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Prosecutions were also instituted against 1,508 persons in 

 respect of offences against the Diseases of Animals Acts, of 

 whom 1,194 were fined. The number of proceedings instituted 

 in regard to the last class of offences was smaller than that 

 recorded for any year since 1893, tne number being less than 

 one-half that returned for 1899. 



Technical Education {Application of Funds by Local Authorities). 

 [B.C. 225.] Price is. id. 

 This return shows the amount spent on technical education 

 by local authorities in England and Wales — with the exception 

 of eleven which have made no return — during the year 1 900-1. 

 Particulars are also given of the amounts raised by loan on the 

 security of the local rate under the Technical Instruction 

 Act 1889 — mainly for the erection of science, art and technical 

 schools. 



The total amount of the residue grant received under the Local 

 Taxation (Customs and Excise) Act, by the councils of counties 

 and county boroughs in England (excepting the county of 

 Monmouth) was ,£924,360, of which ,£863,847 was appropriated 

 to educational purposes, and £"60,513 to the relief of rates. Of 

 the 49 county councils, 40 applied the whole of the residue to 

 technical education ; and of the councils of the 62 county 

 boroughs, 56 devoted the whole to the same purpose. Many 

 counties, boroughs and urban districts also devoted money 

 raised by rate to technical education. 



The total amount expended on technical education during 

 the year was ,£1,006,630 16s. 



The total amount of residue grant paid to the 13 county 

 councils and the councils of the 3 county boroughs in Wales 

 and Monmouth was ,£44,358. These local authorities devoted 

 the whole of it to intermediate and technical education, and 

 the councils of 9 counties, 3 county boroughs, 5 boroughs and 9 

 urban districts made grants out of the rates under the Technical 

 Instruction Acts. The total amount expended on technical 

 education under the Technical Instruction Acts during the year 

 was £"44,791. 



