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2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1902. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. e. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 206 16 10 Salary of secretary .. .. • ■ J5 0 0 Grant under section 17 of ,: The Marl- Teachers' salaries and allowance*, .. 629 3 4 borough High School Act, 1899" .. 400 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. •■ Id 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 120 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 28 10 1 School fees .. .. .. ... 558 0 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 42 lb Sale of firewood .. .. .. 6 5 0 Furniture and apparatus .. • • 137 11 11 Refunds .. .. . ■ 2 2 8 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. • ■ 48 9 5 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. • ■ 7 16 0 Plans and supervision .. .. .. 7 17 6 Interest on current aocount .. .. 117 6 j Books.. .. .. ••■ •■ 8 17 | Ironing class .. .. • • • • 110 0 Freight and cartage .. . • • ■ 19 10 Stamps .. .. ■ • • • 018 6 Cheque-book .. .. .. • ■ 0 10 0 Bank fee .. .. • • • • 010 0 Refund (half school fee) .. . ■ 110 0 Sundries .. • • • ■ • ■ 0 5 11 Balance at end of year .. .. . • .342 8 3 £1,298_4_10 i a,298_4 10 A. P. Seymour, Chairman. John Smith, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

3. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest —English, pure mathematics, mechanics, and heat—As for University junior scholarship. Latin—Virgil's iEneid, Book I. ; Cassar, Gallic War, Book I. ; sight translation, grammar, and composition as for University junior scholarship. French—Brachet's Grammar; Voyage de M Perichon ; Tartarin de Tarascon ; composition in French based on above. Lowest.— Arithmetic—Southern Cross, V. Geography—Southern Cross, IV. Writing—Vere Foster's Bold Writing. Boetrv—Several pieces committed to memory from Henley's Lyra Heroica. Beading—Boval Crown Beaders, V. and VI. Latin—Via Latina, to page 39. FrenchDent's First French Book, to exercise 56. History—Gardiner's Outline, to end of Henry VII. English grammar—Nesfield, adapted to Standards V. and VI. Composition—Beproduction of stories read ; composition on simple themes. 4. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Drawing: A class is conducted one afternoon a week for two hours during school time ;_ a small charge is made. Book-keeping : Two lessons a week (forty minutes each) are given in Forms IV. and V. for both girls and boys. Gymnastics, &c. : The girls once a week have free exercises, and also with wands and clubs ; the boys have half an hour's Indian-club exercise once a week, and half an hour's drill.

5. Scholarships. Twelve district scholarships were held at the school, and the Governors gave free tuition to ten other scholars.

NELSON COLLEGE. Staff. Bom' College -Mr. W. S. Littlejohn, M.A. ; Mr. C. T. Major, M.A., B.Sc, D.S.O. ; Mr. F. Milner, M.A.; Mr. C H Broad, 8.A.; Mr. G. T. Palmer, M.A.; Mr. R. McSporran, 8.A.; Mr. F. C. C. Huddleston. Girls' College -Miss A. C. Tendall, M.A.; Miss E. Gribbon, B.A. ; Miss E. Gibson, M.A. ; Miss C. E. Macgregor, M.A.; Miss E. M. Jacobson, M.A. ; Miss F. E. Livesay, B.A. ; Miss Huddleston ; the staff of the Nelson School of Music. 1. Beport op the Governors. The Hon. Mr. Barnicoat, one of the original Governors of the College, resigned in September, much to the regret of his colleagues on the Council, by whom his long and valuable services were highly esteemed : the vacancv 'thus caused was filled by the appointment of Major Franklyn, of Wakefield. Mr. J. Holloway"resigned the office of Secretary early in the year, to the regret of the Governors, by whom his services during his six years' tenure of office were much appreciated ; Mr. James Blair was appointed as his successor. Boys' College. The number of pupils on the roll was the largest in the annals of the institution ; the number of boarders, too, exceeded all previous records, giving an average of seventy-one for the three terms of the year. These numbers show that the reputation of the College is steadily rising m the estimation of the people of New Zealand. The increased house accommodation proved insufficient to cope with the rapidly increasing number of boarders, and the Council of Governors have decided to take a new departure by erecting a house in the College-grounds, with bed, dining, and work rooms, and all necessary and modern outfit, to accommodate forty boys, who will be under the charge of a resident master and assistant. The plans for this building are now under con-

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