THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH JULY, 1878.
TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
The following Letters and Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1878.
[No. 15.]
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG, 28th January, 1878.
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SIR,-Referring to your Letter No. 132 of the 2nd March last, informing me of the Secretary of State's approval of the proposal for introducing a system of payment by results in the Government Schools of the Colony, I have the honour to report as follows:-
The Schools ranked as very good are the—
1. Tang-lung Chau (Puntí) School.
2. Wán-tsai School.
3. Stanley School.
The Schools ranked as good are the-
1. Sai Ying-p'ún (Puntí) School. 2. Há Wán School.
3. Sheung Wan School.
4. Sháu-kỉ Wán School.
4. Girls' School.
5. Tang-lung Chau (Hákká) School.
5. Ap-li Chau School.
6. Shek-t'ong Tsúi School. 7. Ts'at Tsz-múi School.
According to this classification, 5 Masters receive $25 each,.......
and 7
"1
"
$15
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Total,
$125.00 105.00
$230.00
This pay No. 3 of 7th sum voted fo circumstance
Gove
under the denomination of Grants-in-Aid. I have already, in my Letter 9. No. 38), reported t the Grants-in-Aid this are in excess of the
+mict, bowever,
Excellency
nsidering the will not object to making provision for this further sum; and I shall year, be glad if th
payment
is issued in time to enable me to pay the Masters on the 1st proximo, before they go home for their New Year holidays.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Schools.
The Honourable J. GARDIN AUSTIN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
Minute by His Excellency the Governor.
I have already sanctioned the extra payments in accordance with Mr. STEWART's recommendation, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.
On visiting some of these Village Schools, I found the Schoolmasters could not speak a word of English, and as far as I could ascertain, none of the pupils had any knowledge of English,
Possibly, in some of the Government Schools 1 have not yet been able to visit, there may be instruction in English; I should therefore be glad if Mr. STEWART would make out a list of the Schoolmasters of the Village Schools, marking in each case, those who can teach English, and those who cannot.
Also the total number of pupils in each Village School, and the number in each that can speak English.
J. POPE HENNESSY.
29th January, 1878.