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[ he bought), it will be seen that of the -righty-five (88) Schoots hi this Colony,

which are wither maintained craided

bey the Colonial Government, there

are only fifteen (15) in which English

to laught, and that

on

Conly

about one

of the total number

of pupils wh

--fourthe

propers to be studying English. For

abour's reasons,

there are

great political

advantages in spreading a knowledge.

*

Puglish in all, parts of the British

hmpire. It is &qually certain that an Inowledge of that tauquage to of as prat practical value to the Chinese,

A s

to to the Indian subjects of

the Queen

by rendering it lazy for the in to procure imitable rumployment the the public service,

And in other careers,

by placing within their reach the acquisition of

Puglish habits

of

thought and action,

and

and the Educating influences

re Tout ce ›

9.

of English literature.

I have alongs

For

Myself.

held, in New "healand, in Mauriting,

and wherever the I have been brought

into official contact with aben races, that the leaching of Auglish should- be Compulsory hi all Schools maintained