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The Report of the

of Inspector of Schools bears

-testimony to very satisfactory

progress,

but in the matter.

of female education it is _

still slow, and I.

I agree

with

Dr

the opinion expressed by Exitel in the 10th paragraph, that an effort should be made by Government to stimulate the education of. girls by the establishment of -Girls School, which would place an elementary English

education

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education, and optional instruction

in Chinese, within the reach

of all classes.

3.

This is a subject.

-

which, together with other_

to by

-minor points adverted to Dr Eitel, shall receive

if

my-

attention. I fear however that the creation of a building should prove to be required, it will be impracticable to

undertake it in the immediate

future, there being more - urgently required works,

sufficient

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