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I drew
the 20th of July of last year your Lordship's attention to the fact that the comparatively large Education Grant in this Colony of very little benefit to the lower
Avas
capes, and that a comprehensive scheme of public
of public instruction was
much needed, _ your Lordship in the Despatch 17/3 of the 15th of September 1877 said._
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(۱
"I have already in my despatch
"1708 of the 22? of August directed
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your attention to W. Stewart's reports
in
this subject, and warned you
as to the caution which should be
"exercised in interfering with
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there wit
as it has
"system, which, so far "Witherto been carried, appears
"to have worked otherwise than
enecipfully
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not
In the face of such a warning II must content myself with reporting
i tay there the facts and awaiting your b) Submitting
Lordship's
media was instructions before interfering with in apport the existing systern
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In the enclosed account
of the proceedings at the Central School
your Lordship will see that in addition to the vital question of the failure of the Government scheme
of
Education
us
regards the teaching
of English to the Chinese, I touched