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5. Scholarships.

The school gave free education to twenty-one foundation scholars, twelve holders of certificates of proficiency from the Education Board, eight holders of John Williamson Scholarships, and five children of members of the staff. There were eight Auckland Girls' High-school scholars and four Rawlings scholars, and also sixty-nine district scholarships awarded by the Auckland Education Board, and one each by the Wellington and North Canterbury Boards were held at the school.

AUCKLAND GIELS , HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d, Balance .. .. .. .. 7,048 12 3 Interest paid over to Auckland Grammar Price of timber sold .. .. .. 1,638 9 0 School .. .. .. .. 260 0 0 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 260 0 0 Half-cost of boundary-fence .. .. 110 12 6 Paid by Wellington Reserves Gommis- Rates .. .. .. .. .. 17 9 2 eioners .. .. .. .. 0 14 Bank commission .. .. .. 0 10 0 Legal advice .. .. .. .. 110 Balance .. .. .. .. 8,557 911 £8,947 2 7 £8,947 2 7 L. J. Bagnall, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WHANGAEEI HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. R. Lupton, Miss A. L. Gavey, and Miss Edith J. Golquhoun. 1. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 113 35 1 Office salary or salaries .. .. .. 10 14 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 65 8 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 0 18 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 100 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 308 19 0 School fee 3 .. .. .. .. 196 17 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 3 7 9 Transfer from separate account, No. 1. .. 0 1 11 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 716 0 Books and stationery for sale to pupils .. 0 5 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 0 12 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 1 16 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 141 12 10 £476 2 0 Total .. .. .. .. 476 2 0 J. M. Killen, Chairman. J. McKinnon, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Wobk of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Mason's Grammar; Nichol's Primer of English Composition, with exercises on the same; Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice ; Carlyle, Sartor Eesartus; Milton, Samson Agonistes; Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature. Latin—Latin Composition, Allcroft's ; Tutorial Latin Eeader; Tutorial Latin Grammar ; Cassar, Virgil. French —Chardenal's Advanced Course ; Contanseau's Extracts ; Grammaire dcs Grammaires. Mathematics—Brooke Smith's Arithmetic ; Hall and Knight's Algebra; Euclid, I. to VI., Layng ; Trigonometry, Hall and Knight. Science—Shore and Foster's Physiology ; Jago's Chemistry. Lowest. —English —Eoyal Eeader V. ; English History, Arthur's ; Geography, Standard V.; Grammar and Composition; Eecitation; Spelling. French—Chardenal 1., part of. Latin—Dr. W. Smith's Principia, I. to end of active verbs. Arithmetic—Standards IV. and V. Elementary Physiology.

3. Abbangements foe Deawing ; Manual, Commeecial, and Technical Insteuction ; Gymnastics, Deill, Swimming, etc. Two hours a week were devoted to drawing —juniors, freehand and geometrical; seniors, freehand, geometrical, and elementary perspective. Military drill was given on Friday afternoons from 3.15 to 4.45 ; this included a signalling class. All boys can swim.

4. Scholarships. The Governors gave free tuition to six scholars. One Education Board scholarship was held at the school, and one extension of High School scholarship given by the headmaster for special industry.