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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference: C.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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  1. of the Committee which do not permit them to leave the town frequently. Two school houses have been commenced by the Surveyor General, one at Victoria on a site adjoining the European part of the town, but overlooking and adjacent to the Chinese part, the other at the village of Hong Kong. Great improvement will doubtless result from the erection of these buildings, and we trust that His Excellency will see fit to sanction during the coming year the erection of similar buildings at the three other villages—Aberdeen, Stanley and Houghtong—in lieu of the apartments now used as schoolrooms, which are confined, nearly dirty, and altogether unsuitable.
  1. On the 4th instant an examination of the scholars was held at St Paul's College and prizes were distributed in accordance with the suggestion made in our letter of 19th September last and approved by His Excellency. After the examination seven of the most promising scholars were selected by the Lord Bishop of Victoria and transferred with their entire satisfaction to the College to receive a better course of instruction. Four of these were from the Wong Nei Chong school.
  1. A request was made during the year by the residents at West Point that a school might be established in their neighborhood; a similar request was made by the president of Torkampor, and at the outlying village of Sheats, where the population is agricultural and stationary, a school might be set on foot with great benefit to the villagers, who are for the most part too poor to obtain this advantage without assistance.
  1. We think that the study of the English language should in this, an English Colony, be encouraged as much as possible, not ...

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: C.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON --- of the Committee which do not permit them to leave the town frequently. Two school houses have been commenced by the Surveyor General, one at Victoria on a site adjoining the European part of the town, but overlooking and adjacent to the Chinese part, the other at the village of Hong Kong. Great improvement will doubtless result from the erection of these buildings, and we trust that His Excellency will see fit to sanction during the coming year the erection of similar buildings at the three other villages—Aberdeen, Stanley and Houghtong—in lieu of the apartments now used as schoolrooms, which are confined, nearly dirty, and altogether unsuitable. On the 4th instant an examination of the scholars was held at St Paul's College and prizes were distributed in accordance with the suggestion made in our letter of 19th September last and approved by His Excellency. After the examination seven of the most promising scholars were selected by the Lord Bishop of Victoria and transferred with their entire satisfaction to the College to receive a better course of instruction. Four of these were from the Wong Nei Chong school. A request was made during the year by the residents at West Point that a school might be established in their neighborhood; a similar request was made by the president of Torkampor, and at the outlying village of Sheats, where the population is agricultural and stationary, a school might be set on foot with great benefit to the villagers, who are for the most part too poor to obtain this advantage without assistance. We think that the study of the English language should in this, an English Colony, be encouraged as much as possible, not ...
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :--

C.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

7.

of

the Committee which do not permit them to leave the town frequently. - Two school houses have been commenced by the Surveyor General,

one at Victoria

on a site adjoining the European part of the town, get overlooking and adjacent to the chinese part, the other at the village of Hong news choong. Great improvement will doubtless result from the rrection of these buildings, and we trust that His Excellency will see fit to sauction during the coming year, the rrection of kimilar bulding at the three other villages Überdeen, Stanley and Houghtong, in lies of the apartments how used as schoobrooms, which are confined, mearably dirty, and altogether unsintable._ 8. On 4th instant un rexamination of the

schollars was held at St Paul's College and prizes were distributed in accordance with the suggestion Made in our letter

of 19th September lost an ipproved by Excellency- after the exammation seven of the most promising tcholars were selected by the Lord Bishop of Victoria and transferred with their entire satisfaction to the College

better course of instructions..

t

receive a

Four of these were from the Wong nei chrung

school.

year by

  1. h request was made during the

the residents at West point that a school mights be established in their neighborhood;

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similar request was made by the pesidento

of torkampor, and at the outlying village of sheats where the population is agricultural and stationary, a school might be set on foot with great benefit to the villagers, who are for the most part tow poor to obtain this advantage

without 10. We think that the study of the English language should in this, an English Colony, be incouraged as much as possible, not

assistance.

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