CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12] — Page 377

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of the British Staff havo similarly been reduced from twenty seven to ninotoon. Class V Chinuso Lesistant Miastors have boon roduced by six. The University Trainod

The results Graduate Toachors have been increased by two.

of introducing this type of Mastor into the Schools are reported to bo most satisfactory. The number of Class IV Vornacular Masters has boon cut down by three.

It is intended to procoud gradually with the extension of Vernacular Education which has hitherto not been dealt with in a satisfactory manner, and a stop in this direction is the establishmont of the now Saiy ingun Vornacular Middle School, which embodies the former Normal School for Mon. For this school additional provision has boon mado for one Hoad Toachor, and three Assistant Teachers. Tho Normal School for Women has been expanding and to koop paco with this expansion it is necessary to increase the staff by two Assistant Mistrossos. The Normal School for Mon at Taipo is also part of the scheme for Vernacular Education, but to begin with only one toacher will bo cmployed.

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Morc classes and locturos are to be held at the

This has Technical Instituto in Hongkong and Kowloon.

proved a most popular form of cducation and thoro iş a demand for its extension, which it would soon to bo greatly in the interests of the community to moet.

With the decrease in the number of old or pupils

it will not be necessary to provide so much for University Examination Grants and this voto has boon roduced by somo $6,000. Similarly tho voto Capitation Grants is nearly $18,000 loss. Thoro arc other items showing small doorcaacs or increases to which it is unnecessary to refer in detail.

Public Works Department.

There has been a further re-organisation in the

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