§ MR. PETER M'DONALD (Sligo, N.)asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland still pay gratuities to teachers who prepare candidates for the office of pupil teachers in district model schools; and, is it a fact that any teachers whose pupils obtained these appointments two years ago have not yet been paid these gratuities; and, if so, when they are to be paid, and what cause can be assigned for the delay?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY) (Newcastle-on-Tyne)(who replied) said, that the answer to the first paragraph was yes—under certain conditions specified. As to the second part of the Question, he was informed that since the 1st of January, 1884, 67 applications were made, of which 65 were disposed of in due course, and two only remained under investigation.