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Geography. The weakest subject. The Geography of the Island should be begun in Class VI. It is not begun till Class IV, where the master attempted to teach it without a map. The top Class did very badly, and seemed to take very little interest in the subject. They knew a good deal about the seat of war: but not a boy attempted to answer a simple question about railways in China.
Chinese. Well taught, with satisfactory results.
(12) Church Missionary Society-Fairlea.
Discipline and Organization.—Another year it will be necessary to prepare a syllabus for each class, as at present it is not very easy to discover what the dif ferent degrees of attainment are. The drill is fair. Discipline might be better. I noticed several instances of copying.
Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 55 scholars.
Apparatus.Reading-sheets, more local maps and more modern Readers are
needed.
English-Colloquial.-The upper girls speak nicely though somewhat inaudibly. The lowest Class were very weak in this respect. The teaching of colloquial in the two lowest Classes requires to be modernized. If the girls had been encouraged to talk more, very much better results might have been attained, as great pains have evidently been taken with their pronunciation, which is remarkably pure. Read- ing.-Good. Composition.--Very promising among the senior girls.
Arithmetic.-Very weak.
-Very weak. Advanced Arithmetic is not required; but it is necessary that the girls should be able to apply the rules they have learnel to simple problems, such as might occur in every-day life.
History. The leading facts connected with the early civilisations have been studied in the highest Class, with very encouraging results. The subject has evidently been taught intelligently and skilfully.
Geography.-Commercial Geography has been studied to good purpose in Class I. In the lower Classes the map of Hongkong has not been made a vehicle for teaching English as it might have been.
Needlework.--Very good.
(13) Roman Catholic Mission-St. Francis.
Discipline and Organization.—This School has not had a European Staff during the whole year, and is therefore only eligible to a grant under section 34 (i.) of the Code.
Sanitation.-Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 184 scholars.
Apparatus.--Satisfactory.
Arithmetic.-Fair.
Reading. Pronunciation poor.
Writing -Fair.
Object Lessons.-Taught with some intelligence.
Needlework.-Good.
(14) Church Missionary Society-St. Stephen's.
Piscipline and Organization.This is by far the largest of the Anglo-Chinese Schools under Chinese masters alone, and considered as such it is in a very credit- able condition. The conduct of the boys is good, and the standard of discipline a high one. That I have not been able to report the School as thoroughly efficient