§ MR. CARVELL WILLIAMS (Notts,) MansfieldI beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education (1) whether the land required to supply the deficiency of school accommodation at Wimbledon has yet been bought, and the building plans approved by, or submitted to, the Education Department; (2) whether he is aware that, as the result of appeals extending over several months, only £2,136 has been promised towards the estimated expenditure of, £7,150; and (3) whether, in view of this fact, and of the continued rapid increase of the population, the Department will, without further delay, give effect to the notice which expired on the 30th of November last?
§ SIR J. GORSTI am informed that the conveyance of the site for the new school is in course of completion, and that plans of the buildings will be submitted as soon as it is executed. I understand that the statement in paragraph 2 is correct; but the Schools' Committee have arranged to borrow £3,500 of the total sum required, and are confident that they will raise the remaining £2,000 without any difficulty. Under these circumstances, the Committee of Council see no reason at present to order the formation of a School Board.