§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland, whether he is aware that, out of 561 persons on the valuation roll for the parish of Lochs, Island of Lewis, no less than 516 have no vote for school board elections by reason of their rentals.being less than £4; and, seeing that this results in schools being placed under the chairmanship of the proprietor's factor, who is chairman of three of the four school boards in the island, will he take such stops as may be necessary to extend the school board franchise to all persons entitled to vote at Parliamentary and county council elections.
§ MR. SINCLAIRPending the issue of the Return referred to in my Answer to his Question of March 26th, I can 194 express no opinion as to the correctness of the figures quoted by the hon. Member. The question of the school board franchise is one to be dealt with in a general Education Bill for Scotland.
§ MR. SINCLAIRI cannot say.