The Report of the
of Inspector of Schools bears
-testimony to very satisfactory
progress,
but in the matter.
of female education it is _
still slow, and I.
I agree
with
Dr
the opinion expressed by Exitel in the 10th paragraph, that an effort should be made by Government to stimulate the education of. girls by the establishment of -Girls School, which would place an elementary English
education
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education, and optional instruction
in Chinese, within the reach
of all classes.
3.
This is a subject.
-
which, together with other_
to by
-minor points adverted to Dr Eitel, shall receive
if
my-
attention. I fear however that the creation of a building should prove to be required, it will be impracticable to
undertake it in the immediate
future, there being more - urgently required works,
sufficient
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