I'rom the above statement, which is ab ridged from tbo second report of the com mission, it will be seen how fully the com mendations of the Commissioners are en dorsed ; and when we try to realise the fact that these institutions are actually in ex istence in tiio Colony of New Zealand, of which Auckland was at one time and for a long time the principal settlement, v/e are constrained to ask the question, "Why are these things so '! " We will leave that question unanswered at present until we have glanced at that part or the report which relates to " Secondary Schools," under which head the Auckland College and Grammar School is classified. There are Secondary Schools in all the principal centres of population throughout tlie colony, Dunedin, Christ church, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland, and, more or less, supported by endowments from the public estate. In the case of Nelson it is a moot point whether or not its endowments can be looked upon as colonial property. In addition to these, numerous schools of thia class have been established rjuite recently, partly endowed, but from which as yet no revenue has been obtained. These we need not consider; we will also leave out those established under the District High Schools Acts several of v. hich now exist in Otago and elsewhere. Ot these the Auokland College and Cram mar School has a revenue of about £2,200 a-year from .endowments, and an atten dance for 18790f 210 pupils; the Welling ton College has a nett revenue of £580 from endowments and an attendance of *98, besides 11 girjs attending special classes; Nelson College hfl-o a revenue of nearly £2000 per annum, with a» additional item of about £400 profit from boarders, ond an attendance of for 1879 134 boys; Christ's College Grammar School 4eriVes fti?ui en dowments of different kinds an income f)t about £1,300. A considerable portion .of, this comes from a Church of England en

dowraent, obtained originally from the Canterbury Association. There are also in Christchurch the Boys' and Girls' llis?h Schools, whicli have about £1500 anuual re venue from endowments. The attendance at the Christ's College and Grammar school was—for 1879 -187 boys. The Boys' High School in Christchurch is not yet opened. The Girls' High-school has an attendance of 89 girls. 