Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916
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72A George Street, Edinburgh. 13th April 1916 Sir Higher Education Will you very kindly refer me to any Blue Book or
other authoritative source of information which details the
powers which Local Authorities in Ireland have to make grants
to Universities and Colleges etc in aid of higher education
and which also records the extent to which these powers have
been exercised in recent years. I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant W A Tait The Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Dublin Castle. Rep.
Do the Colleges or the National
University publish annual reports?
I.J.T. 15/4/16 Mr Taylor
The Calendars appear to be the
only annual publication
other authoritative source of information which details the
powers which Local Authorities in Ireland have to make grants
to Universities and Colleges etc in aid of higher education
and which also records the extent to which these powers have
been exercised in recent years. I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant W A Tait The Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Dublin Castle. Rep.
Do the Colleges or the National
University publish annual reports?
I.J.T. 15/4/16 Mr Taylor
The Calendars appear to be the
only annual publication
Letter from W. A. Tait to Augustine Birrell, (1850–1933), the Chief Secretary for Ireland, seeking information on the powers of Ireland's local authorities regarding grants to universities and colleges of higher education. W. A. Tait was the son of the Scottish physicist, Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901).
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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__2390.html)
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- Place
- Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin, Ireland
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- Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916
- Place
- 72a George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Mentioned in
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- Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916