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AUCKLAND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1903. r , , , . , Becei P ts - £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 10,465 8 8 Bank commission .. 010 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Auckland Grammar School— purchase-money 409 0 0 Interest paid over 409 0 0 „ in advance .. .. 33 0 0 Rates on endowment, Hobson County .. 22 6 2 Balance at end of year— On mortgage .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 In debentures .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 On fixed deposit .. .... .. 400 0 0 On current account .. .. 912 6 JMWjJJ? £iq874~8~8 Richard Hobbs, Chairman. _, ~,.', Vincent E. Rice, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. James Adams, B.A. ; Mr. R. J. Thompson, B.A. ; Miss Mary R. Foy. 1. Report of the Governors. This school has always severely felt the want of sufficient funds. One effect of this was that for the first term of the year the school-work had to continue to be carried on by two teachers At the commencement of the second term a third teacher entered on his duties and much better work was done in consequence. On the Ist of July thirty-three pupils who had passed the Sixth Standard were admitted in accordance with Government regulations. It may be remarked that the beginning of the year is a much more suitable time both for the school-work and also for the examinations such pupils are expected to pass alter attending the school for two years. Pupils.—The pupils of the school have done well at the Civil Service Examinations There were four candidates for the Senior Examinations ; one passed in six subjects, and thus completed the examinations ; three others passed in five or in four subjects. At the Junior Civil Service Examination seven passed, all of whom gained good places. Former Pupils.— During the year some former pupils have done remarkably well. W Donovan at Auckland University College, got a double first in science, in original research, in chemistry and geology Colin Eraser, at the same college, gained his degree of Bachelor of Science and a scholarship in geology James Henry Adams gained first-class distinction of his year at Otago University in mathematics and science, and the highest place in the first-class in organic chemistry. Leslie Andrew gained the highest marks at the local school of mines, and won the President's medal. J. W. Johnson who last year passed with credit at the Univeristy Junior Examination, succeeded this year (after three terms at the Auckland Grammar School) in gaining a University junior scholarship. These results fully bear out the excellent report that Inspector Pope gave of the school in June last. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1903. _ . , , . . «eee»pto. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 661 14 3 Office salary on ( ] « Current income from reserves .. . . 481 8 7 Office expenses . " 60 0 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 50 0 0 Teachers' salaries 638 5 8 School fees .. ... . .. 260 14 0 Examiners' fees " . 30 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 0 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising '.' 815 6 Goldfields revenue 87 3 2 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. 29 410 Government grant, free-place scholars .. 48 0 0 Fencing, repairs &c 12 211 Refunds, namely— R ates " (i 7 fi Half costs arbitration awards .. .. 35 4 0 Insurance .. .. .. (> 10 6 Sale of crop _.. .. . 21 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 017 6 Rates ■• •• •• ■• 319 6 Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. 67 311 Insurance . . .. .. .. 14 0 Compensation claims, &c. .. . . 955 16 5 Legal expenses . . .. .. 12 6 School requisites and miscellaneous 38 4 2 Overdraft at end ot year .. .. 144 6 11 £!.802 11 11 fUsOsTTril

F. Trembath, Chairman. _, . n , . . Jas. Kernick, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. 3. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.— English—English Grammar Past and Present (Nesfield), English Composition (Nichol) English Questions and Exercises (Nichol), How to write clearly (Abbott), Idylls of the King (Tennyson)' Essays of Elia (Lamb), Henry IV., Part I. (Shakespeare), As you like it (Shakespeare), Precis (Cosino

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