§ MR. WILLIAM JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he has received a memorial from the Central Association of Irish Schoolmistresses, and from the Ulster Schoolmistresses' Association, on the subject of the proposed withdrawal of £15,000 from the funds of Irish Intermediate Education for the purpose of founding a 1062 Veterinary College in Dublin; whether it is owing to accidental circumstances that any accumulation of money remains in the hands of the Board; and, whether, as all the funds of the Board are urgently needed for the educational work at present being accomplished, he will, in the event of the Veterinary College being proceeded with, provide the funds from some other source?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURCommunications have been made to me on the subject mentioned in the first paragraph. With regard to the remainder of the Question, I still hope to be able during the present Session to introduce the Bill dealing with this matter, and pending its introduction, I do not think it desirable to indicate the source from which it may be proposed to obtain the grant in aid.