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14. Non Subsidised Schools.-115 new Day Schools opened and 82 closed. The number existing at the end of the year stood at 524. The maximum enrolment in these schools was 32,611. Among the new schools registered was the Aberdeen Industrial School, the first school of its kind on our register. Its maximum enrolment was 199, and the average attendance was 165.
15. Night Schools.-Twelve Night Schools were registered and ten closed during the year. The number existing at the end of the year was forty-seven, twenty-five of these being for girls. The maximum enrolment in these schools was 1,741 (683 boys and 1,058 girls).
16. The total number of Private Vernacular Schools in the Urban Districts was 766, (735 in 1934 and 757 in 1933), the number being again on the upward trend after last year's break. These consisted of 1 Exempted, 4 Grant, 190 Subsidised, 524 Non-subsidised and 47 Night Schools. The maximum enrolment was 51,500 (32,564 boys and 18,936 girls), and the average attendance was 47,369 (44,818 in 1934).
17. Scholarships: Thirty boys and ten girls were admitted as Free Scholars to the Government English Schools, and four boys to the Vernacular Middle School.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS-RURAL DISTRICTS.
18. Subsidised Schools. During the year under review, thirteen Subsidised Schools closed, but with fourteen schools newly subsidised, the total was brought to 120, which includes seven girls' schools. Subsidies paid out for the twelve months amount to $19,480 working to an average of $162.33 per school ($162.57 in 1934) or $4.13 per pupil ($4.10 in 1934).
19. Non-Subsidised Schools.-Thirty-nine new schools were registered during the year, thirteen closed, and fourteen were transferred to the Subsidy list. The number of Non-subsidised schools at the end of the year stood at sixty-six. Amongst these, there were eight days schools for girls, one night school for boys and one night school for female adults. Both night schools were at Cheung Chau.
20. School Gardening. The very enthusiastic response to the offer of a Challenge Cup generously donated by Sir William Peel was beyond expectation. No less than sixteen schools signified their intention of entering the competition; and on the 7th January, 1936, there were actually thirteen schools which were quite deservedly proud to present the products of their toil before the three judges, namely, the Director of Education, the