§ Mr. ARMITAGEasked the President of the Board of Education what was the percentage of income, under each of the following heads, during the year ending 31st July, 1908, or the nearest date thereto, of teachers' training colleges not maintained by local education authorities: endowments, voluntary subscriptions, students' fees and sale of books, Government grants, and other sources, if any, stating what the same are?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANsubmitted in reply the following statement:—Income of training colleges for elementary teachers In England and Wales not maintained by local education authorities during the year ending 31st July, 1908:—
Source of Income. Amount. Percentage £ s. d. Endowment 1,003 16 8 .23 Voluntary Subscriptions 26,422 10 2 6.13 Students' Fees and Sale of Books 100,890 10 0 23.41 Government Grant 301,287 18 10 69.91 Other Sources 1,387 0 9 .32 Total 430,991 16 5 100 In addition to the Government grant included above a sum amounting to £53,189 13s. 4d. was raid by the Board to various colleges during the year in respect of personal grant to day students not resident in hostels. "Other sources" of income include £453 4s. 7d. "Proceeds of Sale of Land"; the remainder consists mainly of bank interest, together with some small miscellaneous receipts. In the case of three colleges the figures for 1907–8 are not available, and particulars for 1906–7 have therefore been substituted. The Upper Norwood (Blind) Training College has been excluded from the Return. Bangor Normal Training College has also been omitted, as this college was transferred to a joint committee of the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey local education authorities in April, 1908.
896WThe amount of Government grant paid to residential colleges in the year 1907–8 was larger than usual owing to a change in the regulations by which a great proportion of the grant earned was paid within the year.