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April 3rd, 1907.

Your letter of the 26th ult. to the address of the

Registrar of the University of London on the subject of the

School of Chinese has been forwarded on to King's College for

reply.

The School of Chinese in the University of London is

located at King's College, one of the Schools of the University.

The School of Chinese is not self supporting and could not be

carried on were it not for the assistance of certain members

of the China Association, It receives no subsidy either from

the Government or from the University. I enclose detailed

statement of the Accounts of the School from the time it was

taken over by the College up to the end of the last Academical

Year. The fees received are something under £150 a year,

while the subscriptions amount to about 2350 a year on the

average.

I should however explain that a Chair of Chinese has

been in existence at King's College since 1846 and possesses a

small endowment bringing in about £80 a year. The Chair has

been held for many years by

always been a few students.

ir Robert Douglas and there have

The School established by the

China Association is now amalgamated with this Department as

will be seen from the enclosed prospectus.

I would venture, in view of the enquiry as to the

Financial position of the School of Chinese, to point out that

the Income from voluntary subscriptions is a precarious one,

and to express a hope that the Principal's letter of the 9th

March 1906 on the subject may receive favourable consideration.