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(Signed) D. J. Mitel
Inspector of Schools.
3.
GRANTS-IN-AID.
For the better promotion of Education in the Colony, the Government of Hongkong is prepared to assist schools on the ster of grants-in-aid, subject to the following conditions :—-
1. Before my grant can be made to a school, the Government must be satisfied that-
(a) The school is conducted as a public school.
(b.) The school is not carried on with a view to private emolument.
(c.) The school premises are healthy, well lighted, drained and ventilated, properly furnished, and contain sufficient
internal space for the average attendance.
(d) The master is competent.
(e.) The time devoted to instruction in the subjects of the Standards is not less than four hours daily.
(f) The school roli is carefully kept, and proper discipline maintained.
(.) The organization is good, and the work conducted in accordance with a proper time table.
2. The Government will not interfere in any way with---
(a.) The religious instruction of a school.
(b) The hours for such instruction.
(c) The appointment of a teacher, provided he is competent.
(d.) The school books, provided they are sufficient, as regards the instruction which they contain, for the purposes
of the Standards hereafter to be referred to.
(e.) The style of handwriting, but a bold round hand is recommended for European writing.
() The stipulations of this code, without six months' previous notice in the Gazette,
3. Grants will be subject to a cumulative reduction of five per cent, on the whole sum gained by a school, in each case where the Inspector reports defects in—
(a.) The teaching.
(3.) The accommodation.
(c.) The keeping of the school roll.
(d) The organization.
(e.) The discipline.
(f) The books and apparatus.
De regard in all these cases will be had to circumstances.
4. A school receiving a grant must be--
(a.) Open at all times to Government inspection.
(b.) Represented by a Manager, distinct from the paid teacher, who will conduct all correspondence with the Gov-
erinent, sign the receipt for the grant, and furnish all Returns which the Government may require.
5. In the case of Chinese schools not under European supervision, the Inspector will be manager when necessary.
6. The Government will not bind itself to give grants to all schools claiming them under the foregoing conditions, but will be guided by the circumstances of each case, and by the amount of money at its disposal for educational purposes. In al cases where a grant is refused, the reasons for the refusal will be given.
7. The Government will reserve to itself the power to withdraw or reduce grants. In all cases, the reasons for the withdrawal or reduction will be given. No grant will be withdrawn, or materially reduced, until a second examination bas been hold by the examiner assisted by two assessors, the one chosen by the Government and the other by the Manager.
S. One-fourth of the total grant made to a school will be handed to the paid teacher as a personal payment. In the event of a change of paid masters, each will receive his proportion of this sum, according to the period of his service. If a paid master is dismissed, his share of the graut will go to the school.
9. A detailed account, with proper vouchers, of the total income and expenditure of each school must be furnished by the Manager anomally, in the form provided for that purpose.
10. Grants will be made for definite results in the subjects mentioned in the Standards hereinafter referred to and no
others.
11. These results will be ascertained at the annual examination of the school hy the Inspector, or by such examiners as the Government may appoint.
12. Examiners who are not in the service of the Government will be paid for their assistance.
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