§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can say what is the present debt against the industrial schools in Ireland, the amount paid as interest per annum, and to whom payable.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I presume the hon. Member refers to loans to industrial schools made under the provisions of The Industrial Schools (Ireland) Act, 1885. The amount of the loans at present outstanding is £17,956. The amount of interest paid in 1905 was £651 13s. 1d. The payments are made to the Board of Works.