CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]

TABLE II.

AVERAGE EXPENSE of each Scholar at the various Government Schools during 1871.

Outlay for 1871, $14,715.82 Deduct Fees from Scholars at Central School, $1,763.75 Actual Expenditure, $12,952.07 1. Average Expense of each Scholar at the Government Schools, $10.03 2. 17 3. 27 45 17 at the Central School, $11.33 at the Village Schools, $4.32

[As two of the items in the corresponding Table for last year were miscalculated, the correct Table for 1870 is here given]

1. Average Expense of each Scholar at the Government Schools, $39.62 2. $26.19 3. $3.84 at the Central School, $11.11 at the Village Schools,

NOTE--Item 2 should perhaps be two dollars less, and item 3 one dollar more, because part of the salary of the Head Master of the Central School, who is also Inspector of Schools, should be charged against the Village Schools.

TABLE III.

AVERAGE MONTHLY ENROLMENT and REGULAR ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools for 1871.

TABLE V.

SUMMARY of ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools for the last Ten Years.

1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 Total Enrolment for the Year, 139 502 597 623 700 916 912 1,302 1,201 783 Maximum Regular Attendance, 535 469 417 535 572 610 664 748 950 937 Minimum Monthly Enrolment, 505 414 434 418 435 533 572 627 683 741 Minimum Regular Attendance, 299 301 324 330 337 408 460 504 556 571

TABLE VI.

NUMBER of UNEDUCATED CHILDREN in the Colony of Hong Kong in 1871.

Number of Children in the Colony, under 16 years of age, as per last Census, 21,461 Deduct, as being under 6 years of age, say, 7,861 Deduct, as attending schools of all denominations, say, 2,610 Total Number of Uneducated Children, 11,000

TABLE VII.

ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Central School during 1871.

Average Monthly Enrolment Average Regular Attendance 1. Aberdeen, 22 19 2. Ap-li Chau 39 33 3. Bowrington, 59 53 4. Central School, 249 234 5. Girls' School, 43 32 6. Hok Un, 15 9 7. Hung Hom, 13 8 8. Little Hongkong, 24 16 9. Nha-tau Chung, 18 18 10. Ma-t'au Ts'ün, 33 27 11. Mong Kok, 18 13 12. Pok-fú Lam, 10 8 13. Shán-ki Wán, 23 19 14. Shek Shán, 17 9 15. Stanley, 28 23 16. Tai Wong Kung, 47 39 17. Tang-lung Chau, (Hak-ka), 11 8 18. Tang Hung Chau (Pun-ti), 26 21 19. T'o-kwa Wán, (Hak-ka), 27 20 20. To-kwa Wán, (Hok-lo), 20 15 21. Webster's Crescent, 33 28 22. West End, 23. West Point, (Hak-ka), 49 44 24. West Point, (Pun-ti), 47 41 25. Wong-nai Chung 17 10 26. Yau-ma Ti, 19 16 Average, 930 778

TABLE IV.

Maximum and MINIMUM MONTHLY ENROLMENT and REGULAR ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools during 1871.

Maximum Monthly Enrolment Minimum Monthly Enrolment Maximum Regular Attendance Minimum Regular Attendance 1. Aberdeen, 26 18 23 14 2. Ap-li Chau, 50 26 45 24 3. Bowrington, 67 265 51 4. Central School, 265 51 247 218 5. Girls' School, 36 14 6. Hok Un, 17 16 7. Hung Hom, 21 14 8. Little Hongkong, 14 9. Ma-t'au Chung 24 16 10. Ma-t'au Ts'ün, 20 11. Mong Kok, 27 31 12. Pok-fú Lam, 18 13. Shán-ki Wán, 14. Shek Shán, 15. Stanley, 35 20 16. Tai Wong Kung, 30 17 17. Tang-lung Chau, (Hak-ka), 33 62 18. Tang Hung Chau, (Pun-ti), 20 30 19. T'o-kwa Wán, (Hak-ka), 29 21 20. To-kwa Wán, (Hok-lo), 37 26 21. Webster's Crescent, 55 60 22. West End, 20 23 23. West Point, (Hak-ka), 24. West Point, (Pun-ti), 25. Wong-nai Chung 26. Yau-ma Ti,

FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Government Schools.

CENTRAL SCHOOL EXAMINATION PAPERS FOR 1871.

FIRST CLASS.

1. ALGEBRA.

(60 marks.)

1. Simplify 2 ax + a2 × x2 - 2 + 1

2.

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3. Simplify ... + } (14-x)

(21). Find the value of x.

A and B have $8; A and C have $10; B and C have $12. What have they each?

5.

Find the Square Root of x-8 æo y + 24 x2 y2 - 32 xy1 + 16 y1.

6.

Find the G. C. M. of 4 x2 + 3 – 10 and 4 + 7 % - 3 - 15.

7. Find the values of x and y in---

...

8.

â

2. Find the values of z.

9.

...

10. A debt can be paid in 52 weeks by paying 1/ the first week, 3/ the second, 5/ the third, and so on. What is the amount of the debt, and of the last payment?

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10. A workman was engaged for 28 days at 60 cents a day; but, instead of receiving anything, he had to pay a fine of 24 cents for every day he was absent. He received $12.60. How many days was he absent?