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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
The births and deaths for the last five years were as follows
Years. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. Por 1,000 of Mean Population. 1882 1,545 4,189 9.28 25.17 1883 1,509 4,712 8.70 27.16 1884 1,551 4,311 8.54 23.74 1885 1,555 5,192 8.16 27.24 1886 1,557 5,100 7.74 25.3717.-ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
There were no changes in these establishments as compared with previous years.
18.-EDUCATION.
The total number of schools subject to supervision by the Government amounted in 1886 to 90, being the same number as in 1885 and 1884.
The total number of scholars subject to Government supervision during the last five years was as follows:-
Years. Government Schools. Grant-in-aid. Total. 1882 2,114 3,068 5,182 1883 2,080 3,517 5,597 1884 1,978 3,907 5,885 1885 1,803 4,041 5,844 1886 1,893 3,951 5,844The total expenditure for the last five years was as follows:-
1882 $33,743.29 1883 $35,412.26 1884 $36,758.14 1885 $36,085.27 1886 $43,085.501