§ 44 and 51. Mr. ARNOTTasked the President of the Board of Education (1) what is the product of a penny rate per child in attendance at elementary schools in the following county boroughs: Hastings, Eastbourne, Southport, Bournemouth, Merthyr Tydfil, Gateshead, Stoke, and Rotherham; and what is the rate levied in each of these boroughs for elementary education;
(2) if he will state the cost per head for each child in attendance at elementary schools and the grants of the Board of Education per child in the following county boroughs: Hastings, Eastbourne, Southport, Bournemouth, Merthyr Tydfil, Gateshead, Stoke, and Rotherham?
§ Sir D. MACLEANWith the hon. Member's permission I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures for which he asks in these questions.
§ Following are particulars: