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     Schools. Pupils. Population of Province. 
     
     156| .......... 302 12,102 81,000 
     
     1871.. .. 381 15,795 94,u21 
     
    
   
   
    
     1877 Public Schools’ Act passed. 
     
     1879 College opened to ladies. 
     
     1879 College and Normal School, amalgamated. 
     
     Schools. Pupils. Population of Province. 
     
     188] . . ........ 486 21,601 108,981 
     
     It will be observed from the statistics here given, that during the 
     
     period previous to the introduction of the Free Education Act not more than 
     
     one in twelve of the population attended school. From the period between the 
     
     passing of the Free Education Act, 1852, and the enactment of Public School 
     
     Laws of 1877, the attendance was one in 6 of the population. Under the Public 
     
     Schools’ Act of 1877 and its amendments, the attendance was one in five.” 
     
     In the above statement the departments are counted as separate schools. 
     
     The Prince of Wales’ College, which includes the Normal School ls situated in 
     
     Charlottetown, and its staff consists of a. Principal and 3 Professors. Attached to it 
     
     as an adjunct to the Normal Department is the Model School with two '1 eachers. 
     
     In addition to these public sources of Educat 1011, there are in connection with 
     
     the Roman Catholic Church, Saint Dunstan’ s College in the vicinity of Charlotte- 
     
     town, two Convent schools within the city, and several otheis located in various 
     
     parts of the Island. In all these, both boarders and day scholars are received. 
     
     St. Peter’s school in connection with the English church of that name, also 
     
     gives means of tuition to children whose parents are willing to pay for the same_ 
     
    
   
   
    
     _ CHARIDTTETOWN. 
     
    

    
     Charlottetown, the seat of Government, is pleasantly situated upon a point of 
     
     ground, at the confluence of the York, Elliott and Hillsborough rivers. It con. 
     
     tains about 13,000 inhabitants, and is well laid out with wide streets, which 
     
     intersect at right angles. Its affairs are managed by a corporation, consisting of 
     
     aMayor and ten Councillors. The harbour is large, deep and well-sheltered, and 
     
     is said by Admiral Bayfield (a. standard authority) to be, in every respect, one of 
     
     the finest harbours in the world. It is the principal port of shipment, and has a. 
     
     very thriving trade. 
     
    

    
     Many improvements have been made in the city in recent years ; originally 
     
     built of wood, it has suffered, like all such, from numerous fires, some of con- 
     
     siderable extent. As a result of these, most of the business premises destroyed 
     
     have been rebuilt' 1n brick, and 1n a style of architecture that would be creditable 
     
     in more pretentiousp laces. 
     
    

    
     The city has hithlerto depended on limited sources within its own bordeis for 
     
     its water supply, but water works are in immediate contemplation and the recent 
     
     discovery, by boring, of a copious supply of excellent quality, within three miles, 
     
     gives encouragement to their construction during the ensuing year. 
     
    

    
     Handsome private residences have been and are being erected in various 
     
     locations 1n and about the city, some few of brick but the great majority of wood. 
     
     A large hotel has recently been completed 1n addition to those already 1n existence. 
     
    

    
     There are two hospitals, the Charlottetown hospital, in charge of the ‘isters 
     
     of Charity, and the Prince Edward Island hospital, managed by a general board 
     
     of directors. 
     
    

    
     ’Ihe shops in the city are generally handsome and commodious, and ample, 
     
     well assortedp stocks will be found in nearly all of them, and owing to small taxa- 
     
     tion and low rates, prices are generally very reasonable. 
     
    

    
     Gas 15 supplied by a company where required, but the streets and many of 
     
     the principal stores are lighted by electricity. 
     
    

    
     The Merchants Bank of Prince Edward Island has its office on Water street, 
     
     and agencies of the Merchants Bank of Halifax and Bank of Nova Scotia have 
     
     been for some time in operation .