MR. CATHCART WASONI beg to ask the Lord-Advocate if he will state what provision exists for ensuring reasonable inspection of the closet accommodation provided for school children, boys and girls; and if, where it is found that there is practically no accommodation, the Education Department will, by withholding grants, insist on its provision.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. SCOTT DICKSON,) Glasgow, BridgtonIt is past of the duty of His Majesty's inspectors to report upon the closet accommodation of every school they visit. If that accommodation upon the report of the inspector is found to be defective, or if the offices are badly kept, a reduction of grant, varying from one-tenth to a half according to the gravity of the offence, may be made from the grant.