HC Deb 30 April 1906 vol 156 c252
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will state whether, in considering questions of school finance, there is any reason why the financial year should not in all cases be identical and terminate on March 31st in each year.

MR. SINCLAIR

The financial year of school boards is identical in all cases and ends at May 15th, the date to which the accounts of all other local authorities in Scotland are made up, which date could not be departed from without causing grave inconvenience.