§ MR. KETTLEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state the number of schools that obtained grants under the Intermediate Education (Ireland) Acts in each year from 1900 to 1906; also the number of students who presented themselves for the examinations of the Intermediate Education Board and the number who passed in each of these years.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Answer to this Question consists of a tabular statement of figures which I will have circulated with to-night's Votes. † I will also, with the hon. Member's permission, adopt a similar course in regard to his Questions No. 43 and 44 addressed to the Secretary to the Treasury which my hon. friend has asked me to answer.
§ The two Questions referred to in the Answer were as follows:—
§ MR. KETTLETo ask the Secretary to the Treasury what was the total amount of the school grant paid by the Intermediate Education Board (Ireland) to managers of Irish secondary schools in the years 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906 respectively; and what was the rate of payment for each successful pupil in each of these years.
§ MR. KETTLETo ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the income derived by the Intermediate Education Board (Ireland) under Section 3 of the Local Taxation (Customs and Excise) Act, 1890, in each year from 1900 to 1906; and also the total income of the Board in each of those years.