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Gbnebal Statement of Becelpts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1900. Receipts. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balanoe £ s. d. Office staff—Salaries .. .. .. 250 0 0 On Building Account.. .. .. 207 8 11 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 16 7 0 On Land Fund .. .. .. 6 7 2 Departmental contingencies .. .. 522 17 10 On General Account .. .. .. 915 18 11 Inspector's salary .. .. .. 350 0 0 Scholarship .. .. .. 68 19 6 Inspector's travelling-expenses .. .. 100 0 0 Government grant for buildings.. .. 2,450 0 0 Truant Officer's salary and expenses .. 78 6 8 Subscriptions and donations lor buildings 10 0 0 Examination of pupil-teaobers .. .. 39 2 6 Other receipts for buildings— Teachers' salaries and allowances (including Speoial Government grant, outlying rent, bonus, &c.) .. .. .. 10,470 15 11 districts .. .. .. .. 1,430 0 0 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 1,006 10 9 Government grant, Denbigh Road fire .. 5 0 0 Training of teachers .. .. .. 216 0 0 Government statutory oapitation .. 10,858 7 5 Scholarships— Scholarship grant .. .. .. 184 2 5 Paid to soholars .. •.'. .. 244 14 4 Inspection subsidy .. .. .. 200 0 0 Examination-expenses .. .. 24 12 1 School Commissioners—For primary edu- Sotaool buildings— oation .. .. .. .. 1,634 18 4 New buildings .. .. .. 629 16 0 District High School fees .. .. 72 0 0 Improvements of buildings .. .. 303 13 4 Other reoeipts— Furniture and applianoes .. .. 203 9 7 Rents of sohool sites .. .. .. 49 16 6 Sites .. .. .. .. 118 16 11 Government, office rent .. .. 13 0 0 Plans, supervision, and fees .. .. 80 10 0 Copies regulations sold .. .. 0 3 6 Denbigh Road fire .. .. .. 5 0 0 Interest Land Fund .. .. .. 0 3 7 Incidental .. .. .. .. 62 16 11 Refund scholarship money .. .. 0 7 0 Ranger .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Contractors' deposits .. ' .. .. 70 0 0 Stratford District High School .. .. 21 0 0 School libraries .. .. .. 15 0 0 Contractors' deposits refunded .. .. 30 0 0 Balanoe £ s. d. On Building Account ..2,761 3 1 On General Account .. 588 7 1 Contractors' deposits .. 40 0 0 Land Fund .. .. 6 10 9 3,396 0 11 Scholarship Account, Dr. 15 17 6 3,380 3 5 £18,176 13 3 £18,176 13 3 D. McAllum, Chairman. P. S. Whitcombe, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

REPORT ON THE STRATFORD DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, 1900.

The results of the examination were satisfactory. In the highest division work to the Junior University Scholarship standard had been undertaken with satisfactory results. The matriculation class did very satisfactory work. The work of the junior division might have been stronger in accurate knowledge of the ground covered. This division, however, contains some pupils who have been for only a short time in the class and could not have been expected to make much progress. The work attempted has been very heavy, two pupils who have been three years at secondary work covering the ground for the Junior University Scholarship. This is a high ideal of progress for the teachers to place before themselves, and they must be congratulated on the success attained. W. E. Spencee, M.A., B.Sc, Examiner.

Subject taught. Number of Class. Pupils in eaoh Class. Work done. Euclid ) Trigonometry j Euclid III. 2 Junior University Scholarship, II. I. 8 13 Matriculation. Book I. Arithmetic ) Algebra J Algebra III. 2 Junior University Scholarship. Arithmetic ... English II, I. I. IV. III. II. 8 13 21 2 5 3 Matriculation. To simple equations. Advanced and commercial arithmetic. Junior University Scholarship. The Traveller, Nesfield's Grammar and Composition. The Traveller, Nesfield's Grammar and Composition, to page 110. Advanced Standard VI. work. Geography ) History I Latin I. I. 13 9 Matriculation. French IV. III. II. I. IV. III. II. I. 2 5 3 13 2 5 3 13 Junior University Scholarship. Matriculation. Via Latina, to exercise 74. Via Latina, to exercise 36. Junior University Scholarship. Matriculation. Chardenal's First Course. Chardenal's First Course, to exercise 136.