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The villagers of "Wengnisichoong" have requested that a school similar to that at Victoria may be opened in their neighbourhood, as there is a growing number of children there. The parents are too poor to make it worth a schoolmaster's while to take up his residence among them. The village is in a very impoverished condition owing to the land by the cultivation of which the inhabitants subsisted having been converted into a race-course; the money paid as compensation for this loss having been long ago expended. We beg to recommend their petition to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor, that the small monthly sum, ten dollars, required for the establishment of the school, may, if expedient, be granted.

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We are, &c.,

(signed) C. B. Hillier, Colonial Secretary.

V. J. Stanton

Committee for superintending Chinese schools.

Victoria, Hongkong, Chinese Secretary's Office, 14th March, 1850.

Memorandum of the number and Cargoes of Chinese Junks which have visited the Port of Victoria during the year 1849.

Memo :

The particulars of the following are taken in part from Notes drawn up monthly by Mr Gutzlaff, Chinese Secretary, from the 18th January to the 31st August last. "The matter of these was collected by a Chinese messenger of this office, a native of an Eastern District of the Kwangtung Province, and consequently the fittest person to obtain the information required from the Junkmen, most of whom, it will be seen, are from the neighbourhood of Lame himself. He has been in the habit of

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230 The villagers of "Wengnisichoong" have requested that a school similar to that at Victoria may be opened in their neighbourhood, as there is a growing number of children there. The parents are too poor to make it worth a schoolmaster's while to take up his residence among them. The village is in a very impoverished condition owing to the land by the cultivation of which the inhabitants subsisted having been converted into a race-course; the money paid as compensation for this loss having been long ago expended. We beg to recommend their petition to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor, that the small monthly sum, ten dollars, required for the establishment of the school, may, if expedient, be granted. Free Copy We are, &c., (signed) C. B. Hillier, Colonial Secretary. V. J. Stanton Committee for superintending Chinese schools. Victoria, Hongkong, Chinese Secretary's Office, 14th March, 1850. Memorandum of the number and Cargoes of Chinese Junks which have visited the Port of Victoria during the year 1849. Memo : The particulars of the following are taken in part from Notes drawn up monthly by Mr Gutzlaff, Chinese Secretary, from the 18th January to the 31st August last. "The matter of these was collected by a Chinese messenger of this office, a native of an Eastern District of the Kwangtung Province, and consequently the fittest person to obtain the information required from the Junkmen, most of whom, it will be seen, are from the neighbourhood of Lame himself. He has been in the habit of
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230 The villagers of "Wengnisichoong have requested that a school similar to that at Rictoria may are a qu there without be opened in their neighbourhood, number of childrow there. any as growing up education whatever, the the parents - being too poor to make it worth a schoolmaster's while to take up his residence. co a among them. The village is in a very impoverished condition swing to the land by the cultivation of which the inhabitants subsisted having been converted into a race-courte; the money paid as compensation for this loss having been long ago expended. We beg to recommend their petition to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor, that the small monthly sum, ten dollars, required for the establishment of may, if expedient, be granted. school, Free Copy We are, yo, (signed) C. B. Hillier, Colonial Secretary. V. J. Stanton Committen for superintending, Chinese schools. Victoria, Hongkong, Chinese Secretary's Office, th. 14th March, 1850. Memorandum of the number and Cargoes of Chinese Junks which have visited the Port of Victoria during the year 1849. Memo : are taken in The particulars of the following upon the Junk hade at Victoria_ part from Notes drawn up -monthly by Mr Gutzlaff, Chinese, theretary, from the 18th January to the 31th August to last. "The matter of these was collected by a Chinese messenger of this office, a native of an Eastern District of the Kwangtung Canton Provinced, and consequently the fittest person to obtain the information required from the Junkmon, most whom, it will be seen, are ad - from the of Lame نفسه neighbourhood himself. He has been in the habit of
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The villagers of "Wengnisichoong have

requested that a school similar to that at

Rictoria

may

are a qu

there

without

be opened in their neighbourhood,

number of childrow there.

any

as

growing up

education whatever, the

the parents

-

being too poor to make it worth a schoolmaster's

while to take

up

his residence.

co a

among

them. The

village

is in a very impoverished condition swing to the land by the cultivation of which

the inhabitants subsisted having been

converted into a race-courte;

the

money paid as compensation for this loss having been long ago expended. We beg to recommend their petition to the favourable consideration of His

Excellency the Governor, that the small monthly sum, ten dollars, required for the establishment of may, if expedient, be granted.

school,

Free Copy

We are, yo,

(signed) C. B. Hillier,

Colonial Secretary.

V. J. Stanton

Committen for superintending,

Chinese schools.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Chinese Secretary's Office,

th.

14th March, 1850.

Memorandum of the number and

Cargoes of Chinese Junks which have visited the Port of Victoria during the year 1849.

Memo :

are

taken in

The particulars of the following upon the Junk hade at Victoria_ part from Notes drawn up -monthly by Mr Gutzlaff, Chinese, theretary, from the 18th January to the 31th August to

last. "The matter of these was collected by a Chinese messenger of this office, a native of an Eastern District of the Kwangtung Canton Provinced, and consequently the fittest person to obtain the information required from the Junkmon, most whom, it

will be seen, are

ad

- from the

of

Lame

نفسه

neighbourhood

himself. He has been in the habit of

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