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English; _ I should therefore be glad

if

Str. Stewart would make out a

list of

the School Masters

of the

Willay Schools, marking in each

case,

those who

Can

teach English

and those who cannot.

Also the total number of pupils in each village school, and the number in each that can

speak English.

Signed, I. Pope Hennepy

29th January, 1878-

• Minute by the Inspector of Schools

165

Before the establishment of the Central School, English

was

tansfit in a few of the Schools by

visiting masters who attended for stat purpose a

a tew hours This the Board of Education found to

a week.

be highly unsatisfactory. Accorongly

when the Central School was established, the leaching of hugfish

was abolished

in all the other Schools.

The

The only exception now is the

Aberdeen* School which is, and has been

Number of Day Scholars in 1877.30.

Number of evening

All there learn Eriglish:

:

Jo

21. Total 51.

move of them speak it. The Marter Wong Kap speaks English jourly