I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

ΧΙ Totals.

SUBJECTS.

$466.75, balance of the appropriation, has been paid in since the close of the year.

There is still $550.00 due this account from the City on last sale of debentures.

I have examined the above statements, and compared the vouchers with the items

of expenditure, and find the same correct.

MONCTON, January 1, 1894.

GEO. C. PETERS, City Auditor.

SIR: We beg leave to submit our annual report of the Schools of the Town of St. Stephen, for the year ended December 31st, 1893.

The following changes took place on our School Board: Mr. Daniel T. Dwyer having left St. Stephen to reside in Calais, resigned, and Mr. John Lockary was appointed to fill his position. The term of office of Mr. Wallace Broad having expired in December, Mr. John Black, manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia, was appointed to fill the vacancy.

In June Miss Robinson asked for a leave of absence, which was granted, and Miss Lingley was engaged to take charge of her school. About the middle of the summer term Miss Beatteay was obliged, on account of ill health, to give up her school, which has since been taught by Miss Ward. Miss Beatteay afterwards asked to be released and Miss Ward was permanently engaged. At the close of the summer term the Board received, much to their surprise, the resignation of Miss Bridges, who had taught the Primary Department at the King Street School since 1889. Miss Phillips of Fredericton, has been engaged to take charge of the school. At the close of the Second Term Miss Everett was granted a leave of absence, and her school will be taught next term by Miss Meredith.

When the schools were opened after the summer vacation it was found that all the schools were well filled, and that Mr. Sullivan had an enrolment of eighty. The Board saw that it would be necessary to secure an assistant for Mr. Sullivan, and the services of Miss Etta De Wolfe was at once secured. The question of providing more and better accommodation has for some time been engaging the attention of the Board, and has been fully discussed, and the Board are convinced that the time is not far distant when another department must be opened either in a new or other suitable building. The total number of pupils is from year to year steadily increasing.

On Friday, May 19th, Arbor day was duly observed by all the schools. By some of the teachers appropriate indoor exercises, by others an interesting programme was carried out on the school grounds, the exercises attracted a large number of visitors, and