Elementary Education Act, 1876 (39 and 40 Vic., c. 79), sec. 16 (4); Children Act, 1908 (8 Edward VII., c. 67), sec. 79; "Day Industrial Schools," by J. C. Legge, in _Proceedings of National Conference on the Prevention of Destitution_, 1911, p. 360. Footnote 343: Children Act, 1908, sec. 82 (1). Footnote 344: _Ibid._, sec. 79. Footnote 345: "Day Industrial Schools," by J. C. Legge, in _Proceedings of National Conference on the Prevention of Destitution_, 1911, p. 361. For many years an arrangement has been in force by which the Liverpool Select Vestry pay the Local Education Authority 9d. a week in respect of each child in their area admitted as a voluntary scholar. (_Ibid._) A few years ago the Guardians of the Toxteth Union agreed, in such cases, where the parent was in receipt of outdoor relief, to increase the relief by 6d. on condition that this was paid to the Education Authority. (_Ibid._, p. 362.) The West Derby Guardians pay a lump sum of L40 a year. Footnote 346: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws, 1909. 8vo edition, Vol. III., p. 165. Footnote 347: Report of the Departmental Committee on Reformatory and Industrial Schools, 1913, p. 62. Footnote 348: Fifty-fifth Report on Reformatory and Industrial Schools, 1911, Part I., pp. 28-30; Part II., p. 20. Two of the schools in England have since been closed, and the school at Leeds is shortly to be given up. Footnote 349: _Ibid._, Part I., pp. 267-292; Part II., p. 20. Footnote 350: _Ibid._, Part II., p. 19. Footnote 351: Report of the Departmental Committee on Reformatory and Industrial Schools, 1913, p. 62. The arrangements made for providing for the mentally and physically defective children vary in different towns. Sometimes no special provision is made. At Leicester, for instance, the mentally defective children who come from a distance bring their food with them and the caretaker warms it. Frequently, however, a regular dinner is supplied. Thus at Eastbourne dinners are provided at the Special School for dull and backward children at a very small charge.[352] At Bradford some of the children pay 1-1/2d. a meal, others receive it free. At Liverpool a payment of 1s., 6d. or 3d. a week is demanded, according to the circumstances, the meals being given free in special cases.[353] In Birkenhead, too, the charge varies, some paying 1s. a week, some 2d. or 1d. per meal, at the discretion of the teacher; no meals are given free, children who cannot pay being sent to the centre to have their dinner with the necessitous children from the ordinary elementary schools. There appears to be usually little difficulty in collecting payment. At Birkenhead we were told that some difficulty was experienced at first, but the children appreciate the dinners so much now that they beg their parents to give them the necessary pence. Footnote 352: Report of School Medical Officer for Eastbourne for 1912, p. 46.