Should we, however, deduct from the gross estimate, the annual interest on sites, buildings, and furniture, namely, $5,356,80, then the difference, $21,544.00 will represent the net cost of the Schools for the year 1867, which will be only

As per aggregate registered Number

$3 83

As per average registered Monthly Attendance - 6 40 As per average Daily Attendance

N.B.-See also Appendix I. (Table H.)

8 25

II. Subjects of Instruction.

Subjects of Instruction, and number of Pupils engaged at some time during the year in the study of each :

Writing, (not including writing on slates,)

3143

For Particulars, see Appendix I. (Table F.)

III. School Books in Use.

The Books used have been the National Readers; Sullivan's Spelling Book Superseded; Sangster's Elementary Arithmetic; Lennie's English Grammar; Sullivan's Introduction to Geography; Campbell's School Geography and Atlas; Edwards' Summary of English History; The National Book-keeping; The National Mensuration ; Colenso's Algebra; and various editions of Euclid's Elements.

All the Schools are amply provided with Blackboards and Maps.

IV. School Libraries.

The number of Volumes in the School Libraries, at

The number of Volumes taken out during the year, was,

Male Departments

Female Departments

Total,

For particulars, see Appendix I. (Table G.)

2171

711

2882

V. Lectures.

The Annual Lecture, required by law, was delivered by the Local Superintendent, in each of the six large Schoolhouses and in the Palace Street School-house, during the latter part of November and the earlier part of December. The subject of the Lecture, was "On what does a Child's Future, in this Life, depend"? The attendance, with one or two exceptions, was by no means large.

VI. Examinations.

The three usual Examinations were held in the course of the year, namely, the Combined Examination of Pupils selected from each Division of each Department of the several Schools, and the Summer and Winter Examinations of all the Schools.

1. THE COMBINED EXAMINATION.

This Examination took place, by order of the Board (on the recommendation of the Committee on School Management,) at the Victoria Street School House, on Monday, the 22nd of July. The examiners were Rev: A. Wickson, LL.D., Head Master of the Toronto Grammar School, and the Rev. John M. King, M.A. As on former similar occasions, the pupils examined were three individuals from each Division of each Department, male and female, of the several Schools, selected by their respective teachers for their general proficiency, combined with uniformly good conduct, and approved by the Local Superintendent. They were classed for the purpose of examination, according to the Divisions to which they belonged in their several Schools, at First (or Junior,) Second (or Intermediate,) and Third (or Senior.) There was an exception to this arrangement, in the case of the Female Departments of the Park and John Street Schools, each of which consists of but two Divisions, (Senior and Junior,) the pupils of the Senior Divisions of which were, therefore, examined as against each other in Third (or Senior) Division work.

There was another exception, in the case of the Palace Street and Givins Street Schools, which also have only two Divisions each (Senior and Junior) in either Department, but the pupils of the Senior Male Divisions of these Schools were not only examined as against each other, but also as against the senior pupils of the larger Schools.

The Examination was partly oral, and in part was conducted by means of questions, copies of which will be found in Appendix II. (A.)

For List of Pupils arranged in order of merit, who, on the recommendation of the Examiners, received Scholarships, Prizes, or Certificates, see Appendix II. (B.)

As recommended by the Committee on School Management, it was ordered by the Board, that a Public Meeting for the distribution of Scholarships, Prizes, and Certificates of Honour, recommended by the Examiners, be held in the St. Lawrence Hall, on the evening of Friday, August 2nd, the arrangements for which should be similar to those of former years. The Mayor of the City, was, as usual, invited to preside and to distribute the honours to the successful candidates. His Worship, however, was unable to attend.

As the County Grammar School is now, under the operation of the new Grammar School Law, the Grammar School of the City of Toronto; the affairs of which are administered by the City Council through Trustees whom the Council appoints: the Mayor, on behalf of the Council, was pleased to accept as beneficiaries of the City, seven of