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THE ASSEMBLY; Discussion on the Poor School Grant. TORONTO REGISTRY OFF 10138.. Government 8111- Advanoqd a ' Another Butch ot Moon" Commu- .togtera-.-Doptttattttn from Brno.- ttrti-e'rivttte Bum Beta . Second Time. February 21, 1890. Friday is generally claaaed a dull day in the House, but the union today was more than usuallv interesting. A diacua- eion took place on the distribution of the poor school grant, the Opposition. so far "absurd from, ineinuatiug that the grant wee construed unduly in favor of Separate School "tablislumutt by tho Educution Department. The lucid explanation: given by the Minieter of Education of the manner in which the fund is distributed convinced the Home that the construction put on its apportionment and the Senurute School low was erroneous. The remainder of the sitting we: taken up by lecond readings of public and private bills. The Home rose " six o'clock. PETITIONS. There were only three petitions presented tolur, 33d _they were _ _ -. ... From R. A. Agnew und others. Toronto, praying for " Act to nmoud the Anson- meut Act respecting the ans-same" of "reilintts--lur. Leys. FIRST ummxus. 3 Tho knowing billl were introduced and road a first time _ Roépecting the inspection of boils" and exNuination of. 'sntthteerar-Mr. Onion. To prevent the ale of meat and milk Frum animals suffering with tutmreuloau--- Mr. Grulmm. Praying for the incorpontion of walker. ville into n. town-Mr. Bulfour. From the County Council of Wentworth, Liking amendments to the Aunmmant Act 1lpecting the useumont of MI property d ruilwi--Dr. McMahon. To amend the Gononl Miniiik Aot--.Mr. Bedr. _ _ _ 7 - A 7 To locate the Goss in certniu actions against Julticol of the Peace --1'lu, Attor- nay-Genoa]. Mr. Davies tssked-..Have the Government under consideration my plum to make more nccurnto and etheient the annual audit of accounts in tnunieielititss either by up pointmeut oi a. Government auditor or otherwise t The Attorney-General laid the matter (w Win one that had been for some time under 9 the conaideratiou of the Government, but they wore not prepared to tako any action in the matter just now. POOR souoot. GRANTS. i Mr. Preston moved again for a return thawing the number of sohoolu aid-ll by grants trom the Poor School Fund. When the motion came up previonaly It was pointed out by the Minister of Education that the information was contained in the public accounts. Mr. Preston had then asked how it waa that in a particular BOC- tion cr 9 school got a grant of 8100 and the n10'o_isy'ng eohoot only $16, and the Minutor of Education promised to look up that rticular case. The township in question that of North Crosby, the aeotiona Nos. 7 I'd 8 in Leeds und Lanark. In giving the information he had prom. load on the subject Hon. Mr. Ron explnined the mouner in which the Poor School Fund is divided on between Separate and Public School claimants. There in an annual 1Wh he pointed out, of 825,000 to . poor school grdi,tiii Ti' AUDIT or ACCOUNX'S. ion he had prom. Mr. Ron explained the Poor School between Separate order the this fig ' teeett,h',le,tfrt, mule botwun the I "rn Int. n uni-null Pnhlln gull R-ra. y 'tro nt- of ochooll, Public and tuparue, the some proportion as in the one of the Public School grant had been let import, namely, one-fourteenth of the whole, which amounted, in the case of this fund, to $1,700 . your ; aid to Sepuroto Schools from this fund beyond this amount was withheld. Similarly an to the Public Schools. When their proportion of the fund was exhausted there w" no encroachment made on the Cl,',',',',?."'", set apart for the Separate hools, unless it should happen that that fund remained unexhausted through lack of applications. The applications from the Public Schools were generally in excess of the ability of the fund, so it was customary to strike an average. Last year only 80 per cent. of the total amount asked for in the, applications could be paid. The applications came from the Inspectors, and were granted entirely on their recommenda- tions. The Inspector of this district asked for a grant of 820 each to Sections Nos. '7 and 8, and got eighty per cent. of that amount. No. 7 was a Separate School, No. 8 a Public tlehool. No. 7 got the "ldi-. tional grant of $100. In the ease of schools that were particularly needy a departure from the average was made, both " to Public and b'eparate Schools. It was in- creased in case of the building ofa new school or rebuilding of an old one. For several years after the propor- tionate amount had been set apart for the use of the poor schools among tho Separate Schools, there were no applications from the Separate Schools. Last year there were a great number and the percentage had to be applied " in the case of the Public Schools, otherwise tho proportion to which the Public Schools were entitled would have been sncrosched upon, in which case there would have been the objection raised that the Separate rlchools wertrpettiug more than their share. The hon. gentleman said he had asked the Inspector of the district for a special report, which Was produced and read to the House. It stated that the district was a very poor one, Section No. 7 particularly, and there was no place,in the opinion of thelnspector, more worthy of assistance. It appeared that that year the school in question was greatly in need of the hundred dollars, and it was given specially, as even with that amount included the proportion to which Separate Schools were entitled would not be exceeded. Tho Minister of Education remarked that the same principle applied all through, including the schools of the Rainy River District, Atgoma and Mus. kokn. Special cases received special con-. sideration. Sometimes it Was a new school that had to be built, now an old one re. built, sometimes the district was an excep~ tionally poor one, and in many other ways the amount of the grant was liable to be affected. He was sure the extra grant had in this case been given because it was needed. He hoped Mr. Preston was satis- lied. Mr. Meredith naked when the chm" to which the Minister of Education referred was "tads-when tin amount was propor- tioned in the manner he had described. M r. Rona-About {our vear: ago. Mr. Present; said he did not find fault with tho giving of this special grunt became it was given to a Separate Sc moi, but he thougitt it wrong that the section immedi- ntciy adjoining and equally poor should rt'oHVts nniv .510. The Minister of Education pointed outl, Um; Mr. Preston had forgotten that the l gunk were made on the recommendation- ot _t_he 1tyrpectorrot the dih'orgnt diatriery .. Mr. Rose repeated his explanation. Just IS the 8240,000 of the Public School Fund was divided up, 1-14t'n going to the Separ- Mo Schools end 15-14the to the Public Schools. so with the $25,000 poor echool grant. Up to 1886 there Were no applico~ tions from separate School Inspector: for units. One of the letter spoke of e poor echool in " district, and he (Mr. Rose) had mentioned thie fund, telling him he was eerteinly entitled to a 'ehu-o of it. To prevent the fund being, however, unfeirly ebeorhod bi, either elm of echoole thin proportion divie on had been mace. Mr. Prohon tuiiairtiiptsetor had made the report the Minister had refund to . Mr. Roi-Wil1itun Johnson, of Ludo. Mr. Proton said In accepted tho ttrv planution of Mr. Ross. A Mr. A. l". Wood (Hastings), however, Was not to be "titstied so euily. He tilted Mr. Ross if he understood him to lay that the Poor School Fund, which had been formerly distributed over the whole Pro- Vince, regardless of the denomination of the schools. was now divided off into Sep- nrale and Public School funds.