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Sanitary Depart- ment. (41)
Botanical and
ment. (42).
Certain expert posts already existing in the
University need not be duplicated outside the
University.
Hospital economies are suggested. Hospital
fees are too low and should be revised.
Street cleansing could be done more
cheaply by contract instead of departmentally.
The replacement of European Sanitary
Inspectors by Asiatics should be tried.
No reductions recommended.
Forestry Depart-
Education Depart-
art-
ment. (43).
X.
The lack of a settled education policy is
due partly to the Department being administered by
Acting Directors.
Comments on qualifications required in
Director of Education
The
pre-eminently administrative
ability and knowledge of Chinese.
Inspectors of English Schools should
be appointed not locally by seniority but from
England. Only one Inspector is necessary, the other being replaced by a Secretary to the Director.
woman Inspector of Schools might be valuable.
Inspectors of vernacular schools and
A
Head Teacher of Vernacular Middle School should not
have sterling salaries.
Too much is done for secondary education and too little for primary. Fees at secondary
schools should be raised.
The graduated capitation grant to grant- aided schools should be replaced by a flat rate grant.
Entrance examination fees for University
should
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