§ Mr. HAYDENasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether it can be ascertained from the minutes of the Board of Technical Instruction how much of the Agricultural Board's subsidy for manual instruction and instruction in domestic economy in rural places was set aside in respect of each county for the year 1914 15?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe Agricultural Board's subsidy for manual instruction and instruction in domestic economy in rural districts in Ireland forms a joint fund with the annual grant of £55,000 provided by Section 16 (1) (c) of the Agricultural and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act of 1899, from which contributions are made to county and other schemes of technical instruction. As the hon. Member was informed in the reply to his question of the 3rd August last, no portion of the Department's contributions to these schemes is specifically charged against this subsidy.