§ COLONEL WILSON - PATTENasked the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, Whether the Government is prepared to give powers to enforce attendance at schools in those districts where there are no school Boards; and, if so, to what authority?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, that no doubt his right hon. Friend was aware that the Elementary Education Act of last Session gave powers to school Boards to compel the attendance at school throughout the districts over which they had control; the Government was not prepared to give additional powers for compelling attendance, nor would it be expedient to introduce a measure for a special purpose such as this.