the task of giving, in connection with the Board of Examination and subject to its advice, fortnightly a lesson to each of the two classes (standards) of Government Students; that since then I continued doing so since the arrival of His Excellency Governor Hennessy
although
the appointment of separate examiners for competitive examinations implied, to my mind, that His Excellency the Governor was not satisfied with the capabilities of the existing Board of Examination;
that since sending in my report for the year 1876 I received no other indication from the Government regarding its views of my labours with the Students except the statement referred to in dispatch No. 501 to the effect that His Excellency the Governor had explained to me that I should proceed as usual.
In view of the generally unsatisfactory state of the whole subject I do not feel prepared to devote the time and labour involved in giving four mornings each month to the tuition of Government officers - and therefore prefer to resign my duties as Director of Chinese studies.
At the same time I shall be most happy to continue acting as a member of the Board of Examination if His Excellency...
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the task of giving, in connection with the Board of Examination and subject to its advice, fortnightly. a lessons to each of the two classes __ (standards) of Government Students; that since then I continued doing since the arrival of sth's Excellency Governor Hennessy
40,
although
the appointment of separate :examiners for competitive. examinations implied, to
my-
mind, that His Exulicney the Governor was not satisfied with the capabilities of the existing Board of Examination;
that since
the
sending in my report for
year 1876 I received
no other
indication from the Government regarding
its views of my
labours with the Students
except the statement referred to in
dispatch N501 to the effect that Iris
Excelency, the Governor had cxplained
to me that
proceed
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my operations should usual. In view of the
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generally unsatisfactory state of the
I do not feel prepared to
whole
subject
devote the time and labour involved in
giving four mornings cash month to the tuition of Government officers - and therefore prefer to resign my. duties as Director of Chinese studies.
cft the same time I'm
shail be most happy to continue acting
as a member of the Board..
if
of Examination
His Excellency
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