§ MR. T. M. HEALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what is the cause of the delay in bringing into operation the scheme 354 for distributing the Ulster Royal School Endowments, published 30th April, 1888.signed 28th June, 1889, remitted 6th November, 1889, and signed, as amended, 6th December, 1889; and can he explain why the scheme was not put in operation last February, in view of the fact that the delay will give the existing endowments the benefit of another half year's rent?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURAfter the amended scheme, dated December 6, 1889, was submitted to the Lord Lieu tenant, further objections were made, which resulted in its being remitted to the Educational Endowments Commission in May last, and a further question has since arisen as to the provision for the superannuation of officers. This necessitates a further sitting of the Judicial Commissioners, notice of which sitting has been given for the 30th inst., the earliest day after the return of the Judicial Commissioners from circuit. It is not possible to put the scheme into operation until it has been finally approved by the Lord Lieutenant in Council, and this cannot be done until after all the objections have been disposed of.