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Palmerston District High School.

Before referring to the work done at the Palmerston District High School we would draw attention to the fact that the majority of the pupils come by train, and do not reach the school till a comparatively late hour in the morning. English. —The class read the whole of "Julius Cassar " The matter and language of the play were well known, and the substance of a short scene was very fairly rendered in the form of an essay Difficult words and passages were explained in a very satisfactory manner Latin. —ln Class I. the translation of Latin into English was, on the whole, well done syntax and parsing were moderately answered the inflections of nouns and verbs were fairly known , and Latin composition was of moderate quality In Class 11. the translation gave the meaning of the Latin clearly and correctly , parsing, syntax, and accidence were done with very fair accuracy, and the composition was satisfactory In Class 111. there were one or two good papers, but the answering was, on the whole, decidedly inferior to that of the higher classes. French. —ln Class I. the translation and grammar were both good. In Class 11. the papers of two pupils were of good and those of the other pupil of fair quality Geometry. —Class I. One pupil gained 70 and the other 60 per cent, of the marks. Class 11. One pupil gained 75, one 60, and the other 40 per cent, of the marks. Class 111. All the papers except two were of high merit. In Class IV the work was fairly done by two pupils, and very well done by the others. Algebra. —Class I. answered very poorly , Classes 11. and IV fairly , and Class 111. very well. Arithmetic and Mensuration. —Two pupils gained full marks, one over 90 per cent, of the marks, and most of the other pupils presented fair papers.

Port Chalmers District High School.

Subject.* Class. Number examined. Amount of Work done. English Latin French Geometry I. I. II. III. II. I. 19 5 4 6 3 2 Julius Ctesar, Clarendon Press Series. Principia Latina, Part II., pages 63 to 111 Composition— Eetranslation of the text, Grammar Translation at sight of easy passages. Principia Latina, Part I. and Part II., Fables , Mythology, and Book I. of History Principia Latina, Part I., 32 exercises, and Part II., 15 fables. Macmillan's First Progressive Eeader, Grammar, also easy translation at sight. Dejardin's Class Book, 97 pages, and the Eeader to page 204. Euclid, Books I. to IV and Book VI., with exercises on Book I. Books I. to IV., with exercises on Book I. Books I. and II., with exercises on Book I. Book I. and Definitions. Hamblin Smith, to end of geometrical progression. Hamblin Smith, to end of quadratics. Hamblin Smith, to end of simultaneous equations. Hamblin Smith, 113 pages, and very easy problems. Higher rules and mensuration, with field practice. I. 2 Jgebra II. III. IV I. II. III. IV. I. 3 7 7 2 3 8 6 19 .rithmetic Inglish Composition I. 19 General.

Subject. Class. Number examined. Amount of Work done. English I. 10 Extracts from Julius Caesar, Nelson's, Abbott's How to write clearly The same as Class I., but a lower standard accepted. Caesar, De Bello Gallico, Book I., 43 chapters ; and Virgil's iEneid, Book I., 254 lines, Grammar of Principia Latina, Part I. Cffisar's Invasion of Britain, in Macmillan's series, Grammar of Principia Latina, Part I. Chardenal s First French Course, Charles XII., BooklL, and Extracts in Chardenal's Second Course, pages 120 to 196. Chardenal's First French Course, Translation do., pages 175 to 196, and of Charles XII., Book II., pages 44 to 67 (Surenne's edition) Chardenal's First French Course, Exercises 1 to 78 , with "avoir " and " etre." Euclid, Books I. II., and III., with easy deductions on Book I. Hall and Knight's to page 200, except cube root. Hall and Knight's, 69 pages. Latin II. I. 15 3 French II. 4 I. 3 II. 4 III. 18 reometry I. 8 Jgebra I. II. 8 18 * Book-kee lill; and irinci )les of a| jriculture have also been tau; ;ht.