§ Return ordered, "showing—
§ A.—(1) Number of Orders made by the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, between the 1st day of April, 1900, and the 1st day of April, 1902, cancelling the salaries of assistant teachers in National schools owing to the average attendance being under sixty; (2) And number of such appointments that would not have been cancelled if the average attendance for an assistant were recognised at fifty instead of sixty; (3) Also up to what date and for what period previously was an average attendance of fifty accepted by the Commissioners as sufficient to qualify a school for the services of an assistant; (4) Amount of balance of Parliamentary Vote surrendered by the Commissioners of National Education to the Treasury for the financial years ended respectively, 31st day of March, 1900, 31st day of March, 1901, 31st day of March, 1902, with total for three years period.
§ B.—(1) Number of students in the male and female departments respectively of the Marlborough Street Training College at the commencement of current session (1901–2), with the religious denomination of such students; (2) Corresponding returns for each of the training colleges under private management."—(Mr. T. M. Healy.)
§ Adjourned at five minutes after Twelve o'clock.