§ MR. GEORGE WHITE (Norfolk, N. W.)To ask the Secretary to the Board of Education whether he can state, for each month since 1st April, 1903, the number of education authorities who
| England. | Wales and Monmouth. | |||||||||
| Month. | C. | C.B. | B. | U.D. | Total. | C. | C.B. | B. | U.D. | Total. |
| 1903:— | ||||||||||
| April | 8 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| May | 5 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| June | 5 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 42 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| July | 13 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 61 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| August | — | — | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| September | 16 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| October | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| November | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| December | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1904:— | ||||||||||
| January | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| February | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| March | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| April | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | 66 | 139 | 49 | 303 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | 19 |
§ Included in this (able are two English boroughs and one Welsh borough which have relinquished all their powers, and three English boroughs and one English urban district which have relinquished their powers under Part III. of the Act. In certain counties and county boroughs
| England. | Wales and Monmouth. | ||||||||
| C. | C.B. | B. | U.D. | Total. | C. | C.B. | B. | U.D. | Total. |
| — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 |
| N.B.—C.—County. C.B.—County Borough. B.—Borough. U.D.—Urban District. |
§ brought the Education Act into operation within that month and the number of educational districts in which it is not yet in operation, distinguishing between England and Wale;.
§ (Answered by Sir William Anson.) The following statement shows the number of appointed days which have fallen in each month from 1st April, 1903:—
§ the appointed day for Part II. fell on an earlier date than that for Part III. of the Act. These authorities have been given under the month in which the appointed day for Part III. was fixed. The appointed day has not yet been reached in the following areas:—