who personally have derived us boufit benefit from the School. The Committee have, in addition to this, been enabled by the generosity of friends form a emall endowment.
+ fund
which now amounts to $10,000. It is on the
sum that the Committee will
latter
were
ай
have to fall back for purchase of site and crection of buildings; and -if they
-compelled to purchase by public competition a site in the Central quarter of Hongkong (the only suitable position for a school of this kind the cost would probably
amount to double the endowment
now in hand.
fund
9.
The Colonial Secretary at
the interview seemed to imply that if the Committee intended to apply
for a Building Grant,
help -
should be asked in procuring site. We would point out that the two things are not in the least
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connected with one arcother. He ack for help in procuring
a.
suitable site
becasse. we believe, and think we have shown in this statement, that the Public School is doing a necessary work in the
which the
Colony Governement School cannot do
efficiently and which
yet is of
such a nature as to entitle it to
t-in-aid
arr
Government assistance at bast to the extent asked for, if not to a free gift of a site. As a quant-in- school we shall in due time lay clain before the Government for Building Grant according to the Rules laid down in the Grant in aid Scheme. Ne
fail to
how help
a
to su
given under fulfilled conditions of that scheme and under a promie Government could possibly affect the granting of the request of the Deputation. This request is
of
Tow
earnestly urged upon
the
Government
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