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got the grant." On the 13th June he wrote again, 

 after he had been appointed to University College, and 

 in the course of the letter tells his mother that he has to 

 be in London on the 29th to make final arrangements 

 for the deputation to Mr. Goschen. But it was not 

 till 9th March, 1889, that he was able to write to 

 his mother : 



" Do you see that the Government Grant has come at last ? 

 It is only 15,000 among all the colleges. It will be in the budget. 

 I don't know how they will divide it, but I hope Bristol will get 

 a good slice. Even 1000 a year would be an infinite relief to 

 them. It would mean comparative affluence. I am also curious 

 to know what our share will amount to." 



The communications had been all carried on through 

 Ramsay, and a statement as to the constitution, revenue 

 and students of the colleges concerned had been sent to 

 Sir W. Hart Dyke at the Board of Education. On 

 llth March, 1888, the National Association for the 

 Promotion of Technical Education had sent a deputation 

 to Viscount Cranbrook, Lord President of the Council, 

 who received it sympathetically, but notwithstanding 

 the favourable auspices nothing further was done that 

 session. But early in February 1889 confidential 

 information was received that a small grant was to be 

 placed on the estimates, and a few days later a committee 

 was appointed by the Treasury to enquire into the best 

 way of apportioning the grant among the colleges. On 

 1st July, 1889, the Treasury practically adopted the 

 recommendations of the committee and the battle was 



