The  Barnsley  School  of  Coal  Mining  has  been  organised  to  fupply
systematic  courses  of  instruction  in  coal  mining  and  preparatory  work.
The  Yorkshire  Ladies'  Council  of  Education  receives  from  the  County
Conncil  a  grant,  made  conditionally  upon  their  maintaining  an  efficient
BtaflT  of  teachers  who  shall  be  supplied  to  local  classes  on  stipulated
conditions,  and  established  centres  for  training  teachers  of  cookery,
laundry  work,  and  dresHmaking.
Each  of  the  above  institutions  is  further  assisted  by  means  of
scholarships  and  exhibitions,  which  bring  students  there  from  all  parts
of  the  Bidmg.
The  details  of  the  scholarship  scheme,  which  is  somewhat  extensive,
are  given  in  the  Directory.
The  organisation  in  the  Riding  oomprises : —

(1.)  The  technical  instruction  committee,  consisting  of : —
(a )  Members  of  the  County  Council.
(6.)  Other  persons  selected  for  their  peculiar  fitness.
(2.)  Joint    committees   where   needed,    including  joint    '*  local    com-
mittees."

(3.)  District  committee.     {See  Directory  pp.  12  and  14).
(4.)  Groverning  bodies  and  local  committees.     (See  Directory  p.  15).
(5.)  Boards  of  examiners.     (See  Directory  pp.  39  and  40).
(6.)  Provision  for  inspection.     (See  Directory  p.  13).
The  above  facts  show  the  general  lines  upon  which  the  technical
instruction  of  the  West  Biding  is  organized,  and  may  help  the  commission
to  follow  the  more  detailed  evidence  of  the  witnesses  on  certain  points.
14.394.  (To  Mr.  Dixon.)  You  hand  us  certain  statistics  and  tables  relating
to  technical  instruction  in  the  West  Biding  P — ^Yes.
14.395.  Do  those  statistics  include  the  population  of  the  administrative
county ,  of  the  county  and  non-county  borough,  and  of  the  school  districts  P
— That  is  BO.
