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WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report of the Boakd op Governors. In accordance with the High School Act, the Board still continues to expend a considerable portion of its revenue in connection with the local district high school. The salaries scheduled for certain of the high-school staff are very generally regarded as inadequate, and hence a portion of our outlay goes to augment the smaller salaries. We continue to give prizes for proficiency—we provide a gold medal for the dux of the school, and we have a system of annual scholarships, junior and senior. During the last year we devised a system of scholarships with a view to evoke ambition to achieve matriculation —one condition being that the successful candidates are to remain another year, at least, at school, preparing for the University. The number of secondary pupils at present attending the school is seventy, and of these fifteen are scholarship-holders. The annual balance-sheet will, of course, furnish all financial particulars. The Governors are Eev. George Barclay (Chairman), Dr. Barclay, Mr. Beckett, J. P., Mr. Coltman, J. P., Rev. Mr. Morrison, Mr. Manchester, Mr. Hovell, J. P., and Mr. Sinclair, J.P. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1906. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,093 19 7 ManagementPrice of reserves sold .. .. .. 306 18 6 Offloe salary .. .. .. .. 15 1 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 246 16 9 Other office expenses .. .. .. 2 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Grant towards salaries and allowances of purchase-money .. .. .. 104 16 0 teachers at District High School .. 98 6 8 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 40 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 22 0 Refund- -E. Creiphton's scholarship .. 15 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Exhibitioners' fee 3 paid by Board .. .. 30 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. •• •• 15 14 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 42 15 7 Cleaning, fuel, light, &0... .. .. 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 0 7 6 Members' travelling-expenses .. .. 7 2 6 Surveyors' account .. .. .. 11 17 0 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 010 0 Bank exchanges.. .. .. .. 0 5 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,480 13 6 £2,757 15 10 £2,757 15 10 Geo. Barclay, Chairman. G. H. Graham, Secretary.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' School— Mr. F. Milner, M.A.; Mr. G. H. Uttley, M.A. ; Mr. P. W. Gamble, B.A. ; Sergeant-major Qirh? School— Miss C. Ferguson, M.A. ; Miss V. M. Greig, M.A., B.Sc.; Miss A. C. Finlayson, M.A. ; Miss M. MoCaw; Sergeant-major Kibblewhite. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors beg to report considerable change in the staff during the past year, Dr Don, Rector of the Boys' School, having, through ill health, seen fit to retire from the Board's service ' From a large number of applicants (forty-eight) from all parts of the Commonwealth and New Zealand, Mr. P. Milner, M.A., of Nelson College, was chosen as Dr. Don's successor. Mr. W. G. Grave, first assistant, after a useful period of service, also retired from the school, Mr. G. H. Uttley, M.A., second assistant, being promoted to the position vacated by Mr. Grave. Mr. M. K. McCulloch and Mr. D. S. Chisholm, M.A., joined the staff during the year. Notwithstanding these changes the school has continued to do excellent work during the year. The Girls' School has also done excellent work, and the attendance has increased to such an extent as to warrant the Board in appointing an additional teacher. In continuation of the remarks in last year's report, the Governors note with pleasure the advantage taken of the free-place regulation, and the satisfactory manner in which it is working.