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I I I English. —The parsing and analysis were good. There is a tendency to paraphrase a difficult or doubtful word, and then to parse the paraphrase, which needs to be checked. The Julius Csesar paper was not answered with such intelligence as the other work of the class would lead one to expect. The paraphrase not unfrequently missed the meaning, and omitted prominent ideas. The explanation of passages proposed for comment was in many instances not to the point, or partial and not fully followed out. I was, however, pleased to find that all passages quoted or commented on were very accurately referred to their proper character and context, and that the action and incidents were so well known. Geography. —The general and the physical papers were both very fairly answered. Arithmetic. —Several excellent papers, while all were creditably done. Algebra. —In Class I. three boys answered creditably, the others moderately. The work of Class 11. was good, and that of Class 111. even better. Geometry. —Papers of Class 1., excellent; of Class 11., very good : and of Class 111., good. Trigonometry. —The pupils in Class I. passed a very good examination. The questions answered were most accurately done, and the subject has been well grasped. Class 11. answered admirably, gaining about 90 per cent, of the marks. Latin. —In Class I. the translation was, with a slight exception, literal and accurate; the parsing was excellent, but the syntax was brief and wanting in precision. Scanning, allusions, and derivation were very fairly explained. The Latin composition was the weakest point of the paper. In Class 11. the translation and accidence were well given, and the syntax and composition fairly. It would be well to classify the uses of the cases under more definite heads, and to give somewhat more attention to vowel change in the stems of many third declension nouns. The papers of Class 111. were admirably answered. The subject has been very carefully taught in this class by Mr. Brown. The amount and quality of the work done during the year are in tbe highest degree creditable to the Headmaster. Nothing but great industry, judicious and economical management, and a ready facility in imparting instruction and in guiding the studies of the pupils, could have achieved results so extensive and satisfactory. Mr. Brown has ably assisted Mr. Malcolm, and shares in the credit of the excellent work of the year.

Port Chalmers Grammar School. The extra subjects taken up in the school for the past year are shown in the subjoined table, to which a short account of the proficiency in each subject is added: —

English.- —Passage paraphrased with moderate intelligence; punctuation often faulty. Explanation of the meaning of words and phrases, and derivation, very satisfactorily answered. Algebra. —Moderately answered. Geometry. —The propositions set were clearly and accurately given by the upper division. Latin. —Translation very fairly rendered, but the composition of the English sentences was some^ times faulty. Parsing was badly, and syntax and accidence moderately, answered.

lubjecl lass. o. o: 'ujji Is. or! lone. English ... I. 9 Grammar, composition, Julius Caesar, with paraphrasing. General and physical. Colenso and Barnard Smith. Todhunter's Elementary, to half of Miscellaneous Examples. Quadratics (inclusive). Simple equations (inclusive). To G.C.M. Euclid, first Six Books, with Exercises. First Four Books. To Proposition 14, Book III. Most of Colenso, Part I. Colenso, to page 54, and solution", of simple triangles. Virgil, Books I. to IV.; and half Principia Latina, Part IV. Principia Latina, Part II., 95 pages; Caesar, Book I., and Grammar. Principia Latina, Part I., and Part II. to page 18. Geography Arithmetic Algebra ... I. I. I. 9 9 5 jj „ Geometry II. III. IV. I. II. III. I. II. 3 10 4 1 2 4 1 2 ,, t »j ••• Trigonometry ,, ... Latin I. 1 jj II. 5 „ ... III. 9

Subject. No. of Class. No. of Pupils. Work done. English ... Algebra ... I. I. (Upper) II. (Lower) I. (Upper) II. (Lower) I. 22 5 12 5 10 4 Part of Eichard II. Fractions and easy simple equations. Four First Eules. Euclid, Book I. Euclid, Book I., Props. 1-20. Caesar, Book I., Chaps. 1 to 29; and Grammar. Geometry u ... Latiu