§ SIR C. CAMERON (Glasgow, Bridgton)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether his attention has been called to the fact that in consequence of the action of the Parish Council of Kilmalcolm Parish in assessing the orphan homes of Scotland for poor and school rates, Mr. Quarrin has called upon the school board of the district to take over the education of the 1,000 children of school age hitherto gratuitously educated by him; whether the school board has refused to take over the education of the children in question; and whether the Scottish Education Department purpose taking any steps to compel them to do so?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYMr. Quarrin has forwarded to the Scotch Education Department a copy of the correspondence between himself and the school board, in which the board decline to hold themselves responsible for providing education for the children in question. The Department cannot enter upon the question unless it is proved that there is a deficiency in the school provision of the district, based upon information that children for whom the school board is bound to make provision have been refused admission to the public school.