CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 359

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aid

I understand the objections which bie against the grant of Government. to be these two; the supposed perceniary

the parents of the peepils, and the differences of religious belief.

Under the first head, I beg to state that the pupils

are all of that class who England frequent the Schools of the National Society, and for whom two pence per wich is usually paid, but the parents of most of them having been accustomed,

in

as

Soldiers, to gratuitous instruction in

Regimental Schools,

that

expect

the

same, now

they are serving in the similar

capacity of Policemen .

I will, however, submit to His

Lordship's directions, and

require

this

payment after the close of the present

year.

amount

Yet the

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income thus obtained would

only to £18

per

annum, even

supposing

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that all the present 15 prefits

pupils

remain ; while the expenditure will not short of £240 per annum,

fall sho

exceed.

and,

I may

I trust that this expenditure will

@

not appear extravagant, when the high rate of salaries paid in the Mercantile offices of this Colony. This proportionately raises the Salaries

is taken into consideration.

Teachers . Thus I cannot retain the

1 of

valuable services of p

of my present Master by

а

iss sum than £ 150 per annum; and even this, I fear, will be found insufficient.

The subscriptions of the wentthy residents are obtained with difficulty and

are in

many

cases

actually declined on the pretext that the pupils being childun of persons in the employ of Her Majesty's Govemment should be publicly provided for,

some have consented to subscribe as an

temporary

measure;

but there are few who