§ Mr. C. CROOKasked the Minister of Agriculture how many scholarships and maintenance grants for the sons and daughters of agricultural workmen and others were awarded last year in each of the three classes; and what were the occupations of the parents of the children receiving them?
§ Sir R. SANDERSNinety scholarships were awarded last year under the scheme for establishing scholarships and maintenance grants for the sons and daughters of agricultural workmen and others. The allocation of the scholarships is as follows:
Class I scholarships (for three and possibly four years) tenable at University departments of agriculture 7 Class II scholarships (for two years) tenable at agricultural colleges 10 Class III scholarships (for courses not exceeding one year) tenable at farm institutes and similar institutions 73 The occupations of the parents or guardians were as follows:
Agricultural workmen 21 Working bailiffs 4 Smallholders 19 Market gardeners 3 Working gardeners 5 Other rural occupations, e.g., gamekeeper, thatcher, quarry worker, roadman, well sinker, saddler, village shopkeeper, etc. 13 The remaining 25 scholarship holders were themselves bona fide wage earners in the agricultural inustry whose parents were either dead, or, if alive, were comparable as regards financial circumstances to agricultural workers.