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English. —Four of the papers were very good, five good, five satisfactory, fifteen fair, eight weak, five very weak. General result, fair. French. —One paper was very good, one good, one fair, and two were weak. General result, fair. Latin. —Class 1., five papers were excellent and three very good; Class 11., the four papers were of excellent quality ; Class 111., one paper was excellent, two were good, six satisfactory, and two weak ; Class IV., one paper was excellent, five were satisfactory, seven fair, one was weak, and four were very weak. General result, satisfactory. Algebra. — Seven papers were very good, eight good, six satisfactory, nine fair, and eight very weak. General result, satisfactory. Euclid. —Class 1., one paper was excellent, one very good, one good, and one satisfactory ; Class 11., one paper was excellent, two were good, and two fair; Class 111., one paper was very good, three were good, four were satisfactory, two fair, and three weak. Class IV., four papers were good, four satisfactory, one was fair, and eight were weak. General result, satisfactory. Trigonometry. —One paper was excellent and three were very good. General result, very good. Agricultural Chemistry. —Evidence was given of good practical work in this subject.

Palmerston District High School.

English. —Two papers were very good, two fair, six weak, and eleven very weak. General result, very weak. French. —One paper was very good, one good, four were satisfactory, three fair, and four weak. General result, fair. Latin. —Class 1., two papers were excellent, two satisfactory, and one was fair ; Class 11., one paper was excellent, one very good, one satisfactory, and one fair. General result, satisfactory. Algebra. —Class 1., the work of this pupil was fair; Class 11., one paper was satisfactory, three were weak, and four very weak; Class 111., one paper was satisfactory and one weak ; Class IV., one paper was good, two were satisfactory, and seven were weak. General result, weak. Euclid. —Class 1., <one paper was excellent, two were good, and five weak; Class 11., two papers were satisfactory and two weak; Class 111., one paper was good, two were satisfactory, one was fair, five were weak. General result, weak.

Balclutha District High School.

Subject. Class. Pupils presented. Pupils examined. Work done. Latin French English I. II. I. II. 6 7 7 l<2 27 5 4 7 6 21 Caesar's Gallic War, Book I., chapters 1-40; and Smith's Principia Latina, Part I. Smith's Principia Latina, Part I., pages 1-66. Lyon and Larpent's Primary French Translation Book (published by Eivington and Co.), pages 1-36; and Macmillan's French Course, First Year. Macmillan's French Course, First Year, pages 1-40. Shakespeare's "As You Like It" (being read from the bare text); and Goyen's Composition, pages 1-123. Books I.-IV.; exercises on Book I. Books I. and II. ; exercises on Book I. Book I., propositions 1-26. Hall and Knight, pages 1-321. Hall and Knight, pages 1-200. Hall and Knight, pages 1-151. Hall and Knight, pages 1-47. Euclid I. II. III. I. II. III. IV-. 10 5 12 2 8 6 14 8 4 9 1 8 2 10 Algebra

Subject. pfeXL. Pupils examined. Work done. English Latin French I. II. I. II. III. 16 9 2 13 10 14 9 1 12 10 Macmillan's, Book VI., pages 262-365 ; Smith's Grammar; Goyen's Composition; Macaulay's Essay on Lord Olive. Same as for Class I., excepting the essay on Lord Olive. Principia Latina, Part II., Book V. ; Allen's Grammar, to page 141. Principia, Part I., and 24 pages of Part II. To the end of the second conjugation in Principia Latina, Part I. Chardenal, Part I., all the exercises pages 175-196, extracts, and pages 135-166, and 170 of appendix. Chardenal, Part I., 156 exercises, extracts pages 175-183. Hamblin Smith, 168 pages. Hamblin Smith, 72 pages. Books I. to IV.; exercises on Book I. Books I. and II.; easy exercises on Book I, Book I. I. 2 2 Algebra II. I. II. I. II. III. 6 13 7 2 11 8 5 12 7 1 11 7 Geometry . .