§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in connection with the volume of rules of the National Board for 1905, which the Commissioners state was adopted at the Board meeting of December 20th, 1904, he will ascertain from the Commissioners whether the new Rules 127 (b) and 186 were discussed in detail, or at all, at the said meeting of December 20th, 1904; and whether these rules as published were based on any official returns, previously made out, showing how the interests of the teaching staffs would be affected by the operation of these rules.
§ MR. WALTER LONGThe rules mentioned were not discussed in detail at the meeting of December 20th, 1904, as they had already been discussed and adopted at the meeting of October 25th. The Commissioners do not consider it desirable to make public the returns or other documents considered by them when revising their rules.
§ MR. BOLANDWere the rules based on official returns?
§ MR. WALTER LONGI cannot give as Answer to that without referring to the Commissioners.