the heavy expense of Personal Allowances for Knowledge of Chinese - provided only-that- the study of chinese be required of every master as part of his duty, for which he draws his 1 high salary (for £4400 is
undoubtedly a high salary for a
Assistant- Masters); and_ that masters of Victoria College. be not excluded from any scheme
Personal Allowances for Knowledge of Chinese, that may here after be made_ applicable to the
of
to the Ston
stingsling.
bint Service generally. 9. Promotion
I strongly advocate and have always done so that a really good knowledge of Chinese should influence the Government in apponitmentò to higher Clerkships &c, not -
required
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required by the terms of the
Cadet.
2. where invre
system.
than one candidate is Knun
to be proficient, a competative Examination in Chinese might
be held by the Board of texaminers. I am of opinion that after 8 or 10 years work in the College, a master might be thus transferred and promoted to the benefit of the service and, by stimulius thus afforded, to the the bollege.
good of
general
The
the
I education that- these masters have received
(including Book Keeping) expecially fits them for such work. As examples I might. quote Mr Arthur Chief Clerk of the Magistracy m Caldwell Chief Clerk of the Stongsling Whampoa Dock bo-
both