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Pour new schools have been opened since November, 1880, namely : The Southland Boys' High School, which is temporarily accommodated in a part of the new building just erected for the Girls' High School; the Christchurch Boys' High School and the Ashburton High School, which have suitable and substantial buildings of their own ; and the Whangarei High School, in a room rented for the purpose. The Waitaki High School Board is preparing to build on a portion of one of its reserves in the suburbs of Oamaru; and the New Plymouth High School Board has recently accepted a tender for the erection of a building on a suitable site. The Governors of Wellington College, owing to the want of funds, have been unable to establish the high school for girls authorised by the Act of 1878. The new buildings of the Auckland College and Grammar School were occupied early in 1880. From the reports of governing bodies the following summary statement of staff, attendance, fees, and salaries has been compiled:—

TABLE Z. —Staff, Attendance, Fees, and Salaries at Certain Secondary Schools.

Evening classes Avere conducted during the past year in connection with the Auckland College and Grammar School, AA rith an average attendance, at the outset, of 60 pupils in all the branches of study—viz., English, Latin, Erench, arithmetic, and mathematics. The average attendance in the fourth quarter at all the classes was 47. As a rule, the reports of the governing bodies of the secondary schools were supplemented by the reports of the heads of the schools, and of the examiners Avho conducted the examinations of the pupils at the close of the school year. These reports are of much value, but as they are voluminous, and, for the most

* Approximate number. t Exclusivo of Drawing-Master, who is paid by pupils' fees. J Paid mainly from fees. § Some of the masters receive a share of the fees, in addition to fixed salary, |[ Nearly all the visiting teachers are paid from fees.

Staff. Attend; Last Tei Quart ance rm 01;er. Ages Last Term >r Quarter. B_ M © Ed a Annual Ei ;es of Fees. Annual Salaries and Allowances of Teachers and Officers, at Kate paid for Last Quarter or Term. Schools. S3 to ft c !> i H a O _D U Hi O U <u S Ti r-l I o , * 3 a 8 10 ;s ■a _ * -s o M Qj 1 Day School. Ordinary Course. Board exclusive of Day School. Foe Boys only. Auckland College and Grammar School Auckland Church of England Grammar School 4 211 90 195 80 8 155 52i 47 1 211 2 90 4 £ s. d. 8 8 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. 50 0 0 £ s. d, f 3,250 0 0 z i 32 2 Wanganui Collegiate School Napier Trust High School Nelson College Otago High School ... 2 25 24 2 20! 3 ... 25 25 5 ( 7 0 0 [600 8 8 0 12 0 0 8 0 0 60 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 I 550 0 0 2 5 8 1 2 4 45 144 205 43 *140 197 4 33 8 45 1 A A 45 144 205 21 9 23 t p §3,377 0 0 31 121 "53 ... 144 ... 205 Totals 27 13 720 *079 ... 720 720 EOB GlEBS ONLY. (800 (.600 ( 12 0 0 (990 (10 0 0 (800 (12 0 0 .900 jso 0 0 i "■ ] 52 0 0 Auckland Girls' High School ... 235 225 10 135 79 11 235 235 10 1,810 0 0 Christchurch Girls' High School 95 88 3 59 32 1 95 95 || 1,460 5 4 3tago High School ... 11 138 129 4 97 37 ... 138 138 7 i| 1,270 0 0 Southland High School 4 42 38 23 19 42 42 Totals 24 25 510 480 17 314 167 12 510 Foe Boys and Giels. 1 , rhames High School ... ( 1. 14 1.7.20 ("5.82 Iff-IS 14 20 '"5 8 8 6 7 14 20 J... 8 8 0 J 185 0 0 Wellington College ... 79 11 49 4 35 5 1 3 85 12 I 8.. (-11 14 0 8 12 6 (.990 < 10 10 0 (880 53 11 0 42 0 0 (2,225 0 0 Kmaru High School ... ( b. 42 ..M9 138 82 38 44 1 8 31 26 9 15 41 49 j ... 1,525 0 0 Totals —Boys Totals—Girls ... 131 75 1 13 88 38 50 27 1 3 140 81 Totals 11 ! 5 220 200 14 126 77 4 221