CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 93

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here desire the establishment of as

where Religion has its place. and (2) where their Boys can

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receive instruction apart from the chinese?

3.

He Glonial Chaplain briefly explains why, on conscientions grounts,. he cannot avail himself of the existing Government scheme. He says:-

'I am sorry

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to

unable to put my

say

that I am

school under

Goverment Inspection and thus

claim the pecuniary support (under the frants in Aid scheme) which I really very much need. I cannot, Conscientiously, give secular instruction

only for the required ruusuber of hours

per day, nor can I on it the Bible and the Prayer Book from my Time-Table."

4.

The Colonial Chaplain's letter

confirms the Recorts I have had to

time to time respecting

make from

public instruction in Hongkong, and

cxrecially want I stated in paragraphs 6 and 7 of my despatch 483 of To the 18th of September 1878, to the effect

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that the vast majority of the European

parents who have to educate their Children in this Colony are gravely dissatisfied with the Central School and the Government scheme of Education.

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