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86. Since the enforcement of the new school Hygiene Regulations, 357 school premises desiring registration have been inspected and reported on by the Medical Officers of Schools. 209 new premises have been paid a second visit to ensure compliance with sanitary conditions.
87. Physical qualification is required for admittance into the Junior Technical School, an innovation indicating to parents the importance of health in education. 261 applicants were examined.
Expenditure and Revenue.
88. The following figures show comparison with 1932.
1933 1932 Provided schools $1,181,419 $1,336,228.75 Aided schools 317,425 349,124.50 Direction and Inspection... 133,913 163,618.60 Students in Training 23,525 29,855.00 Miscellaneous 6,908 6,280.55 $1,663,190 $1,885,107.40 School fees collected 258,381 267,833.00 Net expenditure $1,404,809 $1,617,274.4089. Under "Miscellaneous" are included a grant of $4,234.65 paid to the Kowloon-Canton Railway as compensation for loss on cheap tickets for school children, and a contribution of $2,045.90 (£130) towards the cost of the Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies.
90. The figures in Table IV show the financial assistance given to Grant in Aid Schools in 1934 in respect of 1933.
SCHOLARSHIPS IN PROVIDED SCHOOLS.
91. These may be either Internal Scholarships implemented by remission of fees or External Scholarships provided by individual benefactors or groups of benefactors.
92. Fees remitted in 1933, details of which are shown in Table V, amounted to $25,905. External Scholarships were of the approximate value of $11,730—a decrease of $1,880 as compared with the previous year due to a lower rate of interest on capital.
N. L. SMITH, Director of Education.
21st March, 1934.
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86. Since the enforcement of the new school Hygiene Regulations, 357 school premises desiring registration have been inspected and reported on by the Medical Officers of Schools. 209 new premises have been paid a second visit to ensure compliance with sanitary conditions.
87. Physical qualification is required for admittance into the Junior Technical School, an innovation indicating to parents the importance of health in education. 261 applicants were examined.
Expenditure and Revenue.
88. The following figures show comparison with 1932.
1933.
1932.
Provided schools
$1,181,419
$1,336,228.75
Aided schools
317,425
349,124.50
Direction and Inspection...
133,913
163,618.60
Students in Training
23,525
29,855.00
Miscellaneous
6,908
6,280.55
$1,663,190
$1,885,107.40
School fees collected
258,381
267,833.00
Net expenditure
$1,404,809
$1,617,274.40
89. Under "Miscellaneous"'
are included а grant of $4,234.65 paid to the Kowloon-Canton Railway as compensation for loss on cheap tickets for school children, and a contribution of $2,045.90 (£130) towards the cost of the Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies.
90. The figures in Table IV show the financial assistance given to Grant in Aid Schools in 1934 in respect of 1933.
SCHOLARSHIPS IN PROVIDED SCHOOLS.
91. These may be either Internal Scholarships implemented by remission of fees or External Scholarships provided by individual benefactors or groups of benefactors.
92. Fees remitted in 1933, details of which are shown in Table V, amounted to $25,905. External Scholarships were of the approximate value of $11,730-a decrease of $1,880 as compared with the previous year due to a lower rate of interest on capital.
N. L. SMITH, Director of Education.
21st March, 1934.
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