§ MR. CORRIE GRANTI beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether his attention has been called to the proceedings of the Longton (Staffordshire) School Board on Tuesday last, at which it was stated that the technical classes of the town council had not dwindled in the art classes from 140 to 40, in the shorthand classes from 110 to 7, and in the physiography classes from 70 to 10, because of the competition of the board's free evening continuation school close by, but because the board about a year ago temporarily withdrew its students from the technical classes during a dispute with the town council as to representation on the technical instruction committee, which was satisfactorily settled; whether he has received any communication from the Longton School Board on the subject; and, if so, to what purport; and, if not, whether he will inquire into the matter.
§ SIR J. GORSTThere seems to be no substantial difference between the statement in the question and that made by me in the House. A resolution of the school board was sent to me traversing my statement in general terms, and I have asked the school board to specify in what particular the statement is incorrect.