1887-1903
119
7
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL,
together with some smaller amounts granted to others, including police officers.
The increase in the total is also due in a great extent to the fall in exchange.
Population.
The births registered during the year numbered 1,801, and the deaths 5,422, being at the rate of 7.54 and 22.71 per 1,000 respectively. The acting Registrar General estimated the population at the end of the year at 238,724. Of these the British and foreign community number 10,686, while the Chinese amount to 228,038.
There were 84 marriages in 1893, excluding marriages according to Chinese customs.
Education.
The number of Government schools decreased from 35 to 24, while the number of schools aided by Government grants increased from 87 to 93.
The policy of the Government is to encourage the extension of the establishment of grant-in-aid schools, to take the place of such of the Government schools as are unable to command more than a weak average attendance of scholars, as it is found that more satisfactory results are obtainable in the former than in the latter class of schools.
There were 2,356 scholars on the roll of Government schools and 6,250 on that of the grant-in-aid schools.
The total number of scholars, 8,606, is an increase of 329 scholars over the number for 1892.
The new Central School for Girls, built at the expense of the Honourable E. R. Belilios, C.M.G., was completed and handed over to Government in December last year. The number of girls on the roll was only 128, as compared with 139 in the preceding year; but since the opening of the new building the provision of larger accommodation has already resulted in a material increase to the number of scholars.
Besides the schools above referred to, there are over 100 in existence which are not under the supervision of the Education Department. The total cost of education for the year amounted to $78,213.59, of which Victoria (now Queen's) College is responsible for $34,426.42, with an average attendance of 683, being at the rate, after deduction of fees recovered, of about $32.30 per head.
Efforts are still being maintained to increase the attendance at the various schools, and the physical training of the scholars at certain of the town schools is being attended to with success.
1887-1903
119
7
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL,
together with some smaller amounts granted to others, including police officers.
The increase in the total is also due in a great extent to the fall in exchange..
Population.
The births registered during the year numbered 1,801, and the deaths 5,422, being at the rate of 7.54 and 2271 per 1,000 respectively. The acting Registrar General estimated the popu lation at the end of the year at 238,724. Of these the British and foreign community number 10,686, while the Chinese amount to 228,038.
There were 84 marriages in 1893, excluding marriages according to Chinese customs.
Education.
The number of Government schools decreased from 35 to 24, while the number of schools aided by Government grants increased from 87 to 93.
The policy of the Government is to encourage the extension of the establishment of grant-in-aid schools, to take the place of such of the Government schools as are unable to command more than a week average attendance of scholars, as it is found that more satisfactory results are obtainable in the former than in the latter class of schools.
There were 2,356 scholars on the roll of Government schools and 6,250 on that of the grant-in-aid schools.
The total number of scholars, 8,606, is an increase of 329 scholars over the number for 1892.
The new Central School for Girls, built at the expense of the Honourable E. R. Belilios, C.M.G., was completed and handed over to Government in December last year. The number of girls on the roll was only 128, as compared with 139 in the preceding year; but since the opening of the new building the provision of larger accommodation has already resulted in a material increase to the number of scholars,
Besides the schools above referred to, there are over 100 in existence which are not under the supervision of the Education Department. The total cost of education for the year amounted to $78,213.59, of which Victoria (now Queen's) College is re- sponsible for $34,426.42, with an average attendance of 683, being at the rate, after deduction of fees recovered, of about $32.30 per head.
Efforts are still being maintained to increase the attendance at the various schools, and the physical training of the scholars at certain of the town schools is being atteeded to with success.
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