CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 79

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5th July 1889 With 6 spare copii

Lordship's information the enclosed

copy of a report sure from the Inspector of - Schools, recommending the establishment by Government of a Girls' School in this

Colony, with the object of placing within the reach of girls of all classes, education analogous to -

given to boys

that now

in the Victoria College.

2.

in

I have already

my despatch N.112

of

9062

78

of the 30th of March expressed the opinion, in which Your Lordship

coneurs, that Dr

Eitel's proposal is well

worthy of the support of this Government. At the same time,

as

female

education in Hongkong is

an e

experiment which, to the peculiar

owing

conditions

of

the place,

cannot be said to be

by

any.

means certain

of-

success, I think it advisable

that

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