§ MR. MONTAGUE GUESTasked the Vice President of the Committee of Council, Whether, seeing that Her Majesty's Government have consented to refer the powers held by the Charity Commissioners, under the Endowed Schools Act, to the consideration of a Committee of this House, this decision, in regard to the Milton Abbas Grammar School, may be postponed until that Committee has had an opportunity of receiving evidence, and giving consideration to their action in regard to his scheme?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI must remind the hon. Gentleman that I have twice before stated that the scheme for the Milton Abbas Grammar School, near Blandford, is still under the consideration of the Charity Commissioners, and that I have no power or right to intervene until it is submitted to the Education Department.
§ MR. MONTAGUE GUESTsaid, he applied to the right hon. Gentleman, not as Vice President of the Council, but as Charity Commissioner; and he put the Question because he could obtain no information from the Commissioners, except that they had received his letter.
§ MR. MUNDELLAsaid, that the Vice President of the Council was an honorary Member, and did not take any part in the deliberations of the Charity Commission. He, therefore, knew nothing about its working.