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Waimate. English. —The answering of this class showed that their " Macbeth " had been intelligently read and closely studied. In the written examination, embracing questions in grammar and composition, and on the history of the English language, there were three papers of moderate quality, two were good, three very good, and one excellent. Latin. —Miss Miller professed a book of Virgil in addition to the work prescribed in the Third Course. Her translations of passages from Caesar and Virgil were marked by precision and taste in expression ; and the skill she showed in rendering difficult sentences and continuous passages into Latin gave evidence of the soundness of her training. The work of the pupils in the junior classes reached a high standard of merit. Euclid. —Miss Miller's work was almost faultless, and Miss Freeman's and Master Baxter's was very good. Algebra. —ln this subject five of the seven pupils who were taking the course prescribed in the syllabus gained full marks, and of the two remaining one gained 70 per cent, and the other 60. Miss Miller's percentage of 95 on a paper going considerably beyond the work of the Third Course was in keeping with the remarkable efficiency she has shown in all her subjects. Temuka. Latin. —ln the advanced class the translation from Livy was good, and from Virgil only moderate; the Latin composition was poor. The third-year pupil's translation from Caesar was very good, but the rest of his paper was inaccurate. The second-year pupil gained only 33 per cent. Of the papers of the first year two were good and one very good. French. —The only paper in French was a very creditable one. Euclid. —The third-year pupil completely broke down in this paper. One second-year pupil did very well, and the other failed badly. The first-year scholars gained 90 and 65 per cent, respectively. Algebra. —The results of the examination in algebra are very uneven, the first-year pupils gaining 100 and 85 per cent, respectively, the second-year pupils 60 and 0 per cent., and the thirdyear pupil 25 per cent. I have, &c, Jas. Gibson Gow, M.A., Inspector. The Chairman, South Canterbury Education Board.

OTAGO. Siß,— Education Office, Dunedin, 31st March, 1890. In accordance with section 102 of " The Education Act, 1877," the Education Board of the District of Otago has the honour to submit the following report on educational matters in the district for the year 1889 : — Boabd. —At the date of last annual report the members constituting the Board were—Hon. Thomas Dick, Messrs. John McKenzie, Henry Clark, James Green, James Pulton, Michael Fraer, John W. Jago, John Macgregor, and Dr. Hislop. The retiring members under section 15 of the Act ware the Hon. Mr. Dick, and Messrs. McKenzie and Clark. Candidates were nominated for the three vacancies, and the voting resulted in the re-election of the three retiring members. At the first meeting of the Board, in April, Mr. Henry Clark was re-elected Chairman. Dr. Brown and Mr. James Fulton were reappointed members of the Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Board. Mr. J. C. Gilchrist was the representative of the Board on the Waitaki High School Board for the year. The Board held twenty-three meetings during the year. Number of Schools. —At the end of 1888 there were 187 schools in operation. In the course of the year new schools were opened at Ratanui, Island Cliff, Eongahere, and Wanaka Eoad. The school at Otago North Heads was closed owing to the removal of the families of workmen employed

Latin ... Advanced ... Third latin Subject. Course. - T , ' Average 1 53 1 60 1 33 1 70 2 71 1 72 Livy, Book I.; Virgil's iEneid, Book VI.; Bradley's Arnold's Prose Composition, fifty-seven exercises. Caesar's Invasion of Britain (Macmillan); Abbott's Via Latina. Abbott's Via Latina, pages 1-114. Abbott's Via Latina, pages 1-83. Abbott's Via Latina, pages 1-39. Macmillan's Second French Course, seventy-five exercises ; Blouet's Book of French Composition, thirtysix exercises ; Corneille's Le Oid. Books III. and IV. Books I. and II. Book I. Quadratic equations, problems, evolution, and surds. Fractions and simultaneous equations. Factors, G.C.M., L.C.M., and easy simple equations. Amount of Work done. Second First, Sec. II. „ Sec. I. French ... Ad van ced... Euclid ... 'Third Second First Algebra ... ! Third Second First, Sec.II. 1 5 2 55 2 78 1 25 2 30 2 93