CAPTAIN CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the reasons which have prompted the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland to close Carryduff National School, County Down, the average attendance at which is twenty-six.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Commissioners of National Federation have ordered that grants be withdrawn from Carryduff National School on the retirement of the present teacher, which takes place on 31st December next, in 1578 view of the large number of small schools in the locality.