§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state what action the Commissioners of National Education propose to take in view of the action of school managers in Munster and elsewhere in declining to appoint assistant mistresses in boys' schools; and whether, in view of the generally expressed opinions of the managers, the rule will be altered so as to enable the managers to appoint junior assistant masters in such schools.
MR. BRYCEThe Commissioners of National Education inform me that they have received a resolution urging the appointment of junior assistant masters instead of assistant mistresses in boys' schools under masters, but for the reasons which have already been fully stated the Commissioners do not propose to take any action on the Resolution. The Commissioners state that they continue to receive from clerical managers in all parts of Ireland, including Munster, applications for the appointment of junior assistant mistresses in boys' schools.