besides Children of Her Majesty's 18th ... Regiment, for whom provision _ is made_ acending
to the regulations of the Army. I have hitherts endeavoured to supply the deficiency out of the proceeds of voluntary subscriptions and the Marriage. fees, but these have proved insufficient-. so that the school is increasingly in- my debt. This is to be traced to an_ impression on the
that
the minds of many the Parents of the children being mostly in the comploy of Her Majesty's Government should look to Her Majesty's Government for
their education, and that
it will in bue time be granted - them_.
This
given
in
very few
cases have
promises
-
es bean
given of repeating subscriptions, and I cannot but fear_ that it will be found impracticable to continue the school- it's present footing for a lengthened period
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I have experienced _ still greater_-_ difficulty in regard of Instructors. The first person employed after giving full proof of incapacity, resigned the_office_ and afterwards died. The second, though
in some
1
respects superior has been much hindered by an unhealthy constitution, which had obliged him to former calling.
-
to
ke his
forsake
as Mate of a Merchantman,
"and is about to return to
on
England.
Turing my residence of two years
the Island I have not met with one
who had been trained to school topping.
man
nor, except
One,
in more lucrative situations,
whe, with such training and-
instruction as
myself and Mrs. Stanton could afford, would be capable of learning in a limited time to fulfil the duties
School master satisfactorily. Ja
And
it would not be just to invite men
to