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Berthou'e Select Specimens of Modern French Poetry, Part II; Eacine's Athalie; Les Proteges de Mdlle. de Laudrellie (Lectures pour Tous); phonetic transcript, idioms, &c. Latin—Junior Scholarship syllabus: Kennedy's Eevised Latin Primer; Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose; Horace's Odes, Book II; Cicero's De Amicitia; Virgil's Book VI. Mathematics—Junior Scholarship syllabus : Arithmetic, Pendlebury ; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons's Elementary Geometry ; algebra, Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra ; trigonometry, Pendlebury's Elementary Trigonometry. Science —Botany, Junior Scholarship syllabus, Dendy and Lucas's Botany, notes; mechanics, Junior Scholarship syllabus, Elements of Statics and Elements of Dynamics (Loney), Matriculation Hydrostatics (Briggs and Bryan). Loivest.—Boys' School: Mathematics—Geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, whole of Part I (Experimental) and a portion of Part II ; algebra, Hall and Knight, chapters 1 to 7 ; arithmetic, Pendlebury, Standard VI. English—Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice ; Dickens's Christmas Carol; parsing, analysis and synthesis, composition, correction of errors and use of words, punctuation, paraphrasing, figures of speech, letter-writing, essay-writing, &c. Latin— Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, Part I, to page 91. French — Hogben's Methode Naturelle, to Lesson 36. Physiology—Murche, Books I, 11, and 111, with lessons on first aid. Chemistry — Furneaux, to Lesson XIX, with practical work to correspond. History— Macmillan's New History Eeaders, intermediate, to page 127. Geography (5.0.), Imperial Geography, Standards V and VI, Course A. Girls' School : English grammar—NesaWs Grammar, Standards V and VI; easy parsing and analysis. English literature — Dickens's Christmas Carol; Scott's Lady of the Lake; Stronach's Literature, chapters 27 and 28; composition, reading, writing, and spelling, more advanced than Standard VI. History —Gillies's Simple Studies in English History, to the end of the Commonwealth. Geography—lmperial Geography, Standards V and VI, Course A; British possessions, in Geographical Eeader. Mathematics—Arithmetic, elementary rules, easy fractions, decimals, practice, area, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, "square root, proportion ; algebra, Hall and Knight's Elementary Algebra to end of simple equations and problems, easy factors; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons's Practical Exercises to No. 165. Physiology—Murche's Animal Physiology, to page 82. Latin— Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, Part I, to end of section 38. French—Hogben's Methode Naturelle, to end lesson 24. Drawing—Model-drawing of simple forms; brushwork ; simple designs from flowers, &c. Sewing —Simple garment. 2. General Statement or Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1906. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. ..4,276 19 9 Management— Government capitation— Office salaries .. .. .. 11U v v For free places .. .. • • 916 16 8 Other office expenses .. .. .. 16 17 9 For manual and technical instruction .. 30 15 0 Other expenses of management—Legal .. 12 11 10 Current income from reserves .. .. 299 2 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 2, 154 0 4 From property not a reserve .. .. 881 5 0 Music-teachers.. .. .. •• 89 4 6 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Scholarships .. .. .. . ■ 83 lo 0 purchase-money 160 2 6 Prizes 22 17 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 621 11 4 Class material .. .. .. ■ • ™i( / Sohool fees .. • • • • 521 16 11 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 29 10 6 Music fees .. .. ■• •• 79 18 6 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c.. .. .. 148 4 3 Books, &0., sold and other refunds .. 142 711 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Half oost boundary-fence .. ■ • 80 0 other temporary advances .. .. 11l 7 6 common drain .. . • ■■ 5 8 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 679 11 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 153 211 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 91 410 Travelling-expenses of member of Board .. 7 14 8 Loan, Napier High School Cadet Corps (uniforms).. .. .. • • 30 ■0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 4,104 3 3 £7,944 4 1 £7,944 4 1 T. C. Mooee, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the loan to the Cadet Corps is without the authority of law.— J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

DANNEVIRKE HIGH SCHOOL. Stafi. Mr. J. M. Simmers, M.A.; Miss M. W. Spence. 1. WOBK OF THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Highest.— English—Nesfield's Grammar, Past and Present; Nelson's Great Authors, Third Period; Shakespeare's Tempest. Latin—Abbott's Via Latina; Ramsay's Latin Prose Composition; Heatley and Kingdom's Gradatim ; Csesar, Books II and 111. Algebra —Hall and Knight, to theory of indices. Geometry—Hall and Stevens, Parts 1, 11, 111. Arithmetic— Pendlebury. Geography—Longmans' No. 3, The World. History—Eansome ; as for Matriculation and Junior Civil Service. French —As for Matriculation ; Brachet's Grammar ; Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Moliere). Science—Wright's Physics. Loivest. —Nesfield's Grammar, Past and Present, Parts I and II; Great Authors, Third Period (Nelson's Eoyal English Class-books). Geography—Longmans' The World, No. 3. History —Eansome (1603-1820). Latin—Via Latina (Abbott), to page 80; Bell's Scalse Primaj. French— Macmillan's First Course. Geometry—Hall and Stevens, Part I. Algebra—Hall and Knight, to simple equations. Arithmetic—Pendlebury. Book-keeping—Thornton's Primer.