Highland Minute

The Highland Minute was a form of educational subsidy, first established by the , dated 30 April 1885. The intent was to alleviate some of the heavy financial burden encountered in providing education to sparse rural populations in the Scottish Highlands.^[1]

The subsidy also intended to effect Gaelic language education in Scotland.^{[citation needed]}^{[clarification needed]}

In 1908, the Education Department had notified participating boards that they intended to withdraw the aid after six months.^[2] Despite these plans to end this scheme, three schools in Lewis were still receiving this aid In 1910: Barva, Lochs and Uig.^[2]

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^ The Scottish Law Reporter: Containing Reports ... of Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, Court of Teinds, and House of Lords. W.&R.A. Veitch. 1892. pp. 205–206.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Education in Lewis: Present deficiencies". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1910. p. 22. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

[1] The Scottish Law Reporter: Containing Reports ... of Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, Court of Teinds, and House of Lords. W.&R.A. Veitch. 1892. pp. 205–206.

[Herald_7Sep1910-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Education in Lewis: Present deficiencies". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1910. p. 22. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

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