CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 512

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Should OLA say any special school building : piles in the midst of the Coat anchorage grounds, in situ water, be required, the building grant regulations of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme will secure the erection, by private educationists, of such a building.

As there is no definite chance of filling the school with scholars in Mat...

6. I have on one or two former occasions reported on the old project of a floating school for boat children. I have once more considered the project and discussed it with teachers, supervisors of boat people and Harbour-officers (who act as local officers in the places catering for them) and I am of the opinion that a floating school is not needed, and if constructed, would prove an endless source of trouble and expense, besides being liable to disastrous destruction, with loss of life, during every typhoon season.

The teacher would have to be one who dare to live afloat, which is at present an impossible condition, as men could not be employed on board. Girls attending the school would have to be kept ready for typhoon season, and school materials and furniture would be constantly interfered with by boat people, whilst the popularity and attendance of the school would be undermined.

2. The fact that the boat girls have not been brought under the influences...

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511 Should OLA say any special school building : piles in the midst of the Coat anchorage grounds, in situ water, be required, the building grant regulations of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme will secure the erection, by private educationists, of such a building. As there is no definite chance of filling the school with scholars in Mat... 6. I have on one or two former occasions reported on the old project of a floating school for boat children. I have once more considered the project and discussed it with teachers, supervisors of boat people and Harbour-officers (who act as local officers in the places catering for them) and I am of the opinion that a floating school is not needed, and if constructed, would prove an endless source of trouble and expense, besides being liable to disastrous destruction, with loss of life, during every typhoon season. The teacher would have to be one who dare to live afloat, which is at present an impossible condition, as men could not be employed on board. Girls attending the school would have to be kept ready for typhoon season, and school materials and furniture would be constantly interfered with by boat people, whilst the popularity and attendance of the school would be undermined. 2. The fact that the boat girls have not been brought under the influences...
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511

Should

say

OLA

any

special

school building

: piles in the midst of the

Coat anchorage grounds, in sta water, be required, the building grant requlations of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme will secure the erection, by private educationists, of such

ing.

کر اس کے

as there is a

a build.

any definite

chance of filling the school with

schon in Mat

6.

I have on

L

one or two former

}

of a floating s

recasions reported on the old project

- for boat children.

I have once more considered the pro- fect and discussed it with teachers,

boat people

le and suspectors of

Police

who act as local Harbour-officers

Laces cateri

in the places

convert eds) and I guid

ch cowel wow

a

perfect

micha

floating

of opinion that

school is not needed,

and if constructed, would prove an

endless source

of trouble and expense,

besides

& liable to disastrous.

destruction, with loss of life, during

every typhoon

season. The teacher -

would have to be

or at

any

a

boal

rate one who dare to

live afloat, which is at present an

impossible condition, men could not be employed

on board, on accous

Ke

aud

-girls attending

get a strong

required auring's

year

boat.

ready

the school,

crece would be

typ hron season.

would have to be kept.

as well as school materials

be stoen

the scholars

and furniture, and both would. constantly

༧ ་ ་ ་ ་ འ ་ ་ ་ Ú་ ་ ་

serference

by boat people, whilst

AL

that score

wined min the popularity

attendance of the school.

}

and

2.

fact

that the boat girls have not as been brought

yeh

of

under the influences

H

$

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