§ MR. MOORE (Armagh, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieu- 386 tenant of Ireland if the Commissioners of National Education have recently issued a form to every teacher, which, when filled in, is to be permanently pasted in the daily report book, and which requires, amongst other matters, the publication of the teacher's age and grade; and whether, seeing that under existing rules the public have access to this book, and having regard to the consequent unpleasantness to the teacher of having such personal details published, and the general dissatisfaction caused among the teaching profession in consequence, he will suggest to the Commissioners that such details should be furnished in the inspector's observation book.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Commissioners of National Education inform me that the Answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. The Commissioners are at present considering the propriety of having the form inserted instead in the inspector's observation book, which is not open to inspection by visitors.