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TABLE VI.

Summary of Enrolment and ÅtteNDANCE at the Government Schools for the last Thirlecu Years.

Enrolment for the Year,

Max. Daily Attend”- (monthly average), 621

16G3 1804 1865 18GG

1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872

1873

1874

733 535 502 597 623 700 916 469 417 535 672 610 GG4

9421,302 748 950

1.292 1.480 1,838 1,931 9371,157 |1,326 |1,271

Famem Monthly Enrolment, In Daily Attend, (monthly average), 299

........

414 605

301

434

324

418 435

741 533 572 627 663 330 337 408 460 504 556 671

847 GGJ

852 974

760

836

TABLE VII.

ENROLMENT and Attendance at the Central School during 1874.

Number Enrolled.

Average Daily Attendance.

Jannary, February,

325

313.03

309

299.09

March,

381

359.25

April,

397

354.70

.......

374

348.58

May,

379

345.52

June,

379

354.82

July,

376

358.40

August

381

$56.90

September,

375

350,12

October,

376

341.03

November,

370

342.67

December,

Total Number of Scholars present during the year, Average Monthly Enrolment,

528.00

369.50

Average Daily Attendance for the year,

347.45

TABLE VIII.

SCHOOLS receiving GRANTS-IN-AID under the Provisions of the Scheme of 1873.

Maximum Daily Maximum Minimum

Attendance Monthly Monthly Enrolment. Eurolment (Monthly

Average.)

Minimum Daily Attendance (Monthly Average).

Average

Daily Attendance

Total Enrolment

Amount of

for the

for the Year.

Grant.

Year.

Basel Mission Girls' School,

61

50

56

49

50

Haxter School, (Sai Ying-p1ún),

$2

17

25

14

21

Dexter School, (Staunton Street),

42

28

32

21

flaxter School, (Tái-p'ing Shán),

53

20

41

14

London Mission School, (Tai-p'ing Sháu);

72

35

05

30

(Landen Mission School, (Wán-tsai),..

74

40

74

30

Saviour's Day School,

94

G7

75

54

Stephen's Church School,

90

53

60

39

Wictoria Boys' School,................

44

22

42

18

*22790HNS

62

$299,00

46

71.50

51

109.00

32

G7

76.00

58

72

215.00

74

220.00

G8

115

193.00

G8

97

116,00

36

48

84.00

032

$1,391.50

TABLE IX.

Deduct, as attending Schools of all denominations, say,

NUMBER of Uneducated Childres in the Colony in 1874.

Number of Children in the Colony under Sixteen Years of Age, as per last Census, Beduct, as being under Six Years af Age, my,

20,064

7,564

3,800

11,364

Total Number of Uneducated Children,..

9,300

FREDERICK Stewart, Inspector of Schools.

APPENDIX. GRANTS-IN-AID.

For the better promotion of Elementary Education in the Colony, the Government of Hongkong is prepared to assist hools on the system of Grants-in-aid, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Before any grant can be made to a school, the Government must be satisfied tha!-

(a.) The school is conducted as a public elementary school.

(b) The school is not carried on with a view to private emolument.

(c.) The school premises are healthy, well lighted, drained and ventilated, properly furnished, and contan sufficient

for the average attendance.

internal space

(d.) The master is competent.