CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 387

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separate Schools at present scattered throughout this City

This scheme - the particulars of which will be found fully detailed in accompanying correspondence - has my entire approval.

It proposes to make the teaching of English a more prominent part of Government Schools than it has hitherto been; and I agree with Dr. Legge that it is an object which should be kept steadily in view in this Colony, where the administration of justice is conducted amongst a Chinese population in the English language and according to English Law.

The expenditure under the system proposed will not, it is calculated, be greater than the amount at present voted annually for Educational purposes, viz: £1550; but the Education Board have been prevented hitherto from making the desired changes from the want of suitable ...

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separate Schools at present scattered throughout this City This scheme - the particulars of which will be found fully detailed in accompanying correspondence - has my entire approval. It proposes to make the teaching of English a more prominent part of Government Schools than it has hitherto been; and I agree with Dr. Legge that it is an object which should be kept steadily in view in this Colony, where the administration of justice is conducted amongst a Chinese population in the English language and according to English Law. The expenditure under the system proposed will not, it is calculated, be greater than the amount at present voted annually for Educational purposes, viz: £1550; but the Education Board have been prevented hitherto from making the desired changes from the want of suitable ... Page 331 has been corrected to: - "droughout" -> "throughout" - "conserpondence" -> "correspondence" - "my" and "proposes" reordered to "It proposes" for better sentence structure - "an" added before "object" for grammatical correctness - "Sche." removed as it seems to be an incomplete or unclear abbreviation - "Loncational" -> "Educational" (twice) - "Roncation" -> "Education" - Added "..." to indicate a missing word at the end of the last sentence. - Formatted the text into paragraphs using HTML tags.

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separate Schools at present scattered droughout this Aty This scheme - the particulars of which will be the found fully detailed in accompanying conserpondence entire approval - has my proposes of English to make the teaching a more promincut the concation in the ith part of Government Schools than it has hitherto been; and I with 3. Legge that it is agree an object which should be kept steadily in view in this Colony, where Sche. > 331 of justice the administration is conducted amongst population in the English. language and according to English Law. Chines The expenditure under the system proposed will not it is calculated be greater than the amount at present voted Loncational annually for purposes, viz: £1550. but the Roncation have been Board 7 prevented hitherts from making the desired changes from the want 7 suitable

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separate Schools at present scattered droughout this Aty

This scheme - the

particulars of which will be

the

found fully detailed in accompanying conserpondence

entire approval -

has

proposes

of English

to make the teaching

more promincut the concation in the ith

part of Government Schools than it has hitherto been; and I with 3. Legge that it is

agree

object

which should be kept steadily in view in this Colony, where

Sche.

331

of justice

the administration is conducted amongst

population in the English. language and according to English Law.

Chines

The expenditure under the system proposed will not it is calculated be greater than

the amount at present voted

Loncational

annually for

purposes, viz: £1550. but the Roncation have been

Board

prevented hitherts from making the desired changes from the want

suitable

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