§ MR. THORNEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether his attention has been called to the overcrowding at a number of West Ham schools, viz., Carpenters Road Girls' School: class-room accommodation, 170; number on roll, 224; Drew Road Boys' School: class accommodation, seventy; number on roll, 105; Hermit Road Girls' School: class accommodation, sixty; number on roll, 105; Holborn Road Boys' School: class accommodation, sixty; number on roll, 11S; S. Hallsville Girls' School: class accommodation, sixty-two; number on roll, 102; St. Paul's Girls' School: class accommodation, 125; number on roll, 154; Water Lane Boys' School: class accommodation, sixty; 87 number on roll, 101; and whether he proposes to take any, and, if any, what, action in the matter.
§ MR. McKENNAOnly one of the schools mentioned has recently been visited by His Majesty's inspector, viz. the Water Lane Boys' School, where there were 472 children present, formed into nine classes. The staff consists of nine certificated teachers. I am not aware of any requirements of the Code having been broken. I hope His Majesty's inspector will be able to visit the other schools very shortly.