§ MR. BELLINGHAMasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution recently passed at a meeting of the National Teachers' Association at Drogheda, to the effect that—
Notwithstanding the partial amelioration of the teacher's condition effected in late years, his annual salary is still only one-half that of the English, and less than half of that of the Scotch teachers;and, if such be the case, whether Her Majesty's Government could propose any steps to remedy such inequality?
§ MR. TREVELYANNo, Sir; the resolution referred to has not been received in my Office, and, consequently, has not come under my consideration. I may point out, however, that a great deal has been done within the last few years to ameliorate the condition of these teachers, and that the question of the equalization of salaries is one of great magnitude and difficulty, affecting many branches of the Public Service.