§ MR. CALDWELL (Lanarkshire, Mid.)To ask the Secretary for Scotland if he can state what amount was available for distribution amongst the local authorities for the financial year ending 31st March last, under Section 2 (5) of the Education and Local Taxation Account (Scotland) Act, 1892, as amended by the Local Taxation Account (Scotland) Act, 1898.
(Answered by Mr. A. Graham Murray.) The amount available for the financial year ended 31st March last cannot be 186 stated at present as the final payment for that year into the Local Taxation (Scotland) Account has not yet been made.