CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 348

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prein

We find that this

inciple has all along

beau

recognised by the Government;

the Masters.

& the

engaged through

Chocon stgents

to are

a're bound by their

Agreements to study Clinicse; -

Masters locally engaged

subject

have bona

Clunese

bject to the same rule; Fencher is supplied at Government expense for each Master; the Board of Pesaminers have been commes- sioned to examine Mosters periodi- cally under a

fixed syllabus, a to grant certificates.

44.

and

Although this scheme

has been in force for more than

twenty years,

we find that at the

there

are

only

two

present to the May and Mr. sealy,

Mosters,

who have passed the firial exam.

thanwelver in Churiese

knowle

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Runwledge,

and the working of the whole system causes constant friction, the compulsory aspect of it being

irksome to the Masters.

5.

duringthe

We find that de East twenty years only

Parce Masters

Messrs Falconer, Mc Kinney (both

deceased) and

May.

have disteri.

quished themselves by attaining

to a competent knowledge of Chuviese such as secures respect the Master on

the part

part of

for

Ihnieve.

scholars and qualifies him to -

give an effective translation - lesson and evidences sympathy with Chinese idiosyncrasies. But those Masters succeeded only by virtue of special taste and apti. sude for the study of churrese.

bre

are.

of opinion trat the present system of compulsory

wiatów

of

the Board,

Phoste

6.

marce

of the these

have ban

cher Masters having qualified

Vhan

themselves [zear

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study of Juriese enforced.

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