§ MR. G. W. BALFOURI next have to ask for leave to introduce a Bill to amend the law relating to intermediate education in Ireland. The object of the Bill is to give effect to the recommendations made in the Report of the Intermediate Commissioners last year. It is not intended to alter the Intermediate Education Act of 1878, but rather to supplement it. The Commissioners ask for powers, which they do not possess under that Act, to use the funds at their disposal in the manner recommended by the Viceregal Commission on Intermediate Education.
§ MR. DILLONWill the changes proposed to be carried out by the Intermediate Education Commissioners be submitted while the Bill is before Parliament?
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURI cannot give a pledge on that point; but no change can be introduced except by rules, and the Bill provides that the rules shall be laid before the two Houses of Parliament before they take effect.
Bill to amend the Law relating to Intermediate Education in Ireland, ordered to be brought in by Mr. Gerald Balfour, Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, and Mr. Horace Plunkett.