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Sanitary Depart- ment. (41)

Botanical and

ment. (42).

Certain expert posts already existing in the

University need not be duplicated outside the

University.

Hospital economies are suggested. Hospital

fees are too low and should be revised.

Street cleansing could be done more

cheaply by contract instead of departmentally.

The replacement of European Sanitary

Inspectors by Asiatics should be tried.

No reductions recommended.

Forestry Depart-

Education Depart-

art-

ment. (43).

X.

The lack of a settled education policy is

due partly to the Department being administered by

Acting Directors.

Comments on qualifications required in

Director of Education

The

pre-eminently administrative

ability and knowledge of Chinese.

Inspectors of English Schools should

be appointed not locally by seniority but from

England. Only one Inspector is necessary, the other being replaced by a Secretary to the Director.

woman Inspector of Schools might be valuable.

Inspectors of vernacular schools and

A

Head Teacher of Vernacular Middle School should not

have sterling salaries.

Too much is done for secondary education and too little for primary. Fees at secondary

schools should be raised.

The graduated capitation grant to grant- aided schools should be replaced by a flat rate grant.

Entrance examination fees for University

should

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