CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 417

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in opinion, very satisfactory. It is true that the numbers are fewer by 82 than in 1884; but, as pointed out by the Inspector of Schools in the third paragraph, that is owing to exceptional causes which are not likely to have any permanent effect.

The true criterion of progress is to be found in the fact that the number of scholars under Government supervision has risen during the last ten years from 2886 to 5833, and the schools from 39 to 90; giving an increase of 3,412 scholars, and of 51 schools.

Against this, however, must be set the still very large number of uneducated children, calculated by Dr Eitel to amount to no fewer than 11,367.

This state of things has formed the subject of frequent correspondence with Your Lordship's predecessors; and I am not prepared at present to throw any new light on it. The condition of the Colony is unique; and until further...

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in opinion, very satisfactory. It is true that the numbers are fewer by 82 than in 1884; but, as pointed out by the Inspector of Schools in the third paragraph, that is owing to exceptional causes which are not likely to have any permanent effect. The true criterion of progress is to be found in the fact that the number of scholars under Government supervision has risen during the last ten years from 2886 to 5833, and the schools from 39 to 90; giving an increase of 3,412 scholars, and of 51 schools. Against this, however, must be set the still very large number of uneducated children, calculated by Dr Eitel to amount to no fewer than 11,367. This state of things has formed the subject of frequent correspondence with Your Lordship's predecessors; and I am not prepared at present to throw any new light on it. The condition of the Colony is unique; and until further...
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opinion, very satisfactory. It is true that the numbers are fewer by 82 than in 1884; but, as pointed out by the Inspector of Schools in the third paragraph, that is owing exceptional causes which are not likely to have

effect.

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3.

any permanent

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in the

to

progress is to be found fact that the number of scholars under Government supervision has risen during the last ten from 2886 to 5833, and the schools

years

from 39 to 90; giving

an increase

of 3,412 scholars, and of 51 schools.

4.

eAgainst this, however,

must be set the still

-number of uneducated children,

very large

calculated by Dr Eitel to amount to no fewer than 11,367.

کھ

This state of things has

-formed the subject of frequent. correspondence with Your Lordship' ? predecessors; and I am not

prepared at present to throw

new

light

any

on it. The condition of

the Colony is unique; and until

from

the

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