CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4] — Page 115

May for stimulating the School attendance of Chinese

Children in this Colony,

and have

now the honour

to transmit a Memorandum

by the Inspector of Schools

on

2.

the subject.

Your Lordship will

Printed 26th Septembe

1889. With 6 spare Copies)

observe that Dr Eitel is of opinion that the appointment

of a school attendance officer, suggested by Your Lordship, might be postponed

till the Census of 1891, when the

number

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number of children of School

going age

can be ascertained: In the meantime effect will

be given to the recommendation. of Dr Eitel that the Registrar General should, through the medium of the District - Watchmen attached to his

the_

department, and by the

exercise

of his

influence

the Chinese Community,

on

accomplish the work which would be effected by

School attendance Officer;

a

and