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Wongneichung and twenty seven at Heonghong-

At Aberdeen and Stanley the

schools oving

to the commencement of the fishing season are almoet... deserted. At the latter place on the last occasion on which the

school was visited, supposing that the small number of scholars might arise from the remissness of the Teacher, one of us visited all the private schools established there and found only one (a Missionary Achool ) better attended, one or two being about to shut up till the close of the fishing senson-

We have used our discretion in

conformity with the plan recommended in deducting from the dalary of the Teachers, where soc deemed it necessary, a cortan suum for cach Scholar less than

T

has been

thirty that the School has contained_ By this means some money saved and partly expanded in the purchase of books and maps-a good map of China having the places noted

in the Chinese character has been furniched to each school, and a work on betronomy has been introduced (we are afraid however with very- little benefit ) to be followed by one on Geography and another_ elementary work on physics -

We should expect much more benefit from these schools if they

se were placed under more e effectual supervision than we are able to afford, and if suitable school houses were erected by Government, the present school rooms hired by the Teachers themselves being