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-....' 4. Scholarships. EightJEducation Board scholarships were held at the school. The headmaster gave free tuition toj.twenty-four scholars.

1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance ... ... ... ... 42 8 7 Office salaries ... ... ... ... 69 2 9 Income from reserves ... ... ... 907 12 0 Other expenses of management ... ... 5 0 0 Lease fees, insurances, &c. ... ... 20 1 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising ... 20 0 9 Site and buildings ... ... ... 557 19 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. ... ... ... 72 5 5 : Rents, insurance, and taxes ... ... 122 8 0 Interest ... ... ... ... 70 1 6 Lease fees ... ... ... ... 11 15 0 Trustees' agent, expenses ... ... 3 3 6 Audit ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 36 3 8 £970 2 1 £970 2 1 Ed. N. Liffiton, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —A. C. Ritchie, 12th January, 1901.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.—The work done in this division is based on the requirements for Junior Scholarships. Lowest. —English history, geography, grammar, Latin, arithmetic, divinity, drawing, reading.

3. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Drawing is taught up to the Fourth Form as a regular part of the schoohcourse. In the workshop]regular instruction is given on payment of a fee of ss. per term to defray cost of tools, &c. Gymnastics are taught on the Sandow system : time, half an hour a day for each boy. There are two companies in the cadet corps commanded entirely by the boys. The whole school is drilled twice a week. There is a large swimming-bath in the grounds, andjgbegiiiners are taught to swim. Some form of exercise is compulsory every day. Book-keeping and shorthand are also taught.

4. Scholarships. Eight Education Board scholarships were held at the school. The headmaster gave free tuition to twenty-five scholars, one of whom was also holder of an Education Board scholarship.

1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. £ s. d. ■ Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year ... ... 36 3 8 Management— Current income from reserves ... ... 978 14 2 : Office salary and commission ... ... 80 3 6 Interest ... ... ... ... 158 Other office expenses ... ... ... 15 14 6 School fees ... ... ... ... 460 0 0 ! Other expenses of management ... 1 10 0 Lease fees collected ... ... ... 56 5 0 I Teachers' salaries and allowances ... 665 0 5 Refund of insurance moneys ... ... 415 0 j Examinations — Refund of over-payments ... ... 5 0 0 Supervisor's fees ... ... ... 110 Other expenses ... ... ... 5 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising ... 37 1 3 Site and buildings, from current revenue — Purchases and new works ... ... 551 6 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. ... ... ... 74 3 3 Rates, insurance, and taxes ... ... 42 911 Interest ... ... ... ... 19 19 9 Sundry expenses and valuation ... ... 11 5 2 Lease fees ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 Balance at end of year ... ... ... 16 8 3 £1,542 3 6 £1,542 5 6 Frederic Wellington, Chairman. Ed. N. Liffiton, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—A. C. Ritchie, 11th January, 1902.