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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH JUNE, 1893.

TABLE XVI-NUMBER of UNEDUCATED CHILDREN in the Colony in 1892.

Estimated Number of Children of local school-age (6 to 16 years) in the Colony :-

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Boys,

Girls,

.16,322

.14,665

30,987

Number of Scholars attending Public Schools under Goverument :---

Boys,

Girls,

5,781

2,942

8,728

Number of Scholars : ttending Private Schools, about :-

Boys,

Girls,

1,868

349

2,217

10,940

Remaining uneducated or imperfectly educated....

20,047

651

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 240.

The following Correspondence re Issue of Loan under Ordinance No. 2 of 1893, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 19th instant, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th June, 1893.

HONG KONG.

No. 80.

SIR,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

5 May, 1893.

I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information, with reference to iny despatch No. 43 of the 9th of March, a copy of the correspondence noted below respecting the issue of £200,000 Hong Kong Government 3 per cent. Stock. I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

26 April,

5 May,

Date.

HONG KONG.

R. H. MEADE,

for the Secretary of State.

Description of Document.

Copy of a letter from the Crown Agents.

Copy of reply.