§ MR. BOLANDTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he will state the date or dates on which the King's Scholars Examination, or the entrance examination for admission into training colleges was held in England and Wales in 1900, 1901, and 1902; the date on which the results of this examination were made known to the candidates and to the training college authorities; the date or dates on which the examination for teachers' certificates, and the examination for King's Scholars at the end of their course of training was held in England and Wales in 1899, 1900, and 1901 the date on which the results of this examination were made known to the candidates and to the training college authorities; the date or dates on which the examination for 1348 monitors at the end of their periods of service, and for candidates for entrance to training colleges, was held in Ireland in 1900, 1901, and 1902; the date on which the results of this examination were made known to the candidates and to the training college authorities; the date or dates on which the Examination of King's Scholars at the end of their course of training was held in Ireland in 1899, 1900, and 1901; and the date on which the results of this examination were made known to the candidates and to the training college authorities.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) I have no information in respect to the first part of the Question. The examinations of monitors in Irish national schools, at the termination of their periods of service, and of candidates for entrance to Irish training colleges, were held in Easter week in the years 1900, 1901, and 1902. The results of these Examinations were advised to the authorities of the training colleges in 1900 and 1901 on the 31st July, and the Commissioners hope that the advices of the results of this year's examination will be ready before the close of the current month. A detailed statement of marks is sent to each candidate at or about the same time that the results are notified to the training colleges. The examinations of King's scholars in Irish training colleges were held in the first week of July in each of the years mentioned. The results of these examinations were notified to the authorities of the training colleges on the 31st August 1899, 10th September 1900, and 5th October 1901. The details of answering were sent to each King's scholar on 31st August, 27th September, and 31st October in the three years, respectively