§ MR. DUNN (Cornwall, Camborne)On behalf of the hon. Member for North Northamptonshire, I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether his attention has been called the deadlock in the management of the council school at Tallington; whether he is aware that the clerk, at the parish meeting in 1903 at which two managers were appointed, having omitted to state in the minutes the length of time for which they were appointed, now holds that such managers were appointed for life or until they may choose to resign, and that these managers having refused to resign the parish is disfranchised; and will he say what
‡ See (4) Debates, clxxiv., 1325.1445 steps, if any, he intends to take in this matter.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Mr. LOUGH, Islington, W.)The Board of Education have no power to give a binding decision on points of law arising under the Education Acts except in those cases where the Acts expressly give them power so to do. It appears to the Board, however, as at present advised, that where an authority, in appointing a manager of a provided school, does not impose any condition as to the term of office of the manager so appointed, that manager holds office during the pleasure of the appointing authority. It does not appear to the Board that there are any steps which it is either necessary for them or open to them to take in the present circumstances.