Distinctions Gained: Sydney University-The Fairfax prize (awarded annually to the female candidate who shows the greatest proficiency) has five times been gained by the girls' school, twice in the senior and three times in the junior examination. Ten medals (eight senior and two junior) have also been awarded for the first place in individual subjects. Melbourne University-1896, Matriculation Honours; 1897, Exhibition (£50). The following is the staff of Mistresses : Head Mistress. Miss Milisent Wilkinson, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, First-class Honours with Distinctions; S. Kensington and Society of Arts Diplomas; formerly Head Mistress of Salcombe College, Loughton, London, E.: ; and late of the Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne, Victoria. Assistant Mistress. Miss C. E. Bourne, Honours Higher Local Examination, Cambridge University; formerly of Eisenach and Dresden Public Schools. Mrs. I. A. Dakin, L.L.A., St. Andrew's University; Certificate in Honours Higher Local Examination, Cambridge University; formerly Assistant Mistress of Newcastle-on-Tyne High School, England; of the High School, Liverpool, England. Miss M. Hamilton, Sydney University Examinations. Miss Edith Craig, B.A., Melbourne University (temporary Mistress). Cost of erection of Girls' Grammar School Building, to 31st December, 1898, £7,570 13s. 5d. ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS. The following report has been forwarded by the Secretary to the Trustees : During the year 1898, the 18th since the opening of the school, the average number of boys on the roll was 43. The school attendance, which in a grammar school usually approaches the highest limit, was during the past year somewhat affected by the various epidemics with which the town was visited. Hence the work of the year was not a little interfered with, and the results of the examinations fall short of their usual standard. The number on the roll for the last quarter was 53. In response to liberal inducements offered by the trustees, the presence of a number of boys younger than those hitherto admitted was noted. It is hoped parents will manifest an increasing tendency to entrust their boys to the school at an early age, so that their education can be moulded throughout. There is slight room for doubt that pupils suffer not a little owing to the sudden jump from the elementary subjects taught at the State schools to the more extensive range in vogue at the grammar school. Moreover, the school itself cannot but experience considereble difficulty in maintaining its numbers at the higher age limits when even substantial inducements prove insufficient to the retention of the elder pupils, in face of the attractions held out by commercial life. During the year 12 State scholars have attended, viz.: 3 in their third year, 7 in their second year, and 2 in their first year. At the winter examinations 3 third-year State scholars passed the Sydney University Junior creditably and are now working for the Senior. The range of subjects taught to all pupils, above the very young ones, is similar to that in general use in the grammar schools. Of the more difficult subjects, 3 pupils are learning Greek and 2 trigonometry. The standard worked up to generally is that of the Sydney University Senior and Junior and the Government Exhibition Examinations, subject of course to such modifications as may be necessary for any special purpose. ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Rockhampton, 6th April, 1899. In compliance with the request contained in the letter from the Department of Education, dated the 16th March, 1899, the trustees beg to submit the following Report on the Girls' Grammar School, Rockhampton :Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School was established and opened in May, 1892. It is managed by a body of 7 trustees, apart from the Boys' Grammar School. Three trustees are selected by subscribers to the school, and 4 are appointed by the Government. The school buildings occupy a conspicuous and healthful site on a terrace cut out of the slope of the Athelstane Range, overlooking the town and surrounding country, and about 200 feet above the level of the Fitzroy River. They are built of brick and cement, and owing to the increased attendance of pupils have had to be enlarged within the last two years. The school contains 7 class-rooms, and head-mistress's room-all situated on the ground floor. Adjoining them are large dining-room, reception-room, sitting-room, kitchen, &c. In the upper storey there are sleeping apartments for 7 teachers, 20 boarding pupils, and 4 servants. There are bathrooms and lavatories in both the lower and upper stories; and water and gas are laid on to apartments in the same. From its opening, the school has been under the management of Miss H. E. Downs, who was selected from a large number of applicants in the United Kingdom. It opened with about 30 scholars, and since the commercial crisis in 1893, the attendance has steadily increased. The numbers on the roll were: First Quarter of 1898: 80 (of whom 7 were boarders, 4 were State scholars, 6 were trustees' scholars, Second Quarter of 1898 90 (7 boarders, 4 State scholars, 6 trustees' scholars, and 19 in the Third Quarter of 1898: 104 (8 boarders, 4 State scholars, 7 trustees' scholars, and 22 in the Fourth Quarter of 1898: 92 (7 boarders, 4 State scholars, 6 trustees' 'scholars, and 18 in the There was much measles and chickenpox during this last quarter, which caused the fall in attendance. The staff is-A head mistress, 4 assistant mistresses (besides a mistress in charge of the Kindergarten) and a visiting master for advanced music pupils. There is also a teaching scholar. During the year there were the following Forms:-I., II., IIIA., IIIB., IV. (doing work for the Sydney Junior Examination), V. (ex-juniors), and VI. (only 1 girl, preparing for the Sydney Senior Examination). Form V.'s average age was 18; Form IV.'s, 16; Form IIIA.'s, 15; Form IIIB.'s, 14; and that of Forms II. and I., which were grouped together, 10. There were three pupils sent in for the Sydney Junior Examination in June, 1898, who all passed. The subjects taken varied in each case, but passes were made in geography, English, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, botany, French, Latin, and drawing. One pupil, who had been only two and a-half years in the school, took the Senior Sydney Examination in December, 1898, and passed in all the subjects she took up (English, geography, French, botany, arithmetic, and freehand and geometrical drawing). The teaching scholar passed in 1898 the botany section of the St. Andrew's (Scotland) L.L.A. Examination. One of the assistant mistresses also passed in the education section of the same. Two pupils were sent in during the year 1897-8 for the junior examination of the Associated Board (Royal Academy and Royal College of Music), and passed with over 70 per cent. of marks. The subjects taught in the school during the year 1897-8 and up to April, 1899, were : English.-Grammar, reading, writing, composition, literature, history, geography, and elocution. Mathematics.-Arithmetic, bookkeeping, algebra, geometry. Science-Botany, hygiene, elementary physiology, and physical geography. Arts.--Drawing (freehand, model, geometry, perspective and elementary design), painting (oils), classsinging, instrumental music, needlework, knitting, and brush-drawing. Physical Exercises.-Drill and gymnastics. These subjects were, of course, not being all taught at the same time nor to every pupil, courses being drawn out for each class or pupil according to age, needs, or length of stay at school, &c., &c., but every pupil was being taught some subjects out of each group abovenamed. As the school year ends in July, and this is the first report asked for by the Department, it is necessarily composed of information concerning parts of two years - 1897-8 and 1898-9. Pupils entering under the age of ten years, and continuing to attend the school, are granted the privilege, if their reports are good, of remaining till the age of twelve without increase of fee. Similarly pupils entering under eight continue at 2 guineas per quarter till they reach the age of twelve, and then pay only 3 guineas as long as they remain in the school. A reduction of 10s. 6d. each per quarter is made in the case of two from one family simultaneously attending the school. A reduction of £1 1s. each is made in the case of more than two. Reductions at the same rate are made for those pupils who have a brother or brothers attending the Rockhampton Boys' Grammar School. A quarter's notice is expected previous to the removal of a pupil. Advanced pupils (Herr Hage, Vienna Conservatoire and Sydney College of Music), 1 guineas per Beginners (Miss Ashworth), 1 guinea per quarter. Boarding fees are charged in addition to all the foregoing fees, and are also payable quarterly in advance : Girls who bring their own dinner are accommodated in the school dining-room with plates, glasses, &c., and are charged 2d. per week each. The teachers' salaries range from £52 to £350 per annum. The head-mistress conducts the boarding establishment and receives the fees. The school hours are from 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. There is an interval of 15 minutes every forenoon for refreshment and recreation. Home work is not given except in the higher forms. The holidays are seven weeks at mid-summer, three weeks at midwinter, a week at Easter, statutory public holidays, and every Saturday. Class prizes are distributed before the mid-winter holidays. The trustees grant three scholarships annually, consisting of exemption from school fees for two years. These scholarships are open to be competed for by pupils in Forms IV., V., VI., who have been three years in continuous attendance at the school. They are awarded upon examination and report by the head-mistress. A teaching scholarship tenable for one or two years is granted by the trustees on the recommendation of the head-mistress to a girl desiring to be prepared for the profession of teacher. The school site is freehold, the area extending to 5 acres, around a portion of which ornamental trees have been planted. On a terrace below the school a large and well-furnished roofed-in playshed has been erected. Attached to it are a fives court, and roomy lawn tennis courts. In the lower portion of the ground is a handsome cottage, occupied by the caretaker of the schoolroom and grounds. A paddock of 5 acres adjoining the school ground is also the property of the Trustees. The trustees have just had plans prepared, and have accepted tenders for the erection of a detached building, in which accommodation will be provided for teachers and pupil-boarders in cases of sickness requiring medical attendance and nursing. The school buildings, terracing, fencing, and improvements have led to an expenditure of about £9,750. The revenue from school fees last year was £1,630. The Trustees receive an endowment of £1,000 a year from Government. At present the Trustees have a credit balance of £142 15s. 6d. Trustees: Sidney Williams, Esq., Chairman. Holyoake Woodd, Esq., Treasurer. G. S. Curtis. Esq., M.L.A. W. Spier. Esq., Will. McIlwraith, Esq. F. H. B. Turner, Esq. F. H. V. Voss, Esq., F.R.C.S. (Eng.). The Honourable the Minister for Public Instruction. TOOWOOMBA GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Toowoomba, 11th April, 1899. SIR,-On behalf of the Trustees of the Toowoomba Grammar School, I have the honour to report that for the year ending 31st December, 1898, the aggregate number of pupils on the roll was 37, with a daily average attendance of 35; the number of masters 3, with 2 visiting teachers. This is a much smaller attendance than that of some years past, the reason for which it is somewhat hard to determine. I am, however, glad to report that the educational results are fully satisfactory. Seven boys were sent up for the Sydney Junior, 6 of whom passed in an aggregate of 37 subjects out of a possible 42, and 3 boys who had previously obtained State scholarships passed the Civil Service Examination, obtaining fifth, sixth, and ninth places respectively. It is also gratifying to know that at the present there are 9 or 10 students attending the Sydney University who entered from this school. The school premises are in almost perfect order, the trustees having spent during the vear over £1,000 in repairs and renovations, and enclosing the whole of the property with a new fence. The income for the year (not including boarding fees) is £1,568 12s. 6d., and the expenditure (inclusive of £176 on account of redemption and interest of Government loan) £1,448 15s. It is gratifying to report that no school time has been lost through sickness; indeed, from the foundation of the school to the present no epidemic has appeared amongst the scholars, neither boarder nor day. I have, &c., ROBERT ALAND, Chairman of Trustees. The Under Secretary for Public Instruction, Brisbane. TOWNSVILLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Townsville, 8th April, 1899. SIR, With reference to your letter of 3rd February, desiring the Trustees to furnish a report on this Grammar School for 1898, I have to express regret at the delay in furnishing sume, the Trustees being in doubt as to the nature of report required. I have now the honour to report for the information of the Minister, that the school was built in 1837-8, and formally opened on the 16th of April, 1888. The original cost of the buildings was £8,120, of which the Government gave an endowment of £5,200, the balance being raised by private subscriptions. The main building contains the school and class rooms, with dormitories and house-masters' rooms, whilst detached, and within easy distance, stand the head-master's residence, gymnasium, laboratory, and workshop-the whole forming a picturesque group under the high cliffs of Castle Hill, and facing the Queen's Park, where the boys have a cricket ground and all facilities for athletic sports. In the early years of the school there was a large attendance, but subsequently this was reduced during the seasons of commercial and pastoral depression throughout the colonies. The average attendance during 1898 was 46 25. The reduction in the number of State school scholarships subsidised by the Government has had a serious effect on the number of pupils, there being 7 of these in attendance in 1898 as against 17 in 1895. The Trustees offer annually two scholarships of the value of £16 16s. each, tenable for three years, and open to boys under seventeen years of age who have attended school not less than two years. There is also the Hollis Hopkins scholarship of the annual value of £10, tenable for two years, and open to all boys under sixteen years of age, under similar conditions. During the last 8 years the following successes have been gained :-The Barker and Allen scholarships for mathematics at Sydney University, the medal for ancient history in senior examination, and five proximes for medals in various subjects in the Sydney examinations. In addition to these special distinctions, 63 pupils have been entered for the two examinations with only 3 failures. The staff consists of the head-master, Mr. C. H. Hodges, M.A., Oxford (first class honours), and three resident assistant masters, with visiting masters for instruction in drilling, music, and drawing. The school is governed by a body of 7 Trustees, the chairman being His Honour Mr. Justice Chubb. I have, &c., E. J. B. WAREHAM, Secretary. The Under Secretary, Department of Public Instruction, Brisbane. APPENDIX D. ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS AND OTHERS, 1898. GEOGRAPHY. 20th December-9:30 to 12:30. Sketch maps must be drawn on as large a scale as the foolscap page will admit. For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the First Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) Maximum Marks. 50 34 28 20 18 50 333 35 20 20 2. Draw a map of Australia, and mark on it the islands, including Tasmania, the rivers flowing into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and the colonies, with three of the chief towns in each. 3. Make out, in tabular form, a list of the countries of Asia, with their capitals and chief products. 4. Name in order, from north to south, the rivers of America which flow into the Atlantic Ocean, and give one town on each river. 5. What are the chief products of the following countries-Great Britain, France, Italy, Egypt, Queensland, Tasmania? For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the Second Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) 1. As a specimen of copy setting, write in large-hand the word "Indispensable"; and in small-hand the following lines "Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; 2. Draw a map of Great Britain, and mark on it the chief sea-ports on the eastern coast, the lakes of Scotland, and the mountains and rivers of England. 3. Write what you know about India under these heads: -Area, inhabitants, climate, industries, and government. 4. Make out a list of the British Possessions and Protectorates in Africa, and give the capital of each. For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the Third Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) 1. As specimens of copy-setting, write in large-hand"British East Africa"; in small-hand-"Sir Walter Raleigh spent a large fortune in attempting to colonise Virginia"; and in plain print-"Dominion of Canada," the initials in capitals and the rest in small letters. 2. Give as many proofs as you can that the earth is round, and illustrate your answer by diagrams. 3. Describe two experiments which prove that degrees of latitude are not all of the same length. 4. Make diagrams to illustrate the relative positions of the sun and earth (a) at midsummer, and (b) at midwinter, in Australia. 5. Set down clearly what you know about monsoons, and illustrate your answer by a sketch map. For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the Fourth Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) 1. Explain clearly why it is not high water at the same time every day, and illustrate your answer by a diagram. 2. Name the currents of the Pacific Ocean, and briefly trace the course of each. 3. Explain, as to a class, the formation of valleys and hills. 4. Enumerate the chief plains and plateaux of Europe, Asia, and America. 5. Illustrate and describe the apparatus commonly used in ascertaining the depth of the ocean, and briefly summarise the results of the soundings that have been taken in the Atlantic Ocean. (b) When it is noon at Greenwich, what is the time at Calcutta, long. 884 E., and at New York, long. 74° W.? 4. Give the subject-matter of a lesson, suitable for an upper class, on the effect of latitude on climate. 8 8 5. Account for the inequality of the heights to which the tides rise in different places, and illustrate by reference to the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Bay of Fundy. 6. Explain, as to a class, why isothermal lines do not 10 coincide uniformly with parallels of latitude. 7. Enumerate the chief agencies by which plants have 8 been dispersed throughout the globe, and briefly describe the action of each. 8. Explain the difference between a cyclone and an anti- 10 cyclone, and illustrate your answer by a diagram. 9. Explain the formation of dew. 62 10. Write explanatory notes on the following terms- 12 Torrid zone, sidereal day, ecliptic, inferior planets, dew-point, cirrus clouds. For Admission as Teacher of the Second Class. 1. Make a diagram to illustrate the cause of neap tides; 12 and explain why the moon exerts more tidal influence than the sun. 2. (a) Explain, as to a class, how to make and use a wet (5) The dry bulb reading is 53°, and the wet bulb 49°. 4 3 3. Draw a map of Queensland, and mark on it the chief 12 physical features and the sea-ports. 4. Write a methodical account of the geography of Italy. 10 10 5. Give the subject-matter of a lesson, suitable for an upper class, on one of the following:-The Partition of Africa, The Soudan Campaign, The Frontier Outbreak in India. 6. Describe Foucault's experiment for proving the 7 rotatory movement of the earth on its axis. 7. Draw a map of Africa, and mark on it the political 20 divisions. 8. Set down concisely what you know of the trade 8 carried on between Australia and Great Britain. 9. Describe and illustrate the influence of climate upon 8 national character. 10. Write an account of the geography of the United 6 States under these heads --Area, inhabitants, climate, industries, government, chief towns. For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the Second Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) Maximum Marks. 25 20 30 30 20 25 20 25 25 25 25 15 20 30 1. How much ore must be raised, that on losing in roasting, and of the residue in smelting, there may result 506 tons of pure metal? 2. 72 men had provisions for 44 days, but after 5 days 20 men went away. How long did the provisions last the remaining men? 3. If 22 loaves last 9 persons 7 days, when the loaf costs 20d., how many persons may be fed at the same cost for 12 days when the loaf is 7d., the rate of consumption being the same? 4. Find, by Practice, the cost of (a) 4685 lbs. of butter at 1s. 7 d. a lb. (b) 39 oz. 16 dwt. 18 grs. of silver at 9s. 10d. an oz. 5. [For MALES only.] Simplify— (Work by decimals, and show fully all details of the work.) 6. [For MALES only.] In a certain school 375 of the children were in the First Class, 3 in the Second, 2083 in the Third, and the remainder, 12 in number, in the Fourth Class. Find the number of children in the school. 5. [For FEMALES only.] A coach-wheel, whose circumference is 16 feet, revolves twice in 3 seconds. Find the number of miles traversed by it in an hour and a-half. 6. [For FEMALES only.] A merchant laid out £69 6s. in spirits, which he bought at 12s. 10d. a gallon; he retailed it at 16s. 6d. a gallon, making a profit of £11 11s. How many gallons must he have lost by leakage? For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the Third Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) 1. One-fifth of the difference of two numbers is 58, and one-fifth of their sum is less than their difference by 92. Find the numbers. 2. A and B own a farm together. A owns of it and B the remainder, and the difference between their shares is 17 ac. 0 rd. 20 ps. Find the value of the farm if of it be worth £50 an acre, and the rest of it £46 an acre. 3. A sum of money put out at simple interest for 2 years at 3 per cent. amounted to £239 0s. 7d.: what difference would it have made in the amount had it been put out at compound interest instead? 4. [For MALES only.] A sells goods to B at a gain of 22 per cent., and B sells the same goods to C at a gain of 7 per cent. C gave £263 7s. 6d. for the goods; how much did A give for them? 5. [For MALES only.] Out of the profits of a joint-stock company 7d. in the £1 is paid for income-tax, and out of the remainder the manager takes 34 per cent. for his salary. His salary amounts to £436 17s. 6d. Find the gross profits of the company. 6. [For MALES only.] How much in the 3 per cents at 96 must be sold out to pay a bill of £1654, 9 months before it becomes due, true discount being allowed at 4 per cent. per annum? 4. [For FEMALES only.] Express- (b) 7+ of 825 + 4·13 as a vulgar fraction. 5. [For FEMALES only.] Divide 2 qrs. 14 lbs. x 7125 by 15, and reduce the quotient to ounces. 6. [For FEMALES only.] A and B began together a piece of work which they could have done singly in 34 and 38 days respectively. A continued till the work was finished, but B had left him 4 days before its completion. In what time was the work done? For Admission as Pupil-Teacher of the Fourth Class. (One hour and a-half allowed.) 1. A person buys a farm of 150 acres for £4624, and after repairing the buildings lets it at 30s. an acre, thereby getting a return of 4 per cent. for his money: how much did he spend on repairs? 2. A watch is bought for 25 guineas: at what price must it be sold to secure a clear profit of 30 per cent. after allowing a discount of 21 per cent. to the purchaser? 3. [For MALES only.] (a) Every number, integral or decimal, which is a perfect square, must end in one of a certain number of digits: what are those digits? (b) Extract the square root of 00822649; (c) Extract the cube root of 176464 081529. 4. [For MALES only.] Each side of a rhombus is 32 feet, and each of the larger angles is equal to twice each of the smaller angles: find the area. circle. 5. [For MALES only.] The area of a semicircle is 645 square feet: find the length of the perimeter of the semi35 6. [For MALES only.] The sides of a triangle are in the proportion of the numbers 7, 15, and 20; and the area is 2226 square feet: find the sides in feet. Maximum Marks. 4. [For FEMALES only.] A person has £2950 in the 25 3 per cents at 834; when the funds have fallen 2 per cent. he transfers his capital into the 5 per cents at 108: find the alteration in his income. 5. [For FEMALES only.] A draper bought 5 pieces of 30 silk, each 52 yards, at 4s. 3fd. per yard, and sold the whole so as to gain as much as 16 yards were sold for: what was the selling price per yard? 6. [For FEMALES only.] A has 38 florins and a 25 sovereign; B has 61 half-sovereigns and 11 florins. What sum transferred by B to A would make B have exactly 6 times as much as A? 2. A farmer gives for a horse a bill of £70 due in 15 5 months, and sells him: at once for a bill of £80 due in 12 months. Find his gain per cent., reckoning interest at the rate of 5 per cent. 3. If omnibuses start from a stand every 10 minutes, 15 and travel six miles an hour, how long, after one passes a lady walking along the route at the rate of three miles an hour, will it be before the next one will pass her? 4. Apples are bought at two a penny, and as many more at three a penny: how much will be gained or lost per cent. by selling them at five for two pence? 15 5. One-third of the distance between two places is 15 walked at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and nine-tenths of the remainder at the rate of 3 miles an hour; the rest, at the rate of 4 miles an hour, takes 25 minutes. Find the whole distance and the time of walking. 6. [For MALES only.] The length of a leaden pipe is 12 13 feet, its bore is 1 inches, and its thickness 14 inches: find its weight, supposing a cubic inch of lead to weigh 6.604 ounces. 7. [For MALES only.] Find the number of cubic feet in 15 a regular hexagonal room, each side of which is 20 feet in length, and the walls 30 feet high, and which is finished above with a roof in the form of a hexagonal pyramid 15 feet high. 8. [For MALES only.] The radii of the ends of the frustrum of a right circular cone are 7 feet and 8 feet respectively, and the height is 3 feet: find the volume of the larger of the two pieces obtained by cutting the frustrum by a plane parallel to the ends and midway between them. 18 9. [For MALES only.] A vessel in the form of a right 18 circular cylinder without a lid is to contain 1000 gallons: find the area of the whole internal surface, supposing the vessel to be of the most advantageous shape. 10. [For MALES only.] Find the volume of a sphere when 15 its surface is equal to that of a circle 9 feet in diameter. 6. [For FEMALES only.] The rent of a square field at 15 £2 14s. 6d. per acre amounts to £27 5s.: find the cost of putting a fence round the field at 9d. per yard. 7. [For FEMALES only.] The sides of the base of a triangular prism are 52, 51, and 25 inches respectively, and the height is 60 inches: find the side of a cube of equal volume. 15 8. [For FEMALES only.] A room, whose height is 11 feet 15 and length twice its breadth, takes 165 yards of paper 2 feet wide for its four walls: find how much carpet it will require. 9. [For FEMALES only.] The diagonals of a rhombus 18 are 88 and 234 feet respectively find the area; find also the length of a side, and the height of the rhombus. 10. [For FEMALES only.] A cubic foot of brass is to be 15 drawn into a wire of an inch in diameter: find the length of the wire. 2. At what times between 6 and 7 o'clock will the hour 9 and minute hands of a clock be (1) together, (2) at a distance of 10' from each other? 3. The rates of two trains travelling in the same direc- 20 tion are 15 and 50 miles an hour; how long before the fast train is due at a certain station must the other leave, in order to reach the next, 20 miles farther on, five minutes before the fast train arrives? 4. A person pays insurance on his life to the extent of 20 10 per cent. of his income; this he legally deducts from his income, and after paying on the remainder 5d. in the pound income-tax, has £1,075 2s. 6d. a year left. What was his gross income? 5. A person started at half-past two and walked to a 20 village, arriving there when the church clock indicated a quarter past three. After staying twenty-five minutes he drove back by a road one-fourth as long again at a rate twice as fast as he had walked, and reached home by four o'clock. Determine how much the village clock was wrong. |