CO129-312 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [7-9] — Page 506

and Tague that the Managers should be carefully consulted in to the preferation of the regard

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dramning of the Code. / We did not allude to the question offagment be result. in the derf.). W. should add that

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of Grant

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Government House,

5 NOV CC

Hongkong, 30th. September, 1902.

503

With reference to Sir William Gascoigne's

Despatch No. 177 of the 6th. of last May, I have the honour

to transmit for your consideration the enclosed copy of a

letter from the Venerable Archdeacon Banister and other

Managers of Grant-in-Aid Schools in the Colony calling atten-

tion to certain recommendations in the report of the Education

Committee and submitting that these recommendations will, if

adopted by the Government, be prejudicial to the Schools in

which the signatories are interested.

2.

I defer any comments on the latter pending

the return of the Inspector of Schools.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

80...

&0..

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Henry Arshake

Governor, &c..

MJD