§ 77 and 78. Lord NINIAN CRICHTON-STUARTasked the President of the Board of Education (1) whether he can state whether section 49 of Mr. Barker's report on the Dowlais Roman Catholic school case has reference to the dismissal of eighteen teachers from that school; and whether he will state who is to blame for these dismissals; and (2) whether he is aware that eighteen teachers at the Dowlais Roman Catholic school were dismissed from 1st May to 8th June, 1914; whether this school was considered by the Board to be efficiently maintained during this period; and, if not, with whom the fault lies?
§ Mr. TREVELYANParagraph 49 of Mr. Barker's report obviously refers to the purported dismissal of the eighteen teachers, but the Board have no evidence that the school was not as efficient as possible in the circumstances during the period named and therefore, the other questions do not arise.
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTDoes the hon. Member consider that this school is properly maintained when the teachers are absent?
§ Mr. TREVELYANThere were other teachers supplied.
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTWere they teachers with whom the managers agreed or not?
§ Mr. TREVELYANThe point is whether the school was efficient or not. As far as we have any information, the school was efficiently carried on during the whole period.
§ Mr. KILBRIDECan the hon. Gentleman say whether the teachers supplied were supplied from Belfast?