THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH APRIL, 1873.
STANDARD IV.
In addition to Standard TV for schools in Class IV,
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6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with expla-
nation.
7. Chinese Writing.--From dictation, forty characters in the same book.
8. Chinese Speaking.--Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.
Chinese 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, eight dollars and a half.
STANDARD V.
In addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,
6. Chinese Reading.A short passage in the Fourth Beok used in the school, with explana
tion.
7. Chinese Writing.-From memory, a short passage in the same book.
S. Chinese Speaking.-Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.
Chinese 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, nine dollars and a half.
STANDARD VI.
In addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,
7. Chinese Reading--An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation. S. Chinese Writing.-A short letter.
9. Chinese Speaking-Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.
Chinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and and a half.
21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.
22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and Y, may also be examined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:-Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the sub- jets contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. For example:-
EUCLID.
Standard IV. Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive.
Standard V. Book I.
Standard VI. Books I and II.
Value of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, one dollar and a half, in addition to the
proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.
23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special sub- ets will, for the present, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.
24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.
25. No capitation grant will be given for the mere attendance of scholars below Standard I.
26. No scholar will be examined twice in the same or in a lower Standard.
27. In Girls' schools, which inay be ranged under any of the Classes, plain needlework will have the following values:-
Fair, one dollar. Good, one dollar and a half. Very good, two dollars.
28. In Chinese Girls' Schools, until further notice, one of the four hours for secular instruction ay be assigned to needlework. In the Standards applicable to this class of Schools Writing will be confined to common characters, and Composition may be omitted.
29. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Head of the Education Department for the time being.
Hongkong, 8th April, 1873.
FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Schools,
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