CO129-573-7 Education- government grants to vernacular schools 30-5-1938 - 28-7-1938 — Page 6

RD

C. O.

Mr. Rogers.

Mr.

Mr.

1877/38.

Gent 18

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Perint. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO.

GOVERNOR.

233

FURTHER ACTION.

53923/38. Hong Kong.

and 1//3

Sa

Sir,

21°

DOWNING STREET.

28

July, 1938.

I have etc. to

acknowledge the receipt of your

despatch No.441 of the 30th of May

transmitting copies of a Code

governing the grant by Government of

subsidies to Vernacular schools in

the Colony.

2.

Commentating

Before transmitting the

Code to the Advisory Committee on

Education in the Colonies, I would

invite your attention to the

memorandum enclosed in Lord Swinton's

Circular (2) despatch of the 26th ๆ

September, 1933. You will observe

that that memorandum definitely

recommends that grants in aid to

educational

(*801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1632-150) Wt. 32179-71 20,000 12/37 T.S.