ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION IN IRELAND<lb/>

The leamy Endowment Limerick - During the year we distributed between the <lb/> Leamy Local Boards of Education a sum of £254 18s. 5d. The roll of the High<lb/> School under Protestant management was 536. Judging by the reports of the Lord Lieu-<lb/> tenant's Inspector both Schools continue to be efficiently conducted.

The Viscount Limerick Endowment, Dundalk.— Three Schools established their<lb/> claim to share in this Endowment, namely :-St. Mary's College, Dundalk, for<lb/> 13 pupils, the Educational Institution, Dundalk, for 18 pupils, and Christian<lb/> Schools, Dundalk, for 1 pupil. We divided the sum of £53 4s. Od. amongst them<lb/> in proportion to these numbers.

Banks Endowment, Eyecourt.— During the past year, for the first time since<lb/> the Scheme came into operation, the Trustees of the endowment found themselves in<lb/> a position to submit a plan for its application. A School having been opened at <lb/> Eyrecourt under the management of Very Reverend Dean Aldridge, it was suggested<lb/> that the fund should be devoted to the teaching of Shirtmaking, Knitting, etc. in<lb/> that School. This suggestion was approved and a sum of £15 12s. 2d was paid in<lb/> furtherance thereof.

The Diocesan Schools and Banagher Royal School Endowments.— In accordance <lb/> with the plan adopted some years ago we paid the following sums on behalf of<lb/> pupils attending Schools in the districts named: — £12, Dioceses of Leighlin and <lb/> Ossory; £26, Dioceses of Meath and Ardagh; £28, Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and<lb/> Archonry; and £30, King's County. A sum of £40 was offered for competition in<lb/> the last named district— £24 for boys and £16 for girls. As only one girl qualified<lb/> receiving a £6 prize, the balance of £10 has not yet been applied. We also disti-<lb/> buted a sum of £56 as grants towards the better equipment of eight Secondary<lb/> Schools in the King's County.

Lattone School. Anne Hall Endowment.—The portion of the income of this<lb/> endowment applicable to Lattone School continues to be devoted to the reduction of <lb/> the debt incurred in repairing the enlarging the Schoolhouses. These are now in<lb/> good condition and are used not only for ordinary School purposes, but also for giving <lb/> instruction in Wood-work, Poultry-keeping, and Cooking and Domestic Hygiene.

Limerick Diocesan School Endowment. — A sum of £79 16s. 0d., accumulated <lb/> income, was invested in £84 12s. 6d 3<hi rend="superscript">1/2</hi> per cent. War Loan Stock, and a sum of<lb/> £63 1s, 6d. Consols was converted into £42 1s. 0d. 4<hi rend="superscript">1/2</hi> per cent. War Loan Stock.<lb/> No expenditure was incurred during the year, and on December 31st last the property<lb/> in our possession, in addition to the School buildings, consisted of the two lots of <lb/> War Loan Stock just mentioned. £310 12s 6d. Railway Stock, and £24 9s. 4d. cash. <lb/> the income for the year being £39 19s. 11d.

ESTATE MANAGEMENT<lb/>

On pp. 8-9, we give Summaries of our Rentals for the year 1913-1914, together <lb/> with our Agents' Accounts for the corresponding periods.

Rentals.— As compared with last year, the gross rental on the present occasion<lb/> shows an increase of £12 5s. 0d., the figures being £1,835 12s. 2s. now, as against<lb/> £1,823 7s. 2d. in 1914. The rental of Caryfort estate remains unchanged: Tyrone <lb/> Rental Proper is decreased by £9— a rent having been reduced by £4, and possession<lb/> having been taken of two holdings for non-payment of rent, the rental of the two<lb/> holdings amounting to £5: the Tyrone Bog Rental, which varies from year to year,<lb/> and which suffered a diminution of £29 17s. 6d. last year, is increased by £21 5s. 0d.

Arrears. — The general condition of the arrears compares very favourably with<lb/> that of last year, the total sum outstanding having decreased form £1,629 4s. 4d. to <lb/> £1,522 13s. 2d. Taking the estates separately, Carysford, at the date the account<lb/> was rendered (May 1, 1915) showed that less than a year's rent had been collected<lb/> and that the former arrears of £35 had risen to £42 19s. 2d. This is the highest<lb/> figure reached since 1906, and the Agent's attention having been called to the fact, he<lb/> asked for authority to take proceedings where more than six month's rent was due.<lb/> This was granted. It is satisfactory to add that within a month from the rendering of <lb/> the account a sum of £33 14s. 2d. had been collected. On the Tyrone Estate the net<pb/>