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No. 41.-Shaukiwan.

Staff-SIU KING-CHUNG.

Discipline and Organization.-Discipline fair. Too little attention is paid to orders

Sanitation. The sanitary condition of the school is not very good. The building is in need of extensive repairs.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 54 pupils.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese-Reading.-Fair except Standard IV which was poor.

Composition.-Standards II and III good, I and IV poor. The boys in

Standard IV should anwer questions at greater length.

Geography. Poor in IB and II. Fair in IA, III and IV.

Arithmetic.-Mental.-Poor in I and II, good in III and IV.

Written.-Poor except in Standard II. Boys in Standard IV could only

do the 4 rules. They should do fractions and decimals.

Grant.- recommend a great at the rate of $6. I again return the school as "inefficient" on the ground that too small a proportion of the pupils are in the third and higher standards.

Note.--I propose to recommend that the grant be continued for another 12 months to give the school a final opportunity of becoming efficient.

No. 42. Tanglungchau Chapel.

Staff-WONG WUN HING.

Discipline and Organization.-Very fair. There was too much noise in the teacher's private quarters which are immediately above the school. The boys should be taught to take immediate notice of remarks addressed to them by the teacher or the Inspector of Schools.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 65 pupils. Only 26 present.

New maps of (i) Kwang

Apparatus. Should be better, especially the wall maps. Tung province (ii) China and (iii) Asia are urgently required. The remarks on this subject in last year's report have not received attention.

Reading-Chinese.-Good. The explanation of the text is learnt by heart. The

boys should be able to explain it in their own words.

Composition.-Fair in Standard I, good in Standard II, III and V and

bad in IV. Two boys in Standard IV copied from each others slates.

Geography.--Good in Standards I, II and IV and fair only in III and V. The names of Government Officials were unknown.

Arithmetic.—Mental.-Poor throughout the school. This subject must not be neglected.

Written.Good.

Grant.-1 recommend a grant at the rate of $6.