THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MARCH, 1874.
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all who choose to avail themselves of it. The education given is solely an English one; and, judging from the results of several inspections, the school is well taught and well conducted.
25. Adding the numbers taught at these six schools to the numbers taught in the Government schools, the total number of scholars subject to Government inspection in 1873 was 2280. This, with an allowance of 1220 for the numbers attending all other schools, would bring the number of school children in the Colony up to 3500 This is very far short of the number who should be at school; but comparing the results with those of previous years, there is much cause for satisfaction and great encouragement to perseverance.
26. One point alone now remains to be noticed. When the Grant-in-aid scheme was proposed, great difficulty was felt in applying it to Chinese schools, from the want of a graduated series of school books containing lessons on the model of those in use in the West. A committee was appointed by the Government to compile such a series, and two school books are nearly ready for publication. The remainder will in all probability be finished within the next twelve months. The use of these books will be entirely optional. As long as a school can impart the requisite amount of secular instruction it will be free to use any school books its manager may choose to select; but there can be little doubt that, if the undertaking is at all successful, the new series will ultimately find its way into all the Chinese schools in the Colony, with perhaps a very few exceptions. It will supply a want which is very much felt by all who have the conduct of native schools.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
TABLE I.
1. Aberdeen,
2. Ap-li Chau,
3. Central School,
4. Girls' School,
FREDERICK Stewart,
Inspector of Schools.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARS taught in the Government Schools during 1873, and Expense of each School.
5. Há Wán,
6. Hok Un,
7. Hung Hom
8. Little Hongkong,
9. Mã-tau Chung,
10. Mâ-t'au Ts'ün,
11. Mong Kok,
12. Pok-fú Lam,
13. Sai-ying Pún, (Hak-ka),
14. Sai-ying P'ún, (Pun-ti),
15. Shái Wan,
16. Sháu-ki Văn,
17. Shek Ö,
18. Shek-t'ong Tsúi,
19. Sheung Wang.
20. Stanley,
21. Tái-kok Tsui,
22. Tai Wong Kung,
23. Tang-lung Chau, (Hak-ka),
24. Tang-lung Chan, (Pun-ti), 25. Tò-kwa Wân, (Hak-ka),
26. Tò-kwa Wan, (Hok-lo),
27. T's'at Tsz-múi,
28. Wán-tsai,
29. Wong-nai Chung,
30. Yau-má Ti,
Bors.
GIRLS.
TOTAL.
EXPENSE.
$
C.
34
2
67
502
502
107
37
1
16
17
25
25
15
1
5
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128.00
64.00
2
I
55
353.30
317.30
322.00
61.55
45
∞ 2 2
8
271.00
124.00
148.00
64,00
2
63.00
2 35
62.00
133
261.50
122.50
112.49
1,667
171
1,838
16,694,40
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223.00 127.00 11,924.46.
593.00
353.30
62.00
61,50
62.00
64.00
62.50
62.00
61.50
247.00
254.00
62.50
TABLE II.
AVERAGE EXPENSE of each Scholar at the various Government Schools during 1873.
Outlay for 1873,
Deduct Fees from Scholars at Central School,..
Total,..
1. Average Expense of each Scholar at the Government Schools,
2.
"
3.
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59
19
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17
Central School, Village Schools,
.$16,694.40 2,216.50
.$14,477.90
$7.88
19.34
3.57
NOTE.-Item 2 should perhaps he two dollars less, and item 3 one dollar more, because part of the Salary of the Head Master of the Central School, who is
also Inspector of Schools, should be charged against the Village Schools.
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