28 



Thirdly ; The annual expenses of running the 

 Institution have been in round numbers thirty-eight 

 thousand yen ; but lately there have been constant 

 and appreciable reductions. 



Fourthly ; There were graduated from 



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.in 1880 13 



47 



24 21 



2 23 



2 18 23 



128 4 42 114 



Fifthly and lastly comes the most important ques- 

 tion, " What have the graduates done " ? " What 

 are they doing " ? In other words, " What has the 

 College done ? " k< To what extent has it justified its 

 own existence " ? 



We have already remarked that the first two gra- 

 duating classes were immediately employed in civil 

 service. It will be remembered that, when the third 

 calss was graduated, the Kaitakushi was no more. 

 The Kens could hardly afford to engage the young 

 graduates, as they naturally demanded more re- 

 muneration than ordinary clerks. Only a part of the 

 class remained in the Hokkaido, arid the rest found 

 their calling in other parts of the Empire. This ex- 



