§ MR.HARMSWORTH (Caithnessshire)To ask the Secretary for Scotland if he can state how much of the £40,000, allocated in the Minute regulating the distribution of the new equivalent grant for assistants qualified under Article 79, has been taken up; and how much has been taken up in the Highland counties.
(Answered by Mr. A. Graham Murray.) There is no special sum, £40,000 or other, allocated in the Minute of 28th May, 1903, for the purposes of Section 1 thereof. The claims for grants under that section have not all yet reached the Department; but, so far, the total amount found to be payable under Section 1 of the Minute equals £13,700. Of this sum, £3,310 is payable on account of schools in the Highland counties. The total sum payable is not likely to exceed £15,000, nor is the part thereof payable on account of schools in the Highland counties likely to exceed £4,000.