50
to sending them to this school, because they do not consider it respectable enough, or, in other words, because it is not solely for the benefit of a few children whose parents are foolish enough to consider their present rank or standing in Society an obstacle to allowing their children to learn at the same school in which children of people not of the same social position are taught. On the other hand, I have reason to believe that some of the contributors to the managers of this school would not like it to receive any support from Government; not from any sensible reason that can be assigned, but from stubborn opposition and pretence that it would be more prosperous without any government support. This, however, I am glad to say, is only with a few, and there is no doubt that they would be really glad to see the Government supporting such a praiseworthy institution, if their vanity would permit them to admit it.
89. Free Schoolrooms and an Annual donation from Government in support of Free Education would, no doubt, be not only beneficial to the children attending, but, in after years, to the Colony, and certainly to the public Service.
51.
329
The only other item on which I appear in the present year's Estimate, and to which I take the liberty of making allusion, is £221 under Police and Jails - £50.12s for Salaries, and will be noticed hereafter, the other difference being accounted for by the larger amount required to pay for the provisions of the...