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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Précis of the Secretary of State's despatch (No. 1, below), and of the replies

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CORRESPONDENCE,

198

Serial

From or to whom,

Colony.

No.

Despatch No.. c.

Date.

Subject.

T

Pas

1897.

Aug. 19

Requests the views of the 3

Governor on certain sug- gested modifications in the conditions under which Scholarships are given by various Colonial Govern- ments enabling the holders ! to complete their education in Europe,

I To the Governors of Barbados

95

British Guiana

185

Ceylon

272

Jamaica

239

Mauritius

151

Straits Settle-

237

ments, and

Trinidad, and

242

to the

!

Governor of

176

Sept. 2

!

Hong Kong,

REPLIES.

1897.

Sept. 29

Sept. 30 (Received Oct. 14).

Encloses report by the Prin- cipal of the Royal College, and a letter from the Hon. II. A. Alcazar, M.I..C., who will bring the matter be- fore the Legislative Council shortly.

Transuits the Regulations in respect of the Barbados Scholarships, and a report of the Education Board, in which he concurs.

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2 Governor Sir H. E. H. Trinidad

Jerningham.

3.15

:

. (Received

Oct. 14).

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3 Governor Sir J. S. Barbados

Hay.

178

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Governor Sir H. A. Jamaica

Blake.

SOD

Oct. 4" * { Received

Oct. 27).

States that he will bring the matter before the Board of Education for their views, in the first place.

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Governor Sir C. B. H. Straits Settle-

Mitchell.

I ments.

347

Oct. 19 (Received!

Nov. 10).

10

6 Governor Sir II. A. Jamaica

Blake.

476

Nov. 20 *Received

Dec. 9).

Reports that the present

arrangements are fairly satisfactory, and encloses a memorandum by the In- spector of Schools on the careers of past scholars.

Transmits Report by the Board of Education; con- curs in their views, and proposes, in future to give a passage allowance of £30, to be recovered by annual deductions of £10 from the Scholarship.

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Colony.

Despatch No.. ke.

Date.

Subject.

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7 Governor Sir A. W. L. British Guiana 371

Hemming.

1897.

Dec. 4 (Received Dec. 23).

States that the Regulations

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generally have been re- ; vised, and encloses a re- print showing the proposed amendments? •

1898:

8 Governor Sir Wm. Hong Kong

Robinson.

255

D. Governor Sir J. West Ceylon

Ridgeway.

40

Nov. 27, 1897 (Received Jan. 3, 1898).

Feb. 5 (Received Feb. 28).

States that Scholarships have 16

been discontinued, but the Governing Body of Queen's College concurs in the Secretary of State's views.

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10 Governor Sir, Bruce Mauritius

357

Oct. 12 (Received Nov. 14).

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Encloses Reports furnished by the Director of Public Instruction, and states the views of the Executive Council on the suggested modifications.

Reports a proposed amend- ment of the Regulations recommended by the College Committee, which he has asked them to reconsider.

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