§ Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of children on the roll of schools in Scotland in the years 1917, 1927 and 1937; and how many of these in each of those years were in ordinary schools, in Roman Catholic schools, and in Episcopal schools, respectively?
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§ Mr. ColvilleThe following table gives the average number of children on the roll of State-aided schools in Scotland, classified
— Year ended 31st July, 1917. Year ended 31st July, 1927. Year ended 31st July, 1937. Ordinary Schools … … … 746,349 698,077 665,042 Roman Catholic Schools … … … 105,309 121,136 129,866 Episcopal Shools … … … 8,356 6,075 4,585 Total … … … 860,014 825,288 799,493