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the heavy expense of Personal Allowances for Knowledge of Chinese - provided only-that- the study of chinese be required of every master as part of his duty, for which he draws his 1 high salary (for £4400 is

undoubtedly a high salary for a

Assistant- Masters); and_ that masters of Victoria College. be not excluded from any scheme

Personal Allowances for Knowledge of Chinese, that may here after be made_ applicable to the

of

to the Ston

stingsling.

bint Service generally. 9. Promotion

I strongly advocate and have always done so that a really good knowledge of Chinese should influence the Government in apponitmentò to higher Clerkships &c, not -

required

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required by the terms of the

Cadet.

2. where invre

system.

than one candidate is Knun

to be proficient, a competative Examination in Chinese might

be held by the Board of texaminers. I am of opinion that after 8 or 10 years work in the College, a master might be thus transferred and promoted to the benefit of the service and, by stimulius thus afforded, to the the bollege.

good of

general

The

the

I education that- these masters have received

(including Book Keeping) expecially fits them for such work. As examples I might. quote Mr Arthur Chief Clerk of the Magistracy m Caldwell Chief Clerk of the Stongsling Whampoa Dock bo-

both