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Eight scholarships of the Nelson Education Board and two of the Marlborough Education Board were held at the College, and six of the Nelson Board at the Girls' College. Free tuition is given by the College to eight boys and eight girls under the scholarship regulations of the "^Nelson Education Board, and to two holders of scholarships under the Marlborough Education Board.

GREYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1889. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance in bank at beginning of year .. 257 18 6 By Management— Interest on moneys invested .. .. 41 12 2 Office salary .. .. .. 5 0 0 Exchange on cheque .. .. .. 0 0 6 Other office expenses .. .. 112 4 Debit balance at end of year, being unprc- Endowment Sales Account—Proceeds insented cheque, £25, less credit balance, vested .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 £17 15s. 4d. .. .. .. 7 4 8: Grey Education Board, for High School.. 50 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 0 3 6 £306 15 10 ! £306 15 10 j . J. Barkley, for Chairman. Edward T. Robinson, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1889. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Fixed deposits in Bank of New Zealand By Balance outstanding at beginning of year 6 9 7 at beginning of year .. .. 1,158 8 0 Borough rates to 1890 .. .. 12 19 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 52 2 6 Rickard and Priest, timber, &c. .. 5 12 6 Kent, H. S. Andrewes, half-year .. 7 0 0 Benton, James, sundry articles .. 5 16 Aitken, A., four days' labour .. .. 2 0 0 Curie, D., printing, &c. .. .. 10 0 Telegrams, cheque-book, and interest .. 0 7 6 Fixed deposits in Bank of New Zealand 1,175 4 6 Balance open account ditto .. .. 8 15 11 £1,217 10 6 £1,217 10 6 Assets. £ s. d. I ■ Liabilities. To Balance at bank .. .. .. 1,184 0 5 " Government House " and grounds, say 1,200 0 0| Nil. £2,384 0 5 J. P. Will, Hon. Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1889. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Current income from reserves.. .. 2,984 4 0 By Overdraft at beginning of year .. 463 17 10 School fees .. .. .. .. 892 12 0 Management—Salary .. .. 80 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 48 15 2 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,487 10 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 189 19 0 Examinations— Examiners' fees .. .. .. 54 1 6 Other expenses .. .. .. 5 410 Prizes .. .. .. .. 25 18 0 Printing, stationery, stamps, and advertising 101 5 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 33 5 6 Fencing, repairs, &c... .. .. 44 10 9 Bents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 104 0 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 11 17 7 Interest on loan .. .. .. 350 0 0 Surveying, inspecting, and advertising reserves .. .. .. 171 18 6 Cleaning bath .. .. .. 918 9 Legal expenses .. .. .. 20 8 6 Grants to cricket club and cadet corps.. 45 0 0 Alterations to workshop .. .. 37 7 6 Annual expense of workshop .. .. 25 15 0 Connecting bath with main sewer .. 25 13 4 Sundries .. .. .. .. 17 17 6 . £4,115 10 7 £4,115 10 7 % -____- F. de C. Malet, Chairman. F. G. Steadman, Registrar, Canterbury College. Examined.—A. H. Maclean, Inspector of Audit.