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At the University examinations ten pupils (four boys and six girls) passed the matriculation examination.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1899. Receipts. £ b. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe .. .. .. .. 3,591 17 0 | Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 369 8 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 15 411 From property not a reserve .. .. 710 18 9 Other expenses of managementInterest .. .. .. .. 148 15 0 Legal .. .. .. .. 9 4 6 Examiner's fee .. .. .. 22 15 0 Auctioneer .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,128 12 1 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,646 8 0 Board of scholarship children, rail and Music fees .. .. .. .. 102 14 0 coach fares.. .. .. .. 300 9 4 Examinations .. .. 22 12 3 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 79 16 0 Board, rail and coach fare for school Old piano sold .. .. .. 10 0 0 children .. .. .. .. 300 11 10 Wellington Sohool Commissioners, from Prizes .. .. .. .. 10 4 0 reserve .. .. .. .. 10 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 21 7 0 Excess fees paid .. .. .. 0 2 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. (including careExcess on cheque .. .. .. 0 0 6 taker's salary) .. .. .. 118 4 2 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and other temporary advances .. 77 11 5 Site and buildings .. .. .. 167 0 8 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 67 11 1 Eents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 91 8 7 Interest on ourrent aooount .. .. 11 13 0 Excess fees returned .. .. .. 0 2 0 New piano .. .. .. .. 89 5 0 Chemicals .. .. .. .. 17 3 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 3,533 6 1 £6,363 14 2 £6,363 14 2 H. A. Cornford, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Woek op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Boys. Highest. —Mathematics—Euclid, Books I. to IV., with riders ; algebra, quadratics, indices, surds, progressions ; trigonometry to solution of triangles ; arithmetic, general. English—Historical Grammar ; composition, &c. English literature—Shakespeare's Julius Csesar; period 1744-1800. History—England, Elizabeth to Victoria. Geography—Physical, mathematical, and general. French—Histoire de Charles XII.; general grammar (Wellington College); idioms and prose composition. Latin—Caesar, Bell. Gall. II.; Horace, Odes, Book I. ; Kennedy's Grammar; Latin Prose (Hamblin Smith, pp. 112-126). Science—Physiology or elementary chemistry and physics. Lowest. —The Elementary Code, Standard 111. (about), with very elementary Latin and oral French. Girls. Highest. —Arithmetic, whole subject (Pendlebury, Guyon) ; algebra, to progressions and theory of quadratics inclusive (Hall and Knight) ; Euclid, Books 1.-111. inclusive (Hall and Stevens) ; trigonometry, to solution of triangles (Pendlebury). Latin—To Matriculation standard : Text-books; Via Latina; Kennedy's Public School Primer; Caesar, Book II.; Horace's Odes, Book I. French —To Matriculation standard : Text-books ; Brachet's Grammar ; Charles XII. ; Extracts for Translation into English, 11. (Chardenal). History—English, 1688-1837 (Eansome, Airy and others). Geography—General; special reference to Africa, China. Literature—Period 1744 to 1800; play, Julius Cassar. Political economy—Victoria College first year's standard: Text-book; Economics of Industry (Marshall). Botany—Matriculation standard. Theory of Music —Trinity College intermediate. Lowest. —Arithmetic—First four rules, simple practice, bills of parcels. French—Chardenal, Book 1., to exercise 36; also words and phrases of everyday use. History—Eichard 11. to Henry VII. inclusive (Gardiner). Geography—Australia, New Zealand, England. Object-lessons on plants and common objects. Drawing—Blair's Colonial Drawing-book, Standard 11. Writing —Jackson's vertical. Needlework ; class-singing ; drilling.

4. Arrangements foe Manual, Commeecial, and Technical Instruction ; for Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Boys. —Drawing: Model, freehand, geometrical, perspective, and mechanical. Visiting master (special) and ordinary staff. Models are being made by boys in carpenter's shop. Manual: There is a carpenter's shop, in which fourteen boys can work at once. The larger tools and materials are provided. Instruction is given in carpentry and carving, if required, by special visiting master, janitor, and headmaster. Commercial: Book-keeping and shorthand (Pitman's) are taught by members of the staff. Technical: Included in the above. Gymnastics : There is a good gymnasium, and instruction is given to the whole school during the winter (twice a week) and to the boarders in the evening by members of the staff. Drill: There is a cadet corps. Mr.