The committee hai, in compliance with the directions rontained in the Education Act, made provision for the teaching of elementary science. Under the sanction of the Board a scientific apparatus has been ordered at a cost not to exceed _£20

Some changes have been made during the year in the teaching staff of the infant depart ment. The mistress having resigned her post, another mistress was appointed in her room

The committee desires to express its regret that it has been unable to offer any prizes this year, owing to the want of sufficient funds, atter providing for the incidental expenses whioh are absolutely unavoidable. The grounds belonging to the school have been surveyed under authority obtained from the Board, and accordingly the boundaries of the site have beeu fixed exactly. Considerable inconvenience has been expe rienced, particularly during the past wet season, from the state of the roads and side channels at the back of the school. A considerable amount of water lodged in the channels and threatened the health both of the children and the neigh bors- The committee has done its utmost to remedy this evil, but only with partial success. Some sew desks have been procured to re place the old ones which had been in use in the old High School, and which were completely worn out.
