Mr. David Adamsasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of children of school age in Jamaica; and the average attendance at school of this total?
§ Mr. George HallThe figures for 1940, the latest year for which they are available, are as follow: The number of children of school age (7–15) is estimated at 249,000; the average attendance (exclusive of private schools for which no figures are available) was 108,948.