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are now being merged in the Nurses' quarters and I see no

reason for granting free quarters to any of the Analysts.

The Education Department.

4.

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I consider that some increase in the

emoluments of Officers in this Department is required and I

agree with the recommendation of the Commissioners that the

salaries of the Inspector of English Schools and the Head-

-master of Quean's College should be the same. I would,

however, put the salary at £800 rising to £1,000 by annual increments of £25. As regards other European Officers I recommend that there should be two classes, and that promot- -ion from one class to another should not be made merely by seniority, but strictly in accordance with personal merit and

attainments. The standard required by the University is fair- -ly high and it is very desirable that for the posts in Class

I a really good type of Master should be secured. I would

propose to fill vacancies in Class I by men recruited in

England, if there were no suitable Officers in Mass II and

this fact would be clearly indicated in the rules regulating

appointments in the Education Department. I do not know why

the Headmaster of Ellis Kadoorie School has been given a

special rate of salary by the Commissioners. It is an ordinary district school on the same footing as Saiyingpun,

Taumati, and Wanchai Schools, but the present Headmaster happens to be a senior Officer who was specially appointed

when the school was taken over by the Government. For Class

I I recommend a salary of £650 rising to £750 by triennial

inorements of £50, and for Class II a salary of £400 rising

by annual increments of £20 to £600. Most of the Masters in

Class II would probably never obtain promotion to Class I

and I do not therefore consider £600 too high as a maximum.

I am unable to estimate what salaries

would attract Mistresses of the standard required. The

present