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and Moral Controle, for association in sturdy

on

· for the profitable direction of their

labour in acquiring

for

the Chinese language,

AURAA

it would be advantageons that young . selected in Great Britain as at present

Government studentships should their first arrival réside in suchaus institution as this, instead of living each by himself, following his own crude plans for the acquisition of the requisite knowledge; lastly, whether in the education of Chinese youths the College, a system is pursueds - advantageons to the Government by fitting the elder students for the public service

Consular linguists or otherwise.

and

this at

aw

Before proceeding to give opinion upon these points, it will be proper to give a few setarts touching.

G

the mode of instruction and mane

pursued in the

College.

and management:

We find from the statutes sated

15th October 1849 a Copy of which is enclosed

that the College

ANAS

· founded by private liberality aided by a grant from the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, that its object as sanctioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Are, as a main

purpose, the training of native teachers

to the principles

and Ministers accorda

according

and as a

of the Church of England.

the general.

subordinate me,

eral education

for no specific loice of life of promissing

n as well as native-

youths European

It will be seen.

that pecuniary.

by

sections and b

assistance

from

Government was contemplated by

the founders. The Bishop of Victoria