CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 94

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5. Phe fact that all the English

boys was have been at the Central

School

ac

www

withdrawn by

their

carents to attend the chaplaincy

School, where they

from one

are

charged fees

hundred to two hundred

per cent higher than in the School on which the foremment lavishes

are not

is much rublic money, is some practical evidence that the Protestant Surents in Houghtong indifferent to the necepity of woviding

religious education for

come

Children.

their

As wrated in the last paragraph

& my, Despaten 10.107 of 18,78 I have make 20:10744 207

no alteration whation in the existing

arrangements respecting the distribution

of

every

the large sums now expended year in this Colony for holucation; but I continue to be of opinion that some change is urgently needed in the direction of rewarding the real results Idication, comewhat on the principle of the Irish Intermitate Noncation Act. If this were done, I would be able to give substantial encouragement to the Colonial chaplain's very handable undertating

I have the honor to be.

Sir,

Your most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

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