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Gbnbeal Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1900. Beceipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance— £ s. d. Offioe staff—Salaries .. .. .. 300 10 0 On Building Account .. .. .. 717 7 5 Departmental contingencies .. .. 176 11 4 On General Account .. .. .. 1,000 8 0 Inspectors'salaries and travelling-expenses 854 0 0 Government grant for buildings .. .. 1,800 0 0 ] Truant Officer's salary and expenses .. 86 18 9 Other receipts for buildings— j Examination of pupil-teachera .. .. 33 15 11 Extra building grant .. .. .. 580 0 0 i Teachers' salaries and allowances (includRangitatalsland .. .. .. 8 0 0 ing rent, bonus, &c.) .. .. .. 14,494 3 1 Government statutory capitation .. 13,691 13 -7 Incidental expenses of sohools .. .. 1,233 4 5 Scholarship grant .. .. .. 332 8 5 Scholarships— Inspection subsidy .. : .. 300 0 0 Paid to scholars .. .. .. 323 9 6 School Commissioners .. .. 2,997 18 5 Examination expenses .. .. 23 8 0 District High Sohool fees .. .. 259 12 6 School buildings— Rents .. .. .. .. 34 19 2 New buildings .. .. .. 1,838 17 11 Cannington contribution .. .. 10 2 6 j Improvements of buildings .. .. 496 19 3 Refunds .. .. .. .. 13 8 5 Furniture and applianoes .. .. 110 13 5 Waimate subsidy .. .. .. 100 0 0 Sites .. .. .. .. 38 14 7 Plans, supervision, and fees .. .. 161 13 0 Balances — On Building Account.. .. .. 458 9 3 On General Account .. .. .. 1,214 10 0 £21,845 18 5 £21,845 18 5 Wμ. B. Howell, Chairman. J. H. Mansfield, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except as to a grant of £25 for a swimming-bath, which is without authority of law.—J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

REPORT ON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. Education Office, Timaru, 22nd January, 1901. We have the honour to submit the following report on the higher work of the District High Schools: — Thirty-two scholars took part in the examination at Waimate, the subjects being English, Latin, French, Euclid, algebra, botany, and heat. Seven scholars were examined in seven subjects, sixteen in six subjects, eight in five subjects, and one in four subjects. Twenty-three scholars were examined at Temuka, the subjects being English, Latin, French, Euclid, and algebra. Instruction was also given in book-keeping, but this was not professed as a subject for examination. Nine scholars were examined in five subjects, five in four subjects, three in three subjects, three in two subjects, and one in one subject. The following tables show the subjects taught, the number of pupils examined, the marks gained by each class, and the amount of work done in each subject:—

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Subject. Course. Average | Number Marks of Pupils. perGent , Amount of Work done. English Senior 18 59 (1) Mason's Outline of English Grammar; (2) Higher Grade English; (3) Niohol's Composition ; (4) Composition; (5) Hamlet, Acts IV. and V. (1) Grammar; (2) Composition; (3) Correction of sentences ; Hamlet, Acts IV. and V. Matriculation French. Chardenal, Book I., to exercise 66. Chardenal, Book I., to exercise 136. Chardenal, Book I., to exercise 82. (1) In Catilinam, Books I. and II., Virgil's iEneid, Book III., 100 lines; (2) Via Latina and Allen's Latin Grammar ; (3) Retranslation of passages from Caesar and easy prose ; (4) Sight translation. (1) Caesar, Book I., 29 chapters; (2) Via Latina, to page 142, with irregular verbs. Via Latina, to page 83. Via Latina, to page 39. Algebra, as far as permutations. Batio, proportion, variation, progressions, permutations, and combinations. Fractions, equations, of the first degree, and problems in simple equations. Factors, H.C.F., L.C.M., and easy simple equations. Definitions, brackets, and the four simple rules. Books I., II., and III., with deductions, &c. Books III. and IV., with easy deductions. Books I. and II., with easy deductions on Book I. Book I., with easy deductions. Book I., to prop. 26, with definitions, &c. Dr. Stewart's Elementary Heat, to page 102. French Junior 13 55 Latin Fourth Second First, Sec. II. Sec. I. Third 2 2 7 9 5 59 83 78 7.1 66 Second 5 76 First, Sec. II. Sec. I. Advanced Fourth 5 12 2 3 74 67 65 70 .lgebra Second 7 83 First, Sec. II. 7 79 iuclid Sec. I. Advanced ... Third Second First, Sec. II. Sec. I. 13 2 3 6 8 13 14 71 60 55 65 64 i'2 58 [eat