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These prices are compiled from weekly returns of prices 
supplied to the Irish Land Commission by the Inland 
Revenue officers at eight of the principal market towns in 
Ireland, whilst as regards flax and grass seeds, returns are 
obtained during a vortion of the year from four other market 
towns. 

Local Authoritics tn Scotland (Technical Education|, Return 
VOAUSGS-0O) PAC. 1710), rece: 7a. 
This return shows the extent to which, and the manner 
in which, local authorities in Scotland have allocated and 
applied funds to the purposes of technical education in the 
year ended 15th day of May, 1899, under the following 
PGEsn—— local Daxation (Customs and Excise) sAtet,) 18090); 
Education and Local Taxation Account (Scotland) Act, 1892 ; 
Technical Instruction Amendment (Scotland) Act, 1892; 
Technical Schools (Scotland) Act, 1887; and Public 
Libraries Acts. 
pitehtora|) amount of the residue) paid, sto) the county, 
councils, town councils of burghs, and commmissioners of 
police burghs in respect of the year 1897-98 was £58,793, of 
which £45,230 was allocated for purposes of technical 
education, and £13,563 was devoted torelief of rates. Ont of 
the 33 county councils 27 applied the whole of the residue 
to technical education, and five a part of it, while one 
applied it wholly to relief of rates. Of the 205 burghs and 
police burghs, 60 applied the whole, and 65 a part, of the 
residue to technical education; and 80 applied the whole to 
relief of rates. Nothing was applied to the building 
or maintenance of science and art schools, art galleries, 
or museums out of the local rate under the Public Libraries 
Acts. The total amount expended on technical education 
during the year 1898-99, including balance in hand and 
contributions under section 2 (5) (c.) of the Education and 
Local Taxation Account (Scotland) Act, 1892, was £40,119. 
The amount handed over to secondary education committees 
was 412,640. 
