CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 444

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His Excellency to induce him to grant us a sum of money from the Treasury towards the construction of our new buildings.

The sisters of St Paul de Chartres have been established in the Colony since 1849. They have during the whole of that time maintained a foundling house and orphanage for the Chinese and a School for the female children. Blind children are brought to them in every stage of disease and destitution; over 10,000 children have been brought to the house since its formation. There are now in the house 41 blinds, 130 orphans and foundlings. There are at present out of the house 160 infants.

A greater number, of course, of the children brought to the house die. They are moribund's when taken in and many of them are not expected to live, but they are not left to die in darkness and misery with no one to care or tend them. The skill that can be lavished on them is done so.

The buildings the sisters have occupied for over thirty years are not their property, are very old, almost falling to pieces. They were originally small private dwelling houses quite unsuited for the purpose of a school.

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His Excellency to induce him to grant us a sum of money from the Treasury towards the construction of our new buildings. The sisters of St Paul de Chartres have been established in the Colony since 1849. They have during the whole of that time maintained a foundling house and orphanage for the Chinese and a School for the female children. Blind children are brought to them in every stage of disease and destitution; over 10,000 children have been brought to the house since its formation. There are now in the house 41 blinds, 130 orphans and foundlings. There are at present out of the house 160 infants. A greater number, of course, of the children brought to the house die. They are moribund's when taken in and many of them are not expected to live, but they are not left to die in darkness and misery with no one to care or tend them. The skill that can be lavished on them is done so. The buildings the sisters have occupied for over thirty years are not their property, are very old, almost falling to pieces. They were originally small private dwelling houses quite unsuited for the purpose of a school.
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438 €

His Exceliency to induce him to

grant us a

sum of money

of the Treasury towards the a

construction of

out

neu

out

buildings.

The sisters of St Paul

de Chartres have been established

in the Colony since 1849. They

during

have

the whole of that foundling

time maintainers a

house and oxphanage for the

all

ages.

chinese and

a School for the

Children female bling of are brought to them in every stage of disease and destitution; over 10,000 children have been brought to the house since its formiation. There are

now in

the

the house Et blins, 130 orphans and

founitings. There are at mauser

out of the house 160

far the

وه

infants

P

greater member, of course, of the childon brought to the house die.

They

axe

moritur's when taken

iin and mo

Cat

them, but they

ast skill can lave

are not left to dir

in darkness and milers with

one to care or tend them.

The buildings the sisters have occupies for over thirty years

are not their

property,

ate

very old, almost falling to pieces.

They

اسی سالار

originally smail priate

dwelling honees quite unsuited for the proposed of

سانی

school. They

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