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Rh of the Bishop and of Miss Pakeman, our present order is merely a provisional one. The boys' school is under the care of Mr. Morton, who avails himself of the assistance of the elder boys, especially of Acland Sehera and Penrise Nawakali, who are two of our most promising scholars. The girls are taught general subjects by B. Hartley, one of our Missionary pupils, and by the elder girls, and their needlework and general order are supervised by Miss Tozer; but these arrangements are also of a provisional and interim character.

The future of the schools must depend upon the sources from which they are to be supplied with scholars. If we have the choice of promising boys and girls from our Mission stations, we may hope to be able to lead them on to a much higher style of training than has been as yet possible. If, on the other hand, they are to be filled from the slave dhows, it will be necessary to introduce a much larger industrial element. In any case we hope to give all alike first a plain education in Swahili, for which the necessary books are in course of preparation, and then to give the best scholars a thorough grounding in English. We are anxious to increase the number of girls, as otherwise our lads, especially the duller ones who will have to get their own living by daily work, will be sorely tempted to turn Mahommedans as the only means of obtaining wives.

After the work which one regards as merely Schoolwork is completed, there will remain