Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the Lord Advocate what was the amount paid into the Education (Scotland) Fund from the various sources specified in Section 15 of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, both separately and in the aggregate; what was the amount deducted in respect of the 12s. free grant from the amount under (6) of that Section, for the year ending 31st March, 1910; what were the amounts applied during that year to the various purposes mentioned in Section 16 (1) of that Act, both separately and in the aggregate; and what was the amount of the balance of the fund mentioned in Section 16 (2) at the end of that year?
§ Mr. UREThe particulars required are given on page 30 of the Report of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland for 1909–10 (Cd. 5252). The amount deducted from the General Aid Grant in order to maintain the Fee Grant at 12s. per child in average attendance as provided in Section 15 (6) of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, was £73,923 16s.