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Discipline and Organization.-This School was opened on 1st May. During the year under review no fees have been charged: but a monthly fee of 50 cents will be charged in future. The master, Mr. Pux UE-SAM, has shewn much dili- gence and intelligence.
Sanitation.-Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 25 scholars.
Apparatus.-Satisfactory.
English-Colloquial. The boys have made a very good beginning. Their pronunciation is excellent.
What may be called "Colloquial Grammar has
received considerable attention.
Writing. The boys write a good hand,
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Arithmetic-In 7 months the first 3 rules have been thoroughly mastered, I have requested the master to put the boys through the rudiments of practical mensuration next year, the work to be done in the field.
hinese.--Will be begun next year.
(7).—Indian School, Belilios Public School,
Staff.-C. W. WHITEHEAD.
Discipline and Organization.—Good.
Sanitation.-Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 92 scholars.
Apparatus.-Satisfactory.
English. The boys have made good progress in colloquial, reading and writing.
Arithmetic.--Good.
(8). Belilios Public School. Chinese Division, Girls. Staff-One Chinese Master and 3 Chinese Mistresses.
Discipline and Organization.-This School, with an average attendance of 174.70 and seven Standards, bas for its staff only the Chinese master, Mr. Ho KAN- PO, and 3 female teachers. It follows necessarily that the organization is rather defective. That so much has been done under purely Chinese management and in difficult circumstances, reflects much credit upon the master, who. I regret to say, has now retired upon a pension.
Sanitation. Fair. Requires some attention.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 364 scholars.
Apparatus.-A good deal is needed. Little or nothing has been spent for
many years on apparatus.
Chinese. The Chinese Composition in Standard VII reached a high standard, and the subject was well taught throughout the School. The usual method of writing Chinese, i.e., from the top of the page to the bottom should not be de- parted from. Reading was good though there was a tendency to learn the explan- ation by heart in the lower Standards.
Arithmetic. Not more than the 4 simple rules are taught, which is much less than is doue in Grant Schools of the same nature. Easy problems were as usual found to be beyond the scholars. The mechanical processes of addition, multipli- cation, &c., were correctly performed.
Geography. The map of Hongkong was fairly well known in the lower Standards. In Standard V the Cantou Province had not been studied to great advantage. Standards VI and VII do not study this subject, but go up to Miss BATEMAN'S class instead,
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