§ MR. WILLIAM MOORE (Antrim, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he is aware that classes have been formed to instruct teachers in the new system of hand and eye training at Ballymena and at Coleraine; that most of the teachers in the Ballymoney district are by reason of the rule as to distance ineligible for either of these classes; and can he state what provision will be made for the Ballymoney and Ballycastle teachers by the Commissioners of National Education for instructing them in this subject, and will equal facilities be afforded to those now given by the Commissioners in Coleraine and Ballymena.
§ MR. WYNDHAMA class for the instruction of teachers in hand and eye training is in operation at Coleraine, and a similar class is in course of formation at Ballymena. These places have been selected because each is favourable for the attendance of a large number of teachers. The claims of Ballymoney and Ballycastle will be considered as soon as possible, and classes will be formed when teachers can be assembled in sufficient numbers.