EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE CHIEF CROWN COLONIES
AND POSSESSIONS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, IN-
CLUDING REPORTS ON THE TRAINING OF NATIVE
RACES: Part I. WEST INDIES AND CENTRAL AMERICA; ST
HELENA; CYPRUS AND GIBRALTAR.

[In the case of certain Reports Supplementary Notes have been added, and

more recent Statistics inserted, by the Special Enquiries Office of the

Board of Education.]

A. West Indies and Central America-

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1. The System of Education in the Bahamas

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By Mr. G. Cole, Inspector and General Superintendent of
Schools, Bahamas.

2. The System of Education in Barbados

By the Rev. J. E. Reece, Inspector of Schools, Mr. J. A.

Carrington, Assistant Inspector of Schools, and the Rev.

J. R. Nichols, Secretary to the Education Board, Barbados.

3. The System of Education in Bermuda

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By Mr. George Simpson, Inspector of Schools, Bermuda.

4. The System of Education in British Honduras -

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By Mr. A. Barrow Dillon, Inspector of Schools, British

Honduras.

5. The System of Education in Trinidad and Tobago 175

By Mr. R. Gervase Bushe, late Inspector of Schools, Trinidad

and Tobago.

By Mr. Fred E. Bundy, Inspector of Schools, St. Lucia.

(c) St. Vincent.

357

By Mr. Frank W. Griffith, Secretary of the Board of
Education, formerly Inspector of Schools, St.
Vincent.

The Contents of Volumes 13 and 14, which are also devoted to reports on the Educational

Systems of the Chief Crown Colonies and Possessions of the British Empire, including reports

on the Training of Native kaces, will be found at the end of the volume on pp. (xii.) and (xiii.).

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B. St. Helena—

The System of Education in St. Helena

By the Rev. Canon Alfred Porter, Inspector of Government

Schools, St. Helena..

C. Europe-

1. The System of Education in Cyprus

407

By the Rev. F. D. Newham, Inspector of Schools, Cyprus.

2. The System of Education in Gibraltar

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By Mr. G. F. Cornwall, K.C., Colonial Inspector of Schools,

Gibraltar.

APPENDIX-

A. West Indies and Central America-

Education in Jamaica in its relation to

Skilled Handicraft and Agricultural

Work

By the Most Rev. the Archbishop of the West Indies.

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SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.

A.-WEST INDIES AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

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Early History -

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Appointment of “ Normal Schoolmaster" under Act of 1847

Public school system unsectarian

Statistics, 1848-1864

Education Act of 1864

First Secretary to the Board of Education and Inspector of

Schools, 1865

Appointment of English Teachers

Statistics, 1865-1874

Education Act of 1875

Compulsory Clauses added to the Education Act in 1878

Appointment of Constable to report absentees, 1881-

Statistics, 1882

Suggestion to abolish school fees

Education Act of 1886; beginning of present system

Scheme for training of teachers, 1891; abandonment, 1894

Other provision for training of teachers

Majority of schools Mixed Schools

Evening Schools

Instruction in Agriculture

Tailoring and Shoemaking

Introduction of Cameo-cutting

Instruction in use of Mariner's Compass

IV. QUEEN'S COLLEGE AND YOUNG LADIES' HIGH SCHOOL, ST.

ANDREW'S HALL -

V. ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

VI. PRIVATE SCHOOLS

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VII. PROPORTION OF POPULATION UNDER TUITION

APPENDICES:-

A. The Education Act, 1886, with subsequent Amendments in-

corporated

B. The Vesting of Lands Education Act, 1899 -

C. The Education Act 1886 Amendment Act 1900

D. A Code of Bye-laws compiled under the Authority of the

Act, 49 Vict., Chapter 16, Section IV. [1886], revised and

amended, 1897 -

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E. Extract from General Descriptive Report on the Bahamas

Islands, in which is included the Annual Report for 1902. 39

B. The Education Act, 1890 (as amended by the Education Act

Amendment Act, 1897)

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C. The Pensions (Public Elementary School Teachers) Act, 1901 97