§ MR. TUITE (Westmeath, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he can state what is the rule of the National Board of Education as regards the payment of salaries to teachers or assistant teachers of National Schools in cases where such teachers or assistant teachers had not entered on their duties until a date subsequent to the first school day of a month; is it customary to pay result fees to a teacher for a period of time greater than that for which he can claim salary; and, whether any cases of such payment of result fees for a period greater than that for which salary was claimed have occurred within the past six months?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)The Commissioners of National Education inform me that the salaries of teachers are computed from the date upon which they enter on their duties. It is not customary to pay result fees for a period of time greater than that for which salary can be claimed. These fees are computed, not like salaries according to days, but according to months. In exceptional cases the Commissioners may sanction result fees in respect of a month for the entire of which service has not been given and salary is paid for part thereof only. Some cases of this kind have occurred within the past six months.