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2. Woek op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Up to standard of Junior University Scholarship examination : Latin—Smith's Latin Grammar; Steadman'a Latin Grammar Papers; Abbott's Latin Prose; Livy, Books I. and II.; Horace, the Odes ; Cicero's Letters (Longmans'); Virgil, iEneid, VI. ; Companion to School Classics (Gow) ; English Grammar (Nesfield); Nichol's Primer of English Composition, and. Exercises ; Shakespeare, Coriolanus; Chaucer, Prologue and Knight's Tale. French—Fasnacht's French Grammar ; Prose and Verse (Masse); Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Moliere). Mathematics—Arithmetic (Lock); Hall and Knight's Algebra; Jones and Cheyne's Algebraical Exercises ; Euclid, Books 1.-VI., and exercises; Lock's Trigonometry. Science—Silvanus Thompson's Electricity and Magnetism ; Eoscoe's Chemistry ; Tilden's Practical Chemistry. Lowest—Macmillan's First French Course; Mason's English Grammar ; Abbott's How to Write Clearly ; Longmans' Shilling Geography; Abbott's Via Latina ; Arithmetic (Lock's).

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. E. Pridham, M.A.; Miss K. Grant, M.A.; Mr. H. H. Ward; Miss G. Drew. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1899. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. 285 10 7 Office salary .. .. .. .. 41 15 0 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 536 9 9 Other office expenses .. .. .. 5 8 9 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 490 10 3 Other expenses of management .. .. 717 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 443 13 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 783 6 8 Eefund Otago Daily Times .. .. 019 6 Examiners'fees .. .. .. 2 7 0 Consent-fee to transfer .. .. .. 0 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 16 9 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 12 9 1 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. 53 18 10 Fenoing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 49 14 10 Rents, insuranoe, and taxes .. .. 29 3 0 Gymnasium expenses .. .. ..286 Balance .. .. .. 752 14 4 £1,757 13 1 £1,757 13 1 J. B. Eoy, Chairman. J. S. McKellab, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wabburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Wobk of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin —Dr. Abbott's Via Latina, exercises 1-78 ; Csesar, Book 1., Chapters 1-25; Heatley and Kyngdon's Gradatim. French —Chardenal's Advanced Course, exercises 1-40; About, Reader, pages 1-35; Grammar, irregular nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Arithmetic— General. Algebra—Hall and Knight, to end of page 217. Euclid—Hall and Stevens, Books 1.-IV., including deductions, pages 1-109 and 112-117. History—Ransome, period 1689-1837. Geography—Cbisholm, The World. Grammar —Mason, pages 1-126. Literature—Shakespeare, Julius Cassar. Science —Silvanus Thompson's Electricity, paragraphs 1-192 (with omissions) ; batteries of first class and some of second and third classes. Drawing—Gill's Imperial Geometry Problems, 1-77. Lowest. —Latin —Dr. Abbott's Via Latina, exercises 1-20. French—Desjardin, exercises 1-98. Arithmetic—Hamblin Smith, pages 1-59 and 108-126. Algebra—Hall and Knight, exercises 1-xb. Euclid —Hall and Stevens, Book 1., propositions 1-10. History—Primary, period 1066-1603. Geography—Petrie, pages 50-103. Grammar—Mason's First Notions, pages 1-74. Literature—Longfellow's Evangeline. Science —Grieves Mechanics, Chapters 1-7 inclusive. Drawing—Problems 1-35 and 53, 56, 58.

3. Aeeangements foe Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; fob Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Geometrical drawing is taught in all the classes. Gymnastics and drill are taught to the boys by the second assistant, and to the girls by the lady teachers, for two periods of forty-five minutes each a week.

4. SCHOLAESHIPS. Eight free-tuition scholarships given by the Board of Governors, one with £25 added, are held at the school.

WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, B.A. ; Mr. F. G. Shields, M.A.; Rev. T. M. Marshall, M.A.; Mr. J. R. Orford, M.A. Mr. H. B. Watson, M.A.; Mr. J. E. Bannister, M.A.; Mr. E. G. Atkinson, M.A.; Mr. E. W. Andrews Mr. 3. Harold Mr. ft. Dunn; Mr. N. G. Spackman.