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Floor Space.-Sufficient for 241 boys.

Apparatus. New desks are needed. Some will be obtained in 1906.

English.-Colloquial.-Excellent in the 3 lowest Classes. The highest did well, but

suffer by the comparison.

Reading. Very good.

Writing. Very good in the lower Classes. Class IV should express them- selves more fully. There is a tendency to drag into the subject set any other subject, however remotely connected, which happens to have been taught to the writers.

Geography. The upper Classes did rather poorly. The juniors did well, and one of the masters, Mr. KUNG HON, is to be congratulated on the way he has profited by the lessons. on teaching this subject which were given at the Normal Class in 1904.

Arithmetic. Here again the senior Classes did only fairly, the rest very well.

Hygiene. The subject is well taught. Having regard to the numbers in the School and the average age of the candidates, the School did in comparison with other competing schools slightly better than was to be expected. It took the 4th place.

Chinese. Reading.-Very good in Classes VIII to V: it has been neglected in Class IV. Composition. Very good except in the two lowest Classes, which did fairly.

No. 7.-Anglo-Indian School.

Staff Mrs. C. W. WHITEHEAD.

Discipline and Organization.-Good. Considering that there have been nearly 50 boys on the books, divided into four Standards, great credit is due to the late mistress, who has been single-handed throughout the year.

Sanitation. The School is somewhat over-crowded, unless the back room is made use. of, which is however far too dark to make a convenient school-room.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 40 pupils.

Apparatus.Satisfactory but a map of the Island is needed.

English.-Colloquial.-Very good. There is a tendency to allow the boys to answer

in monosyllables.

Reading.-Fair. The explanation of the subject matter was poor.

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Writing. The formation of sentences should be more practised.

Geography.—The map of Victoria was well understood.

Arithmetic.Good.

No. 8.-Aberdeen Anglo-Chinese School.

Staff-LEE KANG-SHAM.

Discipline and Organization.-This School was opened at the beginning of the year, and has proved successful. The discipline is very good, and the course of study has proved well suited to the requirements of the scholars.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 41 pupils.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.