Scholarships.

Early in the year the Board proposed to change the date of the Scholarship examination from December to Midwinter, and the Committee on being asked its opinion on the proposed change, passed the following resolution:—"That while fully recognising the value of the reasons advanced by the Board for the change of date, the Committee of Management is of opinion that weightier reasons can be advanced for adhering to the present arrangements." At a subsequent meeting of the Board, it was decided to hold the Scholarship examinations as usual in December.

Quite recently the Board, in dealing with new regulations re Scholarships, asked the Institute to give its opinion on those for the Junior Scholarships, and to appoint a deputation to confer with the Boards' Committee and Inspectors. The Committee of Management expressed the opinion that it was not advisable to make any increase in the requirements for the Junior Scholarships, and appointed Messrs White, Moore, Jeffery and Eudey as a deputation to confer with the Boards' Committee and Inspectors.

The Conference was held on Tuesday, May 18th., and dealt exhaustively with the question, the Inspectors and the teachers bringing forward facts hitherto unknown to the Hoard, and in some instances to each other At the conclusion of the proceedings it was generally conceded that Conferences of this nature are helpful to the Board, and are conducive to a better understanding among the three parties so closely connected with the Public Schools of the Province.

On the following Thursday, the Board agreed to revert to the old regulations for this year, and to ask the Inspectors, the Institute, and the Heads of the High Schools to meet for the purpose of drawing up, if necessary, a new syllabus of work.

The Committee thinking that the publication of the names of the defeated Scholarship candidates often did an injury both to the candidates and to the School which they attended early in the year, asked the Board not to publish these names: but the Board resolved to continue the practice.