CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10] — Page 19

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yet it is

undoubtedly an improvement

events

upon the old system. At all events

there is

-2-2-0

better mode, within

the reach of the Colony of forming

a Police Force. The strength

of

the Force is 486.

of

which 78 are

Europeans, 310 Indians and 108 Eurasians

being short

of the

authorized complement by 64. I

Indians 310 Eurasians 108 406

may add that instructions have been sent to Bombay for enlistment of sixty additional

men,

but

intimation has yet been received of their having been

obtained.

350

64

416

Education

19. In the appendix mentioned

in

the 3rd

paragraph

of

this

letter will be found the Report

of

the Board of Education,

for 1862.

It has been considered advisable

to discontinue four of the Village

Schools

on

the

ground of the

attendance of

the

pupils.

Having as it is stated to be

the

poverty of the parents rendering

it

a matter of imperative necessity:

to employ their Children

in

their

agricultural labor for subsistence; to this perhaps may

be added the inclination,

to most people, to undervalue that which costs them nothing:

this view

the Board

and on

1

τ

:

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yet it is undoubtedly an improvement events upon the old system. At all events there is -2-2-0 better mode, within the reach of the Colony of forming a Police Force. The strength of the Force is 486. of which 78 are Europeans, 310 Indians and 108 Eurasians being short of the authorized complement by 64. I Indians 310 Eurasians 108 406 may add that instructions have been sent to Bombay for enlistment of sixty additional men, but intimation has yet been received of their having been obtained. 350 64 416 Education 19. In the appendix mentioned in the 3rd paragraph of this letter will be found the Report of the Board of Education, for 1862. It has been considered advisable to discontinue four of the Village Schools on the ground of the attendance of the pupils. Having as it is stated to be the poverty of the parents rendering it a matter of imperative necessity: to employ their Children in their agricultural labor for subsistence; to this perhaps may be added the inclination, to most people, to undervalue that which costs them nothing: this view the Board and on 1 τ :
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yet it is undoubtedly an impromment events upon the old system. At all cunts there is -2-2-0 better mode, within the reach of the Colorry of forming Police Force. The strength a the Force is 486. of of which to are Europeans, 310 Indians and 108 Europrans benimse that being short of the authorized complement by 64. I Indians 310 Bernese 108 406 may add thout instructions have Full strepte. the been sent to Bombay. for enlistment of sixty additional but men, intimation has yet -been received of their having been stort 350 64 4016 obtained. Education 19. In the appendix mentioned T 18 in the 3rd paragraph of this letter will be found the Report of the Board of Education, for 1862. It has been considered advisable to discontine four of the Village Schools - the ground of the attendance of the pupils. avving us it is stated to the poverty of the parents rendering it -matter of imperative necessity: to employ their Children in their agricultural labor for subsistence; to this perhaps ung be added the inclination, to most people, to undervalue that which costs them nothing: this view the Bourd and on 1 τ :
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yet it is

undoubtedly an impromment

events

upon the old system. At all cunts

there is

-2-2-0

better mode, within

the reach of the Colorry of forming

Police Force. The strength

a

the Force is 486.

of

of

which to are

Europeans, 310 Indians and 108 Europrans

benimse that being short

of the

authorized complement by 64. I

Indians 310 Bernese 108 406

may add thout instructions have Full strepte.

the

been sent to Bombay. for enlistment of sixty additional

but

men,

intimation has yet

-been received of their having been

stort

350

64

4016

obtained.

Education

19.

In the appendix mentioned

T 18

in

the 3rd

paragraph

of

this

letter will be found the Report

of

the Board of Education,

for 1862.

It has been considered advisable

to discontine four of the Village

Schools

-

the

ground of the

attendance of

the

pupils.

avving us it is stated to the

poverty of the parents rendering

it

-matter of imperative necessity:

to employ their Children

in

their

agricultural labor for subsistence; to this perhaps ung

be added the inclination,

to most people, to undervalue that which costs them nothing:

this view

the Bourd

and on

1

τ

:

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