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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH FEBRUARY, 1881.

局於湛 本香隨歐伍律鴉

Dr. ErTEL said there was, of course, no objec-

tion to the production of any of the papers, but

that the unfinished papers could not be given to

the boys to finish without contravention of the Governor's explicit orders.

Dr. CHALMERS said he wished the papers to be finished for his guidance, and said he wished to know why he should not be free to examine

the School in any way he pleased, adding that if this was refused, he would not act on a Sub-

Committee, but only on the general Board.

Mr. ARTHUR said he would obey any decision by a majority of the Board as if it were an order by the Governor.

Mr. SMITH said it was for the Governor to decide whether Dr. CHALMERS might set the boys to finish any paper previously prepared for them by the Masters, and suggested that the

matter be submitted to the Governor as Dr.

CHALMERS'own suggestion.

Mr. NG CHOY said he did not see the necessity

for the unfinished papers being given out to the

boys to finish.

The meeting was then adjourned, the above

Minutes having previously been read over and

agreed to.

On re-assembling at 2.45 P.M., Dr. EITEL read to the Board the following Minute of the Gov-

ernor :-

one.

I have read the Minutes of proceedings which,

at the desire of the Examiners, have been commu- The resolution proposed by Mr.

nicated to me.

SMITH, seconded by the Rev. Mr. LECHLER, and

carried by 4 to 1, seems to me to be a very good

The examination can therefore proceed on

the basis of that resolution.

(Signed) "J. POPE HENNESSY.

18th January, 1881.”

Dr. CHALMERS stated that he had ascertained during the recess that nothing had been done by

the Central School teachers with regard to the examination of the Chinese Classes, and that he would therefore now withdraw his objections and consent to act on the Sub-Committee.

It was then unanimously agreed that the Board proceed at once to the examination of the English Classes, and that for the purpose the Board divide itself into three Sub-Committees of two Examiners each, each Sub-Committee taking one of the Di- visions of the Preparatory School and examining each boy according to the rules of the Grant-in- aid Scheme.

It was further agreed that the maximum of marks should be in Standard I,-40 for reading, 30 for writing and 30 for Arithmetic; in Stand- ard II, reading 80, writing 25, Arithmetic 25; that two-thirds of the marks be required for a pass

in Arithmetic; that 2 mistakes be allowed in reading and writing 10 words in Standard I, and 20 words in Standard II, but that anything beyond that should be counted a failure; Dr. WONG and Mr. SMITH took the III Division, Dr. CHALMERS and Mr. NG CHOY the II Division, Mr. LECHLER and Dr. EITEL the I Division.

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香港總督部堂痣 批 【隨後再集時歐參贊即將下開督憲批語朗誦使局内同人得聞

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湛牧師謂先少憩心時查大書院教師未嘗甄別漢文故先間所言不協之語現可註銷允進分局頒行

於是各位局員同心同意立即進前甄別英文乃將考試局分作三局每局二員每二員遵照助賞義學規條將初學一班所有學童逐一甄 局內同人允協限定圈數應第一考者讀書四十默書三十算數三十應第二考讀書八十默書二十五寞數得圈三分二者作爲考過又應第一考者寫 字讀書各十字差二字者不計應第二考者讀書寫字各二十字差二字不計越此則以爲不過王君韜與律師士茂甄別第三隊湛牧師與伍君敘甄

別第二隊黎牧師與歐參贊甄別第一隊

計考

越讀

君五

算規

與數

別

鴰打先生謂局内各位所多定奪者則必遵守如督憲所命者然