§ MR. MACFARLANEasked the President of the Local Government Board, If he will lay upon the Table a Return showing the cost of educating and maintaining Pauper Children in the Schools belonging to the Metropolitan Workhouses; the Return to include the cost of the establishments, and also the amounts allowed by the Guardians of the different Workhouses to other Schools to which Pauper Children are sent?
§ MR. DODSON ,in reply, said, that in the last annual Report of the Local Government Board for 1879–80, on page 396 and the following pages, would be found a statement with respect to the cost of education of pauper children in the Metropolitan district schools. A similar statement would be found in the Report for 1880–1. But the statements did not include the amount paid by Guardians for pauper children in the other schools. If the hon. Member wished to have that information, and would move for a Return, he should be happy to give it him. He should be happy to confer with him as to the form of the Return.