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NAPIEE HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Boys' School—Mr. W. Wood, A.0.P.; Mr. A. S. M. Poison, 8.A.; Mr. J. P. Dakin, 8.A.; Mr. C. E. Fox, M.A.; Mr. E. N. Anderson. Girls' School— Miss A. E. J. Spenoer, B.A. ; Miss C. R. Kirk, 8.A.; Miss S. M. Gordon, M.A.; Miss H. Veillard ; Miss K. Scott, M.A.; Miss J. E. Page ; Mrs. Maefarlane ; Miss Loudon; Mrs. Stuart. 1. Eepoet of the Goveenoes. The Board of Governors have the honour to report that they have reason to be well satisfied with the work of the institutions under their control. In the boys' school additions are being made to the buildings, which will provide a separate cubicle for each boarder. The girls' school has a similar provision for boarders. The following is a summary of candidates from the schools who were sent up for public examination in December and January:—Boys : Matriculation, &c, seven (all passed) ; Civil Service Junior Examination, ten (all passed, the two highest gaining ninth and thirteenth places in the colony); Civil Service Senior Examination, two (one pass and one partial pass). Girls : Matriculation, ten (of whom nine passed) ; Civil Service Junior Examination, three (all passed). The schools were examined by Mr. T. W. Bowe, M.A., who in the course of his report remarks, " Taken as a whole, both schools have passed a highly satisfactory examination I am afraid this report reads somewhat like a panegyric, but I have been unable to find any substantial ground for even mild censure in the work of either school. The work of both has been excellent." H. A. Coknpobd, Chairman. 31st December, 1901. David Sidby, Secretary.

2. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £s. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 3,428 3 0 Management— Current income from reserves .. .. 293 6 6 Office salary .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Prom property not a reserve .. .. 1,070 6 3 Other offioe expenses.. .. .. 12 17 9 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Other expenses of management .. 12 1 6 purchase-money .. .. .. 134 9 2 Legal expenses .. .. .. 815 10 Paid by School Commissioners— Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,720 0 0 To meet repairs of past year .. .. 500 0 0 Music-teaoher .. .. .. .. 49 3 3 To erect new dormitories .. .. 1,000 0 0 Examinations— Examiner's fee and expenses .. .. 22 18 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 20 0 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 1,035 19 3 Other expenses .. .. .. 3 2 1 Rail and coach fares of scholarship- Board, rail and coach fares of scholarshipholders .. .. .. .. 334 2 8 holders .. .. .. .. 332 11 9 Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 79 17 6 Prizee .. .. .. .. 14 6 0 Old stable sold .. .. .. 0 10 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 36 12 6 Discount .. .. .. ... 0 5 10 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 132 5 3 Gas sold .. .. .. .. 012 0 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and Wellington School Commissioners .. 012 3 other temporary advances .. .. 95 4 6 Builder's deposit .. .. .. 23 5 0 Site and buildings— Refund, Evening Post .. .. .. 0 7 0 Purchases and new works, and refurnishing .. .. 233 11 0 Fenoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 46 13 0 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 83 2 6 Expenditure on Royal visit under Indemnity Act.. .. .. .. 4 5 5 Investments on mortgage .. .. 2,650 0 0 Balance at end of year— At bank .. .. .. .. 1,952 12 1 On fixed deposit .. .. .. 457 10 0 £7,924 14 5 £7,924 14 5 H. A. Coenfobd, Chairman. David Sidey, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. WOEK OF THE HIGHBST AND LOWEST CLASSES. Boys' School. Highest. —Mathematics—Geometry, as in Euclid, Books 1.-IV. and VI. and riders ; algebra, to permutations and combinations (Hall and Knight); trigonometry, to solution of triangles ; Kennedy's Grammar. French — Daudet's Tartarin de Tarascon; Continuous Prose and arithmetic, general. Latin—Cicero, De Amicitia; Virgil, JEneid, I, ; Bradley's Arnold; and Grammar. English —Eomola ; The Tempest; historical grammar composition. Geography— General, and physiography. History —England, 1688-1837. Physiology—Human (Murche, Books 1.-IV.). Drawing —Model, perspective, geometrical, and mechanical. Carpentry— Certain boys only. Lowest. —Mathematics—Geometry, elementary notions ; algebra, simple rules and manipulation ; arithmetic, Standard IV. Latin—Chiefly oral; Macmillan's Shorter Course; five declensions. French —Chiefly oral, elementary. English—The work of Standard IV. History— England, B.C. 55 to A.D. 1199. Geography—Australia and New Zealand, and the elements of physiography. Science—Elementary physics. Drawing—Freehand, brushwork, and design; scale-drawing. Carpentry —Elementary.