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Appendix A.

No. 1.-Kowloon British School.

Staff Mr. B. JAMES, M.A. (on leave), Mrs. MAIN, Headmistress, Mrs. DRUMMOND, Mrs. ROBERTSON (temporary), Miss RODGER.

Discipline and Organization.--Very good. The school has suffered in numbers owing to the establishment of a Garrison English School in Kowloon and the consequent withdrawal of children whose fathers belong to the military establishment.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 230 pupils.

Apparatus.-Very satisfactory.

English-Reading.--Very good.

Handwriting.—Very good throughout.

Composition.-Gool, but in the upper forms the essays were very short

and the subject matter was by no means fully treated.

Dictation.-Good.

Grammar-Good. It should be noted however, that when definitions are given they should always be illustrated by examples. Mere definitions are useless.

Geography.-Good except in Form IV which might have been better. The map drawing in Forms V and VI was excellent and good in Form IV.

History-Fair in Form IV where the important dates were not well known and distinctly good in Forms V and VI.

Arithmetic.-Good. In Form IV as the working of the sums was not shown marks were deducted. Forms V and VI very good.

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French. This subject is taught in Forms V and VI. The unsen translation French into English and vice versa was good and the prepared work was very good.

Dictation.-Good.

Grammar.—Good.

Drawing and Painting.-Good especially in the upper forms.

Singing and Musical Drill.-Very good indeed.

Recitation.-Very good.

Hygiene. The upper forms did well. The paper set was not

Needlework.This suject appears to be somewhat neglected. but it was very simple.

very difficult.

What there was was good

Scripture. The Rev. C. H. HICKLING examined the whole school, In the lowest forms the work was good, Form IV did fairly well and Forms V and VI very well. The Rev. HICKLING Concludes his report as follows:-Regarding the whole school the impression I brought away was of conscientious and thorough teaching resulting in a good standard of attainment with marked advance among the seniors."

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General. The general knowledge of the pupils in the upper standards is weak and possibly acounts for the paucity of ideas in such subjects as composition. It might be well to substitute General Modern History for Greek and Roman History as the former appears more useful in a school where pupils do not remain long enough to receive instruction in both subjects.