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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Retrenchment Commission's

graduates, without

Recommendations

(Continued from Page 7.).

ex-

|training college for Government, the Board would have power to im-j. In view of the findings of the teachera only, with a head who pose, subject to an over-riding veto Salaries Commission it may be gen- would not be, in addition, in the Governor. At present the erally considered that Government 8. headmaster of a school Board has neither power nor res- servants are adequately paid, and and with B highly qualified ponsibility. The Commissioners re- the Commissioners are therefore staff, sounds the

reverse of commend that a scheme on these opposed even to the temporary ex- cheap. Nor is any practicable lines be adopted. At the same time ployment of the wives of these ser- suggestion made as to how the pre- the Board should be made more re-vants except in a special ‘emergency, Bent difficulty of recruiting presentative than it is at present, and then only if these ladies have

subsidising and its deliberations given full high qualificationa. their university training, is to be publicity.

These temporary mistresses who surmounted. The Government is · Government's Comment. are retained in the service of the at present exploring the possibility| Paragraph 35-This matter has Department should without of attracting University graduates been considered in Executive ception be paid on a dollar salary, by the offer of a one year's course Council which was not in favour of and'on a uniform scale as laid down of special training,

the proposal. The Board of Educa- by the Salariés Commission. Preferential Treatment For tion as at present constituted does (b) The abolition of the posts of

Local Children.

very useful work and it is not cons Head Master of Queen's College and 34-It has come to the notice of sidered desirable to make its meet at least five of the European staff the Commissioners that the parentsings public. It is already suf- on amalgamation of Queen's College of a considerable number of Chinese ficiently representative of educa- and King's College. students who attend schools in Hong tional interests.

(c) The provision in the estim- Kong are not domiciled in the

Reduction of Staff,

ates for 1931 for the appointment of Colony. The Colony's schools are 36. The Commissioners here put six British maintained by the taxpayers either forward a scheme for the reduction abolished.

masters should be} If, however, any of directly or indirectly, and it is only of staff consequent upon the re- these appointments have already reasonable that, since they bear the arangements outlined is follows:--- been made, the Government should financial burden, their children {

take no steps. whatever, to fill any should in all cases have the prefer- ence in admission into schools and the granting of free places sad scholarships. Any proposal for re- trenchment in education at once affects the children of the Colony's 1982.

the Commissioners | 17,000 28rd

taxpayers, and Bombay, Marseilles & London. Noon

would favour ang practical scheme 5,800 1st May Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

for obliging those who, not being 17,000 7th May Bombay,' Marseillas ā London, domiciled here, use the educational 8,800 14th May Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre facilities provided by the local Gov B'burg, R'terdam, Antwerp & Hall. ernment, to bear a proportionately 18.000 21st May Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 4th June | Bombay, Marsalles & London. greater share of the expenses. **BANGALORE 6,500 11th

Jane Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre (either in increased fees or some June Adam, Antwap & Hull.other method) than those resident

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY

· DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with HM. Government.)

.From

$.8.

Tons Hong Kong

About

RAWALPINDI

*ALIPORE BANPURA

**SOMALI

CHITRAL RANCHI

NALDERA

2nd

16,000 18th KAISAR-I-HIND; 12,000 ***BHUTAN

8,000 Ath

RAJPUTANA 17,000 | 16th MANTUA ++*SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI BANPURA KALWA

Apr.

Destination.

(1) The number of the classes in vacancies caused by the retirement Government schools, with the on pension or resignation, until this

haa exception of the two senior retrenchment of six

been classes in the secondary effected. schools, should be increased, (d) There should be a reduction where space allows, up to a of at least 20% of the Chinese maximum of 85` instead of Vernacular teachers.

90. Such classes should not (e) There should be a reduction be subdivided for teaching of at least 20% of the Portuguese purposes.

and Chinese teachers of English (11) The Heads of Schools should subjects.

(1)

In Hong Kong. No grants should! (iv) London, Havre, be paid to grant-in-aid schools inf

Marseilles & London. Jaly Bombay, Marseilles & London. July Bombay, 1

H'borg,

& Hull. respect of the children of such "absentee" parents. An exception

·

July Bombay, Marseilles & London. 11,000 80th July Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,800 8th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre H'burg, R'terdam, Antwerp & Hull. 17,000 18th

Ang, ) Bombay. Marzollles & London. 17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London. 11,000 10th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

⚫ Cargo only. †Calls Casablanca. Calls Djibouti.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- atantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna, and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1932. -

TAKADA SIRDHANA

7,000 | 80th 8,000 17th

Apr. May

Bingapore, Penang & Calcutta.

to this being made in the case of British subjects living in an outport who send their children to be educated here.

Government's Comment.

Paragraph 34.-The desirability of this proposal is open to question) and the Government after full con- sideration in Executive Council is unable to adopt it.

The Taxpayer and the Cost of Education.

36.-Education, like pubile health services, is quantitative. Much or

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take an active part in the (f) The posts of Planist, Teacher teaching of the Senior classes. of Singing, Boxing Instructor, twở The number of correction Carpentry Instructors, two Needle- periods should be limited, work and one Portuguese teacher The closing down of Queen's be abolished. These are all teachers College and the transfer of of 'extra' subjects, Instruction in the secondary classes to which should be paid for by the 'King's College will lessen the pupils themselves. It is better that number of European masters teachers in these subjects should required.

arrange with the parents as to their

(v) The closing of Victoria Bri-fees, otherwise they will draw their tish School and the amalgama- salaries even though there may be tion of its pupils with those no оле taking their particular of Quarry Bay School will subject.

involve the possible transfer Government's Comment.

Paragraph 87 (a)-It is the Gov

of one member of the stad from Victoria British School ernment's view that teachers should to Quarry Bay School.

only be appointed on educational (VI) The closing down of the grounds. The material is very

Vernacular Middle School.good. They are all paid in ac-| Government's Comment.

cordance with the recommendations

Paragraph 36-With the excep- of the Salaries Commission. little, or even none at all, can be tion of that in sub-section (1), Paragraph 87. (b)-See para-: spent on it, according to the wishes which Government does not feel able graphs 16-18.“

of the community. Administrative to adopt, all the proposals in this (c) There is in the 1982 Es- services on the other hand have to paragraph have been dealt with timates a reduction in the approv- be provided up to a certain mini-elsewhere in the Report on the ed establishment of 3 Masters and mum. The community should Education Department.

3 Probationer Mastera therefore be put in a position to 87.-The scheme for reduction of; (d) and (e).This will have to] realise what it means in dollars and staff is drawn up on these lines: depend on the scheme referred to cents to provide education. The (a) The services of those tem-under paragraphs 16-18 above and B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for lat way in which this could be done porary mistresses, especially of on the future of the Venacular

would be to allot annually to those who are either

Middle School. It is however and 2nd class passengers.

education a fixed lump sum, gay, (1) Unqualified teachers,

difficult to see how any reduction in equal to half of the present expendi- (fi) Married women not dependent these lower grade, and therefore ture of the Education Department, for their living upon their cheaper, teachers is to be affected, out of the general revenue of the teaching work,

without depriving a corresponding Colony. Then if the public, funs- Wives of Government ser-number of children of education. tioning through the Board of vants (unless exceptionally

(1)The posts of Baxing In- Education, wished to extend educa- bighly qualified) should structor, Pianist and two Needle- wherever and as soon as pos- work Teachers have been abolish- sible be dispensed with. (Continued at foot of next column.)

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN

1982 7,000 30th Apr.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney tion the necessary funds should be 7,000 Brd June 7,000 2nd July & Melbourne.

| raised by an education rate, which

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Austraila,

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Tealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, ste.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamer to London and

The P. & O Branch Bervice of steamers to London via Suet....... The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers för Southampton and Fondos via Panama Canal TM

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

CHITRAL

SIRDHANA

RIDDERPORE *BANGALORE

RANCHI

TILAWA

STANDA

TALE

NALDERN

BHUTAN SANTHIA

15,000 21st Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:

8,000 22nd Apr. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Tokokama. 6,800-27th Apr. Shanghai, Koji & Kobe,

6,500 130th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

10,000

Shanghat Kobe & Yokohams.

7,000 8th NMR, Tobe & Osaka.

10,000 19th Y

10.000

19th May

Kobe Osaka

Robe i ort

8,000 29th May ). Ikanghala kebe 8,000 2nd June Amoy;EN

-L-HIND 19,000 | Rod June) Shat

7,000 6th 17,000:1 16th-

MANKIN

AJPUTANA MOUDAN

6,800 12812

“June

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'Queen's Buildings.

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Telephone, 24071,

ed. There is no teacher of Portu- they consdier that in future any guese. It is not considered de such advances of money de grant of sirable to abolish the posts of Car- land the Government should only pantry Instructors

the express sanction.

The Diocesan Boys School,

Kowloon,

402

88-Although the question as to Comi

the future of the Dioc

School, Kowloon - has not

specifically referred by the Got

ment – to the Commiazione although they have

that the

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