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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH APRIL, 1873.

STANDARD IV.

In addition to Standard IV for schools in Class I,

6. English Reading. --A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with ex-

planation in Chinese.

7. English Writing.--From dictation, a short passage in the same book.

8. English Grammar.-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the

same book.

English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the

scholar has not passed in seven of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars and a half,

STANDARD V.

In addition to Standard V for schools in Class I,

6. English Reading.-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with ex-

planation in Chinese.

7. English Writing.-From dictation, a short passage in the same book.

8. English Grammar.-Parsing a simple sentence in the same book.

9. Geography.--Outlines of Asia and Africa.

English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the

scholar has not passed in eight of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars and a half.

STANDARD VI.

In addition to Standard VI for schools in Class I,

6. English Reading.—An ordinary prose passage chosen by the examiner, with explanation

in Chinese.

7. English Writing.-A short theme or letter.

8. English Grammar.-Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the

examiner.

9. Geography.—Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the

previous Standard.

English copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.

18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)

STANDARD I.

1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.

2. Writing-Five common characters from dictation.

3. Arithmetic.-Notation.

Value of a pass in this Standard, two dollars. .

STANDARD II.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school..

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2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.

3. Arithmetic. Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the

previous Standard.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar

has not passed in two of the other subjects.

Value of pass in this Standard, four dollars.

STANDARD III.

1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school,

with explanation in colloquial Chinese.

2. Writing.--From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.

3. Arithmetic.—Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standar is. Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar

has not passed in two of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.