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profession, and a Christian convert. He had
and
ow u
many years terught-
neighbourhood
was recommended by the villagers themselves
fit person.
The 4. system pursued in the Victoria school
ast meeting with our approbation, Mr. Momeniff inposed to the teacher to remove to St. Paul's College and there receive instruction as well ins the art of leaching generally
ally_ as in the truths of the Christian religion. The offer was acceptil
I and the school served for
the time
by
a
teacher from the establishment of the College, Üfter a fair trial however it was considered improbable that the original teacher would
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be able to conduct the school sin a
nade of which
Me
could approve, and as
the Bishop of Victoria had a vacancy for
a teacher in the College
to take this
man
College and kr.
kindly agreed permanently into connection
with him, we thought, it better that his
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relation to the Government should cease and that the teacher who supplied his place should be continued in charge of the school. We repet that in consequence of this change the number of scholars decreased for a time. The
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former teacher received the Ten Dollars mouth only in aid of his school which before
Government assistanco was
any
was grain
granted consisted of more than thirty scholars, but the present teacher stood upon a different footing. Latterly the sumber has
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increased and it which by the effect of the Government
udded to the
again
corresponds with that
& greunt
at was
original school... The teachers of the four schools therefore all nominees of the Goonument,
are um
not receiving, as far as compensation from their pupils, and the
as we are aware, any
they
are all professed Christians.
Christian books have been introduced
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