E.—l2.

EXTEACT FEOM THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL EEPOET OF THE MINISTEE OF EDUCATION.

The income for 1902 of the secondary schools subsidised or endowed by Government from school fees, not including fees for boarding, was about £29,242; from rents and interest, about £26,746; from endowments administered by the School Commissioners, about £2,864. The total number of pupils on the rolls in the last term or quarter of the year was 1,903 boys and 1,169 girls.

a Headmaster receives £15 and fees, and pays all expenses of assistants and school stationery. t> Headmaster has residence, c Five masters board at the sohool. & Six teachers have board and residence, e Two masters have residence, and one board and residence, f Headmaster receives house allowance; first assistant's place vacant, s Principal and five masters have board and residence, h Principal and four assistants have board and residence, j Headmaster and five others have houses; three others get residence, k Two masters have board and residence. * Where the rates shown in 8.-128 differ from those in this column, the former represent the full fees chargeable. The latter, which have been subsequently obtained, represent the fees charged after deducting the discount in all cases where it is allowed.

In December, 1902, regulations were published offering to the governing bodies of secondary schools on certain conditions as to age and other qualifica.tions grants at the rate of £6 a head for pupils admitted without payment of

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Schools. Stl bfC. Attendance for Last Term or Quarter of 1902. a> S to —' CJD *-S II H II i o pq d Sh o> a For For Board, Ordinary exclusive of Day-school Day-school Course. Tuition. Annual Rates of Fees. Salaries at Rates paid at End of Year. a I I i 5* id O 2 oc o Kegular Staff. Part-time Teachers. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Whangarei High School Auckland Grammar School a 17 2 .6... Is---(6.15 t<7- 9 ib... \g. i J6... 12 4 147 42 8 8 15 15 12 6 79 73 10 13 15 14 1 3 4 24 11 244 128 18 22 30 32 I 32 I 333 I 40 I 57 8 8 0 j 10 10 0 (880 I - a 4,055 0 0i "500 0 0 110 0 0 Thames High School .. •880 New Plymouth High ) School Wanganui Collegiate ) School J 4 10 1 166 6 6 0 j 12 0 0 \ 9 0 0 j 11 0 0 I 8 18 0 I 11 17 9 1 9 11 0 ( 11 17 9] " 9 11 01 (10 4 0i 1 8 15 6| 10 4 0 1 8 15 6 •• I 45 0 0 I 40 0 0 I 42 0 0 ) - I 40 0 0 I 40 0 0 "815 0 0 =2,350 0 0 61 0 0 200 0 0 1 56 139 12 208 203 Wanganui Girls' College 10 12 52 78 7 149 135 55 d 1,440 0 0 290 0 0 Wellington College (Boys') 13 7 81 168 15 271 238 64 3,070 0 0 60 0 0 Wellington Girls' High ) School J 7 12 45 95 8 160 140 1,160 0 0 135 0 0 Napier Boys' High School ] 2 26 33 1 62 59 17 e 845 0 0 30 0 0 Napier Girls' High School 7 28 33 1 69 65 10 800 0 0 25 0 0 Marlborough High School Ib. 4 t<7. 1 10 12 17 20 4 3 41 36 1 - 8 11 0 '525 0 0 Fees. Nelson College (Boys') .. Nelson Girls' College Christ's College Gram- ) mar School J 11 15 10 27 57 25 87 66 86 78 13 12 163 113 206 160 76 197 75 32 60 j 10 10 0 (880 ( 10 10 0 I 8 8 0 14 3 6 11 0 6 I 7 17 6 ( 10 10 0 I 7 10 0 f 12 12 0 (990 (990 16 6 0 I 40 0 0 I 40 0 0 {45 0 0 j 42 0 0 I 40 19 0 1 • I 40 0 0 81,310 0 0 »855 0 0 1 i 3,003 6 8 40 0 0 40 0 0 282 0 0 Christchurch Boys' High 1 School ) Christchurch Girls'High) School J 10 4 71 120 10 205 198 3,275 0 0 437 9 0 7 6 66 65 3 140 132 1,245 0 0 160 4 0 Rangiora High School .. Ashburton High School.. \b. 4 t<7. 1 Ib... Is , --- 7 1.1 e 9 7 18 12 25 15 29 17 I 39 ) « b 390 0 0 595 0 0 6 6 0 Timaru Boys' High I School Timaru Girls' High) School j Waitaki Boys' High School 17 25 24 25 7 48 56 46 54 ( 10 0 0 1 8 0 0 ( 10 0 0 18 0 0 ( 10 10 0 I 4 10 0 j 10 10 0 I 4 10 0 10 0 0 I 42 18 0 I 865 0 0 645 0 0 17 10 0 93 0 0 4 37 67 108 103 62 * 900 0 0 Pees. Waitaki Girls' High Sohool 2 18 26 5 44 42 420 0 0 35 0 0 Otago Boys' High School 7 3 53 103 4 161 156 7 43 10 0 l>2.299 14 0 105 0.0 f 45 0 0 {and fees. Otago Girls' High School 8 3 2 36 76 8 122J 107 10 0 0 40 0 0 1,396 6 0 Southland High School.. K ib... 22 31 31 1 2 60 55 I 110 (10 0 0 (500 1 1 •■ 1,180 0 0 150 0 0 Totals 155 59 (6.84 l<7.63 734 405 1009 740 76 (51 1,903 1,169 j 2,836 ')59 33,939 6 8 2,316 3