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they have the power of enforcing their Oxinion by leaving the School comparatively empty

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to doubt the Government School in Aberdeen has been left comparativity

emply; but not for

Suppores.

W. Stewart

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the reason

In another despatch

chall have the honor of laying before you a careful and exhaustive reput from I filed the Acting Inspector, on this subject, and the Opinion recorded by M. Falconer the : Acting Head Master of the Central

School on the want of capacity of

the Aberdeen teacher. It turns

out that the Villagers objected to

(

the bencher Mr Stewark

Kem

gave

and to come details of the schol

management. So far from being indifferent to concation on to the

teaching of English, they themselve

established three Schools in the Village. The Government School was provided for them gratis.

But they preferred

to incur the cost of Schools of their

own i

and

Shey

themselves

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contributing to the remuneration

of a

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teacher to instruct their

children in English.

5.

"Bluntary and self

supporting Schools existed in Aberdeen

time Mr Stewart

at the

very