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THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Beport of the Board. It is satisfactory to be able to report that the Thames High School increased so much in numbers during the past year that during the last term an assistant master (Mr. B. H. Low, 8.A., New Zealand University), was appointed. A further increase in the number of pupils this year makes the total fifty-six, which is an increase of twenty-one on the number reported last year. At the public examinations this year two candidates from this school were placed in the third division at the University Junior Scholarship examination ; one matriculated ; one gained a Senior District Scholarship, and one passed the Junior Civil Service examination. S. Carter, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 194 17"8 jßy Office salary .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 312 811 Other office expenses .. .. .. 515 1 Paid by School Commissioners .. 175 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 9 15 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 377 8 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 566 13 4 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. 324 4 11 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 16 19 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 27 9 8 Fencing, repairs, &a. .. .. .. 191 18 9 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 10 2 0 Bepairs to furniture .. .. .. 214 6 School requisites .. .. .. 23 0 3 Legal expenses .. .. .. 6 8 6 Balance .. .. .. 493 2 10 £1,383 19 6 £1,383 19 6 S. Carter, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. 3. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest for University Junior Scholarship Examination—Latin, French, English, mathematics, science, chemistry, and mechanics. Lowest Form. —Latin —Via Latina (Morris). French—Macmillan's Progressive Erench Course, Parti. Mason's English Grammar. Abbott's " How to Write Clearly." Arithmetic—Fractions, Harnblin Smith. English History—The Boyal History of England (Nelson).

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. Receipts. £ s. d, Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 61 12 10 By Office salary .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 489 12 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 218 4 Paid by School Commissioners.. .. 371 13 3 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 766 17 11 School foes .. .. .. .. 287 14 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 17 4 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 25 12 1 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, .. .. 54 3 10 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 202 11 6 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 18 7 6 Hire of piano, chairs, &c. .. .. 4 18 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 92 18 3 £1,210 12 7 £1,210 12 7 J. M. Boy, Chairman. E. Veale, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin—Via Latina, exercises 1-80; Cassar, Book 11., chapters 1-24. French— Chardenal's Advanced Course, exercises 26-50; De Fiva's Grammar, irregular nouns, adjectives, and verbs; About ("Modern Authors"), pages 1-36. Arithmetic—General work ; matriculation. Algebra —Hall and Knight, pages 1-225. Euclid—Hall and Stevens, Books 1., 11., 111., part of IV., and Deductions, pages 1-114. History—Bansome, period 1688-1837. Geography—Chisholm, pages 122-319, and physical. Grammar —Mason, pages 1-125; parsing and analysis. Literature — Coriofanus (Clarendon Press), Preface, and Acts 1., 11., 111. Science — Part of Silvanus Thompson's Electricity. Lowest. —Latin—Elementa Latina, pages 1-55. French—Dejardin, exercises 1-98. Arithmetic —Simple and compound rules, and vulgar fractions. Algebra—Hall and Knight, pages 1-38. Euclid —Hall and Stevens, Book 1., propositions 1-26. History—Primary, period 1066-1603. Geography —Petrie, pages 50-124. Grammar—First Notions, pages 1-74; simple analysis and parsing. Literature —King John (Dalgleish) Science—Harrison's Mechanics. Composition in all classes.

3. Scholarships. The Board gave free tuition to one scholar. Seven Education Board scholarships were held at the school.