§ MR. BIGGARasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What, in 1882, was the average payment by the Irish National Board per pupil in salaries, result fees, and capitation grant—In ordinary national schools; in model schools; in Catholic convent schools; and, the payments in the above classes, including pensions, for education of monitors, for school buildings, and teachers' residences?
§ MR. TREVELYANThe Commissioners of National Education inform me that the average payments are—in ordinary schools, £1 6s.1¾d.; in model schools, £2 17s. 1d.; and in convent schools, 15s. 1¾ d.; and that the payments under the heading of expenditure named in the Question for the three classes of schools respectively were in the financial year 1882–3 as follows: — Pensions — ordinary schools, £9,686; model schools, £489; convent schools, £14. Education of monitors—ordinary schools, £4,129; model schools, nil; convent schools, £1,471. School buildings—ordinary schools, £13,459; model schools, £6,631, including teachers' residences; convent schools, nil. Teachers' residences — ordinary schools, £681; 651 model schools—the amount cannot be separated from the general charge for buildings already stated; convent schools, nil.