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Monkhouse). French —Macmillan's French Course, Third Year (Fasnaoht), Questions and exercises (Stedman), La Canne de Jonc (De Vigny), French Unseens for Upper'\Forms (Pallisier), Macmillan's Advanced French Reader (Fasnacht). Latin —Frist Steps to Latin Prose (Walters) ; Questions and Exercises (Stedman) ; Latin Unseens (Senior) ; Csesar, De Bello Gallico, Book V. ; Virgil's iEneid, Book VI. Mathematics—Arithmetic (Lock), Algebra (Hall and Knight), Euclid, 1.-VI. (Hall and Stevens), Trigonometry (Lock). Science —Chemistry (Roscoe), Inorganic Chemistry (Roscoe and Harden), Practical Chemistry (Tilden) ; Mechanics—Statics, Dynamics, and Hydrostatics (Briggs and Bryan). Senior Geography (Longmans'). Lowest. —English —Outlines of English Grammar (Mason), Exercises on Norris's English Grammar (Wetherell), Parsing and Analysis (Mason), English Grammar Exercises (Morris and Bowen), How to write clearly (Abbott), Correction of Faulty Sentences (Mason), essays on easy subjects. English History—George I. to George IV. (Gardiner), and Royal History. Latin —Via Latina (Abbott), First Latin Reader (Beresford). French—Macmillan's Series, First Year (Fasnacht) ; dictation, reading, and composition ; My First-fFrench Book (Minet). Arithmetic—Lock. Algebra—Hall and Knight. Geometry—Hall and Part I. Science —Chemistry Primer (Roscoe), Physics Primer (Balfour Stewart).

4. Scholarships. Six Education Board scholarships were held at the school and thirty-two Government free places, and the Governors gave free tuition to eleven.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. Ernest Pridham, MA. ; Miss C. D. Grant, M.A. ; Mr. H. H. Ward ; Miss G. A. Drew, M.A. ; Miss E. Smith ; Miss M. O'Connor. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1903. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,006 13 11 Office salaries .. .. .. 50 0 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 304 11 10 Other office expenses .. .. .. 711 10 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 211 17 8 Other expenses of management .. .. 316 6 School fees .. .. .. .. 293 4 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 901 6 8 From Government— Prizes .. .. .. .. 18 9 8 Fees for free pupils .. .. .. 86 19 11 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 31 18 1 Grant for apparatus .. .. .. 11 17 3 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 55 7 6 drawing and sewing classes .. 10 15 10 Site and buildings, from current revenue— Interest on deposits .. .. .. 23 15 8 Purchases and new works .. . . 26 7 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 1.3 5 7 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 25 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 017 6 Law account .. .. .. .. 18 18 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 10 10 0 School furniture and appliances .. .. 42 3 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 744 3 0 £1,949 16 1 £1,949 16 1 W. K. MacDiarmid, Chairman. Walter Bewley, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct except as to the payment to two members for travelling-expenses to Wellington, such payment being without the authority of law. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Arithmetic —The subject generally. Algebra —Hall and Knight. Euclid —Hall and Stevens. Latin —Abbott's Via Latina ; Cicero In Catilinam, Books 1.-IV.; Gradatim ; Livy, sight translation ; Simpson's Caesarian Prose ; Accidence, from Tutorial Grammar. French —Chardenal, Advanced Rules ; Methode Naturelle, irregular verbs, irregular plurals of nouns, irregular females of adjectives. Geography, Grammar, and Composition —to matriculation standard. Science — Murche's Physiology and Zoology. Literature —Shakespeare's Julius Csesar. Drawing—Model, freehand, and free-arm. Dressmaking. Lowest. —Arithmetic —Haniblin Smith. Algebra —Hall and Knight. Euclid—-Hall and Stevens. Latin —Abbott's Via Latina, Via Nova. French —Methode Naturelle, " avoir," " etre," " dormer." History—Primary, Period 1485-1689. Geography —Petrie. Grammar—Mason, First Notions. Science —Grieves Mechanics. Literature —Lady of the Lake and Ivanhoe (Abridged). Composition —Essay - writing, punctuation, and correction of sentences. Drawing —Freehand and free-arm. Sewing —Plain needlework.

3. Scholarships. Eight Education Board scholarships were held at the school and twenty-five Government free places. The Governors gave free tuition to fifteen.

WANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE. Staff. Miss M. I. Fraser, M.A. ; Miss S. E. Gifford, M.A. ; Miss K. Browning ; Miss E. M. Mclntosh, M.A. ; Miss J. Knapp, B.A. ; Miss J. R. Currio. M.A. ; Miss A. Blennerhassett, B.A. ; Miss M. Rawson, M.A. ; Miss J. Ross ; Miss B. Richmond, B,A. ; Miss F. G. Scaly ; Miss I. S. Saker ; Miss C. M. Page ; Miss L. Reichert; Mr. D. E. Htitton, A.M. ; Miss M, L, Browne ; Miss F, Marsden ; Miss Gγ. Ashoroft; Madame Venosta,