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Grammar. —Point out the nouns and verbs in the sentence, " The yellow canary sings in the cage which hangs before the window." Specimen Examination in Standard 111. Spelling. —Five lines of prose from Royal Reader No. 111., sometimes followed by a few words culled from the spelling lists in the reading-book. Arithmetic—(l.) Add 690483, 357848, 245939, 184683, 75439, 150654, 89386, and 193825. (2.) Multiply 489537 by 907. (3.) Divide 430852 by 384. (4) What number must be added to 39156 to make two million eighteen thousand and five ? (Question Ito be written from dictation.) Grammar. —Point out the parts of speech with the subdivisions in—" Autumn is the season in which the farmers gather in their crops." Specimen Examination in Standard TV. Spelling. —Seven or eight lines from Royal Reader No. IV., sometimes followed by a few words culled from the spelling lists in the reading-book. Arithmetic—(l.) Add £938 lis. 6-J-d-, £2,503 9s. B|d., £459 13s. lid., £7,086 7s. 3|d., £569 ISs. B|d., £4,136 9s. 5d., £207 13s. 9|d., £83 19s. lOd. (2.) Multiply £95,843 Is. 4Jd. by 176. (3.) Divide 3,137 ewt. 2 qr. 18 lb. 6 oz. by 329. (4.) Reduce 8 miles 4 fur. 2 yds. to feet. Grammar. —(1.) Parse as fully as you can —" The man who gave him the book will be here iv ten days." (2.) Decline " boy " and " thou," and compare " near " and " ill." (3.) What does the inflection for number denote ? Specimen Examination in Statidard V. Spelling. —Eight lines of prose from Royal Reader No. V., sometimes followed by a few hard words culled from the spelling lists. Arithmetic —(1.) What is the profit on the sale of 7 dozen pairs of gloves at 2s. 6d. per pair, and which cost 255. 6d. per dozen? (2.) If £100 put out at interest amount to £104 10s. in a year, what 2 1 + 3i—4sum will amount to £723 15s. in 4 years ? (3.) Simplify —^TTrri —• (4.) Find by practice the value of 97 ewt. 2 qr. 16 lb. at £6 6s. Bd. per ewt. (5.) A room is 12 ft. 6 in. long and 11 ft. 9 in. wide : how many yards of carpet f of a yard wide will be required to cover it ? Grammar.-— Parse the words underlined (here printed in italics), giving the syntax relations, in the following: — " And parted thus they rest who played, Beneath the same green tree." (2.) Give the analysis of —" In youth we should give our best attention to our education." (3 ) Write the active participles of " lay " and " go," and the third person singular of the tenses of the active indicative of " buy." Specimen Examination in Standard VI. Spelling. —Ten lines from any book or newspaper. Arithmetic. —(1.) If £180 15s. gain £8 12s. 6d. of interest in fifteen months, in what time will I J. 5 £350 gain £100 ? (2.) Simplify 3j-r--^—^. (3.) How often is 0025 contained in 157 ? (4.) A bill of £480 is due in eight months : find its present worth, interest being at the rate of 4| per cent. (5.) The construction of a road 30 feet wide cost £36 a chain : what is the rate per square yard ? Grammar. —Parse fully, giving the Byntax relations, the words underlined (here in italics) : " Eor lo ! the days are hastening on, By prophet bards foretold, When with the ever-circling year Comes round the age of gold; When peace shall over all the earth Her ancient splendours fling, And the whole world send back the sound Wliich now the angels sing." (2.) Give the full analysis of the first four lines of the above. (3.) Derive fully premature, eventide, description, cataract, eighty. (4.) What is a complementary nominative ? Give three instances. Explain the twofold use of the relative pronouns ; and give three examples.* I hope that the foregoing specimens of the examinations set will sufficiently define their nature and scope: at all events, they will convey a much more accurate idea of their character and aim than any verbal description. I have, &c, D. Peteie, M.A., The Secretary to the Otago Education Board. Inspector of Schools.

2. ME. TAYLOR'S REPORT. Sib, — Education Office, 15th April, 1878. I have the honor to submit my report for the year ended 31st March, 1878. My time has been occupied during the past year in making 64 visits, without notice, to schools in various parts of the educational districts; in examining 38 schools, chiefly in the Clutha and Tokomai- * The above examination was set in a school where Dr. Smith's Grammar was the text-book used. 14— H. 1.