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We find that this
inciple has all along
beau
recognised by the Government;
the Masters.
& the
engaged through
Chocon stgents
to are
a're bound by their
Agreements to study Clinicse; -
Masters locally engaged
subject
have bona
Clunese
bject to the same rule; Fencher is supplied at Government expense for each Master; the Board of Pesaminers have been commes- sioned to examine Mosters periodi- cally under a
fixed syllabus, a to grant certificates.
44.
and
Although this scheme
has been in force for more than
twenty years,
we find that at the
there
are
only
two
present to the May and Mr. sealy,
Mosters,
who have passed the firial exam.
thanwelver in Churiese
knowle
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Runwledge,
and the working of the whole system causes constant friction, the compulsory aspect of it being
irksome to the Masters.
5.
duringthe
We find that de East twenty years only
Parce Masters
Messrs Falconer, Mc Kinney (both
deceased) and
May.
have disteri.
quished themselves by attaining
to a competent knowledge of Chuviese such as secures respect the Master on
the part
part of
for
Ihnieve.
scholars and qualifies him to -
give an effective translation - lesson and evidences sympathy with Chinese idiosyncrasies. But those Masters succeeded only by virtue of special taste and apti. sude for the study of churrese.
bre
are.
of opinion trat the present system of compulsory
wiatów
of
the Board,
Phoste
6.
marce
of the these
have ban
cher Masters having qualified
Vhan
themselves [zear
3
bug
study of Juriese enforced.
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