§ MR. L. HASLAM (Monmouth Boroughs)To ask the President of the Board of Education what is the approximate cost per child of the lunches provided for children attending the elementary schools in Berlin; what percentage of the children are considered necessitous, and therefore receive the lunches free of cost; how long has the system of providing free meals been instituted in Berlin; and are the authorities satisfied that the system of free meals is economical and advantageous to the welfare of the community.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The system has been in force now for about twenty years; all the meals given are free, but I have no information as to their cost, nor as to whether the authorities are satisfied with the system.