§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEI beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education if he will consent to fix a later date than August 1st, under the new Evening Continuation School Code, for sending in applications for evening schools, so as to give more time to managers and others to consider their proposals.
§ THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Sir J. GORST,) Cambridge UniversityIt is intended to give a liberal extension of the time for sending in applications, but it is desirable that managers should obtain the sanction of the Board of Education as early as possible.