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4. Arrangements fob Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. College. Drawing : Regular classes twice a week for the lowest three forms. Also a special class twice a week out of school hours. Carpentry : Special class twice a week out of school hours. Bookkeeping and Commercial Correspondence : Classes held regularly five times a week. Singing is regularly taken by the lowest three forms. The school has an excellent swimming bath, which is open to the boys three times a day during the season. Instruction is given to beginners by one of the masters, who is an expert swimmer. Gymnastic classes are under the control of two capable instructors. Two cadet companies—total strength, 120. Good shooting range on College grounds. Cadets are encouraged to shoot, and instruction is given. Boys not in cadet companies are drafted into squads, and regularly drilled by the masters. Games generally are provided for and encouraged. Girls' High School. Drawing is taught as an ordinary school subject for three hours each week. Additional lessons are given to the lower school. The classes are conducted by teachers from the Technical School, assisted by two certificated teachers of the regular staff. Painting and wood-carving are taught as extras by a visiting teacher. Needlework, darning, and knitting are taught as regular class-subjects twice a week to the lower and middle forms. Arrangements have been made for cooking lessons to be given to a class of High School pupils at the Technical School. Drill is taught throughout the school. The classes are held two hours a week. Dancing is taught after school hours by two visiting teachers. There is a class after school hours for instruction in shorthand. The school has an extensive playground of 3 acres, where tennis, croquet, cricket, and other out-door games are under the supervision of the teachers. Pupils make very general use of the saltwater swimming baths, near the school, and swimming races are held annually. A singing-class, which is attended by most of the girls, is held twice a week.

5. Scholarships. Free tuition was given by the Board of Governors to fifteen scholars. Twenty-three Education Board scholarships were held at the College and sixteen at the High School, and six foundation scholarships were also held at the College and one at the High School.

NAPIER HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. ■ Boys' School.—Mr. W. Wood, A.0.P.; Mr. A. S. M. Poison, 8.A.; Mr. J. P. Dakin, B.A. ; Mr. C. E. Pox, 8.A.; Mr. R. N. Anderson. Girls' School.— Miss R. M. Matthews, L.L.A.; Miss A. B. J. Spencer, 8.A.; Miss C. R. Kirk, B.A. ; Miss J. MoLandress, M.A.; Miss E. Scott, M.A. ; Miss J. E. Page ; Mr. T. W. Sharp; Mrs. Macfarlane, Mrs. Clarke, Miss Green. 1. Report of the Board. The Governors of Napier High School have the honour to report that both boys' and girlg' schools have well sustained the position occupied for some years. The examiner, Mr. T. W. Rowe, M.A., reports very favourably on the work of both schools. At the University examinations nine pupils (four boys and five girls) passed the Matriculation examination, and one boy the Medical Preliminary examination. H. A. Cornford, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 3,533 6 1 Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 281 0 6 Other office expenses .. .. .. 18 14 5 Prom property not a reserve .. .. 768 15 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 16 3 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,695 0 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 144 15 0 Music salaries per fees .. .. .. 60 4 0 Examiner's fee .. .. .. 22 12 3 Examinations .. .. .. .. 22 18 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,092 19 5 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 339 11 9 Board of scholarship children .. .. 339 16 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 77 14 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 32 2 6 Wellington School Commissioners .. 10 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 132 10 3 Book and stationery account and other temporary advances .. .. .. 73 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 94 0 2 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 190 14 9 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 87 12 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 3,428 3 0 £6,261 19 8 £6,261 19 8

H. A. Cornford, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.