THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JANUARY, 1880.
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With reference to the objections, recently transmitted, of the Reverend Mr. KIDD, the Colonial and of Pastor KLITZKE, of the Berlin Mission, to the Grant-in-Aid Scheme, I believe they will rally removed by the modifications you instruct me to make in the Scheme; and that, those Managers and the other Educationists in Hongkong, who on conscientious grounds were unable went the Grants-in-Aid, will in future cordially cooperate with the Government in promoting public etmation in the Colony.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Tht Honourable Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, Bart., M.P.,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
J. POPE HENNESSY.
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THE COLONIAL CHAPLAIN TO THE HONOURABLE THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
THE CHAPLAINCY, HONGKONG, 4th March, 1879.
I have the honour to request that you will inform His Excellency the Governor that I have opened anbod for English boys.
This step was made almost necessary on my part, because, at the end of last year, the School tart carried on at S. Paul's College, the only School for Protestant boys in the Colony, was closed
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E the sake of English boys, whose parents are, for the most part, members of my congregation, and to provide some means whereby they might receive an education based on Church of ad principles.
In taking this step I have received the cordial support of those for whom I made the provision. der of English boys in the Colony is only limited, but I have now the names of 25 boys on list, and 19 are in attendance this morning. To show that the parents desire the kind of for their children which I intend to give here, I may say that I was yesterday informed by Acting Inspector of Schools that every English boy had left the Central School (where secular t only is given) to join my classes. From an experience of the Colony, dating from 1871, vinced that English parents here desire the establishment of a School, (1) where religion has and (2) where their boys can receive instruction apart from the Chinese.
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I on sorry to say that I am unable to put my school under Government Inspection, and thus puntary support (under the Grants-in-Aid Scheme) which I really very much need. I ascientiously give secular instruction only for the required number of hours per day, nor can the Bible and the Prayer Book from my Time Table.
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I have determined to charge each boy a fee of $2, but, of course, the sum total arising from such will be quite inadequate to defray the expenses of the School. The School fees will probably $45 per mensem, but even under the present favourable circumstances, when I am y personal superintendence to the School, and helping considerably in the class work, I have post to involve myself in a charge for masters of $88 per mensem. I calculate that the School t que £500 per annum. I ought to say that the outlay, in commencing this School, for ks. forms, &c., has been great falling but little short of $250. Of course, this account be considerably increased but for the fact that I give three rooms in my house, which is the ry only in the sense that I live here, and not because it is a residence provided for the Chap- lly or in part, by either the Government or the Community-for the purposes of the School. these circumstances I need hardly say that I should have been glad if I could have received distantial aid from the Government.
Bare prepared to teach in the School the higher subjects of Greek and Latin, as well as mathematics. Attendance at the School for Chinese is optional. Instruction is given in that foto 4 PM. daily (except Saturdays). I have engaged for my Chinese master a teacher ali by the Acting Inspector of Schools.
the School Time Table, as well as the School prospectus.
are the Establishment of this School, which I propose to call the Chaplaincy School, has erably to my already sufficiently arduous duties. Responsible for the Cathedral Services, in to the Gaol, Hospital, and Cemetery, it is only a strong sense of duty which has caused ske a step which involves so much labour, as well as moral and pecuniary responsibility.