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3. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English—Manual of English Grammar and Composition (Nesfield); Higher Grade English (Dalgleish); English Literature (Stronaeh) ; Samson Agonistes ; Prometheus Unbound. Latin—Grammar, Macmillan's Third Latin Course ; Horace, Epistles, Book I; Csesar, Book VII. Mathematics—Arithmetic (Goyen) ; Algebra, to progressions (Hall and Knight); Geometry, Euclid, Books I-IV and VI (Hall and Stevens); Trigonometry, to solution triangles (Pendlebury). Science —Chemistry (Remsen) ; Mechanics (Loney). French —Chardenal, Part 11. Lowest. —English—The Deserted Village ; Grammar and Composition (Nesfield), Parts I and II; Geography, The World (Longmans) ; History, to 1272 (Ransome). Mathematics—Arithmetic (Pendlebury); algebra, to simple equations (Longmans); geometry, Baker and Bourne, Book I. Latin—Macmillan's First Course. Botany—Elementary lessons. Woodwork or cookery. Geometrical drawing. Book-keeping and shorthand.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. College.- -Mr. J. P. Firth, 8.A.; Mr. A. Heine, B.A. ; Mr. J. Bee, M.A.; Mr. W. F. Ward, M.A. ; Mr. A. C. Gifford, M.A. ; Mr. G. G. S. Robison, M.A.; Mr. T. Brodie, 8.A.; Mr. T. Jordan, M.A.; Mr. F. M. Renner, MA. ; Mr. R. E. Rudman, B.A. ; Mr. D. Matheson ; Mr. J. H. Goulding, B.A. ; Mr. G. V. Bogle ; Mr. J. C. Pope. Girls' High School.— Miss M. McLean, M.A.; Miss M. Morrah, M.A.; Miss M. N. Gellatly, M.A. ; Miss J. Ecclesfield, M.A.; Miss W. Fraser, 8.A.; Miss Batham, 8.A.; Miss Newman, 8.A.; Miss Jack; Miss Robertson, M.A. 1. Report op the Governors. The Board of Governors have to report that the work of the Wellington College and the Wellington Girls' College has been carried on during the year ending the 31st December, 1905, with success, though under the difficulty of want of sufficient room. Representations to the Minister of Education on this and other matters affecting the well-being of the two institutions under the Board have evoked no reply. The results of the University and Civil Service Examinations were as follows :— Wellington College. —Six pupils passed the Junior University Scholarship Examination, five of them "with credit"; six passed the Medical Preliminary Examination; and eighteen the Matriculation. Fourteen passed the Junior Civil Service Examination. Girls' College. —Two pupils gained Junior University Scholarships, one passed the same examination " with credit," and one qualified for matriculation on the Junior Scholarship papers. Twenty-four passed the Matriculation Examination ; one the Solicitors' General Knowledge, and seven the Junior Civil Service Examination, all " with credit." 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1905. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,764 16 8 Office salaries .. .. .. .. 210 0 0 Capitation under Manual and Technical Other office expenses .. .. .. 32 0 0 Instruction Regulations .. .. 32 8 6 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,025 1 1 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,099 910 ExaminationsPaid by School Commissioners .. .. 463 18 8 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 97 13 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 5,443 1 8 Other expenses .. .. .. 58 18 3 Discount .. .. .. .. 0 2 8 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 20 13 4 Contract deposit .. .. .. 10 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 67 17 0 Rents from buildings .. .. .. 100 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 403 8 8 Donations for prizes .. .. .. 9 2 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 185 16 5 Interest on deposit .. .. .. 30 0 0 New works .. .. .. .. 275 11 8 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 838 0 7 Interest - .. .. .. .. 557 12 0 Miscellaneous (insurance) .. .. 52 11 5 Interest on current account .. .. 0 10 0 Interest on cost of reclaimed land .. 104 14 6 Rates .. .. .. .. 117 Fees refunded .. .. .. .. 1 19 7 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 9 3 8 Grant to Games Fund .. .. .. 91 13 4 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,918 14 5 £9,953 0 6 £9,953 0 6 A. de B. Brandon, Chairman. Chas. P. Powles, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. 3. Work op the Highest and Lowest Standards. Highest. — Boys' College: Mathematics (Junior University Scholarship standard) — Algebra, Hall and Knight's Higher Algebra; Trigonometry, Loney's Plane Trigonometry, Part I; Geometry, Godfrey and Siddons's Plane Geometry, and Hall and Stevens, Part VI. Science (Junior University Scholarship standard) —Physics, Poyser's Advanced Electricity and Magnetism ; Chemistry, Jago's Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Elementary Qualitative Analysis. English — Literature—Shakespeare (Winter's Tale), Chaucer (Prologue), Hales (Longer English Poems), Addison (Selections from Spectator); grammar—Nesfield's Historical English and Derivation; composition — essays, &c. Latin — Translation — Livy XXII, Virgil (ißneid XII), sight; composition —Bradley's Arnold, Bradley's Aids; 3-E. 12.