4. I am accordingly glad to note the progress that
you have reported in the sphere of social services and
your intention that your Government should concentrate
on steadily improving its performance and extending
its activities in those spheres and at those levels
which have a direct impact on ordinary people.
5.
I am particularly pleased to note the continued
progress being made in the field of primary education
and I am equally glad to learn of your investigations
into the possibility of providing three years aided
post-primary education and a full secondary course, albeit on a more limited basis. I look forward to learning the Cesult of the scores which you are carrying out. 6. I share your view that communist schools present
a serious long-term threat. We can undoubtedly
expect a continued increase in the enrolment at such
schools as the communists develop their plans for
expanding their educational facilities. Such an
increase appears inevitable in. view of the large
captive clientele represented by the children of
communist families who, for lack of such facilities,
at present attend other schools. However, the con-
tinued development and expansion of the building
programme for Government and Government-aided schools,
particularly in sensitive areas, is in my view the
most practicable counter to this threat.
7. I look forward to receiving at an early date your
proposals for regionalising the position of the urban
Council. You will appreciate that this matter has
now been outstanding for a considerable time and,
although the changes that you envisage fall short of
what the elected members of the council have them--
selves proposed, I am anxious that any acceptable
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