§ Mr. WILLIAM GRAHAMasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the Grant of £600 which is awarded annually to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and employed by it for the publication of scientific researches, is now entirely inadequate owing to the great increase in the cost of publishing; whether a proposal to increase the amount has been rejected because increased Grants have not been given on these grounds in other cases; and whether, in view of the fact that a large amount of work of high scientific value will in consequence remain unpublished, and a serious check be imposed on the prosecution of scientific research in Scotland owing to the difficulty in obtaining proper facilities for its publication, he is now prepared to reconsider the proposal?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINRepresentations have been made to me in the sense of the first part of the question. I regret that in existing financial conditions I am unable to reconsider the decision that no further provision of funds can be made at the present time.