§ MR. CHARLES DOUGLAS (Lanarkshire, N.W.)To ask the Lord Advocate what are the numbers of schools under each of the three Sub-sections of Section 1 of the Education Minute of 28th May; and what is the amount estimated to be paid under each Sub-section.
(Answered by Mr. A. Graham Murray.) According to the latest Returns the number of schools with an average attendance of 60 or under is 1,143; that of schools with an attendance between 60 and 100 is 552; and that of schools between 100 and 150 is 322. Of these schools only a small proportion were qualified by their staff for the special grants. But it is impossible to say what number may qualify by fulfilling the conditions during the three months ending 31st December, 1903.