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training they received here and have proved themselves quite useful as teachers in some of the remote villages, such as So Lo Pun and Kat O.
II. GRANT SCHOOLS.
The number of Vernacular Grant Schools remained 4, having a maximum enrolment of 911 (including 104 boys) and an average attendance of 841.
All the four schools have now a Middle School Division and have maintained their high standard of efficiency.
III. PRIVATE SCHOOLS, URBAN DISTRICTS.
Subsidized Schools—During the year, 10 Subsidized Schools closed, 12 were removed from and two were added to the Subsidy List. The number of such schools at the end of the year was 195, with a maximum enrolment of 14,415 (7,984 boys and 6,431 girls) and an average attendance of 13,367. The total amount of subsidies paid was $94,245, working out to be $459.73 per school ($440.69 in 1929) and $6.54 per pupil ($6.65 in 1929).
Non-Subsidized Schools—Of the 452 Non-Subsidized Schools existing at the end of 1929, 82 closed and two were transferred to the Subsidy List during the year. But 12 Subsidized Schools were transferred to this list and 107 new schools were registered, thus making the number of Non-Subsidized Schools at the end of the year equal to 487. The maximum enrolment in these schools was 24,737 (17,825 boys and 6,912 girls), and the average attendance was 22,267.
The total number of Private Vernacular Day Schools now existing is 682 (673 in 1929), consisting of 2 Exempted, 4 Grant, 195 Subsidized and 487 Non-Subsidized Schools. The maximum enrolment was 40,067 (37,332 in 1929) and the average attendance was 36,475 (33,412 in 1929), the former number including 14,150 girls.
Free Scholarships—30 scholarships tenable at the Government Anglo-Chinese Schools, and four tenable at the Vernacular Middle School were awarded to boys from various Subsidized Schools. It was again found difficult to fill the 18 Free Places for girls at the Belilios Public School, and only four girls were admitted.
Night Schools—20 Night Schools were opened and 18 closed during the year. The number at the end of the year stood at 24, with a maximum enrolment of 611 (526 in 1929) and an average attendance of 460 (371 in 1929).