Treasury and Committee of the Privy Council on Education applications for grants towards the cost of erection, extension or furnishing of public elementary schools, training colleges and practising schools.

The applications, which are bound in volumes, relate to grants administered by the Treasury between 1833-1839 and subsequently by the Committee of Council on Education for the building of Elementary Schools, and applications for grants authorised by the minutes of 22 November 1843 and 16 January 1844 in respect of training colleges and practising schools.

Grant applications relating to training colleges and practising schools are contained in a separate indexed volume.