CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4] — Page 29

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At present, it is practically impossible for any School to raise more than a minimum of its expenditure with the exception of work in the I.B., school, where education is given in the Chinese language and no fees are charged.

The reason for this anomalous state of things is, that, when the grant was first started, the managers of these vernacular schools were very much afraid to place their school under the present grant-in-aid scheme, and that for this reason the standards in this class of school were fixed rather high and the standards of the examination made easy, in order to encourage those managers to give the scheme a fair trial.

The managers of these schools have now learnt to recognise fully the merits of the grant-in-aid scheme, and amongst their masters a tendency has manifested itself which abuses the liberality of the Government in this respect, there is not only a desire to maintain any higher rate of grants originally...

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28 At present, it is practically impossible for any School to raise more than a minimum of its expenditure with the exception of work in the I.B., school, where education is given in the Chinese language and no fees are charged. The reason for this anomalous state of things is, that, when the grant was first started, the managers of these vernacular schools were very much afraid to place their school under the present grant-in-aid scheme, and that for this reason the standards in this class of school were fixed rather high and the standards of the examination made easy, in order to encourage those managers to give the scheme a fair trial. The managers of these schools have now learnt to recognise fully the merits of the grant-in-aid scheme, and amongst their masters a tendency has manifested itself which abuses the liberality of the Government in this respect, there is not only a desire to maintain any higher rate of grants originally...
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28 at present, it is practically unposable for any Setool to zaru ilum than Min Hinds of its Expenditure with Itu Exception of deĥork in das I be, khool, 4. which in (n'hese Educations is given (in the Chinese language and 3 no Heer)- The Hasou for Hiis anomalous Iin Ala Jehan & date of things is, that, when the Grant was five starrick, the Managers of these thise finois were very ructur ma apraid to parce Then School under the print in wid shem, and that for this reason the values of basses in the Lower Handwrds Standards in this Cluse of school wise fied ruiter high and the staudando of the reanimation made rusy, in order 15 Susourage those Managers to give the finerie fair trial. (to the Managers of these schools have now leurced to recoguise fully the merits a s of the grant in lid scheme, and among thiruse Masters a letudincy has manifested wall which obuses the liberality of the Government in this respect, there is not only wou maintain any Couger the high vatī of values riginally
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at present, it is practically unposable

for any Setool to zaru

ilum

than

Min Hinds of its Expenditure with Itu

Exception of deĥork in das I be, khool,

4. which

in

(n'hese Educations is given

(in the Chinese language and

3

no

Heer)-

The Hasou for Hiis anomalous

Iin Ala Jehan &

date of things is, that, when the Grant

was five starrick, the

Managers of these thise finois were

very ructur

ma apraid to parce

Then School under the print in wid shem, and that for this reason the

values of basses in the Lower

Handwrds

Standards in this Cluse of school wise

fied ruiter high and the staudando

of the reanimation made rusy,

in order

15 Susourage those Managers to give

the finerie fair trial. (to the

Managers of these schools have now

leurced to recoguise fully the merits

a s

of the grant in lid scheme, and

among thiruse Masters a

letudincy has manifested wall which

obuses the liberality of the Government

in this respect, there is not only

wou

maintain any

Couger the high vatī

of

values

riginally

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