§ 38. Mr. JAMES HOGGEasked for the names of His Majesty's inspectors of schools for Scotland; whether he can say how many of them are honours men in classics, English, or mathematics; and whether he can give the total number of schools which each visited during the last complete school year?
Mr. McKINNON WOODThe names of His Majesty's inspectors of schools in Scotland are given on page 76 of the official publication, of which I am sending a copy to my hon. Friend. Of the twenty-eight members of that grade, including chief inspectors, thirteen are honours men 776 in classics, nine in mathematics and natural science, one in mental and moral science, and one in philosophy. Some have taken honours in more than one subject. The information asked for in the concluding part of the question could not be obtained without the expenditure of considerable time and trouble, and, if published, would be likely to have a misleading effect, owing to the varying circumstances of the several inspection districts.