Mr. F. HALLasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the trust money left in 1610 by the late John Southland for the education of only poor boys in Southlands grammar school, new Romney, Kent, has hitherto been used for the children of the well-to-do classes; and whether he will take steps to provide that in future scholarships for entrance from the elementary to Southlands grammar school shall only be available for the children of parents whose income does not exceed £100 a year?
§ Mr. EDWARD WOODJohn Southland's trust provided for the education of two poor children, and the existing scheme of the 22nd December, 1916, continues that provision. I do not think that the trust money has been used for the children of the well-to-do classes. A new scheme for the administration of the trust has lately been published, which provides that the whole of the endowment shall ultimately be applied in providing scholarships, etc., for children who have attended public elementary schools for two years. Such a provision is usually sufficient to secure that the scholarships shall go to poor children, but I am considering whether any amendment of the wording of the scheme may be desirable in this case in order to secure that end more effectually. I do not think a fixed income limit of £100 a year, such as is suggested, would be satisfactory.