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(56). Church Missionary Society, Hollywood Road.

Discipline and Organization.-Bad. My criticisms have not received suffi- cient attention. Girls should stand when addressed. The teacher should not en- tertain visitors during School hours. The roll is not properly kept.

Sanitation.Fair.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 32 scholars.

Apparatus. Another blackboard and more maps are required. All the children should have Readers.

Chinese-Fair. But in Standard III the explanation of what is read does not accompany, but lags behind, the reading.

Arithmetic.-Bad.

-Bad. Standard III does not know the multiplication table. Needlework.—Fair.

(57).—Church Missionary Society, Saiyingpun, Praya.

Discipline and Organization --Poor. The requirements of the Code have been neglected in many instances. The teacher does not seem keen about her work. All the scholars except three or four are in the two lowest Standards.

Apparatus.--More local maps are needed, many of the scholars were not pro- vided with Readers.

Sanitation. -Good.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 49 scholars.

Chinese.-Poor.

Geography.-Poor.

Arithmetic.-Fair.

Needlework.-Bad.

A good Composition was done in Standard IV.

(58).-Church Missionary Society, Yaumati.

Discipline and Organization. —The Manager has not entered his visits in the log-book as required by the Code. The boys are smart and well mannered. Sanitation.--Very satisfactory, except for overcrowding at times. Floor space.—Sufficient for 59 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory. Local maps are needed.

Chinese.--Very good.

Geography.--Bad. The old-fashioned plan of teaching was followed for the greater part of the year.

Arithmetic-Very good. Standard IV has been taught the beginning of practical mensuration and shews much intelligence.

(59).—Church Missionary Society, Yaumati.

Discipline and Organization.--The School has been closed several times, and the staff changed, without notification. Drill good, and girls well mannered.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space-Sufficient for 64 scholars.

Apparatus. Local maps are needed.

Chinese-Not enough has been done in the year, but the method of teaching

is good.

Geography.-Not taught intelligently, but plans of School-room were well

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Arithmetic.-Very good.

Needlework.-Not taken.