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A', w School The new school has been added to during the past year, the additions being a large .assembly-room, and a complete and up-to-date science-room, equipped with all modern apparatus. appliances, and chemicals. The school should now meet all requirements for some years. School Attendance. —The roll-number of pupils attending the school is much the same as last year — viz., 1(1*2, with an average attendance of 86. The Board noted with pleasure the raising of the age-limit for junior free places to fifteen for pupils ig certificates of proficiency. -es were held in cookery, woodwork, and dressmaking. Mr. T. EL Gill, M.A., LL.B, Inspector of Secondary Schools, visited the school in November. ■>. W'OKK OF THE HIGHEST AM) BtIWKST CLASSES. Highest.— English —Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, pp. 150-265; Tennyson. The Princess, cantos v, vi, vii ; Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies; Bowen's Studies in English: extracts from Burke, Carlyle, Cowper. Cihhon. Green, Bacon. Lowell. Milton : punctuation; paraphrasing; essays. Latin —Longmans' Latin Course; Caesar, De Bello Galiico. II : Cicero. De Amicitia. chapters i-xi ; Biackie's Unseens; Matriculation papers. French Siepmann's Second Course, lessons 1-28, with exercises: whole of grammar ; Le Tour dv Monde ; Monsieur Pinson. Arithmetic Goyen's Arithmetic : stocks, square and cube root, surds, mensuration of plane surfaces, and solids : approximate calculations. Algebra —Hall and Knight's Algebra: simultaneous quadratic equations, problems, theory of quadratics, harder factors, miscellaneous theorems, identities and transformations, cyclic order; graphs, as for matriculation. Geometry—Baker and Bourne's Geometry. Books I IV. exercises xxvii-xxxvii. xlv and xlvi. Botany —Evans's Botany: the 13 orders as for matriculation syllabus, parasitism, bacteria, cross-fertilization, dispersal of seeds, modifications of the parts of plants ; Evans's Physiology and Histology. Lowest.— English—Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, pages 1-49, 51-56, 118-145, 150-167; Scott's Ivanhoe, and Life of Scott (A. Lang) : punctuation ; spelling ; essay-writing. Latin—Longmans' Latin Course, to page 102, vocabularies and exercises. French-Siepmann's First Course, lessons 1-20, exercises 1-19, pages 123-165. Arithmetic—Goyen's Arithmetic, chapters i xiii : factors, powers, multiples, vulgar and decimal fractions, decimal measures, metric system, equations, time and work, problems, ratio and proportion. Algebra—Hall ami Knight's Algebra, chapters i-xii : definitions, substitutions, negative quantities, brackets, addition, subtraction, multiplication; division, simple equations, symbolical expression, problems, H.C.F. and L.C.M. of simple expressions, elementurv frai-turns, miscellaneous examples. Geometry—Baker and Bourne's Geometry, Book I, propositions 1-22 ; Experimental Geometry, exercises i-xiii. omitting hardest exercises. Botany —Evans's Botany. to page. 185. Drawing —Drawing and shading leaves, freehand copies, construction of scales, elementary plan and elevation. Book-keeping—Grierson's Book-keeping, pages 1 38; Civil Service Junior syllabus; precis-writing; commercial correspondence. 3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Receipts. £ a. d Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant for sites, building, fur- Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 735 18 11 niture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 600 0 0 ManagementGovernment capitation— Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 For free places .. .. • • 757 17 6 . Other office expenses .. .. .. 219 6 Under Manual and Teohnioal Instruction Teaohers'salaries and allowances.. .. 880 0 0 Regulations .. .. •• 55 5 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 946 Subsidy on voluntary contributions—second- Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 35 7 11 ary sohools .. .. .. 208 10 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 47 17 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 793 1110 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction 51 2 6 School fees .. .. •. • • 25 4 0 Government grants for site, buildings, furBooks, &c, sold and other funds .. .. 510 10 niture, &c. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Other receipts Purchases and new works .. .. 1,264 10 7 Mr. G. A. M. Buckley, donation .. 25 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 15 1 6 Mr. J. C. N. Grigg, donation .. .. 25 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 48 5 5 Mr. T. Bullock, donation .. .. 10 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 58 11 6 Technioal Classes Association towards ap- Other expenditure— paratus and chemioals, soience-room .. 25 0 0 Bank charge .. .. .. 010 0 Received from pupils, sale of work .. 73 0 0 Gas Company, water-supply and rent of Government Insurance refund .. .. 1113 store .. .. .. .. 830 Dr. balance at end of year .. ..1,220 17 9 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 10 0 0 Tools for oaretaker .. .. .. 2 15 6 Soil purchased .. .. .. 610 0 £3,826 18 2 £3,826 18 2 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s- d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rente of reserves (outstanding) .. .. 56 4 0 Dr. balance due bank .. .. .. 1,220 17 9 Capitation due from Education Department (third term) .. .. • • 258 0 0 School furniture (estimated) .. .. 260 0 0 £564 4 0 £1,220 17 9 Joshua Tucker, Chairman. John Davison, Secretary, Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.