§ 54. Mr. NEWMANasked the Prime Minister whether the words from the Throne, that a measure will be presented to develop a national system of education, include the making of the cost of any national system a national charge; and whether he is aware of the hardships and burdens entailed under the present system in those areas which are known as necessitous?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe Government do not propose to transfer the whole cost of education to the Exchequer, but proposals are under consideration, and will be explained in due course, for readjusting the share of the cost borne by rates and taxes, respectively. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative.