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Waimate. English. —Four of the papers were very good, nineteen were good, five were fair, and two were moderate. The scholars were examined orally to test their knowledge of the language and incidents of the prepared poem, and in this they acquitted themselves with credit. French.- —Thirteen papers were excellent, five were very good,.and one was good. The prescribed work has been thoroughly prepared, and the answering was extremely careful and accurate. Latin. —Ten papers were excellent, twelve were very good, four were good, and six were fair. A striking feature of the papers was the correctness of the translation of English sentences into Latin, the best guarantee of sound instruction. Algebra. —Sixteen papers were excellent, eight were very good, seven were good, and one was fair.

Subject. Course. „ , Average Number Mark | of Pupils. perCent . Amount of Work done. inglish Senior 21 64 (1) Grammar—Mason's; (2) Higher Grade English, chaps. 1 to 13, 17 to 22 of Part I., and chaps. 3 and 4 of Part II.; (3) Nichol's Composition (pp. 1 to 72); (4) Longfellow's Evangeline. (1) Mason's Outline of English Grammar ; (2) Longfellow's Evangeline. Bue's Second Book, with 44 pages of a readingbook. Chardenal's First French Course. Chardenal's First French Course, to page 71. Chardenal's First French Course, to page 33. Abbott's Via Latina; Caesar, Book I., chaps. 1 to 20. Abbott's Via Latina, to page 142, with Irregular Verbs in Appendix I. Abbott's Via Latina, to page 83. Abbott's Via Latina, to page 39. Same as Third Course, with easy examples in ratio, proportion, variation, and progressions. Quadratics, problems, evolution, and surds. Fractions, equations of first degree, simultaneous equations, problems in simple equations. Factors, H.C.F., L.C.M., and easy simple equations. Definitions, brackets, and four simple rules. Definitions of Book V. ; Book VI., with riders on Books I. and II. Books III., IV., with riders on Books I. and II. Books I. and II. Book I. Book I., to prop. 24, with definitions, axioms, and postulates. Junior 9 63 Vench Third 1 94 iatin Second First, Sec. II. „ Sec. I. Third 3 9 6 5 81 90 96 70 Second 10 72 First, Sec. II. Sec. I. Advanced 7 10 3 75 92 85 .lgebra Third Second 9 7 68 92 First, Sec. II. 4 95 Sec. I. Advanced 9 2 100 75 iuclid Third Second First, Sec. II. „ Sec. I. 4 10 6 9 87 77 85 99

Subject. Course. Number of Pupils. Average Marks per Cent. Amount of Work done. English French Latin First First, Sec. II. „ Sec. I. First, Sec. II. „ Sec. I First, Sec. II. „ Sec. I. First, Sec. II. Sec. I. 11 1 9 3 10 4 11 4 11 73 74 82 82 87 81 97 75 91 (1) Great Authors (Second Period), pages 1-63; 144-149; 163-215. (2) Goyen's Composition —80 pages. Maomillan's First French Book. Bue's First French Book, pages 1 to 66. Via Latina, pages 1 to 83. Via Latina, pages 1 to 39. Factors, H.C.F., L.C.M., and easy simple equations. Definitions, brackets, and four simple rules. Book I. Book I., to prop. 24. Algebra Euclid