loyal to their QUEEN, and a strength to this distant part of Her Majesty's Empire. Our educac scheme will accomplish a practical result if it assists in achieving that. An Anglo-Chinese Cel such as I have over and over again expressed my wish to see here, nuust spring from the children the Colony. Last year there came to me a deputation of Chinese merchants and shopkeepers. Sop of them said, "We have children and grand-children, born in this Colony, and we ourselves drosine become naturalised. We desire to see the property we hold transmitted to our children as fixe British subjects to British subjects;" and they asked for my assistance to this car. They also told me they desired to keep their children here, with all their future interests wrapped up in Hoarke as their permanent home, their real country and last resting place. I believe that the carrying out of that policy will, not only advance the interests of the natives, but also facilitate the operations of the European merchants who feel the want of English speaking Chinese employés; and, above al it will assist in carrying out the policy Her Majesty's Ministers have in view, that of securing he a peaceful, intelligent, reliable Anglo-Chinese community.
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Now, ladies and gentlemen, I have thus referred briefly to the changes that have been made in 1879, and to the policy I believe our education system should be identified with, I will only wid rhus during the absence of the head master he had no fault to find with the way in which dis 'school conducted; on the contrary, he tells me it was managed during his absence to his satisfa tion, and be has assured me to-day that the staff of teachers present he regards as a most able, efficient, and loyal We have present at this moment 399 pupils. That is a respectable number to have at those exa- minations. The result, as far as the papers show, is also, Dr. STEWART tells me, most satisfactory. And I believe it is satisfactory, for this reason, that, in dealing with this school, knowing the character, i ability, and attainments of its head master, I have agreed to every proposal he has made to me. will let you into onc little secret of official work. There comes to me every day a despatch-box from, the Colonial Secretary's Office, filled with what we call the Colonial Secretary's Office papers, thar is. various applications made by heads of departments and others on public business. That comes to ne every morning, and I endeavour as early in the day as I can to deal with it. So far as clucation goes. I am in this position, that, when I see a C.S.O. paper with the hand writing of Dr. STEWART upon in, and the précis of its contents ontside, I don't take the trouble of opening it. I read the Hale procis he has made, and I write under it "approved." sign my naine, and send it back to the Colonial Score- tary's Office. I am bound to say that I do the same with the papers that come to mu From Dr. Erest. the Inspector of Schools; and, therefore, I must frankly admit, that so far as the adialirative conduct of the education department is concerned, my duties are extremely limited. Accordingly, ladies and gentlemen, I must on this occasion express to all the officers connected with this departuent my host thanks. They have done their duty to my entire satisfaction, and in a way that gives me, as hond of the Government, no trouble whatever. And having now thanked them, I must also express to yło. ladies and gentlemen, ou behalf of the head master and myself, our thanks for your shoondance here to-day, and I have the pleasure of announcing to the boys that they will receive from this date the customary holidays.
Dr. STEWART thanked His Excellency on behalf of the school for his attendance, and also the visitors and donors of prizes, and asked His Excellency to announce that the holidays would contine to the 2nd March.
His Excellency made the announcement as to the holidays, and said he wouhl ask his Chinese friends on this occasion to terminate the proceedings by giving three cheers for Dr. Stewart.
Three cheers were then given for Dr. Stewart. followed by three for His Eseliency, and the boys were dismissed.
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