HC Deb 26 February 1914 vol 58 cc1961-2W
Mr. HORNER

asked the Chief Secretary the total income of the Irish Intermediate Board for Secondary Schools in Ireland during the last school year, and the sources from which this amount was derived; and approximately how much of this was spent in payment of Grants to schools, in the conduct of examinations, in exhibitions and prizes, in the cost of administration, respectively, and bow many boys' and girls' schools, respectively, shared the Grant?

Mr. BIRRELL

The total income of the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland for the year ended 31st December, 1913, was £82,898 13s. 10d., and the sources from which this amount was derived were as follows:—

Share of Local Taxation Duties £46,566 15 5
Interest on Securities 33,197 18 0
Examination Fees 1,481 15 3
Interest on Cash on Deposit 1,168 10 11
Interest on Advances to Managers 363 9 6
Sales of Publications 115 19 9
Sale of Waste Paper 4 5 0
£82,898 13 10

The expenditure during the same period was as follows:—

School Grant £52,166 18 3
Cost of Examinations 13,112 1 2
Exhibitions and Prizes 6,439 15 0
Cost of Administration 6,118 10 5
Cost of Inspection 4,350 19 8
Cost of Audit 200 0 0
Law Costs 97 2 9
£82,485 7 3

The schools which shared the Grant were:—

Boys 159
Girls 123
Mixed 39
Total 321