUCKLAND GIBLS' HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. S, s. d, To Timber sold .. .. .. 4,711 16 7 By Bates on endowment for year ending3lst Other receipts, namely— March, 1898 .. " .. .. 62 10 0 Sale of old materials .. .. 2 14 Balance .. .. .. .. 4,651 711 £4,713 17 11 £4,713 17 11 Samuel Luke, Chairman. Vincent E. Bice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WHANGABEI HIGH SCHOOL. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 80 311 By Office salary .. ... .. .. 500 Current income from reserve .. .. 61 14 2 Other office expenses .. .. .. 0 14 4 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 175 0 0 Other expenses of management.. .. 5 7 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 190 8 0 Teacher's salary and allowances .. 233 14 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 218 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising . . 3 0 0 Site and buildings .. .. .. 150 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .... 10 16 3 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. . . 6 8 5 Furniture .. .. .. .. 6 2 0 Balance .. .. .. 83 5 7 £507 6 1 v £507 6 1 J. M. Killen, Chairman. J. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —That required for Matriculation and Civil Service examinations. Lowest. —Latin—Principia Latina, Part I. to XXXIX. Erench—Chardenal's First Course, to exercises 93. Euclid—l., 1 to 26. Algebra—Elementary rules. Arithmetic—Southern Cross Series, Standards IV and V. English grammar —Trotter. History —E. Thompson's, to 1485. Geography (general outlines) —Longmans'. Beading—Boyal, IV. Composition, spelling, and drawing. Gymnastics—Whole school. 3. Scholarships. The Governors during the year have granted two free-tuition scholarships, tenable for three years at the discretion of the Board. The scholars are selected from the public schools by competitive examinations.