little with the ordinary routine of the school; but now that their importance is increasing with their
numbers, and our duty
to them is as imperative as that to the Chinese, another arrangement of
classes is absolutely necessary to secure to them the education which they require. As, however, this a subject which was relegated to a committee appointed for the purpose on behalf of the com- munity, it would be trenching on their duties to discuss this subject further. Perhaps this reference to it will accelerate their final decision.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Svcretary,
HONGKONG.
TABLE I.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Government Schools.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARs taught in the Ġovernment Schools during 1872, and Expense of each School.
1. Aberdeen,
2. Ap-li Chan,
4. Central School,
4 Girls' School,
& Hồ Wín,
Hok Ün,...
7. Hung Hom, 8. Little Hongkong, %. & tau Chống
10. Má-t'an Ts'ün,
IL Mong Kok,.
13. Pok-fú Lain,
19. Bai-ying P'ún (Hak-hn),
14. Bai-ying Pan (Pun-ti),.
16, Blhi Wan,
là Shầu kỉ Wang
17. Shek Ŏ,
18. Shek-t'ong Tsúi,
19, Sheung Wan,.
10. Stanley,
21. Táí-kok Tsúi,
Tai Wong Kang, Tang-lung Chau, (Hak-ka),
* Tang-lung Chau, (Pun-ti), Bà Tô-kw& Wán, (Hak-ha), MTo-kwa Wan, (Hok-lo), 2. Trat 'To-núi,
Wan-tsai,
2. Wong-nai Chung
00. Yunm TL.
Boys.
GIRLS.
TOTAL.
EXPENSE.
C.
30
2
50
440
440
1
65
36
83983
32
124.00 117.00 11,397.63
500.00
36
355.00
·
14
14
02.00
•
18
18
61.50
13
13
62.50
20
20
02.50
•
21
21
64 00
20
10
1
70
3
72
5
19
57
20
43
41
38
85
•
62
27
Sta
+
•
37
20
16
+
12
50
23
20
24
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20
62.00
60.50
73
251.00
77
254.00
50.00
57
121.50
47.58
43
288.00
44
952.00
326.00
35
43.00
64
269.00
30
121.50
37
145.40
20
63.00
20
02.50
15
40.00
79
362.00
122.50
25
03.00
1,369
112
1,480
£15,879.07
TABLE II.
AVERAGE EXPENSE of euch Scholar at the various Government Schools during 1872.
Outlay for 1872,
Deduct fees from Scholars at Central School,
TOTAL,.
1. Averago Expense of each Scholar at the Government Schools,.-
22
J
3.
77
29
12
"}
Central School, Village Schools,..
$15,879.67 1,691,75
$14,187.02
$9.58
22.06
4.31
ROTE~Item 2 should perhaps be two dollars less, and item a one dollar more, because part of the Salary of the Head Master of the Central Sch ol
who is also inspector of Schools, should be charged against the Village Schools,