The Secretary.
Entries of new Pupils.—Tho Headmaster reports admievion of 435 new pupils at the re-opening of School on February 13, and it ie noted that it has been necessary to refuse about sixty applicants, of whom the greater part are not young enough to be able to meet the requirements of the School curricalam, while others are pupils of Inst year who arrived Into for the ing. A large proportion of the of beginners of an lo them to profit by the education provided, and the lowest classes of the Preparatory Schrol are consequently complete.
The Committee regards the information contained in thix note as farther i the Ellis Kadoorie Pablic School for Chinese will supply a preseing need.
(The remaining minutes of this meeting relate to matters connected with the routine of management.)
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