CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 397

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law. It ought to be so, that an may go forth from the island which shall be

widely felt

in China, enlightening and benefiting

many of it's people.

Si

your-

I beg to submit the above views to consideration. I may repeat that they have

not occurred to me in connection with Mr

Lobscheid's resignation of his office as trespector of Government Schools, I has the honour of mentioning them to Sir John Davis, when the Government first began to extend its patronage to the education of the Chinese, and I would

you may accord to them your- hope

that

sanction and recommend them to the adoption

of the present Governor, in the now greater

Maturity of

the Colony

(Sine copy)

I am Ica

(Signed)

"James Legge.

This made fuster/

Am Me Colonial Secretary

7. Bridges,

J. Mackenzie, (.) Ias J. Beach

Seen (84) M. T.

CJ M. K

Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

11th March, 1861.

I have the honor to report for

the

information of His Excellency the Governor

that I have made an examination

of

the

premises situated upon Sot N3 78 the property of the American Baptist Society.

A Block plan of the buildings and

Lot is attached hereto. The Principal buildings

two & Room houses, with Verandahs

Consist

of

8

all round, having a cut stone basement & feet- high, the original execution of the work on these

The Honble W. T. Mercer, Cope,

Colonial Secreto:4