§ MR. W. JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received a protest from the Irish Schoolmasters' Association against the proposed alienation of £15,000 from the funds at the disposal of the Commissioners of Intermediate Education for the endowment of an Irish Veterinary College; and whether, for the reasons given in that protest, he will leave at the disposal of the Commissioners those funds which are absolutely necessary for the development of the Intermediate Education system, now increasing in usefulness and expanding its operations?
MR. J. MORLEYI have received the communication referred to. But, having regard to the conditions under which Parliament has provided this money and to the results since its provision, I am clearly of opinion that no injustice can 808 be done in allocating the £15,000 proposed towards starting a Veterinary College for Ireland.
§ MR. CARSON (Dublin University)Will it be necessary to have a Bill on the subject?