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80.547.

No.

Hongkong.

sir.

C O.

516

4 J. 041

Government House,

Hongkong, 28th. November, 1903.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of Mr. Chamberlain's Circular Despatch of the 4th. Sep-

tember and to inform you that I have read the enclosures there-

to with great interest and am of opinion that if the suggestions

contained in them are widely adopted the educational value of

the scheme will be very considerable.

2.

Up to the present the four following

Schools have signified their willingness to co-operate:-

(1). The Korvloon British School (Girls and Boys).

Headmaster, B. Janes, M.A.

(2). The Belilios Public (Girls) School. Mis-

tress, Mrs. Bateman.

Mr. C. Piercey.

(3). The Diocesan (Boys) School. Headmaster.

(4). Diocesan (Girls) School. Mistress, Miss

Skipton.

3.

Each of these Schools would send out 12

letters annually; the view unanimously taken by School Teachers

in this Colony being that whole classes should be allowed to

compete, but that only the best letter composed monthly in

each class should be sent out. The intention at present is

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, M.P.,

that

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