§ MR. SARTORISasked the Vice President of the Council, Whether building grants for National Schools, promised before the passing of the Education Act, will be continued in districts where such schools are found unsuitable to the requirements of the population?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, in the case of building grants before or after the passing of the Elementary Education Act, the question whether the schools were or were not suitable to the requirements of the population would be kept in consideration by the Department until the award was made. When the award was made—that was, the promise to give money for certain buildings—then, of course, the Government would be pledged in the matter. If his hon. Friend had any individual case to which he wished to call his attention, he should 743 be glad to have information from him with respect to it either publicly or privately.