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Stanley, and Warguichung.

85. The pay of excellence of the teachers-Schoolmasters is £25 per annum, subject to deductions for a deficiency in the number of scholars attending their schools; the number required by the School Committee to attend being 30, a deduction of 25 cents or $1/12 in money from the Salary of the schoolmasters for every pupil required to make up this number in the monthly returns of attendance...

86. The pay of the Teacher of English at the school at Wongneichung is £50, not subject to deductions as that of the schoolmasters.

87. A sum of £500 has been included in the Estimate for general purposes of education, and it will have to be decided by His Excellency the Governor, how this money is to be appropriated.

88. At the commencement of this year a school was established by voluntary contributions for the instruction of children not Chinese; or, as I should suppose, where children are receiving instruction in English principles, it is the only school of this kind in the Colony (the seven Government schools, and also those conducted by the Missionaries being for Chinese only) in which children of Europeans and Portuguese receive cheap instruction; it has been most liberally supported at its outset by some of the inhabitants of the Colony, and yet, notwithstanding such an opportunity is afforded to Parents, I know of some, who prefer letting their children waste the most important time of their lives in idling, or worse.

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48 Seven- deduction Stanley, and Warguichung. 85. The pay of excellence of the teachers-Schoolmasters is £25 per annum, subject to deductions for a deficiency in the number of scholars attending their schools; the number required by the School Committee to attend being 30, a deduction of 25 cents or $1/12 in money from the Salary of the schoolmasters for every pupil required to make up this number in the monthly returns of attendance... 86. The pay of the Teacher of English at the school at Wongneichung is £50, not subject to deductions as that of the schoolmasters. 87. A sum of £500 has been included in the Estimate for general purposes of education, and it will have to be decided by His Excellency the Governor, how this money is to be appropriated. 88. At the commencement of this year a school was established by voluntary contributions for the instruction of children not Chinese; or, as I should suppose, where children are receiving instruction in English principles, it is the only school of this kind in the Colony (the seven Government schools, and also those conducted by the Missionaries being for Chinese only) in which children of Europeans and Portuguese receive cheap instruction; it has been most liberally supported at its outset by some of the inhabitants of the Colony, and yet, notwithstanding such an opportunity is afforded to Parents, I know of some, who prefer letting their children waste the most important time of their lives in idling, or worse.
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48 Seven- deduction Stanley, and Wargucichung. 85. The pay of excle of the tean- Scholnasters is £25 per annum, subject to deductions for a deficiency in the number of scholars attending their phools ; the mumber required by the school Committee to attend being 30, m of 250en 25 cents or Y/or in mode from the Salary "of the schoolmasters for every pupil required to make up this number in the monthly returns of attendance... 86. The pay of the Roucher of Teacher English at the school at Homughing in £50, not subject to deductions the schoolmasters. as that 87. A sum of £ 500 has been included in the Estimate "for general purposes of education", and it will get have to be decided by His Excellency, Governor, how this the is to be money 10 appropriated. a 88. At the 328 49 cement of this " of this year & school was established by voluntary contributions for the instruction of + children not Chinese; or, as I should as Can receive i rec receiving suppose, where children are instruction in English principles, it is the only soliool of this kind in the Colony (the seven Government schools, also those conducted by the Missionning being for Clines only) in relick the which children of Europeans and Portuguese __ cheap instruction; it has been most liberally supported at its outset by some of the inhabitants of the Colmy, and get, notwithstanding. such an opportunity is afforded Parents, I know of Some, who prefer letting their children waste the most important - time of their lives in idling, ford wrong if worse,
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48

Seven-

deduction

Stanley, and Wargucichung.

85. The pay of excle of the tean- Scholnasters is £25 per annum, subject to deductions for a deficiency in the number of scholars attending their phools ; the mumber required by the school Committee to attend being 30, m of 250en

25 cents or Y/or in mode from the Salary "of the schoolmasters for every pupil required to make up this number in the monthly returns of attendance...

86. The pay of the Roucher of

Teacher English at the school at Homughing in £50, not subject to deductions

the schoolmasters.

as that

87.

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Governor, how this

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appropriated.

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which children of Europeans and Portuguese __ cheap instruction; it has been most liberally supported at its outset by some of the inhabitants of the Colmy, and get, notwithstanding. such an opportunity is afforded Parents, I know of Some, who prefer letting their children waste the most important - time of their lives in idling, ford wrong

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worse,

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