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the numbers.
reduced
fre
during
alivays very
much
the fiching season,
when the greatest part of the schollars are withdrawn to assist their parento in the labors of the fishery.
2. The course of instruction has been that half the day has been devoted to the study of the scriptures and booths composed under the superintendence of foreigners, and half to the study of
the Chinese
classies.
3 & work on Geography published by
Int Innirhead at thonghae at the repense of Mr Lancelot dente, has been introduced into the schools with considerable advantage, and two chinese pupil teachers from St Paul's College have since the mouth of may last attended the Victoria and Yong nei chong schools once, and hatterly tirice a week for the purpose of teaching English, in which the boys have now begun to chews
•
some progress.-
year
149
there have been several
4. During the
applications by boys for admition into St Pauls College, but one pupil only from the Wongner choong school has been admitted (what is.) 5. Two of the schoolmasters have died during
the year,
were many Candidates. for the vacancies, and selection was made of those appeared to have had most
rxperience in teaching and to be otherwise best fitted for the office.
there
6 Two members have been added to the Committee, The Rer! Mr Odell and the Per? Dr Legge, and this addition may it is hoped secure for the schools better || supervision, though those in the outvillages must necessarily be left much to themselves riving to their distance from Victoria, the difficulty
to them, and the more
of
acces
important occupations of the members
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