§ 13. Mr. JAMES HOPEasked the President of the Board of Education if it is the practice of the Board, when they have received appeals from the managers of an existing school and also from a considerable number of ratepayers against the building of a new school, or the enlargement of an existing one amounting to the provision of a new school, to hold an inquiry if the appellants wish it?
Mr. PEASEEvery case must be decided on its merits, but a public inquiry is always held when there is a primâ facie ground for thinking that it would serve a useful purpose and would justify the expenditure involved.