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TVESDAY. APRIL 35. | 9 | Separate SChOOlS Kecewe The Minister went on to explain Nothing More T han the regulations governing the di-- | vision and -- the apparently -- large Grants Due Them, De-- °_ grants to separate schools. The c: '% C t -- statutes and regulations were framed clares M"uster 1M Ex..' by the former Government. Quite t . | conceivably, he said, improvements haustive Statement on could be made in the manner of * distribution, with a view to lessen-- j SC'IOOIS Contro versy, ing the disparity between the grants R & | |paid to public and separate schools Made In Legzslature | in the same communities, and to en-- sure a more equitable distribution among the separate schools them-- selves. The question would receive careful consideration by the Govern-- ment, and, if thought advisable, C necessary legislation introduced. "*Not one cent of money which be--| Hon. Mr. Grant said that under longs to the public schools has been | the statute the division of grants t-- taken away from them for the pur-; was made according to the percen i | age of school attendance. When pose of paying higher grants to Sep';] that division had been mades the arate schools, and net one cent of sum set aside for each section of the | . ;A«--_________--_--_.'_----_!__' money hase been given to separate elementary schools was distributed schools over and above what the law under the regulations, according to guarantees to them," declared Hon. salarties tp»ald If:atchens, schhool equip-- : 3 y sigk ment, etc. st year the public K. H. (}rant, Mmister' of. Dduc.'.mon, schools absorbed their full share of in the Legislature last night, in the the grants, while the separate schools lcourse of his long--expected state. | earned only about 50 per cent. of ment on this controversy. f