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Subject.

Page.

Serial No.

From or to whom.

Colony, Despatch No, ko.

Date.

vii

Subject

Page.

1900.

41

Governor Sir E. B. Leeward Sweet-Escott. Islande,

October 23 (Rec. Nov. 12.)

424.

October 29 (Rec. Nov. 17.)

Forwards copy of a memorandum by the Inspector of Schools, together with a copy of correspondence showing action taken on No. 4, and suggests that the question should be referred to the Education Committee which it is proposed to constitute under the new Education Act.

Forwards copies of despatches from the Acting Resident Commissioner, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and the Administrators of Southern and North-Western Rhodesia, reporting progress made in 1905.

42

High Commissioner

the Earl of Sel- borne.

South Africa, 940.

4-1

1907.

43

Governor Probyn...

Sierra Leone,

544.

176.

December 20, 1906 (Rec. Jan. 4, 1907.)

Governor Sir G. T. Barbados, December 12,

Carter.

1906 (Rec. Jan. 7, 1907.)

45

Governor Sir W. Bahamas,

Grey-Wilson.

8.

January 15 (Rec. Jan. 29.)

46

Governor Sir F. M.

Hodgson.

British Guiana,

1.

January 1 (Rec. Jan. 30.)|

Reports encouraging results of exami- nations in the principal schools of Freetown, and proposes that teachers should receive a bonus or grant of £2 for each pupil obtaining 40 per cent. of marks, and that prizes of £3, £2, and £1, respectively should be given to the three pupils who pass the most successful examination.

Reports that Dr. Prout's work will be adopted for use of teachers und children in the higher standards in elementary schools, and that the in- tention to prepare a text-book for the Colony will be abandoned.

Reports that the Inspector of Schools advises that "The Manual of Health and Temperance," a work already in use, is more adapted to local condi- tions than Dr. Prout's work, which is too advanced.

Reports on instruction being given and progress made, and reports opinion of the Inspector of Schools and the Surgeon-General that no further hand- books than those enumerated should be placed in the hands of teachers at present.

1907.

49

65

Governor

Boyle.

Sir C.

Mauri- tius, 48.

January 21 (Rec. Feb. 28.)

50

Governor Sir J. P.

Rodger.

71

Gold Coast,

49.

February 25 (Rec. Mar. 20.)

51

To the Governors, Circular

&o.

March 28

52

Governor Sir G. T. Barbados,

Carter.

33.

March 13

(Rec. April 2.)}

73

53

Governor Sir H. A. Ceylon,

Blake.

214.

April 23 (Rec. May 13.)

54

Acting

Governor Malta,

Barron.

81.

May 11 (Rec. May 16.)

74

55

Governor Sir R. M. Bermuda,

Stewart.

43.

74

56

75

Acting May.

Governor Hong Kong, 103.

May 6 (Rec. May 21.)

April 23 (Rec. May 23.)

Straits May 22 Settle-(Rec. June 17.) ments, 226.

57

Governor

Anderson.

Bir J.

47

To Acting Governor Haddon Smith.

Sierra Leone,

67.

February 15

Agrees to the proposals in No. 43, in connection with bonuses and prizes in connection with the teaching of hygiene.

75.

48

Commissioner Sir A.

Sharpe.

British Central

January 1

(Rec. Feb. 23.)

Africa

Pro-

Gives summary of replies from the varions Missions as to stepe being taken by them to teach hygiene in their schools.

76.

58

Governor Sir G. C.

Denton.

Gambia, 86.

tectorate,

June 1 (Rec. June 24.)

Sends copy of a minute addressed to Council, aud copy report of the Finance Committee thereon, also copy of reports by the Medical Director and the Director of Public Instruction, upon "Dr. Prout's hand book, which they do not recommend.

Transmits report by the Director of

Education.

Encloses précis of replies received to No. and expresses pleasure with the interest taken and the progress inade; names further works which are considered suitable for teaching; states that suitable lantern slides can be prepared, and requests to be informed, if it is decided to partici- pate in the scheme, what number of slides is required, &c.

Transmits report by the Board of Education on the measures taken during 1905 to promote the teaching of hygiene in the public schools.

Forwards report by the Director of Public Instruction, showing progress for 1906, together with a copy of the syllabus.

States, in reply to No. 51, that the course of lectures for school teachers will be given in the ensuing summer, and that the Chief Government Medical Officer's text book has now been completed.

Forwards Report by the Inspector of Schools on a course of lectures on hygiene by the Medical Officer of Health and Surgeon-Captain Wanhill, and states that the Board of Education has been requested to encourage the teaching of hygiene.

77

80

81

102

103

103

104

Forwards Report by the Inspector of 105

Schools showing progress made

during 1906, and proposes to direct the Inspector to embody paragraphs on the subject in his Annual De- partimental Report.

Reports, in reply to No. 51, that there has been little time for an advance since the date of No. 40; states that the Colony does not propose to par- ticipate in the scheme of lantern lectures.

108

Forwarde report by the Inspector of 109

Schools on the teaching of hygiene expresses disappointment, and hopes that arrangements may be made for giving more prominence to the subject in future.

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