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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1873.
TABLE VI.
NUMBER of UNEDUCATED CHILDREN in the Colony of Hongkong in 1872.
January,
February, March.
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
Number of Children in the Colony under 16 years of age, as per Census,
Deduct, as being under 6 years of age, say,
7,562
Deduct, as attending Schools of all denominations,.
3,102
Total Number of Uneducated Children,..
September,
October,
November,
20,064
10,064
10,000
65
TABLE VII.
ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Central School during 1872.
Regular Attendance.
Monthly Enrolment.
234
217
285
277
292
275
303
282
312
285
323
294
311
291
332
303
328
299
321
287
315
281
December,
Average,.
305
Na. 22.
281
FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Government Schools.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th February, 1873.
No. 1.
FIRE BRIGADE OFFICE, HONGKONG, 7th Feruary, 1873. SIR-I have the honor to forward the Report of the Fire Brigade for the months of December and January last.
An Inspection of the Government Engines, Hose and Implements was made on the 19th December, all were found clean and in order. The hand. Engines were worked for a few minutes from the "mains”
the Firemen instructed in running out Hose.
In
consequence of the fire at Soo-koon-poo on the night of the 24th December, the second Parade and Inspection at the end of the month was omitted.
A Parade and Inspection of the Volunteer and Government Engines was had on the 15th January. The assembly took place at 3 P.M. at the Cross Roads. The Hand Engine of the "Imperial Insurance ompany" (Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co.,) the Steam Engine of the "Hongkong Insurance Company" the Hand Engines of Chinese Associations, and the Government Steam and Hand Engines were present and all were ordered to the vicinity of Cleverly Street.
The Government No. 1 Steam Engine worked from the sea, and with two branches of canvas very Hose, each about 500 feet, supplied (to excess) a portable tank from which No. 2 Steam Engine was worked with two branches of delivery Hose.
The Hand Engine of the "Imperial Insurance" worked from the "mains" at Jervois Street. The Steam Engine of "Hongkong Insurance Company" worked from the sea with one length of deli- vry Hose (about 600 feet). At the close of the Inspection, the Government Hand Engines were worked from the portable tank.
A Parade and Inspection was had on Saturday the 1st February. The assembly took place at The Cross Roads at 3 P., and thence the Engines present, viz. :-Steam Engine of "Hongkong Insur-
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