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Corneille's Le Cid : Dumas' Monte Cristo; Berthou's Select Specimens of Modern French Poetry, Part II ; Wellington College French Grammar (Eve and Bandiss) ; Weekley's Matriculation Course ; phonetic script; idioms, &c. Latin (Junior Scholarship syllabus)— Virgil's Georgics, Cicero's De Senectute ; Csßsar's Gallic War. Book VII; Bradley's Arnold's Latin Prose Composition ; Kennedy's Revised Latin Primer. Mathematics (Junior Scholarship syllabus)— Arithmetic, Pendlebury ; algebra, advanced Todhunter, and Baker and Bourne's Elementary Algebra, Parts I and II ; trigonometry, Borchardt's and Perrott's New Trigonometry. Science (Junior Scholarship syllabus)— Botany, Dendy and Lucas's Botany, Lowson's Tutorial Botany, notes ; mechanics, Elements of Statics and Elements of Dynamics (Loney), Matriculation Hydrostatics (Briggs and Bryan). Lowest. — Boys' School: Algebra —Baker and Bourne, Part I, to page 97. Geometry —Godfrey and Siddons, Vol. I, to page 96. English—ln the World of Books, Arnold ; Globe Poetry Reader, advanced ; Nesfield's Elementary English Grammar, Part 111 ; and oral exercises in English composition. Arithmetic—New Pendlebury, Standard VI. General elementary science—Briggs, pages 1-80. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Course, pages 1-65. French —Methode Naturelle, to exercise 60. Physiology—Blackie, Parts I, 11, 111. History—The Struggle for Freedom. Geography—Southern Cross Reader, Standards V and VI ; Southern Cross Imperial Geography, Standards V and VI. Bookkeeping —Pitman's Primer, to page 104. Shorthand —Pitman's Teacher, to exercise 57. Drawing — freehand. Girls' School: English literature—Dickens's Cricket on the Hearth; Coleridge's Ancient Mariner; Stronach's English Literature, chapters 20-23, inclusive. English Grammar and Composition— Nesfield's Grammar, Standards V and VI ; easy analysis and parsing ; reading, writing, and spelling. History—Longmans' Historical Series, Book I, to end of Elizabeth's reign. Geography —Southern Cross Reader, Standards V and VI ; - British Isles and British possessions ;. Imperial Geography, Standards V and VI, Course A, to p. 72. Mathematics —Arithmetic, elementary rules (new methods), fractions, decimals, simple and compound interest, practice, bills, proportion, L.C.M. and H.C.F., square root (Pendlebury) ; algebra, Baker and Bourne's Elementary Algebra, Part I, to simple equations, inclusive ; geometry, Godfrey and Siddons's practical exercises, to p. 28 ; design, drawing to scale. Latin—Macmillan's Shorter Latin Course, Part I, to page 69 ; Translation, to page 46. French— Hogben's Methode Naturelle, 30 lessons. Physiology—Murche's Animal Physiology, to page 66. Drawing—Freehand ; simple brush-work designs, from flowers. Sewing—Simple garment. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ ». d. I Expenditure. £ a. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 4,401 17 8 I Management— Government oapitation— Office salaries .. .. .. 110 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 907 13 4 Other office expenses .. .. .. 21 911 Under Manual and Technical Instruction Other expenses of management—Legal .. 2 17 6 Regulations .. .. .. 31 10 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,328 13 4 Timber sold .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Music fees .. .. .. 127 5 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 306 11 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 From property not a reserve .. .. 881 6 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 20 11 6 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 43 12 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 109 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including carePaid by School Commissioners .. .. 614 0 0 taker's salary .. .. .. .. 151 13 9 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 374 8 6 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Mnsic fees .. .. .. .. 128 12 6 other temporary advances .. .. 121 11 10 Books, &!•., sold and other refunds .. 136 7 (i Maintenance of classes for manual instruction 33 17 4 Other receipts— Purchases and new works .. .. 585 18 4 Cadet corps .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 24 7 0 Deposits on contracts .. .. .. 80 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 116 10 0 Cooked food sold .. .. .. 3 17 5 Other expenditure— Refund of school fee .. .. .. 2 7 2 Travelling-expenses of members of Board 5 16 0 Surveyor's report .. .. .. 50 0 0 Expenses of deputation to Wellington .. 7 14 2 Refund of deposits .. .. ; 60 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 4,280 17 1 £8,175 2 11 £8,175 2 11 T. C. Moore, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £7 14s. 2d. expenses of deputation to Wellington, is without authority of law.—l. K. Warmi'lston*. Controller and Auditor-General.

DANNEVIRKE HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mi. 1. M. Simmers, M.A. ; .Miss I. R. Barr, M.A. ; Miss G. P. Gibeon, M.A. 1. Report of the Board of Governors. The Governors of the Dannevirke High School have the honour to report as follows : — The school was opened this year in the new buildings, which arc found to be*verv convenient both for high sohool and technical purposes. The laboratory is now fully equipped, and should be a great, help to the physical science and agriculture classes. The heating of the buildings by hot-Water pipes will greatly add to the comfort of the pupils,

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