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Hongkong, January
The Honorable
Lieut.: Colonel Caine,
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12-1853.
Colonial Secretary
" have the honor to acknowledge
letter No. 308
th.
of the 11th ultimo,
to the address of the Committee in superintendence of Chince Government schools, and in the absence of His Lordship the Bishop of Victoria and of the Chief Magistrate, I beg in reply to make the following report upon the schools for the past year.
Since the Bishop of Victoria consented. to act as Chairman to the Com.
mitter, and I became associated with His Lordship and Mr. Hillier in
March last, the Committee have availed
Committin