§ MR. S. SMITHI beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, with reference to evening schools and the New Code, whether, having regard to the fact that the articles of the Code which relate to evening schools are scattered under various headings, making it difficult to ascertain precisely the conditions requisite for obtaining a Government grant, and the further fact that many School Boards and other educational authorities in small towns and rural districts are unaware of their powers and responsibilities in respect to such schools, and of the facilities provided in the Code, he will issue, in connection with the Code, 1892, a special statement or summary of those clauses which relate to evening schools, showing the exact conditions under which a Government grant may be obtained, together with a table setting forth the subjects that may be taught, and the grants that may be earned, in evening schools?
§ SIR W. HART DYKEI am aware of the advantages to be derived from the course suggested, and the Department have for some time had in contemplation the issue of a separate Code for evening schools, but the details of the scheme are not yet complete.