Tortola, Spanish Town, and the other Vir gin Islands, Whites, 17 52 20 510 21 and Blacks, 2800 25 and Blacks, 1800 500 Q. 12. What Boys are admitted this year into Kingswood School ?* A. Abraham Farrar, George Bramwell, William Bramwell, Thomas Jackson, John Parkin, Edward Parkin, William Burges, Josiah Dall, George Condy, Duncan M'Allum, George Inglis, Jonathan Hern. Q. 13. What is allowed for the education of the Preachers' sons, who cannot be admitted into Kingswood School? A. As follows: Q. 14. What is allowed for the education of Preachers' *The Receipts and Disbursements of the Yearly Collection, and the Receipts for Kingswood School, are given at the close of the Minutes. Isab. Gaulter, 8 8 O Jane Jackson, 4 4 Total of the allowance for the Preachers' daughters, and for the Preachers' sons not educated in the School, £544 12 0 Q. 15. What was the state of the Finances of Kingswood School, from June 25, 1798, to June 25, 1799? £303 4.10 £485 6 24 Cloth, making 'and mending Clothes, 75 Linen, making and mending, Salaries, £628 0 3 1262 12 41 Q. 16. What is the present state of the Finances of Kings Q. 17. What is the family at Kingswood School? A. A Preacher and his Wife, to superintend the family, two masters, thirty-five boys, two maid-servants, one man-servant. N. B. In this account there are many expenses included, which are not incurred in other Schools; such as clothing, washing, boys' pocket-money, travelling expenses, for removing the boys to and from School, the Master's attendance upon the Conference, the postage of letters, implements for the School, &c. There being no vacations, the boys are perpetually at the School, which occasions another large extra expense; and also every boy, when he leaves the School, has two new suits of clothes, six new shirts, six new pairs of stockings, two pairs of shoes, two hats, pocket-handkerchiefs, &c. [One of the boys left the School, at the end of the first quarter, two others in the third quarter.] Q. 18. What can be done for those boys, who are of a proper age to go to the School, but are refused, on account of their having scrophulous humours? A. Let 187. a year be allowed for their board, clothing, and education, for the usual time, that Children are at the School? Q. 19. As some boys are prevented from going to School, when nearly eight years old, on account of our rules which relate to the School: what can be done for the relief of such children, consistently with the rules? A. Let such children have one pound per month, from the time they are eight years old, till they are taken into the School: but they are, notwithstanding, to leave the School at fourteen years of age, as the other scholars. Q. 20. Is there any further regulation to be made respecting the education of the Preachers' daughters? A. They shall be allowed the usual Salary for five years, instead of four. Q. 21. What has been contributed to the Preachers' Fund? Q. 22. What is allowed out of it? £469 0 0 £990 0 0 |