§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that it is customary for the School Board of Greenock to provide children's prizes from the public rate; and whether such a practice is in conformity with the Education Act, which provides that such rate is only to be used for purely educational purposes.
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireI am aware that the School Board of Greenock, like many school boards in Scotland, provide prizes out of the school fund. The Department is advised that the Education Acts do not make it illegal to provide book or other similar prizes at the cost of the school fund, if the school board is satisfied that the efficiency of the school is thereby promoted.