§ Mr. Rileyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether compulsory elementary education is in operation in the island of Trinidad, West Indies; if so, what is the age period during which com- 588W pulsory education is applied, and is it equally applicable to all white and coloured inhabitants; and what is the approximate amount of illiteracy in the island, if any?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreOn the 1st of May, 1935, the municipal area of Port of Spain was declared a compulsory school attendance area. The compulsory attendance age is 6 to 12, and it applies equally to white and coloured children. The latest illiteracy figures available for the whole island are for 1931, when the percentage was 43.1.