§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will state what sum it 566 is proposed to expend out of the General Aid Grant, under Section I., Sub-section D, of the Education (Scotland) Minute of March 19th last, in providing industrial training to boys and girls resident in the Island of Lewis, and, seeing that the Minute has only recently been issued, will he state why the period within which applications under this section must be lodged is limited to May 1st; and whether he can see his way to have the time extended.
§ MR. SINCLAIRThe amount of grant to be allocated under Section I. D. of the Minute of March 19th last cannot be determined till all the applications under this section of the Minute have been received and considered. As any balance of the Vote remaining at March 31st, 1907, must be surrendered, it is important that applications for a share in the grant should be made at as early a date as possible, but applications received after May 1st will be considered if reasonable cause for the delay is shown.