§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he can state what is the special encouragement offered to the use of Gaelic as a means of instruction in Scotland, to which reference is made at page 27 of the Report of the Committee of Council on Education lately issued; what special facilities are given to the training of Gaelic-speaking teachers : and can he state in what year the recommendations embodied in the Minute of 1884 with reference to these subjects were first adopted.
§ * THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireIn the Highland Counties an additional grant of one shilling a head is made if a Gaelic-speaking pupil teacher is employed for the instruction of the infants and junior division. Payment is also made for a Gaelic-speaking pupil teacher required for this work, even although the average attendance does not otherwise warrant his employment. In order to encourage teachers who speak Gaelic, additional marks are given for Gaelic at the King's Scholarship Examination. The recommendations referred to were first adopted in 1885.