§ SIR A. SPICER (Hackney, Central)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, notwithstanding the repeated outbreaks of infectious disease at the Hartley Wintney districts schools, the adverse Report of His Majesty's inspector in 1905 regarding the children's education and attainments, the desire of a number of the guardians of the unions forming the school district to adopt other ways of dealing with the children, and the pledge given by the Department after the issue of the Report of the Department Committee of 1896 that barrack schools should not be enlarged, official encouragement is being given to the spending of a large sum of money on enlarging the present school buildings.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) The accommodation at the school is not sufficient to provide for the children of the unions comprised in it. The Local Government Board's inspector for the district discussed the matter with the managers in February last. He pointed out various ways in which the difficulty might be met, and expressed his personal
| Imports into the United Kingdom consigned from Germany. | Exports of the Produce and Manufactures of the United Kingdom to Germany. | |||
| 1904. | 1905. | 1904. | 1905. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Food, drink, and tobacco | 11,030,000 | 11,230,000 | 2,080,000 | 2,946,000 |
| Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured | 3,547,000 | 3,896,000 | 3,893,000 | 4,458,000 |
| Articles wholly or mainly manufactured | 34,318,000 | 38,057,000 | 18,585,000 | 21,635,000 |
| Miscellaneous and unclassified (including parcel post) | 617,000 | 656,000 | 543,000 | 663,000 |
| Total | 49,512,000 | 53,839,000 | 25,101,000 | 29,702,000 |
§ opinion that an enlargement of the school would probably be found the best and, in the long run, the most economical course. Even if the accommodation was extended as suggested the institution would not be a large one, and would not appear to come within the category of a barrack school to which exception has been taken. The school is in an open and healthy situation, and His Majesty's inspector of schools has reported last year that the instruction had improved since his last visit and that it promised well.