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catecMsm, and sewing ; salary from Society for Pro- 

 moting Christian Knowledge for year ending 31st 

 March, 1858, 4Z., and receipts from pupils, 3/. Os. 5^. ; 

 school superintended by the officiating minister, the 

 Rev. Francis J. B. Lightbourn. 



In Hamilton parish there is a large school kept by 

 John G. AUen, who has himself furnished the com- 

 mittee with the following particulars. The school is 

 supported by the Hamilton Parish Temperance 

 Society, which guaranteed the teacher 30Z. a year, 

 hoping to obtain a similar sum from the public. 

 There are on the books ^4 males and 55 females, 

 total 129, and in daily attendance, on an average, 83. 

 Besides the usual branches are taught grammar, 

 geography, stenography, vocal music, and catechism. 

 The school was established 24th August, 1857, and, 

 according to Mr. Allen's report, has been superin- 

 tended by the rector; but, for reasons before adverted 

 to, this can only mean that since the period em- 

 braced in the return the new rector has visited the 

 school, which the committee learns to have been the 

 case. Indeed, the committee has received from the 

 Rev. Frederic J. M. Evans, the rector, a certificate 

 of his having inspected this school, and being satisfied 

 with the manner in which it was conducted. 

 Mr. Evans found 99 children in attendance. A 



