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II.; Cicero De Officiis, Book I.; Eeid's Translation at Sight, selections; composition, grammar, &c. French—Chardenal's Advanced Exercises ; Erckmann-Chatrian, Waterloo; Boielle, Poetry; grammar, composition, &c. ; Ninet's Beadings for Middle and Upper Forms. German—Schiller, Wilhelm Tell; Macmillan, Part II.; Poetry, selected; Der Neffe als Onkel; Buchheim's German Prose Composition. Mathematics —Arithmetic, the whole subject; Algebra, to permutations and combinations, inclusive; Geometry, Euclid, Books 1., 11., 111., IV., VI.; Trigonometry, Lock's Trigonometry. Science —Botany, the morphology and physiology of the botanical types specified in the junior scholarship schedule. Chemistry — The metallic elements; revision of the nonmetallic elements. (The senior division have revised the whole of inorganic chemistry.) Lowest. —English —Macmillan's Literary Beader, No. 5; English History, William I. to Charles 11. ; Geography, New Zealand; Grammar and composition. French—Chardenal's French Course (part); vocabulary. Arithmetic—Compound rules in all tables and mental arithmetic. Science—Lessons in the elements of botany. 2. Scholarships. The Gray-Bussell Scholarship of £40 per annum, tenable for three years, is attached to the school. Free education was given to forty-six pupils, who made 50 per cent, of the total attainable marks at the scholarships examination.

3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Endowments— By Dr. balance.. ' .. .. .. 3,277 16 5 Capital Account —Price of reserves sold 57 7 6 Management—Office salary or salaries.. 130 0 0 Current income from reserves .. 2,348 7 5 Other office expenses—Petty cash, Interest on moneys invested and on £1 55.; stamps, telegrams, and teleunpaid purchase money .. .. 56 7 6 phone, £20 ss. .. .. .. 21 10 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. 425 15 4 Other expenses of management —Office School fees— stationery and printing .. .. 9 10 0 Boys' School .. .. .. 1,833 9 9 Teachers'salaries and allowances — Girls' School .. .. .. 1,010 3 1 Boys' School .. .. .. 2,613 8 1 Boarding-school fees—Girls .. .. 385 10 4 Girls' School .. .. .. 1,656 1 5 Proceeds of sale of debentures .. 3,500 0 0 Boarding-school Account— Boys .. .. .. .. 57 14 8 Girls ... .. .. .. 428 8 9 Examinations .. .. .. 69 18 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 40 0 0 Prizes (two years) .. .. .. 60 12 9 Printing and stationery .. .. 73 12 7 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including wages of two janitors .. .. 212 16 10 Advertising .. .. .. .. 32 2 0 Laboratory requisites .. .. 12 2 5 Fencing, repairs, furnishing, &c.— Boys .. .. .. .. 61 3 0 Girls .. .. .. •.. 44 15 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 58 12 5 Interest— Overdraft.. .. .. .. 51 16 3 Richardson Cadet Corps Fund .. 211 3 Gray Russell Scholarship Fund .. 11 5 3 Coupons on debentures .. .. 75 13 9 Waterrates.. .. .. .. 179 5 0 Inspecting endowments .. .. 9 0 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 427 4 0 £9,617 0 11 £9,617 0 11 John F. M. Fraser, Chairman. C. Macandrew, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Beport of the Board. Sir,— Invercargill, 28th March, 1898. The Board of Governors of the Southland High Schools have the honour to present the following report for the year 1897 :— At the opening of the year the following gentlemen comprised the Board: Messrs. W. Macalister and W. Boss, appointed by His Excellency the Governor ; Yen. Archdeacon Stocker and Mr. E. Woodward, elected by the Southland Board of Education; and Mr. J. A. Hanan, the Mayor of Invercargill. The Yen. Archdeacon Stocker was elected Chairman. No change occurred during the year in the personnel of the Board of Governors. Teaching Staff. —There was no change in the teaching staff until the end of the year, when Miss Tindall resigned. Miss Kate Isherwood, M.A., of Christchurch, was appointed to succeed Miss Tindall. At the expiration of the first term the Board decided to dispense with the services of the visiting shorthand teacher, and arranged with Mr. George to take this subject.