Girls—The Committee regrets that although a sum of Tls. 40,000 was sie mpg chaute ini a allocated in the Budget for 1921 towards the cost of the new Girls' School on the Council's property on the Vu Yuen Road, no progress was made with the actual building; but, on the other hand, is glad to learn that the erection of the new school is to commence this year.
There are now 139 pupils at the present school on the Avenue Road, resulting in undesirable overcrowding in a building never intended for a school. Nevertheless the pupils appear to be quite happy and contented. We would suggest that the gateway be either renovate ed or replaced by a new one, and that the pathways be repaired. The completion of the new building will prove a great relief to the present inadequate quarters.
The two members of the Committee who visited the Kindergarten on Kungping Road were pleased with what they saw, the children seemed quite happy and the very small ones very much attached to their teachers. If possible, we would recommend the Council to take over the adjacent stable, which, in sum-
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