ENGLAND.
Telegrammes:—
Renseigne, London.
Board of Education.
Whitehall, London, S. W.
December 24th, 1912.
No part of the grant paid by the Board of Education to schools, or other educational institutions where music is taught is ear-marked for the instruction of music.
An annual grant of £500 each is made by the State to the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. A similar grant of £300 per annum is made to the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
The Army Estimates for the financial year 1912-1913 include sums of £21,700 in aid of band expenses in the Regular Army and £3,300 in aid of the Army School of Music. Singing and music are taught in some establishments for military education, but the expenditures in these subjects can not be separated from the rest of the expenditures.
There is no State subvention of opera.
Yours faithfully,
A. W. Twenlyman.
This presents English musical expenditures as follows:
Annual Grants by State to:—
| Pounds | |
|---|---|
| Royal Academy of Music | 500 |
| Royal College of Music | 500 |
| Irish Academy of Music | 300 |
| Army Band expenses in Regular Army | 21,700 |
| Schools of Music | 3,300 |
| Total | 26,300 |