§ MR. T. L. CORBETT () Down, N.To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the fact that of the seventy reformatory and industrial schools in Ireland only six schools presented accounts for the year 1901 audited by a chartered accountant, and whether, seeing that previous complaints to the same effect have been disregarded by the managers of these schools, he will state what steps the Irish Government propose to take in the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) The managers of reformatory and industrial schools (with one exception, that at Baltimore, the accounts of which are audited in connection with the Education Endowments Act of 1885) are not at present required to submit audited accounts. The accounts of the five other schools in question are audited in pursuance of arrangements voluntarily made by the respective committees of management. It does not appear to be necessary, upon the information before me, that special steps should be taken to require these institutions to submit their accounts to audit.