§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Commissioners of National Education directed an inquiry to be held in December last into certain alleged fraudulent practices at the results examination in 1891 in a female school in County Carlow; whether the charges were proved; and, if so, what the Commissioners intend to do in the matter; and whether he will lay upon the Table a Copy of the Head Inspector's Report?
*MR. J. MORLEYI presume the question has reference to the female school at Leighlinbridge, County Carlow. 1858 The Commissioners of National Education report that they did not direct any such inquiry, inasmuch as no charge involving fraud has been made against the teacher of the school. In the course or an investigation, however, of an entirely different character held last December, a charge of fraudulent practices was made arising out of matters alleged to have occurred nearly two years previously. The Inspector took a note of the evidence adduced in support of the charge, but did not consider it trustworthy. The hon. Member must see that it would be contrary to practice to lay such a Report on the Table of the House.