§ MR. BLANEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state the total honours gained at the Royal University Examitions, 1889, by the University Colleges of St. Stephen's Green and Blackrock; the total honours gained by the Queen's Colleges of Galway and Cork at the same examinations; and the total cost to the State of each College?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURSo far as I can ascertain, the honours gained by students at the Royal University Examinations, 1889, were as follows:—University College, Stephen's Green?—First-class, 9; second-class, 26. University College, Blackroek—First-class, 7; second-class, 8. Queen's College, Cork—First-class, 3; second-class, 9. Queen's College, Galway—First-class, 3; second-class, 12. In addition to the foregoing, at the matriculation examinations there were obtained by the students of University College, Stephen's Green, 2 first-class and 4 second-class honours; by the students of University College, Blackroek, 8 first-class and 17 second-class honours; and by Queen's College, Cork, 1 second class honour. The Queen's Colleges do not, it appears, prepare, as a rule, students for matriculation in the Royal University. The cost to the State of each of these Queen's Colleges is between £8,000 and £9,000 a year. The Stephen's Green and Black-rock Colleges receive no direct aid from the State.
§ MR. BLANEIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware that the total honours gained by the University Colleges of Stephen's Green and Blackrock were 50, whereas those gained by the Queen's Colleges of Galway and Cork were only 19?
§ MR. SPEAKEROrder, order! The hon. Member is now answering his own question.