§ Return ordered, "showing the extent to which, and the manner in which, Local Authorities in England, Wales, and Ireland have applied or are applying funds to the purposes of Technical Education (including Science, Art, Technical, and Manual Instruction) during the years 762 1897–8 and 1898–9, under the following Acts: Local Taxation (Customs and Excise) Act, 1890; Technical Instruction Act, 1889 and 1891; Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889; and Public Libraries and Museums Act."—(Sir John Gorst.)