Return of Schools in the British Colonies belonging to the Mico Charity. West Indies, 1838.

Catalogue reference: CO318/131 folio 40. Crown Copyright.

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Return of Schools in the British Colonies belonging to the Mico Charity –
the amount of the past expenditure – estimated for the year ending February 1838 -
and anticipated funds. –

[left hand side of table]

	Number of Schools.	Numbers under instruction		Total expendi- ture from Nov[embe]r 1835 to the end of Febr[uar]y 1837.
	Number of Schools.	On the Roll.	Average attendance
Jamaica -	71 {44 established {21 projected {6 estates visited	4745	3394	£ 13,690.3.7
Mauritius -	6	306 (as per return 1st Dec	251 up to 1836)	1112.7.2
Barbadoes	3	No return		1000
Trinidad –	Teachers arrived on 13 April 1837			329.1.11
St Lucia -	Endeavours now making to complete an arrangement
Dominica -	Ditto
Bahamas	1 This School has been lately transferred to the Trustees of H.M. Gov[ernmen]t
Antigua	The Trustees sent out a Teacher to Antigua but afterwards altered his destination to Barbadoes in consequence of learning that the demand for instruction was greater in that quarter – They have since found that an Establishment is also wanted at Antigua.
Tobago	An arrangement is not yet made.
Expences of Trust in London			say	348.4.6
	81 Schools	5051	3645	£16,479.17.2

[centre columns of table]

Sums received from Government last year (1836) out of the Parl[iamentar]y Grants of 1835 and 1836.	Sums expended by the Mico Charity	Sums expended by the Charity beyond annual Income	Sums received from Government in 1836 which are not yet expended.
£ 2000._ ._	£ s d 11,690.3.7
1780 ._ ._	332.7.2		1000 ._ ._
800 ._ ._	200 ._ ._
} }4000 ._._ }	392.1.11	£ s d 9338. 11. 3
			4000 ._._





£8,580 ._ ._	12,899.17.2	9,338.11.3	5,000 ._ ._

[right hand columns of table]

Estimated expences of year ending Febry 1838.	Sum required from Governm[en]t. for the year ending Febry 1838.
£ 8100 ._ ._
5000 ._ ._
2000 ._ ._
3000 ._ ._	£ 14,000
1000	£ 14,000
1000
200
1000 ._ ._
400 ._ ._
200 ._ ._
21,900 ._ ._	14,000 ._ ._