§ MR. SAMUELSON (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education if, as one of the Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, he is aware whether the 1090 character and scope of the various science and art scholarships, local exhibitions, free studentships, national scholarships, &c, administered through the Science and Art Department with State aid, in response to local demand, were considered by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851 when they decided to sell a part of their Kensington Estate in order to raise funds for establishing science and art scholarships; whether the Commissioners had before them the various forms of State aid supplied through the Science and Art Departments to various local institutions when they determined to offer grants in aid of local institutions; what amount of aid in respect of science and art scholarships and grants to local institutions the Commissioners intend to give; and what are to be the conditions for the administration of such aid?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. MATTHEWS,) Birmingham, E.I am informed by the Secretary that the Commissioners met this day (Tuesday, 23rd) and agreed upon a Report to Her Majesty, which will be duly communicated to Parliament. At present the Government have no information in regard to the action of the Royal Commissioners referred to in the question of the hon. Member.