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2. WOEK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Boys. Highest. —English—Authors : Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton; selections from prose writers, 1490-1684 ; historical English grammar, composition, &c. Latin—Authors: Cicero, Virgil, Livy, Horace ; prose composition ; Eoinan history. French—Saintine's Picciola ; composition, grammar, &c. Mathematics—Arithmetic (whole subject); Euclid, six books ; algebra; trigonometry. Science —Botany : The morphology and physiology of botanical types. Chemistry : The metallic elements, revision of non-metallic elements. Lowest. —English—Longmans' Sixth Reader; composition, grammar, &c. English History— 1066-1603. Geography—British Isles and Continent of Europe; simple physical and mathematical geography. Latin—Grammar and easy translation. French—Grammar and easy translation. Mathematics—Arithmetic, vulgar fractions, simple and compound proportion, simple interest, practice, &c. ; Euclid, Book 1., 1-12, with exercises; algebra, simple rules. Book-keeping—Cash-book, day-book, invoice-book, &c. Drawing—Geometrical. Girls. Highest. —The work prescribed for the Junior University Scholarship examinations. Lotvest. — English —■ Macmillan's Literary Eeader, No. VI.; poetry, selected. English History—William I. to George I. Geography —Great Britain, Europe, Asia, Africa, America (generally). Grammar, Composition, &c. — Longmans' School Grammar, parsing and analysis. French (Class E, beginners)—Ohardenal, Part I. Arithmetic—Eevisal of practice, vulgar fractions, simple and compound proportion. Science—Botany: Structure of flowering plants.

3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1898. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 427 4 0 By Offioe salary .. .. .. 130 0 0 Prioe of reserves sold .. .. 38 10 7 Other offioe expenses .. .. 26 0 0 Current income from reserves .. 2,297 14 6 Other expenses of management .. 14 14 10 Interest on moneys invested and on un- Teachers' salaries and allowances— paid purchase-money .. .. 95 17 1 Boys' School .. .. .. 2,623 3 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. 407 14 3 Girls' School .. .. .. 1,632 10 0 Sohool fees— Boarding-sohool Account— Boys' School .. .. .. 1,568 10 0 Boys' School .. .. .. 46 13 9 Girls' School .. .. .. 852 8 0 Girls' School .. .. .. 397 19 8 Boarding-school fees (girls) .. .. 337 0 0 Sundries and incidentals .. .. 37 19 9 Scholarships .. .. .. 40 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 12 14 1 Printing and stationery for schools .. 51 5 7 Advertising.. .. .. .. 32 15 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &0., including wages of two janitors .. .. .. 216 6 5 Laboratory requisites .. .. 7 10 1 Repairs and furnishing .. .. 53 13 2 Insurance .. .. .. .. 52 19 5 Interest on ourrent account .. .. 157 12 9 Proceeds invested, water rates, &o. .. 123 15 0 Transferred to Sinking Fund Account.. 17 10 0 Bank of New Zealand Overdraft Account olosed .. .. .. .. 10 8 1 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 339 7 4 £6,024 18 5 £6,024 18 5 Wμ. Beown, Chairman. C. Macandeew, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

i. Scholarships. Free education was given to twenty-five pupils at the Boys' School and to eighteen at the Girls' School.

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. H. L. Fowler, M.A.; Mr. J. E. Vernon, M.A., 8.50.; Mr. C. George, M.A.; Miss J. E. Billing; Miss K. Isherwood. 1. Eepoet op the Boaed. The schools have again been very successful in public examinations, one scholar receiving a Junior Scholarship (fourth place), while two others came out very high on the "credit list." Eleven pupils (three girls and eight boys) passed Matriculation, and three the Junior Civil Service. The Board has instituted a system of scholarships by which every year fifteen of the most promising pupils in the public schools are offered a scholarship, consisting of two years free education, at the High School. The system works well, and is much appreciated. The Board hopes that these scholarships will also assist in making the schools more popular. The Board has still further improved the school property during the year. Owing to the small area on which the school is erected, one of the Corporation reserves opposite the school is used as a cricket-ground for the boys in summer, and for football in the winter. The girls' play-