Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.

DUBLIN:

PRINTED BY ALEXANDER THOM & SONS, 87, ABBEY-STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

1853.

Copy of a Letter from the Chief Secretary for Ireland, to his Grace the Duke

of Leinster, on the formation of a Board of Commissioners for Edu-

cation in Ireland,

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Document explanatory of some of the conditions contained in the above

Letter,

Original Draft of Letter of the Right Hon. E. G. Stanley, Chief Secretary to

his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, addressed to his Grace the Duke of

Leinster,

FINANCIAL STATEMENT:

Account of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Commissioners of

National Education, for the year ended 31st December,

1852,

STATISTICAL TABLES:

No. 1. Tabie showing the progressive Increase in the National

Schools, and the Number of Children in attendance upon

them, from the date of the First Report of the Commis-

siouers of National Education in Ireland, to the 31st

December, 1852,

No. 2. Table showing the Increase in the National Schools, aud the

Number of Children in attendance upon them, during the

year 1852, as compared with the preceding year,

No. 3. Table showing in what Provinces the 264 New Schools, taken

into connexion during the year 1852, are situated, and the

nature of the Grants awarded to them,

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STATISTICAL TABLES-continued.

No. 4. Table showing the Number of National Schools in each Pro-

vince, whether in Operation, in progress of Building, or

Suspended, with their actual daily average, and expected

Attendances,

No. 5. Table showing the Number of Workhouse Schools in con-

nexion with the Board, on the 31st December, 1852, and

the Provinces in which they are situated, included in Table

4, of Schools in Operation,

No. 6. Table showing the Number of Teachers Trained during the

year 1852, for National Schools, and for Schools not National,

distinguishing the Religious denominations of each,

No. 7. Table showing the Number of National Teachers trained in

1852, with the Number in each Class at the commencement

and expiration of the Course of Training,

No. 8. Tables showing the Amount and Nature of Grants paid and

Grants awarded to National Schools during the year 1852,

NAMES OF THE COMMISSIONERS :

List of the Commissioners of National Education, on the 31st

December, 1852,

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APPENDIX A.

1. Rules and Regulations of the Commissioners of National Education, and

Directions for making Application for Aid towards Building School-

houses, or for the support of Schools,

II. Forms of Lease and Assignment:

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No. 1. Form A of Lease to Commissioners of National Education,

in their Corporate capacity,

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No. 2. Form B of Lease to the Commissioners of National Education,

in their Corporate capacity,

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No. 3. Form of Assignment or Conveyance of National School Pre-

mises by Trustees, to the Commissioners of National Edu-

cation, in their Corporate capacity,

III. Book and Free Stock Lists:

National Education in Ireland,

No. 1. List of Books Published and Sold by the Commissioners of

No. 2, Not Published, but sanctioned by the Commissioners of Na-

tional Education in Ireland,

IV. Official Forms:

No. 1. Form of District Inspector's Report upon Application for Aid

towards building a School-house,

No. 2. Form of District Inspector's Report upon Application for Aid

towards payment of Teacher's Salary, and for supply of

Books, &c.,

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No. 3. Form of District Inspector's Report upon Application for an
Additional Salary to the Teacher, and for supply of Books, &c.
for an Evening School,

No. 4. Form of Agricultural Inspector's Report upon Application for
Salary to the Teacher of a National School, as an Agri-
culturist,

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No. 5. Queries to be answered on Application for Aid towards the
Salary of a Teacher or Teachers of a Vested National School,

No. 6. Queries to be answered on Application for Aid towards the
Salary of an Assistant Teacher,

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No. 7. Queries to be answered on Application for Aid towards the
Salary of a Workmistress, .

No. 8. Queries to be answered on Application for an Additional Sa-
lary to Teacher, and for supply of Books, &c., for an Even-
ing School,

No. 9. Queries to be answered on Application to the Commissioners
of Education for Aid towards Payment of Salary for Indus-
trial Teacher,

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No. 10. Instructions for making Applications for Salary and Books,
No. 11. Instructions for making Application for Aid towards Building
National School houses,

V. Twelve Practical Rules for the Teachers of National Schools,
VI. General Rules and Regulations as to the Appointment, Examination,
and Classification of Teachers and Monitors, &c., &c.,
VII. Notice to Managers of National Schools relative to the payment of
Teachers' Salaries,

1. Copy of Return forwarded in October, 1852, to His Excellency the Earl
of Eglinton and Winton, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland-showing, from
Returns furnished by the Managers, the Number of Children on the Rolls
of each National School for the Six Mouths ending the 31st March, 1852,
distinguishing their Religious Denominations; also, in addition, the
Name and Religious Denomination of the Correspondent or Patron, and
whether School is Vested or Non-vested,

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II. Returns from the District Inspectors, relative to the Religious Denomina-
tions of the Pupils attending the National Schools,

No. 1. Return from Inspector of District 1, which comprises a portion
of the County Donegal,

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No 2. Return from Inspector of District 2, which comprises portions

of the Counties of Donegal and Londonderry,
No. 3. Return from Inspector of District 3, which comprises portions

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of the Counties of Antrim and Londonderry,
No. 4. Return from Inspector of District 4, which comprises a portion
of the County Antrim,

No. 5. Return from Inspector of District 5, which comprises a portion
of the County Antrim,

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