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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOR 1890.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Governor, on the 10th April, 1891.
No. 6.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 17th January, 1891.
SIR, I have the honour to forward the Report of the Government Central School for Girls, and to inquire if His Excellency the Governor considers the School of sufficient importance to sanction a public prize giving and, in that case, to honour the School by presiding on the occasion with Lady DES VEUX, considering that the first establishment of this School is due to His Excellency.
2. I enclose the Report of the Head Mistress Miss WARD, and whilst fully endorsing her remarks, beg to add that the result of the examinations which I conducted was highly satisfactory in all respects, and that the recommendations which Miss WARD makes will be attended to by me and submitted to the Government in specific form as soon as an opportunity offers for improving the location of the School without exceeding the Estimates for the year. Although the School has certainly prospered during the first year of its existence and under adverse circumstances, it would be premature at present to say that the School had ceased being a mere experiment and to pronounce it an accomplished success with sufficient confidence to warrant for the present any increase of expenditure for house accommodation.
3. The Estimates for 1891 provide the sum of $15 for prizes and this sum will be distributed among the most deserving children in the form of presents as the Head Mistress may deem best. But I beg to be informed whether the School which now consists of 45 girls, some Europeans, many Eurasians (in European dress) and a few Chinese, is considered by His Excellency of sufficient import- ance to justify the School being honoured by His Excellency or Lady DES VEUX, presiding on prize giving day, or whether the prize giving should be held in private until the School has assumed larger dimensions.
I have the honour to be,
The Hon. F. FLEMING, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary.
REPORT. 1890.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
E. J. EITEL, Inspector of Schools.
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
To His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
SIR, I have the honour to submit to you the First Annual Report of the Government Central School for Girls, for the year 1890.
I.-Resumé of the School's Aims and Progress.
This School was opened on March 1st, 1890, for the purpose of providing an ordinary middle class English education for the daughters of European, Indian and Chinese residents in this Colony.
The staff consisted of:-
1. An English trained certificated Mistress.
2. An Assistant Mistress (Chinese).
3. A Teacher of Chinese.
In the first month 34 pupils were enrolled, and at the end of December there were 45 children in regular attendance, shewing a net increase of 11 during the ten months, March to December inclusive.