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under which the people grade themselves according to their 
means and necessities, as suggested in my Special Report of Oth 
May, 1885—“ Free instruction for all who choose to avail them- 
selves of it being. provided in the Elementary Schools, it may be 
only fair that those who desire a higher kind of education should 
pay additionally for it.” In the lower grade schools education is 
free, while in the higher grade schools fees are charged according 
to the grade of the school. Under this system the tees received 
amount to a large sum, they are easily collected and regularly 
paid They are paid by every sclwlar on the first day of each 
month, so as to avoid loss of the teacher’s time in keeping 
accounts. Another advantage of such a system is that the educa^ 
fcion rdven in each school is exactly adapted to the cla,ss ot 
children usin-' it, the power referred to already of restricting 
the instruction to the lower standards being exercised wher.e 
desirable. y Corporal Punishment. 
As the subject of corporal punishment in schools was rather 
fully dealt with a few years before I left ofhce it may not be out 
of place here for me to introduce a summary of the conclusions 
at which I arrived on the point. These are mostly m accordance 
with the opinions of the principal educational authonties. 
At the beginning of my official life in connection with 
At tne oe n u &• .--instances of the misuse or abuse of 
education I observe ■ > Being then inexperienced, 
the so-called corporakpunshment tfc perhaps to have 
I did not at first interfere to the^ext^ JP more decided 
done But as. f f/^j^ed to be mere exhibitions of bru- 
stand against what I consid . ot her matters, I often 
tality, and although in th- han( j 8 0 f the Government, 
suffered for want of supp ’ .■ considerable change for the 
I managed gradua ly to efte- - tl iat corporal punishment 
better The opinion I ^ ro o r e harm than good- The 
was, generally speaking, hk . in which it is never used, 
best schools m all respect. , , , children often deserve it, but 
It may readily be admitted is ; b wise or beneficial 
that is not the question which realb e i.. n ^ ^ The object 
to employ it. I believe this is '®U 8 . scarcely doubtful that 
of ,hool is to improve children and it ^ indiscriminate 
cor: •oral punishment can no “ ^ ^ p| . ac tised, it is most 
striking in schools, s8cll ," t . e achftr and scholars The most 
injurious iu its effects, both on , ' j t j have seen were those 
disorderly and ill-conducted sch a o ^ ^ Punishment 
in which the strap or rod " as ^ the head teacher with 
should I think, be be administered until 
only a few witnesses. It stioum K 
