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and Private individuals.

Mr. Stewart the Inspector of Schools reports that the Book

is in

indispensable to this Colony,

and adds that the dialect in

which it is written is the dialect

by

of which the Government. "Hongnong) for generations lo

come will have to communicate with the Chinese population the Colony . He also observes that the Jonic Dictionary is the only available book by which Students in the

Colony)

the

can onaster the

Canton dialect and that consequently

there is mo

exaggeration in saying) that whoever profits by over

421

will

- publication of the Dictionary the Government of Bonghang) - benefit

mnost.

R

Mr Imith

his

gaves

support in Council to the proports

of Dr Eitel.

and the vote was not

only passed unanimously)

ever with

it

Mö

00

nimously but disposition to increase

regards the votes of $15,000

the News Civil Hospital - $ 5,000

for

for

the New Central School, and $10,000

for Sewerage

in Victoria they

only) be utilized by the aid

considerable loan, undertaking

ov

caw

1

of a

!

as neither one

the other, muc

less the three, could be

be judiciou sis