§ COLONEL WARING(for Mr. JOHNSTON) (Belfast, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is a fact that, out of the 34 head masters of model schools in Ireland, only four are members of the Irish Church, while the number of young persons belonging to that Church attending such schools exceeds by 578 the number of Roman Catholics, and by 770, the number of Presbyterians; and, if he can state the numbers, respectively, of the Irish Church, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic Professors and teachers in the schools, Marlborough Street, Dublin, and the average amount paid out of the public money to the teachers of each denomination?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)There are 86 head teachers of model schools, of whom 35 are Roman Catholics, 27 are late Established Church, 23 are Presbyterians, and one is a Methodist. As regards the second paragraph, the numbers respectively of the Professors and teachers in Marlborough Street Train- 1252 ing College and Model Schools of each of the denominations named in the Question, for the same period, are—Roman Catholics, 27; late Established Church, 13; Presbyterians, 5—total, 45. The pupils in the Marlborough Street Schools were—Roman Catholics, 1,885; late Established Church, 711; Presbyterian, 142; and other Protestant persuasions, 69—total, 2,807. The average amount paid out of the public money by the Commissioners to the teachers of each denomination is as follows:—Roman Catholics, £112 17s. 8d.; late Established Church, £109 9s. 5d.; Presbyterians, £106 18s. 8d.