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der in which they should have come.
The first of these accordingly, will be
the objection which he makes to the as
%sertion in my Introductory letter, that our
educational endo for Common Schools
in this Islard is one of the most liberal in
the West Indies. The precise nature of
his objection to this assertion, | confess,
| do not clearly understand but it seems
to turn on some bubble regarding the
meaning Of the word 'endowment," he
wishing to stretch it into including the
'term of Instruction. &c. Now | am
writing plain English, and mean exactly
what [ say, and the plain English Of the
word endowment, when applied as in my
letter, is simpIy-"Property, fund, or re-
venue (not time &c.) permanently APP
propriated to any object" Applied to the
Schools then, the word of course means
simply and solely, the grant in property,
or money, or both, appropriated by the
Government to their support, and has
nothing Whate CT to do with such other
matters as attendance, time, &c, attempt
ed to be included under this head by the
Superintendent, but which are, manifestlv
distinct pOiuts, treated Of at large in other
parts Of the Report. In this plain, and
Only sense, therefore, Irepeat the assertion
that ours * one Of the most liberal edu-
c@atioHaI cndoWmonts in the West Indies
and | proceed to prove this by authorised
statistics which may open the eyes of ma
ny among us, when they are thus enabled
to compare our outlay on education, and
the results thereof, with those Of the other
W.. |. Islands. The following estimates,
| would presume, are, in each and every
case, exclusive OF the Inspectors Salary,
and where they are given in Pounds, are
calculated at the very highest rate of ex-
change, say at 800, thus giving the Super
lntendent every possible advantage.
Barbados, Popul ton $4,000. Educational
Grant $4,000, or 81 to over 10 persons.
St. kits, Population 24,3O3. Educational
Grant $3.50, or 81 to nearly 7 persons.
Antigua, Population 36,4I2. Educational
Grant $4,000, or 81 to over 9 persons.
St. CroiX, Population %, 900. Educational
Grant average $I1,000, CT 81 to every 2 per
sons.
But, it will doubtless be urged by the
superintendent, that this estimate is not
to the point, inasmuch as it includes the
Common Schools both in Town and. Coun-
:" ANO u" IilSI lOOh dG Ull6 QUESTION WIN
reference to the Rural Schools alone, Sc
Letting, for breyity's sake, and as an exam
pie, one for all, Antigua, the field of the
superintendent own choice, and therefore
the talrest selection that l can make; and
to which, for curiority's sake, | will add
jamaica, not included above.
Antigua, on Country School Lists 3,429. Grant
$1,000 or a little under 81 per child.
Jamaica, 16G0) on Country School Lists ga, 600.
Grant $4,000 or about % cts. per child.
St. Croix, on Country School Lists 1920.
Grant (av) $3,6o4 or considerably over 50
per child.
In this estimate I have given only our
actual average outlay in money, without
including the extensive real property en-
dowment in Teachers, and School houses,
the interest of which would certainly, on
the most moderate calculation, give an an
nual outlay of in all, nearly 81 per child.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I would not, from the
above statements, be understood, for one
moment, as %condemning the outlay on edu-
cation in our Island, or advocating its cur
tailment. On the contrary, I regard the
comparative position in which we stand.