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Sanitation.-Satisfactory. The room is very hot.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 39 pupils.

Apparatus.-New maps of (1) Kwang Tang (2) the world are required.

Chinese.-Reading.-Fair in Standards I, II and III, good in IV. In the lower standards the lessons had been learnt off by heart but their meaning was not understood.

Composition. Fair in Standards I and III, good in II and poor in IV.

The pupils in II and III should do their work unaided.

Geography.-Very good in I, good in III, fair in II and bad in IV. Arithmetic-Mental.-Very fair.

Written. Subtraction was not well done in I. II and III were good, IV

very good.

Needlework.-Good.

Grant.—I recommend a grant at the rate of $6. This school should earu an increased grant next year.

No. 62. Shaukiwan.

Stoff-TAM WONG SHI.

Discipline and Organization.-Fair.

The roll must be called at the proper time.

Attention was drawn to this last year. The pupils are inclined to be noisy.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory. The floor might be cleaner. The portion of the school

used as living quarters should be divided off from the school room.

Floor Space.-Sufficient for 41 pupils.

Apparatus.-The map of the Kwang Tung Province has been bought. A proper map of China is required for Standard IV. Text books were scarce in Standard I.

Chinese. -- Reading.-Good. Explanation of text: fair except in Standard I where it

was poor.

Compostion.-Fair to poor.

Must improve.

Geography.—Good in Standards IV and III, II and I were not far enough advanced. II knew the map of Victoria but not of the island, I was poor.

Arithmetic.-Mental.-Good.

Written. Good in IV and III, fair in II and poor in I.

Needlework.-Fair.

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General. There is no copy of the Model Course at this school. Hence the non- compliance with its requirements. The managers should see that every school is supplied with this book.

Grant..—I recommend a grant at the rate of $6.

No. 63.-Stanley.

Staff-CHU MAN KIN and 1 Assistant Teacher.

Discipline and Organization.-The discipline is fairly good. Collaboration appears to be the order of the day in the lower forms where the pupils have apparently not been checked in the practice. Composition and geography are weak.