CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 304

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cannot

find.

substitute. This

interferes

seriously with the progress of the pupils, ~

is the more to be

which

regretted

now that they

I have to

pery

School

fees.

3.

The only person, whose services I

likely to obtain, is Fan Akü, a clerk

in the customs at lantow. He was

formerly

an Assistant Master in the School and left for his present situation in the month of Decemben last. He has expressed his

willingness to return on

Salary, viz $2.5 per

4.

receipt of his previous

mensem.

difficulty in connession with

The difficultie

this is that when his successor Ho A chi

appointed at a salary of # 15 a month,

the Board of Education requested, and He is Excellency The Governor

was

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pleased to sanction, that the remaining pro

$10

should be transferred from the Salaries of "Teachers of English" to the salaries of..

"Teachers of Chinese "

Although I regret exceedingly to -

5.

interfere

in

any wayy

with the Estimates for

the Department, I hope His Excellency with

be pleased to grant the necessary authority

for re-engaging ban Aki; more

from

as the revenne derived

especially

School

Keen to

very

on the increase, and will soon, I hope be

Considerably greater than it is at present, as

I have it in contemplation to double the

in the Sower School as soon as

fee

it

expedient to do

so.

I have yo.

(signed)

as soon as I think

Frederick Stewart

Head Master