§ MR. MURPHY (Kerry, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland are aware that the Rev. James Dewar, the manager of Corry No. 2 National Schools, Donegal Pass, Belfast, and Mrs. Wright, the principal teacher of the school, are brother and sister, respectively, of Mr. E. P. Dewar, the senior inspector of the circuit in which the school is situated; and whether this arrangement is in accordance with the rules of the Commissioners.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Commissioners of National Education inform me that they were not aware that the facts are as stated in the Question, but they have now ascertained that such is the case. It is contrary to the Commissioners' rules for the teacher of a national school to be a near relative of the manager.