CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 214

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interest in the increase of pupils.

The Wongneichoong schoolhouse is the only one which is at all suited for its purpose – the rest are hired rooms in houses most dirty to behold and most unpleasant to visit.

English is taught in two schools by two Chinese lads whose united remuneration is five pounds a year.

The subjects of instruction are similar to those mentioned in our last report.

Under the present aspect of affairs education in Hongkong as aided by Government may be

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pronounced at almost its lowest ebb. It has neither the means of present good nor the elements of future advantage. It has neither suitable buildings, suitable masters, nor suitable supervision. As the Government has expressed no intention of originating an efficient scheme and voting the requisite funds, it does not lie within our province to do more than report upon what now exists; and for the improvement of this, we think indispensable first, the building of suitable school houses, 2ndly, the

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Page 248interest in the increase of pupils.The Wongneichoong schoolhouse is the only one which is at all suited for its purpose – the rest are hired rooms in houses most dirty to behold and most unpleasant to visit.English is taught in two schools by two Chinese lads whose united remuneration is five pounds a year.The subjects of instruction are similar to those mentioned in our last report.Under the present aspect of affairs education in Hongkong as aided by Government may bePage 249239pronounced at almost its lowest ebb. It has neither the means of present good nor the elements of future advantage. It has neither suitable buildings, suitable masters, nor suitable supervision. As the Government has expressed no intention of originating an efficient scheme and voting the requisite funds, it does not lie within our province to do more than report upon what now exists; and for the improvement of this, we think indispensable first, the building of suitable school houses, 2ndly, the

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interest in the increase of pupils.

The Wongneichoong schoolhouse

is the only

one

which is at all

suited for it's purpose _ the rest

dil

hired rooms m

rooms most dirty to

sehold and most unpleasant

to visit.

English is taught in two schools by two chinese lads whose.

united remuneration is five

spounds a year

-The subjects of instruction are similar to there

mentioned in

our.

last report.

Under the present.

asspect of affairs education

in Hongkong as aided by Government may

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pronounced at almost its __ lowest ebb. it has neither the

-------

means of present good nor - the elements of future advantage _. It has neither suitable buildings, suitable masters, nor suitable supervision. As the Government has expresset no intention of originating. efficient schome and ooting

the requisite funds it does not lie within our

province to do_ more than report upon what

now exists; and

for the

improvement of this we think indispensable first, the building of suitable school houses, 20dly the.

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