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societies. Considerable contributions are made by local chiefs towards the Government schools. The schools of the various Christian denomi- nations are supported partly by school fees, partly by voluntary subscriptions consisting of church collections and of grants from missionary societies and partly by Government grants. The school fees are very low. The Moham- medans maintain their own schools.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
The Government provides vernacular instruc- tion and instruction in English for all nation- alities. Malay vernacular education is free, English education as a rule is paid for. Some of the missionary and religious bodies allow children who cannot afford to pay fees to attend their schools free, and the Government under some circumstances has allowed, and continues to allow, a free education in English to Malay boys who attend or have attended vernacular schools. Nearly all the schools in the Colony are ver- nacular schools for Malays, under the direct con- trol of Government. All the expenses of these schools are defrayed by Government. The re- maining schools are, with the exception of three which are controlled and financed by Govern- ment, aided-schools managed by private bodies, and receive grants-in-nid from Government.
TRANSVAAL.
On many of the farms and in all the towns elementary schools have been opened at which Native instruction is provided free of cost. education is almost entirely in the hands of the different churches, the Government maintaining very few purely native schools. In addition to the above Government schools for white children there is a considerable number of private establishments.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
About one-fifth of the schools are secular schools established and maintained entirely by Government, the rest being assisted denomina- tional schools which are established by private persons, who are, in nearly all cases, the clergy of the various religious bodies. School fees were practically abolished in 1901.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(Vide Leeward Islands.)
March 27, 1907.
S. S.
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societies. Considerable contributions are made by local chiefs towards the Government schools. The schools of the various Christian denomi- nations are supported partly by school fees, partly by voluntary subscriptions-consisting of church collections and of grants from missionary societies and partly by Government grants. The school fees are very low. The Moham- medans maintain their own schools.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
The Government provides vernacular instruc- tion and instruction in English for all nation. alities. Malay vernacular education is free, English education as a rule is paid for. Some of the missionary and religious bodies allow children who cannot afford to pay fees to attend their schools free, and the Government under some circumstances has allowed, and continues to allow, a free education in English to Malay boys who attend or have attended vernacular schools. Nearly all the schools in the Colony are ver- nacular schools for Malays, under the direct con- trol of Government. All the expenses of these schools are defrayed by Government.
The re-
maining schools are, with the exception of three which are controlled and financed by Govern- ment, aided-schools managed by private bodies, and receive grants-in-aid from Government.
TRANSVAAL.
On many of the farms and in all the towns elementary schools have been opened at which instruction is provided free of cost. Native education is almost entirely in the hands of the different churches, the Government maintaining very few purely native schools. In addition to the above Government schools for white children there is a considerable number of private establishments.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
About one-fifth of the schools are secular schools established and maintained entirely by Government, the rest being assisted denomina- tional schools which are established by private
who persons, are, in nearly all cases, the clergy
of the various religious bodies. School fees were practically abolished in 1901.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(Vide Leeward Islands.)
March 27, 1907.
S. S.
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